Institute of Garden Design

A surprisingly unattractive floral design greets you on the homepage of this small, fairly basic and text-heavy site which contains a useful page of advice for anyone thinking of employing a garden designer, with tips on what to ask and what to look out for.


There's also a very full and interesting summary of the diploma correspondence course in garden design. The tone is encouraging and reassuring, and there are glowing testimonies from ex-students, many of whom have all the work they want and even Chelsea gold medals to their name. You can take as long as you like to complete the course, which includes teaching on business practice as well as design theory.