Local Guide · Landscape architects and designers · Texas
How do you check a landscape architect in Texas?
Texas registers landscape architects through TBAE but lets designers and contractors plan home landscapes. Here is how it works and how to verify a registrant.
Texas landscape architects are registered by the Texas Board of Architectural Examiners. The law lets landscape designers, landscape contractors and building designers work without registration, and exempts plans for a single-family residence. Only registrants can use the title landscape architect; search TBAE's registrants to check.
Who licenses landscape architects and designers providers in Texas
Texas Board of Architectural Examiners (TBAE). Occupations Code 1052.151 restricts the practice of landscape architecture and the title to registrants, and 1052.003 lists people who may practice without registration, including landscape designers, landscape contractors and anyone making plans for a single-family residence.
Search TBAE registrants →Key facts for Texas
- Texas says a person may not practice landscape architecture unless registered or authorized under the law's exceptions.
- Texas bars unregistered people from using the terms landscape architect, landscape architectural or landscape architecture to describe their services.
- Texas lets landscape designers and landscape contractors practice without registration.
- Texas exempts landscape plans for a single-family residence.
- Texas exempts plans a person makes for personal use on property they own.
- Texas lets nursery stock sellers licensed by the Department of Agriculture practice without registration.
- TBAE registers landscape architects.
Who can design your Texas landscape?
Many people. Occupations Code 1052.003 lets landscape designers, landscape contractors, building designers and licensed nursery stock sellers work without registration, and exempts plans for a single-family residence or your own property.
Who can use the title?
Only registrants. 1052.151 bars unregistered people from calling themselves landscape architects or describing their services as landscape architecture.
How do you check?
Search TBAE's registrants.
How to choose a provider in Texas
- Decide whether you need a designer or a registered landscape architect.
- Verify anyone using the title on TBAE.
- Get scope, deliverables and fees in writing.
- Hire a TCEQ-licensed irrigator for any irrigation.
Questions people ask
Who registers landscape architects in Texas?
TBAE.
Do I need one for my house?
Texas exempts plans for a single-family residence.
Can a landscape contractor design my yard?
Yes.
Can a designer call themselves a landscape architect?
No.
Can I draw my own landscape plans?
Yes, for property you own.
Who installs irrigation?
A TCEQ-licensed irrigator, unless an exemption applies.
Sources
- Texas Occupations Code 1052.151, landscape architect registration
- Texas Occupations Code 1052.003, practice of landscape architecture
- Texas Board of Architectural Examiners, Registrants (search)
- TCEQ, Landscape Irrigator, Irrigation Technician, and Irrigation Inspector Licensing
- Texas Occupations Code 1903.002, irrigator exemptions (incidental work by landscape architects)
This guide was written by our editorial team from the public sources listed above. It is general information, not legal advice; confirm licensing and terms directly with any provider.
