Books, tech, and lots of pens to set the newly minted designer up right.
By the LAM Editorial Advisory Committee
Well, it?s finally happened. Your family member/friend/mentee/colleague has graduated from a BLA or MLA program, and they?re ready to start their journey as a landscape architecture professional. Now that they?ve finished school, you want to buy them a gift that shows them you get what they do and why they’re passionate about it.
A University of Kentucky graduate exhorts her fellow students to ?Be the change.” Credit: @uky_landscapearchitecture/University of Kentucky (UK) Landscape Architecture.

LAM is here to help. Below, you?ll find the first-ever LAM Gift Guide for Landscape Architecture Graduates. Sourced directly from the magazine?s Editorial Advisory Committee, a group of 15 landscape architects from across the profession, the items in this guide are both practical and poetic. Every product has been independently selected by the LAM Editorial Advisory Committee. ASLA may earn a commission on certain products if you purchase through the links.
Personal Gifts for Professional Growth
ASLA Associate Membership $65

Membership includes a wealth of resources and networking opportunities for the new graduate. And you get the print version of LAM to boot.
The “Default Trees in Plan” Enamel Pin set by Pin Prick is handmade and available on Etsy. Image courtesy Etsy.
Landscape Architecture Cuff Links/Pins on Etsy, $11.80?$36.73

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