Among the fastest growing segments of Georgia agriculture, landscaping and lawn care are important ways to add to and maintain a home's value. UGA Extension provides advice about caring for and protecting lawns and landscapes from pests and disease, and helps both homeowners and lawncare professionals ensure that their grass is always greener.
Our Programs and Services
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Arborist Safety Training Trainings in safe climbing, tree removal, and groundwork operations.
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Georgia Certified Landscape Professional For managers and technicians in both the landscape installation and maintenance businesses.
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Georgia Green Landscape Steward Program A certification program for Georgia businesses and residences on implementing sustainable green practices in their landscape.
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Landscape Worker Safety Training A three-part online training covering general precautions, equipment safety and pesticide safety.
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On-Site and Telephone Consultation Available in many situations for home owners and consumers.
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Pesticide Safety Education Program Georgia's Pesticide Safety Education Program promotes the responsible and safe use of pesticides throughout Georgia. We accomplish this by providing the educational resources, training programs, and materials needed to help both private and commercial pesticide applicators achieve certification and subsequently to maintain the knowledge to safely and effectively make use of restricted-use and all other pesticides.
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Soil and Water Testing Services Increase your yield, test your water quality, and more.
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Sports Turfgrass Management Certificate Up-to-date turfgrass management practices for the sports field industry.
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SuperCrew Training Series Self-paced series on turfgrass installation, ornamentals planting and pruning, pesticide safety, and more.
Recent Publications
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Juniper Scale: A Common Scale Insect in Nurseries and Landscapes (C 1317) The juniper scale is a sporadic pest of juniper, cypress, and cedar trees in nurseries and landscapes in Georgia. It is an armored scale, where the wax cover is not a part of its body but can actually…
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Commercial Pecan Spray Guide (B 841) This publication provides guidance for insect, disease, and weed control in commercial pecan orchards for 2025.
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Dogwood Borer (C 1316) The dogwood borer can be a destructive pest of many ornamental trees in nurseries and landscapes. The dogwood borer also attacks fruit and nut trees in landscapes and commercial orchards. It is native…
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2025 Southeast Regional Muscadine Grape Integrated Management Guide (AP 126-4) This 2025 update to the regional integrated pest management guide provides recommendations for muscadine grape production in the Southeastern U.S. Recommendations are based on information from the man…
Websites
UGA-affiliated
UGA Urban Ag Resources for Georgia's Green Industry.
Turf at UGA This site contains detailed information and growing recommendations for species of turfgrass, and provides links to relevant publications from Extension and researchers, turfgrass management courses and other sites.
Turfgrass Breeding at UGA Briefly summarizes turfgrass varieties and Georgia's turfgrass production.
UGA Turfgrass Team The exceptional team behind several premier turfgrass varieties, making its mark through solid, long-term commitments to new cultivar development, education and on-going research and support for all of our grasses.
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A Bug’s Life Love them or hate them, bugs are a fact of life in the South.
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Seed Starting A great garden starts with a little planning. UGA Cooperative Extension horticulture specialists provide expert advice on starting plants from seeds to get a head start for your best vegetable garden yet.
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NAI Senior Members The National Academy of Inventors has selected eight University of Georgia researchers as 2025 NAI Senior Members, surpassing its own record of five inductees set last year.
