Designing Gardens for Life…
VISION
We are passionate about garden design and helping people to learn all about it. Our fundamental philosophy is: “Designing gardens for life.” Gardens are about much more than just plants. It is about life in its many different forms. Gardens are invigorating planned outdoor spaces for the cultivating, displaying, and enjoying plants, architecture, décor, and all other forms of nature. It is the interface we as human beings share with the natural world. Gardens enrich us, they enhance symbiotic ecosystems where nature can creep into our heavily designed urban environments, they promote well-being, add value, and they solve a variety of challenges. Gardens are living spaces for living in, and we believe that learning to design rewarding outdoor spaces is a crucial key to a better quality of life and a healthier world.
Educate with Passion, Empower with Knowledge…
MISSION
There will always be people who want to have a garden designed for them, and there will be people who want the rewarding experience of designing it themselves. What they have in common is gardens, and that is what we specialise in. Our workshops and educational products are the result of years of research, teaching experience and design practice. Whether you are a beginner, a gardening enthusiast or hobbyist, already working in another design field, or an entrepreneur exploring a career in outdoor spatial design, our introduction workshops and premier educational products will suit you perfectly. We are as passionate about teaching people how to design outdoor spaces, as we are passionate about gardens and design itself. We make it our mission to facilitate learning like no other, and to provide the industry’s best and most suitable educational products for you, whatever your needs are.
A Positive Future…
GROW
We know that everyone’s life is unique and that is why our learning approach is unique too. Life is about acquiring a multitude of skills and combining them in such a way that you become an expert in what the world will need tomorrow. Garden design is a diverse combination of art, horticulture, architecture, interior design, graphic design, engineering and more. We offer a learning experience that can stand alone or combine well with any other educational background that you may already have. Our educational products aim to offer an exhilarating experience with our distinctive audio-visual lessons and application method that suits a variety of different learning types. Avid gardeners of all age groups, backgrounds, and career paths, all over South Africa and the world are enjoying our programs aimed specifically at residential garden design. Just like different trees grow at different rates, you can complete our class-leading programmes in the comfort of your own home, at a pace that suits you, from anywhere in the world.
Continuing a Long Line of Tradition…
HERITAGE
We have been part of hundreds of people’s garden journey since 2001. Gardening and outdoor spatial design is one of the world’s oldest and most popular professions. Landscape design is steeped in tradition, and today this legendary profession offers expansive career options, new combinations, and extensive opportunities. Garden and outdoor spatial design is continuing to grow from the roots of its history. We honour and celebrate the age-old and ever-evolving profession of gardening because we know we are where we are today because of horticultural custodians and gardeners, preserving and sharing knowledge about our life-giving nature. Irene School of Garden Design is renowned for our quality, our excellent reputation, and our dedication to providing valuable, personal, and life-changing programmes. You can rest assured, the Irene School of Garden Design will always uphold traditional values, while continuing to uplift, advance and lead the industry with class-leading, contemporary educational products.
