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Landscape alert: 2020 Spring Turfgrass Update #2
Click below for UGA Turfgrass Extension Specialist Clint Waltz’s important information for turgrass professionals regarding maintenance and other issues during the upcoming months. 2020 Spring Blog 2
Read MoreLandscape alert: 2020 Spring Turfgrass Update #1
Click below for UGA Turfgrass Extension Specialist Clint Waltz’s important information for turgrass professionals regarding maintenance and other issues during the upcoming months. 2020 Spring Blog 1
Read MoreMarketing Tools And Resources For The Coronavirus Era
From WT Digital Agency: COVID-19 has changed the world. Not only has the pandemic created a global health crisis, but many have argued the economic disruption will have as big of an impact as The Great Depression. As business owners struggle to maintain their businesses and their lifestyles, companies across the nation and the globe…
Read MoreWebinar: 5/22/20 “How To Sell Landscaping Over Video Conferencing”
Fri, May 22, 2020 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT The Coronavirus has people spooked… but you can still sell and service their lawn and landscape projects WITHOUT meeting them in person. Do they know this? Probably not! Find out how to use the power of video conferencing, one-to-one sales videos, and webinars to lead…
Read MoreWebinar: 5/14/20, Stanton Law LLC: “Wellbeing for Business Leaders: Navigating the New Normal”
From Stanton Law, LLC: For more than two months, we’ve all been living with the highly stressful conditions caused by COVID-19. Our lives have been completely disrupted, causing a variety of emotions that we’re not used to feeling – fear, anxiety and grief. Our lack of control, combined with all the negativity communicated through the…
Read MoreGrowers, suppliers, retail – video and resources from NICH
The National Initiative for Consumer Horticulture (NICH) offers these resources for growers, suppliers and retail operations: “Doing business under difficult circumstances – finding the resources you need” PPT presentation slides and list of links Video presentation
Read MoreUpdates from Georgia Department of Agriculture – Pesticide Licensing
Pesticide Applicator Recertification/expiration update from the Georgia Department of Agriculture For certified applicators with recertification/expiration dates between June 1, 2020, and December 21, 2020, you can request a 90-day training deadline extension. Please direct all requests for extensions to Tim Taylor, Certification & Training Specialist, by tel: 404-656-3641 or email: timothy.taylor@agr.georgia.gov (Email is the preferred…
Read MoreOSHA Update – Covid-19 Recordable & Fleet Safety/Compliance
We reached out to a contact from OSHA to provide you with information on Covid-19 issues and vehicles/fleet safety and compliance. OSHA has limited jurisdiction regarding the operations of vehicles; therefore, the OSHA website does not have anything specific on fleet vehicles. However, vehicle cleaning is mentioned for various types of industries in several of…
Read MoreBusiness resources – Guidance Document for Nurseries, Retail Garden Centers, Landscape Supply
We’ve created a guidance document for nurseries, retail garden centers, landscape supply stores and all brick & mortar other brick & mortar businesses with foot traffic, who might have “challenges in consumer behavior” with their customers. Most of you are already doing this very well, but we wanted to provide this assistance with fliers…
Read MoreBusiness resources – Guidance Documents for Landscape and Landscape Suppliers
PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT SERVICES: Workers such as plumbers, electricians, exterminators, builders, contractors, HVAC Technicians, landscapers, and other service providers who provide services that are necessary to maintaining the safety, sanitation, and essential operation of residences, businesses and buildings such as hospitals, senior living facilities, any temporary construction required to support COVID-19 response. We…
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