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Landscape Horticulture and Design
Landscape Horticulture and Design fuses the creative aspects of art and design with the technical and scientific aspects of horticulture. These two unique but equally rewarding fields encompass the analysis, planning, design, and implementation and management of natural and built environments. Technology plays and important role in landscape horticulture and design - allowing today's professionals to use advanced tools to map out projects, perform detailed analysis, run businesses, and quickly revise and update designs and business plans.
Landscape Horticulture and Design graduates find a wide range of employment opportunities. Landscape designer. Greenhouse manager. Golf course
superintendent. Plant breeder. Florist. Garden center owner. Nursery wholesaler.
These careers and more are shared by hundreds of Landscape Horticulture and Design alumni.
While some students enter the workforce right after college, others choose
to further their education in graduate school, studying things like plant
pathology, genetics, physiology, and public horticulture administration. Whatever
your goal, we encourage you to participate in internships, job search workshops
and career days; to develop your communication skills; and to learn to network
with prospective employers.
For more information on any of the College of Agriculture and Natural
Resources majors, contact the Office of Academic Programs at 831-2508 or
stop by 104 Townsend Hall.
Sample Job Titles
| Bachelor's Degree/Entry Level |
Further Education/Experience
Often
Required |
| *greenhouse manager |
*college professor |
| *nursery center sales |
*public horticulture administration |
| *landscape designer |
*environmental
researchers |
| *golf course management |
*researcher |
| * plant breeder |
*landscape architect |
Check the Dictionary of Occupational Titles under section 420 for additional
related careers.
Enhancing Employability
- Participate in Internships,
Field Experience Placements and Alumni Mentor Network.
- Sample UD Field Experiences: Rockwood
Museum, Longwood Gardens, Mt. Cuba Center
Some Employers of Landscape Horticulture
& Design Majors
- landscape design companies, garden centers, parks, golf courses
- botanical gardens, arboretums
- state/federal government
- environmental companies
- business and industry
- nature education societies
- colleges/universities
- wholesale growers, nurseries, greenhouses, florists
Other Sources of Information
Vault Online Career Library
(provides extensive information about careers and companies/organizations; log in via Blue Hen Jobs)
American Farm Bureau Federation
www.fb.org
American Society of Agronomy
www.agronomy.org
American Society of Landscape Architects
www.asla.org
American Society of Plant Biologists
www.aspb.org
American Society for Horticultural Science
www.ashs.org
Environmental Career Opportunities
www.ecojobs.com
HorticulturalJobs.com
www.horticulturaljobs.com
The Riley Guide
www.rileyguide.com
Weed Science Society of America
www.wssa.net
Resources for Finding Employment
University of Delaware Career Resource Center Materials
Available
- Blue Hen Jobs -- Internships, Part-time, Summer, and Full-time Jobs -- All in one place
- Environmental Engineering Selection Guide
(CSD 316)
- The EnviroDirectory: Mid-Atlantic & New
England (CSD 317.2 & 317.5)
- The Environmental Guidebook (CSD 318)
- The Directory of Environmental Web Sites on
the Internet (CSD 319)
- Careers in Focus - Agriculture (CSE 69)
- Careers for Environmental Types & Others Who
Respect the Earth (CSE 449)
- The Eco Guide to Careers that Make a Difference
(CSE 450)
- Careers for Plant Lovers & Other Green
Thumb Types (CSE 451)
- Careers in Horticulture & Botany (CSE 451.5)
- Careers in Focus - Landscaping & Horticulture (CSE 451.7)
- Opportunities in Landscape Architecture, Botanical
Gardens, and Arboreta (CSE 452)
- Career Opportunities in Conservation and the Environment (CSE 452.5)
- Career Opportunities in Science (CSE 455)
- Occupational Outlook Handbook (GE 5)
- Graduate Programs in the Biological Sciences
(GS 25)
- Graduate Programs in the Physical Sciences,
Mathematics, Agricultural Sciences, the Environment & Natural Resources
(GS 30)
- www.udel.edu/CSC/netresources.html
CSC's Internet Resources
Further information including: Skills to Develop,
Strategies for Contacting Employers, Grad School Information and where to
get assistance is available in the CAREER RESOURCE CENTER located at 401 Academy
Street.
Last updated: October 22, 2009 (CH)
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