OUR GARDENS
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Low-maintenance seasonal planting, modern outdoor furniture
A modern, leafy terrace, full of seasonal flowers. Three seating spaces for family use and steps to the lawn.
Status: build & planting complete; photos due Spring/Summer 2024
Status: build complete; photos to follow
ABOUT
We offer imaginative garden design and planting design to homeowners and commercial clients.
We're based in Addiscombe, Croydon (SE London), and work mainly in:
London - all areas including Clapham, Wandsworth, Dulwich, Putney & Streatham.
Surrey including Purley, Sanderstead, Coulsdon, Oxted, Woldingham, Wimbledon & Kingswood.
Kent including Sevenoaks, Orpington, Chislehurst, Beckenham & Bromley.
A well-designed garden can transform your home.
It should also enhance the lives of the people who use it.
We'll talk about what you need from your garden, so we can unlock its potential.
About Sonya
I started designing gardens as a way of combining my love of plants, the outdoors and great design.
I studied at the Oxford College of Garden Design, where I was taught by some of the industry's leading designers and specialists.
If you'd like to start making memories in your own beautiful garden, please get in touch.
Find me on Instagram @sonyapintogardens
What we offer
Our garden design process
Phone consultation
& a site visit
What do you want from your garden? Let's talk.
A free 15-minute phone consultation, followed by a site visit.
You might already know what you want from your garden, or maybe you need ideas.
You'll receive a written brief setting out agreed goals for the project, our process and our fees.
1
Concept design
An initial plan, focusing on layout
A survey will capture the current layout of the site, including ground levels.
We present a new summary plan for your garden, plus 3D perspectives and mood boards, to bring the concept to life.
We seek your feedback and tailor this to meet your needs. Once agreed, this concept design forms the basis for all subsequent work.
2
Developed design
A final "master plan" for your garden
We turn the concept design into a detailed master plan. You'll have input on paving materials and a sample planting palette before we finalise the plan.
We provide images to give you a real feel for what the space can become.
4
Planting plans
Selecting your new plants
After agreeing a planting budget with you, we produce a full planting plan.
Once the garden is built, we supply the plants and set them out according to the planting plan.
You'll receive a "lookbook" identifying each newly-added species and a plant maintenance guide.
We can put you in touch with local gardeners to help you maintain your new plants.
5
Build & site inspection
Experienced landscape builders and a point of contact for you
We can help you find an experienced landscape builder.
During the build, we can conduct site visits to monitor progress, act as your point of contact and ensure the garden is built according to the plans. The frequency of site visits is up to you.
We will set out the plants when the build is complete.
3
Technical drawings
Drawings for the landscapers who will build your garden.
These detailed plans include dimensions, lighting locations, drainage, re-shaped levels/contours, irrigation and construction details.
For more complex projects we can involve a structural engineer.
