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If it were me I'd get the house done, then do the garden/drive/wall done. Unless you're really into the idea of the 'design vision' and have your mood wall up and rocking, I'd be inclined to treat them as two separate but related projects.
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As I mentioned earlier, all that could be done by a good builder. I have one but I’m not anywhere near London unfortunately.
Discuss with him what you would like. Let him tell you what is achievable and the cost and see where you go from there. If finance is an issue, work out a plan of what you want done and do it in stages. It is likely to be cheaper to do everything at once as you have the builder there for a period of time and not calling back etc.
Our builder removed interior walls and built an extension. We planned for him to come back and sort out paving and patio space - three stages. The paving and patio etc ended up done at one as he is busy and couldn’t guarantee when he could get back.
From your description, it’s all building work unless when you say ‘small garden’ isn’t not that small at all.
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see, it's tricky! i'm not necessarily looking for a landscaping firm or an architect. someone who can look at:
a: the physical front of the house, including cosmetic stuff like the window colours and front door, as well as more fundamental things like the design of the porch and bay window
b: the (small) garden, including the layout and planting
c: the drive – both where it is and what it's surfaced with
d: the low wall at the front of the house
all the above need attention, so we'd talk to this expert, tell them our ideas. they would add their expertise and come up with some drawings of what the whole front of the place should look like, and we can take that and work on implementing it over a few years.