My Garden Design

Greenspace Landscapes were stuck for planting ideas for this blank canvas of a newbuild garden in Edinburgh. Our designers created a dog-friendly planting plan featuring robust plants that would establish quickly to disguise the fenceline. The plant palette offers lots of colour and interest and as it matures, will make the garden feel much more private too. Read the full case study on our website. https://lnkd.in/gE-7wagc

We love collaborating with landscape and design companies to help transform outdoor spaces. Take this garden in North London as an example. It's a decent sized space but is not particularly inviting as it is. It needs privacy, and it needs plants. But to rip up that paving and re-instate beds and borders would be a nightmare considering the lack of access. Living Windows offered the perfect solution though - planters. And with their schedule filled to overflowing, who better to help out with the planting plan than My Garden Design. Living Gardens completed the client brief questionnaire on our website then uploaded photographs and measurements and our designers did the rest. The result, a plan for a verdant green oasis that will feel cosy in winter and comfortable in summer. Ideal for entertaining, relaxing and eating al-fresco at any time of day. Do you need a garden design in a hurry? Take a look at the My Garden Design Website or DM us to arrange a demo.

It's #StressAwarenessMonth and from talking to industry colleagues at various events, many landscapers have never felt so stressed. Even lockdown was less trying than this endless rain. Nevertheless, I feel lucky to have a great team of landscapers working with me, lots of enquiries coming in, reasonably good health and a great family. This is a blog I published a while ago about minimising stress during busy times of the year. I've just re-read it to remind myself of some of the coping tools that are available to everyone in our industry. Please take a look and if you have any other stress busting suggestions for the MGD community, please share them in the comments. For anyone who is struggling at the moment, Perennial - Gardeners' Royal Benevolent Society offers lots of help with physical and mental health difficulties, financial problems and much much more besides. https://lnkd.in/gmc8Qju #worksmarternotharder #Landscapers #landscapinglife #springiscoming #gardendesigners

Do you notice a steep rise in enquiry numbers as soon as the evenings get brighter in spring time? Do enquirers get impatient when they have to wait ages for a garden design to be completed? My Garden Design will ALWAYS have a professionally presented, buildable garden design back to you within 4 weeks of order confirmation. ✅ Easier to manage client expectations. ✅ Fewer 'follow up' phone calls from clients concerned that their design has not arrived. ✅ No client feels as though they have been pushed to the back of the queue - everyone feels as though their project is progressing. ✅ You can keep working on site and/or visiting prospects while we manage the design process - better use of your time. ✅ You have full control over the client relationship, our designs are based on the measurements and the design brief that you supply. ✅ Reasonably priced service with no hidden costs. ✅ Online service available 24/7 - no need to wait for office hours to get your project started. Switching to MGD for your garden designs leads to happy faces all round. Head over to our website for more details or DM us to organise a demonstration. #onlinegardendesign #designservices #gardendesign #speedyservice #tradeprices

We're really enjoying Robbie Lynn's Roots To Revenue Podcast - highly recommended. In particular we enjoyed this episode with Mark W. In which Robbie and Mark discuss ways to identify and target your ideal demographic. https://lnkd.in/eZexYkKK Our own Paul Baker has been invited to participate in a future episode of Roots To Revenue. Subscribe to the YouTube Channel to be the first to know when Paul's podcast goes live.

**NEW BLOG** Its been a while but we've finally added a new blog to the My Garden Design website. It's a Landscaper's Guide to Outsourcing Garden Design - how to find a good garden designer and how to overcome any worries you might have about outsourcing or delegating your designs. Please have a read and let me know what you think. #newblog #landscaping #onlinegardendesign #outsourcing

In this blog from the MGD archives, the one and only Alan Sargent offers sage advice on conducting site surveys. My Garden Design customers will know that we base our designs on the measurements and survey results that you submit. It's therefore crucial for the success of your project that your measurements are comprehensive and accurate. Click on the link to read Alan's tips on how to conduct a site survey. https://lnkd.in/eWUSM27

At MGD we do our utmost to make sure that our designs are buildable, but as landscapers we know that whilst hardly anything is impossible, some gardens are more challenging than others. What has been the most challenging garden design you've worked on so far? What were the biggest difficulties and how did you overcome them? We'd love to see pictures of the final result. #onlinegardendesign #designchallenges #landscapingdesign #buildinggardens

Your conversation starter for this week....... Does the internet make garden design easier or harder? Is it helpful for you to have instant access to inspirational articles and photos, descriptions and prices for materials and online forums? Or do you find that clients have unrealistic ideas and expectations based on what they've seen online? What would you like to see more of (in terms of garden design) online? And what would you like to see less of? #gardendesign #conversationstarter

Do you listen to any industry related podcasts? Paul Baker is joining Robbie Lynn today to record a Podcast for Premier Lawns which will be about starting and running a landscaping/gardening business. We can't wait to share the link with you. Which is your favourite podcast?