Land8 | Rob Halpern | Activity https://land8.com/members/robhalpern/activity/ Activity feed for Rob Halpern. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:50:42 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.0.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 44f1951ed97ee2e12a57b1680d12979d Rob Halpern replied to the topic Vine for pergola in S. Cal in the forum PLANTS & HORTICULTURE http://land8.com/forums/topic/vine-for-pergola-in-s-cal/#post-150838 Tue, 15 Aug 2017 16:10:26 +0000 Well, they will require irrigation but they also must be large enough to allow sufficient root growth to support vines as large as you want.

]]> 0 a759235bba9a5070923e5b39b7a4f0a4 Rob Halpern replied to the topic Vine for pergola in S. Cal in the forum PLANTS & HORTICULTURE http://land8.com/forums/topic/vine-for-pergola-in-s-cal/#post-150840 Tue, 15 Aug 2017 11:49:40 +0000 One more point: your illustration indicates a rather small planter for this vine of which much is expected. The limited soil will both limit the vine and ry out very quickly

]]> 0 40cb8571107ccccc7be9cc78397046d2 Rob Halpern replied to the topic Vine for pergola in S. Cal in the forum PLANTS & HORTICULTURE http://land8.com/forums/topic/vine-for-pergola-in-s-cal/#post-150841 Tue, 15 Aug 2017 11:48:22 +0000 Jamie makes excellent points.
I would add that vines can require a lot of maintenance to keep them looking good and prevent them from consuming the Universe. Are the clients prepared for that?

]]> 0 882be5ed50eb23fd004cda34b74da357 Rob Halpern replied to the topic Tree for inside/ outside in the forum DETAILS & MATERIALS http://land8.com/forums/topic/tree-for-inside-outside/#post-150875 Mon, 10 Jul 2017 22:11:42 +0000 Be cautious of tree species that require a dormancy. Almost all oaks and Lagerstroemia require a great deal of light indoors.

]]> 0 a185024d954d61d70e9b6c01aca9b270 Rob Halpern replied to the topic Tree for inside/ outside in the forum DETAILS & MATERIALS http://land8.com/forums/topic/tree-for-inside-outside/#post-150876 Mon, 10 Jul 2017 22:10:11 +0000 Important issues that I believe have not been mentioned:
If the same tree species is to be used, it must thrive in the outdoor conditions but also indoor conditions: winter heat and dry air, summer AC, light level. If light is coming only from above then there will be leaves only on the perimeter of the canopy.
The type of glazing over the planter…[Read more]

]]> 0 becd065fa89ef3deda3b0699a48937f0 Rob Halpern replied to the topic Larix spp as ornamental trees. in the forum PLANTS & HORTICULTURE http://land8.com/forums/topic/larix-spp-as-ornamental-trees/#post-151019 Thu, 16 Mar 2017 14:04:07 +0000

Much of the time the reason for a plant not being non-native is that it doesn’t compete well with local vegetation while young. 

No, that is not so. There are a number of limiting factors for plants: soils, drainage, exposure, competing species,differences in microclimate,  lack of suitable pollinators, lack of suitable seedling conditions, e…[Read more]

]]> 0 b4a441d2f19bb613d2bfcafbaa2a7ac0 Rob Halpern replied to the topic Larix spp as ornamental trees. in the forum PLANTS & HORTICULTURE http://land8.com/forums/topic/larix-spp-as-ornamental-trees/#post-151020 Thu, 16 Mar 2017 14:01:37 +0000 Western larch is more frost sensitive than its cousins. Early frosts will damage it while other larix species tend to start hardening off in mid-summer

]]> 0 adecb120e30f3ddec0c6c4f61f1b56a9 Rob Halpern replied to the topic Trump as President? Meaning for Landscape Architects? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION http://land8.com/forums/topic/trump-as-president-meaning-for-landscape-architects/page/7/#post-151202 Tue, 24 Jan 2017 10:32:06 +0000

a DEMOCRACY (a Nation of Capitalism)

Someone needs a dictionary and some classes in political science. Most Fascist nations are capitalists. Many democracies aren’t exactly capitalists.

