Landscape Design Schools

The NGC welcomes all interested gardeners to landscape design school whose purpose is to develop an appreciation of the environment, both natural and built.

The curriculum, in a series of four courses, covers a wide range of subjects: from landscape design history to landscape architecture in the year 2000 and beyond. Since its founding in 1958, professional instructors have maintained the high standards originally incorporated in the study program. Also offered are many optional programs, such as conferences, symposia and tours. Students acquire the tools for making their own gardens more beautiful and easier to maintain. Many students have been motivated to serve in political decision-making areas where awareness of the impact of a well-designed landscape can enhance the beauty and enjoyment of life in the public arena.

August 30- September 1, 2010 . . . . . . . . . . Knoxville, TN
Course: 2
State Chairman: Cae Radloff Daly, 865-458-6856

September 7-9, 2010 . . . . . . . . . . Sn. Pedro Garza Garcia, N.L. Mexico
Course: 3 & 4
Chairman: Antonia H. de Salinas, (81) 83-46-55-91

September 7-9, 2010 . . . . . . . . . Monterrey, N.L. Mexico
Course: 3
Course Chairman: Margarita de Hoyos, (52) 818-356-80-32

September 7-9, 2010 . . . . . . . . . Monterrey, N.L. Mexico
Course: 4
Course Chairman: Margarita de Hoyos, (52) 818-356-80-32

September 9-10, 2010 . . . . . . . . . . Madison, WI
Course: 4
State Chairman: Carol Catlin, 920-739-1983

September 10-12, 2010 . . . . . . . . .Great Falls, MT
Course: 4
State Chairman: Mary J. Olsen, 406-266-5695

September 13-14, 2010 . . . . . . . . College Station, TX
Course: 1
State Chairman: Suzanne Milstead, 832-746-2875

September 17, 2010 . . . . . . . . Fort Dodge, IA
Bi-Refresher (GSS & LDS)
Event Chairman: Peggy Moody, 515-576-6021

September 27-28, 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . Charlottesville, VA
Course: 4
State Chairman: William C. Smoot, 757-393-4617

October 8-9, 2010 . . . . . . . . . LaGrange, GA
Course: 3
State Chairman: Jane A. Whiteman, 404-252-4473

October 8-10, 2010 . . . . . . . . .Columbus, OH
Course: 4
State Chairman: Jo’C Walker, 440-937-4331

October 28-30, 2010 . . . . . . . . . .Weston, MA
Course: 1
State Chairman: Terese D’Urso, 781-383-1143

November 3-5, 2010 . . . . . . . . .King’s Gap Carlisle, PA
Course: 4
State Chairman: Barbara Duryea, 717-292-2682

November 4-5, 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA
Course: 1
State Chairman: Alexis Slafer, 323-292-6657

November 8-10, 2010 . . . . . . . . . . Charleston, SC
Course: 4
State Chairman: Nancy K. Hoel, 843-723-1155

November 9-11, 2010 . . . . . . . . . Gaithersburg, MD
Course: 2
State Chairman: Charmane Truesdell, 301-490-4478

November 11-12, 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . Rincon, GA
Tri-Refresher
Event Chairman: Bobbie A. Reid, 478-982-5381

April 12-13, 2011 . . . . . . . . . Skytop, PA
Tri-Refresher
Event Chairman: Judy Morley, 814-734-1701

For information about a course near you, contact the chairman listed or the NGC Landscape Design Chairman, Marion Ryan; 781-891-1360

ATTENTION SCHOOL CHAIRMEN

Please amend your Operations Guides to conform to these new policies.

At the NGC Fall Board Meeting in St. Louis on Friday, October 2, 2009 the NGC Executive Committee recommended and the Board of Directors approved the following changes to become effective as of January 1, 2010 for Environmental Studies, Gardening Study and Landscape Design Schools both virtual and on-site courses:

Recommendations Passed:

That all time restrictions for students between courses for Gardening Study, Environmental Studies and Landscape Design Schools be removed from all school course material.
That Gardening Study, Environmental Studies and Landscape Design Schools be permitted the option of conducting back-to-back courses.
Refresher credit for consultant and master consultants will be granted once only within a calendar year beginning in the year following receipt of consultant or master consultant certification. (This recommendation remains in effect.)

Marion Ryan, NGC LD Chair

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