English Garden Design

On this course you will learn about:

• Design principles, history and the garden design process
• Sustainable plant and material selection
• Plant and soil science.

During the course you will produce your own garden design to demonstrate what you have learnt, and by the end of the course you should have gained an insight into innovative and sustainable practices in the English garden design industry.

This course is ideal for students from any discipline with an interest in horticulture.

You will study at both our beautiful Brackenhurst Campus and our City Campus.

The Tuition Fee for this course is £1510 - pay by 30 April for a £100 discount.

Travel between our City and Brackenhurst campus is also included in this price, along with including travel and admissions costs for 3 fieldtrips and consumables for the practical elements of this course.

Yvette is an experienced garden designer and lecturer with particular interests in wildlife gardening and design psychology. Combining lifelong passions for garden design, horticulture and art, Yvette graduated from Nottingham Trent University in 2010 with a First Class Honours Degree in Environmental Design and Management.  Prior to this she completed the Foundation Degree programme in Horticulture, Garden Design, to Distinction level. Yvette received awards for outstanding achievement in each year of study. In 2011, trade stands designed by Yvette for Hillarys Blinds were awarded the prestigious RHS Certificate of Merit for Outstanding Presentation at both the RHS Hampton Court and Tatton Park Flower Shows.

Yvette has also worked with TV gardener David Domoney as Head of Planting for his show gardens and exhibits, including working at the RHS Chelsea, RHS Hampton Court, and Southport Flower Shows.

Alongside running her own garden design business, Yvette lectures as Module Leader in Garden Design, Applied Design and International Landscape Strategies at Brackenhurst. She is also a Course Tutor with The British Academy of Garden Design.