Our 10-week Garden Design Course
WHAT WILL I LEARN ON THE COURSE?
This 10 week programme is an online garden design drawing and basic knowledge course to take an absolute beginner to being able to scale, sketch , produce technical drawings, elevations, basic plant and construction knowledge to help you gain a new skill or start your side hustle.
WHY WOULD I WANT TO STUDY GARDEN DESIGN?
If you love nature and want to have a job which appreciates the outdoors then this is the perfect start for you !To be able to learn the basics of garden design and be ready to take on customers as soon as you finish this course!
HOW MUCH DOES THE COURSE COST?
The course is exactly £360.00 total and this includes the 10-week course, all homework assessments and feedbacks given by myself to help you into the next week.
WEEK 1
Introduction to Garden Design
This week we will learn about:
- Understanding the process of Garden Design
- Surveying a Garden
- Mapping and Sketching Ideas
Lesson duration: 1 Hour
Homework duration: 1.5 Hour
WEEK 2
This week we will learn about:
- Interpreting a brief after a client meeting
- Sketching Techniques
Interpreting a Brief
Lesson duration: 45 Min
Homework duration: 2 Hours
WEEK 3
Dream Garden Concept
This week we will learn about:
- Dream Garden Plan - Full Design Process
- Materials on your design
- Create your Dream Garden with annotations
Lesson duration: 45 Min
Homework duration: 3 Hours
WEEK 4
This week we will learn about:
- Drawing Techniques and Styles
- How to Draw Structure and Simple Shapes
- Line Weight
Drawing Techniques
Lesson duration: 1 Hour
Homework duration: 2 Hours
WEEK 5
This week we will learn about:
- Custom Garden Design Brief
- How to conduct a meeting
- Designing a Plan for Presentation
Real Customer Brief
Lesson duration: 1 Hour
Homework duration: 3 Hours
WEEK 6
Build Concepts
This week we will learn about:
- Studying Build Principles
- Drawing Elevations
- Water Features
Lesson duration: 45 Min
Homework duration: 2 Hours
WEEK 7
Drawing Techniques
This week we will learn about:
- Drawing Plan, Elevation and Section
- New Materials
- Colouring Techniques
Lesson duration: 40 Min
Homework duration: 2.5 Hours
WEEK 8
This week we will learn about:
- The Basics of Planting
- Plants sketching
- Diagrammatic sketching
Planting and Drawing
Lesson duration: 30 Min
Homework duration: 3 Hours
WEEK 9
Rate of Speed
This week we will learn about:
- Costings, Scales, Details and Colouring
- Full Garden Design Plan with colours
- Electrical Plans
Lesson duration: 1 Hour
Homework duration: 3.5 Hours
WEEK 10
This week we will learn about:
- Full Garden Design Package review
- Building Standards
- AI Renders
- Planting
Final Design Package
Lesson duration: 1 Hour
Homework duration: 3 Hours