Landscape designer

Landscape designers plan and create gardens and outdoor spaces, often for residential and small commercial clients. The work involves meeting clients, assessing sites, developing planting and layout designs, selecting plants and features, and sometimes overseeing installation, combining horticultural knowledge with design sense.

They work for design and landscaping firms or independently. The role suits creative, plant-knowledgeable people who can translate clients' wishes and a site's conditions into appealing, workable designs, and who enjoy combining artistry with the practical realities of plants and outdoor spaces.