At the request of past graduates eager to continue their learning enjoyment of all things gardening, we occasionally offer a specialist short course or event covering topical and seasonal aspects of garden design and planting.
Making use of our vast horticultural network, the days vary between lectures by leading personalities and visits of rarely viewed private gardens or nurseries with collections of unusual plants.
Enjoy mid summer with a trip to Kent to visit two fascinating gardens. We will start at the home of Andrew Salter whose garden stuffed full of interesting plants will be a treat for the plant enthusiast. From there will be go on to Old Bladbean Stud, ...
View this courseJoin us for an inspiring day on site at a new 5-acre garden near Bath, currently being designed and developed by renowned head gardener and plantsman Troy Scott Smith. This exclusive alumni event offers a rare opportunity to see a garden in its formative stages and to ...
View this courseJoin us for an inspiring day exploring two of Oxfordshire’s most captivating private gardens — Rousham Gardens and Ham Court, Bampton. Step into the world of English garden design at Rousham, the masterpiece of 18th-century landscape architect William Kent. One of England’s most important gardens, Rousham represents ...
View this courseJoin us for an intensive 4-day planting design course with Nick Bailey, one of the UK’s leading plantsmen and garden designers. Nick is known for his interactive teaching style, dynamic design approach and innovative ideas around the art, craft and science of planting design. This course is ...
View this courseDo you have a potentially good garden but do not know where to begin? The first 3 days of this popular 4 day course take place in the Chelsea Physic Garden lecture room with the final day spent in two private gardens near Petersfield. Your tutor is RHS Master ...
View this courseJoin us for a two day Introduction to SketchUp where you will learn the basic skills needed for designing on the computer. Taught by John Brooks, a London-based garden designer with over 20 years of experience and recognised as the UK’s go-to expert on using SketchUp for professional garden ...
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