Glad you’re happy but the business outlook is very uncertain. Will there be a trade war with China? Or a shooting war? Maybe. Will there be trade barriers with…[Read more]

]]> 0 b9b1510aca09fdb5475160ea10188d7a Rob Halpern replied to the topic Trump as President? Meaning for Landscape Architects? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION http://land8.com/forums/topic/trump-as-president-meaning-for-landscape-architects/page/7/#post-151212 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 12:00:23 +0000

 He has stated that he plans to put forth a Trilion dollars on our infrastructure.  And, go after ALL forms of energy, including renewable energy. 

How will he pay for that? And how will he convince Congressional and GOP rank-and-file deficit hawks to agree to it? Promises are cheap. Infrastructure requires cash.

He’s a successful developer, un…

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]]> 0 5e63b10bfb78bbe480da55a2f2cecbb0 Rob Halpern replied to the topic Trump as President? Meaning for Landscape Architects? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION http://land8.com/forums/topic/trump-as-president-meaning-for-landscape-architects/page/8/#post-151216 Thu, 17 Nov 2016 11:29:19 +0000 https://placesjournal.org/news/after-the-election/

]]> 0 5d4227282e138b1270de282ab790c495 Rob Halpern replied to the topic Trump as President? Meaning for Landscape Architects? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION http://land8.com/forums/topic/trump-as-president-meaning-for-landscape-architects/page/8/#post-151217 Thu, 17 Nov 2016 11:26:48 +0000 https://landscapearchitecturemagazine.org/2016/11/15/get-ready/

]]> 0 f81bfdbf631fd1a2a3674d24669a5b52 Rob Halpern replied to the topic North Carolina Stamping Requirements in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE http://land8.com/forums/topic/north-carolina-stamping-requirements/#post-151357 Thu, 11 Aug 2016 10:20:34 +0000 Thanks Robert. After reading Andrew’s link I decided to simply contact the Project Manager. This project does require that planting plans be stamped.

]]> 0 f78c900a6083c3fdc805cc64bed5cf42 Rob Halpern replied to the topic North Carolina Stamping Requirements in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE http://land8.com/forums/topic/north-carolina-stamping-requirements/#post-151359 Tue, 09 Aug 2016 11:37:05 +0000 Thanks Andrew. It appears to me that planting plans are fine but I’ll still need to inquire whether the State agency requires that landscape plans be stamped.

]]> 0 e24825a584507f8e6a37db19a8cc63ea Rob Halpern replied to the topic LANDSCAPE HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST in the forum RESEARCH http://land8.com/forums/topic/landscape-history-of-the-middle-east/#post-151405 Fri, 17 Jun 2016 12:15:21 +0000 The Middle East is a diverse place with different cultures and different relationships to the landscape. If you can focus on what you wish to learn it will be easier to begin.

]]> 0 f6f8c084aabef2758116070b8dec4c10 Rob Halpern replied to the topic LANDSCAPE HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST in the forum RESEARCH http://land8.com/forums/topic/landscape-history-of-the-middle-east/#post-151406 Fri, 17 Jun 2016 12:13:36 +0000 But fascinating! Now he needs to study Arabic. Why try to understand the history of Middle East landscapes by only reading what English speakers have to say about it?

]]> 0 8b8e2546317f2912a72cdaa588d44876 Rob Halpern replied to the topic LANDSCAPE HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST in the forum RESEARCH http://land8.com/forums/topic/landscape-history-of-the-middle-east/#post-151409 Wed, 15 Jun 2016 14:01:41 +0000 http://www.upenn.edu/pennpress/book/14389.html
http://guides.library.harvard.edu/c.php?g=310220&p=2077650
http://ag.arizona.edu/oals/ALN/aln36/Hamed.html
http://www.brill.com/products/book/gardens-time-great-muslim-empires
https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%82_%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A9
There appear to be many…[Read more]

