Very good tutorial from a professional garden...
I have subscribed to access all the courses so have watched one on interior design and this one with Butter Wakefield who specialises in small garden design. She ...
Louise Brown
Apr 10, 2026
Naturalistic Garden Design Masterclass
An Expert Guide to Planting Design
with DAN PEARSON — Acclaimed naturalistic landscape designer. Multiple Chelsea Gold Medal Winner. OBE.
Lesson 27 of 27
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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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Mar 27, 2026
Very good tutorial from a professional garden designer
I have subscribed to access all the courses so have watched one on interior design and this one with Butter Wakefield who specialises in small garden design. She has a lovely personality and comes across as ...
Louise Brown
Apr 10, 2026
Time spent well
I love CreateAcademy. I came in for the gardening and floristry courses, but am also watching an interior design one at present. And the photography course is an absolute must, best I've ever done.
Wellesley
Apr 1, 2026
What a great investment
What a great investment, I have learned such a lot from the first three courses. My evenings have gone from not being able to find anything that captured my imagination on TV to learning and expanding my kno...
sojojo
Mar 30, 2026
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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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