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I have a love of plants, an unwanted law degree, a desire to work as a landscape designer, but no real or proffesional experience in landscaping. Should I consider more schooling or trying to get a job at a nursey, if possible? I more school is the answer, what degree?

Go ahead and be what you want to..Everything is possible..

2006-06-13 12:54:15 by kurious

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What's the difference between a landscape designer and a landscape architect? Also, how do you become a landscape architect/landscape designer?

Well this is one of those questions where the answer has to be a bit vague...
A landscape designer is someone that generally only works with plants and 'softscaping' only theoretically designing or including structures such as walls and pathways. A designer can provide you with a quite complex landscape plan.
A landscape architect is more inclined to include very detailed information on the 'hardscaping' specifying details about the structure of a wall or paving. An architect will provide a highly detailed landscape plan drawn to scale & including specification etc.
Add to this a landscape engineer who will add construction detail & absolute specifications (e.g. - pier holes to be 300mm wide by 500mm deep with 100mm bed of 20mm clean drainage aggregate in the base etc etc)
Soooo... a landscape designer may well be a landscape architect & vice versa.
It could also be said that all landscape architects are landscape designers but not all designers are architects...
Hope this helps :)

2008-06-24 22:18:56 by John M

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I am thinking to be landscaping arch. or interior designer so tell me about it, like how much you make and the hours that you work, how you like it and not like it.
what things that I should prepare for.

I make from 20 to 50 per hour or I go by the job site,(it depends on the person, place and things) I work any hours not usualy at nite, I love working in the garden, be prepared to get dirty. good luck.

2007-08-10 21:37:50 by Pinkigal

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I'm in gr.9 rite now and I'm having trouble figuring out what courses I should take next year if i want to become a landscape designer. I'm taking tech this year, because we get to learn how to design stuff on the computer, but I'm not taking art and i don't know if i should next year. There's an art - computer course, but I'm not really sure what it's about. And I know I should take biology in gr.11 too. I need to book an appointment with my guidance counselor, but until then if anyone has any ideas on what courses i should take, please help.

Hi
I am currently at Keystone College majoring in Landscape Architecture

My best suggestions is to load up on science and art
take Biology, chemistry, enviornmental science, and Horticulture if your school has it. Horticulture is the study of plants.. (pretty big deal with landscape design)
load up on art.. figure drawing, 2-D and 3-D design, drafting
Take some computer/ drawing classes as well. Alot of the new designs for landscaping are now being done on computer
Hope this helps

2009-01-17 11:44:37 by smiles =]

Can someone tell me the differences in those fields as in what their job responsibilities are, skill requirements, salary, etc? Thank you very much! :) I am incredibly interested in Landscape Architecture, however, there are limited colleges near me (I already have to drive 2 hours to Tampa for LA college). Also, I am currently a concept artist/illustrator and skilled with Photoshop, so maybe landscape designer is best for me?

Landscape Architects design the landscape which is the outside for example around the house, flowers, driveway design ponds, etc. They must be skilled in visual arts and computer applications if neccessary. They make at least $75,00-$100,000 a year depending on skill level and reputation. Contractors get the workers for the jobs and oversee the project. Designers design the inside from rooms to kitchen accessories.

2008-03-16 13:19:26 by Inali K