LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE QAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
PASS 2026/2027
Where does a maintenance gardener spray? - ANS On or around ornamental plants, turf, fruit
trees, shrubs, and small fruits and berries. Areas typically include homes, businesses,
cemeteries, parks, malls and places with indoor plants. Work often around human activities.
Why does a maintenance gardener spray? - ANS To control a pest so that it does not compete
with other plants for nutrition, and for aesthetics.
What is a weed? - ANS A weed is a plant that is not desired in a landscape. Weeds also
compete with desired plants for water, nutrition, and space.
What is a pest? - ANS A pest is an organism that can cause problems in various ways
including: competing with people for food and fiber; transmitting diseases between plants,
damaging plants, and damaging structures
Why is it important to identify a pest? - ANS Misidentification and lack of information about a
pest could cause you to choose the wrong control method or apply the control at the wrong
time.
@2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED 1
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
PASS 2026/2027
Where does a maintenance gardener spray? - ANS On or around ornamental plants, turf, fruit
trees, shrubs, and small fruits and berries. Areas typically include homes, businesses,
cemeteries, parks, malls and places with indoor plants. Work often around human activities.
Why does a maintenance gardener spray? - ANS To control a pest so that it does not compete
with other plants for nutrition, and for aesthetics.
What is a weed? - ANS A weed is a plant that is not desired in a landscape. Weeds also
compete with desired plants for water, nutrition, and space.
What is a pest? - ANS A pest is an organism that can cause problems in various ways
including: competing with people for food and fiber; transmitting diseases between plants,
damaging plants, and damaging structures
Why is it important to identify a pest? - ANS Misidentification and lack of information about a
pest could cause you to choose the wrong control method or apply the control at the wrong
time.
@2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED 1
