Garden Design
Lakeland Gardens’ talented and qualified design experts are passionate about realising the true potential of your garden and will guide you from the seeds of your ideas to an inspirational outcome. Lakeland Gardens MD and Head Designer Sam Westcott has years of design, horticultural and landscaping experience and a team that fully understands how to harmoniously link planting and landscaping with your surroundings. We are proud that Lakeland Gardens have created some of the area’s most exquisite gardens; from tropical sanctuaries to uplifting heritage flower gardens and effortlessly elegant contemporary spaces. Our knowledgeable team expertly navigate the Lake District’s climate and varying soils to create timeless and verdant gardens that bring year-round joy.
Garden Design services include:
- Concepts and Inspiration
- Horticultural and planting advice
- Professional design
- Concept to Completion
- Accredited landscaping
- Experienced horticulturists
- Accurate drawings
- Work schedule
The Design Process
Initial Consultation
We will come and meet you on site, at this stage we want to get a feel for the location of your home and garden and how it sits within the landscape, discuss your ideas and your budget and generally find out how you would like your garden to work for you. Whatever your requirements we will work with your ideas in the design. Following the consultation we will provide a design quote for undertaking the survey and design phase.
Site Survey
Upon acceptance of the design quote we will undertake a site survey if needed, which means visiting the site to take detailed measurements. This allows us to create an accurate base to draw up the new plans for your garden.
Concept Stage
At this stage we will present you with colour drawings of the concept for your garden. The concept drawings will include a plan view scale detailed CAD drawing as well as a photographic mood board that shows a montage of photos, including potential materials or features that could be integrated within the design. We are then available to answer any questions or queries about the concept, discuss any changes required, and ensure everyone is in agreement before drawing up the final masterplan.
Masterplan Stage
The masterplan stage provides you with the final plan view scale drawing of your garden design accompanied by mood boards.
Build Stage
At this stage, Lakeland Gardens Ltd will provide a comprehensive quotation for our experienced landscape teams to undertake the build of your new garden. Upon accepting the quote for the build our landscape team will follow our technical drawings to develop your garden. During this stage we will project manage to ensure the garden is built to the correct specification.
Soft Landscaping (Planting)
We will also provide a quote for the soft landscaping (planting) of your garden, which is undertaken by our in-house horticultural experts. This includes a detailed plant list, sourcing the plants from our specialist nursery contacts and final planting.
Planting List and Maintenance Notes
When your garden is built we can provide an illustrative photographic document listing all of the plants in your garden with their associated names. Where required we will provide maintenance notes to assist you with caring for your new garden or our maintenance teams can look after the garden for you.
