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Garden
Design Diploma
from NCC - (Work at Home Online Course) The
Garden Design Diploma is a comprehensive guide to garden
and landscape design and is an excellent course for those
seeking a professional career within the gardening
industry. |
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who satisfactorily complete the course are awarded the
Diploma in Garden Design from the Institute of Garden
Design and NCC. You will receive the Diploma certificate,
and the right to use the letters Dip.H. (Inst.G) after
your name. Suggested Duration: 250 hours - Level: Intermediate. |
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Botany
Diploma from Oxford
College - (Work
at Home Online Course) |
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diploma course is aimed at providing a thorough
introduction to the subject of Botany. It will
particularly appeal to those who are interested in the
world of plants but would like more scientific depth than
that provided in popular media. It will particularly
appeal to those wishing to study Botany or other sciences
at a higher level in the future. Throughout the course
reference is made to human-plant interactions so students
are reminded of the relevance of botany in today's
technical world. |
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Course Fee £345.00
(Subject to change at
any time) |
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ASET
Diploma in Garden Design from
the OSC |
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Diploma in Horticulture from
the OSC |
| ASET
Diploma in Landscaping Double Award from
the OSC |
| Horticulture
and Gardening are wonderful subject, these courses take
you from the basics to the higher level parts of the
subject. These courses are suitable for all ages and
require no experience to get started. |
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Course Fees from £359.00 (Subject
to change at any time) |
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Bournemouth
University |
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include: Horticulture Cert HE. Horticulture FdSc. Arboriculture Cert HE.
Landscape and Garden Design Cert HE. Landscape and Garden Design FdA. |
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| Capel
Manor College
(London) was established as a centre for
horticultural studies in 1968. Their team of
specialist staff, facilities and resources for the
study and practice of horticulture are unrivalled. |
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college received Regional CoVE status for Greater
London in 2002, for horticulture, landscaping and
garden design. It offers a range of courses
including part-time, day, evening and short course,
as well as full-time study, for school leavers and
mature students. |
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some of the courses available...... |
| BTEC
Horticulture |
RHS Level
2 Certificate |
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Advanced Certificate |
RHS
Diploma |
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Falmouth
College of Arts
(Cornwall) - A leading specialist college with an
international reputation for excellence in art, design and
media. |
| The College
offers a wide range of BA(Hons) undergraduate and MA
postgraduate courses in Art, Design, Media and Performance
including Garden Design. |
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Garden
Design School – GDS
(Wiltshire) – is one of the UK’s foremost
providers of specialist training courses in garden design.
The School is unique in that over 80% of teaching is
undertaken by the college’s founders, Moira Farnham and
Robin Templar Williams. They are both accomplished,
respected, freelance garden designers and have a combined
30 years experience teaching various garden design courses
and workshops both at home and abroad. They are also
Registered Members of the Society of Garden Designers (SGD)
and have designed and built award-winning gardens at the
RHS’s Chelsea and Hampton Court Flower Shows.
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Guildford
College - (Surrey)
Guildford College’s Merrist Wood has a strong tradition
of excellence in garden design and has won a total of 38
medals at Chelsea and Hampton Court Flower Shows since
1973, including several gold and Best in Show gardens. The
Campus has a well-equipped design studio, an extensive
horticulture and design library and an unrivalled plant
collection. |
| Courses include:
Arboriculture, Countryside Management, Floristry, Garden Design,
Horticulture, Landscaping & Sports Turf. |
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Hadlow
College - (Kent)
Offers a wide range of garden design and horticultural
courses including...... |
| National Award in Horticulture (Design or Organic) |
NVQ Level 3 Production Horticulture |
| NVQ Level 2 Production Horticulture |
NVQ Level 2 Amenity Horticulture |
| National Diploma in Horticulture |
NVQ Level 1 Horticulture |
| NVQ Level 2 Amenity Horticulture (Landscape) |
NVQ Level 3 Amenity Horticulture |
| First Diploma in Horticulture |
Land Based Studies
(Horticulture) |
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Inchbald
School of Design
- (London) - The Inchbald
School of Design pioneered garden design teaching in the
UK, using the course to complete a training that
concentrated on the domestic environment. This remains our
speciality and the course has expanded to accommodate the
increased demand for professionalism. The school
maintains strong connections within the garden design
profession enabling us to place students with established
designers. Offers courses in Garden
Design from 3 days to 3 years duration. |
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KLC
School of Design (London)
is world renowned for the quality of its training in
Garden Design. Their vocational courses are delivered in a
professional, friendly and stimulating environment and it
is our policy to use only practising professionals for all
aspects of the tuition provided. |
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SYLLABUS INCLUDES: Principles of Garden Design.
Measuring the Site and Analysing the Existing Garden.
Planning the Layout of the Garden and Garden Masterplans.
Fundamentals of Planting. Visit to Gardens to take
photos/sketches for Planting Plan. Overview of Garden
Styles. Hard Landscaping in the Garden. Working to a
Client Brief. Small Garden Project. Small Planting Project.
