Garden consultation
Maybe you would like chickens but are not really sure where to put them or how to integrate them with what you already have. Or maybe you're wondering if it's possible to grow vegetables without spending endless summer evenings watering them?
A garden consultation is a great starting point to get a general sense of how permaculture principles could be applied to your garden.
I come to your property and discuss your ideas and aims. For a good sized suburban block this usually takes about 2 hours. We walk the property together, discuss your needs and any ideas you already have for your garden. This includes consideration of how all members of your household use the garden (even pets!), and how your future garden could best cater to everyone's needs.
Our discussion will also include some site analysis, such as looking at where the sun does and doesn't shine in your garden, water flows through your property and the characteristics of your soil. If needed, I can do some pH testing to ensure the soil is going to grow what you want it to. Every piece of land presents its own opportunities.
I am particularly excited about reducing the need for summer watering, so am always looking for ways to help my clients capture and store rainwater in ways that increase a garden's resilience in heatwaves. I believe we all ought to be able to go on a summer holiday without worrying that the garden will dry out while we're away!
The consultation also includes my suggestions of what you could do with each part of your garden, using the permaculture idea of zoning, which is about designing the garden around you and ensuring it's easy to maintain.
Service summary:
Cost of garden consultation only: $250 urban / $350 nearby rural
This covers 2 or more hours of consultation time with you, plus travel.
Costs for rural properties reflect the greater complexity of rural properties, and the longer travel times involved. Nearby rural means within an hour's drive of Canberra. Please contact me for pricing for properties further afield than this.
Optional extra 1: tailored report
Because there is so much information in permaculture, it can be hard to digest it all in one go. A report to summarise what we discussed and your next steps can be really helpful to many people. In the day or two following the consultation, I will send you a 5 - 7 page report by email. This costs an extra $250 on top of the regular garden consultation fee.
Optional extra 2: placement sketch of where things can be located in your garden
If you need help visualising where things could be laid out but don't want the expense of an intermediate or detailed garden design, then a 'mud map' layout of where elements could go might be just what you need. This is a high level diagram showing placement of elements (e.g. food forest, chicken zone, veggie patch etc.) overlaid on an aerial map.
Cost of garden consultation, report and placement sketch = $750 urban / $850 nearby rural.
Next steps
Services can build directly on one another. For example, if you decide after a consultation you would like to 'upgrade' to an Intermediate or Detailed Design, you only pay the difference between the cost of the consultation and the cost of that service.
A garden consultation is a great starting point to get a general sense of how permaculture principles could be applied to your garden.
I come to your property and discuss your ideas and aims. For a good sized suburban block this usually takes about 2 hours. We walk the property together, discuss your needs and any ideas you already have for your garden. This includes consideration of how all members of your household use the garden (even pets!), and how your future garden could best cater to everyone's needs.
Our discussion will also include some site analysis, such as looking at where the sun does and doesn't shine in your garden, water flows through your property and the characteristics of your soil. If needed, I can do some pH testing to ensure the soil is going to grow what you want it to. Every piece of land presents its own opportunities.
I am particularly excited about reducing the need for summer watering, so am always looking for ways to help my clients capture and store rainwater in ways that increase a garden's resilience in heatwaves. I believe we all ought to be able to go on a summer holiday without worrying that the garden will dry out while we're away!
The consultation also includes my suggestions of what you could do with each part of your garden, using the permaculture idea of zoning, which is about designing the garden around you and ensuring it's easy to maintain.
Service summary:
- 2 or more hours' consultation time with you in your garden
- We discuss your needs, analyze the site together, explore its potential
- I suggest things you could do with your garden and where elements can be placed for greatest effect
- Soil pH testing if needed
- Follow up email summary and relevant fact sheets
Cost of garden consultation only: $250 urban / $350 nearby rural
This covers 2 or more hours of consultation time with you, plus travel.
Costs for rural properties reflect the greater complexity of rural properties, and the longer travel times involved. Nearby rural means within an hour's drive of Canberra. Please contact me for pricing for properties further afield than this.
Optional extra 1: tailored report
Because there is so much information in permaculture, it can be hard to digest it all in one go. A report to summarise what we discussed and your next steps can be really helpful to many people. In the day or two following the consultation, I will send you a 5 - 7 page report by email. This costs an extra $250 on top of the regular garden consultation fee.
- Total cost of garden consultation with report: $500 urban / $600 nearby rural
Optional extra 2: placement sketch of where things can be located in your garden
If you need help visualising where things could be laid out but don't want the expense of an intermediate or detailed garden design, then a 'mud map' layout of where elements could go might be just what you need. This is a high level diagram showing placement of elements (e.g. food forest, chicken zone, veggie patch etc.) overlaid on an aerial map.
- Total cost of garden consultation with placement sketch: $500 urban / $600 nearby rural
Cost of garden consultation, report and placement sketch = $750 urban / $850 nearby rural.
Next steps
Services can build directly on one another. For example, if you decide after a consultation you would like to 'upgrade' to an Intermediate or Detailed Design, you only pay the difference between the cost of the consultation and the cost of that service.