]]> 0 117acb3d04bf0aff2236979b39084fb3 Rob Halpern replied to the topic Grasscrete or grassy pavers use in public parks in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/grasscrete-or-grassy-pavers-use-in-public-parks/#post-151398 Mon, 13 Jun 2016 17:09:24 +0000 No direct experience to report but I expect these products are best suited to vehicles or erosion control rather than for running or lounging on. Seems like a lawsuit waiting to happen to me

]]> 0 24fa09f9c498f71258fd186c091180b4 Rob Halpern replied to the topic Help identify plants in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/help-identify-plants/#post-151557 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 14:19:28 +0000 Well here is the “where”
http://www.homedsgn.com/2013/08/31/villa-nilsson/

]]> 0 399d15ed60f1fb3982ede23f0091629f Rob Halpern replied to the topic Worthy Design / Build newsletters or websites with fee's in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/worthy-design-build-newsletters-or-websites-with-fees/#post-151588 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 12:17:29 +0000 The “design/build field” is pretty broad. Are you confident that there is enough info targeted to your little corner to make it worthwhile?

]]> 0 e16ad17d3fc8956c6df05fdea0c430d4 Rob Halpern replied to the topic Do Green Roofs Really Reduce Urban Temperatures? What Don't We Know? in the forum SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN http://land8.com/forums/topic/do-green-roofs-really-reduce-urban-temperatures-what-dont-we-know/#post-151766 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 13:07:48 +0000 To be clear: the issue is not whether green roofs are pretty, sometimes provide habitat, sometimes reduce run-off, etc.
The issue, IMO, is when we promote the equivalent of a cup of tea to cure baldness and cancer. It’s a nice cup of tea. That’s all. There are green roof designs that do some real good for the environment. Let’s find out what those…[Read more]

]]> 0 aa76854bbec9a892bef6d6f90b97ea3d Rob Halpern replied to the topic Do Green Roofs Really Reduce Urban Temperatures? What Don't We Know? in the forum SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN http://land8.com/forums/topic/do-green-roofs-really-reduce-urban-temperatures-what-dont-we-know/#post-151771 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 13:28:45 +0000 In fact, even the claims about reducing storm run off are only true for intensive green roofs, not extensive ones. And extensive green roofs are far more common

]]> 0 3a736fecd2d45c69a091dcdca3c2a12a Rob Halpern replied to the topic Do Green Roofs Really Reduce Urban Temperatures? What Don't We Know? in the forum SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN http://land8.com/forums/topic/do-green-roofs-really-reduce-urban-temperatures-what-dont-we-know/#post-151773 Fri, 28 Aug 2015 22:03:36 +0000 Thanks Eric! That should be fascinating browsing and reading

]]> 0 8afad97b0ff075747a2e5a99a0d9fd0f Rob Halpern replied to the topic Coexisting with deer? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/coexisting-with-deer/#post-151829 Thu, 23 Jul 2015 13:54:21 +0000 A 10′ high fence,especially angled out a bit , is usually effective for the most part.

]]> 0 31474fa194c4823d8f3abccf3fd1cfc5 Rob Halpern replied to the topic Painting pavement for raised garden beds? in the forum DETAILS & MATERIALS https://land8.com/forums/topic/painting-pavement-for-raised-garden-beds/#post-152011 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 12:26:11 +0000 How will the raised beds be drained?
Painting the asphalt a light color just seems blinding to me and uncomfortable for those in the garden area. Consider laying down wood chips and at the end of the season collecting what remains as compost or mulch.

]]> 0 602937400367f9cd31c493c30730b374 Rob Halpern replied to the topic High Maintenance Artificial Landscapes. in the forum STORY BOARD https://land8.com/forums/topic/high-maintenance-artificial-landscapes/#post-152110 Sun, 22 Feb 2015 19:11:11 +0000

Some is good…that was not my point.

Which are good and why?

Just asking…..

You appear to be making a point of some sort rather than posing a question. What then is your point?

