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Distance Learning Garden Design & Horticulture Courses

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Garden Design Academy:
The Garden Design Academy, located in the Loire Valley region of Central France, is run by award-winning English garden designers Colin and Marie-Chantal Elliott. Drawing on over 30 years of experience in horticulture, gardening, garden design and landscaping, the Academy provides a wide range of courses in these subjects by distance learning and a number of residential courses based in France's Loire Valley.

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Distance Learning Courses:
We currently offer approximately 60 specialist courses suitable for the keen amateur right up to degree level qualifications.

Crop Production:
- Permaculture Systems
- Certificate in Horticulture (Crops)
- Certificate in Horticulture (Herbs)
- Certificate in Horticulture (Cut Flowers)
- Certificate in Horticulture (ViticulPhoto of Distance Learning Garden Design & Horticulture Coursesture)
- Certificate in Horticulture (Organic Plant Growing)
- Mushroom Production
- Viticulture

Garden Design and Landscaping:

- CAD for Garden Designers
- Certificate in Garden Design
- Certificate in Horticulture
- Landscaping and Garden Design
- Cottage Garden design
- Garden Styles
- Garden History
- Water Gardening
- Plant selection and establishment
- Playground design
- Landscaping I
- Landscaping II
- Landscaping III
- Landscape Construction
- Diploma in Landscaping
- Advanced Diploma in Horticulture: Landscaping

Plant Courses:
- Arboriculture I
- Arboriculture II
- Certificate in Arboriculture
- Certificate in Plantsmanship
- Advanced Certificate in Applied Management (Arboriculture)
- Growing Herbs (beginners course)
- Cacti & Succulents
- Bonsai
- Conifers
- Azaleas & Rhododendrons
- Ferns
- Fuchsias
- Geraniums & Pelargoniums
- Growing Annuals
- Growing Iris
- Growing Camellias
- Growing Perennials
- Roses
- Lavender
- Scented plants
- Turf repair and renovation
- Turf care
- Sports turf management
- Certificate in Horticulture (Turf)
- Associate Diploma In Turf
- Water gardening

Management courses

- Starting a small business
- Garden Centre Management
- Horticultural Marketing
- Certificate in Arboriculture
- Certificate in Marketing
- Advanced Certificate in Applied Management (Horticultural Technology)
- Advanced Certificate in Applied Management (Arboriculture)
- Advanced Certificate in Applied Management (Wholesale Nursery)
- Advanced Certificate in Applied Management (Retail Nursery)

Distance Learning RHS Qualifications:
- RHS Level 2 Certificate in the Principles of Garden Planning, Establishment and Maintenance
- RHS Level 2 Certificate in the Principles of Plant Growth, Propagation and Development
- RHS Level 2 Certificate in the Principles of Horticulture
- RHS Level 3 Certificate in the Principles of Garden Planning, Construction and Planting
- RHS Level 3 Certificate in the Principles of Plant Growth, Health and Applied Propagation
- Master of Horticulture (RHS) Degree Course

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Address: Chabris 36210, Tours, France
Some interested visitors submitting program inquiries to our school up to 2024-04-10 were from:

Paris, UK / GB; Beaulieu-Sur mer; ACT, Australia; Mexico; CA, USA; Martinez/CA/, USA; and more.
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