It is impossible to argue with the assertion that no one knows better than a person himself what he wants. But is the knowledge of what you want to get enough to make the garden of your dreams? We will try to answer this question in this article.
The most popular reason to neglect the help of a professional designer is saving money. After all, what is the difficulty in choosing an eye-pleasing style and buying everything on the market or in a specialized store? In addition, many people believe that a designer is not needed, because what difficulties can be. I chose, planted, and you're done. Is it that simple? Let's try to figure it out.
A landscape designer represents many specialists at once, this is an engineer and an architect, and also a designer who is not only a specialist in beauty, but also simultaneously solves a huge number of various technical problems. After all, just planting something is not an option. We need a plan. It is with planning that the work of a professional begins, and if you decide to make your own dream garden yourself, then you simply cannot do without this stage. Of course, you need a site plan. The best option is to order a geodetic survey. You can also save money by measuring the site yourself using a tape measure. But you definitely should not do everything by eye. The presentation of all the ideas on a given scale on the plan will make it possible to evaluate the whole picture, find out how successful your project is, how the paths of the desired width will look like, whether there is enough space for furniture in the recreation area, etc.
Think about it:
- How many communications are already on the site and how many more are planned to be laid.
- What is allowed to build above and below various communication facilities.
- Where are the boundaries of the rights of neighbors.
- What plants are allowed to be planted in the immediate vicinity of the fence.
- How close to the fence is it allowed to dig.
- What is allowed to be buried.
- Where and what type of blind area is located.
- What is the minimum distance to be left from the foundation to the various plants, taking into account the root system.
- Where the snow will fall from the roof in winter.
And these are far from all the points that a landscape designer takes into account in his work. Therefore, if you do not want to do all this, or you think "and so it will do," stop. Better to order the service of a professional. So your garden will be not only beautiful, but also comfortable, so to speak, “correct”. It is better to pay a landscaping designer once than to remodel the garden after a neighbor's complaint or other problems.
The landscape designer has a good idea of the order of the required work, can navigate in a non-standard situation and avoid unnecessary cash costs. In addition, a professional usually already has all the contacts, has his own experienced team of workers, he knows good contractors and suppliers. Therefore, contacting a designer will save your time not only for planning and implementing your plans, but also for finding labor. Of course, someone is ready to do everything himself, lay paving slabs, plant lawn seeds, hedges, flowers, etc. But, if you are not a professional, then you will spend a huge amount of time studying all the nuances, and even in this case, most likely, you will do worse than a team with a “full hand”.
Thus, in many cases, the salary of a specialist balances the risks that you can incur when working on your own.
