As a Garden Designer or Landscape Contractor, being able to successfully communicate your designs and ideas as clearly as possible to your clients is a vital part of your work. SketchUp not only enables Garden Designers to bring their ideas to life through accurate 2D drawings and stunning 3D modelling, it enables Designers and Landscapers to streamline their entire workflow from concept drawing through to site plan production and planting plans.
Written by Garden Designers for Garden Designers, our SketchUp for Garden Design courses have been developed with Garden Designers and Landscape Contractors in mind. We aim to give our students a thorough grounding in all of the principle practices of SketchUp Pro and Layout for SketchUp Pro in a manner that's focused on how they'll be actually using the software out there in the real world; working as professional Garden Designers or Landscapers. We provide students with the tools they need to confidently start using SketchUp to produce plans, 3D concept models, construction detailing, site surveys and planting plans, all presented in a clean and professional way.
Whether you’re a complete beginner, or someone who’s not used SketchUp since college and is in need of a refresher, our proven three-stage SketchUp training program will help you streamline your design process and give you all of the tools that you need to create high quality, models, plans and professional presentation documentation that your clients and contractors will love.
'Emancipation Gate' by SU4GD Student Keri Fitzpatrick
WHAT OUR STUDENTS SAY.....
I’m so happy I took this course. It’s given me the skills and confidence to be able to use Sketch Up as part of my design process. John is a very patient teacher who is more than happy to answer any questions you have. Everything John teaches is explained in a clear way, with back up resources for you to keep on hand in the future. Would definitely recommend!
Sophie Leo
Arne Maynard Garden Design (UK)
Dealing with garden designs and planting plans on small and large scale, it is really important that we are able to offer our customers a professional design, which matches up with our own high standards. We contacted John and talked through our requirements, and he was able to facilitate training to get us creating professional planting plans very quickly and with no prior knowledge. Using SketchUp through John’s bespoke method has allowed us to go from the basics of the software to creating plans and formatting them in layout in a clear, concise, and accurate way. We are really pleased with the results and would highly recommend SU4GD for anybody who is wanting to add a professional edge to their planting plans.
Liam Beddal
Senior Rose Consultant, David Austin Roses (UK)
Really happy with the course content and its delivery. Gives you everything you need in a short space of time without cutting corners. I can't recommend John highly enough as a trainer. He creates an excellent learning environment and is highly skilled at helping learners to quickly understand and become familiar with key SketchUp concepts.
Vicki Pease-Cox
Garden Designer, Richard Miers Garden Design (UK)