Urban Garden Design

Whether you have a small roof terrace, petite patio, balcony or sprawling wilderness, this course will provide you with the ideas, and design know-how to start designing a creative new plot. Under the guidance of a professional garden designer, you will gain an understanding of balance, harmony and proportion with both hard and soft landscape elements. You will look at scale, proportion, space and the selection of materials. You will also be introduced to the principles of planting design and consider how with the creative and clever use of colour, lighting and composition, quick transformations can soon be achieved.

Course Outcomes
You will understand how scale and proportion are used in relation to architecture and buildings. You will start consider how space can be used effectively in a garden and relate all elements together to create a workable and effective design.

Who Should Attend
Suitable for anyone with an interest in garden and planting design, with an improvement or redesign project in mind. Also suitable for students studying in the spatial design field who wish to further their understanding of external spaces.

Course Level
Beginner

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