Cottage Garden Design BHT110

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Cottage Garden Design BHT110

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Design beautiful cottage gardens.Learn what a cottage garden is, and how to apply the principles of this concept to garden design and garden renovation. Course Structure There are eight lessons as follows:
  1. Introduction To Cottage Gardens
  2. History Of Cottage Gardens
  3. Design Techniques and Drawing Plans
  4. Plants For Cottage Gardens
  5. Planting Design In Cottage Gardens
  6. Landscape Features and Components
  7. Cottage Gardens Today
  8. Special Assignment - Design Of A Complete Garden.
Summary Of Competencies Developed On successful completion of the course you should be able to do the following:
  • Explain the concept of a cottage garden.
  • Prepare concept plans for cottage gardens.
  • Prepare planting de…

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Design beautiful cottage gardens.Learn what a cottage garden is, and how to apply the principles of this concept to garden design and garden renovation. Course Structure There are eight lessons as follows:
  1. Introduction To Cottage Gardens
  2. History Of Cottage Gardens
  3. Design Techniques and Drawing Plans
  4. Plants For Cottage Gardens
  5. Planting Design In Cottage Gardens
  6. Landscape Features and Components
  7. Cottage Gardens Today
  8. Special Assignment - Design Of A Complete Garden.
Summary Of Competencies Developed On successful completion of the course you should be able to do the following:
  • Explain the concept of a cottage garden.
  • Prepare concept plans for cottage gardens.
  • Prepare planting designs for cottage gardens.
  • Plan the incorporation of appropriate non-living landscape features in a cottage garden.
  • Prepare a detailed design for a cottage garden.
What this Course covers Here are just some of the things you will be doing:
  • Explain the concept of a cottage garden, both in historical and modern contexts.
  • Explain the influence of one famous landscaper on cottage gardens.
  • Explain the relevance of garden design concepts to cottage gardens, such as: *Unity *Balance *Proportion *Harmony *Contrast *Rhythm *Line *Form *Mass *Space *Texture *Colour *Tone.
  • Use asequence of illustrations, to show the various steps involved inplanning process for a cottagegarden.
  • Develop a checklist of pre-planning information required for a proposed cottage garden.
  • Compile pre-planning information for a specific site, for a proposed cottage garden, through an interview with apotential client, and surveying the site.
  • Prepare drawings to represent landscape features on a cottage garden plan, including trees, shrubs, herbs,walls, rocks, buildings and other landscape features.
  • Preparedifferent cottage garden concept plans to satisfy given design specifications andpre-planning information.
  • Reviewa variety of different cottage garden plants
  • Prepare a planting plan for a garden bedin a cottage garden style.
  • Design a perennial border in an appropriate cottage garden style.
  • Design agarden bed, which incorporates companion planting principles.
  • Visit and evaluate the companion planting design in a cottage garden.
  • Design a colour themed garden, such as a white garden,to suit aproposed garden redevelopment.
  • Describe briefly, different non-living features that may be included in a cottage garden, including: *Seating alternatives *Bird baths *Sun dials *Fountains *Statues *Pergolas *Gazebos *Fencing *Ponds *Weather vanes.
  • Determine criteria for inclusion of different landscape features in a cottage garden, including: *Gazebos *Ornaments *Arbors *Tub plants *Water features *Paths.
  • Compare the characteristics, including: *Suitability for a cottage garden *Cost *Availability *Longevity *Appearance *Maintenance, of different landscape materials.
  • Explain the use of plant sculpting, including topiary and hedging, in cottage garden designs; including referencesto: *Ways of creating it *Ways of using it *Maintenance.
  • Prepare a report that analyses a cottage gardenthat includes photographs, and comment on the use of different structures as features.
  • Preparecottage garden concept plans,which incorporate differenttypes of features sympathetic to cottage or heritage gardens.
  • Develop a brief for a cottage garden design, for the redevelopment of an established garden around an oldbuilding in your locality.
  • Analyse the designs ofdifferent well established cottage gardens.
  • Compile pre-planning information for a specified cottage garden development.
  • Prepare detailed plans for a cottage garden (following industry standards), including: *Detailed plans *Materials lists *Costings.
  • Explain the reasoning behind a cottage garden you design.

Learn what a cottage garden is, and how to apply the principles of this concept to garden design and garden renovation. Discover theHistory of Cottage Gardens,Planting Design for Cottage Gardens, Features and Components of Cottage Gardens (eg. Arches, furniture, lattice, sundials, barriers and walls) and more.

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