courses - Landscaping Courses

Level: Short Course

NEW - Study the history of gardens. Understand how gardens have evolved over the centuries, and broaden your perspective on what is possible and appropriate in garden design today. Garden history will enlighten you, and vastly expand the scope of possibilities you have before you as a modern garden designer.  Lessons cover garden designers, great gardens and garderners of the world, private and... more

Level: Short Course

Explore your Creativity -Learn to Draw Garden Plans "This course contains the most essential aspects of a full professional landscape design qualification , condensed into 100 hours. If you are only going to do one short course, and you are really serious about garden design, this is ideal"   - John Mason  Dip Hort Sci, FPLA, FIOH, Landscape Designer since 1971, Garden Writer, Editor Your... more

Level: Short Course

How do you Design a Mediterranean, Oriental or Formal Garden? The art of gardening is diverse, and gardens around the world will reflect respective cultures from the countries they originate in. The Chinese and Japanese have developed their own traditional style, as have the Europeans and Middle Eastern cultures. Over more recent times; modern styles of gardening have developed in Australia,... more

Level: Short Course

Learn to:1.      Discuss appropriate management strategies to ensure the long term survival of plants and garden features.2.      Identify and evaluate sources of funding and associated issues.3.      Identify and discuss the issues concerned with the presentation of a site to visitors. A designed landscape can be described as parks, gardens or grounds that are pre-conceived,... more

Level: Short Course

Are you selecting the best plants for the job? Develop a firm basis for the selection, establishment and maintenance of a range of commonly used garden plants. There is more than meets the eye when selecting plants and establishing them successfully. Learn more so that you can create the best reputation for eye catching gardens. “It’s interesting how much difference the correct establishment... more

Level: Short Course

Learn to Design Playgrounds This course emphasises the design and construction of playgrounds and small community parks; but is equally relevant to homes, schools and child care centres.  This is a seven lesson course of approx. 100 hrs study This is a valuable course for parks managers or landscape designers. It includes playground philosophy, design of play structures (for function & safety),... more

Level: Short Course

Create flowing Cottage Gardens! “This is a fantastic course for anyone with an interest in cottage gardens or for landscapers and designers wishing to broaden their repertoire. All aspects of cottage gardening are covered from the historical perspective through to plant selection and plans, and students are able to exercise their knowledge by designing their own cottage garden.” - Gavin Cole... more

Level: Short Course

“This extremely practical course works as the perfect guide to direct the student through tool selection and use, understanding plans, and preparing a site, to the actual construction of landscape features. It’s compelling study for those with a bent towards construction or those working as landscape gardeners.” - Gavin Cole B.Sc., Psych.Cert., Cert.Garden Design, MACA.This course develops... more

Level: Short Course

What do you use to build a garden?Soil, rocks, plants, paving ....and lots more.A natural progression from Landscaping I, but a self contained study unit in its own right, that concentrates on the detail of creating individual components in a landscape. You learn to design and build such things as walls, rockeries, steps, ponds, & paving; and you develop skills to create specific effects in a... more

Level: Short Course

Learn to Design Gardens in a Natural Style This course develops your ability to design a bush garden (totally native, or using a mixture of both indigenous and other plants). After developing an understanding of the workings of natural environments you learn to create innovative plans for low maintenance bush gardens.It is ideal for the modern garden as it encourages the use of minimal... more

Level: Short Course

A Course for Landscapers or Garden Designers who want to build on existing knowledge. Develop an in depth understanding of the principles and procedures for all aspects of planning for development of a hard landscape; including: site assessment, plan drawing, plan interpretation, project specification and construction planning. It assumes a foundation knowledge of landscape and horticultural... more

Level: Short Course

Become an Expert at Garden Restoration Learn to survey, analyse and plan sensitive and appropriate renovation of established gardens, generally of 2 hectares or less in size. This module has been developed and accredited in the UK as an elective in the RHS Diploma in Horticulture. It assumes a foundation knowledge of landscape and horticultural management. It is a valuable study program for... more

Level: Short Course

Study Water Gardening from Home This course develops your skills in designing, constructing and maintaining water features and gardens -everything from ponds to fountains and waterfalls.. “If you are keen to learn about creating gardens with water features, this is a good place to start! It is not as simple as it seems to create a water garden, and it is imperative to learn the basics of how... more

Level: Certificate

“People working in garden design or as landscape gardeners will find this to be a very comprehensive course. Not only will you learn about construction techniques, garden features, and landscape detailing, but you will also learn how to draw plans and design different types of gardens. Add to that; plant, soil, and maintenance knowledge, and you can appreciate the diversity and completeness of... more

Level: Certificate

Become a Professional Landscaper This course develops skills in general horticulture, plant identification and use, landscape design, costing and construction, features and landscape business management. A 700 hour accredited course designed to train landscape contractors and/or designers. This course is similar to our other horticulture certificates in its introductory (core) units, but... more

Level: Diploma

Become a Garden Designer and in the same course qualify as a Permaculture Designer, Project Manager, Plantsman and Landsacape Contractor. The demand for skilled landscapers and landscape designers is booming right now! Give yourself a truly competitive edge with this unique landscaping course. It not only covers all that you need to know about landscaping; it also gives you essential and... more

Level: Advanced Diploma

“Not too many courses are this comprehensive! When you complete this course you will understand all the aspects associated with landscaping and design. Most landscaping courses only focus on design - but without the fundamental knowledge of plants and landscape construction a designer cannot truly design a workable garden. This course covers all the design and construction aspects plus botany... more