Garden Design & the design process

How the Design Process Works

After an Initial meeting with the client, a Cameron in-house designer sends the client a written design proposal outlining ideas and design solutions, plus an outline of the design fees.

For a usual design project, these fees cover five main stages.

After the completion of stage three of the design process, the Cameron project manager will draw up a detailed quote for the client, outlining the cost of hard landscaping and planting work. Once this is accepted, the Cameron construction teams can start the hard-landscaping work, while the designer works on ideas for the planting scheme. When the plants have been agreed with the client, (after stage five) the soft landscaping teams start to plant up the garden. The Five Design Stages

Stage one

• Comprehensive survey and photographic records of the space.
• Scale drawing of site from survey.
• Meeting on site.

Stage two

• Discussion of brief and budget with designer and all parties involved in decision making regarding the new garden.
• Brief used to research design possibilities appropriate to the space.
• Work on initial concept.
• Mood board illustrating the proposed ideas.
• Meeting to present mood board and initial ideas and discuss feed back.
• Concept may be revised if within limits of the brief.
• Meeting to discuss any revision to concept.
• Signature of client to confirm approval of concept to be taken to final design.

Stage three

• Final design to scale including a coloured layout plan illustrating all design objectives and final solutions.
• Perspective sketch illustrating the terrace and garden.
• Meeting to present the final design.

Stage four

• Hard landscape construction and detailing information.

Stage five

• Planting plan detailing when construction of garden is underway.
• Meeting to agree plants.