Designing the future with trees

The London College of Garden Design is one of Europe’s leading specialist design colleges and offers professional level courses including our Garden Design Diploma  delivered from our homes at the world famous Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew in the UK and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Victoria - Melbourne Gardens in Australia. At Kew we also offer a unique Planting Design Diploma delivered over 6 months and a Construction Design course. All our main courses are available online or as blended learning options.Our short courses are offered at RBG Kew, RHS Garden Wisley in central London and many are online including our renowned CPD Seasonal Info Bursts.LCGD graduates have won the majority of Society of Garden Designers 'Student Designer of the Year' awards since they first launched, 'best in shows' and gold medals at major RHS shows including the 'Young Designer of the Year' Award. All our lecturers and tutors are practising professionals with an in-depth understanding of their subject, their profession and the land-based industries.

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Design solutions, ideas and inspiration for designing the future with trees

There is compelling evidence that trees are a major part of the solution for the future of our planet whether it&#x27;s on a large or small scale. Sustainable landscape designs nearly always embrace planting design and especially the use of trees as a key part of any solution.In our new season of Info Bursts we explore the roles that trees play in design and horticultural contexts giving you ideas and inspiration to consider how to enhance your designs with trees. Come and widen your planting design knowledge with four inspirational speakers over 4 weekly events.THIS SEASON&#x27;S INFO BURSTS WILL RAISE FUNDS FOR PERENNIAL - HELPING PEOPLE IN HORTICULTUREEach Info Burst session is at the end of your working day so that you can have the evening free. We start promptly at 5pm with a presentation until 6pm and then time for questions finishing at 6.30pm . Our Info Bursts are all delivered remotely via online webinar and you will be sent an access code before the event. Each event counts as 1.5 hours CPD.9th February	Keith Sacre - Barcham TreesKeith will set the scene for us by analysing the challenges facing tree populations into the future. Climate change will have implications for species choice, the resilience of our tree populations and future management and maintenance choices. In addition to climate change, biosecurity necessities coupled with as yet unknown BREXIT induced changes to plant movement across Europe combine to produce a complex series of inter-related scenarios which will affect Trees of the Future. Keith will attempt to draw some of these strands together and produce a personal view of what the future could look like and the implications for practitioners involved in tree maintenance and management.Keith has over twenty years’ experience in local government as an Arboriculture &amp; Urban Forest Director and is Sales Director with Barcham Trees, the largest container tree nursery in Europe.Keith is a member of the Institute of Chartered Foresters and a Chartered Arboriculturist. He has a MSc in Arboriculture and Urban Forestry, a BSc in Social Science and a BSc in Arboriculture. He is also currently a trustee of the Arboricultural Association and the Trees and Design Action Group (TDAG).16th February	Peter Thurman - Reflections, Gondwanaland, Gypsum and Pollards In this Info Burst Peter willl talk about some of the designs that he has created where trees are an integral element. Peter is a Kew and Merrist Wood-trained landscape designer and a tree, environmental and horticultural consultant. He is a published author and teacher. A fellow of the Arboricultural Association and the Chartered Institute of Horticulture, he has chartered status in trees, forestry, horticulture and the environment. Although UK-based, Peter often works abroad with commissions in Italy, Japan, Dubai, Hong Kong, Finland, Germany, France and Belgium. He teaches and examines on the Kew Diploma course and is a tutor at the LCGD. He writes for various professional journals and magazines and is in demand as a speaker at conferences, seminars and workshops.23rd February	Rachel ReynoldsRachel will discuss the process of designing with longevity in mind for heritage sites especially her work on the redesign and restoration of the historic gardens at Dulwich College.As part of the school’s 400th anniversary, Rachel worked with the College to implement a Future Veterans Tree Planting Strategy, the 100 trees planted in 2019 will begin to reach maturity in time for the schools 500th Anniversary in 2119. The scheme is designed to enhance and protect the heritage landscape whilst also preparing the campus for a dynamic climate future.Rachel Reynolds is a graduate of London College of Garden Design (LCGD) and winner of the SGD Fresh Designer of the Year 2019. She works on commercial and residential projects across London and the South2nd March	Dr Glynn PercivalDr Glynn Percival&#x27;s research is focused on how we can enhance resilience within urban forests against pests and diseases through the use of products that enhance switch on tree defense systems (biochar, chitin, woodchip mulch etc) rather than actual species selection.Dr Glynn Percival is the senior arboricultural researcher at the Bartlett Tree Research and Diagnostic Laboratory at the University of Reading UK. He is a professional member of the International Society of Arboriculture and Arboricultural Association.He is the author of over 100 scientific papers, magazine articles and book chapters. He was co-editor of the proceedings of the Trees, People and Built Environment conference, published by the Forestry Commission.Glynn has served on the editorial board for Arboriculture and Urban Forestry and Urban Forestry and Urban Greening and is an honorary lecturer at Reading University and the Royal Botanic Garden, Kew. Glynn was awarded the prestigious Arboricultural Association Award for Research and Education in 2017.Images Fisher Tomlin

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