Online Garden Design Consultation with Lee Burkhill

Sometimes there’s one part of your garden you’re not happy with: a border that never looks right, a patio in the wrong place, or neighbours looking straight in. A full garden design can be more than you need for that. An online garden design consultation gives you an hour with me, Lee Burkhill, to work through the problem together and finish with a plan.

I’ve designed gardens professionally for 15 years, won awards at Chelsea and Hampton Court, and present on BBC1’s Garden Rescue. Online consultations use the same skills: you show me the garden, I ask the right questions, and we sort out the layout and planting together.

What we can cover in an hour

Most people come to me with one or two problem areas. Common ones include:

• Rearranging a layout that doesn’t work, including where the patio, lawn and paths go
• Screening off neighbours and adding privacy
• Choosing plants for your soil, aspect and the look you want
• Fixing borders that look sparse, messy or the same all year
• Sloping, long thin, square, overlooked or awkward-shaped gardens
• Planning a new build garden before you spend anything

How an online garden design consultation works

1. Pick a time that suits you in the booking calendar below.
2. I email you a short garden questionnaire and the link for the video call, so I know what you’d like to change before we start.
3. On the day, we spend an hour on Zoom or Google Meet. You show me the garden on your phone, tablet or laptop camera and we work through each area together.
4. I sketch ideas and suggest plants as we go, so you finish the hour with a clear plan you can tackle at your own pace.

Book your online garden design consultation

A one-hour consultation is £250. Choose a time below and you’ll receive your questionnaire and call link by email.

What clients say

These reviews are from my garden design clients, and I won the Best of Houzz 2018 award for client satisfaction.

Lee knows his stuff and is very professional, reliable and friendly. He really is the ideal person to help you make that start with any garden re-design whether that be big or small.

Overlooked back garden client

Lee is really knowledgeable and had some great ideas for our new build garden when we were all out of ideas. It’s really amazing what you can do with a small space given some professional advice.

Shawn, child-friendly garden client

Lee really listened to my preferences regarding the colour scheme and then suggested other plants that would work well.

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Lee has been very helpful and patient to help me with my courgette problem
  
 
  
 
 
 
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As a complete beginner gardener who moved house last year and inherited a tiered blank canvas garden I decided to sign up for Lee’s Garden Ninja Beginner Design Course. I’ve learnt such a lot and I love how Lee breaks down information into bite size sections with videos and tips on all of the basic guidelines that you need to understand. Each topic was easily digestible and you can move to particular section. You can also download images and designs for each of the aspects, with multiple examples which means that you can build a very valuable source of information as reference material for the future.  I’d recommend purchasing the course bundle so that you have access to around 30 different designs and then work your way through the courses as and when you have time.

After completing the courses last week I booked a 1 hour on-line consultation call with Lee which has given me the confidence to proceed with the design ideas I’ve been floating but wasn’t sure if they’d work. Lee reviewed my draft plan and photos before we spoke, and because I’d done my homework by completing the course, we discussed my gardening experience, the high level brief of how I want to use my garden and the effect I’m trying to achieve, so we went straight into full design mode! It was amazing, I thought I was a client on Garden Rescue! Within 30 minutes Lee had sketched out my basic design on copies of the photos I’d sent leaving us time to talk about plants/trees which would complement the design and how to resolve some of the issues with a neighbours fence, the tiers, tree stumps etc.

Lee was so warm and friendly, just like you see him on the TV, it was such a great call and I got so much out of it. Lee sent me scanned copies of the sketches he made, re-capped each area that we discussed as well as links to planting suggestions, the colour wheel etc, so I’m now all set now to put my design together.

I can’t thank Lee enough for all of the advice and encouragement, what he offers is truly fantastic so if you’re wanting work done in your garden and need independent professional advice on your project, however small or large I would 100% recommend booking in an on-line consultation with the chief garden ninja!
  
