Basic Landscape Design Course
NQF EQUIVALENT OF:
(NQF 66589 / 66649 / 67424 / 49668 / 264192)
Total Cost : R2,970.0
Course Duration : 8 – 12 months
Submissions = 4
Any Location : Online Course
Enrolment Form : Basic Landscape Design Course

Course Content
Course Objectives:
- To establish a good understanding of the basic principles of design
- Scale, Drawing Process, Legends
- Design Presentation
- Design Planning
- Hard & Soft Landscaping
- Planting Combinations
- Design Philosophies
- Design Themes
- Design Principles
- Design Ground Rules
Module 1: Elements, rules and principles of design
- Elements of Design
- Basic Ground rules and principles of design
- Questions – Design principles exercise
- Assignment
Module 2: Landscaping techniques and styles
- Landscaping techniques
- Landscaping styles + exercise
- Discovering your own style + exercise
- Discovering your garden – exercise
- Assignment
Module 3: Re-designing, special features and planning
- Re-designing existing gardens + exercise
- Special features used in design
- The indigenous factor and environmental planning
- Basic drawing techniques and requirements
- Questions – dissection of plan
- Assignment – make a scale drawing
Module 4: Soil and planting
- Soil, composting, features and site prep
- Personal commitment and patience in design
- Basic planting combinations
- Plant list – trees, shrubs, groundcovers, grasses
- Questions
- Assignment – design plan representing what you have learnt
Landscaping/ Installations/ Consultations/ Quotes/
Environmental:
Siya Gumede: 082 447 4824
Public & In-House Training/ Correspondence Courses & Related
Enquires:
Cherie Guiet: 067 193 2047
General Office Enquiries:
031 705 3852
Director/ Owner of JPJ Landscapes:
Judy Panton-Jones: 084 518 7589
Physical Address:
17 Daphne Neal rd,
New Germany 3631