Released On 14th Feb 2024
Why Use A Garden Designer?
Getting your garden designed is an incredibly valuable investment. But it’s one that’s often put off for a long time. It’s seen as a luxury, and usually left until after all of the house improvements are done. When it is time to ‘deal with the garden’, many homeowners decide it would be better to try it out themselves. While this might seem like a good idea on the surface, there are a lot of hidden problems that can creep up along the way. Instead, you’re better off hiring a professional garden designer – and here are 5 reasons why.
Big Picture Thinking
A good garden designer will sit down with you and listen to what you want from a garden space. At first, we won’t need information about the details of exactly which colour roses you want to include – we’ll get to that later. We’ll focus on finding out what you want to use the space for. Do you want a quiet, secluded spot to read on sunny days? A modern design that’s friendly for the kids to play in? Or a large outdoor dining space where you can gather friends and entertain late into the evening? From that, we might create mood boards to help with inspiration, make sketches or even bring samples to show you what our vision is. We’re great at big-picture thinking, and can help make even the most lavish ideas a reality with a few little tweaks.
The Benefit of Experience
Garden designers know everything there is to know about gardening, and use all of that knowledge to bring your dreams to life. We can draw from a wide range of resources, select specific materials and finishes to fit in with your home and we can even design specific products and suggest hard furniture or lighting if appropriate. This means we can create bespoke garden features and finishes for you, and choose plants that are likely to thrive in your garden. We can also recommend layouts that suit your needs and plants that match your experience level and maintenance requirements. So if you don’t want to do a lot of ongoing care, we can suggest plants that will look good no matter how often you forget to water them.
A Full, Tailored Plan
A lot of gardens come together by accident. New owners move in, they change a few things here. Add some furniture and new plants there. Maybe cut down some older trees a few years later. The result is often a space that’s a bit disjointed and doesn’t always unlock the potential hidden inside the garden. A good garden designer will take into account beautiful views, privacy from neighbours, eyesores, climate, proportions and even accessibility, so that you will have an overall, coherent plan for your garden that has been tailored for your needs.
Increase the Value of Your Property
Did you know that the quality of your garden can have a big impact on the value of your home? So not only can you enjoy the benefits of a beautiful outdoor space, but having it professionally designed can be a good long-term investment. Getting your garden designed and landscaped has shown to add significant value to your home – we’re talking a 20%-40% increase in value when it comes time to sell. Even if you aren’t looking to sell at the moment, the investment could be the thing that helps your property stand out in a crowded marketplace, and maybe even give you the funds to create your next dream garden.
Your Own Project Manager
Redesigning your garden is a project. No matter how big or small the changes you’re planning are, there are a lot of moving parts involved that you will need to keep an eye on, budgets to stay on track with and tradespeople to manage. For busy professionals, this is a time-consuming process that’s full of pitfalls. Hiring a garden designer means you have someone who can oversee every step of the project for you, keeping the creation of your new dream garden as simple and straightforward as possible. You’ll be dealing with one company that will handle everything for you, including managing your budgets, any planning applications, bringing in trustworthy tradespeople if needed and ensuring everything goes smoothly. It’s never been easier to get the garden of your dreams.
At CMA Garden Design we spend a lot of our time designing gardens – it’s in our name! Whether that’s helping you make small improvements to the flow of your space, to a complete redesign of your garden from top to bottom. Our team are all professional, qualified gardeners with a passion for nature, so we’re perfectly placed to care for your garden. If you'd like to find out more about what we do, just get in touch with the team today.
