The long time leader in all matters horticultural based at the historic Chelsea Physic Garden. Our diplomas are recognised worldwide & many current leading gardening personalities have trained with us.
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Our diplomas are globally recognised.
Acclaimed Diploma Gardening Courses
Good Gardening Diploma
Our internationally renowned signature course
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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 2019
Our popular course with the opportunity to work in a real garden led by master
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Garden Makers Day
Bringing together leading designers and plantsmen to share their design and planting philosophies. Held
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News from The English Gardening School
Come to an Information Session to decide which Diploma course is right for you
The next One Year Good Gardening Information Sessions are 2 October and 16 October at 11.00-12.00
Alumni Pollyanna wins at Hampton Court
We must congratulate Pollyanna Wilkinson a graduate of our Garden Design Diploma course in 2017.
Recent Testimonials
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.