GARDEN DESIGN - LEVEL 3 COURSE
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Course in Garden design, excellent course and I would surely recommend this course to all. I enjoyed my time in all.
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Garden design was good and challenging at the same time. Project was good and would recommend the same to all. Courses were good and engaging. I enjoyed my time in all.
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I have loved everything about my experience. The course was so informative and I like it. The feedback from tutors was so useful.
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NVQ
Distance
Description
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Type
NVQ Level 3
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Methodology
Distance Learning
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Class hours
120h
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Duration
12 Months
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Start date
Different dates available
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Online campus
Yes
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Delivery of study materials
Yes
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Support service
Yes
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Virtual classes
Yes
The Garden Design - Level 3 Course is a positive step in taking control of how you can plan and create your garden. It could also be the first step towards a successful garden design business.
The horticulture home study courses are designed in easy to follow units, with set exercises along the way to ensure you understand the areas covered.
Students will have access to a personal course tutor by email and mail. The course tutor is a highly experienced Botanist and Designer and tutors in Garden Design, Horticulture and Plant Physiology at several UK Colleges and also holds a degree in Botany (Bsc hons). The Garden Design course also has 3 tutor marked assignments, which will be marked and commented on by your personal course tutor.
Facilities
Location
Start date
Start date
About this course
There are no particular entry requirements.
On successful completion of this course students will receive a Garden Design Certificate of Achievement by ABC Awards and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the details of all the units you have completed as part of your course). The completion of this course alone does not lead to an Ofqual regulated qualification but may be used as evidence of knowledge and skills towards regulated qualifications in the future. The unit summary can be used as evidence towards Recognition of Prior Learning if you wish to progress your studies in this sector. To this end the learning outcomes of the course have been benchmarked at Level 3 against level descriptors published by Ofqual, to indicate the depth of study and level of difficulty involved in successful completion by the learner.
Reviews
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Course in Garden design, excellent course and I would surely recommend this course to all. I enjoyed my time in all.
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Garden design was good and challenging at the same time. Project was good and would recommend the same to all. Courses were good and engaging. I enjoyed my time in all.
← | →
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I have loved everything about my experience. The course was so informative and I like it. The feedback from tutors was so useful.
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Course rating
Recommended
Centre rating
Lake Wilding-Witts
Colin Henshaw
Elaine Longmuir
Michal Gyepes
Lake Wilding-Witts
Colin Henshaw
Michal Gyepes
Elaine Longmuir
This centre's achievements
All courses are up to date
The average rating is higher than 3.7
More than 50 reviews in the last 12 months
This centre has featured on Emagister for 15 years
Subjects
- Access
- Lighting
- Agricultural Science
- Horticulture
- Plant Science
- Design
- Plant Biology
- Floristry
- Flower Arranging
- Gardening
- Planning
- Agriculture Management
- Garden Design
- Flower growing
Course programme
Unit One -Garden Design & You
The following topics are covered: Introduction to design; History and development; How gardens started; The beginnings; The garden today; Designers; Types of garden designers today; Where to find information; factors to consider; The gardens around you; And Unit 1 Summary.
Unit Two -What Good Design Achieves
The following topics are covered: Designers, what they do and why they are needed?; The design process; The owner's requirements; What the designer does; The benefits of using a garden designer; Providing guidance; Types of client; You as the designer; Taking instructions; Drawing skills; and Unit 2 Summary.
Unit Three - Starting to Design
The following topics are covered: Getting started - Equipment & Dress; Design by computer (CAD); Impressions of the garden; The initial visit; The client check-list; The design recipe; Site assessment; Surveying and measuring; Slopes; The rough sketch; The FLP (Functional Layout Plan); Triangulation and chain surveys;drawing to scale; Labelling, heights, number charts and keys; The design principals of Direction, Rhythm and Harmony, and what they mean; and Unit 3 Summary.
Unit Four -The Importance of Soils & Sites
The following topics are covered: Soil and horticultural potential; soil and sites; climate (oceanic, etc); temperature; Light, shade and shelter; Rainfall and humidity; Soil types and pH; Topography; The soil environment and horizons; profile pits; Improving the soil with manures, fertilisers, line and mulches; Cultivation and drainage; Soil life - good and bad; and Unit 4 Summary.
Unit Five -Starting Real Design Work
The following topics are covered: Getting down to design; Arranging plants; practicalities; function and form; Right plant, right place; Height, borders and beds; Information sources; Plants for problem positions; Plants for alkaline and acid soils; Shade; Sunny; Dry; Plants for particular uses (focal points, climbers, ground cover); Designing for shapes and sizes (formal, informal); Linking shapes; Playing with ideas and concepts; Problem sites; Downward slope; Upward slope; Long and narrow; Short and square; L-shaped; Corner; and Unit 5 Summary.
Unit Six -Planning
The following topics are covered: Planning for themes & ideas, styles and how to enhance; Plants for colour and height; The colour wheel; Getting the planting mix right; Colour patch bedding; foliage; Features needing thought; Fruit growing in small areas; Containers, tubs and patios; Plants to define areas and give direction; Rockeries and alpines; Hedges; and Unit 6 Summary.
Unit Seven -Designing for Interest
The following topics are covered: The garden in winter; Attracting wildlife; Managing wildlife; Herbs and weeds; Other services; Lighting; Furniture; and Unit 7 Summary.
Unit Eight -Water in the Garden
The following topics are covered: Introduction and uses; Siting a pond; Materials, depths and size; considerations; equipment; safety; filters; planting the pond; planning for timing and colour; Maintenance; Lighting and lighting design for water; Water features; construction diagrams; and Unit 8 Summary.
Unit Nine - Children & Pets
The following topics are covered: Children; Play areas; Children's gardens; Equipment and toys; Plants, poisonous plants and other potential threats; Safety - water and children; Pets in the garden; Clients' dogs; Dogs; Cats; and Unit 9 Summary.
Unit Ten -Gardening for Users with Disabilities, the Elderly and Garden Safety
The following topics are covered: Access; Paths; Safety, features other issues; Watering; Tools; Visually and sensory impaired sensory gardens; Conclusion; Safety check-list; and Unit 10 Summary.
Unit Eleven -Upkeep & Maintenance
The following topics are covered: Introduction; Assessing maintenance; Builders, diggers and landscapers; Plants; Ponds; Structures; Lawns; Beds; Schedules of work; Maintenance schedules; Cost issues; Practicalities; Plant schedules; and Unit 11 Summary.
Unit Twelve -Structures in the Garden
The following topics are covered: Walls, fences and trellis; Timber; Iron; Wire; Paths and patios; Green houses, sheds and stores; Other structures; Summerhouses; Furniture; and Unit 12 Summary.
Unit Thirteen -Marketing Your Garden Design Business
The following topics are covered: Where are the clients; How to reach clients, Word of mouth, Advertising; Portfolio and plant files; Shows and fairs; Visiting potential clients; Clarifying your service; Charging; Keeping records; Tax and accounts; Help; VAT; Insurance; Unit 13 Summary and Final Course Project (Full Design).
Unit Fourteen -Tricks of the Trade
An additional unit crammed with useful hints and tips for garden designers.
GARDEN DESIGN - LEVEL 3 COURSE