Garden Consultation Ideas & Advice
Expert Garden Advice - In your garden Garden Design and Renovation Tips
The garden consultation provides two hours of advice, ideas and planning with you in your garden. It is particularly suited to people who aren't sure what they could or should be doing to upgrade their garden, and want some help on how to proceed. During the consultation Helen can:
- Identify plants in your garden and answer your questions about them.
- Discuss ideas to improve or redesign your garden- whether you're working to a budget or want to be inspired by new possibilities.
- Suggest solutions to your garden problems - how to screen the neighbours, what to do where the lawn won't grow or how to add more colour.
- Discuss water issues such as planning a low water use garden, using water efficiently, irrigation systems, rainwater tanks and use of grey water.
- Suggest new plants for your garden– what will grow where, choices for colour, fragrance, shade, screening, bird-attracting etc. Her extensive photo library has pictures of plants that do well in the local area.
- Answer questions about pruning, pests and diseases, fertilising and weed control.
- Advise on how to make your garden low maintenance.
- Assess your soil, with pH testing available, and advise on how to improve it.
- Suggest the best turf types to choose and discuss lawn care.
Helen doesn't "do" a particular style of garden, but believes every client should have the garden they love and that fits their lifestyle and their site. She has created successful gardens that are native, formal, cottagey, tropical, Mediterranean and contemporary minimalist in style. For many clients, the needs of family life take precedence and the design is worked around kids, dogs and minimal maintenance, while still achieving a garden to give pleasure and enhance the house. It's your garden after all.
Notes are written during the consultation and are left with you so you have a record of what was discussed and suggested.
The two-hour garden consultation costs $395, including GST. One hour sessions are also available.
Following the consultation, Helen can recommend trusted contractors to quote on the work discussed. The consultation will provide you with a brief to allow you to obtain competitive quotes for the same work, so you can compare the quotes easily. Helen can also supply plants at competitive prices, which she personally sources and picks so you get the best quality (see the our plants supply section).
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Availability
During 2024 Helen is transitioning to retirement. This means the availability of consultation appointments for new clients is being reduced in terms of geographic area and times.
Consultations are currently available Monday to Thursday between 9am and 4pm within the local area (generally within a 10km radius of Willoughby).
If I'm not able to help you myself, I'm happy to refer you to colleagues who also offer consultations.
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