Susanne's custom design process initially uncovers your wants, needs and dreams for your garden. She discovers problem areas, including privacy, storage, drainage, wind, deer and soil issues. She will focus on how your garden is to be used: Will it serve to entertain family, friends and colleagues? Is it for the children, the neighbor's children and family-centered activities? Or, perhaps, a sanctuary offering a visual and sensory haven from today's hectic life?  All of this and more provides the basis and inspiration for the final design and your ultimate link to nature's beauty.