Design for Homes

We offer a variety of services for homes and residential settings, from consultation and advice through full design and construction.

Half-day Consultation and Sketch Design

This service is for people who live in small properties where the garden or yard is no bigger than twice the footprint of the house. Based upon an in-depth questionnaire provided before the meeting, the consultation includes:

Full discussion
Tour of the site
Coloured sketch design created with the client's participation
Advice on planting, hard landscaping, and other requirements arising from the questionnaire
A copy of the notes comprising a list of plants and resources, as well as suggested reading compiled from the discussion, is sent after the visit

Full-day Consultation and Sketch Design

For people whose gardens are bigger than twice the footprint of the house. We offer a full-day advice session with the same stages as the half-day consultation (questionnaire, discussion, tour, advice and drawing). This gives more time to offer advice and create the design.

The Complete Garden Design Service

Following an in-depth questionnaire and discussion, the complete design service we offer includes the following stages:

Measuring the garden
Draft plan to scale, reflecting the client's requirements
Final coloured garden design to scale, incorporating any changes that may be needed
Planting plans
Hard-landscaping and construction specification
Project management of construction by sub-contractors
Maintenance plan for looking after the garden

Themed Planting Plans

We create the following themed planting plans:

Children's Adventure and Play Gardens
Bird and Butterfly Gardens
Culinary Herb Gardens
Aromatherapy Gardens
Medicinal Herb Gardens
Corporate Reflective Gardens
Ornamental Edibles Permanent Food Gardens

Gift Certificates

For a unique gift to celebrate special occasions, we offer gift certificates for all of our services from consultation sessions through complete garden design and project management. In addition, the beneficiary receives a certificate suitable for framing. We suggest a Carpe Diem Gardens gift certificate for:

Birthdays
Weddings
Anniversaries
Housewarming
Valentine's Day
Religious holidays
Retirement