Ensure you’re meeting clients’ budgets and saving yourself time with GardenCOSTS. Create jobs using accurate cost estimates based on your region and project size, export itemised schedules and send to your preferred landscape contractors.
Discover more about GardenCOSTS and Sam Hassall below, or get in touch if you have any questions.
“Garden Costs is very easy to use. It enables the designer to design a garden to the clients budget. A brilliant idea and well worth investing in!”
“One of my colleagues recommended GardenCosts to me as a way of ensuring my ballpark figures for clients were a little sharper. I am so glad they did. By inputting the quantities and construction method of my design, I can get a really good handle on where the design sits in terms of costings.
Not only does it help to pinpoint an accurate figure based on my region and type of contractor, but by changing parameters within the system, I can give my clients meaningful options to tailor the design to their budget.
Definitely an asset!”
“GardenCosts helps me during the initial stages of a project to gain an understanding of potential build costs for me and my clients before I even start designing. Having this insight at the beginning of a project helps to define the garden design brief and set clients’ expectations at the outset.”
“I have loved using GardenCOSTS website to assist in quick and accurate cost estimating from the inception of a project. GardenCOSTS encapsulates a service that had been on my wish list for years and it has exceeded my expectations in terms of functionality and detail available. For any garden designer I think GardenCOSTS is a ‘no brainer’, potentially heading off those awkward meetings when a design concept far exceeds the financial expectations of a client. It gives me a lot more confidence to talk cost from an early stage in a project timeline and provides reassurance to clients when they are looking for contractors.
Thanks so much Sam!”
“Gardencosts is a very useful tool for garden designers to ensure a design falls within the ballpark of a client’s budget. I have experience in quoting in a design and build environment and I think Gardencosts is well thought out. It’s great for designers who assist their clients in evaluating landscaping quotes as it provides a baseline to check against. It’s also useful to have numbers from a credible source to explain to clients where their money will be spent.
Something for which Gardencosts is probably underused is helping to flag up quotes that are much too low because the contractor has miscalculated, which can mean that they are either not experienced enough, will try to charge more once the project has started, or will desert the job once they realise they will be making a loss.
I like that the developers of Gardencosts are actually real experts in QS and quoting and have unique insight into how much different types of landscaping firms charge around the country, and they are constantly updating and improving the product. Highly recommended!”
“I find gardencosts an indispensable tool in my design practice as it gives me confidence that I’m meeting customer’s budget. Being able to put a figure to the design ensures that I’m on the right track and set realistic expectations for the Client as to the build cost.
Gardencosts is also a great time-saver as having the numbers at my fingertips means that I can concentrate on the design rather than researching prices and guesswork.
It is very easy and intuitive to use - setting up a job and creating a cost estimate takes very little time.”
With over 25 years in the landscaping and aftercare industry, Sam Hassall has expertise in all aspects of ground engineering, landscape construction, horticulture, botany, and soil sciences. Sam has consulted on the costs of schemes for HS1, Wisley, and numerous domestic projects for garden designers and landscape contractors with a project range of £30K to £10M.
Speaking with garden designers across the UK, Sam noticed two core problems when it came to pricing designs:
Decreased profits - due to spending large amounts of time contacting suppliers.
Many garden designs left unbuilt - due to uncertainty around hitting clients’ build budget and inaccurate build costings.
And that’s where GardenCOSTS comes in. It’s your accurate costings database to easily create build estimates and itemised schedules from your garden designs.
Before you go out to tender, access the GardenCOSTS landscaping materials and labour costs database. Have easy conversations with landscape contractors, knowing the scope of the project to them.
By not having to make adjustments once your tenders come back from your contractors, you can avoid wasted time and profits. Your time is money!
Are you clients unable or unwilling to give you a budget? Easily keep your clients updated on the likely design costs of their project. Quickly and effectively getting closer to their needs, both in design and budget.
Want to see GardenCOSTS in action? Click the button below to request your free demonstration with Sam. Sam will show you around this easy to use software for garden designers, and answer any questions you have.
Adjusts to your needs
You can adjust the prices by your region, project size and project type. Specifically designed for garden designers, GardenCOSTS is made to your requirements.
Itemised Schedules
Not only can you price your designs, but also download itemised schedule for the project. Make tendering with landscape contractors simple and effective.
All in one place
With over 250 categories for materials and labour, you have all you need in GardenCOSTS. Items include detailed descriptions, with links to supplier website pages to aid in your product decisions.
With Sam & Charlotte
In this free class, Sam and Charlotte Russell from The Landscaper’s Circle partner to offer you the very best knowledge surrounding your design fees and marketing your garden design business on social media. Tap the button below to get access to the free replay and other free goodies.
