Students
GARDEN DESIGN
Resources
- Extensive glasshouse facilities
- Field nursery stock production
- Computer controlled environmental and irrigation systems
- Fruit and container production units
- Plant propagation centre
- Fully equipped landscape training centre
- Demonstration garden for leading national retailers
- Fully labelled plant collectiopn throughout the College grounds
- 10 acres of landscaped gardens and two National Collections within Broadview Gardens
- Fully commercial garden centre
Typical Employers
Local authorities, nurseries, garden centres, publicly and privately owned gardens, commercial landscaping companies.
Industry Links
Students benefit from a wide range of links with commercial nurseries, research institutes, organic producers, public and privately owned gardens as well as exposure to the retail world through our onsite garden centre. The College is also a member of the Royal Horticultural Society; NCCPG and the Hardy Plant Society.
This course is suitable for beginners at garden design and will provide students with a solid foundation in the principles and practices necessary to create an eye-catching garden. As part of this course you will undertake two Saturday all-day study tours. It is recommended that this course be completed before progressing to “Plants and Planting Design” or “Drawing by Design”, unless previous experience can be demonstrated.
Entry Requirements An interest in the subject.
Location
Canterbury, Hadlow, Mottingham
Start Date Hadlow: Daytime: Thuesday 24th September 2009, 2:00pm - 4:00pm Canterbury: Evening: Thursday 24th September 2009, 7:00pm - 9:00pm Mottingham: Evening: Tuesday 22nd September 2009, 7:00pm- 9:00pm
Evening: Thursday 24th September 2009, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Course Duration
30 weeks.
Tuition Fee £400