About the Exam$180 Members | $230 Non-Members
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Exams will be based on information contained in the TCLP Manual, TNLA Best of Texas Landscape Guide, plus practical knowledge gained from experience in the industry. Submitted fees are non-refundable. Also fees are forfeited if the Committee determines that the applicant does not meet the stated qualifications. Any exception to the fee non-refund policy requires a two-thirds vote of the Committee. Applicant must make a grade of at least 75% on the General Section of the examination to attain the status of TCLP and also a 70% on the Plant ID and Plant Characteristics sections.
QUESTIONS? Contact Certification@tnlaonline.org.
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Texas Certified Landscape Professional (TCLP)For individuals in the nursery/landscape industry cultivating a high degree of knowledge and skill in horticulture and landscape development. Requires 16 hours of CEU credits every two years completed before the Certification renewal date. Professional is required to take three sections for this exam. Must take exam 90 days after date of purchase.
TCLP Exam Requirements*NOTE You Must fill out TCLP Requirement Form prior to being eligible to take exam, visit here.
Requirements to be eligible for the TCLP exam are as follows:
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Exam Retest$85 Member | $145 Non-Member
If an applicant fails any section of the exam he/she may be retested up to two times, within 12 months of the original exam date, on the section(s) failed. If all retest sections are not passed within the 12-month period, the entire exam must be retaken at full price.
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Purchase the Study Manual$150 Member | $250 Non-Member
The exam may be harder than you think, be sure to study up by purchasing the TNLA TCLP Study Manual, Click Here (The TCLP Study Manual comes with a digital download of TNLA's Best of Texas Landscape Guide which is a useful study tool for the Plant Characteristics and Plant ID section.)
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Renewals$85 Member | $145 Non-Member
Each certificate holder will be notified sixty days prior to the expiration date that their certification will expire unless an enclosed renewal form is returned to the TNLA office accompanied by the proper renewal fee and proof of required 16 hours of CEUs on or before the expiration date. Failure to respond will result in revocation of certification.
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TCLP Manual Objectives Include:
- Practice Questions
- Texas Landscape Contracting Industry
- Landscape Design
- Landscaping for Resource Efficiency and Environmental Safety
- Landscape Construction Documents
- Surveying, Site Layout and Grading
- Wood in the Landscape Fences, Decks and Overhead Structures
- Circulation Systems: Paving and Edging
- Landscape Equipment and Safety
- Basic Botany
- Soils and Fertilizer
- Woody Landscape Plants
- Herbaceous Plants
- Turf Culture
- Landscape Irrigation
- Basic Entomology
- Basic Plant Pathology
- Diagnostic Key to Landscape Plant Problems
- Understanding Pesticides
- Pruning
