Consulting
Expert guidance on design direction, drainage behavior, and plant selection—before preventable mistakes get built.
What Consulting Is (and Isn’t)
Consulting is focused, site-specific guidance intended to help you make better decisions—whether Pennate ultimately installs the work or not—by interpreting existing conditions, plans, and constraints.
It is not a sales pitch, free estimating, or generic advice. The goal is clarity: understanding how existing conditions, prior work, and site constraints interact, and what paths forward actually make sense.
- Interpreting drainage, grading, and site conditions
- Plant selection by sun, wind, salt, and soil
- Layout strategy for privacy, shade, and screening
- Evaluating recurring issues or underperforming areas in context
Consulting is especially valuable when different contractors are offering conflicting opinions, or when past work hasn’t performed as expected. It provides a neutral, technically grounded perspective before more money is spent.
When questions involve how water, soil, or grade are physically behaving on a site, consulting may lead to a recommendation for a formal drainage assessment before solutions are defined.
What You Receive
- Focused consultation session (on-site or remote)
- Site-specific recommendations
- Prioritized next steps
- Written summary following the consultation
The output is practical and actionable. Many clients use consulting to guide their own contractors, inform phased improvements, or decide whether a full design or installation scope makes sense.
Consulting Is a Good Fit If:
- You want clarity before committing to major work
- You’re dealing with drainage, plant failure, or layout issues
- You value planning over trial-and-error
- You want decisions to hold up long-term
Consulting Is Not a Fit If:
- You’re looking for free estimates
- You want immediate installation without planning
- Cost is the primary driver over performance
- You’re not open to changing course if needed
How the Process Works
- Submit a consultation request
- Scope confirmation and scheduling
- Consultation session
- Written summary and recommendations
- Optional transition to design or implementation
Technical Perspective
Some consulting engagements involve systems with limited tolerance for failure — green roofs, structural landscapes, exposed assemblies, and high-visibility installations.
In these cases, Pennate documents applied constraints, known failure modes, and execution considerations to align teams before construction begins.
Not Sure Which Service You Need?
Consulting is often the best starting point when scope, sequencing, or constraints aren’t yet clear.