Please download the course outline here: Ecological Landscape Design Course Outline.

Time Expectations

Students can expect to dedicate 8-10 hours per week to successfully complete this course.

As well, our courses are offered in the continuing education realm and are designed so students can complete them according to their own schedule. The work is divided up into 14 weekly topics and students are expected to complete their assigned work and quizzes by the given deadlines.  

Our courses do not use online meetings, so we are not using Google Meet, Zoom or other online meeting applications.

If you have any questions about studying online with Gaia College please see our FAQs page

Fees: $795.00

Fees include:

• Comprehensive on-line educational materials
• Unlimited access to our on-line course resources, community center, including libraries, discussion forums and much more.

Payment Options: Online: E-transfer, Visa, MasterCard By Mail: Cheque drawn on Canadian Funds, Money order in Canadian Funds

The successful completion of the following course is pre-requisite for the online Ecological Landscape Design course:

Landscape Design Basics with Sketchup Pro (formerly Sketchup Pro for Landscape Design)

(Sketchup Pro maybe taken as a co-requisite.)

Additionally, it is strongly recommended that students have previously completed (or intend to take concurrently), or otherwise have extensive knowledge in the topics covered in the following:

• Organic Master Gardener course (classroom or online) or the Organic Horticulture Specialist course (classroom or online);
• Ecological Plant Knowledge 1 - Natives Online course (or the Ecological Plant Knowledge for Organic Gardeners classroom course).
• be proficient in English (written)
• be comfortable with current computer and internet technology, including spreadsheets and word processing programs
• have an email account capable of receiving a large number of messages for the duration of the course
• have access to high-speed internet
• have access to a computer capable of running a current version of FireFox or Chrome. Tablets and phones are not supported at this time.

There are no formal exams in this course, as the emphasis is on developing practical skills and the ability to synthesize information.

To receive a Certificate of Completion students must contribute to all on-line discussions and satisfactorily complete all assignments and quizzes.

Recommended Text

For using hand-drawn graphics:
Reid, Grant W., Landscape Graphics, 2002 Edition, Whitney Library of Design, New York. Available through Amazon.ca.

For ecological design and plant choices:
Rainer, Thomas and West, Claudia, Planting in a Post-wild World: Designing Plant Communities for Resilient Landscapes, 2015 Edition, Timber Press. Available through Amazon.ca.

Access to our extensive online resource library is included in the tuition.