The Diploma in Garden Design course at West Dean KLC School of Design covers practical landscaping and gardening skills, plant science and creative design principles in a part-time format.

School: West Dean KLC School of Design
Course: Diploma in Garden Design
Location: London, UK
Course dates: January 2025 to January 2026
Application deadline: 1 December 2024

Our Garden Design Diploma course is uniquely tailored and designed to prepare students for a career in the garden design industry.

The course follows the growing year which means initial study and final project work will all take place in the colder winter months, and practical horticulture and live projects will take place during the spring and summer.

This one-year course combines practical hard landscaping and gardening skills, plant science and creative design principles in a part-time format, with two full days at school and an average of 20 hours of additional study required outside of class each week.

KLC School of Design Garden Design Diploma students have the opportunity to join practical horticultural work experience at West Dean Gardens, one of the most historically rich Victorian gardens in the country.

Throughout the course students are trained to think like a designer, as well as expand their horticultural knowledge, gaining valuable knowledge and insight from industry leaders.

Students graduate with a respected qualification, an impressive portfolio of work and the skills and confidence to work on professional design projects.

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Top image by Thom Atkinson, courtesy of West Dean KLC School of Design.

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