Good garden design is the essential foundation on which a landscaping project is built. It may take the form of a verbal consultation or more formal plans, this is very much a matter of personal choice and preference.
You may have some idea of what you want to achieve but don't quite know how to get there, this is not at all uncommon and some good advice would be timely before proceeding further.
Would you like a tranquil oasis with calming spaces, a cottage or country garden with a working vegetable plot and orchard or perhaps something more architectural and formal? This is very much down to individual taste.