Why Become A Member?

Join LDI, and grow your landscaping business

If you provide professional landscape services, the Landscape Design Institute (LDI) is the best investment you can make in your business.
We support practitioners in landscape design and environmental management, and have an extensive network of members around Australia.

As a LDI member you can:

• build a strong network of fellow professionals

• stay ahead, with continual education in the latest landscaping techniques and best business practice

• access a range of products from our sponsors

• protect your business with tailored, affordable professional indemnity and public liability insurance 

• promote your business through our online directory, magazine, events and awards

• meet with other landscape designers, suppliers, contractors and potential customers at seminars and local get-togethers

LDI opens the door to new business

Many councils see membership of LDI as a quality credential, making you eligible to submit landscape plans with Development Applications. It also reassures private home owners and commercial property owners that you will provide a quality service.

LDI promotes the importance of our profession

We actively promote the benefits of using professional landscape designers through our involvement in magazine editorials, garden judging and shows. LDI's National Landscape Design competition showcases members' work and is an excellent opportunity for media recognition.

Membership

LDI's membership structure is divided into 3 main pillars: Practice, Learn & Support.
If you are practicing in the landscape design industry, studying landscape design or landscape architecture, teaching the landscape designers of the future, or work in an industry allied to landscape design, there is a membership category for you.

Practice

• Members - Designers and practitioners currently working in the landscape industry are welcome to apply for membership in this category eg. Designers, Horticulturists, Landscape Contractors and Allied practitioners. Included in this category are those who have recently graduated with a qualification in landscape design or landscape architecture but not yet ready to submit a portfolio for Professional Landscape Designer membership.
• Professional Landscape Designers (PLD) - Experienced landscape design professionals can apply for membership in this category. Applicants are required to submit evidence of any formal qualifications held and a portfolio of 3 landscape designs prepared by them for assessment by LDI's Membership Committee. The assessment criteria applied to the portfolios can be viewed using the link below. 
• Registered Landscape Designers (RLD) - Applications for membership in this new aspirational category are called for in March and September of each year. To be eligible for consideration you must already hold PLD level membership. Applicants are required to demonstrate through their portfolios exceptional design skills and a commitment to maintaining the highest level of professionalism. 

Learn

• Students - All students enrolled in a landscape design or landscape architecture course from any institution can apply for LDI Student membership.
• Education - All educators working in a landscape design or landscape architecture faculty are invited to become an LDI Education Member.

Support

• Affiliates - All who work in industries allied to landscape design, not eligible to join in other member categories - apply for Affiliate membership.

When you join, you must agree to a Code of the Ethics. This ensures the integrity, conduct and service we all provide is of the highest standard.

Assessment Criteria

Apply Now - Choose from our Grades of membership

• Member - a designer or practitioner currently working in the landscape industry

• Professional Landscape Designer - an experience landscape designer able to submit a portfolio of designs

• Registered Landscape Designer - LDI Members can apply for this membership level in March & September. Login to the Members area to apply

• Education Member  - an Educational Institution, or teacher, engaged in teaching landscape design or landscape architecture

• Student Member - studying in a recognised course

• Affiliate Member - in an industry affiliated to landscape design

Fees