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Restoring Established Ornamental Gardens
Level 3 Course
from £120 per month
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code: BHT243
Restoring old gardens to their former glory is a lot more involved than what most people would realize.
If a restoration is to be credible, the landscaper needs to understand the history and determine what is authentic and appropriate for a restoration; before they even start to plan the work that needs to be undertaken.
Despite the complexities and costs involved; there is an ever increasing demand for garden renovation specialists. If you love both gardens and history; this could be an ideal career move for you.
Lesson Structure
There are 8 lessons in this course:
- Landscape History & Design Styles
- Surveying the Site
- Assessment of Plantings and Features
- Selecting Components for Retention
- Work Programming and Risk Management
- Drainage
- Hard Landscape Feature Restoration
- Planting Restoration and Maintenance
Aims
- Outline the history of UK garden design and the influence of plant introductions.
- Evaluate an established ornamental garden in order to determine any particular design style period, or plants of interest.
- Describe basic methods for the survey and recording of the layout and content of an established garden, and explain the importance of detailed information including assessment of site factors.
- Explain processes and the need for assessment and recording of the type, condition and future potential of a range of plantings and features in an ornamental garden.
- Explain the main criteria used to select plantings and features for retention in a restored garden.
- Explain the need and processes of analysis of collected information.
- Prepare a summarised programme for organisation of garden restoration work
- Assess risk and identify safe work practices
- Recognise and explain the visible signs of the failure of old land drainage systems and describe remedial measures
- Describe and explain the practical procedures necessary for the restoration of a range of hard landscape features.
- Explain problems which may be encountered in the improvement of retained hedges, plantings and lawns.
- Describe practical solutions for improving retained hedges, plantings and lawns
- Evaluate the use of modern maintenance techniques in established gardens
Delivery
- Correspondence
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