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► Garden Design And Creation ► Types & styles of Garden Almost anything is possible when it comes to your garden. What do you want to look out of the kitchen window at? Where do you want to sit in the sun? How secluded do you want to be? How do you want it to make you feel? ♣ Colours - hot (reds, yellows), pastel hues (pinks, blues), single colour themes (whites, greens) ♣ Types of garden - dry, bog/pond, herbs, rock/gravel, roof, meadow, woodland, seasonal interest ♣ Planting styles - naturalised, formal, cottage, prairie, steppe, architectural, drift ► What I produce I have outlined below basic breakdowns to show what I will produce for the client and the relating fees. Pricing may vary depending on the brief’s requirements and the unique nature of some sites. These fees represent surveys, desktop design and material and contractor sourcing. Any construction, preparation or planting work carried out by myself on site is charged separately as a labour cost. Project management fees are worked out as a percentage of the contracting costs. ► Full Design ♣ Site survey - dimensions, aspect, drainage, climate, existing features, existing plants/ trees, soils ♣ Plan/concept drawings - Detailing hard standing, planting areas, features and uses ♣ Perspective drawings - Showing main views though site/garden ♣ Material & plant samples - Showing selection of plants and hard landscaping proposed ♣ Construction details - For contractors ♣ Maintenance schedules - Overview of future care ♣ Sourcing - any materials or contractor needed i.e. plants, building work ► Price guide Up to 250 m2 - £250 - £450 Up to 450m2 - £450 - £550 Above 450m2 - £650 (may increase on larger scale projects, but projects can be split up over periods of time to reduce fanatical impact) ► Planting schemes only ♣ Site survey – soil samples, dimensions, existing features, aspect, microclimate etc. ♣ Planting plan – Detailing proposed plants & photographic examples. ♣ Perspective Drawings – Showing overall look, heights & textures of planting. ♣ Maintenance schedules – Overviews of future care. ♣ Contractors – Sourcing any contractor needed i.e. tree surgery. ► Price guide £50 - £300 Implementation of planting plan is worked out on an hourly rate of labour. Thresholds & Distances An hourly rate plus petrol charged per mile to projects over a 50-mile radius of Cambridge. Petrol is charged per mile to all other distances. £15/ hour and 40 pence/ mile.
