Landscape Design II: Design Development

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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.

Required Text
Residential Landscape Architecture, 5th Edition
Booth and Hiss
Prentice Hall
ISBN-13 978-0136126973

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Schedule:	Every week on Wednesday, starting on 01/06/27 and ending on 02/24/27
Times:	06:00pm-09:00pm EST
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Meeting Date Start Time End Time Wednesday, January 6, 2027 06:00pm 09:00pm Wednesday, January 13, 2027 06:00pm 09:00pm Wednesday, January 20, 2027 06:00pm 09:00pm Wednesday, January 27, 2027 06:00pm 09:00pm Wednesday, February 3, 2027 06:00pm 09:00pm Wednesday, February 10, 2027 06:00pm 09:00pm Wednesday, February 17, 2027 06:00pm 09:00pm Wednesday, February 24, 2027 06:00pm 09:00pm Meeting Date Start Time End Time Wednesday, January 6, 2027 06:00pm 09:00pm Wednesday, January 13, 2027 06:00pm 09:00pm Wednesday, January 20, 2027 06:00pm 09:00pm Wednesday, January 27, 2027 06:00pm 09:00pm Wednesday, February 3, 2027 06:00pm 09:00pm Wednesday, February 10, 2027 06:00pm 09:00pm Wednesday, February 17, 2027 06:00pm 09:00pm Wednesday, February 24, 2027 06:00pm 09:00pm
Instructor:	Kate Summers Kate Summers Kate Summers Kate Summers (née Brittenham) is an ecological landscape designer based in Albany NY. In 2016, she founded Front Stoop Gardens, LLC, an ecological landscape design and gardening company specializing in native plants. She holds a Certificate in Landscape Design from the New York Botanical Garden and a BA in Environmental Studies from Skidmore College and in 2016 interned with the Native Plant Trust, gaining a deeper understanding of native plants in propagation and design. From 2017 to 2019, she worked as a Horticulturist at Manitoga, a historic home and garden in Garrison NY, practicing ecological horticulture. In 2023 she co-founded Home Earth Alliance, a non-profit in the Capital Region that seeks to educate, inspire, and empower people to make ecological decisions in their home landscapes. In 2024, Kate and her mother, Carolyn Summers, co-authored a second edition of the latter's book, Designing Gardens with Flora of the American East. She currently lives in Troy NY, where she experiments on her own landscape.
Location:	NYBG, Watson Room 312 2900 Southern Blvd Bronx, NY 10458
Session Number:	273LAN402
Price:	Price Member (Incl. Materials) : $660.00 Non-Member (Incl. Materials) : $725.00
Prerequisite(s):	Landscape Design I--Site Analysis and Schematic Design Graphics II: DynaSCAPE

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September 8, 2026 to October 27, 2026 | 06:00pm-09:00pm | NYBG | Beazely