Services
Inspired by Nature is a garden design and horticultural consultation business, specializing in creating unique garden designs. Our role is in developing tailor-made designs for our clients based on their lifestyles, interests and passions. We can also create gardens along a range of themes such as Australian, Mediterranean, Contemporary, Waterwise, Cottage and flora for fauna gardens (basically the sky's the limit). Our client base is extensive we have designed gardens in Perth, across Australia and New Zealand.
Investment
A well-landscaped garden is a sound investment, and can add 15% to the value of your property. As part of our garden design service, we provide our clients with a consultation report, detailed plant key, planting and maintenance notes and any other information sheets that may be relevant. Lead-time is approximately 3 to 4 weeks, depending upon the size of the project, nature of the design, and any changes that are necessary.
Inspired by Nature is a garden design and horticultural consultation business, specializing in creating unique garden designs. Our role is in developing tailor-made designs for our clients based on their lifestyles, interests and passions. We can also create gardens along a range of themes such as Australian, Mediterranean, Contemporary, Waterwise, Cottage and flora for fauna gardens (basically the sky's the limit). Our client base is extensive we have designed gardens in Perth, across Australia and New Zealand.
Investment
A well-landscaped garden is a sound investment, and can add 15% to the value of your property. As part of our garden design service, we provide our clients with a consultation report, detailed plant key, planting and maintenance notes and any other information sheets that may be relevant. Lead-time is approximately 3 to 4 weeks, depending upon the size of the project, nature of the design, and any changes that are necessary.
The Design Process
Step 1: Initial Consultation - Defining the Project
This involves Lisa meeting you on site where she will discuss with you the style of garden/plants that you like, your needs and the function of the garden/ project. Lisa will discuss the objective of the design and lifestyle considerations. Lisa will also assess the soil type, topography, sun aspect and other environmental considerations. At the initial consultation Lisa will offer ideas and suggestions to you, which may lead to the drafting of a rough sketch or leaving you with some notes and/or plant lists. For some clients a one hour on site consult and sketches is all they need but for most clients this is a preliminary meeting that precedes a full plan. At the end of this meeting Lisa will mail or email you a quote for a scale drawn garden design with concept and final plan.
Step 2: Concept Plan - Designing the Project
Upon receipt of your signed approval of the Estimate Form, Lisa will collate the site information necessary to create your concept plan. You may already have accurate house and site plans available (we will have discussed this in Step 1) if not then Lisa will have either quoted for a survey plan (by a reputable Surveyor) or if there are no levels involved then she will do the site measure herself (usually taking between 1 -2 hours depending on size of project). With this information Lisa will draft a base plan and start designing. Generally it takes a week from receiving site plans (or taking measurements) until the concept plans are ready for viewing. The concept plan is a coloured plan showing proposed positioning of all hard landscape features (driveway, paving, retaining walls, swimming pools, decking and so forth) as well as ideas on where the planting will be done (lawn, trees, shrubs etc). Lisa will meet with you to discuss this and following the meeting, a final plan will be drafted.
Step 3: Final Plan - Delivery of the Plan
The Final Plan shows the planting detail with a code for each plant species. Accompanying the plan will be your report with plant key, planting notes and recommended contacts for installing your new garden. We can also provide you with a lighting plan as part of this stage if desired. Lisa will meet with you to deliver this plan and show you pictorials of the plants selected.
Lisa is happy to assist in any way that you may require, various follow up services that are available may be discussed at this point.
Step 1: Initial Consultation - Defining the Project
This involves Lisa meeting you on site where she will discuss with you the style of garden/plants that you like, your needs and the function of the garden/ project. Lisa will discuss the objective of the design and lifestyle considerations. Lisa will also assess the soil type, topography, sun aspect and other environmental considerations. At the initial consultation Lisa will offer ideas and suggestions to you, which may lead to the drafting of a rough sketch or leaving you with some notes and/or plant lists. For some clients a one hour on site consult and sketches is all they need but for most clients this is a preliminary meeting that precedes a full plan. At the end of this meeting Lisa will mail or email you a quote for a scale drawn garden design with concept and final plan.
Step 2: Concept Plan - Designing the Project
Upon receipt of your signed approval of the Estimate Form, Lisa will collate the site information necessary to create your concept plan. You may already have accurate house and site plans available (we will have discussed this in Step 1) if not then Lisa will have either quoted for a survey plan (by a reputable Surveyor) or if there are no levels involved then she will do the site measure herself (usually taking between 1 -2 hours depending on size of project). With this information Lisa will draft a base plan and start designing. Generally it takes a week from receiving site plans (or taking measurements) until the concept plans are ready for viewing. The concept plan is a coloured plan showing proposed positioning of all hard landscape features (driveway, paving, retaining walls, swimming pools, decking and so forth) as well as ideas on where the planting will be done (lawn, trees, shrubs etc). Lisa will meet with you to discuss this and following the meeting, a final plan will be drafted.
Step 3: Final Plan - Delivery of the Plan
The Final Plan shows the planting detail with a code for each plant species. Accompanying the plan will be your report with plant key, planting notes and recommended contacts for installing your new garden. We can also provide you with a lighting plan as part of this stage if desired. Lisa will meet with you to deliver this plan and show you pictorials of the plants selected.
Lisa is happy to assist in any way that you may require, various follow up services that are available may be discussed at this point.