Make designing your garden a fun and exciting experience. In this course you'll learn how to design a fully functional garden that caters for your needs. You will discover how to plan and execute your ideas and this course will also help you decide on what plants and object you need in your garden.
Course Presenter - Lisa Passmore
Lisa is a third generation Horticulturist and holds a diploma of Horticulture and Landscape Design. Passionate about plants, landscaping and the environment, Lisa is often called upon to give talks to garden groups and associations.
In 2003 Lisa presented several segments on Perth's Channel Nine 'Gardening WA' TV show, an experience that Lisa thoroughly enjoyed. Lisa has also been interviewed by Don Burke on Burke's Backyard for one of her highly acclaimed water-wise garden designs.
Course Overview
Client Analysis - What do you want from your garden? You will be presented with some example designs that you may wish to use in your garden or you can use your own imagination!
Site Inventory / Analysis - What have you already got in your garden? Do you have any plants or trees or are you starting from scratch?
Site Survey - You will learn how to measure up your garden and how to draw a base plan. This allows you to sketch out where you would like items such as water features, plants and pathways in your garden. You will also learn how to produce a bubble plan for your garden design.
Design Principles - Garden design is not magic, it is based on tried and tested rules. You will learn basic drafting skills to help prepare your landscape and concept plan.
Hard Landscaping - As its name suggests, this is providing the garden with walls, fences, paving, steps, overhead structures, water features, swimming pools, BBQs and any other heavy, hard object you may want in your garden!
Soft Landscaping - This includes finding the right plants for your garden as well as soil preparation, mulching, growing lawn and planting trees in the correct positions. You will also be taught how to space plants out in even groups.
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