Border Designs & Plans
Do you have a border or raised bed which needs some new plants, but you don't know where to start? Would you like to know what plants would grow well in that situation and look good together? Perhaps you have had some garden landscaping work and need some inspiration for the plants to go into your new garden. Or maybe you have an existing border which isn't looking its best and you would like to start again or revamp it.
Catherine can help by assessing the border site, and drawing up a planting plan of suggested plants which would suit the location and look good together.
The planting plan will show a scale drawing of the layout of the plants and a sketch of how the border would look once planted. Catherine will provide a list of the plants and suggest local garden centres and online nurseries where you can purchase the plants.
Bespoke Border Design
If you have a border which needs plants, but you don't know which to choose, Catherine can help by drawing up a bespoke border plan of suitable plants for your garden, which will grow into the space and look good together. The planting plan drawn to scale, will show you the names of the plants, how many to buy (plants often look better planted in groups, rather than dotted around the border), and where to plant them in the border. In addition there will be a sketch of how the border will look once grown, and a list of the plants to take to a garden centre or nursery to buy or to order online. (Catherine will provide some suggestions for good places to buy the plants).
The Plant List
Catherine will provide a list of all plants and bulbs proposed in the border design. This list shows the name of the plant (in Latin - don't be scared, the horticultural industry needs the Latin name to identify the actual plant (common names vary around the country and the world) and the staff should know the plant from its Latin name), the number of each plant needed in the border, whether it is evergreen or deciduous or dies back in winter, its eventual height and spread in metres, its main season of interest (when it flowers or has attractive leaves), an idea of its colour , some notes on caring for the plant and a link to the Royal Horticultural Society webpage on the plant, so you can get further information on it.
Pricing
Pricing for Bespoke Border Design and Planting
(*Available in North Somerset only)
Border up to 10sqm - £150
Border up to 15sqm - £175
For each square metre over 15sqm - £15/sqm
Prices include an initial site visit to discuss requirements.
The final plan, sketch and plant list will be provided electronically in a pdf file.
Sourcing plants and placing in position £30/hour
Examples of Border Designs
Look at some of the border designs Catherine has completed recently..