Welcome

The Garden Design Academy - specialist tutors offering distance learning courses in Garden Design, Landscaping, Gardening and Horticulture. Located in the Loire Valley of central France, the Garden Design Academy also provides English language residential tuition in garden design and CAD technologies.

We have over 40 years practical experience of horticulture including 15 years as busy garden designers and landscapers with our UK company the Design & Landscape Centre. It is this experience we call upon when assisting our students to learn and perfect the same skills.

Courses - professional garden designers, landscapers and others will be interested in our CAD training. This is available as a one week residential course in small classes or as one-to-one tuition either in France or at your premises.

We also offer CAD training, together with an IARC accredited Certificate in Garden Design, by post and internet. Further professional training is available in our RHS Level 2 Certificate in Horticulture courses and for those looking for higher qualifications, the RHS Advanced Certificate and Diploma. Professionals needing the ultimate challenge and reward now have our full range of RHS accredited courses up to Masters level.

Keen home gardeners will enjoy and profit from the assistance we give during our "design your own garden" sessions. Held in France, with plenty of opportunities to see the sights, you will return home with a garden plan to implement.

With more gardening and horticultural courses being added every month, come back often to see what's new!