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About Our Nursery
The
In-Nursery Design Service
Are
you new to the vast world of perennials?
Or just stuck
for design ideas?
Do you want to plant a brand new garden bed?
Or do you
need to spruce up an existing border?
We offer
in-nursery consultations with trained design professionals
in a fun streamlined process that will get you
the results you crave at a great value. Our goal is
to help you design a garden that reflects you and your
tastes. To do this we will work with you at the nursery
to develop a design that you'll love filled with plants
that you love. This service will also save you time and money by helping you avoid
many of the pitfalls related to plant selection and
design that can detract from the success of your garden
space. This is a service for the do-it-yourself gardener
who wants to plant the garden themselves. While we can give advice on hardscape, our main focus
is on softscaping, that is the selection and artful
combination of plants for an existing space.
What we do:
- Meet with you one-on-one at the nursery along with your questionnaire, photos and measurements of your space.
- Help you to design new beds or renovate existing ones.
- Help you to select plant material to match your taste and goals.
- Help you to select only plants that will succeed in your landscape.
- Send you home with a plant by number diagram so you can plant up your new garden!
What we don't do:
- We do not visit your site.
- We do not do the planting for you.
- We can make suggestions about hardscape but don't design it for you since you can only plan this type of project by visiting the site.
- We don't provide a detailed landscape plan.
(If what you are looking for is listed in this last section you will need to hire a designer or landscaper. We would be happy to make some suggestions.)
How it
Works
1.
Fill our our questionnaire
with questions about your goals for your space, your
taste in design and plants, and details of the size,
soil and light conditions in your garden. We would also
like you to provide us with some pictures of your space
at this time. Part of the questionnaire requires you
to list plants that you like. We recommend that you
spend a half hour to an hour at the nursery perusing
our vast selection of perennials and listing the ones
that you find interesting.
Download Questionnaire
2. Hand
in your questionnaire and book a time to return to the
nursery for your design consultation.
Before you return, your designer will look over the
information you've provided and begin thinking about
your space.
3. Return
to the nursery for your design consultation at the pre-arranged
time. Your designer will work with you to select the
perfect perennials for your site and goals and then
show you how to incorporate them into a beautiful design.
If you like, we will send you home with a plant-by-number
diagram!
4. Take
your plants home and get planting. We would love it
if you could send us your before and after pictures!
This
service costs $45 per hour, much less than the average
cost of a design consultation. The minimum is one hour.
Periods less than an hour will be charged in half hour
increments of $22.50 each. When we have done these kinds
of consulations in the past we have found that the average
time required is usually one to three hours, though
some larger projects have required four or more hours. For larger spaces we suggest a few separate visits so you can work on manageable pieces each time.
If you have any questions, please call the nursery at
604-270-4133 or view our website for more information.
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