🌾Agriculture
Landscape Architect
Designs parks, public squares and gardens
Designs and creates green spaces — from a city park or square to a private garden — choosing plants, paths and features so the result is beautiful and practical.
What they do
- ▹Develops a planting design for a park, square or private plot
- ▹Selects plants suited to the local climate, soil and seasons
- ▹Plans paths, lighting, rest areas and irrigation
- ▹Oversees planting and follows the project through to completion
Skills you need
- ▹Artistic taste and spatial thinking
- ▹Knowledge of plants and their needs
- ▹Basic drafting and design-software skills
- ▹Balancing aesthetics with practicality (watering, upkeep)
- ▹Communication with clients and a gardening crew
Focus on these subjects at school
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Where they work
- ▹City landscaping and urban improvement services
- ▹Design and landscape studios
- ▹Plant nurseries
- ▹Private commissions — gardens and private plots
Pros
- + A creative profession with a result the whole city can see
- + Growing demand as cities and private homes are landscaped
- + Can start with small private commissions and grow a business
Challenges
- − A project's result only shows years later, once the planting matures
- − Depends on the planting season and the weather's mood
Programs that lead to this profession
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