Garden Design

Course Summary
Course Details
Fees & How to Enrol

Immerse yourself in the great outdoors and gain the knowledge and practical skills to create or reinvent garden spaces.

  • Receive the Regent Academy Diploma
  • Flexible home-study to fit learning around your life
  • Personal tutor support

Fees:
£495* £396*   Enrol from £42.60

Entry Requirements

There are no prerequisites for this course. This course has been designed to enable anyone, no matter their experience, to follow their creative passion.

Our Support Promise

You can phone or email your tutor at any point during your course –
to ask questions, for advice, encouragement or to draw on their wealth of knowledge.

You can also contact the support team who are here to help you Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.

What you will learn

Section 1: Intermediate Regent Academy Diploma in Garden Planning

  • Lesson 1 – Garden Design and Planning
  • Lesson 2 – Plant Material Selection Establishment and Maintenance
  • Lesson 3 – Outdoor Food Production – Vegetables and Fruit
  • Lesson 4 – Horticultural Uses of Protected Environments

Section 2: Advanced Regent Academy Diploma in Garden Planning

  • Lesson 1 – Garden Design and Surveying
  • Lesson 2 – Landscaping Features
  • Lesson 3 – Realising a Garden Design
  • Lesson 4 – Specialist Plantings and Elements

How Our Courses Work

This course consists of two parts:

  • Intermediate Regent Academy Diploma in Garden Planning
  • Advanced Regent Academy Diploma in Garden Planning

Your first course materials will be sent to you when you enrol so you can start as soon as you want. You can then enjoy your course at your own pace, studying when it suits you and where it’s most comfortable. This gives you the freedom to learn around your existing job, family or other commitments or location (including overseas).

Course materials have been developed by experts and are clear and straightforward, so your studying is easy and enjoyable.

All coursework questions are included within your course. As you complete each piece, simply send it to your tutor who will mark and return it along with valuable constructive feedback to help progress your skills further. (You can also contact your tutor or the support team for help at any point during your studies.) The remaining course materials will be sent to you as your coursework is completed.

Study Length

There are no deadlines for this course. Simply study in the comfort of your own home, and in your own time.

Your progress may depend upon how much time you would like to commit to study. However, as a rough guide, students tend to complete this course in approximately 9-18 months*.

* Timescales are approximate and depend upon application and motivation.

Certification

Regent Academy Diploma

You will receive the Regent Academy Diploma when you successfully complete this course. With Regent Academy’s reputation this can be a highly sought-after addition to your CV and powerfully showcases your skills to prospective employers or potential clients.

What's Next

Once you’ve completed this course, you’ll be able to create stunning outdoor spaces, not only for yourself, but for clients, and potentially tap into the lucrative garden design market.

For advice and support, get in touch with one of our tutors, or contact our support team from 9am – 5pm.

You could turn what you’ve learned into a career, or apply it to your existing role. For advice and support, get in touch with one of our tutors, or contact our support team from 9am - 5pm.

Course fee & how to enrol

There are two ways you can enrol

Pay the total course fee of £495 £396 in one sum and receive a £50 voucher towards your next course
or
Pay 10 monthly payments of £52.50* £42.60* (£30 administration fee included)