Garden Design Diploma
Collection of 12 courses
Course Description
Suitable for all abilities, whether amateur or professional It's all too easy to have a garden full of wonderful plants that feels more like a restless collection than a well thought out design.
Discover how to create a garden with a sense of year-round unity and well-being. Learn to select plants for their visual, aesthetic and structural properties, how to assess your site conditions, and the process of creating a planting plan on paper. Explore different styles of garden such as naturalist, minimalist and cottage garden, and get tips on things to consider if you’re setting up in business
This course is run by Hilary Thomas, and your assignments will be marked by Neill Ludmon.
Learning outcome:
Having completed the course you will understand the theory behind selecting and using plants for their visual qualities so that you can create planting schemes that have lasting structure, and offer both unity and contrast of form, texture and colour. You will understand the importance of selecting the right plants for the right place and how to create an effective planting plan that communicates your planting ideas effectively.
Remember, if you're a self-employed professional you can set these courses off against tax as 'Continued Professional Development'.
Requirements
A3 Pad of Tracing Paper
Pencils HB 2B 4B
Water Colour Pencils
Circular template (HELIX H67)
Plant reference books
Course outline
Form, Texture & Habit
Colour and Design Principles
The Role of Plants in The Planting Scheme
Seasonal Colour & Excitement
Considering Plant Selection
Drawing Up the Planting Plan
Planting Styles
Plant Schedule
Choose how you want to learn
The Expert option
RecommendedDevelop your learning further with marked assignments and personal tuition from Neill Ludmon
- Start course whenever you like
- 8 weeks tutor access for personalised assignment feedback & coaching
- 8 assignments marked by Neill Ludmon
- Certificate of completion
- Online classroom with up to 20 classmates
- 8 lessons with expert videos & notes
- Group chat & direct message with tutor & classmates
- Lifetime access to videos, notes & classroom
$499The Peer option
Discover the benefits of group learning in an online interactive classroom of no more than 20 people. Get the most from shared knowledge and community study
- Start course whenever you like
- Practise what you learn with your peers
- Online classroom with up to 20 classmates
- 8 lessons with expert videos & notes
- 8 course assignments
- Group chat & direct message classmates
- Lifetime access to videos, notes & classroom
$199
Gardening classroom - how it works
Start anytime
Watch video tutorials led by expert tutors
Test yourself
Practice what you learn with inspiring assignments
Personal tuition
Get assignment feedback from expert tutors
Share ideas
Collaborate and chat directly to classmates
Meet Neill Ludmon
Neill Ludmon is a qualified teacher who spent 13 years teaching Plants and Planting Design and Drawing and Graphics to prospective garden designers at the prestigious Capel Manor College in London. In addition, Neill holds both an MA in Garden History from the University of London and the RHS Level 3 Horticulture, which includes the study of propagation and pests and diseases. Alongside his teaching and academic studies, Neill works as a freelance planting designer. He runs the short courses at Woottens of Wenhaston and delivers planting design workshops for Crocus.
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12 Courses • 10 Expert TutorsLearn moreMaster the complete range of garden design skills from the biggest names in gardening, including landscape architects Tom Stuart-Smith and Chris Beardshaw, influential Dutch garden designer Piet Oudolf and his co-writer Dr Noel Kingsbury, along with acclaimed design lecturer Annie Guilfoyle.
Whether you want a career change, or are keen to design your own garden under the watchful eye of some of the world's big names in gardening and design, this collection of courses is unrivalled in its level of expertise.
Our students at Learning with Experts say that it’s the practical elements of our courses that give them real-world insights into how they can succeed in garden design. Whether you’re hoping to upskill in an existing role or thinking of pursuing a new career in garden design, this Garden Design Diploma will give you all the skills you need to help you on your journey.
The opportunity to have the likes of Tom Stuart Smith casting his eye over your own design plans is not something that you will find anywhere else – and will give you a huge advantage as a newly qualified garden designer. The experts who are on hand to guide you through this process are at the absolute top of their game, and they are keen to help you develop your skills further by giving detailed feedback on any work you submit to the classroom.
As you progress through these courses, you will explore the principles that underpin good design and how you can apply these to your own ideas. You will tap into your creative side and be encouraged to create your own unique designs under their guidance. All aspects of the profession will be covered, including technical knowledge, artistic tendencies, planting in specific situations and skills in drafting and rendering, allowing you to create professional-quality plans with confidence.
The course is taught in our friendly and private online classroom, where you will get to know your tutor and classmates. You will have the opportunity to bounce ideas off each other, compare designs and planting plans, discuss difficulties you face and ask your tutor any questions.
You will receive 2 Continued Education Units (CEUs) for each course in this collection, which are recognised by the Association of Professional Landscape Designers (APLD). This certification is a huge advantage in the marketplace, promoting the recognition of landscape designers as qualified and dedicated professionals.
Most importantly, you will have an enjoyable learning experience, whilst learning from highly acclaimed and trusted practising designers. Many of our students have gone on to make a hobby into a profession and now have careers in gardening or garden design all over the world.