Preparing for your Landscape Design Project
Getting Ready for a Landscape Design Project
Designing a space that you love, that fits your life and budget, takes some consideration of what is important to you and what you are looking for. We can help you work through these questions in our consultation, but it can be helpful to consider a few things before we meet.
What is important to me? Spending time with friends and neighbors? Making a place for wildlife? Having more free time? These questions can help us set goals for the project.
What do I want to do in my landscape? Eat, entertain, drink coffee, watch birds and butterflies, play with my kids, talk to the neighbors? Thinking about your property as a series of outdoor rooms for particular activities can help us make decisions about privacy, sun/shade, etc. and can help you consider how much you would like to spend on a space.
How private do I want to be? Do I want a private oasis, or a place to chat with the neighbors and see people walk by?
Will I hire people to maintain the landscape, or will I do it myself? What kinds of maintenance do I like? What do I hate doing?
Do I have any problems with the property? Is it too hot? Do deer or other animals eat my plants? Are there areas that stay wet after it rains? Am I too exposed to the neighbors?
What resources am I willing to invest in building a place that I love? This might be money, or it may be your own work in planting and building the landscape. We work with a wide range of budgets, and knowing what you are willing to invest helps us design a landscape that will work for you.
What is beautiful to me? Finding some images that you find beautiful or inspiring from books, websites, or magazines can give us a sense of your personal style and taste.
Considering these questions before we meet can help us design a place that you will love, but we can also use the consultation to talk through things. Reach out to schedule a consultation to get started.