Planting design for North West gardens
Chosen for your soil, your aspect, and how much time you actually want to spend gardening.
The right plant in the right place
The North West is wetter and windier than most of the country, and gardens on the Fylde coast have salt and exposure on top of that. A scheme that works in a Surrey courtyard will struggle here.
We plant for the conditions you've actually got, and for the amount of time you actually want to spend out there. Those two answers shape everything else.
WHAT YOU GET
What's in your pack
Planting plan
Scaled, showing exactly what goes where and at what spacing.
Full schedule
Species, pot sizes, quantities and suppliers — order straight from it.
Year-round structure
Something worth looking at in February, not just in June.
Maintenance notes
What needs doing and when, written for a normal person.
THE PROCESS
How it works
Site and soil
We check aspect, drainage, exposure and what's already growing well.
1 day
The honest question
How much time do you want to spend on this? The answer changes the scheme.
3 days
Planting plan
Drawn to scale, with a full schedule you can order from.
5 days
Planting
We plant it, or hand it over for you or your nursery to do.
7 days
How a scheme fills out
THE PLAN
DAY ONE
TWO YEARS
TESTIMONIALS
What our clients say
We’re proud to create gardens that our clients love.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
I'm not a gardener. Will I be able to look after it?
That’s one of the first things we ask about. There’s a big difference between a planting scheme for someone who enjoys a Sunday in the garden and one for someone who wants it to look after itself.
Tell us honestly how much time you want to spend, and we’ll design to it. A low-maintenance scheme isn’t a worse scheme — it just relies on structure, evergreens and the right plant in the right place rather than on constant intervention.
Will the plants survive here?
They will if they’re chosen for the conditions. The North West is wetter and windier than most of the country, and coastal gardens on the Fylde have salt and exposure to deal with on top of that.
We choose for your soil, aspect and exposure rather than picking from a catalogue. It’s the difference between a scheme that establishes and one that needs replanting in three years.
Does the planting plan tell me what to buy?
Yes. You get species names, quantities, pot sizes, spacing, and where each plant goes on the plan. [We also list suppliers and approximate costs.]
You can hand it to a nursery and order from it directly, or we can source and plant it for you.
When is the best time to plant?
[Autumn and spring] are ideal — the ground is warm and damp, and plants establish before they’re under any stress. Container-grown plants can go in most of the year, but summer planting needs watering and midwinter planting into waterlogged or frozen ground is worth avoiding.
If the build finishes at an awkward time of year, we’ll say so and suggest planting as a second phase rather than forcing it.
Can you design the planting if someone else built the garden?
Yes. Planting design works as a standalone service on an existing garden — we survey what’s there, work out what’s worth keeping, and design around the structure you already have.
ALSO WORTH A LOOK
Garden Design →
See the space before you commit.
3D Visualisation →
See the space before you commit.
Pricing →
What each package includes, and what it costs.
Ready to start?
Tell us about your garden and we'll come and look at it.