Others have an area that is their specialty. They may specialize in areas such as residential development, historic landscape restoration, parks and playgrounds, shopping centers, or waterfront improvement projects. Some landscape architects teach in colleges or universities. Few landscape architects do residential work. This is because most residential landscape design projects are too small to provide enough income.
Some nurseries offer residential landscape design services.
Landscape architects who work for government agencies do similar work at national parks, government buildings, and other facilities. In addition, they may prepare reports on environmental issues. They work on issues such as planning how public land should be used. Landscape Architects is in the Art, Media, and Communications Career Cluster. Landscape architects should appreciate nature.