All the tutors on our Diploma courses are experts in their particular subjects, their talks comprise of illustrated lectures with notes for future reference.
The EGS Distance Learning tutors have been trained at the English Gardening School by many of today’s leading garden designers, horticulturists and plantspeople.
Students often use our courses as a stepping stone to a new career.
Click to find out more about Rosemary Alexander
Owner Principal and Joint Course Director
Rosemary Alexander VMM(Rhs), AIHort, FSGD, Principal, owner and founder of The English Gardening School, is one of the UK’s most influential garden designers and writers. She combines teaching, giving masterclasses...Read More
Click to find out more about Catriona Rowbotham
Catriona is a registered architect with over 20 years of experience working at different scales, from transport design to office and educational design. After working for well known architectural design practices, Catriona formed her own...Read More
Click to find out more about Martin Duncan
Martin Studied Commercial Horticulture at Greenmount, County Antrim Northern Ireland and Advanced Landscape Design & Construction with NEBBS Management at the Welsh College of Horticulture. He has held Head Gardener roles...Read More
Click to find out more about Roger Platts
Roger runs a Garden Design and Landscaping practice at his 8 acre nurseries in Kent. He has over 40 years experience in horticulture and 30 years in garden design. His...Read More
Click to find out more about Nick Bailey
Nick has worked across many sectors of horticulture over the last 30+ years, including nursery stock production, garden management, garden design, teaching, public speaking, horticultural consultancy, writing and broadcasting. Nick...Read More
Click to find out more about Eleanor Terry
Eleanor studied at Kingston Maurward College gaining a diploma in practical and theoretical horticulture and going on to have a successful gardening business working along the Jurassic coast. In 2018...Read More
Click to find out more about Ben Pope
After studying and working in horticulture for the last 18 years, Ben is currently enjoying leading a team to maintain and develop a garden in West Sussex. He regularly speaks...Read More
Click to find out more about Paul Hensey
Paul (Fellow Society Garden Designers FSGD, CIHort) is a garden and landscape designer with a small practice based in West Sussex. Winner of numerous RHS medals from RHS Tatton, Hampton...Read More
Click to find out more about Edward Flint
One of our most popular regular tutors, and a true ‘hands-on’ gardener, Ed is Head Gardener in a private family garden on the Kent / Sussex border where the garden...Read More
Click to find out more about Gillian Lotter
Distance Learning Course Tutor
Graduating from the English Gardening School with Distinction in 1999, Gillian has a solid background in garden design and education. In addition to tutoring the distance learning courses at EGS,...Read More
Click to find out more about Caroline Jackson
Caroline is currently a gardener and teacher. She works for Marian Boswall Landscape Architects as a roving head gardener in the management of newly planted gardens along with teaching for...Read More
Guest Lecturers
Gardeners