{"id":33349,"date":"2025-09-24T18:45:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T18:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/landscapeinstitute.org\/?page_id=33349"},"modified":"2025-11-06T07:12:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T07:12:10","slug":"become-a-landscape-planner","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/landscapeinstitute.org\/education-careers\/landscape-careers\/become-a-landscape-planner\/","title":{"rendered":"Become a landscape planner"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"33349\" class=\"elementor elementor-33349\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-284adc3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"284adc3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9e41df e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e9e41df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-271f01c elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"271f01c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Landscape Planners are the masterminds.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9cd324 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9cd324\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>They look at the big picture for outdoor spaces, from rural communities to towns and cities. They make plans and implement strategies for how places will be developed over time, making sure everyone works together to create high quality landscapes.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c6c6f6 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c6c6f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d326417 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d326417\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f83e7f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8f83e7f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e53f2c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3e53f2c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a716e42 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a716e42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69820de elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"69820de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"167\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/landscapeinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Quote-red.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22425\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/landscapeinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Quote-red.png 167w, https:\/\/landscapeinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Quote-red-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 167px) 100vw, 167px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3d9565 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e3d9565\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d75b10b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d75b10b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cI love being outdoors and understanding how natural and human forces shape the landscape and how we perceive it. I am always armed with my camera!\u201d\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-901e4d4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"901e4d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd9ff57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fd9ff57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Alex Burton, Landscape 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