From September our flagship design course, the Great Garden Formula, will have a diploma version available for anyone wishing to design professionally. For this we need 8 real gardens (from anywhere in the world) for students to design... Our students design to a very high standard - take a look at our Student Hall of Fame here! Send us your garden! Before you enter … [Read more...] about Enter Your Garden To Win A FREE Design Plan
HALL OF FAME - SGD student gardens!
Contemporary Garden Design – SGD student Tessa Marshall
Nothing makes me happier than when my Successful Garden Design students send in their design plans after completing the courses. Tessa from Canada did our Great Garden Formula course and has come up with some lovely contemporary designs for her portfolio. The design layout in this first example is modern with a rustic twist. The image below shows the view from the … [Read more...] about Contemporary Garden Design – SGD student Tessa Marshall
Awkward Triangular Shaped Garden Case Study – SGD Student Ana, Madrid
A triangular shaped garden is a daunting prospect to design. And this is one heck of an awkward garden... Small Garden Formula student Ana from Spain was up for the challenge... The garden is around 130m2, wider and with an awkward shape. In has two sides with 20 years old, more than 5 meters high Cupressus arizonica planted every 30-50cm. I do not like that … [Read more...] about Awkward Triangular Shaped Garden Case Study – SGD Student Ana, Madrid
Tiny space garden ideas – SGD student Rebeca
Last time we featured an awkward shaped garden, that Successful Garden Design student Rebeca from Costa Rica had turned into a beautiful space after completing the Great Garden Formula course. Not content with tacking one tricky garden, she's now done another one. This time it's the size more than shape that's hard to deal with. Designing a tiny space garden Rebeca … [Read more...] about Tiny space garden ideas – SGD student Rebeca
Odd shaped garden – how to design an awkward shaped garden
What can you do with such an awkward shaped garden? This garden belongs to Rebeca Brenes a forestry engineer from Costa Rica. While Rebeca knew about plants, there isn't currently training in her country in garden design. This is a really tough garden to design. Make no mistake, even professional designers would find this one challenging... With no experience and … [Read more...] about Odd shaped garden – how to design an awkward shaped garden
Online garden design course student – Zakes’ garden
Great Garden Formula online course student Zakes, an airline attendant from South Africa, shares his garden journey. His story, as you'll see in the videos, is a remarkable one... Zakes lives in Johannesburg. Working as a flight attendant enabled him to visit gardens all over the world. Inspired by all the amazing gardens he saw on his travels, Zakes went about … [Read more...] about Online garden design course student – Zakes’ garden
Sam’s stunning garden – update
We featured Sam's garden last year. To refresh your memory, here's what she started out with... Sam says "I completed Rachel's Great Garden Design Formula during the winter of 2015-16 and spent every minute of every waking hour imagining what my completed garden could look like. I got the chance to build it in spring 2016 and when it was finished, I couldn't believe that … [Read more...] about Sam’s stunning garden – update
Small Front Garden – SGD Student Anne Fries, Melbourne
I always love it when people send in photos of their gardens after doing one of our garden design courses. This garden is no exception... With NO previous design experience, Anne and her husband have done a tremendous job transforming their boring front yard into a beautiful garden... I'll now pass you over to Anne to tell you about her garden... "In November, my … [Read more...] about Small Front Garden – SGD Student Anne Fries, Melbourne
Modern, awkward shape garden design – Wolfgang’s garden
I'm very pleased to be featuring Wolfgang's garden in this week's SGD Student Hall of Fame. Wolfgang lives in Germany and this is the garden he had to contend with once the house was completed! Yikes! What to do with a garden like this? Firstly: LEARN ABOUT GARDEN DESIGN (if you're going to DIY). The best way, and of course I would say this, is to buy an online garden … [Read more...] about Modern, awkward shape garden design – Wolfgang’s garden
Wide Garden Design – Howard’s Garden Update
Normally, the SGD Student Hall of Fame is for gardens designed by you - on this occasion I'm slightly breaking it as I designed this one, live, in the Wide Garden Workshop we did in Oct 2015... The reason I'm including it is because the owner, Howard built the garden, with no previous experience as a 'retirement project'! Be Honest, How Good Does Your Garden Look in the … [Read more...] about Wide Garden Design – Howard’s Garden Update