If I wanted to go into landscaping for a career, would majoring in Garden Design help me?

I've always enjoyed working outside with the earth and plants. I thought about becoming a Landscaper for awhile but now I'm into computers. Just tonight I saw at this College's website that I am thinking about going to, they have a major for Garden Design. Does that help with becoming a landscaper for a business like that?

If I wanted to go into landscaping for a career, would majoring in Garden Design help me?
Why not major in Horticulture with a minor in landscape design or architecture. That way you get the best of both worlds. You will learn about growing, living, plants and turf as well as learning how to apply this knowledge into designing it yourself before the installation. Of course you will need to have courses in botany as well as soil management or sciences and a course in entomology wouldn't hurt either. If you can graduate with at least a Bachelors you will have gained a tremendous amount of knowledge in the landscape field. In the meantime, during your summertime break, you can find seasonal work with a local landscape company. This will be a way for you to get your hands dirty and learn the trade first hand. A couple of seasons working with a good contractor, along with a degree, will get you well on your way to owning your own landscape company. Good luck!





**Billy Ray**
Reply:Sorry, but Iam not set up for Emailing, however, here is a link to all US colleges offering Horticulture degrees. Some of the courses in Hort. have landscape design anyway. You may wish to just get the Hort degree. Good Luck!


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Reply:It definitey does help. Learn all you can about the plants and the area where you want to work. Travel some and look at what people are growing and get a good base for advising people so that every landscape doesnt look the same. I think when you have a degree and get some business classes that you will quialify for a higher pay than the rest of us plant nuts.
Reply:Billy Ray's got you covered. The most in-demand landscapers, have more than a design background, so you also need to know about the plants themselves. Many Horticulture programs will focus on the growing conditions of plants as much as or more than the design aspect of landscaping.





You can check out your state's landscape/nursery association for information on career opportunities and educational opportunities, too.





Good luck!
Reply:garden design is relevant, sure, but landscape ecology or landscape architecture would be more what you're looking for.
Reply:if you have that qualification its your choice.any reputable landscape firm will be lining up for your services.you can be in the office or out in the field giving advice.you could become a consultant and go out on your own giving people advice on what to put where.you can design a garden for someone or a company and be the supervisor in the construction.get your appropriate licenses and you could get your hands dirty as well.
Reply:Do you think you'd enjoy design? If you are good at it, it can be very lucrative. It's not easy, there is ALOT of math, geometry and the like.

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