
Garden Design
Our Garden Design Diploma course is a uniquely tailored and designed to prepare students for a career in the garden design industry. The course follows the growing year which means initial study and final project work all take place in the colder winter months and practical horticulture and live projects during the spring and summer. The resulting one-year course combines practical hard landscaping and gardening skills, plant science and creative design principles in a part-time format with additional study required outside of class each week.
Our extensive links with designers, suppliers, manufacturers, specialists and professionals within the interior design and garden design industries allow us to offer our students unmatched opportunities to work on live design projects, work shadowing and employment opportunities.
As part of our commitment to offering industry-ready qualifications, our students are offered guidance on CV preparation, portfolio presentation, professional practice and upon graduation; our careers service also helps graduates find internships, job placements and freelance appointments utilising our jobs board.
Humaira Ikram has been working as a professional Garden Designer at Studio Ikram for over 15 years and specialises in client focussed landscapes, which are pollinator friendly and as sustainable as possible.
Jessica has been working at KLC School of Design as the KLC Diploma Garden Design Course Manager and Student Welfare Advisor
Our KLC School of Design offers industry-leading interior design degrees and garden design courses with unrivalled teaching, flexible learning and ongoing career support
Society of Garden Designers Educator Status
KLC School of Design has been awarded Society of Garden Designers Educator Status. To gain the accreditation the SGD thoroughly check the course content to ensure that we are teaching to a professional level and that the skills, understanding and knowledge gained by our students are up-to-date and industry-focused.
All KLC School of Design Diploma Garden Design students received student membership to the SGD as part of their course. Membership includes a whole host of benefits. Students also receive a membership for the duration of their course for the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS).
Course fees are the same for UK and international students
An Instalment Plan is available for this course
Funding
Scholarships and bursaries are available from £500.
Applications for this course can be made by submitting a completed application form and emailing it to [email protected]
Entry onto the course is by interview only. To prepare for your interview, you will be asked to complete the following:
Computer-aided design is a key part of this course; therefore applicants must be computer literate and able to confidently use their personal laptop.
Any questions?
Email [email protected]; call us on: (01243) 818 300 and select option 1.
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