This professional, career-orientated course is intensive, but hugely enjoyable, and covers all aspects of garden design, including:
- QUALIFICATION Diploma in Garden Design
- DURATION
One week introduction (7-11 January 2013) followed by:
Two days per week (Monday and Tuesday) over three terms (of 11, 10 and 12 weeks respectively). There are no half-term breaks. (Total of 69 days) - LOCATION Hampton Court Palace
- Plants and Plantsmanship
- Practical Horticulture
- Practical Work in the 20th Century Gardens
- Design Principles, Structure, Form
- Design Projects
- Inspirational Lectures
- Sketching and Technical Drawing
- CAD (Vectorworks), 3D Visualisation
- History
- Landscaping and Construction
- Professional Practice – Business Management
- Presentation Techniques – Visual and Verbal
With the unique learning resource of the 20th Century Gardens, students also gain practical, hands-on horticultural experience during the course.
One of the strengths of KLC’s training is the small class size and the care and attention that are given to each individual student. All students are assigned a personal tutor for tutorials throughout their training.
The course is carefully overseen by Annie Guilfoyle, our Director of Garden Design Courses. Annie is an award-winning designer and an RHS Chelsea Flower Show Silver Medal winner. She has recently appeared in two garden design programmes on TV to much acclaim and her garden design consultancy has been inundated with commissions as a result.
Employment and work experience
The school is highly regarded within the industry and has an enviable track record of employment for its graduates. KLC is very proactive about helping students find work at the end of the course and keeps in close touch with alumni, continuing to offer on-going careers advice. KLC will also help to find each student appropriate work experience during the course itself.Source: http://www.klc.co.uk/GardenDesign/Courses/Part-Time/Diploma/
