Have you an eye for natural beauty? You stroll past neighbouring gardens and your imagination goes wild. You think in images: vibrant rose boarders, beds strewn with blooming flowers, a reflective water centrepiece – a quaint, private paradise. If this sounds like you, our garden design course is the perfect opportunity to harness your horticultural skills and focus on finer details that’ll make any garden pop.

A gardener’s dream, you’ll make the most of nature by learning the key aesthetics of garden design. You’ll discover the origins of garden design to planning, assessing, shaping and transforming gardens into award-winning masterpieces. Like the sights and scents of a glorious orchard in June, our garden design course will leave an everlasting impression. You’ll also acquire the distinctive ability to craft dynamic landscapes that meet the needs and desires of home owners and garden lovers everywhere.

Now’s the time to start crafting those spectacular ideas you’ve been dreaming of, whether Persian gardens or Zen paradises. Enrol today and study from anywhere – even enclosed secret gardens in the heart of the countryside.

When studying our Garden Design Course Level 3 Diploma, you’ll learn about:

The history of garden design, from medieval to contemporary
A diverse range of distinctive garden styles
Elements that make a garden make an impression
Designing gardens – how and where to start
Design solutions for potential gardening problems
Practical ideas for various shapes and styles of garden
Budgeting and planning when designing your dream enclosure
And so much more…

The Garden Design Level 3 consists of the following units:

Unit 1 The History of Garden Design

Unit 2 Introduction to Practical Garden Design

Unit 3 Assessing the Garden

Unit 4 Budgeting and Planning Garden Design

Unit 5 Timing Considerations

Unit 6 The Design- how and where to start

Unit 7 Elements of the Garden

Unit 8 Shapes and Proportion of Gardens

Unit 9 Managing Transformations

Unit 10 Design Solutions for Problem Gardens

Unit 11 Practical Design Ideas for Various Shapes of Garden

Unit 12 Practical Ideas for Various Styles of Garden

Each unit is followed by a written tutor-marked assignment (TMA), which is submitted and then marked by your tutor. You will not be required to take an external exam.

At the end of this course, successful learners will receive a NCFE Customised Qualification. You can read more about NCFE here. Tens of thousands of people each year further their education and career with an NCFE award.

You have up to a year to complete this course and we have included a suggested number of study hours below. This is usually ample time for learners, even with full-time jobs and other commitments. Don’t worry if you go over the year though, we can organise an extension to your course for a small fee, which also extends your tutor support.

The course is specially designed for study by distance learning. Throughout the course, there will be self-assessment questions, and tutor marked assignments (TMAs), to enable you to monitor your progress.

Q: Tell me about my Tutor Support?

You will have access to your personal tutor, via email, who will mark your assignments and guide you through the course. In addition, you will be supplied with a comprehensive Study Guide which will help you through the study and assessment process. This is especially useful if you haven’t studied for a while.

Q: What skills are needed to enrol onto this course?

You don’t need any prior skills in the subject area to start this course.

Q: What is included in the cost of my course?

We provide all the specially written learning materials you require to study this course at home. The course fee also includes tutor support for 12 months.

Q: Are there any additional costs?

You will receive everything you need to complete this course within the study pack we send to you.

Q: Is there a required reading list?

No, all of the study materials are supplied within your learning pack.

Q: Do I have to sit an exam?

No, this course is assessed by coursework alone.

Q: What if I live outside the UK?

That’s fine, this course can be studied anywhere and is completed by submitting Tutor marked assignments (TMAs).

Q: What do I do if I still have questions?

Please check our FAQs section or Contact Us, we are happy to answer any questions you have.

Additional information

Study Hours	Guided learning hours is 120. However, you'll also be expected to allocate hours for writing assignments and additional research.
Difficulty	Level 3, a similar difficulty to A-Levels.
Study Method	Paper based study
Entry Requirements	There are no previous requirements to study this course.
Awarding Body	NCFE Customised Qualification

Course Content

The Garden Design Level 3 consists of the following units:

Unit 1 The History of Garden Design

Unit 2 Introduction to Practical Garden Design

Unit 3 Assessing the Garden

Unit 4 Budgeting and Planning Garden Design

Unit 5 Timing Considerations

Unit 6 The Design- how and where to start

Unit 7 Elements of the Garden

Unit 8 Shapes and Proportion of Gardens

Unit 9 Managing Transformations

Unit 10 Design Solutions for Problem Gardens

Unit 11 Practical Design Ideas for Various Shapes of Garden

Unit 12 Practical Ideas for Various Styles of Garden

Assessment

Each unit is followed by a written tutor-marked assignment (TMA), which is submitted and then marked by your tutor. You will not be required to take an external exam.

Course Outcomes

Course Duration

Study Method

FAQs

Q: Tell me about my Tutor Support?

Q: What skills are needed to enrol onto this course?

You don’t need any prior skills in the subject area to start this course.

Q: What is included in the cost of my course?

We provide all the specially written learning materials you require to study this course at home. The course fee also includes tutor support for 12 months.

Q: Are there any additional costs?

You will receive everything you need to complete this course within the study pack we send to you.

Q: Is there a required reading list?

No, all of the study materials are supplied within your learning pack.

Q: Do I have to sit an exam?

No, this course is assessed by coursework alone.

Q: What if I live outside the UK?

That’s fine, this course can be studied anywhere and is completed by submitting Tutor marked assignments (TMAs).

Q: What do I do if I still have questions?

Please check our FAQs section or Contact Us, we are happy to answer any questions you have.

Additional information

Study Hours	Guided learning hours is 120. However, you'll also be expected to allocate hours for writing assignments and additional research.
Difficulty	Level 3, a similar difficulty to A-Levels.
Study Method	Paper based study
Entry Requirements	There are no previous requirements to study this course.
Awarding Body	NCFE Customised Qualification

Garden Design Level 3 Diploma

When studying our Garden Design Course Level 3 Diploma, you’ll learn about:

Unit 1 The History of Garden Design

Unit 2 Introduction to Practical Garden Design

Unit 3 Assessing the Garden

Unit 4 Budgeting and Planning Garden Design

Unit 5 Timing Considerations

Unit 6 The Design- how and where to start

Unit 7 Elements of the Garden

Unit 8 Shapes and Proportion of Gardens

Unit 9 Managing Transformations

Unit 10 Design Solutions for Problem Gardens

Unit 11 Practical Design Ideas for Various Shapes of Garden

Unit 12 Practical Ideas for Various Styles of Garden

Q: Tell me about my Tutor Support?

Q: What skills are needed to enrol onto this course?

Q: What is included in the cost of my course?

Q: Are there any additional costs?

Q: Is there a required reading list?

Q: Do I have to sit an exam?

Q: What if I live outside the UK?

Q: What do I do if I still have questions?

Additional information

Unit 1 The History of Garden Design

Unit 2 Introduction to Practical Garden Design

Unit 3 Assessing the Garden

Unit 4 Budgeting and Planning Garden Design

Unit 5 Timing Considerations

Unit 6 The Design- how and where to start

Unit 7 Elements of the Garden

Unit 8 Shapes and Proportion of Gardens

Unit 9 Managing Transformations

Unit 10 Design Solutions for Problem Gardens

Unit 11 Practical Design Ideas for Various Shapes of Garden

Unit 12 Practical Ideas for Various Styles of Garden

Q: Tell me about my Tutor Support?

Q: What skills are needed to enrol onto this course?

Q: What is included in the cost of my course?

Q: Are there any additional costs?

Q: Is there a required reading list?

Q: Do I have to sit an exam?

Q: What if I live outside the UK?

Q: What do I do if I still have questions?

Additional information

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