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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2024 Southeast Regional Caneberry Integrated Management Guide (AP 121-4) This integrated pest management (IPM) guide for blackberry and raspberry production includes management of diseases, insects, and weeds through IPM principles. The 2024 Southeast Regional Caneberry In…
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Aerating Grain in Storage (B 712) Aeration conditions grain and seed by lowering the temperature of the material and equalizing the temperature within the storage structure. This prevents moisture migration and condensation and can re…
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Flowering Bulbs for Georgia Gardens (B 918) A wide variety of bulbs grow well in Georgia. Most are grown for their flowers and some for their foliage. They are grown as pot plants, in shrub borders, naturalistic plantings and in mass displays. …
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Control of Lace Bugs on Ornamental Plants (B 1102) Lace bug damage to the foliage of trees and shrubs detracts greatly from the plants' beauty, reduces the plants' ability to produce food, reduces the plants' vigor ad causes the plant to be more susce…
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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2024 Peach Season With no freezing temperatures in the forecast and hope for strong pricing during the upcoming season, peach growers are looking forward to a much-needed rebound this year.
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UGArden Tea in Dining Halls Opening the door to UGAarden’s herb drying room provokes an olfactory explosion — sharp peppermint, earthy tulsi, sweet calendula and floral chamomile mix into an herbal perfume that would undoubtedly have tea drinkers reaching for their kettles.
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Community Mosquito Management Spring is approaching and now is a great time to schedule a community clean-up event.
