Hartnell Gardens
3d diagram of new planting plan.

Service

Garden Design and Planting

Garden design for all garden sizes and budgets. Transform your garden into an area that you will enjoy.

When you choose Hartnell Gardens to design a great-looking garden, you can be sure that the plants and landscaping will complement and enhance your property. From budget-friendly options, to full makeovers and planting plans, you can trust us to deliver well-thought-out garden designs and planting plans, that will suit your taste and style.

It's not often you get a garden maintenance and landscaping company that does garden design too. The benefit is that you will get all your garden needs met in one place. Drawing on years of expert plant knowledge and horticultural experience, we can create a garden that you love. Whether you live by the coast, countryside or in the centre of Exeter, our knowledge of the local area, soil type and microclimate helps us to deliver designs and planting suggestions that will thrive.

We are always customer-focused, so whether you want a low-maintenance garden or one filled with colour, we listen and deliver. Our aim is to ensure that a design suits your needs, has the right plants for you and your garden and blends with the surroundings.

Our Garden Design Process

A wooden square and ruler.
Stage 1

Initial Consultation

The initial consultation costs £110 within 5 miles of Exeter, (additional charges for travel and time further out). Should you wish to appoint us for the build, this fee will be refunded.

We will meet you on site to discuss your ideas, budget, design requirements and get an idea of how you want to use your garden space, discuss materials and styles. Following this we will send you a breakdown of the design fees and summary of the meeting.

Mood board of 3d planting plan and photos of plants to be used.
Stage 2

Site Survey and Design Concept

We will re-visit your garden to take measurements of the space to be redeveloped, take notes of existing structures and perform a series of soil samples and site analysis.

From this we will provide an initial design concept and mood board and take note of any amendments and comments you have.

3d computer diagram of a front garden with various annotations.
Stage 3

Design Presentation

From the initial concept and any design alterations or client amendments, we will produce a final design layout and accompanying 3d visuals. Charges vary depending on size and complexity of the project and whether you wish to appoint us to do the build.

Build and Aftercare

Should you wish to proceed with the build, we will turn the design into reality. We ensure planting is done to the highest standards in the correct soil type.

To ensure your garden continues to flourish we offer an ongoing maintenance service. Whether regular, occasional, or one-off maintenance sessions, we will keep it true to the design, whilst encouraging it to naturalise.

Planting

We have contacts with plant nurseries across the southwest. So we can provide high-quality plants, shrubs and trees of all varieties and sizes at competitive prices.

Can't wait for that tree to grow taller? Let us help you get a mature one, so you can enjoy it without waiting for years.

Advice and Consultation

If your garden or outdoor space just needs some additional planting – book a consultation. We will discuss your requirements, assess your space and soil type to produce a bespoke planting plan. Prices start from £200.

For those who wish to do their own gardening, but would benefit from some guidance. We also offer expert plant knowledge and horticultural expertise as a one-to-one service. Where we can provide a written maintenance schedule tailored to your garden. Prices start from £150.

Examples of our Garden Design

A digital 3d garden design of a proposed front garden, showing the house and flower beds to scale, with a mixture of purple, white and silver coloured flowers, formal hedging and topiary and an Olive tree opposite the front door. 3d visual of a front garden drawn using a computer, with a mixture of large clay pots on a bed of gravel, annotated with descriptions of the flowers. A completed front garden landscaped with pots and gravel to match the 3d drawing, filled with pink roses, Agapanthus and lupin plants. 3d designed visual proposal of a Mediterranean themed garden using planters of a raised construction painted white and filled with Olive and Fig trees and colourful lavenders and herbs. A view of raised planters at night, below a white retaining wall illuminated with up-lighting which show of the Olive tree and lollipop style privet topiary and other Mediterranean planting. A large mature Olive tree is planted in a square bed, of rich compost, surrounded by Lavender plants and neatly clipped shrubs, below a glass balustrade edged wall and staircase. A 3d design of a garden from the perspective of an eye level view showing raised planters with an incorporated log store, storage and seating around a large patio. Computer designed image of a front garden planting proposal from a first person perspective with plants surrounding a lawn and path. Computer aided design of a timber decking structure with detail of its construction and integrated raised beds and trellis balustrade. A new flower bed design for Poltimore House near Exeter showing the spacing and colour theme for new proposed planting between a fence and path. A first person view of the garden design at Poltimore House near Exeter, with a mix of white, purple and lime green plants amongst specimen small trees in a flower bed beside a path.

To keep your garden true to the design, and maintain its beauty, book us in for Garden Maintenance.

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