Landscape Gardening Merit Badge History

Earned through 195818,001

Best year19311,549 earned

All-time popularity#200official, as of 2020#202by 2025 (estimate)

Earned by Year

First earned in 1930. Peak year 1931 with 1,549. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

193068 earned#92 of 92

19311,549 earned#61 of 96

1932372 earned#86 of 98

1933353 earned#93 of 101

1934348 earned#90 of 101

1935293 earned#94 of 101

1936287 earned#93 of 101

1937355 earned#96 of 102

1938473 earned#91 of 105

1939349 earned#100 of 106

1940560 earned#84 of 106

1941607 earned#84 of 106

1942272 earned#98 of 110

1943306 earned#101 of 112

1944437 earned#98 of 111

1945602 earned#90 of 111

1946809 earned#83 of 111

1947528 earned#88 of 111

1948494 earned#87 of 111

1949572 earned#88 of 111

1950543 earned#94 of 111

1951806 earned#86 of 111

1952739 earned#97 of 120

1953840 earned#82 of 105

19541,047 earned#86 of 103

19551,101 earned#86 of 100

1956980 earned#89 of 100

19571,178 earned#83 of 100

19581,133 earned#87 of 101

"#87 of 101" means the badge was number 87 of the 101 merit badges earned that year. The 2025 all-time place is an estimate, because the counts for 2021 to 2025 are worked out from each year's official ranking and the total number of merit badges earned that year.

193068#92 of 92

19311,549#61 of 96

1932372#86 of 98

1933353#93 of 101

1934348#90 of 101

1935293#94 of 101

1936287#93 of 101

1937355#96 of 102

1938473#91 of 105

1939349#100 of 106

1940560#84 of 106

1941607#84 of 106

1942272#98 of 110

1943306#101 of 112

1944437#98 of 111

1945602#90 of 111

1946809#83 of 111

1947528#88 of 111

1948494#87 of 111

1949572#88 of 111

1950543#94 of 111

1951806#86 of 111

1952739#97 of 120

1953840#82 of 105

19541,047#86 of 103

19551,101#86 of 100

1956980#89 of 100

19571,178#83 of 100

19581,133#87 of 101

Grand total through 1958:

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Landscape Gardening: workbook data

Printings (23)

Have	Year	Month	Cover	Run	HC
c	1930	April	3B
x	1930	July	3B
	1931	not made
x	1932	February	3B	1M
	1933	not made
x	1934	April	3B	1M
	1935	not made
x	1936	March	3B	1M
	1937	March	3B
x	1937	November	3B	1M
	1938	not made
x	1939	April	3B	2M
	1939	November	4	2M
	1940	not made
	1941	not made
	1942	not made
	1943	not made
x	1944	April	5A	3M
x	1945	November	5B	1M	HCD
x	1946	December	5B	1M
	1947	not made
x	1948	September	5B	1M
	1949	not made
	1950	January	5B	1M
x	1951	February	5B	1M
x	1951	September	5B	2M	HCH
	1952	not made
x	1953	June	6	1M
x	1954	January	6	2M
x	1954	November	6	2M
x	1955	November	6	2M
x	1956	June	6	3M
x	1957	June	6	3M	HCJV1
x	1958	November	6	3M

Earned and rank by year

Year	Earned	Rank	Of
1930	68	92	92
1931	1,549	61	96
1932	372	86	98
1933	353	93	101
1934	348	90	101
1935	293	94	101
1936	287	93	101
1937	355	96	102
1938	473	91	105
1939	349	100	106
1940	560	84	106
1941	607	84	106
1942	272	98	110
1943	306	101	112
1944	437	98	111
1945	602	90	111
1946	809	83	111
1947	528	88	111
1948	494	87	111
1949	572	88	111
1950	543	94	111
1951	806	86	111
1952	739	97	120
1953	840	82	105
1954	1,047	86	103
1955	1,101	86	100
1956	980	89	100
1957	1,178	83	100
1958	1,133	87	101