How We Teach
Our courses emerged from decades of practical work in botanical gardens, private estates, and urban regeneration projects. Each module reflects real challenges designers face: difficult sites, budget constraints, client expectations, and ecological responsibilities.
We structure learning around projects rather than isolated theory. You'll analyse existing spaces, propose solutions, and refine your ideas through instructor feedback. This mirrors the actual workflow of professional practice.
Our Instructors
Teaching staff include RHS-qualified horticulturists, landscape architects with CMLI accreditation, and practicing garden designers managing active client portfolios. They bring current knowledge rather than dated textbook approaches.
Guest lectures feature specialists in fields like ecological restoration, heritage garden conservation, and commercial landscape management.
Course Development
Content is reviewed annually to reflect evolving horticultural research, changing climate patterns, and new plant introductions. We incorporate findings from trials at botanical institutions and feedback from graduates working in the field.
Each course balances foundational principles with contemporary practice, ensuring what you learn remains relevant as trends shift.
Who Studies With Us
Career Changers
Professionals seeking transition from unrelated fields into landscape design or horticultural consultancy.
Passionate Hobbyists
Garden enthusiasts wanting structured knowledge to replace trial-and-error approaches.
Working Gardeners
Maintenance staff and head gardeners adding design skills to their practical expertise.
Property Professionals
Estate managers, developers, and architects seeking to understand landscape integration.
Learning Environment
Course materials include video demonstrations, annotated design examples, plant identification libraries, and downloadable resource sheets. You'll have access to an online forum where students share project updates and instructors answer specific questions.
Assignments receive detailed written feedback within one week of submission. Where appropriate, instructors provide marked-up versions of your designs showing alternative approaches or refinements.
Beyond the Curriculum
Graduates retain access to course materials indefinitely, allowing review as your practice develops. We run quarterly online workshops covering seasonal topics and emerging techniques. Alumni networks facilitate peer connections and occasional collaborative projects.
Our approach prioritises depth over breadth. We'd rather you master essential principles thoroughly than skim superficially across endless topics. This foundation supports continued independent learning long after course completion.