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Essential Guide to Using Plants
2-day course (1 day a week) with Pamela Johnson and Jill Anderson
7, 14 May 2009 (10.30am - 3.30pm)
£285 inclusive of VAT and lunch
For the designer who wants to improve plant groupings, either to draw up professional plans for their clients or to create better plant combinations in their own garden. Two experienced practitioners take you through the plants that they chose and why, describing how to group for best effect, what to plant with what for maximum growing potential and how to make the most of seasonal changes. A concentrated and illuminating course.
Pamela Johnson MSGD runs an established garden design business in SW London, opens her garden under the National Gardens Scheme and lectures widely in the South of England.
Jill Anderson MIH has won 2 RHS medals for her show gardens, lectures widely on the South of England and has an established garden design business in Guildford, Surrey.
Ten Week Certificate Course in Garden Design
10 days (1 day a week) with Simon Pyle and Rosemary Alexander
1, 8, 15, 29 October, 5, 12, 19, 26 November, 3, 10 December 2009
£1350 inclusive of VAT and lunch
A highly concentrated course serving as an introduction to the garden design process. The structured classes will cover major design elements including surveying, drawing techniques, hard landscaping, water, planting, visuals and specification. Students will be set a design brief and are expected to complete weekly set work in their own time (approximately 1-2 days per week). Our certificate will be awarded for satisfactory work. Class size is limited to 20, and the course takes place over 11 weeks as there is a break for half term.
Simon Pyle Dip EGS is Vice Principal of The English Gardening School, a tutor on our Diploma Course in Garden Design and various short courses.
Rosemary Alexander FRSA AI Hort FSGD is Principal of The English Gardening School, author of many books and world wide lecturer.
Graphic Visualisation
3-day workshop (1 day a week) with Simon Pyle and Rachel Myers
5, 12, 26 October 2009 (10.30am - 3.30pm)
£420 inclusive of VAT and lunch
Communicating your ideas to a client is often the key to securing a commission. This advanced 3-day, participative workshop will be invaluable to all aspiring and working garden designers. Subjects covered will include axonometric drawing, colour rendering, mood boards and montage. Students will have an opportunity to practise their skills under close supervision and can experiment by bringing in their own plans.
Simon Pyle Dip EGS is Vice Principal of The English Gardening School, a tutor on our Diploma Course in Garden Design and various short courses.
Rachel Myers obtained the EGS Diploma in Garden Design and now runs her own garden design practice in Oxford. Her work is featured in the book The Book of Garden Plans.
Running a Garden Design Business
2-day course with David Dodd
9, 10 February 2010 (10.30am - 3.30pm)
£285 inclusive of VAT and lunch
This is a two-day course covering:
Contractor-Designer Relationships;
and How to Bring Your Designs to Reality.
This course is aimed at garden designers wishing to develop and further establish their business. It gives valuable insight into how a garden designer works with professional landscape contractors.
David Dodd is the owner of landscape contractors The Outdoor Room and has been in the industry for over 20 years. He trained at Merrist Wood College, studying landscape construction, and his company now contracts for many leading garden designers.
Lighting the Garden
1-day lecture and workshop with Janet Turner
25 February 2010 (10.30am - 3.30pm)
£145 inclusive of VAT and lunch
A one-day lecture and workshop exploring the possibilities and importance of bringing landscape 'alive' at night. You will look at how to achieve ambient or directional effects including highlighting and modelling, how to present lighting layouts for hard surfaces, water features and entertaining areas. There will also be an opportunity to handle a basic collection of lighting fittings, understanding and assessing the performance of low voltage, low energy and longlife lamps.
Janet Turner is a lighting consultant whose lively approach and expertise in interior and exterior lighting is unparalleled.
Designing Urban and Rooftop Gardens
1-day course with Andy Sturgeon
8 March 2010 (10.30am - 3.30pm)
£145 inclusive of VAT and lunch
A very special day with one of the best known and respected contemporary garden designers. Andy will lead you through the design process, explaining how to choose a style, consider privacy and screening, boundary walls, flooring and surfacing plus making space for eating and entertaining in an urban or rooftop environment. He will also explain how to choose the essential extras such as water, pots, furniture and accessories.
Andy Sturgeon has presented television shows and is a garden writer for the Guardian plus numerous gardening books. He runs a successful garden design practice with a reputation for creating stylish modern gardens and has twice won Gold at the Chelsea Flower show
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