Step 5 - The Basic Design

Our first contact is a 2 hour consultancy and designing a mud map of your new edible garden.

Consultancy:

During the consultancy we will go though the results of your questionnaire and become familiar with your wants and needs. Creating your new garden is a very personal journey and this consultancy is a beginning of a relationship between your household, your garden and us.

We will explain the basics of permaculture principals and how these can work in your garden.

It is important to have all your household at this meeting, especially children, as it creates ownership and children often have some fun ideas.

Design consultancy sample - Part 1	Design consultancy sample - Part 2
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The Concept Design:

Taking into account the outcome of our first meeting and using the map of your property we will design a concept design of your new garden.

This design is an excellent guide if you wish to construct the garden yourself. It will be supplied to you in electronic format so you can print it, laminate it and have it on hand when you are building.

Fees:

We charge at an hourly rate of $90 / hr plus travel costs.

The average suburban garden design takes around 3-4hours.

Note: Larger acreage properties can take up to 8 hours, depending on the detail of design required.

For the DIY construction we will supply you with a copy of Veggie Village's 'Give It A Go' DVD and accompanying notes that will give you a great starting point.

For those wishing to participate in a Veggie Blitz this is the time to decide whether the Edible Landscapes team will build the garden with you or if you want to include your community.