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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Proud
WGGA Sponsor
Green Living Festival
Saturday,
March 10,2012
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Paulding County High School
1297 Villa Rica Highway
Dallas, GA 30157
Featuring:
Paulding County Master Gardeners, Paulding County Farm Bureau, Paulding
County Water Department, and Paulding County 4-H'ers, UGA Cooperative
Extension, Elrod Garden Center, and many more.
GUFC
Tree Talks
Winter, 2011 issue
now available
Community
Supported Agriculture
LOCAL FARMS
FRESH PRODUCE
CHOCOLATE
JAMS&JELLIES
MORE&MORE&MORE
enter
your zip code here
to find a CSA near you!
Kudzu
Bug Warning!
Pest Warning!
info here
The Benefits of Human-Plant Interaction
written for AIB, Dr. Hall of Texas A&M discusses
how plants benefit us emotionally and economically
Trees
Eat Pollution Better Than Expected
research from the National Center for Atmospheric Research
published in the Oct. 21, 2010 issue of Science Express
summary
here
Bulldog
Bytes
Disposing of Pesticides
right here
Great
info from Mary Carol Sheffield, CES, on garden and lawn diseases
right
here
Africanized Honey Bee
Now in Georgia!
(photo Utah CES)
UGA CES info here
Run, don't swat.
Be safe, but remember honeybees pollinate about 30% of our food!
Don't harm the good ones!
UGA
Publications of Interest
(courtesy Willie O. Chance, UGA-UrbanAg)
Weed Control in Liriope & Mondo
Controlling Poison Ivy in the Landscape
Winter
Protection of Ornamental Plants
(what not to do late Summer/early Fall)
Uso de Herbicidas de Preemergencia para Digitaria y Otras Malezas Anuales de Verano
Control de Poa annua en Céspedes Comerciales no Residenciales de Georgia
A guide to native
wildflowers, ferns, shrubs, trees and vines for gardens in the State of
Georgia
By Douglasvillian
(?)
Betty Benson
more info here
Please contact any Board member or send
us an e-mail with your suggestions for the association or this website!
WGGA
MEETING
9 February 5:30-8:30
Douglasville Conference Center
Bar-B-Que Dinner
Fuel Related Issues
Jeff Taylor, ACE Hardware
GA
Dept. of Public Safety Compliance Issues
Anthony Hudson, Motor Carrier Compliance Div.
RSVP to Kevin, please and thank you
Sustainable
Landscape Training Landscape
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012
9-12 at Cobb County Water Lab
662 South Cobb Drive
Marietta, GA 30060
--Site Preparation for Planting-Cobb County Extension
-Planting-Best Practices-HighGrove
-Water Management-Ewing Irrigation
-Maintenance-Brickman Landscape Company
-How and Where to Locate Additional Training and
Information-Cobb County Water System
This training is intended for Landscape Maintenance Crews and is limited
to 30 attendees. There is no charge for the class but pre-registration
is required.
Contact Kathy Nguyen
(770) 419-6244 or kathy.nguynen@cobbcounty.org
Certificates of Training will be provided by Cobb County Water Department.
Sponsored
by Ewing Irrigation
for more info click the schedule below
Sponsored
by John Deere
Light Your Way to More Profits -
Lighting Fundamentals-Solid State Lighting-LED
23
February 10am-3pm
Holiday Inn Express, Douglasville
FREE
UGA
Trial Garden Classic City Awards
the best of UGA's trial gardens
Great ideas for your next job here
Arborist
Training
FREE
!!!!2011
UGA TRIAL GARDEN WINNERS!!!!
more
info here
(thanks GGIA for the info)
Checkout
UGA Botanical Garden's Calendar of Events
There's something for just about everyone
The calendar is here
Got
30 minutes?
Check out UGA's webinar archive
(click the picture to go to UGA's Urban Ag site
for info you can use right now!)
Thank
you to the following WGGA Members for your help on
the 2011 Freedom Island project!
McPlants, Douglasville Ace Hardware, Alternative Environments, Wynn's Intensive Lawn Care, Black Rock Landscaping, Keen Edge Lawn Care, Douglas County Extension Office, Accent Nursery & Landscaping, Chip's Lawn Care, Hydro Irrigation, John Deere Landscapes, N G Turf, Triple Creek Flower Farm, Well Done Lawn & Landscaping, Mood Swings
Your
donation of professional time, equipment, and material is greatly appreciated.
Thank you for your support!
Craig McManus-Chan Weeks-Kevin Livingston
A
Turf
For All Seasons
Proud sponsor
of WGGA
now open!
Arborist
Safety Training
ISA CEU's, cat 24 CEU's
8
FEB - Norcross, Chainsaws
15 MARCH - Dallas, Ground Operations
(click for more info)
Tesslaar's Garden Trends for 2012
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
The
Center for Urban Agriculture & Department of Horticulture
30 minute webinars (FREE)
archives of presentations here
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
New UGA CES publications
Soil
Preparation
and Planting Procedures for Ornamental Plants in the Landscape
available
here
offers a wide variety of professionally targeted,
as well as homeowner interest, publications. Some are free, some have
a small cost. All are written by UGA Cooperative Extension and CAES or
FCS research faculty and all are full of the latest scientific info on
many topics of interest to green pros. More info is right
here.
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.
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)
Members:
Please fill out the information form here so we can keep your company in front of your customers!
WGGA is a
proud member of the Douglas
County Chamber of Commerce
