Services

Our projects start with a call/email introduction to discuss your project. Following that, we’ll arrange an in-person meeting to understand your ambitions and review your garden space. The time here provides us with an opportunity to establish a personal connection and create a good working partnership. We believe the value of creating partnerships is more than simply providing a contracted service; instead creating trusted relationships that last well beyond the project.

Our designs range from simple 2D designs - for planting plans or a small entertaining areas - to complex, photo-realistic 3D design renders. The project size, complexity and budget usually dictate the type of design our clients receive. Some prefer to see detailed 3D visuals, while others are happy to use their imaginations with 2D designs alone.

We use our trusted partner, Cadmap, to carry out Topographical Surveys. Smaller or less involved spaces can be surveyed in an outline manner using standard levelling equipment and lasers.

Concept designs are a great tool to show how a finished space might look and feel - the most important documents we produce however, are of a less glamorous, technical nature. These drawings set out dimensions, infrastructure planning, levels, construction detailing, specialist feature drawings and lighting - aiding contractors and budget planning.

Planting Plans require careful thought for individual and group specimens arrangement; their surroundings, maintenance, special features, appearance, flowering seasonality, performance alongside other specimens and what we need from them.

We provide ‘landscape build’ budget calculations using one of our trusted contracting partners for projects with a build phase. 

The specification documents we produce in-house provide our contractors with a detailed breakdown of each material, quantities and locations for both hard and soft landscaping projects.

We work with architectural firms to provide landscape planning documents for planning applications. We are well-versed with most of the latest Discharge Planning Conditions, Sustainability, Ecology, Planting, Suds, Retention of Existing Features, New Planting both herbaceous and Larger, Fauna protection and accommodation, structures and specialist works.

When a project includes a build phase using one of our contracting partners, we can provide ‘landscape build’ contracts (taken from industry-standard JCLI documents).

We use visual Gantt charts to plan and highlight the key stages and dependencies for projects.

We use our trusted partner, DCS Structural, to carry out structural surveying, inspection or design work packages where we feel their expertise would be beneficial - often when a project involves slope work, retaining structures and specialist hard landscaping construction aspects. 

We can provide specialist ground and drone photography for our projects, which can be invaluable when assessing large or complex sites.

We use a trusted pool of subcontractors to deliver projects for clients across the South-East of England and London.

We have PRINCE2® qualified team members who can either run or administer projects depending on the project and client requirements.

We have relationships with specialist firms that can provide us with hard and soft landscaping materials, advice and additional services when a project requires it. Examples include large specialist pots, water features, fire bowls, outside kitchens, sculptures, balustrade, lighting, electrics, studio and out-building construction, erosion control, slope stabilisation products, planting, aggregates, pergolas and awnings, swimming pools, groundworks and drainage.

We offer our clients and contractors advice regarding soil types and planting requirements relating to soil, aggregates and climate conditions that influence them. We will also give guidance on maintenance, composting practices, pest, weed and watering mitigation.