PlantPlots Reviews 89

PlantPlots’ design service was excellent and Rachel’s advice invaluable. What she doesn’t know about gardening isn’t worth knowing! Just hope my handiwork lives up to her design..

Rachel was very friendly and helpful. She gave me ideas for redesigning the borders in my front garden and for which plants and perennials to use. It was all presented in a colourful leaflet with an easy to follow planting plan and advice for looking after the plants. All for a very reasonable price.

fantastic user friendly site. really good fast communication and such a helpful lady.will definitely use again.

Hi The question I asked was could I grow wild flower seeds on a piece of ground that has a small amount of soil on top of clay. I had a very quick response to my question and was very pleased with the service

Rachel was fantastic. We’re not gardeners and had no clue what to do with a very overgrown 90ft long garden. Rachel listened to what we wanted and came up with a brilliant scheme that includes all the plants we should put in, and where to put them, to create a low maintenance garden for us to enjoy. She even helped us identify plants that we already had growing amongst the weeds! I have already recommended Rachel to friends and tell anyone who will listen about her fantastic service. Can’t wait to read her book 😊

We didn't have a full garden design, however contacted Rachel to help us with a problem area in our garden - an unsightly garden path running the length of our garden which dominates our view, and some high hedging from next door which restricts light into areas of our garden.

Rachel's advise has been excellent, and she has given us some great ideas of how to disguise the path and take your attention away from this. Rachel has also given us some planting ideas to work with what we have got as well as suggestions for other areas.

If we needed a full re-design i wouldn't hesitate to use Rachel.

If you need someone with creative flair and knowledge to design you something wonderful, then i think Rachel would be perfect for this!

working with Rachel was great, she put lots of thought into what i liked and how i wanted to use my garden. i found the whole process really collaborative, Rachel initially sent me two basic outlines, very different to each other and i was surprised to find i liked the angular one rather than the curvy one which instinctively i had thought would be my preference.
Once she had won me over with that i realised i wanted more ideas and inspiration from her and went for her complete planting design. I am delighted by the final design, even the name is evocative of the garden i hope to achieve "Whispers".
The final design arrived with full descriptions of the plants, including thumbnail pics and how to look after them. Rachel provides an excellent service, i feel really inspired make a start, a hugely better place than before i found Plant Plots when i just felt overwhelmed with where to start!

An Amazing Garden Design Service
I am so pleased I found the PlantPlots website. Rachel was an absolute pleasure to work with. I have a garden which needs a make over and wanted a design that was different and exciting. My garden consists of two distinct halves and I was at a loss with what to do with it. I had lots of ideas in my head but could not bring them together in a creative garden design. Rachel took time to speak with me, discussing various aspects of my garden, listening to my concerns, likes, dislikes and various possible ideas. Rachel worked very closely with me throughout the whole design process submitting creative ideas, asking for my feedback and taking my comments on board. The final design is absolutely stunning! I can’t wait to create my new garden. Along with the garden design, Rachel has also provided a useful folder with detailed planting scheme, maintenance and aftercare information. Thank you so much Rachel.

Plantplots is a fantastic resource for anyone who -like me- has very little gardening experience and is struggling to create a special garden to enjoy. Rachel was amazing! Very supportive, creative and fun to work with. She was very patient while I was hesitating over different options and being anxious about designing a new garden from scratch. She spent a lot of time on the phone with me getting to know my preferences and then produced a great design, which I loved! Rachel was very knowledgeable in creating a fantastic mosaic of flowers ( many completely unknown to me) for my borders, working with my preferences for a more natural, insect- friendly and sustainable garden, and within my budget. I am now looking forward to putting these ideas into reality! Huge thank you, Rachel!

We did not know where to begin to help change our windy uninspiring back garden. Originally we thought we would be just replacing old slabs to new and adding potted plants , but then we found Plantplots..

We were inspired by Rachel's designs and attention to detail. She was so helpful and quick in responding to any questions we asked and was able to find out our dislikes and likes in our own timescale. She came up with ideas we hadn't even thought of to hide our ugly down pipe and to add colour to a dull corner.

Rachel's plans are colourful and easy to understand, giving us hope that our final garden is going to be enjoyable to spend time in..and perhaps become possible budding gardeners in the process.

Instead of spending an unknown amount on expensive plants that may not survive or look right we feel confident to try out a balanced selection within our budget and can plan it over the year when we get the landscaping finalised.