The Government will rescue us……

Your statement, not mine. Whether the cost of maintenance is born by Government (is that something other than the Public?) or a…[Read more]

]]> 0 4ad409bbcaeb4147d6e63236fc047456 Rob Halpern replied to the topic High Maintenance Artificial Landscapes. in the forum STORY BOARD https://land8.com/forums/topic/high-maintenance-artificial-landscapes/#post-152112 Sun, 22 Feb 2015 16:12:50 +0000 Well I was not thinking of it as “make work”, simply recognizing what the actual resource required is (labor). The argument “Who will maintain it when the city goes broke?” applies to everything, doesn’t it? New construction? Extended subway line? Streets? It cannot be a reason not to create green space.What are the alternatives? Hardscape for…[Read more]

]]> 0 36c3f2e149bab86335387866d03a7661 Rob Halpern replied to the topic High Maintenance Artificial Landscapes. in the forum STORY BOARD https://land8.com/forums/topic/high-maintenance-artificial-landscapes/#post-152114 Sat, 21 Feb 2015 17:42:44 +0000 The primary maintenance is skilled labor. And we need jobs for people (with th rate of human population growth and automation we face a growing problem of What are people supposed to do to support themselves?) So greening sites and as a result creating employment opportunities seems eminently sustainable to me.  If we are to have plantlife then…[Read more]

]]> 0 5bafa1a311b2bd01598d71a4b3651007 Rob Halpern replied to the topic The Fallacy of "Green": Times Sq. Pop-Up Forest in the forum PLACES & SPACES http://land8.com/forums/topic/the-fallacy-of-green-times-sq-pop-up-forest/#post-152309 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 17:04:33 +0000 I agree on all counts.
Of course BBG has essentially gutted their research department in the past few years.

]]> 0 84e40b6de91eaf8723a8f13c4ed4f891 Rob Halpern replied to the topic The Fallacy of "Green": Times Sq. Pop-Up Forest in the forum PLACES & SPACES http://land8.com/forums/topic/the-fallacy-of-green-times-sq-pop-up-forest/#post-152312 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 11:48:36 +0000 I have been corresponding with the person behind this. After years of work to get legal protections for biodiversity in the City she is frustrated, This is indeed her P.R. effort to take her advocacy work to another level. I expect that it would send the wrong message (much as Andrew suggests)

]]> 0 4ca370cd101aa739630ab6ed4b7b2e67 Rob Halpern replied to the topic When does Soil Erosion Occur in the forum RESEARCH http://land8.com/forums/topic/when-does-soil-erosion-occur/#post-152359 Wed, 29 Oct 2014 10:30:34 +0000 Each soil must be understood for its own traits. Often a civil engineer will be needed on the team.
I worked on a project where the soils were a crumbly shale. They were not going to erode but more likely would collapse. Now I am working on a project 45 miles from that one. Soils are old Great Lakes dunes, 98%sand. Easily eroded. Forest cover…[Read more]

]]> 0 ab07ad243ae7b1042a22ef9970c1ccb9 Rob Halpern replied to the topic Rock on the Wall in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION http://land8.com/forums/topic/rock-on-the-wall/#post-152448 Tue, 09 Sep 2014 12:16:04 +0000 Since the transport of the rock was the entire story, that would have to have been recast (some pun intended) as

]]> 0 5b28d7b0f157ebd91d60e379a8cd33c8 Rob Halpern replied to the topic Planting plans in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION http://land8.com/forums/topic/planting-plans/#post-152533 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 14:15:14 +0000 Of course the thing is, plants (especially woodies) don’t have a set “ultimate size” or even “mature height.” How big that red oak will get depends on many factors. And is 50 years the period we use as “mature”? Or 100?
The 15 year ROT is fine because it sets a reasonable time. But the client had better understand when you show the plans the…[Read more]

