TEXAS EXCELLENCE IN LANDSCAPING AWARD

TNLA's Texas Excellence in Landscape (TEIL)Awards program is an annual event recognizing excellence in landscaping design, installation, maintenance, and special landscape projects. 

This program reflects the Association’s commitment to creating and preserving the integrity of the Texas landscape. In addition, the TEIL program is designed to recognize landscape and lawn care professionals who execute superior projects and encourages the consistent use of quality materials, workmanship, and professionalism.

2011 Deadline for entries is November 1!

Safe digging can save lives. 

Smart digging means calling 811 before each job to get the underground utility lines marked for free and help prevent undesired consequences. Find useful information about the call 811 campaign as well as frequently asked questions.

Texas Urban Landscape Guides

The Texas Urban Landscape Guide is a resource of science-based information related to the design, installation, and maintenance of WaterWise landscapes for the principal plant adaptability regions in Texas.  This site was prepared by Texas Cooperative Extension, consultant Chris Brown, Texas Nursery & Landscape Association, and the Texas Water Development Board.

Sustainable Sites Initiative Guidelines
A partnership of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas at Austin and the United States Botanic Garden released the nation’s first rating system for the design, construction and maintenance of sustainable landscapes, with or without buildings. The announcement took place at the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C. The Sustainable Sites Initiative led by the partners developed the rating system from four years of work by dozens of the country’s leading sustainability experts, scientists and design professionals, as well as public input from hundreds of individuals and dozens of organizations, to create this missing link in green design. Read more here...

PDF Downloads available:

Sustainable Sites Initiative. 2009.  The Sustainable Sites Initiative: Guidelines and Performance Benchmarks 2009 (PDF download)

The Case for Sustainable Landscapes