Long-distance learning

Want to learn more about gardening, but can’t travel to study? Try one of these options: KLC’s Open Learning Diploma can be studied at your own pace and covers a range of topics. (020 7376 3377; klc.co.uk) British Academy of Garden Design has home study courses ranging from three to nine months. ( 020 3393 1172; gardendesignacademy) The English Gardening School offers a distance learning course created by the designer Rosemary Alexander. (020 7352 4347; english gardeningschool.co.uk) Inchbald has an Online Garden Design course. (020 7730 5508; inchbald.co.uk)