Opportunities in Landscape Architecture, Botanical Gardens and Arboreta Careers

By: Blythe Camenson

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Paperback | 26 March 2007 | Edition Number 1

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Get started in a career that has a promising future and is financially rewarding. Opportunities in Landscape Architecture, Botanical Gardens, and Arboreta Careers provides you with a complete overview of the job possibilities, salary figures, and experience required to get started in this creative industry.

This career-boosting book will help you:

Determine the specialty that's right for you, from landscape design to conservation to urban planning
Acquire in-depth knowledge of landscape planning, cultivation, maintenance, and plant and flower care
Find out what kind of salary you can expect
Understand the daily routine of your chosen field
Focus your job search using industry resources

ENJOY A GREAT CAREER AS A:
landscape designer * arborist * golf course superintendent * groundskeeper * irrigation specialist * gardener

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Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Landscape Architecture
A Career in Landscape Architecture	p. 3
History of landscape architecture
Landscape defined
Duties of the landscape architect
Working conditions
Employment figures
Job outlook
Salaries
A landscape architect at work
Training for Landscape Architects	p. 17
Degrees needed
Choosing a program
Course of study
Sample program
Licensing
Personal qualities
Related job titles
Urban and Regional Planning	p. 25
Duties of planners
Getting the job done
Working conditions
Job settings
Training
Personal qualities
Opportunities for advancement
Salaries
Job outlook for urban and regional planners
An urban and regional planner at work
Forestry and Conservation	p. 39
Foresters, range managers, and soil conservationists
National Park Service rangers
Parks Canada wardens
Related professions
A forester at work
A range conservation career
A career in the wild
Historic Landscape Preservation	p. 65
Colonial Williamsburg
A landscape architect and garden historian at work
Landscape services at Colonial Williamsburg
A lesson in topiary
Landscape Design and Maintenance	p. 75
Landscape designers
A landscape designer at work
Gardeners and groundskeepers
Arboriculture
Golf course management
Cemetery workers
Cooperative Extension Service
Canadian agricultural services
Job outlook for landscape design and maintenance
Botanical Gardens and Arboreta
Careers in Botanical Gardens and Arboreta	p. 103
Functions of botanical gardens and arboreta
Job titles
A professional at work
Training for Careers in Botanical Gardens and Arboreta	p. 113
Education requirements
Internships
A student intern's experience
Firsthand Accounts	p. 121
Curator of plants, Longwood Gardens
Curatorial associate, Arnold Arboretum
Outreach horticulturist, Arnold Arboretum
Senior biologist
Arboretum of Los Angeles County
Horticulturist, Missouri Botanical Garden
Professional Associations	p. 137
Selected List of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta	p. 147
Additional Resources	p. 157
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