The London College Of Garden Design

Learn to become a garden designer At the London College of Garden Design our aim is to provide world-class, inspirational garden design training. Our one year Garden Design Diploma and Planting Design Diploma were created to enable students to learn from the very best in the profession, every day. Tutors include Peter Thurman, James Hitchmough, Olivia Kirk, Jo Thompson and James Aldridge, all experts in their fields. LCGD students benefit from our unique collaboration with the RHS and have consistently won almost all the annual Society of Garden Designers’ prestigious ‘Student of the Year Award’ competitions as well as other international awards and RHS medals at their shows Our intensive 6 month Planting Design Diploma for garden professionals and landscape architects is delivered by some of the UK’s leading planting design specialists including Tony Kirkham, Nigel Dunnett, Kate Gould, James and Helen Basson. With classes at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and short courses at RHS Garden Wisley and Regent’s University you can be sure to get inspirational teaching from world-class designers in the heart of London.