Garden and Landscape Design School - Florence

Courses in garden history
Ancient and Mediaeval gardens
Gardens of the Renaissance
English gardens and our times

Design courses
Garden and terrace design

Practical courses
Rose cultivation and pruning
Olive cultivation and pruning
Vine cultivation and pruning
Arranging terraces and balconies
The orchard and kitchen garden
Cooking with herbs

Photography courses
History of photography
Photographing the landscape
Retouching photographs

Visits to parks and gardens
Public gardens of Florence
Secret gardens of Florence
The Boboli Gardens

Garden and terrace design

This course is addressed to all plant-lovers who would like to design and arrange their own space, be it a garden, a terrace or even a small balcony.

The programme for the course is:
-	Making the best of a small space
-	A short garden history
-	Technical and freehand design
-	Base, thematic and project cartography
-	Principles of garden design
-	Principles of terrace design
-	A guide to the most used plants
-	Guided design
-	The balcony as garden
-	The terrace as hanging garden
As part of the programme there will be visits to some of the most notable gardens of Florence.
See here dates and prices for the courses
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