Services
Landscape design - planning
As a landscape consultant, I can provide an hours advice through to a full plan. For a landscape plan I can draw up a design for your property based on your needs and your site. This can take from between 4 to 10 hours to do.
“Throughout the whole process I found Jon to be extremely professional and a knowledgeable gardener. His ability to interpret my needs into a creative, but practical plan proved to be effortless and took the stress out of a daunting task.
Jon was very pleasant to deal with, and at all times approachable. I liked his practicality, speedy and tidy work style, and his good humour. Once again, I am very pleased with my low maintenance garden. I would not hesitate in recommending Jon’s services to other gardeners who require help with their property.”
Ruby Ngan Kee
The design process involves a number of steps:
- Client brief - this involves finding out what the client(s) want. For example, this may be a play area for children, or a preference for native plants.
- Site analysis -this involves finding out what the site conditions are like, in terms of climate, soil, existing features, services and views.
- The base plan - this is drawn to scale, usually 1:100, showing the house, boundary and features.
- The concept plan - this defines what each area in the garden will be used for, and how they will be connected.
- The planting plan - this shows where plants go in the garden, how many, and their characteristics.
It is essential that the clients are involved throughout the whole process, so that the end product feels like their own. It is often difficult for clients to visualise what to do with their garden, as they live there all the time, and there may be differing points of view! I can take on board those ideas and create a finished plan in a more objective manner.
Why should you get a landscape plan for your property?
A landscape plan is a valuable investment. It can help you avoid making expensive mistakes, and in the long term save you time and money. For example, you could purchase plants that are unsuitable for your site, and watch them perish, or you might end up with a structure such as a retaining wall that doesn’t suit your purpose, or could fail due to inadequate drainage or construction.
A plan is something you can work with over time. It gives you a holistic approach to achieving your goals in the garden rather than a piecemeal one.
Landscape construction (with example garden development)
Once a final plan is completed, I can then provide quotes. If that is accepted, I can get the work done to a professional standard. I provide you with a contract, that details the work involved, payment schedule, and guarantees for the plants and work.
Explore the example garden development to see how a garden development proceded from plan through to the finished garden.
Newsletter
As part of my business I do a quarterly newsletter of gardening tips for the Wellington region.
"I look forward each month to Jon's newsletter to see what useful tips he has for my garden. I have transplanted my Daphne as after reading one of his newsletters I realised my Daphne was planted in the wrong area for what it liked." Carolyn Freedman
Garden talks / Training
I regularly give talks to garden clubs, garden centres, and provide training to staff members of horticultural and landscape firms.
I enjoy giving talks or running training courses on gardening and landscape related subjects as I have lectured for 11 years at various polytechnics in Wellington.
If you want me to give a talk or training to your customers or staff please contact me.
Wellington Gardens Ltd: Servicing Wellington, Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt, Porirua and Kapiti
PO Box 13-402, Wellington;
ph: 04 477 4744; fax: 04 477 4773;
mobile: 0274 794 195
Email: info@wellingtongardens.co.nz;
Web site: www.wellingtongardens.co.nz