Essential Garden Design Diploma
An overview of all aspects of garden design
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The long time leader in all matters horticultural based at the historic Chelsea Physic Garden. Our diplomas are recognised worldwide & many leading garden designers and gardening personalities have trained with us.
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one year Good Gardening Diploma Course
Our diplomas are globally recognised.
Acclaimed Diploma Gardening Courses
Good Gardening Diploma
Our internationally renowned signature course
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Distance Learning Gardening Courses
Garden Design
For those who cannot attend in person, this correspondence course guides you step-by-step through the
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Caring for Your Garden
Correspondence course guiding you through the seasonal and routine tasks to make and maintain your
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Short Gardening Courses
Gardening for Beginners 2025
Often given as an unusual and useful present! Our popular course is led by
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Two year-long courses at The English Gardening School changed the direction of my life. The exacting homework, the logs we had to keep, the first-class lectures from the country’s top horticulturists and the many hours of practical work that we undertook with them, inspired us all to do our very best. It laid the foundations for ...
GRISELDA KERR - is author of The Apprehensive Gardener, now in its second edition, published by Pimpernel Press in 2019, and translated into Dutch with a French translation in waiting. Her garden in Derbyshire, featured in The Garden Magazine and The English Garden, is open for the NGS and to groups by appointment.