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Landscape Design School
The purpose of the Landscape Design Study Courses is to train garden club members and the public to understand and appreciate good landscape architectural practice and to serve as guardians and consultants of outdoor beauty. The complete program is a series of four courses, open to garden club members, civic association members, nursery personnel and others interested in landscape design.
Some of the topics covered in the courses are: history of landscape design, landscape design process, site design and land form, structures in the landscape, plant selection and plants in the landscape, community landscape management and preservation of historic sites and structures. The instructors are all highly qualified individuals with most having degrees in Landscape Architecture, Horticulture, or associated topics.
To receive National Garden Club, Inc., certification as a Landscape Design Consultant, the student must be a member of a State Garden Club and must have completed all four courses within seven years with a passing grade of 70 or above for each course. Non-garden club students will be given a Certificate of Attendance by National Garden Club, Inc., and the Garden Club Federation of Pennsylvania, (no exam is required).
According to the LDSP Operations Guide Handbook, present Consultants are urged to repeat Courses I and IV for refresher certification. No exam is required.
- Landscape Design Councils
Members of National Garden Club, Inc., who have completed four courses of Landscape Design Schools are encouraged to become members of a Landscape Design Council. Pennsylvania has three Landscape Design Councils:
- The Delaware Valley Council serves the Philadelphia areas and the eastern portion of the state
- Pittsburgh Council includes members in the western part of the state
- Central Area Council serves the central part of the state
The three councils are actively meeting and working in their communities. Landscape Design Consultants are positive influences in their communities as they help with planning boards and councils to make their neighborhoods the best they can be.