Whether you’re a landscape professional or just out to win the
lawn-of-the-month award, you’ll find workshops to meet your needs
at the “Grow and Mow
Expo” Jan. 15-17 in College Park, Ga.
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The three-day expo will be at the Georgia International Convention
Center. It will offer workshops and seminars designed to
provide the latest information on water management, landscaping,
turf management, nursery practices and marketing.
University of Georgia
researchers and Georgia green industry professionals will provide
the most recent information on new turfs, advanced weed
management and landscaping and building around trees. They’ll
also offer sessions on beginning and advanced turf management,
irrigation and water management.
Learn More About Turf
The expo is designed for anyone who wants to know more about
managing turf, from golf course superintendents to homeowners.
Visitors can learn through workshops, educational sessions and
symposiums.
It starts officially on Monday, Jan. 14, at 1 p.m. with two
professional exams: the Georgia Green Industry
Association certified plant professional exam and the Georgia
certified landscape professional exam.
The first workshops will begin Jan. 15 at 8 a.m. They will end at
4 p.m. Educational sessions on Jan. 16 will run from 8 a.m.
until 5:30 p.m. On Thursday, symposiums and workshops will run
from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Registration Varies
You may attend the whole three days of the expo or just the days
you prefer. For example, you can sign up for Tuesday all day,
Tuesday morning only or Tuesday afternoon only. The registration
fee will be adjusted accordingly.
Fees range from $40 to $125 for workshops and include
instruction, lunch, notebook and trade show.
The Georgia
Turfgrass Association and GGIA sponsor the expo, along with
the UGA College
of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Georgia Golf Course
Superintendents, Georgia Sod Producers Association, Georgia Flower Growers
Association and Metro
Atlanta Landscape and Turf Association.
For a brochure, directions or more about fees, call (800)
687-6949. Or see the expo’s Web site (www.ggia.org/GAME/
GHome.htm).
