FCLD Designation

The FNGLA’s Certified Landscape Designer (FCLD) program offers a professional designation for practicing Landscape Designers and provides consumers a way to choose qualified design professionals. It is provided by the Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association (FNGLA). FNGLA’s FCLD program is designed for landscape design professionals in landscape design firms as well as landscape designers in government agencies. Those qualified to sit for the FCLD exam must have a minimum of two years’ professional landscape design experience.

FNGLA Certified Landscape Designer (FCLD) is the highest level of certification available to Florida’s landscape design professionals. In order to sit for the written exam to complete the FCLD certification, applicants must have first successfully earned the FCHP designation.
Exams will cover principles of Plant Identification, Selection, Placement, and Protection, Sustainable Practices, Design, Business Management, Project Management and Codes & Laws.
Once both the FCHP written exams and the FCLD written exams have been completed, the applicant will submit a plan, either CAD or hand-rendered, to be reviewed.

Certification is a great way to distinguish yourself as a knowledgeable landscape professional. It provides a set of standards developed, maintained and administered by industry. These standards establish a minimum level of competency for professional members of the industry. Certification is voluntary and helps regulate the industry by providing a means by which consumers can identify industry members who have demonstrated their skills and abilities. FNGLA certification provides Florida’s nursery and landscape industry personnel the opportunity to earn professional accreditations distinguishing themselves from others. Other certifications for landscapers include:

• FCHP
• FCLT
• FCLMT
• FCLC

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