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Learn Garden Design from the Experts this Fall

Educate yourself and your garden by attending evening lectures in landscape design. The Certificate of Accomplishment in Landscape and Garden Design (CCALD) is sponsored by Clemson University Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture in the School of Art, Architecture and Humanities and will be taught at the University of Greenville in the Fall of 2003. Please contact mpdargan@dargan.com for the schedule.

 

Lecture Schedule & Fees for CCALD Courses

 

What is a certificate course?

The certificate consists of 7 courses of 6 lectures each that build in a cumulative fashion toward a fully-expressed program of knowledge in landscape appreciation, plant materials, construction and planting design. A design studio is included to teach the fundamental of drawing plans to scale. A land/study sessions in the field is planned to nearby garden center or properties as an additional outing. Guests are welcome to join lectures for a nominal fee.

Format:All lectures are presented in powerpoint and course material is posted as .jpg images in the Presentations section of this secure website for convenient downloading by students. This includes custom design details, plans, design solutions and plant material reference photographs for 2 zones as well as detailed notes, sources, reference books and construction guidelines.

 

Requirements for Certificate:

Lectures are available on a walk-in basis, but FOR FULL CREDIT AS A CERTIFICATE, a student must register by individual course. Attendence is taken and 2 short, open-book tests are given during the 6 lectures for each course. The 8 course certificate is planned in the Fall and Spring each year to enable a participant to complete courses begun in 2003. A Distance Education component is in the works. The design studio is required for receipt of the Certificate. An e-mail address is required for each participant in order to receive timely information, invitations to special events and design studio sessions.

Registration: Pre-register at Clemson with MP Dargan at 800-454-3889 to reserve your space now! Refer to the fee schedule at the end of this document. Walk-ins pay at door.

Instructor: Mary Palmer Dargan, ASLA is a licensed landscape architect in NC, SC, GA, TN & OH and on the landscape architecture faculty at Clemson University. She has homes in High Hampton in Cashiers, Atlanta and Pendleton, SC. MP can be reached at mpdargan@dargan.com or toll free at 1-800-454-3889 for further information.

The certificate course offers comprehensive education in landscape design :

The skill package obtained in the full course enables the certificate holder to master a large vocabulary of materials and design principles, as well as the ability to design a home landscape using structured areas and plantings. Sustainability practices will be discussed and encouraged. Instruction includes theory of the axioms of design (art elements & design principles), site analysis, basic mapping and survey techniques, conceptual plans and programming& construction practices.

• Homeowners will learn about the four part master plan, how to work with a designer or contractor, as well as customize and design their landscape .
• Architects and designers will refine skills required to organize functional landscape areas and think 3 dimensionally about a landscape project.
• Garden center staff will better understand clients� needs by experiencing the big picture of landscape design and construction
• Landscape contractors & builders will attain a high level of exposure to new landscape construction techniques and a connoisseurship of ideas and execution.
• Each participant will understand the principles of The Four Part Master Plan simply by attending the free introductory seminar on (TBA) contact mpdargan@dargan.com for details.

Instructor: Mary Palmer Dargan, ASLA, CLARB holds a Master of Landscape Architecture and lectures at Clemson University in the Department of Landscape Architecture. She appears regularly on Ground Breakers on HGTV and her work is published frequently in national magazines including Southern Accents, House and Garden, Veranda, Better Homes and Gardens. With her husband, Hugh Dargan,ASLA, principal of Dargan Landscape Architects of Atlanta, they have completed hundreds of projects in many states. A design firm for over 30 years , Dargan LA�s extensive archives are housed in The South Carolina Historical Society in Charleston, SC.

 

This series of classes is designed as a 3-month unit to enable a student to achieve A Certificate of Accomplishment in Landscape and Garden Design. This certificate involves classroom sessions and homework. Structured for small-scale landscape and garden design solutions, this certificate program is geared for practitioners in horticulture, design build, garden centers, interior designers or homeowners who wish to fully express the potential of their properties.

There are 8 courses in this series and include:

1.   Landscape Appreciation (011)The Four Part Master plan is detailed including the approach and arrival sequence, hub, perimeter and destinations.

2.   History of Landscape Design (012) The history of landscape evolution from the earliest form until the present.

3.   Design Techniques (013) Learn how to design a landscape using structured areas and plants and generate a basic landscape design. Included are the axioms of design (art elements & design principles), site analysis, basic mapping and survey, conceptual plans and programming.

4.   Landscape Plant Materials(014) Botanical nomenclature; herbaceous, shrubby plant materials and trees, ground covers and grasses.

5.   Planting Design (015) Understanding sustainable landscape techniques including soils, styles of garden design, themes of color, planting details & plant lists, working with a contractor

6.   Construction I  (016)The Hardscape including brick, concrete & stone and their uses for terraces and walkways. Design details, grading and construction techniques.

7.   Construction II  (017)  Built Features Structural concerns including built features such as fountains, lighting, irrigation, swimming pools and destinations.

8.   Certificate of Accomplishment in Landscape and Garden Design I & II  Design Studio (018, 019) (12 sessions) 1.5-hr sessions. This design studio meets 12 times in extended sessions to review landscape master plans as they evolve and to put principles into practice on paper. It is required to receive the Certificate.

 

A candidate for CCALD is required to take 011 & 013 before taking the Design Studio.  Average time to complete this course is 3-6 months allowing 2-4 hours a week for course work. The classes are repeated three times a year either in Cashiers (summer only) or at The University Center in Greenville, SC (fall & spring)

 

Lectures may be taken individually and paid at the door.  Each of the 7 courses has 6 lectures for CCALD credit. Pre-registration for courses is recommended, especially for the (2) 2-hr Design Studios which are limited to 12 students.  A check or Visa is acceptable at pre-registration ; checks only at the door. . Registration for one course builds cumulative credit toward the Certificate.  

Pre-register with MP Dargan at 800-454-3889 to reserve your spacenow!