OUR SERVICES
Let’s talk about how we can bring your garden project to life.
We take the time to get to know you and what you would like to achieve. It covers functionality, aesthetics and other practical concerns such as the level of maintenance you’re prepared to take on as well as your budget.
The concept plan sets out the layout, function and attributes for the project. It sets the vision and conveys the design intent and how it will look and feel and is unique to you and your site.
Once the concept design is agreed, we prepare further detailed plans, as required. Structural elements are shown with dimensions and measurements. Detailed planting plans are prepared. Other plans such as lighting and irrigation layouts are also available.
The final landscape plan is a comprehensive guide to your landscape design which is then ready to install. We will recommend a landscaping company from our list of trusted partners and can help source items such as materials, plants and other landscaping details such as pool companies, outdoor furniture, lighting, pots and planters and ongoing garden maintenance companies once your garden has been installed.
To make the most of your garden, we also recommend our plant set-out service, to ensure the design intent is fulfilled, and our plant maintenance notes for the ongoing care and management of your new garden.
CONSULTATION
We take the time to get to know you and what you would like to achieve. It covers functionality, aesthetics and other practical concerns such as the level of maintenance you’re prepared to take on as well as your budget.
CONCEPT DESIGN
The concept plan sets out the layout, function and attributes for the project. It sets the vision and conveys the design intent and how it will look and feel and is unique to you and your site.
DETAILED DESIGN
Once the concept design is agreed, we prepare further detailed plans, as required. Structural elements are shown with dimensions and measurements. Detailed planting plans are prepared. Other plans such as lighting and irrigation layouts are also available.
READY FOR INSTALATION
The final landscape plan is a comprehensive guide to your landscape design which is then ready to install. We will recommend a landscaping company from our list of trusted partners and can help source items such as materials, plants and other landscaping details such as pool companies, outdoor furniture, lighting, pots and planters and ongoing garden maintenance companies once your garden has been installed.
OPTIONAL EXTRAS
To make the most of your garden, we also recommend our plant set-out service, to ensure the design intent is fulfilled, and our plant maintenance notes for the ongoing care and management of your new garden.
Designed to meet your individual needs, our packages offer flexibility, clarity, and choice.
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Lighting plans, Pots & Planters, Irrigation Plans & Outdoor furniture and accessories are also available
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We take the time to get to know you and
what you would like to achieve. It covers
functionality, aesthetics and other practical
concerns such as the level of maintenance
you’re prepared to take on as well as your
budget
Designed to meet your individual needs, our packages offer flexibility, clarity, and choice.
Ideal for clients who intend to complete the work in stages.
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Our process looks at the whole picture: the character of your site, the way you’ll use the space day to day, and how plants and structures will evolve over time. This ensures every decision – whether it’s a planting palette, layout, or material choice – is made with purpose.
We adapt at every step so the process fits your needs. That flexibility is what allows us to create gardens that are personal, practical, and enduring.
DESIGN EXPERTISE
We create considered landscapes that balance function with beauty to produce a cohesive design that suits your lifestyle and is unique to you.
OUR NETWORK
Our designs are installed with the help of our network of landscape professionals, and we can help source ongoing garden maintenance companies once your garden has been installed.
PROJECT KNOWLEDGE
We help to resolve site challenges and deliver an overall design that flows.
PLANT SELECTION
Our planting plans work because plants are selected for their suitability to the site conditions.
INDUSTRY AFFILIATION
As a certified member of the Landscape Design Institute, our commitment to our roles and responsibilities is demonstrated through our quality customer service and our ongoing professional development.
CLIENT LIASON
We offer expert advice and continued project updates on each project. We stay in touch and take a keen interest in seeing your vision come to life.
The curb appeal of your home is influenced in no small part by the garden. A well designed and maintained garden that helps merge the indoors with the out and provides opportunities for outdoor entertaining and relaxing can add to the overall attractiveness of your property. According to research, getting the garden right can add tens of thousands of dollars to your sale price and could add as much as 20 or more to the value of your property. It’s an investment that increases your enjoyment of your property, will improve your sale price and can result in a quicker sale – an investment worth making.
Consultations are held on site at your property. We start by having a walk around your garden or outside space and talking through how you currently use your outdoor space, identifying any problem areas and things that aren’t working for you and discuss what you would like to achieve. This includes not only how you want it to look and feel, but how you want it to function, and other practical concerns such as the level of maintenance you’re prepared to take on.
After our meeting, we develop a proposal with a client brief and scope of work, together with a quote. From there, once the proposal is accepted, we start to develop the concept plan.
