Perennial Landscape Design
by Audrey Lowrie, Master Gardener
Make your yard and garden a happier place!
Audrey can help you.......
Why employ an landscape designer????
- Audrey can give you impartial advice. She can look at your yard with a fresh pair of eyes and create a lasting design that suits your needs and your budget.
- A landscape design can save you time and money. E.g. with a plan in place, you can time the work to coincide with other building work you may be doing.
- A plan can be implemented in stages to fit in with your time scale and budget
- A well designed yard can add value to your home, and give you many years of enjoyment.
Consultation and Advice
Audrey will visit your home or business to look at your existing yard and planting. She will walk your yard with you and spend time advising on your planting and listening to your ideas and preferences.
If you need a whole new look then Audrey will note all your requirements, your likes and dislikes, how you use your yard and then she can create concept plans customized just for you.
If you just need some advice - maybe about a shady area, or for year round interest, or for your summer beds, then a consultation may be all you need.
A visit takes about 2 hours and costs $145. if that solves your problems or gives you inspiration, then great!
If you are looking for a design, then the cost of the consultation is deducted from your final design price.
Design Plans
Audrey uses the information from her site visit to design a creative and functional design to enhance your home. She usually draws up a couple of different concepts to illustrate the potential in your yard.
Creative designs, imaginative planting.
Planting Plans
Audrey can design a full yard make-over or just improve your curb appeal by redoing your planting beds. Audrey specializes in perennials - design, care and maintenance. Of course, trees and shrubs form the backbone of a yard and these help provide all season interest.
If you are looking for some help with your colour scheme, or creative container planting for the summer then that is no problem.......
Garden Coaching
Save money! Get answers before you plant.....
If you are a first time gardener, a busy mom, or an experienced gardener looking for a second opinion, then Audrey can help. She can visit you in your home or yard for a one on one gardening session. or invite the girlfriends round and make an afternoon of it! Audrey can answer your questions on a wide range of subjects - buying plants, planting, planting trees, pruning, mulching, composting, fertilising, plant care and much more.......
Call for more information!
Aftercare Advice
Audrey specializes in design and plant care. She does not do any installation work.
However, if you need advice or support along the way then she is just a phone call away. She can help with ongoing maintenance, how to tidy up in fall, or upkeep as the yard matures
Audrey is independent and has no links to any landscaping supplier or garden centre. This ensures that her advice and designs are done with you in mind. You are then free to choose who will install your hard landscaping or you may chose to do the work yourself. Audrey can give you suggestions for reputable plant nurseries or garden centres.