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GARDEN DESIGN SERVICES
OFFERED BY LAURENSON LANDSCAPE DESIGN (Note: all
figures are exclusive of GST, unless otherwise stated) We work mainly on
residential garden design in Auckland and beyond. INITIAL CONSULTATION Begin the
transformation of your garden by scheduling an Initial Consultation with
Laurenson Landscape Design. An Initial Consultation gives you a chance to: ·
Meet
with us in your garden ·
Discuss
your frustrations and your desires for your outdoor living space ·
Learn
about potential problems and possible solutions We will then
summarise the brief taken and send you a written report, with suggestions for
transforming your garden. This will include an outline of the design process
and a quote for further garden design services, should it be appropriate. An Initial Consultation within the Auckland
region is $195 (including GST). Schedule
an Initial Consultation with an Award Winning Landscape Designer now. EXTENDED CONSULTANCY You want some advice on what to plant
where, but don’t want a full garden design service? Then schedule an Extended
Consultancy with Laurenson Landscape Design. This service includes: ·
Meeting
with you in your garden ·
Discussing
your frustrations and your desires for your outdoor living space ·
Highlighting
potential problems and possible solutions ·
Sending
you a written report with suggestions for transforming your garden ·
Sending
you a list of plant suggestions for various spaces in the garden. This list
will include both botanical and common names of plants, their mature size,
suggested spacing, and some general comments about special features and/or
maintenance requirements. An Extended Consultancy within the Auckland
region is $495 plus GST for a town garden and $795 plus GST for a country
property. Schedule
an Extended Consultancy with Laurenson Landscape Design now. STAGE This is where you
start to see how your garden could be transformed into the garden of your
dreams. But before we can draw up plans for you, we need to take accurate
measurements of the property, so there will be no surprises when we come to
the construction phase. Site Survey The first step of
the design process is therefore the site survey. This involves our returning
to the site and includes: ·
Recording
positions of existing features and any plants to be retained ·
Recording
levels to determine gradients and height variations ·
Assessing
neighbouring properties for screening, shading, etc ·
Taking
photographs for recall purposes ·
Searching
Council files for relevant site information ·
Drawing
a base plan with the information gathered as a starting point in the design
process We will generally
ask you to supply us with copies of house and site plans (showing the
position of the house in relation to the boundaries) before proceeding with
this step. Conceptual Design We will then prepare
and present to you a rendered Concept Plan for the garden, showing you our
vision for your new garden. This will help to clarify your thoughts and
ideas. It is important that you are happy with the Conceptual Design before
we proceed to the working drawings. A Concept Plan: ·
Is
a plan view of our proposals, drawn to scale ·
May
include a perspective sketch and/or elevation to better illustrate these
ideas ·
Will
give a generalized idea of the design intent rather than specific details ·
Is
not intended to be used for the purposes of obtaining quotes or consents, or
for instructing contractors The Site Survey and
Conceptual Design for a suburban garden usually fall in the range of
$1500-$3500. This figure is dependent upon the scale of the project. We will provide
you with a written quote for this process after our initial consultation. Begin
the process of transforming your garden into the garden of your dreams. A Conceptual Design
may be all that you require, especially if you are planning to build the
garden yourselves and have a good plant knowledge. However, if you require
consents or would like to engage a contractor to build your garden, you will
probably need some form of documentation and working drawings. Our project
was always going to be a work in progress - we have planted it ourselves, and
are continuing to develop the site as finance allows - however Robyn was able
to support us in this process and encouraged me to have the confidence to
work with my ideas and create my own garden! Lyn McDonnell, Hillsborough, STAGE TWO – DOCUMENTATION The Documentation
and Working Drawings will become a valuable communication tool, assisting you
in communicating your landscaping ideas clearly to landscape gardening
contractors, builders, and local authorities. This work may include: ·
Drawing
up a Site Plan, including dimensions and site coverage percentages ·
Drawing
dimensioned elevations and cross-sections ·
Obtaining
neighbours’ signatures ·
Writing
a letter of ‘Assessment of Effects’ ·
Lodging
a Resource Consent ·
Engaging
an engineer to design all details for items requiring Building Consent ·
Finalizing
details such as paving type, fence styles, etc ·
Preparing
a Scope of Works ·
Preparing
Working Drawings ·
Drawing
up a Drainage Plan ·
Lodging
a Building Consent ·
Drawing
up a Planting Plan ·
Drawing
up a Lighting Plan ·
Having
an Irrigation Plan prepared I was
very impressed with Robyn’s detailed drawings, which gave a very clear vision
of the final result. Her recommendation on what plants are best suited
to the conditions has been a great help. Marilyn
Jones, We can give you an
estimate for the Documentation and Working Drawings once the Concept has been
finalised. Preparation of these documents will usually fall in the range of
$1000-$4000 for a suburban garden if no consents are required. STAGE THREE – TENDER/QUOTING Once the design and
drawing phases of the project have been completed, we are able to assist with
getting prices from reputable landscape gardening contractors for having the
landscaping work undertaken. This takes the hassle out of organizing the
project and involves: ·
Arranging
for contractors to prepare quotes for landscape work ·
Meeting
contractors on site to go over the project, presenting plans and Scope of
Works for costing ·
Checking
quotes for completeness ·
Presenting
quotes to the client For this service we
charge for our time at our current hourly rate, and for costs incurred. STAGE FOUR – PROJECT OBSERVATION We are available to assist with design advice for minor changes during the
construction phase of the project, and to visit the
site, as and when required. This helps to ensure the integrity of the design
is maintained. For this service we
charge for our time at our current hourly rate, and for costs incurred. We can also assist
with the supply of plants and soil product. In
hindsight I would recommend using Robyn to project manage - this would
have saved time and money, and avoided the frustration of having to redo
features that did not quite get built as on plan! Lyn
McDonnell & Hans Buwalda, Hillsborough, Some local councils require stormwater mitigation
for any development on certain sites. The aim of this is to keep
stormwater flow close to the flow that would have occurred on the property
prior to development, so as not to overload the stormwater system. Excess
run-off from urban development is contributing significantly to stream
erosion and flooding in our cities, and to the quality of our waterways and
coastal environments. Mitigation can be in the form of rain water tanks,
detention tanks, rain gardens, pervious paving and roof gardens. There are many creative ways of controlling
stormwater on your property, principally by using rain and roof gardens,
before it enters the stormwater system. Our philosophy is that a garden
should be aesthetically pleasing as well as good for the environment. LANDSCAPE PLANS FOR RESOURCE CONSENT Resource Consent applications frequently
require Landscape Plans as part of the submission. We are experienced in
preparing these plans, for which we can provide a fixed price once we know
the scope of the work. ONGOING CONSULTATION Should
you not require a full design service, we can provide ongoing consultation at
our hourly rate of $100. Work outside
Auckland is charged at our daily rate of $500 plus expenses. LANDSCAPE GARDENING PARTNERS It is important to
us that your garden is installed and managed professionally, so that the end
result is a garden you can enjoy for years to come. With this in mind, we
choose to work with companies who are Accredited Members of Landscaping New
Zealand. This means their work has been assessed by their peers and found to
meet the required professional standard. Landscaping New Zealand has a
complaints procedure in place, tailored specifically for the protection of
our clients, in the unlikely event that there will be a dispute. In
particular, we work with the following landscaping companies.
NOT SURE IF WE OFFER THE SERVICE YOU
REQUIRE? Contact
Laurenson Landscape Design and if we can’t help you, we will do our best
to put you on to someone who can. Contact
Laurenson Landscape Design now for an enquiry or quote for services. |
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