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Garden Design Level 3 Diploma

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  • My son owns a garden maintenance business so took this course to help him as well as give me an interest. The noble man on the flip side of the telephone was so kind and patient with me and I am currently 3 weeks in addition to into the course and will presumably make my son stormed with my thoughts yet I'm truly appreciating the entire experience.
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Vocational qualification

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£ 24/month + VAT

Become a successful landscaping design!

  • Type

    Vocational qualification Level 3

  • Methodology

    Online

  • Duration

    12 Months

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Landscapers, also known as landscape gardeners or designers, create and maintain gardens, parks and other outdoor areas. Some landscapers specialise in interior landscaping projects, often in shopping centres or large office blocks. As a designer you are always stretched to expand your subject knowledge and keep updated.

Home gardens take on many forms, from a few plants in containers to large garden plots around your home. Beyond the reward of homegrown produce, gardens provide health, environmental and enjoyment advantages for the gardener. For many homeowners, planting a garden provides enjoyment. Watching your garden go from bare ground to ripe produce or beautiful plants offers a sense of satisfaction imagine if this hobby and enjoyment could be your job - well with this course this could be a reality! If you've got creative skills and you're interested in the environment, a job in this area could be perfect for you.

This home learning course will give you the skills and knowledge to improve your own garden from a more informed position, embark on a career in garden design or progress onto a Foundation Degree. Garden Design is not easy, it is a closed world to many - few people know how to lay out a design, find customers and know how to charge and work within a budget. This is why this course is so useful.

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About this course

This home learning course will give you the skills and knowledge to improve your own garden from a more informed position, embark on a career in garden design or progress onto a Foundation Degree. Garden Design is not easy, it is a closed world to many, few people know how to lay out a design, find customers and know how to charge and work within a budget. This is why this course is so useful.

You don’t need any prior skills in the subject area to start this course.

At the end of this course, successful learners will receive a Certificate of Achievement by ABC Awards and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the details all of the units you have completed as part of your course).

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4.0
  • My son owns a garden maintenance business so took this course to help him as well as give me an interest. The noble man on the flip side of the telephone was so kind and patient with me and I am currently 3 weeks in addition to into the course and will presumably make my son stormed with my thoughts yet I'm truly appreciating the entire experience.
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Centre rating

Leonard Conroy

4.0
02/07/2016
What I would highlight: My son owns a garden maintenance business so took this course to help him as well as give me an interest. The noble man on the flip side of the telephone was so kind and patient with me and I am currently 3 weeks in addition to into the course and will presumably make my son stormed with my thoughts yet I'm truly appreciating the entire experience.
What could be improved: I cannot describe this course with any negative words.
Would you recommend this course?: Yes
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This centre's achievements

2017

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 8 years

Subjects

  • Lighting
  • Rural Development
  • Horticulture
  • Plant Science
  • Design
  • Marketing
  • Floristry
  • Gardening
  • Planning
  • Arboriculture
  • Arborist
  • Cultivation
  • Environmental Science
  • Garden Design
  • Landscape Design
  • Maintenance
  • Upkeep
  • Designer
  • Landscaper
  • Real Design

Course programme

Unit 1 – 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 2 – 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 3 – 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 checklist
  • 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 4 – Soil and 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 5– 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 6– Planning
The following topics are covered:
  • Planning for themes- ideas, styles and how to enhance
  • Plants fo 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 7– 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 8 – 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 9 – 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 10 – 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 checklist
  • And Unit 10 Summary.

Unit 11– 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 12 – Structures in the Garden
The following topics are covered:
  • Walls, fences and trellis
  • Timber, Wire and Iron
  • Paths and patios
  • Green houses, sheds and stores
  • Other structures
  • Summerhouses
  • Furniture
  • And Unit 12 Summary.

Unit 13 – 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 14 – Tricks of the Trade
  • An additional unit crammed with useful hints and tips for garden designer

Garden Design Level 3 Diploma

£ 24/month + VAT