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How to integrate your proposals within the existing framework.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eOur Tutors\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe EGS Distance Learning tutors have been trained at the English Gardening School by many of today’s leading garden designers, horticulturists and plantsmen. Our course attracts Distance Learning students from all over the world, who often use the course as a stepping stone to a new career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will need a garden to use while on the course.  Your own or a friend’s garden.  The therapeutic effect of gardening is well known and the course is an enjoyable learning curve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003ePlanting plans\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLearn 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. 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