Onsite Consultations
What you get:
2.5-3 hours with a Consultant Landscape Designer at your site. This may be followed by a Fee Proposal for Design and related Services which includes a Detailed Design Brief reflecting the key elements discussed during your consultation, should you be interested in moving forward.
The consultation is designed and intended to stimulate interesting new design ideas, provide a realistic understanding of the broad level of investment required to achieve your aspirations, and share horticultural and construction information and guidance on all things outdoors from below the ground to well above it. There is no formal written output provided, although you are welcome to copies of any 'mud maps' and sketches I make during the consultation itself. These are NOT designs and cannot be relied upon or used in any way, they are merely a tool to aid communication of ideas.
How it happens:
The designer will visit you at your home, and/ or property to be transformed, and spend approximately 2.5-3 hours discussing your landscape design, construction and horticultural wants and needs. This is an opportunity for you to assess whether or not you feel you and the designer communicate well and have a rapport that’s conducive to an enjoyable, creative and productive relationship.
At dirty girl designs we have developed a unique consultation process that not only covers the typical subject matter but also explores the potential of your space differently to ensure the final result really does improve quality of life for you and your family.
Typical elements discussed include:
- Lifestyle considerations – children/ pets/ elderly or disabled using the space, maintenance requirements, use of your space and how they may change over time.
- Site considerations – site constraints and unique features – terrain opportunities/ constraints, aspect, access, privacy and proximity profile (existing and required), drainage and retaining
- Budget and timing considerations – the ‘right’ amount to spend and ‘modular’ construction options
- Local planning laws and guidelines
Some unusual elements may include:
- Style profiling and Sensory visualisation activities
- Return on Investment profiling
- Identifying the characteristics of success – covering design and construction
You will be asked to complete some homework prior to the consultation!