Thanks again Rachel..looking forward to a garden we can enjoy very soon and would use your skills again for any other project in the future.

I was lucky enough to win a competition recently... My prize... a design by Rachel. Her brief was a low maintenance, bee friendly, beautiful 20x1.6m bed. I have been panicking about how to do this, where to start, and how to do it without spending a fortune. Rachel came up with an amazing design really quickly which we then tweaked a bit to come up with something perfect. She then gave me a really comprehensive guide as to how to care for the plants, ways of keeping the cost down, future options etc. I am thrilled and found Rachel to be so friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. I would highly HIGHLY recommend her!
A million thank you’s!!!

Having just bought a new house with a gravel and brick back garden but little character I asked Rachel to design a garden that remained low maintenance but was softened with pretty pots and borders. The result was fantastic and I can't wait to get started. Rachel ensured that all the plants recommended required little maintenance essential for me as someone who has little time to garden but wants somewhere pretty to sit in with friends in the summer. Thank you Rachel. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Plant Plots to anyone who would like ideas for all or part of their garden.

Finding Rachel's website was the best thing I could have done and well worth the affordable fee, which was a lot lower than I expected. I wanted a design for a 'prairie style' border in my garden. Rachel went above and beyond with her help and advice, she was lovely and so enthusiastic. Within days she had done a fantastic border design for me, with tips and a detailed plant list. Once she had got a good idea of what I wanted through photos, emails and telephone conversations she produced a detailed coloured design plan showing where plants could go and how many of each to get, it was very easy to follow and understand. She also helped with advice on which plants do better for my situation and how to care for the border and other plants that could be grown too. I can't wait to get started, I would never have thought of what was possible. Thank you Rachel.

Rachel is an exceptional garden designer who has the customer service skills to match.

All emails responded to within less than 24 hours (sooner more like) and she politely chased me when I forgot to call as I was busy on another property refurb.

The prices Rachel offers are most affordable, especially if you are just wanting to see what can be done, as opposed to committing to a big spend.

I love the designs she created and will be implementing one of them, just need to decide which one!

Will definitely use again for other areas and properties.Highly recommended.

Rachel of PlantPlots delivered above and beyond expectations--incredible value! She was able to work with a limited budget and major design challenges (a broad concrete path down the middle of the garden!) to create a beautiful plan with detailed, colorful scale diagrams for our San Francisco backyard garden. Rachel is an enthusiastic and flexible communicator, willing to hear our ideas and brainstorm back and forth with us as the design evolved. She provided an extraordinary amount of detail regarding the proposed plantings for our garden, with color photos, very specific instructions on how to care for the many different species, and what to anticipate as the garden matures. At the outset, we weren't sure what to expect, but we were thrilled with the remarkable level of service that Rachel provided for the modest cost.

I found PlantPots during a google search, I wasn't sure what to expect from a designer that doesn't come to your garden, but OMG Rachel is amazing, from my very first email to the finished design the whole process has been so easy. She took everything we asked for and designed 2 borders that were just what we wanted. Nothing was too much trouble for her, even when we asked her to change the design, this was done quickly and with no fuss. I can't wait to see what it looks like in a years time.

Thank you Rachel for making our garden a space we can enjoy.

A great service! I followed the planting scheme as far as possible and where I was not able to source a suggested plant then a quote ck phone call or email gave alternatives. Planted two large borders in the spring and now have a beautiful backdrop to the house.

She went above and beyond with my requests. She took what my boring neighbors were doing and my request for unique and ran with it. It resulted in a galaxy theme with shade loving plants that actually incorporated color! The detailed planting guide with tons of pictures from different angles made it very easy to see her vision of what my blah yard could look like of her easy instructions were followed. It's a masterpiece!

We are currently enjoying our first summer in the garden after following the PlantPlots designed planting scheme in early spring. Even at this early stage is it obvious how well the design works for our space.
Rachel was a pleasure to deal with. She took time to ask lots of questions initially, to find out what sort of things we liked, how much maintenance we were prepared to carry out etc. Then she worked her magic on the design. We were delighted with the results on paper, but have waited to see the garden in full bloom before posting this review. Suffice to say that we are more than satisfied. The service provided by PlantPlots represents great value for money and we wouldn't hesitate to recommend them.