Thinking of a Career in Garden Design? |
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Myerscough
College (Nr Preston)
- Offering full and part time courses as well as online
courses such as Agriculture and Countryside,
Arboriculture, Animal Studies, Business, Garden Design,
Construction, Equine, Horticulture, Landscape, Motorsports,
Sportsturf and Sports, including Football, Rugby, Golf and
Sports Science, Mechanisation and Veterinary Nursing, |
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Michael's Road, Bilsborrow, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 0RY. |
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Newcastle
College - If you'd like a
career in landscaping, amenity horticulture, garden
design, sports turf, or are
interested in
working in the outdoor environment then a Horticulture or
Landscape Design course could be for you. |
| Offers:
BTEC National Diploma in Horticulture, First Certificate
in Horticulture, NPTC Certificate in Horticulture Skills
and more. |
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Oxford
College of Garden Design
(Oxford) - Widely regarded as one of the top garden
design courses in the world. The college is run by award
winning international designer Duncan Heather, and was one
of the first schools in the country to have its Diploma
course university accredited to Post Graduate Diploma
level. |
| Greystone, Colmore Lane,
Henley-on-Thames, RG9 5NA. |
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Reaseheath
College - Nantwich,
Cheshire. |
| Course List:Foundation in Horticulture.
First Diploma in Horticulture. City and Guilds National Certificate in Horticulture.
National Award in Garden Design. National Diploma in Amenity Horticulture.
National Diploma in Commercial Plant Production. Advanced Certificate in Garden Design.
Professional Diploma in Garden Design. HNC in Landscape Management (Part-time).
Practical Certificate in Gardening (Part-time). RHS Level 2 Certificate in Horticulture (Part-time).
RHS Advanced Certificate in Horticulture (Part-time). RHS Diploma in Horticulture (Part-time).
NVQ Level 1 Horticulture (Part-time). NVQ Level 2 Horticulture (Part-time).
NVQ Level 3 Landscaping (Part-time). NVQ Level 4 Amenity Horticulture (Part-time).
Foundation Degree/HNC Garden and Landscape Design. BSc (Hons) top-up Landscape Design. |
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The
English Gardening School
(London) was founded in 1983 by Rosemary Alexander,
a pioneering figure in the gardening world. Based at the
historic Chelsea Physic Garden, the School offers courses
for all gardeners, from the green-fingered beginner to the
professional garden designer. |
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Royal Hospital Road, London. Offers short courses,
a 1 year course and a home study course. |
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University
of Greenwich (London) |
| Offers a wide range of
Garden Design and the History of Garden Design. Certificate, HNC, HND, BA (Hons),
MA. Full, part time and distance learning courses. The
University of Greenwich offers the best of both worlds,
city and country. As a student you would be on the
doorstep of London, but also the cream of Kent -
rolling hills, pub-to-pub walks, seaside resorts and
Canterbury Cathedral - not far away. |
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Writtle
College - Chelmsford,
Essex. |
| Offers a certificate
in Garden Design and HND and BSc (Hons) courses in Garden
Design, Landscape Design,
Restoration and Management. Writtle College campus is a unique place. It is set in its own 220 hectare estate with landscaped gardens, working animal units, construction areas, workshops and retail, business and leisure operations. |
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The UK Open
College is a private, well established distance
learning company. Their staff have
over 10 years experience in delivering home based study
programmes
to ensure your success. Offering a number of online
courses including horticulture, garden design, maintenance
& plant care.
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Know
Your Gardening |
| KnowYourGardening.com
has joined forces with The Horticultural Correspondence
College (HCC) to offer a range of courses to help people
learn more about the subjects of Gardening, Horticulture,
Botany and Farming. Whether it be to enhance your
professional qualifications or simply to improve your
knowledge there will be a course to suit you. |
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The
HCC has
been producing high quality correspondence courses for
horticulture and related subjects for over 74 years. The
consistently high pass rates of students, is a testament
to the quality of their courses. |
| Courses
include: RHS Level 2 Certificate in Horticulture, RHS
Advanced, RHS Diploma, Master of Horticulture, The
Principles of Gardening, Organic Gardening, Leisure
Gardening, Beyond the Basics, Garden Planting and Layout,
Garden Landscape Construction, Beautiful Gardens, Japanese
Gardens, Garden Landscape and Design Drawing, Mixed
Farming, Sheep Farming & Tropical Agriculture. |
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Learning
Curve - Whether you
are looking for an introductory course or professional
level training learning curve have a course to meet your
needs. Their Garden School is well-known within the
industry for the quality of training. |
| All
of their gardening tutors are experienced gardening
professionals as well as teachers who understand the
unique needs of distance learning students. They can offer
extensive advice on finding work in this area. |
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UK
Distance Learning College
- Set up and run by educational home learning experts with
over 10 years of experience, The UK Distance Learning
College provides high quality but affordable home study
courses with tutor support and meaningful qualifications.
Whether you want to improve your job prospects or simply
learn new skills for pleasure, the UK Distance Learning
College has the course for you. Horticulture is one of our
most popular courses. |
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ICS
- If you're serious about gardening, whether as a
profession or an interest, their Royal Horticultural
Society (RHS) course is not only something you'll enjoy
– it will prepare you for a highly valued qualification. |
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