Women’s Work: Landscape Architecture

Hey friends,

It’s the last day of World Landscape Architecture Month, and to offer up my two cents about the profession I love, I’m sharing this recent episode of Women’s Work with host Tsh Oxenreider.

Women’s Work Podcast – Episode #13 – Me (Bethany Rydmark!) chatting about my life as a Pacific Northwest kid who grew up to find excitement in the natural world and the art of landscape architecture. (Check the show notes for one of my favorite books about nature, too.)

What is landscape architecture, you ask? It’s as big as the world and as small as a blade of grass. I’m one of 16,400 registered landscape architects in the USA (and number #705 of all time in Oregon). Check the American Society of Landscape Architects website for more.

Landscape architecture and garden design in Portland, Oregon – I hung my shingle several years back, and I love working closely with a handful of clients at a time to create beautiful, functional, long-lasting spaces for enjoying life outdoors.

It’s been quiet on the blog front, and that’s because (no surprise) I’ve been carrying the weight my small business: taking care of clients, managing construction projects, getting things planted and built and coordinated. I’ve also been feeding my writer’s heart and mind in the off-line world, and I’m tending a little garden of aspirations. If you’re inclined to keep up to speed, I’ll probably be sending a more thoughtful update out first to you loyal readers on my email list.

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P.S. If you listen to the episode, let me know! I’d love to hear what you think, and I’m happy to tell you more about landscape architecture any time. It’s an incredible field: creativity and relationships, art and science, craftsmanship and stewardship. I’m a proud University of Oregon alumni, and I highly recommend their program. It’s competitive, grueling, and life changing, and at the end of it all, we landscape architects literally get to shape the planet.