19TH IMPRESSION with photos - Architectural Plants

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A GARDEN DESIGNED, BUILT AND MAINTAINED
BY ARCHITECTURAL PLANTS USING
ARCHITECTURAL PLANTS
On page two I’ve written a little on the evolution of this side of the
business. We used to be a nursery selling plants to anyone discerning
enough to buy them.
Now we’re a company that
does your garden from top
to toe that’s fortunate
enough to have its very
own nursery. We design,
we build, we plant and we
creatively maintain.
Thousands of plants to choose from at
either nursery. Lots of topiary
Nearly all the gardens
we’ve designed and
built have been as a result
of a visit to either nursery.
For those taken by the
presentation, flavour and
look of the nursery there’s
a realisation that some of that feeling can be reproduced in their own
garden. That’s what we endeavour to do - give you a piece of
Architectural Plants.
Because we love plants,
the emphasis in our
gardens is always on ‘creating
an effect using plants’.
An obvious statement perhaps
but some modern garden
designs seem to have a
greater emphasis on the
‘hard landscaping’ (ponds,
paths, patios etc) and less
on the plants. We’ll do the
hard landscaping too and
under the vigilant eye of our Thousands of plants to choose from at
landscape manager Rob either nursery. Lots of spiky plants
Mackinnon, it will always
be beautifully executed but don’t forget - being us - the plants will
always come first.
THE PROCEDURE
1. Triage
If you show an interest in having us design your garden, first phone
01403 891772 and ask for Frances Law, our triage expert. Triage?
We’ve always had a process whereby
we speak to a customer with the
intention of considering how and
who (which member of staff) can
serve them best. I’d always been
surprised that with the vast array of
loony business jargon floating
around, there didn’t seem to be a
label for this (to us) all important
process. Discussing this with a doctor
friend, he pointed out that in his
world of emergency medicine, this
was called ‘triage’ : the decision as
to how best to deal with a casualty
Triage. Initial discussions start
at the nursery
that’s just arrived at the hospital.
It’s nowhere near as bloody here but
it’s still a good analogy. A brief discussion
with someone skilled at
triage can save a great deal of time and set everyone on the right
course almost immediately.
2. The Right Person
Following this relatively brief discussion, you will be put in touch (as
quickly as possible) with The Right Person - your designer. The
meeting that ensues involves looking at photos, maybe aerial photos on
the internet and discussions about your ambitions for the garden, your
loves and loathings and if possible, your budget. (A good time to
emphasise that great gardens rely on bold ideas well executed not necessarily,
huge sums of money).