Before we meet on site, take some time to think about your vision for your outdoor space and gardens. There are many different styles of gardens and the selection of materials and plants is huge. Magazines and websites such as Pinterest are great for researching gardens and helping to refine your wishlist.
With the brief agreed, the process to draw up an initial concept plan begins.
A site analysis is conducted, making note of all of the existing amenities and features as well as the local climate and environment, aspect, soil, drainage, existing trees among other things. With this information, and the client’s functional needs and wishlist of desires, a base plan is developed. From there we start to create diagrams with the layout of the different elements and zones. We keep playing with ideas and layouts until we come up with a concept we’re happy with and the concept plan develops from there.
Plant palettes and mood boards are developed and the concept is then refined with your input. The final concept plan is then drawn up.
Further detailed plans are developed as required, such as hardscape and specific planting (horticultural) plans.
Recommendations and sourcing of landscape contractors, hardscape materials, lighting, decorative features and furniture and plants, may also be made.
You may want to break a large project up into stages to make it easier or cheaper to tackle. The order you complete different stages in will depend on the priority you give it and your own personal timelines.
If renovating, it’s better to wait for all building work to be completed before planting out a garden to avoid any plant damage. You don’t want to risk damaging a garden with heavy building materials or work boots trampling over delicate new plants.
It may make sense to do some things at the same time – all the concreting at the same time (for example). You might want to complete any pool landscaping in time for Christmas, or to renovate garden beds in time for a planned event. Maybe you do the rear garden first and leave the front until last, or vice versa.
We can help to identify the order of tasks for your project and will discuss your individual needs with you.
Yes. The beauty of a landscape design is you can develop a master plan that you then implement in stages, or as and when you are ready to do it. This is a great way to manage costs and timeframes.
Over time, you can gradually add a pergola, a meditation zone or a firepit for example, and know that the final outcome is going to be a cohesive fit with the rest of your property.
Without having a vision, and a plan that sets out the overall design, you run the risk of ending up with a number of random elements that don’t go together and don’t flow. This can lead to disappointment and result in your outdoor space being left unused and ignored when it could be the jewel in the crown of your property.
The curb appeal of your home is influenced in no small part by the garden. A well designed and maintained garden that helps merge the indoors with the out and provides opportunities for outdoor entertaining and relaxing can add to the overall attractiveness of your property.
The Australian lifestyle is synonymous with outdoor living and Aussies place a high value on being able to entertain and relax outside. Outside spaces that provide opportunities for outdoor entertaining – BBQs and outdoor kitchens, firepits, pools and pavilions, attractive seating areas and other relaxation zones are all attractive to a buyer. Plants give shade, help reduce street noise and provide privacy and tranquility.
According to research, getting the garden right can add tens of thousands of dollars to your sale price and could add as much as 20% or more to the value of your property. It’s an investment that increases your enjoyment of your property, will improve your sale price and can result in a quicker sale – an investment worth making.
JULIAN & HANNAH
We wanted a garden to complement a new house in a Hamptons style, and you have given us exactly what we asked for and more.
We had a tight timeframe we were working to, and a tight budget. You understood what was needed and very quickly presented us with a design, found the landscapers to install it, and the plants to make the garden look lush and green.
We are thrilled with the result, thank you.
HILLARY
What a pleasure it was to work with Horte Couture to design plantings for my three balconies:
a tropical balcony, an edible kitchen balcony, and an Australian wildflower native balcony.
With her knowledge and selection of feature plants and pots, Kate has created lush (and luscious) spaces, with so many textures and colours. I now have beautiful, easy care spaces in which to relax, breathe, and entertain family and friends.
I am delighted to recommend Horte Couture!
TESTIMONIALS
TESTIMONIALS
In Their Words
HILLARY
What a pleasure it was to work with Horte Couture to design plantings for my three balconies:
a tropical balcony, an edible kitchen balcony, and an Australian wildflower native balcony.
With her knowledge and selection of feature plants and pots, Kate has created lush (and luscious) spaces, with so many textures and colours. I now have beautiful, easy care spaces in which to relax, breathe, and entertain family and friends.
I am delighted to recommend Horte Couture!
JULIAN & HANNAH
We wanted a garden to complement a new house in a Hamptons style, and you have given us exactly what we asked for and more.
We had a tight timeframe we were working to, and a tight budget. You understood what was needed and very quickly presented us with a design, found the landscapers to install it, and the plants to make the garden look lush and green.
We are thrilled with the result, thank you.
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Whether it’s a courtyard or an acreage property, we’re here to design a space that fits your lifestyle. Get in touch today.