MyGardenSchool

History

Elspeth Briscoe spent 15 years working in strategy and marketing developing some of the world’s most successful internet companies. She was one of the first 30 people and loved the innovation side of building a groundbreaking internet company. Before becoming involved with the Internet, Briscoe spent several years as a hobbiest photographer and artist – doing a pre-foundation at St Martin’s Art college. She is also a qualified landscape designer PGDip OCGD (distinction), member of Garden Media Guild (GMG), a winner of International Garden Photographer of the Year, and enthusiastic blogger!

Associate Director, Duncan Heather

Duncan Heather set up practice as a garden designer in 1987 and is the director of the prestigious Oxford College of Garden Design which offers a post-graduate diploma in residential landscape architecture now widely recognised as one of the best garden design courses in the world. Duncan has recently also launched a One Year Online Interactive Diploma Course for Garden Designers .

In a career now spanning over 20 years, Duncan has won five gold medals, one silver, one bronze and three awards for innovative design.

Advantages of studying here

It’s not often you can say something’s unique but currently we are the first and only online gardening school to offer a classroom learning experience from the comfort of your own home. You get exactly the same video presentation delivered via the internet, as you would if you were sitting in the classroom. You can listen to your tutor, ask them questions via MyClassRoom and even chat to your fellow classmates online. We’ve gathered together some of the world’s leading experts, to bring you a fantastic opportunity to learn from people you’d never normally get access to. Over the coming year we’ll be adding new courses each month, from roses to bee keeping, treehouses to chickens; in fact if you think of a course we haven’t yet included please send us your suggestions. Join us on one of our gardening courses and start using this library of knowledge found nowhere else in the world.

Areas of specialisation

David Austin’s Insight into Garden Roses

Tutor:Michael Marriott
Skill Level:Hobbyist
Category:Flowers & Foliage
Cost:£120
After fifty years of intensive breeding, David Austin's Garden Roses combine ...
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Decorating Your Room Outside

Tutor:Caroline Tilston
Skill Level:Hobbyist
Category:Flowers & Foliage Garden DIY
Cost:£120
Welcome to furnishing and decorating your outside room. This course takes interi...
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Design and Build Your Own TreeHouse

Tutor:David Parfitt
Skill Level:Enthusiast
Category:Garden DIY Pro Gardening
Cost:£120
In this course you will be given a creative insight into how to build extraordi...
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Designing with John Brookes

Tutor:John Brookes
Skill Level:Enthusiast
Category:Pro Gardening
Cost:£120
An Introduction and The First Steps to Designing Your Garden ...
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Designing with Plants

Tutor:Hilary Thomas
Skill Level:Enthusiast
Category:Flowers & Foliage Pro Gardening
Cost:£120
If you have a garden full of impulse purchases that presents itself as a collec...
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Designing Your Room Outside

Tutor:Caroline Tilston
Skill Level:Hobbyist
Category:Garden DIY
Cost:£120
This course takes you through step by step how to create a spectacular one–of�...
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Edible Gardening Made Easy

Tutor:Alex Mitchell
Skill Level:Hobbyist
Category:The Vegetable Garden
Cost:£120
Love to grow fruit and vegetables, but haven’t a clue where to start? Then th...
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Flower Photography

Tutor:Sue Bishop
Skill Level:Enthusiast
Category:Flowers & Foliage Pro Gardening
Cost:£120
The moment when a flower is fresh and perfect is a fleeting one, and ...
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Getting to Grips with Climbers

Tutor:Philippa Bensley
Skill Level:Hobbyist
Category:Flowers & Foliage Pro Gardening
Cost:£120
Coming Soon! We're just in production on this one right now - we're still wate...
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Grow Your Own Veg

Tutor:Hodgerow
Skill Level:Enthusiast
Category:The Vegetable Garden
Cost:£120
Hi, I’m Geoff Hodge and welcome to the Grow Your Own Vegetables course. I’...
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How to Keep Hens in Your Garden

Tutor:Francine Raymond
Skill Level:Hobbyist
Category:Garden DIY
Cost:£120
Coming Soon! We’re just in production on this one right now – we’re stil...
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Introduction to Natural Beekeeping

Tutor:Beesontoast
Skill Level:Hobbyist
Category:Garden DIY
Cost:£120
Coming Soon! We’re just in production on this one right now – we’re stil...
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Love Your Lawn

Tutor:Andrew McIndoe
Skill Level:Hobbyist
Category:Garden DIY
Cost:£120
Most gardens have a lawn, but all too often it fails to live up to the gardener...
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Pond Construction for Pros

Tutor:Martin Kelley
Skill Level:Advanced
Category:Garden DIY Pro Gardening
Cost:£120
25 years ago I had the privilege of meeting Anthony Archer-Wills and working wit...
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Professional Rendering for Landscape & Garden Designers

Tutor:Jo Chance
Skill Level:Advanced
Category:Pro Gardening
Cost:£120
Coming Soon! We're just in production on this one right now - we're still wate...
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Recycling in the Garden

Tutor:Angela Youngman
Skill Level:Hobbyist
Category:Garden DIY
Cost:£120
Recycling is becoming one of the most important elements of modern life reflect...
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Shrubs – The Foundation of Good Planting

Tutor:Andrew McIndoe
Skill Level:Hobbyist
Category:Flowers & Foliage
Cost:£120
Shrubs are the backbone of garden planting. They provide essential stru...
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The Organic Garden

Tutor:Stephanie Donaldson
Skill Level:Enthusiast
Category:Garden DIY The Vegetable Garden
Cost:£120
Over the 4 week course

Description

You will have 4 weekly pre-recorded video lectures, downloadable notes, marked assignments and you can interact with the world’s top tutors via MyClassRoom.

My name’s Elspeth Briscoe, and along with my co-founder Duncan Heather we’d like to thank you for considering our website. It’s not often you can say something’s unique but currently we are the first and only online gardening school to offer a classroom learning experience from the comfort of your own home. You get exactly the same video presentation delivered via the internet, as you would if you were sitting in the classroom. You can listen to your tutor, ask them questions via MyClassRoom and even chat to your fellow classmates online. We’ve gathered together some of the world’s leading experts, to bring you a fantastic opportunity to learn from people you’d never normally get access to. Over the coming year we’ll be adding new courses each month, from roses to bee keeping, treehouses to chickens; in fact if you think of a course we haven’t yet included please send us your suggestions. Join us on one of our gardening courses and start using this library of knowledge found nowhere else in the world.