Training & Certification for Landscape Professionals

Sustainable landscaping is a growing market. Green Gardening training puts you in the lead. Check this page regularly for upcoming professional trainings, or view Past Workshop Presentations. For training materials in other languages see Translations.

Upcoming training opportunities

IPM and Pesticide License Recertification Seminar
Save the date: Oct. 27-28, 2020 at South Seattle College. Offered by the City of Seattle and open to all landscape professionals. Attend one or both days for cutting-edge sessions on Integrated Pest Management while getting recertification credits and other CEU’s. Check back here in August for registration and agenda.

To be placed on the notification list for upcoming workshops, please email kate.kurtz @seattle.gov.

Training and certification resources:

Landscape professionals can learn more and be recognized through:

• ecoPRO WA Sustainable Landscape Professional Certification – offers advanced training and certification for working professionals, including online presentations from previous courses. Also see the Sustainable Landscapes reading & resource list (pdf).
• EnviroStars – certification for many types of businesses in the region, including landscape companies
• Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES) – national guidelines and certification for sustainable landscapes, similar to the LEED green building rating system. See webinars at SITES/Education.
• WA Stormwater Center and WA Dept. of Ecology LID Training list upcoming courses for professionals on Low Impact Development practices to manage stormwater. See a webinar from that series Soil Protection and Compost-Amended Soils - Meeting WA Stormwater Requirements (64 min.), for landscape designers and stormwater planners.
• Seattle's RainWise offers rain garden & cistern training for contractors, contact rainwise@seattle.gov
• WSDA Pesticide Certification is required for professionals who apply pesticides
• Garden Hotline professional training links to many programs, including Plant Amnesty Education Events
• WSNLA Event Calendar shows many upcoming trainings at a glance

Community college horticulture, landscape, and urban agriculture professional training:

• South Seattle College
• Seattle Central College
• Lake Washington Institute of Technology
• Edmonds Community College
• UWBG ProHort professional continuing education

Professional organizations offering training:

• Washington Association of Landscape Professionals
• Washington State Nursery and Landscape Association
• Pacific NW Chapter, International Society of Arboriculture
• Washington Chapter, American Society of Landscape Architects
• Washington Chapter, Association of Professional Landscape Designers
• Washington Council, American Institute of Architects
• Irrigation Association
• Plant Amnesty Education Events
• WSU Urban IPM and Pesticide Recertification
• King County Noxious Weed Program