Services
What Fernwood designs and builds
Five kinds of work, all drawn on the same plan and built by our own crews.
Garden design
A measured survey, a plan drawn to scale and a planting schedule by bed, ready before any work is priced.
Site survey and levels
Plan, sections and planting schedule
Permit drawings where needed
Terraces and walls
Terraces, steps, paths and retaining walls in natural stone, brick and pavers, laid on a proper base.
Dry-laid and mortared walls
Terraces, steps and paths
Drainage behind every wall
Planting
Trees, shrubs, borders and perennials chosen for the site's light and soil, and set out in the season that suits them.
Planting plans by bed
Trees and shrubs
Borders, bulbs and perennials
Outdoor rooms
Pergolas, patios, fire features and water, built into the garden so they sit where the plan put them.
Pergolas and shade structures
Fire pits and fireplaces
Ponds and stepped water
Garden care
Visits that carry a new garden through its first years: watering checks, pruning and seasonal work.
First-year watering checks
Pruning and cutting back
Seasonal planting and mulch
How a project runs
Six steps from the first visit to the first year
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Step 1: Site visit
We walk the property, take measurements and photographs, and listen to how you use the garden.
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Step 2: Survey and plan
We survey the site and draw the plan, with sections, materials and a planting schedule.
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Step 3: Proposal and approvals
You receive a written build price from the drawing, and we prepare any permit or association papers.
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Step 4: Build
One site lead runs the crews in the order the plan sets, from drainage and stone to carpentry.
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Step 5: Planting
Plants go in during the spring or fall window, set out to the schedule on the plan.
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Step 6: Handover and care
We walk the finished garden with you, write down the watering plan and visit through the first season.
Questions
About the work
Do you take small jobs?
We take projects where a plan makes a difference: a terrace, a wall, a whole border. If a job needs only maintenance, we will say so and suggest someone else.
Can you build in stages?
Yes. The plan covers the whole site, and we build it in phases that match your budget and the seasons, so each stage sits right with the next.
Do you use native plants?
Where they suit the site. The planting schedule lists each plant, why it is there and how much light and water it needs.
Start with a visit to the site
We walk the property with you and agree the next step.