May 2026
Executive Director Message
Dear UAC Members and Supporters, 2025 is rapidly sailing by, and October brings cooler weather, fall color (and lots of leaf blower activity), and next thing you know, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year! Major milestone This year marks a milestone for UAC staff. I celebrated 20 years as Executive Director on September 9, serving since…
Consider coneflowers for attractive, colorful landscape designs
As we head into spring and summer, it’s time to get serious with your clients who love their gardens and ask, “Have you chosen your color palette yet?” I’m not…
Are you PRE-pared for PRE-emergent Summer Annual Weed Control? Crabgrass is here!
Forsythias are in bloom in Griffin, GA (Figure 1), and that means crabgrass (Digitaria spp.) control season is here, and other summer annual weeds such as goosegrass (Eleusine indica) and…
Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls
Provided by WS Pharr & Company, Risk Control Department While vacationing last year in Miami, Florida, a city under near constant construction, there hung large sign on the fence…
Landscape, Ag professionals to gather in Perry for education event March 6
Central Georgia is home to some of the state’s busiest sod farms, plant nurseries, and landscape companies. From bermuda sod in Perry to woody ornamentals in Lizella, this part of…
From Frost to Spring: Managing Cold Injury in Ornamentals
Cold damage to ornamental plants is a recurring challenge for Georgia landscapers each winter. While injury from low temperatures is often first noticed as aesthetic damage, cold stress can have…
NorthBridge® Bermudagrass Enhances Grounds at Grace New Hope Church
Grace New Hope Church in Lawrenceville, GA recently upgraded a high-traffic common area with five pallets of NorthBridge® Bermudagrass. The sod was donated by Sod Solutions and delivered by Sodmasters…
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