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Gain the skills and the knowledge in Designing Gardens in this short self-paced course.

Designing your own garden can be one of the most creative things that you ever do – producing a living sculpture that gives you years of enjoyment. The secret to good garden design is a plan and having the skills and knowledge to put your plan into fruition. Although this short course in Designing Gardens is a 20 hour self paced course, the breadth of material that is covered is great.

Work through the course at your own pace. Do as many or as few of the activities as you need to.

There are seventeen lessons in this course from a basic introduction to garden design, to following a budget, plant selection, making the garden meet the house, different designs and using different features to complete your design.
As you progress through each lesson you will be provided with a range of ways you can expand your learning. By choosing which tasks you do and don't undertake you can expand in areas that interest you most, and skip areas of less interest.

You won't miss anything important that you need to know about garden design as long as you read the notes that are presented alongside these "learn more" suggestions.

At the end of each lesson, you will be given a short interactive test to undertake, which will provide an indication of how your learning is progressing.  Upon completing the very last lesson, you will be offered a more thorough automated test or examination. This final assessment can be undertaken at any time of day or night; and any day of the week; and if you achieve an overall pass; you will be able to obtain a "certificate of completion", which will have your name on it.

Lessons
The Seventeen lessons in this course cover:

Lesson 1 INTRODUCTION TO GARDEN DESIGN

  • Do it in Stages
  • The Planning Process
  • Earthworks
  • Design Process
  • How to Design a Garden Room
  • Garden Room Components – What to Put in Your Garden Room
  • Designing a Garden for a New House


Lesson 2 APPROPRIATENESS OF GARDEN DESIGN

  • Techniques for Keeping in Scale
  • Importance of Space
  • Garden Features for Small Gardens


Lesson 3 CREATING AN IMPACT

  • Borrow from your neighbours Landscape to make your Garden seem Larger
  • Bringing the Outside In
  • Bringing the Garden Inside


Lesson 4 DESIGNING TO A BUDGET

  • Working Out Your Budget
  • Maintenance Costs
  • The Plant Budget
  • Selecting and Maintaining Your Tools


Lesson 5 CHOOSING PLANTS

  • What Plant Variety
  • Choosing Which Plant? 


Lesson 6 USING THE GARDEN

  • Outdoor living
  • Garden Furniture
  • Barbeques
  • Children Playing
  • Make Gardens More User Friendly


Lesson 7 WHERE THE GARDEN MEETS THE HOUSE

  • What to Do
  • Practical Concerns
  • Other Ways of Joining the Garden to the House


Lesson 8 MAKING THE WINTER GARDEN MORE COMFORTABLE

  • Solutions for Slippery Surfaces

Lesson 9 GARDENS FOR CHILDREN

  • Play Equipment for Different Ages
  • Child proofing a Garden
  • Play Equipment

Lesson 10 THE SECURE HOME AND GARDEN

  • Planting
  • Fencing
  • Alarms
  • Security Screens, Doors, patrols, etc
  • What type of Property is Vulnerable

Lesson 11 LIGHTING A GARDENG

  • Why Light
  • Types of Lights
  • Lighting Techniques
  • Aesthetics, Costs, etc

Lesson 12  DEALING WITH SHADE

  • Trees to Create Shade
  • Entertaining in a Shaded Garden

Lesson 13 GARDEN ART

  • Choosing Garden Ornamentation
  • Garden Sculpture
  • Other Ornamentation

Lesson 14 POTS & PLANTERS

  • Looking for Colourful Planters
  • Using Colourful Pots

Lesson 15 COLOUR IN THE GARDEN

  • Colours and Garden Styles
  • Tips for Using Colour
  • Seasonal Colour
  • Tips for Year Round Colour
  • How to Brighten a Winter Garden

Lesson 16 APPLICATIONS FOR COLOUR

  • Ten Ways to Use Colour
  • Colour Themes

Lesson 17 GARDEN FURNITURE

  • Furnishing the Garden
  • What Furniture does your Garden Need?
  • Where to put Garden Furniture
  • What to look for in Garden Furniture
  • Barbeques
  • Washing Lines
  • Hammocks
  • Umbrellas
  • Poolside Furniture
  • Colours
  • Final Assessment

Features:
•    Enrol any time of day or night;
•    Start studying immediately or later (as you wish)
•    Configure your study sessions at any length and frequency you wish
•    Work through at your own pace
•    Help desk- contact our help desk here with the subject title: 'Help Desk Short Course'
•    Automated self-assessment tests pop up at the end of each lesson. You can attempt these as many times as you wish; and each time, upon completion, you can see your results.
•    At the end of the whole course, you are presented with a major automated examination which can be attempted online, anywhere, anytime.
•    If you achieve a 60% pass in the exam; you immediately receive a downloadable certificate of completion.

 

Example Pages from the Study Guide

 



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