New Members
Welcome to APLD CA
Thank you for joining the Association of Professional Landscape Designers (APLD) and the APLD California Chapter!
Make sure you create a profile on APLD.org. In addition to the national listing, APLD California Chapter offers a similar resource where potential clients can find you here.
As an APLD California member, you will receive regular announcements of upcoming programs in your district, as well as throughout the state. Be sure your email is registered with the APLD California Chapter by using our Member Email Confirmation form.
Other resources can be found in the main member section. Be sure to read through the page!
Professional Profile
Ensure your listing is up to date! Potential clients can find you on the California Chapter Member Directory. If any information is incorrect, log in to apld.org and edit your profile.
Get Involved!
The best way to get the most out of your membership is to be active in the organization. Here’s how you can participate:
- Sign up with the national professional mentor/mentee program
- Volunteer on a committee or at an event.
- Join as a board member of your district or chapter
Our Chapter and Districts are only as effective and relevant as we make them. By serving, you can influence and drive the priorities of your chapter or district. Be inspired by the efforts of your fellow members! To see who is involved now, check out our Chapter and District officers below.
Photo credit: Francesca Corra
Publications
California Landscape Design
This magazine is the flagship publication of our chapter. Every issue is full of relevant articles to spark your creativity and covers topics from design to sustainability to best business practices (and more!). Be sure your email is up to date with the APLD California Chapter by using our “Member Email Confirmation” form.
How to Contribute to California Landscape Design
Members are encouraged to submit articles to our Chapter’s online magazine. Contact us with your story idea at CLD@apldca.org.
The Designer
This annual publication is designed to keep you up to date on landscape design and to inform you of special meetings, workshops, and events occurring throughout the United States.
Design Online
Design Online is APLD’s monthly newsletter that reaches all of our members around the world. Find the latest issue here.
Design Online Submissions
Design Online is always seeking articles that would be relevant
to APLD members. If you are interested in writing, the editors would love to hear from you! They are looking for content in the following areas:
- Members in the News: Have you or one of your designs been in the news lately? Share your work with APLD members.
- Member Spotlight: Would you like to be featured in the magazine? Just let us know, and we’ll get the ball rolling.
- Blog of the Month: Do you have a blog about landscape design? Let us know so we can share it with the APLD membership.
Please submit your articles to APLDnewsletter@gmail.com. The deadline is the 15th of each prior month.
Enhance Your Branding
Whatever the size of your landscape design practice, membership in a national professional organization like the APLD helps bolster your reputation with clients and prospects. For both websites and print materials, be sure to include the appropriate APLD logos, badges, and avatars, which are available in various print-ready and web-friendly formats here.
Find Us Online
Groups.io If you’re stuck for ideas or need advice on a project, your first stop should be our lively members-only Groups.io discussion boards. These interactive online resources have been set up for APLD California Chapter members to pose questions and share tips and other information. Once you have been approved, you may subscribe to regional sub-groups, a certification work group, and more. Please allow one week to be added to the group.
Facebook
Engage with your California colleagues at our Facebook pages, which represent all California Landscape Designers and provide landscape design news, event listings, articles of interest, career opportunities, and more. Links to the Chapter and District Facebook pages are as follows:
Instagram
Follow us on Instagram for a stream of inspiring photos of landscape designs, member activities, event photos, etc. There are four active pages, one for the California Chapter at large and the other for three of our Districts:
- APLD California Chapter (@apldca)
- Bay Area District (@bayareaapld)
- Greater Los Angeles District (@apldgla)
- San Diego District (@apldsandiego)
APLD Programs
Watch for announcements and visit the APLD Events page for more details. Of special note is the annual International Conference, which is held in a different U.S. city each year and is the premier worldwide event for APLD. Recent locations include San Diego, Seattle, Chicago, Detroit, Orlando, Portland, San Francisco, and Santa Fe.
Chapter and District Membership Events
Watch for local and statewide event promotions. Emails are sent out regularly. For local and district events of interest to California members, see the APLD CA Events Calendar.
Are you speaking, teaching, or hosting an event? Our members are everywhere – educating, doing, and sharing. If you are hosting or presenting a class or workshop, submit your event to the calendar–no password required! Please use our Google Communications request form: Google Communications Request Form
CEUs—and How to Get Them
Membership in the APLD CA means you can start earning professional credits right away—and we can help you!
As professional landscape designers, we owe it to ourselves and our clients to remain informed and relevant in our industry. To be in good standing, certified members need 30 units. Other certifications require CEU’s that APLD programming will fulfill.
APLD National tracks all earned credits. See our CEUs page to learn more about how to acquire and record your earned CEUs.
Advocacy: California Landscape Designers and the Right to Practice
APLD California and its members stand in support of the right of our members to legally practice our profession. Landscape design and affiliated professions are crucial to the State of California as it confronts ongoing serious environmental challenges. APLD designers in California have developed the watershed approach to California landscapes. Find the PDF of the booklet here. APLD CA advocates for all qualified landscape designers who share this commitment. We promote consumer access to help heal our planet—through their own gardens.
APLD members in California serve our clients, communities, and our environment through support and advocacy for the highest standards in landscape practices. In doing so, we provide our expertise to local and state agencies, provide comments on relevant rulemaking, and advocate for regulatory changes that support our goals.
If you would like to learn more about APLD CA’s current efforts in this area, please visit our Advocacy pages.
