Landscape Design
The design team at CLS is passionate about designing landscapes that not only meet your needs but also highlight the unique characteristics of your property. Our expertise in garden design, hardscaping, and plant selection ensures your outdoor space is a harmonious extension of your home.
From initial concepts to final preliminary plans, we focus on designing landscapes that elevate your property’s appeal and provide long-lasting enjoyment. Our expert landscape designers work on projects of all sizes, from intimate courtyards and balconies to expansive residential landscapes.
Our Design Process
Introductory Meeting
Meet with our team face-to-face or online to discuss your requirements, ideas and block layout. Following the meeting, we will provide you with a detailed design fee proposal and design brief based on our discussion.
Preliminary Plans
Our team will provide preliminary concept plans, including a mood board, layouts, features, planting, materials, and project-specific details. We’ll collaborate with you to refine the design to suit your ideal garden space.
MASTER PLAN
Once the preliminary plans are approved, the design team will provide you with a final master plan. Which will include a schedule of finishes such as hardscapes, softscapes, lighting and irrigation, suitable for use during construction.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you design all aspects?
With an extensive knowledge in both construction and design. Our team are able to design pools, pergolas, retaining & feature walls and any other features your garden may require. Our team can specify all materials to be used including colour palettes.
What is involved in the initial consultation?
Your onsite or online meeting will be held with either one of our lead designers or directors. These meetings can take anywhere from 30 minutes to 1.5 hours depending on your property size and the amount of detail that needs to be covered. The meeting will centre around your budget, required items and desired features for your garden. Following the design meeting, CLS will provide you with a detailed design fee proposal which will outline information such as: design brief, specified budget, concept inclusions and any other project specific details.
I would like a design but I am outside of your 30km radius.
CLS designs projects all over Victoria, initial consultations can be held remotely and the design will be developed at our Mordialloc office, onsite consultations may be subject to a fee based on the projects location. If on site meetings are required during the design process, they will be accounted for within the design fee proposal or charged to the client at our base design hourly rate with a minimum call out fee.
My Property has not been built yet, when should I have my landscape design done?
If you are in the process of building a home, CLS recommends doing the landscape design in conjunction with your home architect/designer so that considerations can be made with the internal and external aspects.
How long does a design take?
No one design project is the same, however for most standard projects we recommend allowing 6-8 weeks from start to finish. This can change based on the design teams workload, if council feedback is required or any holiday periods such as public holidays or end of year break.
Do I need drawings from any specialists such as engineers or draftsmen?
Some items may need engineering for permits or council approval. These can either be incorporated into the design phase or covered within the construction contract. CLS handles all communications between Engineers, Draftsmen & Council in house.
