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Posted by aaronrobb London, ON (My Page) on Mon, Jun 15, 09 at 21:28
| Hey Everyone
I'm new here; first post!
I'm looking into becoming a professional landscape designer, looking into schools, etc, and I was curious about what 'areas' of landscape design there are. I mean I know there is commercial, residential, etc, but are there specific other areas inside of these designations? Like is there a specific area in the industry that seems to be lacking professional people? Are there people who only deal with design that contains water features? Only with stone design? Etc??
Any thoughts would be helpful. As you can tell I'm really new at this and just need some ideas to get myself into an area that I would like to pursue.
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RE: Areas of Landscape Design
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| In any industry there can exist areas of specialization and there are designers that focus on water features, hardscaping, swimming pools, native plantings, rain gardens, sustainable landscapes, etc., etc. but the greatest employment/client opportunities will be available to a designer that is versatile in all aspects of landscape design. Get a broadbased educational background and as much practical experience in all aspects of design and installation as you can manage first, then figure out what aspect you like the best or what specific niche you can fill that seems lacking in your location and focus on that. But get it ALL in hand and under your belt first :-) |
RE: Areas of Landscape Design
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- Posted by laag z6CapeCod (My Page) on
Thu, Jun 18, 09 at 21:56
| I agree. In order to specialize, you already have to be well known and skilled in broader areas. It is like screening rocks. If you start by putting them through big screens and work to finer screens a lot lands in the bootom. If you start with the fine screen, very little gets through because all the holes get clogged. |
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