How Much For A Professional Garden Design Plan ?

I've been struggling for ages trying to imagine a garden design for my own garden (only on paper not practically) but I can't get started. Ideas aplenty, but nothing solid.

As mentioned before, I'd like it to have an Anglo-Zulu War 1879 theme, with other aspects incorporated into it, patio area, giant garden chess, water feature, etc.

Does anyone have any idea how much it would cost to have a professional garden designer design a detailed garden of this type, in order for me to have a high-quality plan on paper, which I may pursue on a practical basis myself sometime in the future ?

Basically, this would allow me to see what potential my garden would have for a themed design such as this. As I say, only the drawn plan, nothing practical, as in, the actual physical work in the garden, just a professionally detailed reference plan(s).

C.J.

Thanks for your replies.

The Anglo-Zulu War 1879 is my main interest and I'd like to merge this and my garden together.

Many aspects of the AZW, from wagons to the Zulu attack formation, present many ideas of how to achieve this connection.

As mentioned in a previous topic, I've seen excellent garden chairs with wagon wheel backs and planters made from wooden ammunition boxes. The Zulu attack formation (Horns of the Buffalo) would make a dramatic design for flower beds, the Zulu shield patterns also. A possible fountain with a circular base made of bricks shaped like the mealie bags used in the barricade at Rorke's Drift. There are also fantastic stand-alone monoliths, one of which could represent the mountain at Isandlwana. The many VCs awarded in the 2 most famous engagements could be created in a larger scale using small coloured stones or mosaic. The redcoats of the soldiers represented by roses of the same colour, the army tents at the Isandlwana camp by white roses, etc. Also, the use of African plants which can grow in our climate. Chess being always compared to military strategy, would be added.(Giant Chess version).

These are just ideas, but used to the best effect in a well-thought out and highly-detailed design, would be amazing. Including a patio and other aspects more
associated with gardens in general, as well as slightly raised and also lowered levels, individual areas, etc.

It is an unusual theme, but unique. I really would like to see a design based on this campaign incorporating some of the elements I've mentioned, and possibly several more. The curiosity is killing me on how it would look, but I'm at a loss where to begin, when considering drawing it myself.

However, if I had a basis to work from, a sort of foundation to build on, giving me ideas on how to 'break up' the garden in order to present the design in the most effective way, well....

Hopefully, I will make a valiant effort to draw a design, but at the moment I'm stuck.

Thanks again

C.J.