DESIGN.
SPECIALIST PLANTING DESIGN CREATING BEAUTIFUL COMPOSITIONS AND LONGEVITY.
We are passionate about plants here at Howard-James Garden Company, creating innovative combinations that will seamlessly fuse together and bring your outdoor space to life, no matter the location or setting - from a single border to your whole garden. Be it a large family garden with abundant, bold foliage and eye-catching flora, or something more minimalist and scaled back such as a chic, minimal maintenance courtyard, we aim to ensure your garden looks fabulous all year round. Our planting combinations are tried and tested to ensure they create the very best displays so you can be rest assured that your garden will keep giving and giving.
At the beginning of the project, you will be presented with a portfolio including:
PLANT SCHEDULE
Detailing the quantity, botanical name and size of plants required will be prepared and sent to a number of high-quality specialist nurseries to quote for supplying the plants.
EXTENSIVE SOIL TESTS
To enable us to put together plants that not only look amazing but are horticulturally correct for your specific location. This includes, soil type, soil PH, moisture, aspect and many more scientific tests that allow us to confidently and accurately design sustainable planting.
SCALE PLAN
Detailing varieties, numbers, spacing and plant positions.
MOOD BOARDS
We provide mood boards and drawings that help you to picture your garden.
A FULL COLOUR ILLUSTRATION OF THE PLANTING SCHEME IN FULL FLOWER
So, you can easily visualise what it will look like when it is grown.
OPTIONAL MAINTENANCE PLAN
So you have the clear, month-by-month information you need to keep the plants looking at their best for years to come.
“The love of gardening is a seed once sown that never dies.”
- Gertrude Jekyll