Garden Design
Cambridge
BESPOKE GARDEN DESIGN IN CAMBRIDGE, ESSEX & SUFFOLK
Beautiful, functional, bespoke gardens in Cambridge
Our Platinum Award-winning Garden Design studio based in Hertfordshire works with a diverse range of clients and properties across Cambridge, Essex, Suffolk, Hertfordshire, London, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire and Surrey.
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In Cambridge, we specialise in designing beautiful, functional, practical gardens, styled to suit your individual character and needs. Whether you have an old country house garden or a townhouse courtyard garden, we know how to design the perfect garden to suit your property and needs.
If you would like to discuss how we can help transform your garden in Cambridge (our bespoke garden design services extend to the Home Counties, East Anglia, East Midlands and beyond), please call us on 07814 776 032 - we would love to hear from you.
Bespoke garden design services in Cambridge
Transforming your garden is a journey that captures its essence, bringing to life its unique identity and blending the natural attributes of your location with your personal aspirations, transforming your garden into a living, breathing entity with its own personality, history, and charm.
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By embracing the concept of Genius Loci and incorporating classical garden design, Dan Hartley transforms your garden into an unforgettable masterpiece that will bring you great pleasure and joy for many years to come.
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If you would like to discuss our garden design, planting design or garden aftercare and maintenance services, we would love to discuss how we can help transform your outdoor space in or around Cambridge, Essex, or Suffolk, so please do get in touch.
Summary garden design services in Cambridge
Garden Design Services in Cambridge, Essex and Suffolk
Award-winning garden and landscape designer and garden art specialist Dan Hartley specialises in stunning garden transformations that invite delight for years to come.
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Our bespoke garden design service in Cambridge takes you step by step from initial consultation to a finished garden in the following stages:
1. INITIAL SITE VISIT
Following an initial telephone consultation, we conduct an initial site visit to gain a better understanding of your requirements, get a feel for the space and determine the garden brief. We can then provide you with a detailed fee proposal for the design of your garden.
2. CONCEPT DESIGN
The next step is appointment of a professional surveyor to conduct a full survey of the site, to determine the layout as well as the topography and existing services. From this we produce the garden concept design in the form of 2D and 3D images, with mood boards to support the concept presentation. At this stage the focus is on the layout of the garden for your approval, rather than the specific details.
3. DEVELOPED DESIGN
Following agreement of the concept, the details of the design are taken a step further to produce the final masterplan, incorporating spatial arrangements, material palettes and planting mood boards. This detailed development and overall visualisation of the garden design helps provide you with a sense of your new garden.
4. TECHNICAL DESIGN
Your approval of the Masterplan leads to the preparation of setting out plans, detailed section and construction drawings, design detailing of all hard landscaping elements, lighting and irrigation plans require. This efficient communication of the design enables landscapers to assess and quote for everything they need to bring your garden design to reality.
5. PLANTING DESIGN
The Planting Palette showing suitable species for the design is produced and a Planting Plan is drawn up. This sets out the locations of all plants on site to enable planting by the selected Landscaper. A plant schedule listing species, pot size and quantities for costing and ordering is finalised.
6. TENDER
All design documents are packaged for pricing by Landscape Contractors and returned costings checked for errors. We then select and meet with potential landscapers before reviewing their proposals and providing our recommendations for a suitable landscaper for the project.
7. SITE MONITORING
We offer site monitoring during construction of the garden design, to ensure the design is being followed correctly.
8. AFTER CARE
Upon completion, a seasonal maintenance schedule is provided and aftercare arrangements are discussed. We offer ongoing visits to advise on maintenance and any interventions to improve your garden as it evolves over time. We can also recommend a local company to help care for your new garden to keep it looking its best all year round.
At each stage you have the opportunity to review and comment on how the design is progressing.
If you live in Cambridge, Essex, Suffolk or surrounding areas and would like to discuss how we could transform your garden, simply give us a call on 07814 776 032 and we would be delighted to speak to you.
SERVICING GARDENS ACROSS CAMBRIDGE, ESSEX AND SUFFOLK
Located on the River Cam in eastern England and home to the prestigious University of Cambridge, Cambridge is a city and non-metropolitan district situated in the county of Cambridgeshire, England.
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With its picturesque streets, gardens, architecture and surrounding countryside, the county town of Cambridgeshire is considered by some to be even prettier than its University counterpart Oxford. De Freville Avenue, a prime location in Chesterton, Cambridge, was once named one of the best places to live in Britain.
Cambridge also has some wonderful and historical green spaces across the bridges over the River Cam at Midsummer Common and Jesus Green.
Whether you have a traditional Edwardian townhouse garden on De Freville Avenue, or a contemporary courtyard garden in Cambridge city, Dan Hartley has the knowledge and expertise to design the perfect garden for you.
To discuss ideas for your new garden design, simply complete the contact form below or give Dan a call on 07814 776 032 - he would love to hear from you!
Our bespoke garden design services in Cambridge
Transforming your garden is a journey that captures its essence, brings to life its unique identity and blends the natural attributes of your location with your personal aspirations, transforming your garden into a living, breathing entity with its own personality, history, and charm.
​
By embracing the concept of Genius Loci and incorporating classical garden design, Dan Hartley transforms your outdoor space into an unforgettable masterpiece that will bring you joy for many years to come.
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If you would like to discuss our garden design, planting design or garden aftercare and maintenance services, we would love to discuss how we can help transform your garden in or around Cambridge, Essex, Hertfordshire, London and Buckinghamshire, so do get in touch.