Plants and planting design for your garden

- Understand form and function of design elements
- Have an awareness of different planting styles and their effects
- Undertake visual research and compile mood boards
- Create the functional planting plan of a small garden to a brief, making both artistic and practical decisions
- Understand the basic principles behind plant nomenclature
- Draw elevations of your chosen plants
- Be familiar with using scale and aspect for more accurate plans
- Make appropriate planting choices for different planting conditions
- Have a basic understanding of scale and aspect to help plan your schemes
- Understand the the processes involved in choosing a tree
- Be aware of different pot sizes and compost types.

Please bring a sketchbook to record visual ideas and/or notebook to take notes. A circle guide and scale rule of your own would be highly recommended. These are available in graphics shops, descent art suppliers or online. All other materials will be provided.
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If you would like to buy art materials for your personal use outside of the course, City Lit students receive 10% discount off everything* from Cass Art, the UK's leading art supplies retailer. Your tutor will advise you on what you should buy. You will need to show your enrolment receipt in-store to receive your discount

You will be taught using a range of techniques including workshops, short lectures, demonstrations, practical exercises, tutorials, group and individual assistance and hand-outs. Please note the City Lit uses Apple Mac computers.