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Garden Landscape Construction
| Start date: | Any |
| Duration: | Up to 18 months |
| Formal prerequisite: | None |
| Certificate awarded: | Yes |
| Fee: | £355.00 |
This course complements our other design courses, given insight into landscape construction works and explaining methodology which may help to make work in this field successful.
| Lesson 1 | Introduction. Areas of knowledge and skill. Landscape interventions. |
| Lesson 2 | Approaches to landscape construction. Site assessments. Schedules of work. |
| Lesson 3 | The landscaper's notebook or journal. Tools and equipment. Groundworks. |
| Lesson 4 | Some garden design patterns for hard landscape layouts. Wall constructions. |
| Lesson 5 | Developing the hard landscape. The construction of steps. Paths and drives. |
| Lesson 6 | Establishing the soft landscape context. Soil treatments. Lawn construction. |
| Lesson 7 | Terrace establishment: groundworks and features. Rock gardens. Pools. |
| Lesson 8 | Timber constructions: Principles and practice. Fences and gates. Pergolas. |
| Lesson 9 | A review of construction features. Combining materials. The play garden. |
| Lesson 10 | Managing landscape projects and works. Programmes for complex construction. |
Special notes
We are currently offering a free copy of Making a Garden worth £20.00 when you enrol on this course and pay in full. (UK Enrolments Only)
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