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A comprehensive courseDo you love gardens? Do you have a flair for plants and design?

If so, you should consider becoming a landscape designer.

But how do you get into landscape design?

It isn't easy. Landscape design is a closed world. Few people know how to lay out a design, how to find clients, or what to charge.

That’s why this course is so useful. It tells you all you need to know about professional landscape design.

Having a client approve your first design is a real thrill. And it’s surpassed only by the pleasure of getting money for it. Imagine getting paid for doing what you enjoy.


Extra income - or a new career?

Landscape design can be your main work, or it can provide a second income. You can work from home, either part or full time, and you get to meet interesting people.

Wouldn’t you love to spend all day in the fresh air, walking around gardens? Planning how to make them really special? Wouldn't you enjoy having tea in the shade with the earnest owners, showing them how to make their dreams come true?


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How busy do you want to be?

As a landscape designer, you can work from home. You can fit the work around your other commitments, and decide how much work to take on.

There are very few costs. You just need a phone and a notebook. Virtually every cent you earn is profit.


About the Course

The landscape design course shows you how to become a professional designer. It's designed to give you the right information when you need it.

The course is a complete learning package, and even includes a starter kit for your first meeting. The Diploma in Garden Design’ is crammed full of information, tips and exercises. Everything is beautifully packaged to provide you with your own permanent reference library which you can consult long after completing the course.

Constructed by landscape design experts, the course distills years of experience, covering every kind of yard. By taking this course, your success as a landscape designer is assured.

And you don’t need to be good at drawing. We reveal how to produce competent designs - even if you’ve never drawn anything in your life. Plus we give you free landscape design software, which let you draw professional layouts.


Personal to you

An experienced tutor will hlelp you overcome any problems.To help you fully understand the course material, we set you 13 assignments. These are marked by one of our experienced tutors, who will stay with you throughout the course.

It means your work is checked in a friendly atmosphere before you are exposed to the outside world.

You’ll have unlimited access to your tutor, who'll give you free advice and suggestions on anything to do with landscape design, including your own clients.

And you can always telephone an advisor at the Institute. We love hearing from students.

Unlike other organizations' courses, you can take as long as you want to complete the course.

And remember that our courses are based on the real world. By the end of it, you'll have met all the main problems that a landscape designer encounters. So you won't face any surprises when you meet your first client.


International in Scope

We have students from all over the world, including the USA, Canada, Ireland, France, Australia, New Zealand, France and Portugal.

We take full account of international issues, such as climatic zones.

And thanks to email, your assignments can be marked and returned to you as fast as if you were next door.


Exclusive Information

The landscape design course gives you an invaluable insight into the landscape design world. You can't find these trade secrets disclosed anywhere else. The course is distilled from actual experience, to give you the answers to questions like:

  • How do I present my designs?

  • What sort of people buy landscape design?

  • Where do I find clients?

  • How much do I charge?

  • What paperwork do I need?

  • How do I do a drawing?


How long does the course take?

You can complete the course in around nine months, depending on your other commitments. Some students do it faster, while others take longer. That's one advantage of distance learning. You can learn at your own speed.

And there's no time limit on the course. So if you need to be away for six months, you can do so without worrying.


When you complete the course

Once you complete the course, you’ll receive your Diploma, which is a recognition of your skills and knowledge.

We also send information about your success to your local newspapers. It’s a good way of telling potential clients that you’re available.

We’ll also put your name on our list of Approved Garden Designers.

And if you register with the Institute, you can get continuing help after the course.


What you'll learn from the course

By the end of the course, you'll have acquired the following skills:

  • You'll have learnt the skills of landscape design.

  • You'll know how to set up and run a landscape design business


Your Qualification

Students who satisfactorily complete the course are awarded the Diploma in Garden Design. They also receive the Diploma certificate, and the right to use the letters Dip. GD (Inst. GD) after their name.


Course Fees

We've put the course fees in the enrollment form. Just click the link to visit the form.


The right course for you

You should check that this is the right course for you. Compare other landscape design or landscaping courses before enrolling. Here are the main things to check for:

  • Can you get a no-quibble refund if the course isn't suitable?
  • Does the whole course come in one package (some don't do that)?
  • Does the course cover the setting up and marketing of a business (if that is your aim)?
  • Is there proper one-to-one tutoring?
  • Is the course comprehensive? For example, does it cover topics like garden lighting, or levels?
  • Is the course accredited?

Accreditation

We're accredited by the Open and Distance Learning Quality Council (ODLQC).
Set up by the government in 1968, the ODLQC is the prime accreditation body for distance learning courses. To achieve accreditation, we undergo a regular and rigorous assessment by independent experts. The assessment covers all aspects of our work, including administration, learner support, educational materials, and publicity.

In order to keep our registration, we have to maintain high standards, which means you get a better course.
If you're unhappy with any aspect of the course, you can complain to the ODLQC. And you can bet we don't want complaints!


It's time to get started

Having read this far, you've got what it takes - motivation. So register now because this is where the adventure and rewards begin. It's easy to start:
  1. Register now by clicking here. If you need help or information, e-mail or write or phone us at the Institute.
  2. We’ll ship the full course materials within two days.
  3. When you get the course, read the first module. It’s laid out in an easy-to-follow format. Then do the simple first assignment. Send it to your tutor for marking. He or she will return it to you with friendly advice and comments.
  4. Do the same for the other modules, until you reach the end of the course. By then, you'll probably be earning good money as a landscape designer.
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Contact

For more information, click the links at the top of the page. Or contact us below.

   

The Institute of Garden Design
1 Overbrook Business Centre
Poolbridge Road

Blackford, Wedmore
Somerset
BS28 4PA, UK

Tel: 0800 781 1715
Outside the UK, phone +44 1934 713 563
Fax: 01934 713492
Email: The Institute of Garden Design


The Institute of Garden Design
4719 Reed Road
#172
Columbus, OH  43220
USA

Toll-free phone 1-888-659-3897
Fax: 1-215-794-0384
Email The Institute of Garden Design


   
   


 
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