What is a good name for a garden design company?
I am starting a company to help people design and refresh their gardens and landscapes. My services will include planning out their garden, helping them select plants at the nursery, and then helping them keep their yard green and healthy. I’m thinking of a name with
“– Scenes” or “– Scapes” in it, but I’m open to any ideas. I am near the coast and specialize in plants that do well there. I love the name Gardenscapes but it is already taken. Thanks much!
How much should I charge for my garden designs?
I am working in conjunction with a local building firm who recently got a job designing a sensory garden for a primary school. The garden is being paid for by a £6000 government grant the school has recently been awarded, as it is designed for young children including those with disabilities. They asked me to come up with the designs for the garden, and so far I have surveyed the site, come up with two original initial ideas and produced plant and materials lists for them. I will also work with them towards a final design, and will take part in the building process as much as I can. The only problem is, they have asked me for a quote, and I don’t know what to charge. I don’t have my own business, but I have always worked on designs in the past. The most recent one was a full design overhaul for a pub garden, and I have never been paid for it. I want something for my efforts, but I’m not sure what the going rate is. Any ideas?
Anyone have some interesting garden shed designs they have devised themselves?
Was thinking it would be easy to build a pretty good shed using sheets of exterior plywood that you cut into say three inch strips which have notches in them which then lock together v. much like the simple book shelfs you made as a child.
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