Design Consultation
This hour long service is designed to review your garden needs as well as to access the current condition of your existing garden to determine what type of materials will work best. Subsequently thereafter a contract will be given for design services. This is a great way to get an hour’s worth of ideas and an understanding as to how much it will cost to hire a landscape designer. If you sign the design contract then the consultation fee will be waived.
Design Development
After the design consultation and signing of the contract creations landscape designs will prepare 2 concept plans for your garden. These concepts depict proposed hardscape and planting materials to be used in two design layouts. After review of the concepts a visit to a nursery and a building materials shop will be made to get a firsthand look at the proposed materials.
Full Garden Design
After a concept design has been approved then creations landscape designs will create detailed drawings that a landscape contractor can accurately bid from. These drawings show the exact location of all hardscape and plant materials with all appropriate legends, notes and callouts. creations landscape designs will subsequently refer and meet with up to 3 licensed landscape contractors to go over the design and ensure a smooth bidding process.
Install Supervision
creations landscape designs will place and inspect all plant material prior to installation. Regular (at no cost to the client) site visits will be made to ensure that the project is being installed per plan . Having the designer actively involved during the installation phase will make the process much smoother and ensures a beautifully constructed garden that suits your every life style.
Hourly Consulting
creations landscape designs offers consulting services for projects that don’t require a full set of drawings. With a minimum of 3 hours this service offers design advice, tips and tricks without the cost of a full design. Whether it’s a small patio/front porch or a small portion of your yard creations landscape designs can help you achieve your dream small space.
Speaking Engagements
creations landscape designs offers speaking services on earth friendly landscape designs, California natives plants, habitat gardening and sustainable landscaping. Whether it’s at a nursery or an event location creations landscape designs can provide educational hour long talks about earth friendly landscaping, California native plants, energy efficient designs and sustainable landscaping. This service is complimentary to Orange County and Long Beach residence and hourly elsewhere.