Expert Landscape Architects and Designers in Bathgate

No. We supply design only (and planting advice) services. Our detailed design work comes ready to be passed on to contractors for tender. We can, however, help you to identify and appoint a landscape contractor and act as site inspector during the build.

Once planting areas have been identified, we start by deciding on appropriate structural elements (trees and shrubs) before adding a generous palette of perennials, grasses and bulbs; all calculated to provide year round interest. We then source plants from top trade nurseries and arrange for delivery to your site.

The time needed to fully realise your special space depends on many factors including site complexity, contractor availability and time of year, and is likely to happen in stages. After first meeting, however, I should be able to estimate the time needed to complete your design and a sense of the likely stages involved.

This is an important aspect of working out your planting plan. Often the optimum growing environment quoted on plants in garden centres is based on climate and conditions elsewhere (often southern England). This is where my horticultural knowledge and lifetime experience of experimenting with growing plants in central Scotland comes into play. I assess the levels of light and shelter, prevailing winds, soil type and pH, and can confidently choose appropriate plants for your site.

At Deanburn Garden Design, we work sympathetically with Nature to optimise your special space. An important focus at Deanburn Garden Design is on supporting and improving the fit of any garden space within Nature. Our design work seeks to support and improve biodiversity across, and between, planting, insects, and wildlife. We follow industry legislation and regulation, always adhering to sustainable urban drainage systems SuDS. I prefer not to take on any project that is likely to result in a detrimental ecological impact to the site.