How To Budget For A New Garden
We are often asked “what should I budget for my new garden?” - essentially how much will a new garden cost.
Unfortunately this isn’t quite as staright forward as it seems. However to give a little insight into our process, there are a couple of rules of thumb that we adopt when coming up with initial costings or your new garden. These are:
Budget at least £60 per square metre where your garden design involves planting (with very little or no building work)
Budget from £160 per square metre where you are using built elements such as paving
Overall a useful starting point is to think about spending around 10% of the value of your home - although you can obviously spend much more, or much less, than this value. By working with a professional garden designer though you will be adding value to your property as well as to your quality of life - but, equally, trying to cut corners on quality in the garden could have a less positive impact.
Garden design on a budget of less than £20,000
Asking a garden designer for an hour or two of consultation can add real value by ensuring you get more for your money - with ideas and issues provided that you may not have thought of. This still leaves a sizeable sum to make meaningful changes that will have a real impact on how you use your garden - providing garden design ideas on a budget.
A £20,000 to £40,000 budget
In this instance a professional garden designer will help you to achieve the best possible garden as well as getting the most value for your money. A full garden design is a blueprint for developing your garden in the most sensible and creative way, realising your garden’s potential and avoiding any potential issues.
Landscape and garden design on a £40,000+ budget
Larger budgets enable your garden designer to work with you to create a garden that will be completed to the highest standard, working alongside a professional landscape contractor.
The overall cost however depends upon the scale of your garden and the scope of the changes required. This is why a garden designer is critical on large projects – ensuring that you can understand what is possible and then working with you to deliver that as smoothly as possible.