Have you had your garden proffesionally landscaped?

[WhatTheFeckIsGoingOn]

If so, can you tell me how much you spent and what you had done?

We're in desperate need of some landscaping, unfortunately not work we can do ourselves as the garden has been so neglected it now requires rebuilding of walls, patios etc.

The problem is I have no idea how much any of this costs, £1000? £5000? £20,000? Obviously I'm aware costs will vary greatly depending on what needs doing, size of garden etc. but I don't want to get someone in to quote and be completely shocked. Also quite a few charge for the initial consultation, so want an idea of what work might be within our budget.

Thanks for any tips!

Be careful.
Gardening is an unregulated industry.

My mum had her garden ‘professionally landscaped’ by what appeared to be a professional, knowledgeable company for an awful lot of money.

The walls and patio stones/steps later all fell apart because they hadn’t mixed the cement correctly and the plant choices were entirely wrong.
Eg way too big for the space and requiring regular pruning.

@Whattodowithaminute

For perspective; we spent £10k in an external wall rebuild, about £3k on fencing, £3k on patio (concrete poured at the same time as our kitchen floor). In the process of having this work done the garden became in I’m useable though (a mud pit) turf, borders, planting all needed. We used a garden designer and they proposed a better patio shape than we would have achieved if I’d planned it myself. Getting the design right was worth the money and would be worth considering-a good designer will help you do it in phases too if money is tight.

@Whattodowithaminute - would you mind sharing (via PM if you prefer) the designer you used, please? I'd love a recommendation and lots are willing to design remotely at the moment. Thank you!