Landscaping Services

Photomontages

• A clever way of giving you a clearer picture of what your landscape design will look like when it’s finished. Generated using graphics programs and can be created from any angle to give you a new perspective of your future garden.
  

Landscape 3D Fly-throughs

• View fly-through movies at Nicholas Bray Landscapes YouTube Channel.

Landscape Design

The landscape design process includes:

• Concept design stage - testing alternatives to ensure that the final design solution meets your project brief. Get creative and think outside the square during the concept design stage.
  
  
• View colour PDF example of Masterplan package
  
  
• Design development stage - this stage is about fine tuning your chosen concept (or developing a new design using favourite elements from more than one of the concept design alternatives) and deciding on one clear direction for your final design.
  

• Final design - may include structural layout plans, master plan, lighting plans, drainage plans, planting plans and photomontages. The final design plan will often be the drawing used to get council approvals.
  

Construction Documentation

• Accurate construction drawings ensure a competitive tendering process for your project i.e. that all the contractors employed to construct your project are good value for money.
  
  
• Nicholas Bray Landscapes have a solid understanding of construction methods, detailing and council requirements for construction certificate approvals.
  
  
• Specialist advice and consultancy services from structural engineers and building consultants can be arranged as required.
  

Site Consultation

• Focusing on providing an attentive, comprehensive service we listen to your ideas and concerns and brainstorm together to generate a project brief which meets your needs.
  
  
• Advice about maintenance requirements, plant selection and design opportunities to complement architecture and existing gardens.

Council Approvals

• Nicholas Bray Landscapes will negotiate with council landscape officers on your behalf to ensure your projects compliance and a smooth process of DA and CC approvals.
  
  
• Services include; attendance at pre-DA meetings, interpretation and application of any other landscape requirements outlined in relevant local council plans and state government legislation.
  

Project Management

By engaging Nicholas Bray Landscapes to manage your landscape project, you ensure that you have a pilot directing your project from conception to completion. In a project management role, we will deliver your project within defined scope, quality, time and cost constraints while providing you with a single point of contact for directing any inquiries, instructions or concerns about your project.

Environmental Planning

• Working with ecology to create sustainable landscape solutions.
  
  
• Nicholas Bray Landscapes can give advice about ecologically (ESD) and water sensitive design (WSUD) techniques and technologies for your project.
  
  
• Preparation of required 3A permits for riparian corridors and provide advice about threatened species and indigenous vegetation communities’ on site.
  

Maintenance Schedules

Nicholas Bray Landscapes can manage your maintenance requirements by;

• Sourcing appropriate contractors and ensuring adequate maintenance periods are built into your contracts for insurance purposes.
  
  
• Establishing efficient, cost effective maintenance schedules for your project
  
  
• Arranging expert arboriculture advice to assist in managing your tree resources as required.
  
  

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