Landscape Design Services

By using the skills of a professional Landscape Designer you have the opportunity to enhance the appearance, add value, incorporate creative and practical design with your individual future vision in mind and be the pride of the neighborhood.

Why would anyone want a cookie cutter landscape that looks exactly like everyone else’s? Why not create a landscape for you that is tailored to suit your individual taste, requirements, extend your outdoor living space and provide you with pleasure for many years.

Whether you are a do-it-yourselfer, or want to hire a landscaping contractor, a landscape design plan can provide you with infinite assistance. Because you will own the design plan you can take it with you and arrange do the work yourself over a period of time to suit your needs.

You can also have multiple landscape contractors bid the work - and all of them will be bidding on exactly the same computer-imaging plan and materials list instead of trying to figure out which one to choose while comparing apples to oranges. If you don’t want to blindly pick a contractor out of the phone book, we can make several suggestions, based on your individual project, of the most qualified and trustworthy landscapers in the NH area.

Discover why our time, effort and experience can be your most valuable landscape project asset.

Landscaping Design Frequently Asked Questions

Draw a rough sketch of the area you want to have your landscape design. Note any specific plants, and fixed structures that will remain. Note locations of any overhead wires, utility boxes, septic system, water lines, or gas lines. Note locations of large trees, and shaded areas or other obstacles that affect the design. Consult with the entire family if possible.

Make a list of specific uses of the area, barbecue, playing ball, graowing vegetables, lawn chairs, pet area, or bird watching etc... Are there any areas that need screening from noisy traffic, block a poor view, hide a woodpile, create a windbreak or define your property line boundary?

Are there other special needs or goals to be considered? Reduce watering or mowing, create shade, attract wildlife or provide entertainment area, patio or walkway, arbors, fence, gazebo, retaining walls, water feature? Is there a specific problem area or a deer problem? Are there any allergies that have to be considered?

What is your personal taste like? Do you prefer Formal design, Oriental, Classical English, Colorful Cottage Style, Whimsical, Elegant, Edible or Native? it can be extremely helpful to pick up some gardening magazines and mark what appeals to you the most. Do you have any specific color preferences, size or seasonal limitations?

Visit our Garden Center and list any plants that you especially like as well as any that you dislike and don't want to be included in your design. Do you need shade trees, fruit trees, flowering trees and shrubs or do you prefer evergreens? Do you want to incorperate roses, perennials or annuals in the design?

Work out a budget and determine if you will do part of or install the entire project yourself, do project in phases - or hire a local landscaping contractor.

The answers to all the above questions as well as your sketch, notes, lists and digital images are very important to have with you during the initial appointment with Sue Remki our creative landscape designer. Sue will listen to your concerns and offer cretive solutions to meet your needs. She will look over the planned project with you in detail, clarify particulars, make suggestions and create a folder of your lists and notes. This preperation will speed up the process and help avoid costly revisions to your design due to misunderstandings or information you may forget to mention during the appointment.

Garden Center Landscape Design Fee: $175.⁰⁰ for the first hour, then $50.⁰⁰ for each additional hour