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

Italian language courses

Practical courses

The Practical Courses are addressed to those who would like to examine a certain aspect of gardening or of the cultivation of plants. These are short, specific, courses, where the subject is examined in depth.

		Besides theoretic lessons, many hours are set aside for field work and visits. Each course lasts 1 week, with lessons of 2 hours each, for a total of 8 hours. As part of the course, there will be visits to gardens and nurseries in Florence, Fiesole and Tuscany. Though classes are held mainly in Italian, on request, we can organise lessons in English. To ensure a good teaching level and personal attention the maximum number of participants is limited to 20.
The Iris Garden in Florence

The programme for each course is as follows:

Rose cultivation and pruning
Olive cultivation and pruning
Vine cultivation and pruning
Arranging terraces and balconies
kitchen gardens and orchards
Cooking with herbs

See here dates and prices for the courses