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How to Choose a Landscape Architect?
Garden designing is not an easy task, so it is to better to hire professionals to get the job done. But picking right landscape consultant is not if you have no idea how to choose the designing companies as there are various companies out there. They all have expertise in different fields like residential and commercial garden designing. So if you want garden for your home, then look for someone who is experienced and expertise in residential garden designing.
Here are some useful tips to choose landscape designers:
Recommendation from friends and relatives is one of the best ideas to choose a landscape architect. Before that check their garden and see what they have done with the garden, because your demands may be different from theirs. If you have small garden and not much scope for designing, a landscape consultant with a great talent for designing bigger garden might not be for you.
Keep in mind what you need
Always keep in mind what you need for your garden. If you demands are not higher, look for as much expertise as you need. If you only want a plant for your existing garden, a master gardener would be a better choice.
Ask for Client Portfolio
Interview a few landscape architects on the phone. Ask whether you can see examples of their work to ensure that you like their style. You can ask to see a brochure or portfolio, ask whether they have any projects published in magazines or books, or see whether they can direct you to finished projects that you might visit.
Always review clients of consultants:
If the landscape consultant company is already established and set up, they would definitely have portfolio of the clients. Do not hesitate to visit their clients, talk to them about the consultant and the services they have provided. Even you should take visit to take a look at the gardens the have designed.
One other way is to visit the web site of consultant. Take a careful look at the entire site and find the testimonial of the clients. They also have the portfolio, go through it and see the picture of the garden of their clients. You will also have better idea of what exactly you want by going through the portfolio and image how your garden should look like?
Communication is plus point
You must have clear understanding of what you want from a landscape architect. After finding a company which you think is suitable to you and will fulfils your needs, make a visit to find out what more they could do according to your demands. If the designer is listening to you carefully and giving you some nice suggestion about the garden which makes it beautiful and which is also under your budget, then this is the right choice for you.
License is Authentication:
There are lots of garden designs available, but not all the consultants have the license to do the job. However, there some designers who perform better even without license. But still prefer to go with someone to do the perfect job for you.
Ask for charges for maintenance
Another most important factor is how much the landscape designer company will charge? Different companies have different packages, but you can personalized according to your how want our garden to be. If you have big garden to maintain, check the maintenance service charges which can cost you more than constructing the garden. So consider maintenance factor in advance.
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