Course

Certified Landscape Professional

Self-paced

$250 Enroll

Full course description

This course will provide the education and skills needed to effectively establish and maintain beautiful and functional landscapes. This course is taught by University of Tennessee Faculty and Staff and includes the following topics:

  • Tennessee Smartyards
  • Assessing and Planning a Landscape
  • Plant Selection
  • Preparing the Planting Site
  • Plant Installation
  • Details Make the Difference (mulches and borders)
  • Integrated Pest Management
  • Pruning
  • Soil and Water Management

Each topic is covered in a module with videos, written materials, and a quiz. The entire course takes approximately 15 hours to complete.


This course does not count toward pesticide licensure. 

If you want to enroll multiple people at one time, use the bulk enroll feature by clicking on the button with two people on it. Here is a complete step-by-step guide for this process. 

Veterans and active duty service members may send their DD-214 or Military ID to aduncan@utk.edu for a 15% discount.