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- Getting Started in Landscape Design by Oxford College of Garden Design on Nov 22, 2009 in Lanscape Architecture Garden Design Marketing landscape design Oxford College of Garden Design
One of the first things students should be doing after graduating, is contact their local Architects. They are a ready made source of work and because of new planning regulations, many applications now require a planting plan as part of the pl...
- Could you do this in 8 Weeks? by Oxford College of Garden Design on Nov 18, 2009 in Garden Design student showcase Video Tutorial Oxford College of Garden Design
“Remarkably this project was completed in only 8 weeks of starting the course.” I’ve just finished marking, this years students first design project, and thought some of you might be interested in seeing what we do. Your first project is base...
- Telephone Technique Pt II (Meeting the Client) by Oxford College of Garden Design on Nov 17, 2009 in Garden design courses Video Tutorial Oxford College of Garden Design
In the second part of this video tutorial on sales techniques for garden designers, I look at meeting the client. I discuss how to manage this meeting, what to say and when to say it and most important of all how to discussing budgets and des...
- Telephone Technique PtII (Meeting the Client) by Oxford College of Garden Design on Nov 13, 2009 in Lanscape Architecture garden designers Garden design courses Marketing landscape design Professional Practice
In the second part of this video tutorial on sales techniques for garden designers, I look at meeting the client. I discuss how to manage this meeting, what to say and when to say it and most important of all how to discussing budgets and des...
- How Art, the Devil and Gardens go Hand in Hand. by Oxford College of Garden Design on Nov 7, 2009 in landscape design Art Oxford College of Garden Design John Brookes
Once a year I take my students to the Tate Modern gallery in London. As part of their course they have to complete a pictorial timeline, comparing art , architecture, gardens, & Socio-economic influences, using thumbnail pictures to create visual...
- Carol’s Garden of the Month (November) by Oxford College of Garden Design on Oct 30, 2009 in Garden of the Month landscape design Oxford College of Garden Design John Brookes
Carols garden guide for the Oxford College of Garden Design I first visited Denmans the garden of the venerated John Brookes many years ago on a hot sunny day in July and was so very excited to be there after eagerly devouring every book he ha...






