Garden Design QLS Level 3

This course will allow you to study the convenient way! You decide when and where you learn, at your own pace. Your coursework can be submitted by either post or email, making it easy and hassle-free. You choose whether you want to study this course online or as a paper-based hard copy. All your course materials will then be delivered to you by post or email, so it couldn’t be simpler. Our experienced and friendly tutors are there to help you every step of the way by email, so help is only a click away! Start your journey and develop your skills and knowledge today and join over [past_students_count] students that already have!

Course Content

Unit 1 Introduction to Garden Design

• The purpose of garden design
• The history of garden design
• Key figures in garden design history
• Different garden design styles

Unit 2 Garden Design Principles

• The key design principles used in garden design
• How these key principles are interlinked
• The elements of formal garden design
• The elements of informal garden design

Unit 3 The Importance of Site and Soil

• How to appraise an existing garden
• The key factors in site appraisal
• How to deal with different levels within a site
• How to plot the site on to paper

Unit 4 Hard Landscaping

• The purpose of hard landscaping elements
• Five different types of hard landscaping elements
• Five different hard landscaping materials
• The importance of foundations in hard landscaping

Unit 5 Soft Landscaping

• The purpose of a planting plan and how to create one
• How to use plants in garden design
• Different types of plants that can be obtained and their uses
• Range of plants and their features

Unit 6 Specialist Design Requirements

• Range of problems that may exist in a garden
• Specialist garden needs
• Solutions to specialist problems
• The need for health and safety considerations