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For those who cannot attend in person, this correspondence course guides you step-by-step through the garden design process and can be an introduction to a new career. On completion you will be awarded with Certificate in Garden Design from The English Gardening School.
Learn how to transform an outside space into a successful and thriving garden. This course will guide you step-by-step through the full design process from surveying techniques to devising a layout and drawing up detailed plans.
Learn how to survey the garden using running dimensions, offsets and triangulation. Gain an appreciation of levels and a full assessment of the site in its current state.
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. Using the grid. Conventions of drawing up a layout plan detailing all hard landscaping elements.
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.
The 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.
You 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.
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.
Learn how to communicate your design intent with visuals and mood boards to bring your plan to life.
