Diploma Garden Design
Diploma Garden Design
The English Gardening School offers world best Diploma Garden Design course, its estimate for preparing garden designers is internationally esteemed. In this diverse profession, the school offers a structured comprehensive training covering whole aspects – from surveying and drawing up plans by to visuals, specifications, costing and job management. It objective not only to set up scholars on a career in garden design, but also to exploit their other relevant talents.
The Diploma in Garden Design course takes place over three ten-week terms, each with a half-term of one week, commencing in September. All scholars attend lectures on Mondays from 10.30am until 3.15pm, and are divided into 2 groups for studio on either Tuesday or Wednesday, which permits time for one-to-one guidance and review of project work.
A key element of the course, scholars are taught an understanding of plants, proper site choice, combining foliage for form and texture, colour theory and using the colour wheel, and how and when to order from trade and retail nurseries.
The Syllabus
Autumn Term
Graphics – axonometric drawing, coloring and rendering, reprographics, title blocks and sheet layout
Design theory
Surveying – measuring and drawing up, site analysis and appraisal
Plants – nomenclature and identification
Trees and arboriculture
Choosing and using plants for structure and form
Hard landscaping – an introduction
Practice management, billing and the client/designer relationship
Project Work
Designing a town garden
Planting plans and elevations
Spring Term
Hard landscaping – paved surfaces, steps and ramps
Ground shaping and leveling
Roof gardens and timber construction
Water features – natural and manmade
Irrigation and drainage
Garden lighting
Business management – writing specifications
Garden history from 15th – 18th century
Plants – climbers, roses, herbaceous perennials, ferns, grasses, annuals and half hardies, seasonal colour
Graphics – perspective and visuals, sample and mood boards
Project Work
Suburban garden using water
Communal space area
Personality or themed garden
Summer Term
Hard landscaping – theory to practice and 3D visualization
Garden history from 19th – 21st century
Plants – annuals and half hardies, wild flowers
Business management – running your own design business, public relations and self promotion
Visits to specialist and trade nurseries and private gardens
Project Work
Country garden
Additional design projects such as knots and parterres, rose or roof gardens, planting for special situations, hard landscaping project.
Contact Details
66 Royal Hospital Road, London SW3 4HS, UK.
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7352 4347
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7376 3936
General, Short Course and Account enquiries:
nina@egs.dircon.co.uk
Diploma Courses: maryellen@egs.dircon.co.uk
Distance Learning: simon@egs.dircon.co.uk
The English Gardening School Limited
Registered number 01926450
Registered office
52 Great Eastern Street, London EC2A 3EP
Website: www.englishgardeningschool.co.uk
July 6th, 2010 at 11:46 am
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