Every day talented and passionate gardeners think to themselves, "There must be a way to turn this into a career." So You Want to Be a Garden Designer helps them turn that dream into reality by providing the practical, step-by-step information every budding designer needs to develop and nurture a thriving garden design business. A successful, self-made garden designer herself, Love Albrecht Howard conveys not only the basic skills required for the profession, but also the crucial details that can mean the difference between success and failure. Among the many questions she explores with warmth, humour, and a big dose of reality are: What do I need to learn? How do I tackle fences, stairs, decks, and other construction projects? How can I avoid using chemicals? What's the best way to deal with challenging personalities? With extensive photographs, practical drawings, and clearheaded advice, So You Want to Be a Garden Designer is the comprehensive manual that all garden designers will wish they'd had from the start.
Author Biography
Love Albrecht Howard has owned her landscape and garden design business since 1994. A lifelong passionate gardener and plant lover, Albrecht Howard has taught local adult education classes in gardening as well as chemical-free lawn and land care through the Arnold Arboretum. Her design work has been featured in national magazines and on the HGTV and DIY cable networks. She is a member of the Association of Professional Landscape Designers, volunteers for La Leche League, is on the planning board of the Partners in Perinatal Health, acts as the environmental education director for Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Massachusetts, and serves on the governing board of The Alliance for a Healthy Tomorrow. She attended the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Northeastern University, and the Landscape Institute of Harvard University. A recovering marketing executive, Albrecht Howard makes her home in Hingham, Massachusetts, with her husband, Bruce Howard, and their son, Griffin. This is her first book.
