London College of Garden Design
lcgdlondon.bsky.social
London College of Garden Design
@lcgdlondon.bsky.social
🎓 World-class garden design training at Kew Gardens and online
🌸 Diplomas in Garden Design and Planting Design
🍃 Certificates in Construction Design and Plantsmanship [new for 2025]
🌍 Sustainability is at the heart of everything we do
The perfect day for a nursery visit to Form Plants with our Planting Design Diploma students.
April 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Back with @lcgdlondon.bsky.social with the planting design diploma cohort in the beautiful @rbgkew.bsky.social.

Really enjoyed listening to everyone's first project presentations with @ninalandgirl.bsky.social

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March 28, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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A blue field of Scilla forbesii (Chinodoxia) @rbgkew.bsky.social today.

Wonderful day to be tutoring with @ninalandgirl.bsky.social and Rosie Nottage on the Planting Design Diploma for @lcgdlondon.bsky.social. So many amazing planting designs being developed.

#Garden #UKGardening 🌱
March 22, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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Ahead of the Chancellor's Spring Forecast, the HTA calls for decisive action to support the environmental horticulture sector ...read more on thedirt.news #AutumnBudget #HorticultureIndustry #HTA #SpringStatement
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HTA Calls For Decisive Action To Support The Horticulture Industry
HTA urges the Chancellor to ease mounting financial pressures on horticulture businesses to ensure the sector can grow, create jobs & contribute to the green economy
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March 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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In light of the sad news from @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social today, I have removed the paywall from the Substack I wrote in autumn about extra things we can do to help bumblebees. One of them is growing crocuses undercover, which is working really well! open.substack.com/pub/katebrad...
Stepping up for our pollinators: bumblebees
With climate change adding to habitat loss and pesticide woes, how can we step up for bumblebees in our gardens?
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February 27, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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It’s official, 2024 was the worst year for bumblebees since records began🚨

The latest findings from #BeeWalk, our national bumblebee monitoring scheme, have revealed bumblebee numbers declined by almost a quarter (22.5%) across Great Britain💔

Read on: www.bumblebeeconservation.org/british-bumb...
February 27, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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elemental: the green design tool developed by Nicholsons, in association with the industry is launching March 2025. ...read more on thedirt.news #Elemental #greenaudit #Nicholsons
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Elemental: New Green Design Tool Launching In March 2025
Elemental, a web-based tool for garden designers will be launching in March 2025 and was developed by Nicholsons.
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February 26, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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Job opportunity Horniman Museum & Garden: Garden Apprentice ...read more on thedirt.news #Apprenticeship #Careers #CareersinHorticulture #HornimanMuseum #gardener
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Garden Apprenticeship Opportunity At The Horniman Museum & Gardens
London based, Horniman Museum & gardens are looking to recruit a Garden Apprentice.
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February 23, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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It’s out! The New Romantic Garden is published today 🎉
#blueskygardens #gardening #gardens
February 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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We’ve got your back in 2025

Our website’s full of free tools, advice & info to help you tackle the year with confidence. From health & wellbeing to finances, careers, legal advice, carer support, and coping with grief, we’re here to help: perennial.org.uk/home/ways-we...
#PerennialHelps
January 31, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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Emerging talent in garden & landscape design celebrated at the Society of Garden + Landscape Designers (SGLD) Awards.. read more on thedirt.news #GardenDesign #KLCSchoolofDesign #LondonCollegeGardenDesign #SocietyofGardenDesign #Studentawards
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Celebrating 2025 SGLD Student Award Winners In Design
Emerging talent recognised at the SGLD Annual Awards in London for garden and landscape design excellence.
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February 9, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Congratulations to our talented graduates who won SGD Awards - Bronte Seller and Kate Hyslop and also to all who were shortlisted - John Howlett, Rachel Emus, Kat Fellas, Louis Champain and Maria Krichallo. Finally to graduate and tutor Colm Joseph for winning the People’s Choice Award 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
February 8, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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The newsletter is going out today with all the latest horticulture news, do sign up if you haven’t already… #newsletter #thedirtnews #horticulture #gardening #freenewsletter #horticultureindustry

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February 5, 2025 at 12:52 PM
A fabulous day to be at Kew Gardens with our Planting Design Diploma students - finally some sun and blue sky!
January 30, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Welcome to our class of 2025 Planting Design Diploma students!
We still have some 2026 places left but they are filing fast. And we’ve just launched our new Certificate in Plantsmanship starting this September so check our website for info & to download a prospectus www.lcgd.org.uk/certficate-p...
January 23, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Reminder: Starting this week - 'SOIL: The world at your feet' exhibition, uniting visionary artists and thinkers from around the world to explore the remarkable power and potential of soil...read more on thedirt.news #exhibition #Soil #SomersetHouse #TheLandGardeners
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SOIL: The World At Your Feet
Groundbreaking exhibition at Somerset House, unearthing soil’s vital role in the planet’s future.
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January 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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The London College of Garden Design launches new Certificate in Plantsmanship course... read more on thedirt.news #gardendesign #gardens #LondonCollegeofGardenDesign #horticulture #education
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London College Of Garden Design: New Plantsmanship Course
The London College of Garden Design launches new Certificate in Plantsmanship course for those looking to enhance their horticultural knowledge.
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January 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM
We’re excited to announce our new Certificate in Plantsmanship. This in-class course will be delivered from our home at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and introduces students to the essential skills, knowledge and techniques of plantsmanship. Download a prospectus here www.lcgd.org.uk/certficate-p...
January 15, 2025 at 1:12 PM