Certified Landscape Designer (CLD) Laddering Program

Garden Designer (GD) • Garden Designer Pro (GD Pro)

The Garden Designer (GD) designation is the first of three steps in the CNLA laddering program to becoming a Certified Landscape Designer (CLD). This program is designed for landscape and garden designers specializing
in both residential and commercial design and build projects.

The Certified Landscape Designer (CLD) designation establishes a recognized standard of excellence in the landscape design profession. These credentials offer designers a credible and professional means to demonstrate their expertise and communicate their qualifications to clients with confidence.

Designations - Certified Landscape Horticulturist Designer with the Canadian Nursery Landscape Association.

Investing in landscaping is a smart move, and a good landscape design requires far more than creativity. Creativity without horticultural expertise and an extensive knowledge of site engineering will only lead to a disappointing finished product.

The Certified Landscape Designer (CLD) laddering program establishes educational and professional prerequisites for undertaking a certification process, comprising written exams and a portfolio review process, that ensures candidates who earn the designation have achieved a high level of proficiency and expertise in landscape or garden design.

Find out more about the multiple roles and functions CLDs, GDs, and GD Pros are proficient in performing in a landscape or garden design project.

A row of the variouse CLD logos

Find out more about the qualification requirements to become a Certified Landscape Designer (CLD).

Investing in landscaping is a smart move and a good landscape design requires far more than creativity. Creativity without horticultural expertise and an extensive knowledge of site engineering will only lead to disappointing finished product.

The Certified Landscape Designer (CLD) program establishes education and professional pre-requirements for undertaking a certification process, comprised of written exams and a portfolio review process, that ensure candidates who earn the designation have achieved a high level of proficiency and expertise in landscape design.

Find out more about the multiple roles and functions CLDs are proficient to perform in a landscape design project.

Certified Landscape Designer - Landscape Horticulture Certification Program

Find out more about the qualification requirements to become a Certified Landscape Horticulturist Designer.

Designations - Certified Landscape Horticulturist Designer with the Canadian Nursery Landscape Association.