Essential Garden Design Diploma
An overview of all aspects of garden design
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The long time leader in all matters horticultural based at the historic Chelsea Physic Garden. Our diplomas are recognised worldwide & many leading garden designers and gardening personalities have trained with us.
+ Adolfo Harrison + Adam Shepherd + Alex Mitchell + Amelia Bouquet + B Brooks + Butter Wakefield + Byron Thomas + Camilla Windsor-Clive + Caroline Foley + Cleve West + Emilie Bausager + Emma Tipping + Fiona Cadwallader + Frederic Whyte + Holly Johnston + Griselda Kerr + Henry Agg + Jo Thompson + Joanne Edmonds + Joe Swift + Kate Coulson + Lucy Bellamy + Manoj Malde + Philip Barnes + Polly Nicholson + Pollyanna Wilkinson + Rachel de Thame + Ruth Willmott + Sophie Lane Fox + Tania Compton + Tilly Ware + Flora Scouarnec + Victoria Pease-Cox + Tom Eno +
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one year Good Gardening Diploma Course
Our diplomas are globally recognised.
Acclaimed Diploma Gardening Courses
Good Gardening Diploma
Our internationally renowned signature course, covering training in the more serious aspect of horticultural practice
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Distance Learning Gardening Courses
Garden Design
For those who cannot attend in person, this correspondence course guides you step-by-step through the
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Caring for Your Garden
Correspondence course guiding you through the seasonal and routine tasks to make and maintain your
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Short Gardening Courses
Gardening for Beginners 2026
Often given as an unusual and useful present! Our popular course is led by
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Studying garden design at the English Gardening school 25 years ago was one of the best things I ever did. I already had landscaping experience which combined well with the huge range of design skills I learnt at the EGS to give me the confidence to set up a design and build business.
JOE SWIFT - Joe is a well-known UK garden designer, writer and broadcaster, winning Gold at Chelsea 2012 and has recently completed an award winning London Pocket Park with Dame Zandra Rhodes. Joe has been presenting BBC Gardeners World since 1998, hosts the RHS Chelsea flower show as well as other gardening programmes and writes regularly for the Times and Gardeners World magazine.