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Garden Design Diploma

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Overview

Do you want to become a garden designer or design your own garden? The Garden Design Diploma is a collection of garden design courses which will teach you a complete range of garden design skills taught by some of the biggest names in gardening and horticulture. You'll learn how to design a garden, the principles of good garden design, the history of garden design, how to create a garden for all seasons, planting with grasses, perennials, shrubs and trees.

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Diploma

Garden Design Diploma

You'll learn:

At a glance

  • how to design a garden and choose plants
  • how to survey your site
  • principles of good garden design (and how to apply them to your garden)
  • drawing garden designs
  • hard landscaping and garden features - including water, pergolas & paths
  • interpreting and creating a good garden design brief
  • how to use trees, lawns, shrubs and grasses
  • historic garden design and informal and formal design
  • be inspired by garden designers including Piet Oudolf, Chris Beardshaw, Annie Guilfoyle, & Tom Stuart-Smith
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