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Graphic Visualisation
2-day workshop with Simon Pyle and Rachel Myers
15, 16 September 2008 (10.30am - 3.30pm)
£285 inclusive of VAT and lunch
Communicating your ideas to a client is often the key to securing a commission. This advanced two day, participative, workshop will be invaluable to all aspiring and working garden designers. Subjects covered will include axonometric drawing, colour rendering, mood boards and montage. Students will have an opportunity to practise their skills under close supervision and can experiment by bringing in their own plans.
Simon Pyle Dip EGS is Vice Principal of The English Gardening School, a tutor on our Diploma Course in Garden Design and various short courses.
Rachel Myers obtained the EGS Diploma in Garden Design and now runs her own garden design practice in Oxford. Her work is featured in the book The Book of Garden Plans.
Ten Week Certificate Course in Garden Design
10 days (1 day a week) with Simon Pyle and Rosemary Alexander
25 September, 2,9,16,23 October, 6,13,20,27 November, 4 December 2008 (10.30am - 3.30pm)
£1350 inclusive of VAT and lunch
A highly concentrated course serving as an introduction to the garden design process. The structured classes will cover major design elements including surveying, drawing techniques, hard landscaping, water, planting, visuals and specification. Students will be set a design brief and are expected to complete weekly set work in their own time (approximately 1-2 days per week). Our certificate will be awarded for satisfactory work. Class size is limited to 20, and the course takes place over 11 weeks as there is a break for half term.
Simon Pyle Dip EGS is Vice Principal of The English Gardening School, a tutor on our Diploma Course in Garden Design and various short courses.
Rosemary Alexander FRSA AI Hort FSGD is Principal of The English Gardening School.
Surveying and Level Interpretation
2-day course (1 day a week) with Stuart Gibbs
29 September, 6 October 2008 (10.30am - 3.15pm)
£285 inclusive of VAT and lunch
Many designers are familiar with designing on the flat, but a sloping or undulating site can cause them problems. Students are expected to know how to carry out and draw up a chain and level survey. This course covers the principles and formula for allowing extra calculation for heights of retaining walls, numbers of steps and calculating quantities of earth to be moved or removed. It will also enable them to produce practical and more workable designs, giving them greater confidence when working with a client and a contractor.
Stuart Gibbs OND has worked in landscape construction for many years and is one of the management team at Graduate Gardeners, Gloucestershire - winners of numerous medals and awards for their garden construction (www.graduategardeners.co.uk). He has also individually won both a Chelsea and RHS Gold Medal for design and build.
Making Money from Garden Design
1-day slide lecture with Richard Key
13 October 2008 (10.30am - 3.30pm)
£125 inclusive of VAT and lunch
Ideal for established garden designers or those considering a career change, you will learn how to set up a profitable design business. Richard Key will explain how to run a garden design practice and achieve success by discussing motivation, planning, terms and conditions, insurance and fees. His talk will clarify your approach to your business and should increase your garden design income.
Richard Key is a Fellow of the Society of Garden Designers, an award-winning garden designer and the author of several books including Outdoor Living.
City Gardens
2-day workshop with Andrew Wilson
12, 19 January 2009 (10.30am - 3.30pm)
£285 inclusive of VAT and lunch
Well known for his modern approach to both hard landscaping and planting, Andrew will demonstrate how to plan a small space, taking the surrounding landscape or lack of it into account. He will spend the first day concentrating on pattern, layout, using inert materials for horizontal and perpendicular features, and on the second day will look at planting, colour and seasonal effects. Students will be sent a list of drawing materials to be brought with them.
Andrew Wilson BA(Hons) DipLA FSGD is the former Vice Principal of Inchbald School, a past Chairman of the Society of Garden Designers and an external examiner for both Greenwich University and Writtle College.
Advanced Short Course in Garden Design
10 days (1 day a week) with Simon Pyle, Rosemary Alexander and other tutors from our Garden Design Diploma Course
15,22,29 January, 5,12,26 February, 5,12,19,26 March 2009 (10.30am - 3.30pm)
£1350 inclusive of VAT and lunch
Requested by students who have previously completed our 'Design Your Own Garden' course, Simon Pyle and other tutors cover surveying, including ground shaping and 'cut and fill', then you will work through a 3 week contemporary urban garden layout, detailing and planting plan. During the second half of the course, you will move on to a country garden project, again covering all the thought processes and drawing stages needed to be able to present your work confidently to a client. Costing, specifying and construction detailing form part of the programme. We expect a high degree of commitment from all participants so that they produce a high standard of imaginative work. A list of drawing equipment will be supplied in advance.
Simon Pyle Dip EGS is Vice Principal of The English Gardening School, a tutor on our Diploma Course in Garden Design and various short courses.
Rosemary Alexander FRSA AI Hort FSGD, garden designer, author and Principal of The English Gardening School, regularly lectures on all aspects of gardening and garden design.
