The goals of APLD® are to:

	Advance landscape design as an independent profession and to promote the recognition of landscape designers as highly qualified, dedicated professionals by establishing standards of excellence in the delivery of landscape design services and encouraging landscape designers to achieve and maintain such standards of excellence through participation in continuing education and professional programs
	Promulgate and encourage the Association's standards of practice
	Keep landscape designers abreast of the latest information and developments in the field and broadening the field's scope of traditional landscape design to new and important areas such as management of the environment and the preservation of historically significant landscapes
	Provide a forum for landscape designers to share ideas and learn from the experiences of others
	Educate the public about the profession

The APLD New England Chapter represents APLD members in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island and Vermont.

Organized in 2005, the Chapter is committed to the common pursuit of the goals of the international organization.  The chapter organizes and participates in local events, provides workshops for members to develop their professional skills and educates the public to the merits of quality landscape design and the benefits of working with a professional landscape designer.