Contact · Norwood, NC
By this time next month, you’ll be holding the drawing of your yard.
It starts with a phone call, a few lines or a handful of photos. I’m Islay, and I read every message myself. The first call is free, and a quote comes back within one working day.
230 Pee Dee Ave · 35.22° N · 80.12° W
Fastest · ring the studio
(980) 556-6523Leave a message if I’m out in someone’s garden with a tape measure. I ring back the same working day.
Photos welcome
quotes@islaycombe.comAttach your four corner photos and a sketch, and I’ll reply with a price.
The studio
230 Pee Dee AveNorwood, NC 28128
By appointment — book a call first so I’m there with the kettle on.
Request a quote
Tell me about the yard; I’ll tell you what it needs
Write a few lines about what’s there now and what you’d love instead. I’ll come back with the package that fits and its price.
- Day oneYou send your note or call.
- Within a dayI reply with a price and a time for our free call.
- Week onePhotos and measurements come in; drawing begins.
- Week three or fourYour drawings arrive, ready to plant from.
Start with a few lines
Before our first call
Five things to gather while the kettle boils
Fig. 02 — the studio desk
Four photos, one per corner
Stand at the edge of the yard and shoot inward, landscape orientation. Phone photos are perfect.
A rough sketch with measurements
Back door to fence, house to property line. Paces are fine; I’ll check the rest against your plot.
Your sun hours
Note where the shade falls at 9 a.m., noon and 4 p.m. It decides half the plant list.
The soil, in one sentence
Red clay, sandy, or “bricks.” I’ll plan around it.
The one thing you’d hate to lose
A tree, a bench, a view. It goes on the plan first.
Before you write
Small questions, answered straight
Is the first call really free?
Yes. We talk for about forty minutes, I sketch while you describe the yard, and I tell you honestly which package fits, or whether you need one at all.
How quickly will you reply?
Usually within one working day, with a price for the package that fits. If you ring and I’m out on a site visit, leave a message and I’ll call back the same day.
Do I need to be in Norwood?
No. The Planting Plan and the Whole Yard work remotely from photos, a measured sketch and a video call. The Walk-Through includes a visit to Norwood.
When do I pay?
Each package is one invoice. Nothing is charged until you’ve said yes to a quote.
Can I drop by the studio?
By appointment only, since I’m often out measuring other people’s gardens. Book a call and we’ll set a time at 230 Pee Dee Ave.
Come by the studio
Visit the studio
“Come to Pee Dee Avenue for a coffee and a roll of tracing paper, or never leave your sofa. Either way, the first call is on me.”— Islay
- Studio
- 230 Pee Dee Ave
Norwood, NC 28128 - Hours
- By appointment — book a call
- Phone
- (980) 556-6523
- Reach
- Remote design wherever you can send photos; on-site visits around Norwood.
- Billing
- One invoice per design package.
Norwood, NC 28128