What to Expect from our Design Process

Most of my clients are planning to do their own garden installation, or have their own contractor, and are looking for some advice on how to proceed. After almost 20 years in the landscaping industry I have loads of experience, and, um, opinions. If you aren't planning to do your own install, let me know and I'll see if I can match you up with one of my colleagues to do the actual labour.

Give me a call, send me an email, fill out the form below. No matter how we initially connect, we'll need to meet up in your garden.

I usually follow a 3 meeting design process. Of course, there is space for emails and phone calls between the meetings. If your property needs a different schedule we'll figure it out.

Some people really only need one meeting. That's totally fine with me. We could call it coaching, or advice session. I'm happy to answer your questions for an hour.

Initial Meeting

If we are planning to do a garden design, then the goals of our first meeting need to include:

• understand the specifics of your property
• discuss your ideas for how you want it to be
• define the scope of work I will do for you
• and agree upon a price for that

The more input you have for me, the better. I love seeing pictures of gardens you like or don't like. What is your favourite colour? What kind of mood do you want to encourage in your garden? Do you have activities you want to do in your garden? Are their views that you would prefer not to see? Are there water issues in spring? This is a time to consider ALL the options.

Note: The price for this initial consult is $150. If we decide to go ahead with more design work, then that fee is folded into the final price for the design.

Third Meeting - Final Design

Usually, by our third meeting, the decisions are done, and we are looking at the final plan. It's a chance to check again that everything is on track.

The final plan will include

• a plan drawing with the plants labeled
• your online drawing will have links to information and pictures for each plant
• a final list of all the new plants used in the design
• a quote to supply the plants

Now that the design is done, I can transfer ownership of the design drawing to you. Even without a Tsanji license, you will be able access the drawing and plant information associated with your design.