What type of engineer would a landscaper fall under?

Question

A landscaper does a lot of work such as planting plants, fixing pipe lines, fixing sprinklers, install concrete patios & walkways, build fencing & gates, etc. Would he be a civil engineer since he does the planning, designs, constructing, and maintenance?

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Well....landscaping is a small part of the civil engineering department, right? Is landscape Landscape Architecture part of the engineering department too?

Answer 1

I think if you ask most people they'd say no - although if you want to call a landscaper that then by all means go right ahead. After all if they have social engineers and sports engineers then why shouldn't there be landscaping engineers. In general though an engineer is someone who is a professional in the "application of science to designing things: the application of science in the design, planning, construction, and maintenance of buildings, machines, and other manufactured things "

I think that landscaping has many elements in it that can use engineering to benefit it. Of course you mentioned many civil engineering aspects there such as building patios and walkways, fences, etc.

Answer 2

Sure, a civil engineer could be a landscaper, but I would generally state that a landscaper could not claim to be a civil engineer. There is a little bit more to it than that. The civil engineer would need to be concerned with building codes, grades, storm water run off, load bearing capacity of the paving, and so on. Again, not to be snobbish, but a landscaper will often work to the instructions of a civil engineer.

At the same time, a landscaper will no more about irrigation for plants, good planting conditions, outdoor aesthetics and so forth. By no way do I mean to appear that a landscaper is a lowly position when compared to a civil engineer. The jobs are not the same and should not be considered as such.

Answer 3

A landscaper is NOT a civil engineer. Here's what civil engineer means: an engineer whose training or occupation is in the design and construction especially of public works (as roads or harbors.)
You might say that landscaping of "public" property would make a landscaper fall into this category, but, and I hate to disappoint you, a landscaper is not an engineer at all. And a cook is not a "culinary engineer." Look it up in a dictionary.

Answer 4

I would say every type of engineering deals with "planning, designs, constructing, and maintenance". Civil Engineering would be the closest match to landscaper, but a landscaper really can't be categorized as any type of engineer. An engineer is someone who uses science, mathematics, and technology. I would say a landscaper (designer) would fall more under an art type of field, or landscape architecture.

Answer 5

Architecture and engineering supplement one another in that the architect designs the structure and with engineer determines construction details. However, the architecture is different from that for engineering, and are education entirely different schools. Landscape architecture calls for some of the same point of view that architecture does, applied to the out doors.
Landscape Architecture
Copeland, Lamm (1948) The everyday Reference Library

Answer 6

My father has his own lanscaping business and designs plans that include those types of features for his clients. His background is in landscape architecture as opposed to engineering. I believe that someone who has an engineering background but yet deals with the same content would be more into urban planning perhaps?

Not civil engineer though, I think that is more like street/bridge planning.

Answer 7

Civil Engineering is about as close as you could get. BUt a degree in Civil Engineering would be a complete overkill. A degree in Botany (the study of plants) would be a better choice. The 'engineering' skills needed to put in simple piping, concrete, fencing, etc. are just about zero.

HTH

Doug

Answer 8

Civil engineering.

Answer 9

i guess that would be a sect of civil. They deal with all sorts of infrastructures. But a civil engineering degree probly wouldn't teach you anything that would particularly benefit you as a landscaper.

Answer 10

it would fall under Civil engineering...

but he will be called a landscape engr.