Business Details
16 Years
experience
Expert Garden Design & Landscaping in Norfolk
Balanis Gardening Services, founded in 2010 by Louise Barby, combines decades of horticultural expertise with professional project management to create bespoke garden spaces across Norfolk and beyond. Our approach prioritises client collaboration, tailoring designs to reflect individual preferences while leveraging local contractors for hard landscaping, irrigation, and electrical work. With a background in corporate project management for companies like Cable & Wireless and Mercedes, Louise ensures seamless execution from initial consultation to final handover. We specialise in transforming spaces ranging from compact courtyards to expansive estates, offering year-round services that adapt to seasonal requirements.Our commitment to using locally sourced plants and materials underscores our dedication to sustainable, context-sensitive design. Clients benefit from a single point of contact throughout the process, with comprehensive aftercare guidance to maintain garden vitality. Recognised for our work in North Norfolk and featured in local media, we balance creativity with practicality to deliver gardens that evolve beautifully over time.
Services
Garden Design
Landscaping
Garden Maintenance
Courtyard Makeovers
Planting Schemes
Outdoor Lighting
Irrigation Systems
Steel Edging
Garden Clearance
Project Management
Details
- Year established: 2010
Highlights and features
- We offer 15+ years of professional garden design experience in Norfolk
- Our project management ensures seamless coordination of all contractors
- We use locally sourced plants and materials for sustainable designs
- We provide year-round garden maintenance guidance and services
- We handle projects from small courtyards to large estates
What people say
Expertise and creativity
Transformed neglected gardens
Professional project coordination
Seasonal maintenance guidance
Locally sourced plant knowledge
Services
Garden Design
Bespoke garden design service creating tailored outdoor spaces that reflect client preferences. Our process includes site surveys, mood boards, and hand-drawn plans. We incorporate seasonal planting schemes and coordinate all structural elements to ensure cohesive, functional garden environments.
Landscaping
Comprehensive landscaping covering hard and soft elements. Services include patios, decking, steel edging, irrigation systems, and outdoor lighting. We manage all contractors to ensure design specifications are met while maintaining project timelines and quality standards.
Garden Maintenance
Year-round maintenance guidance and limited seasonal services. We provide aftercare documentation detailing plant-specific requirements and recommend trusted maintenance providers for ongoing garden upkeep and seasonal adaptations.
Courtyard Makeovers
Specialist courtyard garden transformations focusing on space optimisation. Services include replacing outdated features, introducing low-maintenance planting schemes, and creating functional outdoor living areas tailored to compact spaces.
Project Management
End-to-end project management from initial concept to completion. We coordinate all contractors, ensure compliance with design specifications, and provide single-point communication for clients throughout the entire garden transformation process.
People
Louise Barby
Principal Garden Designer
With 25 years' horticultural experience and 15 years professionally designing gardens, Louise combines formal plantsmanship with corporate project management expertise. She personally oversees every project from initial consultation to final handover.
Questions
What garden design services do you offer?
We provide full-service garden design including initial consultations, mood boards, hand-drawn plans, planting schemes, and project management of hard landscaping elements.
Do you work outside Norfolk?
While our primary focus is Norfolk, we now undertake projects in Oxford and Cambridge. Contact us to discuss your specific location.
What's included in your landscaping process?
Our process covers site assessment, design development, contractor coordination, planting, and aftercare guidance for optimal garden maintenance.
How do you handle project management?
Louise Barby acts as sole project manager, coordinating all contractors for electrical work, irrigation, carpentry, and structural elements from start to finish.
What garden sizes do you work with?
We design gardens ranging from small 6m x 6m courtyards to large estates exceeding 50 acres with diverse landscaping requirements.
