Now that you have a mud map of what you’re hoping to achieve with your landscape its probably an opportune time to decide how you’re planning on making it a reality. This comes down to the question of to DIY or not to DIY.

If you know you need help then that’s easy, start talking to contractors, designers or landscape architects (depending on the scale and complexity of your dreams) and we can talk about best options here another time. However if you’re thinking DIY then please let me offer some food for thought. I greatly admire anyone that tackles a major landscaping project himself or herself, but there is a reason you don’t see a lot of old landscapers, its really hard work. If you’re day job doesn’t involve regular physical activity then be aware you are going to struggle. Also if you think that because a lot of landscaping tasks are relatively simple in terms of their complexity that they’ll be easy for a novice to tackle, don’t. If its not done right it may look the part but you’ll be seeing issues appear in less than a year. Let me say again that I admire people that tackle the work themselves and I think there is an enormous sense of achievement that can be gained by doing something like this yourself BUT...know your limits, please. Quite often I view landscapes that represent a series of failed attempts beyond the owners experience and years of wasted work.   And keep in mind that just because you do get some help in doesn’t mean you can’t get involved. Clients ask us to leave a section for them to play with themselves later or they’ll tackle the planting component t of the job, which is great as it promotes a sense of ownership.  In summary, have a go if you’re think you’re up for it but do so with your eyes open and don’t be afraid to seek outside advice if you think its warranted.