Understand different garden themes and learn to design them.
In this course, you will learn about different garden features and elements for different garden themes and by developing your basic design skills, you'll be able to design and style your own garden.
Lesson1: Formal Gardens
- Elements of the formal garden
- Simple formal gardens
- Formal areas
- Review what you have been learning
Lesson 2: Natural Gardens
- How to develop a natural garden
- Natural tools
- Review what you have been learning
Lesson 3: Rainforest Gardens
- Review what you have been learning
Lesson 4: Coastal Gardens
- Other strategies for growing coastal plants
- Hardy seaside plants
- Review what you have been learning
Lesson 5: Cottage Gardens
- Principles of cottage garden design
- Cottage garden plants
- Review what you have been learning
Lesson 6: Late Victorian/Edwardian Gardens
- How to create your own edwardian style garden
- Edwardian features
- Review what you have been learning
Lesson 7: Oriental Gardens
- Chinese gardening
- Japanese gardening
- Traditional oriental garden plants
- Japanese gardens
- Use of rocks
- Other features
- Review what you have been learning
Lesson 8: Mediterranean Gardens
- What is a Mediterranean garden?
- Review what you have been learning
Lesson 9: Mexican Style Gardens
- How Mexican gardens involved
- How to reflect the plants
- Review what you have been learning
Lesson 10: Minimalist Landscape Design
- Designing a minimalist garden
- Some variations on minimalist gardens
- Review what you have been learning
Lesson 11: Eclectic Gardens
- Ideas for creating an eclectic garden
- Review what you have been learning
Final assessment
