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This four-course series is accredited by National Garden Clubs, Inc. and is sponsored by the Garden Club
Federation of Massachusetts. The program provides continuing education in landscape design. A course
is offered in Massachusetts annually. The courses and examinations are open to all. The written
examinations are based on both the required reading and the lecturers’ presentations. After passing
two courses, a student is eligible for Provisional Consultant status and may join a Landscape Design
Council.
The following topics are covered in Course IV. Indicated in parentheses are the corresponding
chapters in Stewards of the Land: A Survey of Landscape Architecture and Design in America, the
course textbook which may be purchased from Terese D’Urso or from National Garden Clubs, Inc.