What needs must your garden meet?

• A place to entertain friends and family?
• A play space?
• A place that takes little time to maintain?
• Anyone in your household with special needs?
• A place that encourages wild-life?
• Do you have a dog?

More specifically, do you want:

• A patio or decking?
• A lawn?
• A pond or water feature?
• A barbecue?
• Lighting?
• Containers?
• A greenhouse?
• Exterior water and power supply?

What style of garden do you want?

• English cottage garden?
• Mediterranean?
• Japanese?
• Modern?
• Formal or informal?

Any good views to be emphasised or bad views to be screened?

How much sun do you get, for how long and in which areas?

Which existing plants do you want to keep and which ones do you want to get rid of?

How much do you know about plants and gardening?

How much time are you willing and able to spend maintaining the garden?

What is your budget?