Garden design is the art and process of designing and creating plans for layout and planting of gardens and landscapes. Garden design may be done by the garden owner themselves, or by professionals of varying levels of experience and expertise. Most professional garden designers have some training in horticulture and the principles of design, and some are also landscape architects, a more formal level of training that usually requires an advanced degree and often a state license. Amateur gardeners may also attain a high level of experience from extensive hours working in their own gardens, through casual study, serious study in Master Gardener Programs, or by joining gardening clubs
Professional gardeners can add a welcome new dimension to customers’ home and business environments. Garden services work with homeowners to install and maintain colorful gardens, borders and water features. The Professional Land care Network notes that gardens and other landscape features also make business environments more attractive to potential commercial tenants. PLANET stresses that well-placed garden and green features can influence adjacent buildings’ cooling and heating costs, and potentially deaden distracting noise as well.
