Timetable
Wednesday 10.00-17.00; Thursday 09.00-18.00; Friday 10.00-16.30

Course Description
The emphasis throughout this course will be on what makes gardens successful, and as well as understanding some of the key concepts and ideas underpinning both traditional and contemporary garden design, you will be experimenting with ideas for real and hypothetical garden spaces. As well as short lectures, workshop exercises and discussion groups, there will be visits to some of Cornwall's most beautiful gardens -- some famous and some surprising ones you may not know -- where the layout and content of these established spaces will be explained in design terms. The course will also show you how to develop your own ideas, how to apply the design principles you have learned and how to communicate your design intentions to suppliers, builders, specialists and contractors. We will also briefly discuss budget estimating and realistic construction costs. You will be shown a wide range of ideas which underpin gardens. Whether you're interested in pursuing a career in garden design or simply want to gain the skills and confidence to tackle to your own garden space, this course will be both informative and fun. Course content includes: What is garden design?; Historical and contemporary precedents?; Defining space; Creating structure; The use of plants and hard landscape elements; Detail and ornament; Evaluating a garden; What is there?; What could be there?; Developing a concept; How to illustrate ideas; Building on a design concept; Enhancing the user experience - stimulating the senses; Converting ideas into reality; Practical requirements; How to estimate the cost of design and implementation; How to produce a design brief; How to test your ideas. Will your idea be successful?

Course Fees
£238 (includes transport to gardens and entrance fees excludes lunch).

Course Venue
Tremough Campus
University College Falmouth
Penryn
Cornwall
TR10 9EZ

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