how does the landscape design process work?
The most common way that I work with people is through producing landscape construction documents. This is the deluxe model of landscape design. The process is aimed at finding the best solutions to your landscape needs. Plans are usually drawn when the landscape is more complex and/ or larger. The process begins with an initial meeting where I can assess the scope of the project. This meeting is like a mini consultation so I do charge a fee for the initial meeting. At this meeting we will discuss what your needs are and I will give you great ideas on how I will approach the design. I also bring my portfolio to the meeting so that if you haven’t seen my pictures yet, you will see examples of my past work. After the meeting, I write a fixed fee proposal for my services. Generally, services are in two design and one construction phase. The first design phase is the preliminary phase. Here I present you with a design for all the different features that you are looking for. In most of the