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Piet Oudolf Gardens

£335 GBP
Level: Expert






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Level: Expert

Course overview

The Piet Oudolf Garden Collection brings together Piet Oudolf’s garden design work and teachings – including his personal garden at Hummelo, the High Line in New York and a community garden at Vlinderhof.

This collection of gardening courses is suitable for all levels of gardener from beginners looking to expand their design skills to professional gardeners wanting to learn Piet’s world-famous garden design techniques and philosophy.

The collection includes:

Planting the Piet Oudolf Way:

Piet Oudolf and Dr Noel Kingsbury discuss the planting of Piet’s family garden at Hummelo.

  • Piet will teach you how to use planting combinations and structure in your garden design, and how to create a beautiful garden that works in all seasons.
  • This is a unique chance to see Piet Oudolf’s personal garden and garden design studio, and he’ll explain why he has chosen certain plants in specific areas of his garden.
  • You’ll practice what you learn with assignments marked by Dr Noel Kingsbury.
    • Perennial Management, The Piet Oudolf Way:

    Dr Noel Kingsbury teaches managing and garden design with perennial plants. You’ll be introduced to Piet Oudolf’s use and management of perennials – particularly on the New York High Line.

  • You’ll follow Piet as he manages the perennials used on the New York High Line.
  • Dr Noel Kingsbury will take you through the lifecycle of managing perennials from implementation, through establishment to the intended planting.
  • He’ll talk to experts including Piet Oudolf, Roy Diblik, Gabriela Marin (Chief Horticulturist at Battery Park – one of Piet Oudolf’s early garden commissions).
    • Piet Oudolf Vlinderhof Garden:

    Piet Oudolf and Dr Noel Kingsbury take you on an autumn tour of the Vlinderhof Gardens – a community garden project in Holland, designed by Piet Oudolf.

  • You’ll learn how Piet’s planting design principles combined over 100 plant varieties to create an impactful garden design which works throughout the seasons.
  • Piet will explain how to combine key plants, combination plants and surprises to create impact in your designs.
  • You’ll practice your own garden design as you learn.

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    Choose how you want to learn

    Expert-level

    Develop your learning further with marked assignments and personal tuition:

    • Start the course whenever you like
    • Tutor access for personalised assignment feedback & coaching
    • Certificate of completion and CPD learning hours
    • Online classroom with up to 20 classmates
    • Lessons with expert videos & notes
    • Group chat & direct message with tutor & classmates
    • Lifetime access to videos, notes & classroom

    Peer-level

    Get the most from shared knowledge and community study:

    • Start course whenever you like
    • Practise what you learn with your peers
    • Online classroom with up to 20 classmates
    • 4 lessons with expert videos & notes
    • 4 course assignments
    • Group chat & direct message classmates
    • Lifetime access to videos, notes & classroom

    Why choose Learning with Experts?

    Start whenever it suits you, and immerse yourself in motivational lesson tutorials with expert guidance.
    Enhance your learning and personal growth with lesson assignments. Each course includes an optional assignment at the end of every lesson.
    Drop a friendly message or respond to your assignment feedback. Our world-class experts are just a click away, ready to help you!
    Stay informed about your own progress and those of your peers, and take joy in celebrating achievements along the way.
    Chat and share ideas with passionate communities of learners from around the world.

    Frequently asked questions

    What’s the difference between PEER and EXPERT options?

    At Peer and Expert level, you get access to the same core content and features:

    • Video lesson tutorials led by your expert tutor
    • Downloadable lesson notes
    • Option to practise what you learn with lesson assignments
    • Group learning within an online interactive classroom of up to 20 classmates
    • Lifetime access to videos, notes and classroom

    If you choose Expert level, you get all of the above plus the following:

    • Personalised assignment feedback and coaching from your expert tutor
    • Opportunity to interact with your expert tutor through a private messaging system
    • Certificate of completion.
    What is an online classroom?

    Our online classroom has been developed to allow you to learn from our experts in a sociable environment alongside up to 20 other students. After each video tutorial led by your expert, you will be encouraged to practice what you have learned with optional assignments - these can be seen by the other students in your class, who are free to share their own thoughts and questions with you.

    You will be encouraged to take part in an ongoing class discussion where you can discuss ideas, post images or work, and comment on each other’s assignments. It’s a great way to learn from other like-minded people who share your passion from all over the world.

    This means not only do you benefit from people who are outstanding in their field, but also from a close-knit group of like-minded people whom you can learn alongside. Group learning has shown to greatly improve not just the experience of studying, but also how well you retain the knowledge, and we have built our classroom experience around this fact.
    When can I start my course and how long will it take?

    You can start your course any time within 12 months after receipt of your purchase confirmation email. Once you start, you’ll have lifetime access — meaning you can revisit the lesson videos and notes whenever you want.

    Our courses are designed so that you can study at your own pace, some prefer to binge learn while others like to spread their studying over a longer period of time - it’s completely up to you. To give you a rough time frame, each lesson video is approximately 30-40 minutes long, and we recommend that you spend around an hour on each assignment.
    How often can I speak with the Expert?

    If you opt for the Expert version of your course, the time you have to interact with your tutor is limited to course length. You will have one week per lesson to chat to your tutor and to have your assignments marked, and during this period you can ask them as many questions as you would like.

    To find out the length of each course, head to the product page and look at the Course outline to see how many lessons it contains. e.g. a four lesson course assumes that you will have completed the assignments within four weeks.

    Your tutor interaction period will start as soon as you enter the classroom. If you find that you are struggling to complete the assignments in the allocated time or you wish to put this function on hold, just get in contact with one of the team via the support button and we will help you out.
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