Open College of the Arts (affiliated to the Open University)

Eccles College, Manchester

School of Garden Design, London (and site instruction, Shropshire)

Wigan and Leigh College

Shevington Community High School

Haigh Hall Horticultural Training School

In addition tailored lectures, training, instruction and seminars have been delivered at many private venues.

Sample training courses (sample only and by no means comprehensive)

Horticulture

Introduction to horticulture

Amenity horticulture

Soils, plants and ecology

Lawns and grasslands

Beds and borders

Pruning techniques

Plant identification

Trees and shrubs

RHS General Examination

Taxonomy and nomenclature

Landscape

Soft landscape construction

Hard landscape construction

Estimating for landscape projects

Quantity surveying for landscape projects

Design

Basic drawing skills

Design progression

Principles of Garden and Landscape Design

Planting plans – bed and border design

Designing with trees

Site surveys and analysis

Landscape Management

Landscape character assessments

Grounds maintenance schedules

Landscape Ecology

Management plans

Urban forest management

Woodland management

Other

Research techniques for historic parks

Garden and landscape history

Researching a garden’s history

If you have specific training requirements please ask us for advice...

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