Design Service

A neglected and dysfunctional outdoor space in Cornwall. Zero yield and high-maintenance. 

A beautiful, low-maintenance family garden packed with edible flowers, medicinal herbs and ornamental species.

Client requirements are always the north star in the design process. Permaculture and sustainable design is adopted where possible, but never imposed.

This interview based section of a project aims to retain the cherished features of a space, and eliminate the problem areas.

Sector analysis takes a 360 view on privacy, flooding, fire risk, pollution, noise, access and more. It is foundational to a logical design solution.

This reveals how the client currently uses the site. It often exposes patterns which need to be maintained and some very illogical traits!

Critical on many sites, site water flow analysis is foundational to the design. This can help ensure planting schemes require little-to-no irrigation and can have a huge bearning on reduction of flood risk.

Midway through the process, site analysis begins to shape design solutions.

A comprehensive understanding of the on-site soil informs plant selection as well as water storage / drainage solutions.

Helps to ensure heights and changes in level are appropriate, and wind and views are respected in the final design. 

Understanding the current flora on site may surprise you. Many of our native species are useful to humans and provide specific ecosystem servies.

This helps design for particular species you'd like to encourage on site - whether it's newts in the pond or birdsong from the hedgerow.

Use the edges, value the marginal. You might find there's more to edges than fences!

The implementation can be a dramatic overhaul or a planned and phased editing undertaken by site owners.

Outdoor spaces should be experiential and regenerative - for people as much as planet.