DISTANCE LEARNING:
Garden Design
Guiding you step-by–step through the garden design process
| In Brief: | |
| Learn: | Surveying, site analysis and appraisal Layout plans, drawing and design conventions Hard landscaping and garden accessory options Planting plans Visuals including axonometric drawing |
| Tuition: | Study at your own pace from 1-3 years to complete One-to-one tutorial 7 marked projects including plant study |
| Next course: | Available now |
| Cost: | £453 plus postage |
About the course
A step by step guide to designing your own garden. Taking you through drawing up a plan, planning the space, hard landscape layout and planting plans, plus how to draw up your proposals.
Surveying, site analysis and appraisal
Learn how to survey the garden using running dimension, offsets and triangulation. Gain an appreciation of levels and a full assessment of the site in its current state.
Layout plans, drawing and design conventions
Learn how to express yourself graphically with a full understanding of your drawing equipment and how to use it. Manipulate space on paper, playing with shapes and patterns creating designs which could be applied to gardens. Conventions of drawing up a layout plan detailing all hard landscaping elements.
“Well for a start, that boring tree will have to go” “Ah… I think I may have made a mistake”
Hard landscaping and garden accessory options
An overall appraisal of appropriate hard landscaping materials such as walls , steps , paths, paving, and garden features. How to integrate your proposals within the existing framework.
Planting plans
Learn the conventions of drawing up a planting plan to scale depicting trees, shrubs, herbaceous perennials, climbers etc. Understand the use of structural, accent and decorative plants. Drawing elevations of your plans to present to others.
Visuals including axonometric drawing
Learn how to communicate your design intent with visuals to bring your plan to life.