Are you contemplating changing your career to train as a Garden Designer, but don’t really know where to begin?

THIS EVENT IS OFTEN FULLY SUBSCRIBED SO ENROL AS SOON AS YOU KNOW YOU CAN MAKE IT!

Join experts from the London College of Garden Design to find out more about planting design, construction design and how designers communicate visually, including with Computer Aided Design. In addition you will learn about career opportunities and receive tips and advice on how to pursue a successful future career as a garden designer.

LCGD Director Nina Baxter who leads the Planting Design Diploma, will be joined by recently graduated designers who can tell you how their first years have gone as well as CAD, Planting Design and Construction Design experts.

Please note that we are currently enrolling students for our Garden Design Diploma starting in September 2026. It is unlikely that we will have many places available for our Garden Design Diploma starting in 2025, if at all, if you wait to apply until after this event.

FAQs

Entry to Kew Gardens is included. Refreshments through the day can be purchased from the Orangery restaurant that adjoins our training room.

You will be sent instructions in advance of the day with where to go in order to gain free entry to Kew Gardens and how to find our training room at The Orangery Conference Room to the side of the Orangery Restaurant. Kew Gardens’ gates open at 10am and we will start at 10.15am. We will finish by 4.30pm.

Please visit our main website for location details on how to get to Kew Gardens, public transport and parking options.

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