This course offers a comprehensive overview of soil and how, with good compost, you can really improve your garden.

Open day. For open minds.

Curious about our degree and diploma courses in Arts and Conservation?
Book your place at our next Open Day on Friday 7 February 2025 and discover our range of art and conservation courses.

Curious about our degree and diploma courses in Fine Art and Art & Contemporary Craft?
Join us for a live, online Open Day session and find out more about our courses, student life, funding and how to apply.

Join us live, online to learn more about studying and applying for our Foundation Diploma in Art & Design.

Curious about our degree and diploma courses in Conservation?
Join us for a live, online Open Day session and find out more about our courses, student life, funding and how to apply.

Learn about the wide variety of shrubs available to gardeners and how they can be used effectively in different ways to provide colour, texture, structure and form to planted landscapes.

Curious About Our Online BA in Interior Design?

Discover everything about our newly improved Full-Time Flexible Online BA (Hons) Interior Design course, launching September 2025. 

Online Talk: Glenn Adamson

Flow States: Rhythm and Rhyme in Textile Art

Wednesday 26 February, 5.30-6.30pm (online)

The international number one bestseller, Ruth Ware, will be in conversation with Mark Radcliffe.

Enjoy an exclusive tour of the famous West Dean Gardens with two senior and knowledgeable members of the Garden Team, followed by a delicious cream tea in the prestigious Oak Hall.

Join us live, ahead of the funding deadline, for an online Q&A session via Zoom to answer any funding queries you have concerning your application.

Join us for an early evening talk by the iconic artist, Linder. To celebrate the opening of a major retrospective exhibition of her work at Hayward Gallery, Linder will discuss her 50-year career.

Benjamin Pope will illustrate the importance of winter interest and structure in the garden, demonstrating how careful maintenance helps the development of your garden. This day includes a practical workshop in weaving a natural plant support.

Open day. For open minds.

Curious about our degree and diploma courses in Interior Design, Graphic Design or Garden Design?
Book your place at our next Open Day on Saturday 15 March 2025 and discover our range of courses.

Curious about our degree and diploma courses in Interior Design & Graphic Design?
Join us for a live, online Open Day session and find out more about our courses, student life, funding and how to apply.

Curious about our degree and diploma courses in Garden Design?
Join us for a live, online Open Day session and find out more about our courses, student life, funding and how to apply.

Look at how to create and manage dynamic planting through seeding, planting and combinations of seeding and planting.

Water is the essence of life. This day will introduce ways of working with water in the garden to utilise its benefits both aesthetically and practically.

Enjoy an exclusive tour of the famous West Dean Gardens with two senior and knowledgeable members of the Garden Team, followed by a delicious cream tea in the prestigious Oak Hall.

Tom will go through a number of seasonal tasks, both from a theoretical and practical standpoint. This course is an opportunity to discover tips and techniques to help get great results at home.