Producing the countries top garden designers since 1992
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The Oxford College of Garden Design’s postgraduate level program is widely regarded as one of the top contemporary garden design courses in the world. The college is run by award winning international designer, Duncan Heather and is one of the only schools in the UK to have had its course credit rated to postgrad. level by a British University.
This innovative landscape design course is designed to equip students with the skills necessary to set up and run their own design practices and is backed up by a team of dedicated ‘Mentors’ to help & support its newly qualified graduates. For those who wish to find paid employment, our students are considered to be the most employable of any graduate course and have been placed with award winning designers such as Anthony Paul, Luciano Giubbilei, Joe Swift, Charlotte Rowe, Arne Maynard, and Christopher Bradley-Hole to name but a few. Throughout the course, students work with real clients, on projects from the tutors own commissions.
They have access to working sites and often assist tutors on private commissions. No other course gives you a better head start
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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.
Listen above to a podcast from Duncan Heather, Principal of the OCGD. He explains in clear terms what a professional career in garden design is all about. or Click here to go to the OCGD Podcast page. If you are MAC user and cannot see the above player, click here to download the required flash plug-in.
Former student Charlotte Rowe is now one the country’s leading lights. Known for her bold architectural style and soft planting she is based in London with contracts both at home and abroad.
Suite 10, 2 Station Court, Imperial Wharf,
London SW6 2PY T: +44 (0)20 7736 8672
W: www.charlotterowe.com
The OCGD runs two types of Specialist courses which are included free for our Diploma course students
Our Master Class sessions are ideal for anyone who wishes to expand their planting or business skills.
The Short Courses of which the 4 day Taster class is the most popular’ allows people to either test the water before committing themselves to a more intensive period of study, or to expand their existed design training.
When we first had the idea of introducing a new ex-student showcase to our website, we had no idea we would be quite so spoiled for choice with a long list of Oxford College of Garden Design postgraduates who have, often very quickly, gone on to stamp their individual marks on the world of international garden design.
What we realised, as we started to invite our former students to feature in our showcase which goes live later this year, is that we really can boast an amazing and long - 17 years since we first started our postgraduate diploma course in residential landscape architecture - track record of training some of the best-known landscape designers anywhere in the world.
Student who attend the OCGD do so because they want to become some of Europe’s top designers .
In order to help you achieve your goals, the college offers all graduates a FREE mentoring scheme to assist you with your own private design commissions, when ever and for as long as you require assistance. We act as your safety net, when starting your business.
For those who wish to find paid employment, our students are considered to be the most employable of any graduate course and have been placed with this countries top award winning designers such as Anthony Paul, Luciano Giubbilei, Joe Swift, Charlotte Rowe, Arne Maynard, and Christopher Bradley-Hole to name but a few.
Duncan Heather is one of Europe’s foremost garden designers, to-date having won five gold, one silver & one bronze medal and three best of show awards for his design work.
Duncan sat on council from 2004-7 during which time he was responsible for producing the first industry standard fee scale as well as instigating the publishing on the first standard contract. He is co-author of the Garden Design Specification and is regularly lecturer for the Society of Garden Designers
He originally trained under, then worked for, top international designer and author John Brookes and was subsequently offered a directorship in 1991, which he declined to concentrate on his own design practice in Henley-on-Thames. Today he lives in Oxfordshire where he both lectures and works. Born in Britain, he travels extensively and undertakes a very wide range of projects around the world, from tiny courtyard gardens to large country estates.
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