Qualifications

What training or qualifications should my garden designer have?

Recognised garden designers will have completed a course in garden design. There are many such courses available and they do vary in quality. 

It is perfectly acceptable to ask your chosen potential designer about their qualifications and experience. 

The Society of Garden Designers does offer a registration scheme, which may become the gold standard, but at present many talented and established designers have yet to sign up. 

The best advice is to see previous work and meet your designer. If you like their style and get on well together, you are more likely to get a good result in the end.