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Garden and planting design

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Garden and planting design

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  • 15 hours study
  • Level 1: Introductory

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3.6 out of 5 stars

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    • About this course

      If you are considering becoming a garden designer or would like to improve your skills and learn how to design your own garden then this is the course for you.

      Learn a variety of techniques that designers use to understand and create beautiful landscapes, learn basic garden surveying techniques, develop your understanding of hard landscaping materials and how to combine plants to create styles you really love and learn how to draw to scale.

      This introductory course will enable you to learn a wide variety of skills, and by following the activities you will complete the course having created a beautiful garden design.

      This course was developed by the Horticulture department at UHI Argyll in conjunction with UHI and with support from the European Social Fund and The Scottish Funding Council.

      UHI Argyll, Europe & Scotland European Social Fund, and Scottish Funding Council logos.

  • This course is part of a collection

    This course is part of a collection

    This course is part of a collection of courses called UHI Horticulture. There are 3 courses in this collection so you may find other courses here that maybe of interest to you.

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  • Course learning outcomes

    On successful completion of this course you will be able to:

    • interpret and use garden design principles and techniques
    • understand and carry out basic surveying
    • recognise hard landscape materials and their uses
    • appreciate plant combinations and how to create different planting styles
    • draw a garden design to scale.
  • Course dates:

    First Published 29/03/2023.

    Updated 13/04/2023

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  • George Escott

    Great !

    George Escott31 August 2025 11:17

    Great foundation for landscape design course.

  • Suk Ching Lee

    Suk Ching Lee5 August 2025 12:11

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  • Ceri Whitehouse

    Fantastic

    Ceri Whitehouse6 January 2025 10:13

    It is hard to find free horticulture courses and this one was brilliant! I definitely think there should be more created :)

    For those who are struggling to log their progress, you have to manually do it along the left hand side in the course breakdown section and click on the circles next to the topic title!

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About this course

  • 15 hours study
  • Level 1: Introductory

Ratings

3.6 out of 5 stars

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