Consultation Services


Purpose

A consultation is the initial phase of a landscape project that is designed to help you achieve your ultimate goal of an attractive, functional “outdoor space”. There are three different purposes for having a consultation done.

Information: The first is to simply provide information and ideas about the possibilities for your home. This generally done for a homeowner that chooses to do their own landscaping.

Design Foundation: The other purpose is used as the foundation for a landscape design. This is utilized when you’d like us to do the work for you.

Estimating: An Estimate is always given as part of a landscape design. However, a design does not need to be done for every situation. An estimate can frequently be done for a simple project with minimal information. Should you simply need an estimate for a small project, we recommend discussing your situation with our designer over the phone or you can mail or fax your needs to us. We will be happy to provide the estimate for no charge.

At Your Consultation


Your initial contact with our designer will start the thought process of creating your landscape. There are a number of factors to consider before beginning work on a landscape design. We will ask you about your function, What do you prefer to do with your site? We will begin to build a relationship with you and try to get to know your style and preferences. An evaluation of your site will help us to determine what elements you have to work with and what may be able to be changed or modified. The consultation is designed to not only give you ideas but help blend what you would like to do with what you will be able to do. We will also ask you to provide an idea of you desired planting density.We want to work with you to get a good idea of what we can do for you before we even put anything down on paper. Preferences at this point are most welcome. Please let us know of any hardscaping materials or plant materials that you would love to have (or not have)! The purpose of this visit is to evaluate what you have and determine how we can revitalize an established landscape or start you off with a bang at a new home.

Our designer will start sketching out informal sketches and diagrams at your consultation to give you an idea of what you can do.

At this point we work with you to find a good base to start from which will minimize the need to make major changes to your design once it is complete.

 

Ann Arbor*Saline
(734)944-3450

Dexter*Pinckney
(734)426-8750

Chelsea*Manchester
(734)428-1656

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