Our History
Landscape architects at the University of Maryland, College Park have been in the Department of Horticulture since the 1920's.
| 1856 | Maryland legislature established the Maryland Agricultural College. |
| 1870's | Hobart Hutton appointed as first "professor of Agriculture, Horticulture and Arboriculture, Landscape Gardening and Rural Architecture." A. Grabowski appointed as first "Professor of Agriculture, Architecture and Drawing." |
| 1910's | Department of Horticulture created. B.W. Anspon appointed as first "Professor of Landscape and Ornamental Horticulture." |
| 1930's | Mark Shoemaker appointed as first "Professor of Landscape Design" and Holzapfel Hall occupied by Horticulture Department. |
1993 |
Maryland Higher Education (MHEC) approves BLA. Thirteen Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degrees awarded that academic year. Department name changed to Horticulture and Landscape Architecture. Robert Scarfo named first Landscape Architecture Coordinator. |
| 1996 | Program moves into the new Plant Science Building and Digital Studio. |
| 1997 | Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture merges with Agronomy to become Department of Natural Resource Sciences and Landscape Architecture. |
| 1998 | Landscape Architecture Program granted initial accreditation by LAAB |
| 2001 | Landscape Architecture Program (BLA) is granted full accreditation |
| 2006 | LAAB Scheduled Accreditation Review 2006 Self Evaluation Report Department of Natural Resource Sciences and Landscape Architecture renamed Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture |
| 2007 | Maryland Higher Education (MHEC) approves MLA |