California Landscape License Welcome to the first step in obtaining your California Landscape Contractors License. CTS Home Study has assisted thousands of people to pass the California Landscape license exam. Our classes are fully guaranteed. A contractors license is a valuable tool and we make getting your California landscape license easy. Now is a great time to get your California landscape contractor license. All you need is four years of landscaping experience. CALIFORNIA NOW ACCEPTS SELF-EMPLOYED EXPERIENCE!!! Landscape Contractor license course specs A landscape contractor constructs, maintains, repairs, installs, or subcontracts the development of landscape systems and facilities for public and private gardens and other areas which are designed to aesthetically, architecturally, horticulturally, or functionally improve the grounds within or surrounding a structure or a tract or plot of land. In connection therewith, a landscape contractor prepares and grades plots and areas of land for the installation of any architectural, horticultural and decorative treatment or arrangement. The california Landscaping (C-27) contractor examination is divided into nine major sections. These sections are: 1. Landscaping Planning and Design (17%) Site Inspection Property Lines Plans and Specifications 2. Site Preparation (8%) Grading and Trenching Drainage Erosion Control 3. Concrete Installation (8%) Sleeving and Forming Reinforcement Pour and Finish 4. Irrigation System Installation and Maintenance (23%) Irrigation Control Irrigation and Distribution Point of Connection 5. Electrical Work (2%) Wiring Controllers and Transformers 6. Hardscape Construction (9%) Decks and Arbors Retaining Walls Waterscapes Fences, Borders, and Pathways 7. Plant Material Installation and Maintenance (13%) Landscape Preparation Planting and Transplanting Pruning 8. Lawn Installation and Maintenance (8%) Installation of Turf Preventive Turf Maintenance 9. Safety (12%) Site, Equipment, and Gear Excavating Electrical *Percentages are approximate* Besides granting landscape contractor licenses, the California Contractors State License Board also handles construction-related complaints. Our landscape license course is comprehensive and covers all areas of landscape contractor services, allowing you to avoid common errors. The State of California does not recognize contractor licenses issued by other states. You must apply for and be issued a contractor license by the California Contractors State License Board. The landscape license course covers all areas necessary to pass the CSLB including the Law and Business examination. And we guarantee that you will pass the California landscape contractors license test.