]]> 0 7b0d714deb6c93776ad71bf11d4315ce Rob Halpern replied to the topic Planting plans in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION http://land8.com/forums/topic/planting-plans/page/2/#post-152542 Fri, 15 Aug 2014 21:40:38 +0000 I think I walk a line in between.
Locate plants based on mature size but show them at a size reasonable after a few years. I do not want to confuse my clients who look at the plan and don’t know why all the trees and shrubs look so small when planted. They need to have a sense of what the landscape will lok like when done.
But my landscapes are…[Read more]

]]> 0 2c35d8b626f79609e0085911899cc549 Rob Halpern replied to the topic Gehry chosen for Eisenhower Memorial in DC in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/gehry-chosen-for-eisenhower-memorial-in-dc/#post-170325 Sun, 03 Aug 2014 22:16:51 +0000 And the latest
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/04/arts/design/congressional-report-faults-eisenhower-memorial-delays.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&version=HpSumSmallMediaHigh&module=second-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0

]]> 0 104ea1066bf16bc3c9f93388ce08ceee Rob Halpern replied to the topic Modern planting design in Beijing China in the forum PLANTS & HORTICULTURE http://land8.com/forums/topic/modern-planting-design-in-beijing-china/#post-152595 Tue, 22 Jul 2014 13:18:55 +0000 For Australian plants in China, try http://www.birkdaleinternational.com/facilities.asp
Also, you might re-post in this group:
http://land8.com/group/asialandscape

]]> 0 53cbd741d30d8bf3b4bad4086fd5bd0e Rob Halpern replied to the topic Modern planting design in Beijing China in the forum PLANTS & HORTICULTURE http://land8.com/forums/topic/modern-planting-design-in-beijing-china/#post-152597 Mon, 21 Jul 2014 21:20:14 +0000 Beijing is a bit cold for that plant list, I think…. unless this is a rather protected site. And don’t overlook the importance of pollution tolerance.
Can’t the LDI on the project assist in this?

]]> 0 447bf028b9f678a5733953b583095152 Rob Halpern replied to the topic Tree Irrigation in the forum DETAILS & MATERIALS https://land8.com/forums/topic/tree-irrigation/#post-152610 Wed, 09 Jul 2014 12:29:37 +0000 If they only water the transplanted root ball, rather than the soil surrounding it, they do not support establishment of the tree. They merely keep it from dying.

]]> 0 972a12fb887cbc5a5485ffe4ade47dca Rob Halpern replied to the topic grass identification in the forum PLANTS & HORTICULTURE http://land8.com/forums/topic/grass-identification/#post-152700 Sat, 10 May 2014 14:00:15 +0000 There are many beautiful Pennisetums but one must be careful in the tropics where some have become invasive pest species.
The grass in the first two links is not, I think, a Pennisetum. Flower seems all wrong. Perhaps a species of Calamagrostis?

]]> 0 8e9d7daa29dfae020545bca95048d754 Rob Halpern replied to the topic grass identification in the forum PLANTS & HORTICULTURE http://land8.com/forums/topic/grass-identification/#post-152704 Fri, 09 May 2014 22:42:20 +0000 Thanks, but I am not convinced it is P. Alopecuroides. .Pennisetum orientale  maybe? P. macrourum ?

]]> 0 8ee464661e91c67eac4591189fc2aea8 Rob Halpern replied to the topic grass identification in the forum PLANTS & HORTICULTURE http://land8.com/forums/topic/grass-identification/#post-152706 Fri, 09 May 2014 15:02:30 +0000 Appears to be a species of pennisetum. Perhaps one of the running species rather than the clumpers, but can’t tell for sure from phots

]]> 0 51ec2b32258777f06148173548c96ed7 Rob Halpern replied to the topic Moving to Shenzhen, in need of design job in the forum SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN http://land8.com/forums/topic/moving-to-shenzhen-in-need-of-design-job/#post-152848 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 21:27:26 +0000 Join the Linkedin Group,
Design meets Business (China)

]]> 0 5d9481250bf254df9a7b2771f5f0bfca Rob Halpern replied to the topic Escrow system for working from abroad in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/escrow-system-for-working-from-abroad/#post-152879 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 12:19:03 +0000 Why not require that they give you a panda?

