Designing Green Spaces for Your Home
A course by Kathrin GrimmLandscape Architect
A course by Kathrin Grimm, Landscape Architect
Create your dream garden, whether on a terrace, on a balcony, or even indoors, taking into consideration the needs of your space
Would you like to make nature a bigger part of your life? According to Kathrin Grimm, landscape architect and founder of Aplenosol, gardens provide us with a getaway from the big city and also help us tackle modern-day environmental issues.
In this course, she teaches you how to design a garden tailored to you and wherever you live. Discover the steps involved in the creative process and the key factors that determine the course of a project. Define the style of your space and identify what features you need to create your dream oasis.
What will you learn in this online course?
13 lessons & 22 downloads
Start Drawing
10 minutes, 57 seconds
Analysis of the final project
8 minutes, 50 seconds
Select plants, pots and other materials
16 minutes, 17 seconds
Planting of Planters
7 minutes, 31 seconds
Planting Pots
5 minutes, 23 seconds
Pruning and Irrigation
15 minutes, 16 seconds
What's included in this course?
Kathrin Grimm opens the course by telling you about who she is, what she does, her career, and her biggest influences. She also explains what her profession entails and gives you a broad overview of landscaping and the historic moments that have shaped it.
Learn how to translate your ideas and express them graphically on paper. Do a site analysis of your space, studying features like views, sunlight, and the microclimate, and look at a case study with your teacher for comparison.
Kathrin then teaches you how to put together the perfect plant palette for your project. Discover what soil these plants need and how to arrange them for optimal growth before seeing how to create a list of materials and prepare a budget.
Now it's time to get your hands dirty! Build your garden from the ground up: prep and clean your space, create a layout, pour soil and other materials to plant your greenery, add decorative elements and amenities, and arrange it all into your personal oasis.
Finally, Kathrin shows you how to care for the plants in your garden to ensure they thrive. Learn to recognize when a plant is healthy, and when it's not, as well as possible causes and what nutrients it needs to grow and flourish.
What is this course's project?
Design your own green space, whether on a terrace, a balcony, or anywhere you want to fill with nature, even inside your home.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Anyone interested in having a green space in or around their home.
Requirements and materials
No prior knowledge is needed, just come ready to learn about plants and green spaces.
To design your garden, you need a pencil, paper, a tape measure, colored pencils, and, above all, your observation skills; the rest of the materials will depend on the needs and characteristics of your final project.
Reviews
- 2 months ago
Muy bien estructurado y explicado!
- 4 months ago
Me gusto mucho este curso les recomiendo que vean el curso
- 4 months ago
Great course! Very informative, easy to follow with clear step by step approach.
- 4 months ago
No me gustó nada. Esperaba otra cosa
- 5 months ago
Crear un paisaje natural, incluso en un espacio pequeño -como lo señala Kathrin Grimm- resulta muy acogedor tanto en espíritu como visual, en cualquier ámbito. Me encanta este curso y sus hermosas fotografías que muestran resultados.
With more than 25 years of experience, she's designed private, public, and corporate gardens all across Mexico, displaying a genuine commitment to clients in all projects and, above all, to the nature she works with. As president of the landscape architects' association of Mexico, she's had the opportunity to lead two national congresses and two Latin American biennials on landscape architecture.
Content
- U1
Introduction
- About Me
- The human being and his relationship with the landscape
- U2
Design of a Garden
- Site Analysis
- An Example Always Helps
- U3
Design your Garden
- Start Drawing
- Analysis of the final project
- Select plants, pots and other materials
- Shopping list and budget
- U4
Let's Do It
- Planting of Planters
- Planting Pots
- Other Materials and Furniture
- U5
What Comes after Planting?
- Pruning and Irrigation
- The Health of Your Plants
- FP
Final project
- Designing Gardens and Green Spaces for Your Home
What to expect from a Domestika course
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FAQs
You’ll learn to analyze sites, choose plants and materials, design functional and beautiful outdoor spaces, sketch ideas, create plans, budget projects, and apply practical techniques for creating and maintaining gardens and terraces tailored to the environment and user needs.
This is an intermediate-level course, perfect for those with basic knowledge of design, architecture, or gardening who want to deepen their skills with professional techniques and integrate environmental, functional, and aesthetic factors.
You’ll need a tape measure, paper, pencil, a computer with AutoCAD (optional), pots, soil, plants, substrates, recycled materials, and access to an outdoor space like a garden, terrace, or balcony for practice.
You’ll learn how to analyze unwanted views, select plants and elements that provide privacy, and design safe spaces for kids and pets, customizing the environment to users’ needs.
Yes, the course covers how to choose shade-tolerant and sun-resistant plants, and how to combine them in pots or planters based on microclimate, sun exposure, and space requirements.
You’ll learn to prepare detailed budgets, adjust costs based on resources, create shopping lists, and assess the feasibility of the space and materials before starting the project.
Yes, the course explores alternative and recycled materials for gardening, encouraging sustainability and creativity in choosing pots, substrates, and decorative elements.