How to Design a Garden

For keen amateurs and landscapers with some plant knowledge who wish to learn some new skills. Look at a range of garden styles and survey your garden, then use your knowledge to create a new design plan for your garden.

Merrist Wood has a strong tradition of excellence in garden design. The College offers students a well-equipped design studio and a library containing an immense collection of horticultural and design books.

Within the College grounds an ongoing programme of model gardens is under construction, which supplements the unrivalled plant collection on the 280-hectare estate.

This is a 10-week course split into two periods. The course will run on the following dates:
26 February
5 March
12 March
19 March
26 March

16 April
23 April
7 May
14 May
21 May

Timings: Thursday evenings 6.30 – 8.30pm
Room: HE Centre (Westnedge) Room W9

This course is taught through lectures, group work and workshops.