Design your own garden intensive

About this course

The course introduces garden design principles and the stages involved in developing a considered layout. Participants survey, measure and analyse a garden before translating their findings into scaled plans with site annotations. They research ideas for a chosen style, create a mood board, and consider suitable hard landscaping materials and plant combinations. The course also explores design responses to issues such as privacy, noise and shade. Work includes producing a plant list, a basic planting plan and elevation, using drawing and planning exercises to develop garden design proposals.

What you'll learn

• Apply garden design principles when developing a layout
• Survey and analyse a garden for function and scale
• Draw a 1:50 scaled plan with site analysis annotations
• Create a mood board to guide hard landscaping and planting choices
• Produce a plant list and basic planting plan and elevation
• Apply design techniques to address challenging garden areas

Is this course right for you?

The course is labelled Beginner, suggesting an introductory focus for learners developing their understanding of garden design. Participation involves analysing a garden, researching ideas and producing drawings and plans, including a layout for the learner’s own garden.