Landscape design Cost Calculator
A landscape designer charges £100–£300 for a consultation visit, £500–£2,500 for full scaled design plans on a typical garden, and around 10–15% of build cost to run the project. On any build past £15,000, design usually earns its fee back in…
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Every figure in this calculator is the one published in the cost table on our landscape design guide. Pick the option that matches your job and the calculator returns that published range, adjusted for your region - it does not model anything the guide does not already say.
That is deliberate. A calculator whose rates drift from the page it sits under is worse than no calculator, because two numbers on the same site disagree.
What it cannot know: access, the condition of what is already there, and anything structural. Those are what separate three real quotes from each other.
Published landscape design costs (2026)
| Option | Typical 2026 cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Consultation visit | £100–£300 | |
| Concept plan | £400–£900 | |
| Full design package | £900–£2,500 | |
| Planting plan only | £300–£800 |
These are the figures from our landscape design cost guide.
Landscape design calculator — FAQs
£100–£300 for a consultation, £500–£2,500 for full plans on a typical garden, and 10–15% of the build cost if they also tender and oversee the work.
Under ~£10,000 of build, usually not - a good landscaper designs as they go. Past £15,000–£20,000, design fees are routinely saved in avoided re-work, right-first-time levels and planting that survives.
Registration and scale: landscape architect is a protected title for degree-qualified professionals who handle planning-scale work; garden designers design domestic gardens. For a house garden, a good designer is the fit.
No - plans specify plants, the plants themselves are bought separately. Expect £1,500–£5,000 of stock on a designed garden, which is why the planting plan states sizes as well as species.
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- Landscape design cost guide — The full price guide
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