The goal of this searchable, easy-to-navigate database is to raise public awareness of the rich diversity and interconnectedness of our shared designed landscape heritage. Spanning over two centuries of American landscape design, the What’s Out There database is searchable by landscape name, locale, designer, type, and style.

What you see before you is the initial migration of material that has been authored and vetted over the past decade by dozens of volunteer researchers and historians. As What’s Out There grows, the linkages will expand exponentially, making an increasingly rich archive.

We hope that What’s Out There will serve as a reference for students and teachers of design and history, enthusiasts, and professionals, provoking interest, informing stewardship decisions, and enriching our understanding of our designed landscape history. We invite you to communicate with us, becoming part of a synergistic, online community, by telling us What’s Out There.