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Naturalistic Garden Design Masterclass
An Expert Guide to Planting Design
with DAN PEARSON — Acclaimed naturalistic landscape designer. Multiple Chelsea Gold Medal Winner. OBE.
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Watch an exclusive preview of Dan Pearson's second Create Academy course, An Expert Guide to Planting Design. This course provides an in-depth look at planting design, teaching you how to translate your garden designs into considered planting plans. In over five hours of lessons filmed at Dan’s studio and across three garden projects - including a small city garden, a coastal property and the creation of a brand new pond environment at Dan’s private garden in Somerset - Dan breaks down each planting system into different layers, showing you how to create a variety of garden styles that are not only beneficial for both environment and wildlife, but will also provide year-round visual interest. Start watching here: www.createacademy.com/courses/dan-pearson-planting-design
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Dan Pearson
Acclaimed naturalistic landscape designer. Multiple Chelsea Gold Medal Winner. OBE.
British landscape designer, horticulturalist and writer Dan Pearson OBE, has been designing award-winning gardens since 1987. His naturalistic use of plants, light-handed approach to design and deep-rooted horticultural knowledge has made him one of the most celebrated and innovative gardeners working today. Dan trained in horticulture at Wisley and Kew, before starting his garden and landscape design practice in 1987. In 2015, his show garden for Chatsworth and Laurent Perrier was awarded a Gold Medal and Best Show Garden at the Chelsea Flower Show. In 2014 Dan was appointed an advisor to the National Trust at Sissinghurst Castle. For over 20 years Dan has written regular gardening columns, with his work a staple of The Observer, and has written a number of best-selling gardening books.
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