Costing and Specifying
2-day workshop with Richard Sneesby
26 January, 2 February 2009 (10.30am - 3.30pm)
£285 inclusive of VAT and lunch
Accurate cost estimating is essential for garden designers. Learn how to prepare specifications and contract documents for use in client discussions, budgetary approval, appointing contractors and giving best value for money. This will ensure that your designs can be achieved within budget and forms the basis for assessing a contractor’s quotation prior to appointment. On the second day, explore how cost estimating is performed by the contracting industry, giving you a sound understanding for compiling competitive cost quotations for design and build work. Class size limited to 20.
Richard Sneesby works as a landscape architect and garden designer and is currently programme leader of Garden Design at Falmouth College of Arts. A Chelsea Flower Show medal-winner, he is also a TV presenter and co-author of The Garden Makers Manual.
Using Hard Landscaping Materials
2-day course (1 day a week) with Stuart Gibbs
9, 16 February 2009 (10.30am - 3.30pm)
£285 inclusive of VAT and lunch
This advanced course aims to show how inert materials can be used, how they are installed, their durability and application. Depending on the site, it will show how much material can be worked per day, plus how to minimise cutting and wastage, thereby reducing costs. Students should gain a greater knowledge for providing budgets and preparing specifications; Stuart will offer objective and practical experience that can be interpreted into the design format.
Stuart Gibbs OND has worked in landscape construction for many years and is one of the management team at Graduate Gardeners, Gloucestershire - winners of numerous medals and awards for their garden construction (www.graduategardeners.co.uk). He has also individually won both a Chelsea and RHS Gold Medal for design and build.
Design Day 2009
1-day illustrated lecture with Diarmuid Gavin, Jim Honey and Andrew Wilson
30 April 2009 (10.30am - 3.30pm)
£145 inclusive of VAT and lunch
For this special day, we have invited three experienced, innovative and respected garden designers to share with us some of their experiences and show how they approach each new commission. They will discuss what inspirational design influences they use and how they carry through their work from the first site visit to the planted up and finished garden, showing examples of their work in small, large, urban and country sites, both in the UK and further afield. An inspirational and cutting-edge day, not to be missed by any keen garden owner or designer.
Diarmuid Gavin is one of the mavericks of the world of garden design. His innovative work is well known from the BBC programme Home Front in the Garden but he is also a regular presenter for the BBC and the author of numerous books including the best-seller Outer Spaces.
Jim Honey runs a garden design practice from Bath, with clients worldwide.
Andrew Wilson BA(Hons) DipLA FSGD is the former Vice Principal of Inchbald School, a past Chairman of the Society of Garden Designers and an external examiner for both Greenwich University and Writtle College.
Essential Guide to Using Plants
2-day course (1 day a week) with Pamela Johnson and Jill Anderson
7, 14 May 2009 (10.30am - 3.30pm)
£285 inclusive of VAT and lunch
For the designer who wants to improve plant groupings, either to draw up professional plans for their clients or to create better plant combinations in their own garden. Two experienced practitioners take you through the plants that they chose and why, describing how to group for best effect, what to plant with what for maximum growing potential and how to make the most of seasonal changes. A concentrated and illuminating course.
Pamela Johnson MSGD runs an established garden design business in SW London, opens her garden under the National Gardens Scheme and lectures widely in the South of England.
Jill Anderson MIH has won 2 RHS medals for her show gardens, lectures widely on the South of England and has an established garden design business in Guildford, Surrey.
Surveying and Level Interpretation
2-day course (1 day a week) with Stuart Gibbs
4, 11 June 2009 (10.30am - 3.15pm)
£285 inclusive of VAT and lunch
Many designers are familiar with designing on the flat, but a sloping or undulating site can cause them problems. Students are expected to know how to carry out and draw up a chain and level survey. This course covers the principles and formula for allowing extra calculation for heights of retaining walls, numbers of steps and calculating quantities of earth to be moved or removed. It will also enable them to produce practical and more workable designs, giving them greater confidence when working with a client and a contractor.
Stuart Gibbs OND has worked in landscape construction for many years and is one of the management team at Graduate Gardeners, Gloucestershire - winners of numerous medals and awards for their garden construction (www.graduategardeners.co.uk). He has also individually won both a Chelsea and RHS Gold Medal for design and build.
Costing and Specifying
2-day workshop with Richard Sneesby
18, 25 June 2009 (10.30am - 3.30pm)
£285 inclusive of VAT and lunch
Accurate cost estimating is essential for garden designers. Learn how to prepare specifications and contract documents for use in client discussions, budgetary approval, appointing contractors and giving best value for money. This will ensure that your designs can be achieved within budget and forms the basis for assessing a contractor’s quotation prior to appointment. On the second day, explore how cost estimating is performed by the contracting industry, giving you a sound understanding for compiling competitive cost quotations for design and build work. Class size limited to 20.
Richard Sneesby works as a landscape architect and garden designer and is currently programme leader of Garden Design at Falmouth College of Arts. A Chelsea Flower Show medal-winner, he is also a TV presenter and co-author of The Garden Makers Manual.
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