 
  
 
 
 
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New build and a very overlooked garden

After living in a secluded and private plot with land in Norfolk we decided to go for a new build but with an overlooked garden. We were aware about it from the start so as soon as we settled we took on the project of improving the privacy of our back garden. That's how we found Lee, his website and YouTube channel. We were happy with what we saw and learnt from his site and  immediately booked a consultation with him. And we are so happy we did !! Even friends and with garden experience would come up with some ideas for us which wouldn't work or wouldn't do us any favours to the issues we needed to deal with. That's why we wanted to have a specialist who can highlight different points to us. The structure of the consultation was brilliant: you send the required info/pics beforehand with your concerns and at the beginning of the consultation there's a short introduction from you, and then lots and lots of information with drawings on your sketches/photos from Lee with all the tips, explanations and reasons why and how,  followed by links to the mentioned info by email the next day.
We genuinely believe that we will save ourselves money by starting the process with this consultation from lee.
  
 
  
 
 
 
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Love the video's and all the helpful advice on his website, it really helps especially being new to gardening, definitely one of the best sites for information and guidance. It's been a massive help,  especially the way in which lee explains/walks you through certain topics.
  
 
  
 
 
 
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Lee is great. I reached out to him as I was having issues with my new turf. Lee responded straight away an explained to me what the problem was and also provided me with a solution. He's also asked to follow up with him in a week which is great 👍
  
 
  
 
 
 
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Lost of useful advice on the blogs and you can ask questions in the members forum, where you get a comprehensive rely.
  
 
  
 
 
 
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Lee's consultation took me from completely confused and stressed about my garden, to really excited about what it could become. I'm a complete novice with a new build garden. I had a basic turf & patio arrangement, but after living there a few years I realized the patio was all wrong.

As well as giving me a draft design, Lee helped me understand some basic garden design principles that let me go away and come up with a design that would work for me and my family.

We've finally got the landscaping done and I am so happy with how it's turned out. There is no way I could have come up with this design on my own. The consulation was the best money every spent and I highly recommend it to anyone with a garden dillema.
  
 
  
 
 
 
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Thanks Lee - a very detailed and helpful reply to my post. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. 5 stars!
  
 
  
 
 
 
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We thoroughly enjoyed our 1 hour consultancy with Lee. Before the meeting we had some ideas but were worried if they'd work. After speaking to Lee we now have a clear idea of what we can do in our garden and the confidence to do it (and go bold!). I am not sure why we hesitated in contacting the Garden Ninja as he is an expert in both plants and garden design and his shared knowledge will prevent us from making some costly mistakes.
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Online garden design consultation FAQs

How much does an online garden design consultation cost?

An hour-long online consultation with me costs £250. A full garden design starts from around £2,500, so a consultation suits anyone who needs expert advice on part of a garden rather than a complete plan. You can see the full breakdown in my guide to how much a garden designer costs in the UK.

Can you help without visiting my garden?

Yes. I use your answers to the garden questionnaire, and on the call you walk me round the garden on camera. On Garden Rescue the designers never visit a garden before filming day, so working from photos, video and conversation is how I’m used to designing.

What do I need for the call?

A phone, tablet or laptop with a camera and microphone, a reliable internet connection, and Zoom or Google Meet. On a computer, Chrome works best for Google Meet. Then find a comfy seat and put the kettle on.

What will I have at the end of the hour?

You’ll have layout ideas, plant suggestions and sketches for the areas we cover, so you can make the changes yourself at your own pace or brief a landscaper.

Is an online consultation the same as a full garden design?

No. A full garden design includes a measured survey and a complete design and planting plan, and starts from around £2,500. An online consultation is an hour of focused advice on the parts of your garden you want to change.

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Lee Burkhill

Lee Burkhill, known as the Garden Ninja, is an award-winning garden designer and horticulturist with over 30 years of gardening experience and 15 years as a professional garden designer. A qualified RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) professional, Lee specialises in sustainable garden design and practical horticultural advice. He designs and presents on BBC1’s Garden Rescue and in leading gardening publications. Lee combines three decades of hands-on gardening knowledge with professional design qualifications to help gardeners create beautiful, functional outdoor spaces.

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