Distance Learning and Landscape Design

Perhaps you could narrow your search by asking yourself what it is specifically you feel is missing. There are lots of good books out there on business, investing, design, management, and construction. Perhaps a degree in Landscape design/arch is not necessarily what you need.

If you can afford it, I would recommend working as close to the field as possible. I worked on a landscape crew for my first year out of school and it helped immensely. I did get frustrated having a Landscape Architecture Degree and holding a shovel, but in the end I connected a lot of dots between what I was taught and what really happens in the field. A little humility training never hurts either.

I might suggest attending as many seminars as you can. There is a surprising amount of them out there, you may have to attend some that are not exactly what you are looking for. So take what you can from the seminars you are able to find. For example I attended a seminar on water gardening and they gave a really good synopsis of the life cycle of aquatic environments.

Something else that I just started doing was getting involved in Garden Clubs/Societies. These groups have older members that have learned from actually doing planting/landscaping. They will fill many of the wholes left by even a thorough education.

Just some thoughts.

Jordan