My Services

Initial Meeting

This free service within the Lac Léman region allows me the chance to get to know you and your garden better.  It takes about an hour, starting with a tour of your garden, and then a detailled questionnaire about you, your family, your likes and dislikes and how you plan to use the garden.

Proposal

This written proposal details exactly what I will undertake for a specific fee.  This includes a detailled brief for more complex projects.  The Proposal will include one or more stages, as required, from the list below.  Once you’re happy that the proposal reflects what you want, we can start.

Concept

This is the time to explore the possibilities, and use my creativity and insights as a designer.  This usually brings together several possible executions for your garden.

Master Plan

The Master Plan details all the hard and soft landscape areas and materials.  It may also include lighting, drainage or technical specifications.

Planting Plan

These are detailled plans, drawn to scale, reflecting your planting preferences, the site and soil as well as any existing planting.  These are created with the Latin names of plants, as well as a plant list, making it suitable to be followed by yourself, or a contractor.

Tender

This includes preparing the technical brief (in English or French), Master Plan, Planting Plans plus on-site briefing (in French) for 2-3 contractors.  It also includes management of the quote process to ensure ease of comparison and guidance on comparison of quotes.

Other Services

I can create maintenance plans for your new garden for you or a gardener to follow, or create a build plan for several years.

Consultancy

This is a one-off visit, followed up with a detailled written report. It is suitable if you have a lot of questions, such as plant identification and health, how to get the best from a rented garden, or first steps towards thinking about a later design.

Fees are 500 CHF for gardens up to 3,000 square metres.

For larger or more complex gardens, please get in touch for details.

Training

Training courses can be chosen from the following, and are either held in Versonnex at 8pm, or at your home at a time that suits you (minimum course participation 4, maximum 8.)

Garden Basics

This beginners course is suitable for those new to gardening, new to the region, or just in need of a refresher.  It covers soil, site and regional weather as well as some basic botany, choosing plants and understanding your garden. 4 sessions

Fee 450 CHF

A Spadeful More

This intermediate course is aimed at those that have completed the Garden Basics course and want a bit more of a challenge.  It includes some propagation, growing tricky plants and more advanced pruning. 4 sessions

FEE 450 CHF

Design Your Own Garden

You want a fabulous designed garden, but either don’t have the budget or want the pleasure or doing it yourself? This course covers the principles and practice of designing your own garden, including basic surveying, design tricks, hard and soft landsaping choices.  It includes a personal visit to your garden up to 6 months after the end of the course. 4 sessions

FEE 600 CHF

Single Session Courses can be tailor made, or offered as a gift from the additional options below:

Vegetable Growing for Beginners

Herbs

Fruit for Beginners

Gardening with Children

Roses

Pruning