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Why choose a career in Landscape Contracting?

Landscape contracting is a major component of the "green industries", a term that covers the businesses that grow, market, produce, design, and maintain plants, trees, turf, and landscaped areas. It is the fastest growing sector of agriculture in New England. It is a good time to be in the field, with residential and commercial construction on the rise.

Opportunities in Landscape Contracting are growing

Cance hardscape projectLandscape design firms, garden centers, and nurseries are eager to hire trained people who have an interest in the field. The main factor limiting company growth in the industry today is a shortage of labor. With just a two-year investment in an education, you will be prepared to enter this attractive field.

Industry supports students with scholarships

Landscape associations such as the Associated Landscape Contractors of Massachusetts and The Professional Grounds Management Society award scholarships to eligible Stockbridge students each year. In addition, garden clubs and horticultural societies provide scholarships to students who are interested in the study of landscape design and horticulture.

New England Regional Student Program (NERSP)

Students who are residents of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, or Rhode Island may be eligible for reduced tuition through the New England Regional Student Program (NERSP). Get an overview of how the program works, or visit the NERSP website for more details.

About Landscaping

The Landscape Contracting Program develops a student's ability to design, implement, and maintain landscape projects. The program is one of several design/build/planning related degrees offered through the Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning and administered through Stockbridge School of Agriculture. The program curriculum is divided into three basic areas:
  • Landscape Construction
  • Small Scale Design
  • Horticulture
Each of these areas are closely inter-related so that the completion of each semester continues building on the educational foundation laid in previous semesters. The overall goal is to graduate individuals who can address a wide range of landscape related issues from identifying pest and disease problems to designing an outdoor living space which responds to client needs, existing conditions and budget issues.

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