Garden design is a process with three major steps:  Interview & Program, Preliminary Design, and Final Design.  These steps ensure that the Final Design is on target with what you want from your garden design.

Interview & Program

The design process starts with questions, lot’s of questions.  We’ll discuss your objectives for your design project, how you intend to use your outdoor space, who will use the space (kids, pets), the garden styles you like, the amount of time you will spend caring for the garden and so on. 

The result of the interview is a Program document that states the objectives for the project and all considerations for the design.  This will keep the design “on track” and ensure that the final design meets all of the goals and criteria we agreed to at the beginning of the project.

Preliminary Design 

Once we have a Program, we’ll begin the design.  The Preliminary Design is the concept phase.  It consists of a concept sketch of the new garden, along with plant specifications for all major trees and shrubs, themes and color schemes for planting beds, and any special features or hardscape elements.

We’ll meet to review the Preliminary Design and discuss what you like and what needs additional work.

Final Design

The Final Design reflects your feedback from the preliminary design.  The Final Design includes a scale drawing (blueprint), details for hardscape elements, a comprehensive plant list and instructions for planting and ongoing care of the plant material in the plan.

This document can be used as a guide for either do-it-yourself installation or as a document from which professional installers will bid.