Creating a Garden Theme

Course CodeSGH17
Fee CodeSG
Duration (approx)20 hours
QualificationCertificate of Completion

Learn to design different types of themed gardens

  • Formal, informal or natural gardens
  • Large or small gardens
  • Oriental, Tropical, Mediterranean, Eclectic or other styles

Lesson Structure

There are 11 lessons in this course:

  1. FORMAL GARDENS
    • Elements of the formal garden
    • A parterre
    • An avenue
    • Hedged beds, topiary
    • Arched walkway
    • Ornamentation
    • Terraces, steps
    • Simple formal gardens - keeping planting scheme simple
    • Formal areas
  2. NATURAL GARDENS
    • How to develop a natural garden
    • Groundwork, choosing plants
    • Nurturing wildlife
    • Organic gardening, natural weed control
    • Natural tools
    • Integrated pest management
    • Permaculture
  3. RAINFOREST GARDENS
    • What is a rainforest garden
    • Size
    • Where to create a rainforest garden
    • Considerations, problems, fire risk
  4. COASTAL GARDENS
    • Other strategies for growing coastal plants
    • Dealing with salt
    • Creating wind breaks
    • Other strategies - tree guards, container growing, conserving moisture, drip irrigation, fertiliser
    • Hardy seaside plants - trees, shrubs, ground cover, climbers
  5. COTTAGE GARDENS
    • Principles of cottage garden design
    • Mixed planting, old fashioned features, companion planting, etc
    • Cottage garden plants - annuals, perennials climbers, shrubs, etc
    • Cottage garden features - statues, gates, arches, sundials, weathervanes, garden furniture, urns, pots, tubs
  6. LATE VICTORIAN/EDWARDIAN GARDENS
    • Gardens at the beginning of the 20th century
    • How to create your own Edwardian style garden
    • Edwardian features - gazebos, statuary, gates, arches, furnishings, containers
  7. ORIENTAL GARDENS
    • Introduction
    • Chinese gardening
    • Japanese gardening
    • Traditional oriental garden plants
    • Water in oriental gardens
    • Japanese gardens
    • Use of rocks
    • Other features - tori, bamboo fence, moss garden, bridges, deer scarer
  8. MEDITERRANEAN GARDENS
    • What is a Mediterranean garden?
    • The features
    • Plants for mediterranean gardens
    • Foliage and flower features
  9. MEXICAN STYLE
    • Create a Mexican flavour
    • How Mexican gardens involved
    • How to reflect the plants
    • Dry Mexican garden
    • Woodland
    • Mexican rainforest
    • Introduced plants
    • Tips for Mexican style garden
  10. MINIMALIST LANDSCAPE DESIGN
    • What is it
    • Why do it
    • Designing a minimalist garden
    • Walls
    • Floors
    • Plants
    • Furniture
    • Ornaments
    • Water
    • Some variations on minimalist gardens
    • Problems with Minimalist Gardens
  11. ECLECTIC GARDENS
    • Emergence of the Eclectic garden
    • Beauty in the eye of the beholder
    • Beware a lack of Contrast
    • Ideas for creating an eclectic garden
    • Final assessment

Who is this Course For?

  • Amateur and professional gardeners
  • Landscape professionals
  • Professional development for even garden designers
  • Property owners, investors, developers, builders
  • Horticulture or gardening students
  • Anyone with a passion for different types of gardens and a desire to learn more




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