1989
APLD Founded

1990
APLD Certification is introduced
1992
First APLD Advocacy action
for Right to Practice
1997
APLD’s first website goes live
2001
Washington state members
form the first state chapter
2002
APLD introduces its landscape
design awards program
2007
APLD’s annual International
Landscape Design Conference
focuses on sustainability
2009
APLD Celebrates its
20th Anniversary
2014
APLD Celebrates its
25th Anniversary
Present
We Define Landscape Design
Our Mission
The mission of APLD is to advance the profession of landscape design and to promote our members as qualified and dedicated professionals.
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. The association’s day-to-day management is headquartered in Harrisburg, PA.
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 certification 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.