Garden Assessment & Development Plan
Make more of the garden you already have.
Price confirmed before booking
Most gardens contain opportunities for improvement, whether that's a struggling shrub, an overcrowded border, an awkward gap or planting that doesn't quite work together.
A Garden Assessment & Development Plan takes a fresh look at your garden and identifies practical ways to help it thrive.
What you'll receive
Garden assessment. An evaluation of the existing planting, growing conditions, strengths and opportunities.
Practical recommendations. Advice on what to retain, prune, move, divide, propagate or remove.
Planting design advice. Suggestions for improving existing borders, including suitable plants, combinations and approximate positioning.
Making use of what you have. Identification of plants that could be propagated or divided to fill gaps elsewhere, with guidance on timing, methods and establishment.
Personalised Development Plan. Photographs, recommendations and priorities brought together in a digital guide, with a downloadable copy.
How it works
I'll visit your garden to understand its conditions, existing planting and what you'd like to achieve.
I'll assess what I find, investigate questions requiring further research and prepare a practical plan for developing the garden.
Where soil, drainage or plant-health problems require specialist investigation, I'll explain what additional work may be useful.
Planting design
Planting recommendations and design advice for improving existing areas are included within the agreed scope.
A comprehensive garden redesign, detailed scaled planting plans or extensive planting specifications are separate commissions.
Pricing
Price confirmed before booking. The quotation includes the garden visit and finished Development Plan.
The final fee depends on the extent and complexity of the assessment and proposed improvements. You'll receive a fixed quotation before work begins.