Landscape Design Training
Landscape designers can be self-taught, can receive on-the-job training with a landscape contractor, or earn a certificate in ornamental horticulture from a technical school. Landscape architects, who plan outdoor spaces like golf courses, parks, and residential areas, require at least a bachelors degree and preferably a masters degree in landscape architecture.
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Self-Taught Landscape Designers
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People who specialize in designing landscapes combine an interest in art and horticulture. Landscape contractors sometimes call themselves landscape designers if they do the work of planning and laying out outdoor spaces. Contractors may employ designers who either draw up a landscape plan by hand or on a computer, using landscape design software. The contractor follows this design when installing the landscape.
Certificate in Ornamental Horticulture
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Landscape design is offered as part of a vocational certificate program in ornamental horticulture, which is the science of cultivating plants for ornamental purposes. These programs are offered at local technical schools. Students study plant propagation, soils, pests, fertilizers and landscape maintenance, along with landscape design and marketing.
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Landscape Architects
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Landscape architects design landscapes, but they are also expected to have technical training in surveying and housing design. Landscape architects typically have at least a Bachelors degree. Courses will include design principles, computer-assisted design (CAD), ecology, housing design, and the urban environment. Landscape architects may be self-employed or they may work for a government agency or a large building contractor.
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