Distance Learning Courses
Our Distance Learning courses are specially written for students who cannot attend the School in person. Based on our Diploma curriculum, they are carefully structured to guide students working at home through the learning process.
Our Tutors
B Brooks
Loading image: B Brooks
B Brooks
B completed her garden design studies at the EGS before establishing BB Garden Design in 2012. Now Principal of The English Gardening School and Course Director of the One Year Good Gardening Diploma, she combines creative design with practical horticultural expertise to inspire the next generation of gardeners and designers.
Catriona Rowbotham
Catriona Rowbotham is Course Director of the Essential Garden Design Diploma and has taught at EGS since 2018. A former architect with more than 30 years' design experience, she now leads her own successful garden design practice, bringing a wealth of professional expertise and practical insight to her teaching.
Sarah Eberle
Sarah Eberle is one of the world's most celebrated garden designers and the most decorated designer in RHS Chelsea Flower Show history, with 20 Gold Medals to her name. Tutoring on both the Good Gardening and Garden Design Diplomas, Sarah brings unparalleled expertise in planting design and horticulture to EGS students.
Edward Flint
Edward Flint is one of the UK’s most respected practising head gardeners, with decades of horticultural experience. Trained under Christopher Lloyd at Great Dixter and Elizabeth Strangman at Washfield Nursery, he has designed gardens across Europe and now brings his exceptional practical knowledge to EGS’s Good Gardening Diploma.
Caroline Jackson
Caroline Jackson combines more than 30 years of teaching experience with extensive practical horticultural expertise. Alongside tutoring on the Good Gardening Diploma and Advanced Practical Horticulture course at EGS, she works as a roving Head Gardener for Marian Boswall Landscape Architects and teaches professional horticulture at the RHS School of Horticulture, Wisley.
Ben Pope
Ben Pope is an accomplished horticulturist with over 25 years of professional experience. Alongside leading a private garden in West Sussex, he lectures widely, writes for publications including Gardens Illustrated and The Telegraph, and serves on the RHS Herbaceous Plant Expert Group, bringing exceptional practical expertise to every EGS course.
Troy Scott Smith
Troy Scott Smith is one of Britain's most respected horticulturists and has been Head Gardener at Sissinghurst Castle Garden since 2013. A tutor on the Good Gardening Diploma, he combines decades of experience leading some of the UK's most celebrated gardens with an internationally recognised reputation for planting, garden stewardship and horticultural excellence.
Nick Tripp
Nick Tripp is Managing Director and co-founder of the award-winning landscape design practice Taylor Tripp. A graduate of The English Gardening School, he has spent almost three decades creating timeless private gardens, bringing a deep understanding of landscape, architecture and classical design principles to every course he teaches at EGS.
