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Introduction To Garden Design

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Study at your own pace Short Course Online

Overview

The Introduction to Garden Design online course is taught by expert garden designers Hilary Thomas and Alison Worster. The course will take you through all the basics of garden design, theory and practice. Garden design is all about organising and shaping spaces and it covers many different elements.You'll learn about each stage of garden design starting with assessing the site, the soil and the surroundings; how to measure the site and draw up a site survey plan to understand the advantages and restraints of the site.

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Introduction To Garden Design

The course includes:

At a glance

  • 8 on-demand video lessons - presented by Hilary Thomas and tutored by Alison Worster
  • lifetime access to the videos, notes and interactive class
  • flexible classes - join and learn when and where you like
  • downloadable lesson notes
  • practical garden design assignments (with tutor feedback available)
  • access on your mobile, PC, Mac or laptop
  • small interactive online classroom - chat online to students from around the world and share your creative ideas
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