The previous owners of our home did a lot in the way of retaining walls and rock mulch, but very little in the way of plantings. And it's high time that I get some done.

But I'm a bit design challenged. I found out my neighbor used Gertens for her lovely landscape and I'm considering using them also. They'll do up a planting scheme for $65-85/hour, and then I'll do all the planting. That means, I'll have a scheme to start working with this fall that will only cost me around $200.

Has anyone ever used them before?

If not, can you point me to someplace where I could get a planting scheme done for a similar price?