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TCLA Study Manual

The Texas Certified Landscape Associate (TCLA) study manual includes TNLA's Best of Texas Landscape Guide. Both are DIGITAL DOWNLOADS in PDF format. TNLA's Best of Texas Landscape Guide is a useful study tool for the Plant Characteristics and Plant ID section of the TCLA exam.

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TCLA Manual Objective Includes:

  • First Aid and Safety
  • Landscape Design & Plan Reading
  • Grading, Drainage, Erosion Control & Measuring with an Instrument
  • Landscape Installation
  • Turf Selection and Establishment Practices
  • Paver Installation
  • Landscape Maintenance
  • Landscape Equipment
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Irrigation
  • Fertilizer
  • Pruning
  • Pesticides