Garden Consultation
How it works
Four simple steps
Book & brief
A short questionnaire & a few photos
Preparation
I spend time understanding your brief
Consultation
90 mins in person · 60 by video
Written summary
Key points we discussed, in writing
Discuss your plans with a professional garden designer.
If you’re not sure where to start, or simply want a second opinion on an idea you already have, book a consultation. We’ll walk through your garden (or meet via video call if you’re further afield), and I’ll talk you through layout, planting and practical fixes you can make yourself — with no pressure to take things further.
This is the service I recommend to anyone who’s spent a while scrolling Pinterest and still doesn’t quite know what to do with their space, or who has a contractor lined up but wants a designer’s eye on the plan before work starts.
Garden Consultation
The details
1. Booking and questionnaire. Once you’ve booked, I’ll send over a short questionnaire covering how you use the garden day-to-day, who else uses it (children, pets, entertaining), your rough budget, and anything you already love or hate about the space. Please also send a few photos taken from different corners of the garden, plus one from an upstairs window if you have one — it helps enormously to see the shape of the plot before I arrive.
2. Preparation. I’ll spend time ahead of our session reviewing your answers and photos, and where useful, looking at your soil type, aspect and local conditions, so the time we spend together is spent on ideas rather than groundwork.
3. The consultation itself. We’ll meet for up to 90 minutes if we’re walking your garden together in person, or up to 60 minutes if we’re meeting by video call. We’ll talk through layout options, planting suggestions suited to your soil and light, materials, and any practical problems — drainage, boundaries, awkward corners, overlooking neighbours, that sort of thing. Bring your questions; there’s no such thing as a silly one.
4. Written summary. Within a week, I’ll send a follow-up email summarising everything we discussed, including any planting suggestions by name, so you have something concrete to refer back to as you get started.
What’s included: A pre-visit questionnaire and review of your photos. A consultation of up to 90 minutes on site (within a one hour drive of Pewsey), or up to 60 minutes via video call for gardens further afield. A written summary of recommendations, sent by email within one week
What it doesn’t include: planting plans, drawings, or a masterplan.
Price: In-person: £450, Online: £275
Good to know: Please try to book consultations at least two weeks in advance, particularly in spring and early summer when diary space is tight. If your garden turns out to be larger or more complex than a single session can cover, I’ll say so honestly during booking, and suggest whether the Small Garden Design service or my full design service would serve you better. If you live further afield and would prefer an in-person consultation please get in touch and I can provide a quote.
Cancellations/Rescheduling: You may cancel or reschedule a consultation up to 48 hours before the scheduled time of the consultation for a full refund. If you cancel or request a reschedule less than 48 hours before your consultation, you will be charged in full.
