Native oak trees (Quercus spp.) are one of California’s most beautiful natural resources. Several native oak species, such as coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia), blue oak (Quercus douglasii), and valley oak (Quercus lobata), are common along the coastal plains, foothills,…
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How to Understand Flood Insurance Rate Zones
Floods are hazards that occasionally affect California landscapes. In the California Supplemental Exam for landscape architects, there may be a question or two about floods and how to mitigate the affects of flooding on project sites. Floods are covered on…
Posted in Federal Agencies, Regulatory Agencies, Site Inventory Tagged with: 100 year flood, base elevation, California, California Supplemental Exam, CSE, FEMA, flood insurance rate maps, flooding, Landscape Architect
How to Get Licensed With A Foreign Landscape Architecture Degree in California
California is a wonderful state in which to practice landscape architecture and attracts talented professionals from all over the world. While getting a landscape architect license with a foreign landscape architect degree is possible, it does present a few challenges.…
Posted in About the CSE for Landscape Architects Tagged with: California Supplemental Exam, CSE, education, experience, LATC
8 Ways To Lose Your Landscape Architect License
Getting a landscape architect license is a major achievement. This license entitles qualified people to practice landscape architecture and perform design tasks that unlicensed people cannot. It is an awesome responsibility. Once you get your license, you certainly want to…
Posted in Legal Issues, Licensure Tagged with: California, CSE, Landscape Architect, practice act, Regulations
California Native Groundcovers For Coastal California
California Native Groundcovers For Coastal California Groundcover plantings are a useful design tool for landscape architects. When properly used, groundcovers tie disparate elements together, create visual unity, and suppress weeds. Native Plants For Groundcovers Native plants also create wildlife habitat…
Posted in Groundcover, Plants Tagged with: California Supplemental Exam, CSE, groundcover, native plants, Planting Design, WUCOLS
What Experienced Landscape Architect’s Need To Know To Pass The California Supplemental Exam
What Experienced Landscape Architect’s Need To Know To Pass The California Supplemental Exam Most landscape architect candidates who take the California Supplemental Exam for landscape architects are seeking their first license. However, experienced landscape architects who are licensed in another…
Posted in About the CSE for Landscape Architects, ADA & Accessibility, Irrigation, Licensure, Plants, Regulatory Agencies, State Agencies Tagged with: California Supplemental Exam, CSE, model water conserving landscape ordinance, native plant, poisonous plants, Reciprocity, state agencies, water conservation
Documenting Work Experience for the California Supplemental Exam for Landscape Architects
Documenting Your Professional Work Experience In order to apply for the Landscape Architect Registration Exam (LARE), you need to prove to the Landscape Architect Technical Committee (LATC). When you apply to take the licensing exams, you will be asked to…
Fruitless Olive Trees for California Landscapes - California Tree Series
Olives Without The Mess: Three Fruitless Olives for California Landscapes Nothing evokes the romance of the Mediterranean like majestic olive trees. Their gray-green foliage and gnarled trunks are living sculptures in the garden. Olive trees are widely used in Spanish,…
Posted in Plants, Trees Tagged with: adapted plants, CALGreen, California plant material, California Supplemental Exam for Landscape Architects, CSE, drought-tolerant trees, fruitless olive, Majestic Beauty olive tree, Monrovia Nursery, Olea europaea, Olea europaea 'Majestic Beauty', Olea europaea 'Swan Hill', Olea europaea 'Wilsonii' olive tree, olive, olive tree, Swan Hill Nursery, Swan Hill olive tree
What’s a Zelkova? California Tree Series
What’s A Zelkova? Zelkova, Japanese zelkova—Zelkova serrata Japanese zelkova is a deciduous shade tree or street tree that grows well in many parts of California. After Dutch elm disease wiped out most of the majestic American elms, landscape architects began…
What’s The Best Native Pine Tree For California Coastal Areas?
What’s The Best Native Pine Tree For California Coastal Areas? California has many native pine trees, the best pine tree species is the Torrey pine. Native to only a small part of the coastal strand and Channel Islands in…
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