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Planting Design

Courses and Certificate

The Dogwood flower is composed of four showy white bracts which appear like petals.

The Dogwood flower consists of showy white bracts

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    Planting design is an art that requires a professional knowledgeable in horticulture and creative with nature's palette. The BAC's Planting Design Certificate prepares you to effectively use living materials in the design of environments that are functional, sustainable, and harmonize aesthetically with their surroundings. Focus on methods of site design, materials choice and plant selections as you prepare for a rewarding career as a sole practitioner, as part of a retail garden operation, or as a team member in a landscape architecture firm. All classes in the Planting Design Certificate transfer into the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture Program. Benefits to all certificate students include access to the Learning Resource Center and library borrowing privileges.

    Planting Design Courses and Certificate Curriculum

    To earn the Certificate in Planting Design, students must complete the following 10 courses:

    • Botany for Designers
    • Introduction to Landscape Architecture Studio
    • Planting Design I
    • Planting Design II
    • Landscape Architecture Studio
    • Concept and Synthesis
    • Landscape Materials and Methods
    • Horticultural Science I: Trees
    • Horticultural Science II: Shrubs
    • Horticultural Science III: Perennials
    • Design & Digital Media