Garden Design Courses in Sussex

PRINCIPAL TUTOR Nigel L Philips FSGD MIHort
Nigel Philips trained at Merrist Wood College and has been practicing garden design professionally since 1981. He has carried out a wide range of commissions from modern town gardens and corporate courtyards to the more traditional landscaping of large country estates and an award winning Chelsea garden. His experience has afforded him a Fellowship with the Society of Garden Designers, an organisation set up to verify professional design service to clients. He is also a member of the Institute of Horticulture. His broad knowledge and enthusiasm for garden design and garden history is apparent in his designs and has led him naturally to teaching which he has been doing for the last 10 years.

Nick Dexter MSGD is a practicing garden designer, a Chelsea and a Hampton Court medal winner. His expertise in 2D and 3D computer programmes brings his garden design teaching right up to the minute. http://www.ndg.de.com/

Karen Wilkins is a talented plant designer with a wealth of plant knowledge to back up her artistic feel for plant colour and form. She will be involved in teaching the soft landscape side of the course.

Jill Billington (Fine Arts) FSGD has now established herself as a prolific author in the field of garden design and brings to the course inspirational and creative ideas for both design and planting. For her book list

Michael Shackleton is a lighting designer to the garden design industry and through his company, Ornamental Garden Lighting, has vast experience in both public and private spaces. http://www.ornamentalgardenlighting.com

Martin Kelly is in charge of delivering lectures on water and how this relates to garden design. His own business, Fairwater Ltd. is a well respected National and International company. http://fairwater.co.uk

Guest speakers Anthony Archer-Wills, Anthony Paul FSGD, John Brookes FSGD, Andy Sturgeon, Debbie Roberts MSGD and Ian Smith MSGD of Acres Wild, Miriam Book MSGD and Peter Thurman have contributed to lectures in the past and brought to the course their own unique approach to garden design.

Nigel Philips (top) and Nick Dexter (bottom)

Mike Shackleton (top) and Jill Billington (bottom)

LANDSCAPE AND GARDEN DESIGN

Lecturers and guest speakers

Lecturers and guest speakers
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