This course starts on Saturday 18 October 2025 (scroll down for the full dates).
The course will be held at Zoom. Detailed instructions will be sent on registration..
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Whether you want to grow your food and medicine, create a great space to socialise and or play, save the bees, rescue the ex-battery chickens, grow a garden to educate and foster well-being or all of these and more, this course will set you on the right track to achieve it.
Ecological garden design, contrary to common belief, is not primarily about planting schemes, wildlife gardening expertise, horticultural knowledge and ornamental features. It is foremost about understanding the relationship between what you want and need from a green space and how to best design and deliver it within site, climate, time and budget constraints.
This course shows you how to design a garden in a structured and ecological way. It will guide you through the creative process professional garden designers use, and simultaneously teach you to design and think in an integrative and effortless way as an ecosystem does.
You will save money, time and energy and achieve the best possible results by learning to embed holistic design practices into the garden haven you will create. The course will take you step by step through a structured pathway leading to a final design plan for your green space.
The ecological gardens design course is suitable for students new to permaculture design and for students who have completed Permaculture Design Courses.
From October 2025 to November 2027, over 24 sessions we will guide you step by step on the journey to accomplish a final designed plan to create your dream green space. Just in time for implementation, before the growing season slowly awakens from its dormant winter slumber.
The course will be led by Teresa Pereira with with support from Elsa Little. Teresa is a leading associate teacher with the School, specialising in Ecological Garden Design.
What will we study?
The aim is to help you to make the transition to a practical and peaceful future, in the way that you want it to. You can read more about the course topics here.
What will it cost and how can I pay?
The price for the complete course is £1230. We will ask for a deposit of £330 when you book to secure your place. For early bookings the fees are reduced to £960.
You may read more about our pricing policy and what you can expect from us. We are offering several ways to make this affordable for people on low income and, if the fee is difficult for you to find, you are encouraged to negotiate with us.
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Venue for the course
Dates
We start on Saturday 18 October 2025 and continue to complete 24 sessions in all.
Session 2: Saturday 15 November 2025
Session 3: Saturday 17 January 2026
Session 4: Saturday 21 February 2026
Session 5: Saturday 14 March 2026
Session 6: Saturday 18 April 2026
Session 7: Sunday 17 May 2026
Session 8: Saturday 13 June 2026
Session 9: Saturday 18 July 2026
Session 10: Saturday 15 August 2026
Session 11: [Saturday 19 September 2026
Session 12: Saturday 17 October 2026
Session 13: Saturday 14 November 2026]
Session 14: Saturday 16 January 2027
Session 15: Saturday 27 February 2027
Session 16: Saturday 27 March 2027
Session 17: Saturday 24 April 2027
Session 18: Saturday 08 May 2027
Session 19: Saturday 12 June 2027
Session 20: Saturday 17 July 2027
Session 21: Saturday 14 August 2027
Session 22: Saturday 18 September 2027
Session 23: Saturday 16 October 2027
Session 24: Saturday 20 November 2027
Additional information
For further enquiries, contact Teresa e-mail us
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