The NYBG Landscape Design Certificate Program prepares students for creative careers as landscape designers. Outstanding instructors who are working professionals cover every step of the design process, from landscape history to site analysis and design development, is covered. This interactive program enables you to take on a spectrum of projects from simple to complex and also to offer complete landscape design services.
Click here for an overview of the required classes.
January
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Explore theories, traditions, and principles that have shaped the design of landscapes from antiquity to the present, through visual presentations, assigned readings, projects, and classroom discussion.
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243LAN301AO
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01/08
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Mo
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6:00pm-9:00pm
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Bunnell
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ONLINE
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Apply basic design to site-specific problems, focusing on the process of design development. Start with a concept, then progress through the schematic phase to a preliminary design solution. Examine the relationships of landscape elements and materials to the design process.
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243LAN402B
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01/09
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Tu
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6:00pm-9:00pm
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Madden
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NYBG
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Learn how accurately estimating landscape materials, labor, overhead, and contingencies can help you stay profitable and compete successfully in today's business climate.
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243LAN380
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01/10
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We
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10:00am-12:15pm
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Voelkel
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NYBG
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Through a series of design assignments, prepare a variety of planting plans that are practical, appropriate, and aesthetically satisfying. Explore the significance of site conditions as well as plant form, text, color, and ecological associations.
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243LAN403O
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01/10
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We
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6:15pm-9:15pm
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Ellickson-Hastie
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ONLINE
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Now
more
than
ever,
clients
expect
to
see
beautiful
digital
plans.
Learn
the
basics
of
how
to
scan
and
enhance
hand
drawings.
Gain
familiarity
with
the
tools
to
create
digitally
rendered
plans,
sections,
perspectives,
and
collages.
Basic
computer
skills
are
more...
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243LAN444O
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01/10
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We
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6:30pm-8:30pm
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Matz
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ONLINE
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Study
how
to
effectively
organize
and
operate
a
small
landscape
business
that
will
sustain
itself
and
earn
a
profit.
Learn
how
to
attract
new
clients,
position
oneself
in
a
crowded
market,
and
choose
the
right
type
of
business
model.
Gain
more...
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243LAN457O
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01/11
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Th
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10:15am-12:15pm
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Zavaglia
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ONLINE
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Discover how to use a wide variety of Adobe Photoshop tools and techniques to add vibrancy to your hand- or computer-rendered drawings. Hone your own aesthetic as you craft plan views, section drawings, and design details that are client ready.
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243LAN437BBL
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01/16
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Tu
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3:00pm-6:00pm
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Matz
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BLENDED
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Graphics are essential in developing and communicating your ideas. Practice various graphic techniques on a range of materials and equipment and learn how to organize and render landscape plans on paper for optimal presentation to clients. Homework is required.
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243LAN311B
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01/18
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Th
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5:00pm-8:00pm
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Poccia
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NYBG
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Learn
the
basic
principles
of
constructing
residential
landscape
features
such
as
walks,
steps,
simple
decks,
garden
structures,
walls,
and
benches.
Study
landscape
construction
standards,
techniques,and
commonly
used
materials,
and
learn
to
draft
construction
details.
more...
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243LAN422O
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01/18
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Th
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6:00pm-9:00pm
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Arrington
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ONLINE
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243LAN422BO
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01/20
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Sa
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12:00pm-3:00pm
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Arrington
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ONLINE
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Learn the various tools and applications of this software package for landscape designers. Topics include: developing base plans from surveys, techniques for quick estimates, and utilizing the online plant database. Basic computer skills and PC laptop required.
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243LAN427B
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01/24
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We
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5:00pm-8:00pm
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Poccia
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NYBG
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Graphics are essential in developing and communicating your ideas. Practice various graphic techniques on a range of materials and equipment and learn how to organize and render landscape plans on paper for optimal presentation to clients. Homework is required.
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243LAN311C
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01/26
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Fr
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10:00am-1:00pm
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Poccia
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NYBG
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February
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Explore theories, traditions, and principles that have shaped the design of landscapes from antiquity to the present, through visual presentations, assigned readings, projects, and classroom discussion.
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243LAN301BO
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02/02
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Fr
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10:30am-1:30pm
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Merritt
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ONLINE
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Through
discussion,
fieldwork,
and
homework,
students
will
identify
landforms
and
watersheds,
calculate
slopes,
and
manipulate
contours
to
create
garden
rooms,
and
control
water
flow.
Learn
how
to
communicate
design
ideas
to
contractors
and
evaluate
the
opportunities
and
constraints
of
a
more...
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243LAN428
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02/07
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We
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10:00am-1:00pm
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Phaosawasdi
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NYBG
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Graphics are essential in developing and communicating your ideas. Practice various graphic techniques on a range of materials and equipment and learn how to organize and render landscape plans on paper for optimal presentation to clients. Homework is required.
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243LAN311DO
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02/27
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Tu
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10:00am-1:00pm
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Miller
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ONLINE
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March
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Draw upon all of the skills you've developed in the Landscape Design program to create a residential project from start to finish, combining design with construction principles. Emphasis is on construction drawings, documents, and specifications, as well as estimating.
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243LAN520
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03/04
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Mo
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6:00pm-9:00pm
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Patchowsky
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NYBG
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Through a series of design assignments, prepare a variety of planting plans that are practical, appropriate, and aesthetically satisfying. Explore the significance of site conditions as well as plant form, text, color, and ecological associations.
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243LAN403BO
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03/13
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We
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6:15pm-9:15pm
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Ellickson-Hastie
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ONLINE
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Explore theories, traditions, and principles that have shaped the design of landscapes from antiquity to the present, through visual presentations, assigned readings, projects, and classroom discussion.
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243LAN301CO
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03/19
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Tu
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6:00pm-9:00pm
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Bunnell
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ONLINE
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Learn the various tools and applications of this software package for landscape designers. Topics include: developing base plans from surveys, techniques for quick estimates, and utilizing the online plant database. Basic computer skills and PC laptop required.
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243LAN427C
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03/28
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Th
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5:00pm-8:00pm
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Poccia
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NYBG
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