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Are you looking for professional landscape designer to enhance your outdoor living space?

The Association of Professional Landscape Designers is a community of professionals who use their design education, advanced horticultural knowledge, imagination, creativity, talent, and hands-on experience to address your needs and make your dreams a reality.

Planting design, sustainable landscapes, drainage, hardscapes, and more! Click below to find a designer in your area. Members with the CPLD (Certified Professional Landscape Designer) designation behind their name have completed the APLD certification program process, proving their qualification and commitment to the profession.

About Us

The mission of APLD is to advance the profession of landscape design and to promote our members as qualified and dedicated professionals.

Our Mission

The Association of Professional Landscape Designers is dedicated to advancing the profession of landscape design and to promoting the recognition of landscape designers as qualified and dedicated professionals. Members receive a myriad of benefits and opportunities that support that core mission. Through volunteer efforts by those who are committed to its growth, APLD includes members throughout the United States who support multiple state chapters as well as individual international members.

APLD encourages all members to adhere to a code of professional standards, to actively participate in continuing education and to be current with state-of-the-art developments and trends throughout the field. The association also offers its members a Certified Professional Landscape Designer (CPLD) program based on built projects that provides professional recognition to those designers who can pass a rigorous peer review program. It offers consumers access to trained designers who can help them achieve the landscapes they truly desire.

APLD Awards

The APLD International Landscape Design Awards Program honors excellence in landscape design. This annual juried competition is open to members and non-members, showcases the best of the best in residential, commercial and specialty landscape designs from around the world.

APLD Membership Benefits

Membership means something different to each member. Join APLD to:

Get Inspired & Exchange Ideas

Collaborate with peers and explore creative approaches in landscape design.

Advance Your Education

Access learning resources and training to keep your skills sharp and current.

Tap into Advocacy Initiatives

Be part of efforts that promote and protect the landscape design profession.

Expand Your Network

Expand your professional network and build relationships

Global Connections

Connect with landscape professionals from around the world

Get Certified (CPLD)

Set yourself apart from the competition through affiliation and becoming a Certified Professional Landscape Designer (CPLD)

Promote Your Business

Showcase your projects and expertise to potential clients and partners.

Give Back to Your Industry

Contribute to the community and support the next generation of designers.

Exclusive Discounts

Enjoy member-only offers and resources designed to support your practice.

JOIN TODAY

Enhance your network and grow your knowledge in landscape design by joining the APLD community. Professionals from all over the world use their affiliation with APLD to gain a competitive edge in the marketplace.

Certification

The mission of APLD is to advance the profession of landscape design and to promote our members as qualified and dedicated professionals.

Set Yourself Apart Through Certification

The APLD Certified Professional Landscape Designer (CPLD) program provides professional recognition to landscape designers based on established standards of excellence. This process encourages self-assessment by offering guidelines for achievement and evaluates candidates’ submitted work. Certification is available for APLD members and non-members who have been practicing landscape design for a minimum of two years.