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....Duncan Heather >>
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....Vice Principal
....Amanda Macrea
....Administrator
....Pam Hutchings

 


External Examiners
Writtle College
Campus Location
Cotuit Hall
Pullens Lane
Headington
Oxford OX3 0DA

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Tel: (44) 01491 628950
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Colmore Lane
Kingwood Common
Henley-on-Thames
Oxfordshire RG9 5NA

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Garden Design Courses
Welcome.......
to the Oxford College of Garden Design's Post Graduate Diploma level course in Residential Landscape Design & Architecture. Widely regarded as one of the top garden design courses in the world. The college is run by award winning international landscape designer Duncan Heather and was one of the first schools in the country to have its diploma course credit rated to postgraduate diploma level by a UK university. Click here for more about landscape design.
 

This unique course in landscape design, construction and horticulture gives students a comprehensive understanding of the cultural, historical, technical and practical aspects of successful landscape design.

Lectures are held at Oxford Brookes University and are based around academic study as well as practical apprenticeship.

The course covers…

  • Evolution of the Modern Landscape more
  • Technical Aspects of Design 1 - Design Detail
    and Creative Planning more
  • Soft Landscape Form and Colour more
  • Business and Professional Practice more
  • Introduction to Form Composition more
  • Technical Aspects of Design 2 - Urban Spatial
    Development more
  • Technical Aspects of Design 3 - Rural Spatial
    Development more

Click here for some frequently asked questions.

In addition to attending tutorials and lectures, during this course you will work with real clients and gardens where you get to survey a site, interview your clients and design the garden. This hands-on approach allows you to gain valuable “real world” experience and practical skills as well as a highly respected qualification.

This course will give you everything you need to implement a successful landscape design philosophy, the skills to oversee the development of projects and the confidence to play a key role in the construction processes of landscape design.

To download a course prospectus click here

 
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