Gardening Planning & Design Services In Calgary
*We do not currently offer maintenance services for residential properties.*
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Landscaping Costs from HomeAdvisor
Consultations
Do you have any horticultural questions? Does your soil need amendments or fertilizer? Are there pests in your garden you'd like to get rid of but aren't sure how? Should you be using mulch? How much water does your garden need? Which plants grow well in the shade?
I am available on an hourly basis to help you with your questions. Fees are $125/hour and are payable in advance with a minimum of 1 hour per visit.
Note: I do not provide on-the-spot garden design services as part of a consultation.
Garden Design & Installation
As a horticulturist, I specialize in softscaping services. This refers to the live horticultural elements of a landscape such as plants and soil. The process is as follows:
A custom-made garden will be designed and installed for you. An initial site visit starts the project, where I will take measurements and photos, discuss client preferences, and assess the landscape. Then a 2D computer-assisted design of your garden beds is created and an estimate developed to be discussed with you. Finally, your garden is installed for your immediate enjoyment! Weather permitting, this process should take approximately 3 weeks from initial visit to installation.
A deposit of $125 is required to reserve your appointment. Click here for further details. Typical costs for this type of project range from $2088 to $6494 as reported by HomeAdvisor (see graph).
To plan your budget accordingly, here are some common retail landscaping costs (product only):
#1 perennial = $19-25
#2 perennial = $30
#2 shrub = $37
#5 tree = $100
#7 tree = $140
#10 tree = $180
1 cu yd mulch (delivered) = $175
1 cu yd garden soil (delivered) = $175
Garden Maintenance
If you don't want to weed, prune, manage pests and diseases, fertilize, or cultivate soil, let us do the job for you.
*Available for new commercial clients only (e.g. condos and Home Owners' Associations)
Soil Nutrient Tests
As soil is the foundation for plant growth, nutrient testing is vital prior to implementing a fertilizer management program. Nutrient testing will determine whether a nutrient deficiency or toxicity exists, and provide a starting point for appropriate soil management. pH, nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium (potash) are analyzed for $20.
Condominiums
Let us work with your budget to ensure your common property has great curb appeal.
Residents' Associations
Gardens by Laura provides landscaping services to those neighbourhoods that have maintenance obligations that are not performed by the City of Calgary.
Container Gardening
Container gardening creates lovely landscapes utilizing potted plants. A garden can be created anywhere! Container gardens are completely portable allowing unlimited creativity for your patio, deck, balcony, pathway, garden, and front entry. This eye catching feature adds focal points to your yard as well as architectural accents to your home.
There is a greater variety of plants that can be grown in container gardens as they do not need to survive Calgary's harsh winters. Annuals, perennials, tropicals, shrubs, vegetables, herbs, and roses can be grown in pots. Every year you can have a different garden!
Prices are based on the size of planter and do not include the planter or delivery. The cost is $8.50 per one inch diameter of the pot:
For example, a 20" pot is $8.50 x 20 = $170.
Classes
Do you have a group of people interested in a gardening class? Classes are designed to suit your groups interests.
Fees are $175/hour.
Home Staging
Are you selling your home and need instant curb appeal? Container gardening may be the solution for you! Best of all - these gardens are portable so you can take it with you when you move to your new space.
Payment
Payment is by cash or e-transfer. To protect against email fraud, Gardens by Laura uses an auto-deposit feature. Transactions sent by bank transfer are automatically deposited. This feature is more convenient, as you can skip the steps that require you to enter a password or answer a security question. In addition, this means that even if fraudsters gain access to your email account, they can’t try to intercept the transfer.
Do you have any horticultural questions? Does your soil need amendments or fertilizer? Are there pests in your garden you'd like to get rid of but aren't sure how? Should you be using mulch? How much water does your garden need? Which plants grow well in the shade?
I am available on an hourly basis to help you with your questions. Fees are $125/hour and are payable in advance with a minimum of 1 hour per visit.
Note: I do not provide on-the-spot garden design services as part of a consultation.
Garden Design & Installation
As a horticulturist, I specialize in softscaping services. This refers to the live horticultural elements of a landscape such as plants and soil. The process is as follows:
A custom-made garden will be designed and installed for you. An initial site visit starts the project, where I will take measurements and photos, discuss client preferences, and assess the landscape. Then a 2D computer-assisted design of your garden beds is created and an estimate developed to be discussed with you. Finally, your garden is installed for your immediate enjoyment! Weather permitting, this process should take approximately 3 weeks from initial visit to installation.
A deposit of $125 is required to reserve your appointment. Click here for further details. Typical costs for this type of project range from $2088 to $6494 as reported by HomeAdvisor (see graph).
To plan your budget accordingly, here are some common retail landscaping costs (product only):
#1 perennial = $19-25
#2 perennial = $30
#2 shrub = $37
#5 tree = $100
#7 tree = $140
#10 tree = $180
1 cu yd mulch (delivered) = $175
1 cu yd garden soil (delivered) = $175
Garden Maintenance
If you don't want to weed, prune, manage pests and diseases, fertilize, or cultivate soil, let us do the job for you.
*Available for new commercial clients only (e.g. condos and Home Owners' Associations)
Soil Nutrient Tests
As soil is the foundation for plant growth, nutrient testing is vital prior to implementing a fertilizer management program. Nutrient testing will determine whether a nutrient deficiency or toxicity exists, and provide a starting point for appropriate soil management. pH, nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium (potash) are analyzed for $20.
Condominiums
Let us work with your budget to ensure your common property has great curb appeal.
Residents' Associations
Gardens by Laura provides landscaping services to those neighbourhoods that have maintenance obligations that are not performed by the City of Calgary.
Container Gardening
Container gardening creates lovely landscapes utilizing potted plants. A garden can be created anywhere! Container gardens are completely portable allowing unlimited creativity for your patio, deck, balcony, pathway, garden, and front entry. This eye catching feature adds focal points to your yard as well as architectural accents to your home.
There is a greater variety of plants that can be grown in container gardens as they do not need to survive Calgary's harsh winters. Annuals, perennials, tropicals, shrubs, vegetables, herbs, and roses can be grown in pots. Every year you can have a different garden!
Prices are based on the size of planter and do not include the planter or delivery. The cost is $8.50 per one inch diameter of the pot:
For example, a 20" pot is $8.50 x 20 = $170.
Classes
Do you have a group of people interested in a gardening class? Classes are designed to suit your groups interests.
Fees are $175/hour.
Home Staging
Are you selling your home and need instant curb appeal? Container gardening may be the solution for you! Best of all - these gardens are portable so you can take it with you when you move to your new space.
Payment
Payment is by cash or e-transfer. To protect against email fraud, Gardens by Laura uses an auto-deposit feature. Transactions sent by bank transfer are automatically deposited. This feature is more convenient, as you can skip the steps that require you to enter a password or answer a security question. In addition, this means that even if fraudsters gain access to your email account, they can’t try to intercept the transfer.
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