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Do you want to design your own garden or is garden design a potential profession? Either way, there’s a course to suit

The English Gardening School’s Distance Learning Garden Design course covers everything from surveying to drawing a layout plan, hard landscaping and planting. You can study at your own pace over a period of one to three years, so it’s ideal if you need to combine studying with working. If not, the Essential Garden Design Diploma is an intensive course that’s studied over three months. englishgardeningschool.co.uk

The Garden Design School provides vocational training in garden design at the University of Bristol Botanic Garden, led by tutor Robin Templar Williams. The School’s Diploma provides a first-class qualification within one academic year. Sign up for a free taster day to see if it will be right for you at gardendesignschool.co.uk

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