Garden design, planting design and consultancy services

Rebecca Bernstein is a Bristol-based garden designer offering garden design, planting design, and consultancy services across Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire, and the Cotswolds. View recent projects.

Whether you are looking for a one-off consultation, a planting plan, or a Detailed Outline Plan, Rebecca works closely with each client to create gardens that respond to their site, architecture, surrounding landscape, and lifestyle.

Consultancy

For those seeking guidance or inspiration, a consultancy session offers the opportunity to explore what is possible in your garden.

During a 1-3 hour site visit, Rebecca discusses ideas, assesses the space, and identifies opportunities that might otherwise go unnoticed. It is a practical way to understand your garden’s potential.

Concept Design

Following the consultation and site visit, Rebecca translates the brief into a concept design.

Concept Plan drawing
3D sketches
Materials and planting mood boards

A topographical survey may be required to form a concept design.

The concept design shows how your garden could be shaped, planted, and experienced, providing a vision of the finished space.

Detailed Outline Plan

A Detailed Outline Plan is a fully scaled drawing and forms the basis from which your contractor or landscaper will build the garden.

This stage includes:

Detailed Outline Plan
Cross-section, construction, specification,
and setting out drawings
Scope of Works
Documents required for contractor tendering
Planting plans and schedules
Health and safety documentation (CDM)

A topographical survey is required to form a Detailed Outline Plan.

Planting Design

Planting design is a key part of the overall garden design. It can also be provided as a standalone service for clients with existing hard landscaping.

Drawn detailed planting plans
Plant schedules
Comprehensive plant index
Plant quantities
Sourcing guidance
Tailored maintenance documentation for the first years of establishment