ABOUT THE COURSE
YOUR CAREER IN HOME LANDSCAPE DESIGN
- Design a beautiful garden at home
- Create a better garden for your home
- Learn to produce a Landscaping Plan
- Avoid wasting thousands of dollars on the wrong plants and landscaping materials
This course is designed to teach you how to design (or renovate) a home garden; and then, to maintain it.
It aims above all to develop a solid understanding of the principles and procedures underlying the design and development of garden areas. The course is relevant to both small and large landscapes, equally of value in developing a new home garden, or improving an existing one. Though consideration is given to both design and construction, the emphasis in this subject is on landscape design.
Each one of the ten assignments will require written answers to set questions (sometimes drawings), plus a series of plant reviews. Learning about plants in the context of their landscape use is so very important to developing any garden. Choosing the wrong plants or using them in an inappropriate way can create structural and maintenance problems; not to mention detract from the overall aesthetic of the garden.
Six plants are to be illustrated and reviewed with each assignment. Each plant should be labeled with both scientific and common names plus details of size and shape, conditions it will grow in, maintenance requirements, lifespan, appearance (and any way it’s appearance might change throughout the year) plus several recommendations as to suitable situations it could be used in by the landscaper.
STUDY DURATION:
In this course, you can learn at your own pace, without any fixed due dates or deadlines. You study whenever you have the time and feel motivated to do so. The course typically takes around 200 hours to complete from beginning to end, and most students graduate within 12 months.
STUDY METHOD：
100% Online
START DATE:
Intake is open now.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
This certificate opens up the gateway for you to seek employment in various businesses, some career outcomes may require further training and /or qualifications.
- Landscape Designer
- Landscape Architect
- Landscape Contractor
- Horticulturist
- Garden Center Specialist
- Garden Designer
- Landscape Maintenance
- Environmental Planner
CORE MODULES
1. Landscaping Home Gardens
- Designing Gardens
- Styles of Gardens
- Drawing Plans Designing Gardens
- Understanding Soils
- Basic Landscape Construction
- Weeds and Pests
- Planting and Pruning
- Lawns and other Surfacing
- Garden Features
- Developing "YOUR" Garden
2. Landscaping I
- Basic Design Procedures
- History and Styles of Gardening
- Drafting and Contracting
- Basic Landscape Construction
- Surfaces
- Furnishings and Features
- Park Design – Part A
- Garden Design
- Design Procedure
- Park Design – Part B
ABOUT US
Courses4me
Courses4me is the leader in online education with decades of experience in both public and private education.
Our founders have a combined 30 years of expertise in education and training and have joined forces to deliver high-quality, low-cost education to anyone wishing to advance their career.
IS COURSES4ME ACCREDITED?
Yes. All of our courses are endorsed by the IARC (www.iarcedu.com) and accredited by ICOES (www.icoes.org). ICOES has an independent board of management that ensures that the Foundation operates in accordance with its purpose. It has an Advisory Board consisting of independent professors who developed and implemented the Accreditation Standards, a quality charter that is used for the annual review of prospective and existing accredited course providers.
