Designing a garden can be one of the most artistic and creative things that you ever do. Providing a living sculpture that gives you years of production and enjoyment. The secret to good garden design is a plan and having the skills and knowledge to put your plan into fruition. Although this short course in Designing Gardens is a 20 hour self paced course, the breadth of material that is covered is great.

Work through the course at your own pace. Do as many or as few of the activities as you need to.

There are seventeen lessons in this course from a basic introduction to garden design, to following a budget, plant selection, making the garden meet the house, different designs and using different features to complete your design.
As you progress through each lesson you will be provided with a range of ways you can expand your learning. By choosing which tasks you do and don’t undertake you can expand in areas that interest you most, and skip areas of less interest.

You won’t miss anything important that you need to know about garden design as long as you read the notes that are presented alongside these “learn more” suggestions.

Our 20 hour courses are self paced and will help you understand a topic in a short amount of time. You can work through the course when you like- test yourself with mini-tests along the way. There are extra case studies or research you can undertake if you would really like to get into the topic. Once you have completed the lessons and self assessment tasks, there is a final exam undertaken online- you can then download your personalised certificate. 

COURSE CONTENTS – Lessons in this Short Course will cover:

LESSON 1 INTRODUCTION TO GARDEN DESIGN
LESSON 2 APPROPRIATENESS OF GARDEN DESIGN
LESSON 3 CREATING AN IMPACT
LESSON 4 DESIGNING TO A BUDGET
LESSON 5 CHOOSING PLANTS
LESSON 6 USING THE GARDEN
LESSON 7 WHERE THE GARDEN MEETS THE HOUSE
LESSON 8 MAKING THE WINTER GARDEN MORE COMFORTABLE
LESSON 9 GARDENS FOR CHILDREN
LESSON 10 THE SECURE HOME AND GARDEN
LESSON 11 LIGHTING A GARDEN
LESSON 12 DEALING WITH SHADE
LESSON 13 GARDEN ART
LESSON 14 POTS & PLANTERS
LESSON 15 COLOUR IN THE GARDEN
LESSON 16 APPLICATIONS FOR COLOUR
LESSON 17 GARDEN FURNITURE

An ideal learning experience for anyone seeking to improve their understanding of landscaping and garden design. This course is a good design step in eventually developing a Permaculture themed Garden