The WEST GEORGIA GREEN ASSOCIATION is dedicated to
promoting the professional and ethical business practices of our members; developing public awareness of the value of the professional landscape industries and the environment; and education and networking.
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Please contact any Board member or send us an e-mail with your suggestions for the association or this website!
A
Turf
For All Seasons
Proud sponsor
of WGGA
now open!
Great pdf on Plants for Pollinators specifically for Douglasville area (Central Appalachian Broadleaf Forest) here
* FREE*
publication
from UGACES
Native Plants
for Georgia, Part I:
Trees, Shrubs and Woody Vines
available for free download as pdf
Alternative
Environments
Proud
Sponsor of WGGA
Got an iPhone?
Work with turfgrass?
UGA has an app for that!
More info here
Update on MSMA use in turfgrass (and other interesting facts) from the Paulding Co. CES newsletter
WGGA MEETING
Thursday, 9 September
6-8:30pm
Dan Reeves, Hunter Industries
Best Preactices in Water Management
White Oak Park, Main Building
sponsored by 
GREEN
INDUSTRY UPDATE
sponsored by Cobb County CES
Tuesday, 28 September, Cobb Co. Water Lab
Recertification hours - ISA, Cat 21,23,24,27
more info here
UGA-CES SURVEY
UGA-CES is running
a survey regarding their services.
Please take a minute or two to complete it and help our hard working Agents.
The UGA-CES survey is
here.
If you'd like to
see the results of the earlier GGIA survery,
they
are here
Pesticide Applicator Test Preparation
October-November
and January-February
(the classes are the same, two sessions are offered)
Wednesdays,
9am to 12n
Deer Lick Park
info for October-November session is available here
info for the January-February session is here
Landscape
Design Workshops for Green Industry Professionals
UGA sponsored, Griffin Campus
11 and 12 November
(different topics will be addressed so please attend either
or both)
more
info is available here
Cost
Estimating-Job Bidding
Workshops for Green Industry Professionals
UGA sponsored, Griffin Campus
18 and 19 November
(different topics will be addressed so please attend either
or both)
more
info is available here
Shade
Gardening Symposium
Saturday 25 September
Carroll Country Ag Center, Carrollton
keynote speaker Erica Glasener
sponsored by Carroll County Master Gardeners
Beginners
School for Small Farmers:
for nurseries as well as farmers
sponsored by UGA-CES, Rolling Hills RC&D, NRCS
August
31, 2010
White Oak Park
Dallas, GA
MORE
INFO HERE
Emerging
Issues in Tree and Forest Health:
Diagnosis and Treatment
Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources
Sept 8 to Sept 9
Flinchum's Phoenix, 650 Phoenix Road, Athens, Georgia
Arbotist CEU's available
more info available
here
Douglas
County UGA Extension 4 –H Youth
Small Fruit Plant Sale
order today, pick up 17 September
full
info here
New
rules for outdoor water use went into effect on June 1, 2010.
WATER SMART!
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Outdoor landscape irrigation is now allowed 7 days per week between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m.
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Outdoor irrigation is not allowed between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. with the exception of the following uses:
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Irrigation of personal food gardens
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Irrigation of new and replanted plant, seed, or turf in landscapes, golf courses, or sports turf fields during installation and for a period of 30 days immediately following the date of installation
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Drip irrigation or irrigation using soaker hoses
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Hand-watering with a hose with automatic cutoff or handheld container
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Irrigation of horticultural crops held for sale, resale, or installation
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Use of water withdrawn from private water wells or surface water
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Irrigation of athletic fields, golf courses, or public turf grass recreational areas
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Installation, maintenance, or calibration of irrigation systems
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Hydro-seeding
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Commercial agricultural operations
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Capture and reuse of cooling system condensate or storm water in compliance with applicable local ordinances and state guidelines
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Reuse of gray water in compliance with Code
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Use of reclaimed waste water by a designated user from a system permitted by the Environmental Protection Division of the department to provide reclaimed waste water (from GGIA)
Wanna be famous?
Write
an article for the WGGA website!
Preferably something educational - how you solved a problem
that might be seen by another member, or something unusual you tried and
what happened (failures are as educational as successes!)
- or hints for homeowners (how to prune, different turfgrasses,
what's a weed) - or something interesting - or something intriguing
- or funny - or -
You
and your company will be given full credit and we'll show your logo and
phone number very large.
Right here on the first page!
Please
e-mail them
here. Photos are good.
(Please identify any people and give a date and city location.)
Please note all will be reviewed before publication and may be edited.
Even
if you don't know Dr. Alan Armitage, you probably
have one of his books. Here's another look at one of UGA's outstanding
professors and a great writer and plantsman.
Dancing
with the Athens Stars
Members:
Please fill out the information form here so we can keep your company in front of your customers!
Army
webworms
running wild!
(Well, crawling wild, anyway.)
more
info here
Amazing
FARMERS MARKET IN VILLA RICA
"Market at the Mill"
Every
Wednesday through September
4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Sponsored by the Villa Rica Downtown Development Authority
At the new outdoor amphitheater at the Mill in the heart of downtown Villa Rica
Local farmers only. Fruits, vegetables, plants, herbs, flowers, eggs, homemade baked goods, jellies and jams and honey and cooking demonstrations, too.
Great
info from Mary Carol Sheffield, CES, on garden and lawn diseases
right
here
Interested in a specific specialty
for training, education or certification exam?
Select a topic below and go to a page for that topic.
WGGA is a
proud member of the Douglas
County Chamber of Commerce
