
"Your Personal Gardening Guru"
JAMA Horticultural Consulting & Design Services
- Do you have a new or an existing garden but not sure how to look after it?
- Do you want to change your garden but are not sure how to do it?
- Not sure what that shrub or plant is and don't know how to look after it?
- Have a problem section that you don't know what to do with?
- Has your garden gotten out of control and you don't know what to do to reclaim it?
At Jama Horticulture Consulting & Design we can help! In addition we can help with all your landscaping requirements from planning, providing plants & other landscaping products to actually doing all the hard work for you.
Call Jim on 0401 821 050 to discuss your requirements or Email jamahorticulture@gmail.com. .
CONSULTING FEES & SCHEDULE
Jama offer a comprehensive & experienced range of services to suit your requirements.
LEVEL 1 – advice only – charged as and when needed on an hourly basis.
Do you need inspiration or ideas? Don't know what you should plant to suit the climate and soil in your garden? Have a simple gardening question you would like answered or a problem area in your garden you’d like to fix? Perhaps you are you thinking of selling and would like to spruce up your street appeal & maximise your sale price
A professional consulting service with our dedicated Horticulturist Jim & designer Michelle is just what you need. From basic consulting on plants, soil, grass & problem solving to total garden design planning we have all your needs covered. With over 30 years professional experience and a lifetime interest in gardening Jim can answer any question you may have from what plant will grow where, what could be eating your veges, to why your favourite plant is looking sad and with a lifetime of experience in design with a special interest in practical use of space, Michelle can rejuvenate your underutilised outdoor areas and make you love it again.
This level 1 consultation is held onsite & charged at $150/hour with a minimum of 1 hour for the first onsite visit.
Subsequent visits are charged at $150/hour with any phone consultations charged at $80/hour.
This is for when a full plan is not required. Practical solutions are offered and clients are welcome to take their own notes.
Payment is by cash or cheque at end of consultation or via direct transfer and a tax invoice can be sent on request. Travelling fee may apply depending on location – as a general guide, areas south of Brisbane River, north of the Qld/NSW border and east of the Gold Coast Hinterland are included in the base fee however please call to discuss your requirements.
LEVEL 2 - detailed consultation with scaled sketch plan.
A level 2 consultations will offer more than just ideas and can be an economical solution if you are simply looking for answers to what to plant in a small outdoor space with layout ideas and a simple planting plan.can also be drawn up.
This can usually be achieved on the day, for the price of a single consultation however we would need a scaled sketch plan prepared by you to keep your costs down.
What you need to do:
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Measure your garden, drawing a rough layout of the area; giving the measurements of garden beds/paths and existing features you want to keep including trees, sheds, ponds/water features and paved areas. Use a 1.100 scale. This means 1cm on the paper = 1m on the ground.
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Jama will then help you fill in the blanks, bringing portfolios, pictures and ideas to help you to visualise the possibilities for your garden.
If you require us to prepare the full plan this can also be achieved and is charged at $80/hr.
Fee: $150 per hour, 2 hour minimum. Payment by cash or cheque at end of consultation.
A travelling fee may apply depending on location.
LABOUR & LANDSCAPING SERVICES.
What ever your landscaping requirements for either hard or soft landscaping we can do this too. All work is professionally overseen by our horticulture expert Jim who is always on hand to assist with technical enquiries and to ensure a professional finish. Our team members are proficient and passionate about leaving a property neat, clean and tidy at the completion of every job.
Fee: $50 per hour per person, 2 man teams recommended. Payment - 50% deposit required by cash, cheque or direct deposit with balance paid on completion of job.
A travelling fee may apply depending on location.