Gardens by Design
Cultivating a Sense of Place
DIY GARDEN EDUCATION & GUIDANCE
If my enjoyment of teaching and your desire to get your hands dirty while making your landscape both beautiful and pollinator-friendly sounds like a good match, consider a guided do-it-yourself (DIY) approach to garden design and plant installation.
DIY CONSULTATION AND FOLLOW-UP
Deliverables are:
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Site visit with garden walk-through with you.
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Verbal ideas and suggestions during our visit.
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Written assessment of conditions—zone, soil, sun, wind, drainage, and existing plant material.
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Precedent images of garden styles and shapes.
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List of suggested plants.
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Recommended vendors.
$500 and travel time round-trip to your site.
EXTENDED COACHING
Deliverables are:
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Follow-up site visits to sharpen your design.
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Nursery visit with you to select plants.
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Bed preparation analysis including compost, soil, mulch, and amendment needs.
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Plant lay-out and other guidelines on first day of DIY installation.
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Written maintenance guidelines including best practices for watering, pruning, and deadheading, with on-site demonstration.
$90 per hour and travel time.
CAD DESIGNS DRAWN TO SCALE
Deliverables are:
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Initial site visit.
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A landscape evaluation for your project, delivered in writing, that presents the project program elements, on-site inventory of plant materials, and initial design concepts.
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A scaled, CAD-generated landscape plan, plant list, and planting plan. The accuracy of scaled plans provides big-picture guidance and support for larger projects involving multiple planting areas, new gardens, and phased projects.
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Cost is based on the scope of work as determined on our initial site visit, the sustained design time they require, and additional site visits.
Pricing starts at $4,000.
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