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What do you think of garden designer accreditation?

Started this discussion. Last reply by Phil Voice Mar 8, 2010. 33 Replies

The Society of Garden Designers is the UK's professional body for garden designers. Many of us hard working designers aspire to be fully registered members so we can advertise the fact that we belong…Continue

 

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What do you think of garden designer accreditation?

The Society of Garden Designers is the UK's professional body for garden designers. Many of us hard working designers aspire to be fully registered members so we can advertise the fact that we belong to a professional, credible body. I would be interested to know how this organization is perceived by others - landscapers, other designers etc. etc. Have you heard of the Society of Garden Designers? What is your perception of the organization? How do we make ourselves better known?
Mar 23
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PRO MemberPhil Voice replied to Maria Greenhill's discussion What do you think of garden designer accreditation?
"Hi Paul I assure you, I was making no assumptions - just adding a view based on my experiences. What has always bothered me about accreditation (not standards) is that if only just one business is discriminated against because of rules set by a…"
Mar 8, 2010

PRO MemberPhil Voice replied to Maria Greenhill's discussion What do you think of garden designer accreditation?
"Hi Jonathan The topic of qualification in landscaping, gardening and DESIGN is so subjective; education is a qualification but you do not need to have attended an expensive college or university course to be educated (although it can speed up the…"
Mar 8, 2010
Kirsty Blair replied to Maria Greenhill's discussion What do you think of garden designer accreditation?
"Hi Jonathan I tend to disagree with your point about education, whilst I think its important that people have knowledge in their particular subject, there are other ways of learning. If you have learned on the job and been taught what you know by…"
Mar 7, 2010
Jonathan Hall replied to Maria Greenhill's discussion What do you think of garden designer accreditation?
"Every chance Karl, that is I believe part of the problem. There are many registered members of the society who have no qualifications in design at all!!! And this is my point. You can't ignore education. Could you imagine another profession…"
Mar 7, 2010
david andersen replied to Maria Greenhill's discussion What do you think of garden designer accreditation?
"I knoiw several garden designers who have become full members (rather a gruelling certification process) They have all benefitted by being on the SOGD website in terms of getting more design work. I myself am going for accreditation in May....I will…"
Mar 7, 2010

PRO MemberPhil Voice replied to Maria Greenhill's discussion What do you think of garden designer accreditation?
"Don't forget the link ad email address Nicola ;-)"
Mar 6, 2010
Nicola Gammon replied to Maria Greenhill's discussion What do you think of garden designer accreditation?
"Hi Maria - would be delighted to post a video explaining what the SGD is on Shoot and the benefits to consumers when selecting a designer. We get a huge number of visitors per month and many looking for designers. If you want to explore this further…"
Mar 6, 2010
Maria Greenhill replied to Steve Rice's discussion Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Scheme in the group The Society of Garden Designers
"As a professional running my own business CPD is a crucial part of my business plan. I don't think you will find many people who would disagreee with that. What I think you may have a problem with is asking people to fill in bits of paper or…"
Feb 5, 2010
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The Society of Garden Designers

Discussion for members and potential members of SGD.Please feel free to discuss every aspect of membership including fee structure, training and benefits etc.See More
Feb 5, 2010
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Greenhills Garden Design
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01908 678647
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maria@greenhillsgardendesign.co.uk
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A professional garden designer who undertakes commissions in Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Northamptonshire. Maria Greenhill also lectures on various aspects of garden design.
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Milton Keynes
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At 17:22 on October 1, 2010, a design and build company said…
Hello Fellow LJN Garden Designer!

I have just written a blog entry on LJN that may be of interest to you.

If you produce "hand-drawn" designs / 2D only CAD drawings and would like to offer your Clients Professional, Budget, 3D SketchUp Photorealistic Renders / Artistic Impressions based of your designs (with a quick turn-around) then please read my Blog entry:

2D AND 3D GARDEN DESIGN / VISUALISATION SERVICES

Kind Regards

David Beasley
At 18:53 on November 11, 2009,
PRO MemberGraeme @ BGS said…
Welcome Maria to the LJN. I am sure you will find the site useful.
At 18:18 on November 11, 2009,
PRO MemberPhil Voice said…
Hi Maria

Welcome to the Landscape Juice Network - I hope you enjoy the site.

Kind regards

Phil Voice
 
 
 

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