Theme plants dominate the garden in their season. Through repetition of a common characteristic such as colour, form or by planting different variations of the same plant species a garden …
Michael King
Learn from the expert how to create your own new-style, naturalistic planting schemes.
Here you will find a range of blog posts, e-Books, online training courses and even the chance to consult directly with Michael King
Last autumn we decided to add extra bulbs of Allium christophii to this perennial meadow border for a greater impact this summer. The bold form of Allium christophii flower heads …
e-Books to read on tablet and computer
online study courses
Learning with Experts
Michael is one of the senior tutors at Learning with Experts; leaders in online training to professional level for gardeners and garden designers. Courses are offered by many of the best known gardening names.
4 x video lectures, 4 x assignments with direct tutor contact over a 4 x week period.
Perennial Meadow Gardening
Learn how to combine theme and complementary perennial plants together and make ecologically sound naturalistic planting schemes.
Students seem to really enjoy the assignments and my comprehensive feedback.
Gardening with Grasses
Together with Piet Oudolf I wrote one of the first contemporary books on ornamental grasses. For more than two decades I have grown grasses and used them in my garden designs. In this course you learn the background to the roles garden designers have found for using grasses in both private and public gardens.
The emphasis here is on designing — using the best species and cultivars available.
