Online Course · Landscape and Garden Design

Begin Your Journey Into Garden Design

Thinking about designing outdoor spaces for a living? You work through site analysis, design briefs, planting, turf, hardscaping and styling. You finish with a portfolio you can show people.

From €29a week, no deposit
Twelve Monthsof course access
No Examsever
Ten Topicsbrief to exterior styling
At a Glance

Course Snapshot

Study AreaLandscape and Garden Design
Access12 months, around 60 hours
DeliveryFully online, study whenever suits
AssessmentNo exams, ever
You Finish WithA design portfolio
PaymentsFrom €29 per week
Comes with
  • No experience needed
  • A full year of access
  • Tutor support by phone and email
  • CPD credits on completion
Who It’s For

Why Do This Course

Design Gardens For Work

Homeowners pay for outdoor spaces that are planned well.

Build A Portfolio

You leave with work you can put in front of clients.

A Full Year To Finish

Twelve months of access takes the rush out of it.

Where The Skills Fit

Where These Skills Could Take You

Garden design work runs on drawings, plant sense and a clear brief. Days look like site visits, sketching, choosing plants and pricing the build.

Landscape Designer (Entry Level)

Draw up plans for small outdoor spaces.

Garden Planner

Turn a client brief into a workable layout.

Residential Garden Designer

Design private gardens for homeowners.

Horticultural Design Assistant

Support a designer through briefs and plans.

Soft Landscaping Technician

Put planting and turf plans into the ground.

Home Garden Project Assistant

Help run a garden project start to finish.

Roles where these skills are useful, not promised outcomes. Every job is different, and some ask for more study or experience.

The Course

What You'll Learn

Ten topics, from reading a site to styling the finished space.

01
The Design Thinking
How a garden gets planned at all.
Designing With Purpose
Design Styles & Aesthetics
The Design Brief
Location & Site Analysis
Design Tools
02
Plants And Ground
The living part of the plan.
Plant Selection & Design
Turf Selection & Management
03
Structure And Finish
What holds the space together.
Hardscaping
Sustainability & Land Management
Exterior Styling
Included

What You’ll Get

In the Course

  • Brief, purpose, styles, site
  • Tools, how designs get drawn
  • Planting, plants and turf
  • Build, hardscaping and styling

As a Student

  • Online, study whenever suits
  • A full year, of access
  • No exams, none at all
  • Portfolio, work to show
Why This One

What Makes It Different

Three things that stand out.

01
Site Analysis First

Location and site come before any planting plan.

02
Soft And Hard Landscaping

Plants, turf, paving and structures all get covered.

03
Delivered With Ulleo

Built with Ulleo, an education partner of the college.

The Credentials

What You'll Earn

CERTIFICATE

Certificate of Achievement

Plus CPD credits and a portfolio

Certificate Of Achievement

Issued by the college on successful completion.

A Design Portfolio

Work you can show clients or an employer.

CPD Credits

Credits that count toward professional growth.

Getting Started

How It Works

Step one

Tell Us Your Plan

Freelance design, a landscaping firm, or your own gardens.

Step two

Ask The Questions

An advisor is straight about what this covers.

Step three

Sort Payments

Upfront, or weekly, fortnightly or monthly.

Step four

Start Learning

Enrol and open the first topics.

The Investment

How to Get Started

From €29 / week
Pay upfront, or on an interest free plan.
No deposit to start
No credit check
Weekly, fortnightly or monthly
A course advisor can price it with you
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Good to Know

Common Questions

Do I need design experience?

None at all. The course starts with what a design brief is.

How long do I get?

Twelve months of access, and around sixty hours of material.

Are there exams?

None, ever. You move through the topics at your own speed.

Do I end up with something to show?

Yes. You build a portfolio of your design work.

Does it cover paving and structures?

Yes. Hardscaping sits beside the planting topics.

Who delivers it?

It is delivered with Ulleo, an education partner of the college.

Is this course accredited?

It is accredited by ICOES and the CPD Standards Office. It is not a QQI course and not a national award. In design work, clients hire on the portfolio, and that is what you build here.

What if I change my mind?

There is a fourteen day money back window, minus the administration fee.

Delivered By

About the College

This course is delivered by The Career Academy with its education partner Ulleo.

The college is accredited by ICOES and the CPD Standards Office.

ICOES accreditedCPD Standards OfficeDelivered with UlleoTwelve months access
Your First Garden

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