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Business & Marketing Skills for Garden Designers with Denise Quinlan

Thursday 10th July 2025 | 9:30am - 12:30pm

Business & Marketing Skills for Garden Designers with Denise Quinlan

Whether you’re just starting out or you’ve been running your business for a while, this workshop equips you with essential skills to build a thriving, sustainable garden design practice.

This is for you when you’re:

  • A career changer and running a garden design business is a new experience
  • Wondering how to attract more clients with decent budgets
  • Battling self-doubt, overwhelm, or procrastination in your quest to find dream projects

Key Takeaways:

  1. Understand the market: Only 3% of people are actively looking for garden design services – but don’t worry, you’ll learn how to reach them effectively.
  2. Develop the skills: Much like design, business skills are learnable too.
  3. Practical strategies: Discover proven frameworks to attract those elusive, good-budget clients.
  4. Simplify your business: Learn approaches that make your work life easier and less stressful.
  5. Prepare for success: Lay the foundation for your business to thrive 

Why Denise Quinlan?
Denise Quinlan, founder of The Insightful Collective, is an award-winning business coach specialising in garden designers. With over 33 years of experience in sales, marketing, and business development, Denise has supported over 800 designers through tailored coaching, group programmes and workshops.

She’s known for her friendly, down-to-earth style and practical strategies that deliver game-changing results. As a regular speaker for the Society of Garden and Landscape Designers, BALI and FutureScape, Denise has led business-focused workshops and Photographing Gardens to Promote Your Business since 2021.

What makes this workshop unique?

  • Proven frameworks: You’ll learn tried-and-tested methods, carefully designed by Denise, that have helped hundreds of designers grow their businesses.
  • Tailored to you: Every strategy is designed with the garden design sector in mind, addressing its unique challenges.
  • Practical and actionable: This isn’t theory; it’s a hands-on session. You’ll leave with clear steps to implement straight away.

This workshop is your first step toward finding and working with clients you dream of.

Prices

  • £59 per person
  • £49 – limited early bird tickets available before 10th June – pp

Book your seat here

  • Includes tea/coffee/biscuits + free access to the stunning garden.
  • You’re welcome to bring your own lunch and munch with a view

Connect with Denise:

Instagram.com/insightfulcollective

Linkedin.com/in/denisequinlan

Facebook.com/insightfulcollective

Website: insightfulcollective.co.uk

Cancellation and refunds

In the event you are unable to attend a booking please contact Denise to discuss the issue. 

  • Bookings are non-refundable unless your space is filled. You will not be entitled to a refund, nor will we offer a transfer of your booking unless the space is filled. 
  • Friends/contacts may attend in your place for any course. Please provide us with the names and contact details of anyone attending in your place. 
  • We reserve the right to cancel or postpone workshops and courses at any time. 
  • If the workshop is cancelled, the cost of your place will be refunded. We are not liable for any costs related to the booking.


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