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At
Vialii Garden Design, we understand that you will have lots of
questions about having your garden designed. Hopefully you will have
found a lot of answers on our websites but we have listed below the Top
10 questions we are asked most often. If you have any other questions,
please don't hesitate to get in touch.
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Q1. Why
do I need a garden designer?
Q2. What
are the benefits of using a garden designer?
Q3. Why
choose Vialii
Garden Design?
Q4. What
do I get if I employ the services of Vialii Garden Design
Q5. How
much will it cost to design my garden?
Q6. What
locations do you cover?
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Q7. Do
you build the design as well?
Q8. Do
I have to use Vialii Garden Services to build the design?
Q9. Can
I make my garden eco-friendly?
Q10. How
do I start the process?
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Q1. Why
do I need a garden designer?
There
are lots of reasons why you may need the help of
a professional garden designer. Perhaps you are already a keen gardener
but you
need a bit of guidance and creative input to turn your nice garden into
a
stunning outdoor room or simply transform a border you are having
problems
with. Maybe you don’t have the time to come up with a
design and to investigate the daunting amount of options available and
come up with a
coherent design which fits your needs. Perhaps you
don’t
have the first idea where to start
when it comes to gardens and need someone to make the whole process
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Or you have purchased a new property
and although
finished beautifully on the inside, the outside has been left at best
uninspiring, at worst a thinly disguised building site.
Garden
design encompasses a whole host of areas from
using the right plants in the right place to providing the right
balance of
hard landscaping and planting and ensuring year round interest,
texture, height
and so much more. To make your garden a stunning retreat a lot of
knowledge and
experience is required which is why we recommend you use the services
of a
professional designer.
Q2.
What
are the benefits of using a garden designer?
There are many benefits which include:
- Having a well
designed
and maintained garden can increase the value of your property.
- Gardens are
becoming more
and more important as extra living space and are now used as an
additional room.
- Concepts which
you may have
not considered before can be discussed whether it be bespoke seating,
the
latest plants, lighting, sound and much more.
- You can see how
your garden will look before any of the actual work begins so you are
not left disappointed on completion.
- The garden will
be
designed to your requirements whether it be a haven for wildlife, a
place for
entertaining or simply a place to relax and escape. Your favourite
colours and
themes will all be incorporated into the design making it unique and
perfect
for you.
- The incredibly
important
infrastructure to the garden will be created for you, looking at all
elements
amd making it easy for you to maintain and enjoy it for many years to
come.
- You can simply
brief the
designer and then receive the design and subsequently the garden of
your dreams
without any work or worry of your own.
- You can have as much or
as little input into the design as you like.
- Adding the "Wow" factor!
Q3.
Why
choose Vialii
Garden Design?
Vialii
Garden Design (VGD) is a young and
innovative design company with lots
of fresh ideas to make your garden look stunning without costing the
earth
(both literally and figuratively!) We are fully qualified - Jill has a
Diploma in Garden Design and is a graduate member of the Society of
Garden Designers. SGD
is the only
professional association for garden designers in the UK and is
dedicated to supporting, promoting and maintaining the highest quality
of standards within the membership.
Michael is a qualified structural engineer, a great help in both the
design and build of our gardens. Where other designers may charge for
initial
consultations, we offer this service for FREE. VGD is the sister of the
trusted Vialii
Garden Services
which
specialises in the build of your design as well as
the on-going maintenance. This means one company can create, build and
maintain
your
design so that you know that your requirements are being looked after
through
every stage and we will always stay true to the design. As a small
company, we pride ourselves in excellent customer
service and we will endeavour to ensure you are comfortable and happy
throughout the whole experience.
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Q4.
What
do I get if I employ the services of Vialii Garden Design
- An initial
FREE, no
obligation meeting to discuss your requirements, site assessment,
presentation
of our portfolio.
- A follow up
meeting to
present initial sketches and ideas for your comment.
- A final design
sketch
showing all the elements of the design including lawns, paths, trees,
planting,
seating areas, ponds etc.
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- A mood board
giving you a
feel for the materials and plants used in the design.
- A cost for the design
to
be built using Vialii Garden Services’s
service
Q5.
How
much will it cost to design my garden?
As
you will appreciate every garden is
different so it’s
impossible to give a definitive cost for a design without seeing the
garden and meeting the client. We offer a FREE, no
obligation initial consultation where we discuss your ideas, assess the
site
(take measurements, soil samples, look at aspect etc.) and present our
portfolio. From there the actual design cost can be anything from
£300
depending on how complicated the site and design are as well as what
elements
are included e.g. lots of hard landscaping, water features, lighting,
sculptures, bespoke seating etc. If you simply want a planting plan for
a bed or a shrub border this can also be costed for.
Q6.
What
locations do you cover?
We cover all locations in central Scotland.
However, we are happy to consider locations further afield.
Q7. Do
you build the design as well?
Vialii Garden Design’s sister
company, Vialii
Garden Services,
are happy to undertake the build of the design. We can ensure the
service is seamless so you don’t have the worry of having to
work with
different contractors and incur delays waiting to see your
garden
completed. We are
competitively priced and as creators of both the vision and the actual
garden
itself you can rest assured your design will be completed as per the
plan. There may be some instances where we will use external
contractors but the details will be discussed fully with yourself.
Looking to the future, Vialii
Garden Services can also provide a regular maintenance
service
for your garden, should that be required.
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Do
I have to use Vialii Garden Services to build
the design?
No,
we are happy for you to use the designs and build your garden yourself
or to give the designs to your own contractor. If you prefer, we can
project
manage your external contractor to ensure they stay true to the design.
Costings for
this service will be provided along with the design.
Q9. Can
I make my garden eco-friendly? |
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Vialii Garden Design always encourage the use
of
sustainable, local materials and environmentally friendly gardens
wherever
possible. We are happy to discuss to what extent you want to make your
garden
eco friendly whether it be an alternative to patio heaters, use of
solar
panels, using local materials or
simply encouraging wildlife into your garden.
Q10.
How
do I start the process?
Click here to contact us and
arrange your FREE initial
consultation or to ask us any questions you may still have. |
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