Garden Design

Course Code: PRO1147
School: ProTrain Online

Description

Explore the art of garden design in this comprehensive course. You will learn the fundamental elements of style, basic techniques and professional tricks necessary to design the gardens of your dreams.

Professional garden design is something that is inspirational and is essentially solving the various logistical problems associated with what you have to work with, where to position such items as pathways, swimming pools, tennis courts, water features, flower beds and which plants would be most suited. Good garden design adds these ingredients to create a style in keeping with the site, the house and your client's requirements.

Outcomes

On completion of your course you will receive two qualifications, and will have an understanding of:

• Garden Design Influences
• Client-Designer Relationship -The Basic Principles of Garden Design
• Planning the Gardens
• Taking measurements
• Drawing the Plan
• Preparing the garden
• Equipment, Tools, Soil and Irrigation
• Surfaces
• Lawns and Steps
• Planting
• Garden features
• Costing and estimation

Assessment

At the end of each lesson there is a question paper that needs to be completed and returned to your tutor. You should allow at least 1 - 2 hours of study to complete each question paper.

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