]]> 0 429a3b4c55f4596a7469cfa8b0f1024b Rob Halpern replied to the topic Escrow system for working from abroad in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/escrow-system-for-working-from-abroad/#post-152883 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 18:16:50 +0000 Aside from the client’s intention to pay or speed of payment, there are legal roadblocks to slow down their payment and even to take fees out. In short, unlike a client in Europe, the Chinese cannot simply do a wire transfer even if they want to.
The projects I have worked on in China include a local Chinese licensed office that is part of an…[Read more]

]]> 0 54574e19cff01dd168b9c4cb9ba47c6e Rob Halpern replied to the topic What steps should I take? in the forum EDUCATION https://land8.com/forums/topic/what-steps-should-i-take/#post-152897 Sat, 29 Mar 2014 15:04:08 +0000 I would support what Leslie wrote.
And add three points.
1. Only you can figure out what you should do
2. If you start to study hort. and switch to landscape architecture, the hort. study will make you a better landscape architect. If you do it the other way round the landscape architecture study won’t be a total loss but you may spend alot of…[Read more]

]]> 0 6bb56c20bf4bef07f2e9787fee176bf6 Rob Halpern replied to the topic What steps should I take? in the forum EDUCATION https://land8.com/forums/topic/what-steps-should-i-take/#post-152900 Sat, 29 Mar 2014 00:05:17 +0000 So the blood sacrifice has been waived?

]]> 0 3ffdd6c925f2f047552dae0b1a7efa8a Rob Halpern replied to the topic What steps should I take? in the forum EDUCATION http://land8.com/forums/topic/what-steps-should-i-take/#post-152902 Fri, 28 Mar 2014 21:15:19 +0000 If you decide to become an L.A. you will need to do more than a second Bachelors.
No because the education time and expense of becoming a landscape architect is substantial and may take you where you don’t want to go.
The L.A.s on the Forum will disagree, I expect, and can explain why going for that degree will get you what you want.

]]> 0 f1876f29ef626ff14683ac509bb4ac9b Rob Halpern replied to the topic What steps should I take? in the forum EDUCATION http://land8.com/forums/topic/what-steps-should-i-take/#post-152904 Fri, 28 Mar 2014 18:27:07 +0000 Well let me say: that is what I do. I am a horticulturist who doubled in landscape design. No L.A. Admittedly I have had many lucky breaks and opportunities, but now I do landscape design as a horticulturist: concentrating on the plants, soils, matching planting design to environmental conditions and often a client’s vision. Of course, I spent…[Read more]

]]> 0 db5e3bf1a77cac871120799aeed9dd62 Rob Halpern replied to the topic What steps should I take? in the forum EDUCATION http://land8.com/forums/topic/what-steps-should-i-take/#post-152906 Fri, 28 Mar 2014 10:29:48 +0000 Long ago a mentor challenged me with the question: Do you want to be holding a trowel for the rest of your career?
So another question for you: do you want to be working with…touching…plants? Or just planning for them, imagining them? Certainly many L.A.s are hands-on. But Horticulturists are all hands-on.

]]> 0 18cfa7fc2e7b4c0000d229806417358a Rob Halpern replied to the topic What steps should I take? in the forum EDUCATION http://land8.com/forums/topic/what-steps-should-i-take/page/2/#post-152909 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 10:45:28 +0000 This is telling. Either path will involve more education, interning, cost and time. And few L.A.s work in botanical gardens (although many do have gardens as clients). Botanical Garden work may require horticulture or plant science background. One can design once there, so landscape design background is helpful.
I guess the question then is, how…[Read more]

]]> 0 ccc4582feb8e1f285d11b964452dc925 Rob Halpern replied to the topic What steps should I take? in the forum EDUCATION http://land8.com/forums/topic/what-steps-should-i-take/page/2/#post-152912 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 22:03:06 +0000 Then it depends on whether you are interested in designing landscapes and master planning, or perhaps a career in botanic gardens.

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