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Comment by Shaun on March 14, 2011 at 8:55

Mnay thanks for the invite Phil. I will be adding some photographs of a new garden design from one of my clients - look forward to any comments

Comment by Helen Nock on March 14, 2011 at 8:32

Thank for the invite Phil

Comment by Claire Golemboski-Byrne on March 13, 2011 at 22:14

Hi Laara

Agree with you that most clients will not pay for that level of detail, I can only imagine if they have huge budget, most blanche at modest fees for basic design. I've been asked by my RCO to do the project appraisal this year, I don't have the quantity drawings required, or the time to them retrospectively at the moment, the best gardens I have done I have known the client and garden well before and they already had a trusted contractor who was easy to work with.

Comment by Dan Pearce on March 13, 2011 at 18:44

I am a student member of the SGD. I attened several cluster groups locally and they have all been very interesting. Lots of help and advice on hand from other members.

Comment by laara copley-smith on March 13, 2011 at 18:27

Just little confused on this group ; one sentence says need to be member or potential member

Then it says further down : you need to be a member !

 

I am not a memeber , I was a coresponding memeber when I first finished a portion of training. No connection now.

I have through the years thought of joining / applying.

yet each time re-read all that is involved & have each time come to the conclusion to put the `time` invloved in all preparation into my business instead.

Last year I considered it again and spoke to one of the organisers at SGD ...finding out that they had refined a few things which actually made it more involved etc .again I ask .......Is this really worth the investment , money, time , preparation of extra drawings to support projects I have completed.

 

When I viewed all details needed : in all honesty on many projects not all these details are completed in a way to use as part of an application : why : some customer /clients would not want to use their budget on this level of detailing . Also depending upon the contractor you are working with , if this is a regular contractor on projects & you have developed a professional / good relationship and provide high quality finish,  some elements/decisions/details maybe agreed on site or during the costing process.  

Comment by Unreal Gardens - John Stobart on March 13, 2011 at 18:23

I'll keep an eye on this forum as I hope to add a design service to the business in the not too distant future not that I am personally a designer but I'm hoping to work alongside designers to offer a comrehensive package.

Comment by Fenlandphil on March 13, 2011 at 18:20

Thanks for the invitation to join this group

Comment by Christopher R Lloyd on March 13, 2011 at 18:03

This isn't an organisation I'd heard of before. It will be interesting to find out more.

 

Comment by Tracy McQue on February 18, 2011 at 15:03

Hi there, I'm a garden designer in Edinburgh who jointly runs our SGD cluster group. I'm not registered, and am still deciding whether to go for full membership - there has been much discussion up here about whether its worthwhile becoming a fully registered member or not, and I am still in 2 minds. But many designers up here see being part of the SGD structure (whether Student, Friend, Pre-Reg or Full Membership) as a means to being involved in the cluster group. It can be a very lonely business and our group, on top of sharing information and meeting regularly are all good friends now too.  Whatever you think of the SGD - it's legality, validity, usefulness or whatever it can be hard once you leave college to find a way of meeting designers regularly without the cluster group structure. Don't know about anyone else in our group, but it certainly keeps me sane!

Comment by Debbie Carroll on February 18, 2011 at 13:13

I think the amount of 'thought' we all seem to put into whether the SGD is for us, individually or wider industry, is because there is a desire for something like the SGD but we're just not quite sure they are quite what we want or need. 

 

I can see changes happening but only time will see if they are enough of what the industry want or needs. In the meantime I now look for any avenue I enjoy and that supports my business in a way that feels right with my own approach.

 

That's also why I use LJN too for its open approach to debates and encouragement of the sharing of information, its like an on-line Cluster group.

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