services
garden advice
Do you have problems in your garden that you are unsure how to resolve?
Too much shade, or too little.
Unhealthy or dying plants, gaps to be filled.
A lack of colour, texture or scent. No birds, too many weeds.
Too much maintenance.
Do you need advice and ideas on how to improve your garden?
An advice service for minor changes and improvements, for the diagnosis of specific problems, where direction or guidance is needed. Tailored to your site.
process
No obligation meeting to understand your needs and your site
To start
Advice notes (plant selection/planting scheme, soil treatment, weeds and pests, landscaping materials – paving, retaining and shade structures, drainage)
Sourcing plants, containers, furniture
Sketch plan (as required)
Output
Hourly rate for an agreed number of hours
Terms
“We had a very large garden beset with problems. I had various ideas, but Andrew brought the right critical eye. He culled the rubbish and filled the gaps with a wonderful range of plants. He really knows his natives, and the exotics too.”
Susan Russell Elsternwick
garden design
Do you have an existing garden or a new site that lacks form, structure or planting interest?
A garden that doesn’t flow or function well, with a poor relationship to the house.
A slope that needs retaining or terracing.
A lack of paving or ground that doesn’t drain, a space that lacks atmosphere.
You may want a simple site assessment and a new planting plan, or a more detailed landscape concept plan?
A plan that defines green spaces and paved areas, the type of paving and other surfaces, levels and the stepped or sloped transitions between different levels, the landscape character and proposed planting for the garden.
process
A meeting to understand your brief and the site’s potential; a no charge, no-obligation informal discussion to establish our compatibility and agree on the scope of your project.
To start
Fee proposal detailing the proposed service and fees for you to consider.
Terms
a. Planting plan
planting theme and structure, planting layout, plant species schedule, their number, size and locations.
b. Landscape concept plan
site plan illustrating the spatial layout and quality, the look and feel of the garden, its key components and finishes, uses and functions.
Output
Refinement as required.
Review
landscape concept plan
“I can’t tell you how many people stand outside my gate admiring the garden. It has the ability to move people… A magical quality - a sort of secret garden - which people really respond to.”
Lizzette Atkins St Kilda
full design service
You may want someone to manage the delivery of the project as well as the landscape concept plans described above. This can include:
The technical information (construction drawings and specifications) from which the garden and any structures can be built.
Sourcing of plants and materials.
Quotation/tendering advice and management as required.
Construction supervision.
process
A no charge, no-obligation discussion to determine your aesthetic interests, functional requirements and the desired spatial qualities of the garden, and to establish our compatibility and project scope.
To start
Fee proposal detailing the proposed service and fees for you to consider.
Terms
a. planting plan
b. landscape concept plan
Ouput
Refinement as required.
Review
c. setout plan – dimensioned drawings including pavements, paths, walls, fences, structures, drainage, planted areas.
d. planting layout, plant species, number, size and locations.
e. construction details and written specification (as required) – pavements, structures, walls, ponds, fencing, soil/planting.
note: engineering input may be required for structures.
d. irrigation – concept by designer, detailed design by irrigation contractor.
Ouput
Assistance as needed to find suitable and experienced contractors and competitive pricing.
Contractors
Supervision as required to ensure quality of workmanship and an outcome consistent with the design intent.
Construction
“Andrew brought a lot to my projects - designing the landscape, yes, but also screens, fences, ponds that really worked with the architecture, in fact lifted the projects to another level. From assessing the existing vegetation, to concept development and managing his contractors, he is just super professional”.
Andrew Witherow builder Melbourne
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landscape architecture
Design underpinned by craft and composition, client and site-specific thinking, an attention to detail and concern for durability.
Comprehensive design expertise and experience across diverse project types, including:
Parks
Gardens
Heritage gardens
Campus environments
Multi-residential
Open space
Public domain
Urban squares
Streetscape
Precinct planning
Infrastructure
Ecological restoration/bushland
Master planning to detailed design
Project inception, stakeholder consultation and concept development, consultant coordination
Specifications, technical detailing
Report writing and publishing
Construction supervision