Landscape Professionals

The fastest growing sector of the landscape industry is providing “green” services that minimize chemical use and water waste, and maximize plant health and efficient resource use.
Sustainable landscaping topics
- Training Opportunities for landscape professionals: register now for upcoming workshops or view previous presentations. También vea entrenamiento profesional en español.
- For Property Managers: Connect to SPU services, find a landscaper, develop a maintenance contract, save money on irrigation, or learn how to maintain your own landscape.
- Landscape Design & Construction Learn about code requirements and best practices for soils, stormwater, trees, and overall sustainable design.
- Soil Best Practices Learn about new code requirements to protect and restore soil quality on every construction site.
- Lawns, Plants & Trees Best practices for healthy landscapes, plus links to code requirements and resources to learn more.
- Landscape Maintenance Plans Use these examples to develop professional plans that sell your services to homeowner associations, institutions, and residents.
- Integrated Pest Management Pest identification and least toxic control methods – safer for your staff and customers, wildlife, and our environment.
- Irrigation System Tips & Rebates Professional automatic irrigation system resources for commercial customers, and links to rebates for business and home irrigation systems.
Questions? Call the Garden Hotline for IPM and other landscape questions or to request a print copy of one of the guides or factsheets (206) 633-0224 or email questions from GardenHotline.org.
Resources
- Natural Landscaping: Design, Build, Maintain (PDF) - Steps for every site, and resource links
- Paisajismo natural: Diseño, Construcción, Mantenimiento (PDF) - in Spanish
- Ecologically Sound Lawn Care Manual (PDF) 90 pages - Professionals share best lawn and turf installation and maintenance practices
- Sustainable Lawn Care for NW Professionals (PDF) - short 8-page summary
- Cuidado sostenible del césped para profesionales (PDF) - in Spanish
Additional resources
- ecoPRO certified sustainable landscape professional
- EnviroStars Certification for Landscape Professionals - get certified and promote your business
- Saving Water Partnership - conservation information and rebates for homes, schools, and businesses
- Grow Smart Grow Safe - rates safe products
- Soils for Salmon.org - information for designers, builders, and landscapers on best practices for soil preservation and restoration, now required by codes in western Washington