The process begins with listening, to fully understand the clients visions and needs.
The first meeting is a "get to know you" visit. This gives you, the client, the opportunity to express your visions, dreams, or desires for your landscape. We will also spend some time reviewing the steps involved in creating your garden. Maryanne encourages owner participation in the process–the more of a feel that you have for the sense of garden that you wish to create, the better understanding Maryanne will have.
With your ideas in hand, the conceptual sketches can be drawn. These are colored sketches showing different versions of your garden vision. The creative process continues as we meet to discuss the sketches, which can be combined, amended, or otherwise modified to achieve the garden layout that you desire.
Once the overall layout has been established, the designer will select a specific plant palette to fit your particular garden. Everyone is a different type of gardener, and that should be reflected in the plant material that is selected. Maryanne takes a very thorough approach to plant selection, considering soil type, exposure, water usage and future maintenance plans.
At this point most of your work is done. Maryanne will create a set of plans for your new garden based on the decisions that we have made together. The plans are drawn to scale and include a conceptual drawing showing the revisions previously discussed, and a detailed planting plan for a licensed contractor to work from.
Using the plans created in the previous steps, bids can now be gathered from licensed contractors. If you don't already have a licensed contractor in mind, we can help point you in the right direction.
This is where all the thinking and planning starts to take on three-dimensional shape. Q-Gardens is available during construction for consultation as needed or desired.
If the full landscape design process is beyond your needs, a garden consultation can be scheduled. There are several forms available, all providing you with useful information. Contact Maryanne for more details.
If your garden has good bones that you intend to keep, but needs a "pick-me-up," this may be the solution for you. We will walk through your garden together, finding solutions for areas that need help.
Fees: $100 per hour, one-hour minimum; $50 per half-hour after that.
Whether starting from a clean slate or desiring a re-do, this garden consultation is designed to leave you with concrete ideas regarding what is possible in your garden. Sketches are done on site to help you visualize your new garden.
Fees: $100 per hour with a two or three hour minimum (time to be determined prior to the meeting); $50 for each half-hour over.
Now that you have a wonderful garden, how do you maintain it correctly? Let us help you review the care and maintenance of trees, shrubs and perennials. Information regarding compost tea and other non-chemical methods of garden care are available.
Fees: $50 per hour with a one hour minimum.