MG Snippets 2-11-11

MG Snippets 2-11-11

(If you know someone who’s starting a landscape business, please pass this info along.)

ATHENS: Cost Estimating and Job Bidding Hands-on Workshops for Landscape Professionals March 17-18, 2011, UGA Athens Campus. Hands-on cost estimating and bidding workshops for landscape professionals on the Athens campus of UGA. Participants will learn how to use Excel-based cost-estimating and bidding spreadsheets developed by UGA faculty. Day 1 will focus on installation cost estimating; Day 2 will concentrate on landscape maintenance cost estimating and job bidding. Participants may choose to attend one day or both days. Registration includes hand-outs, refreshments, lunch each day, and take-home copies of the computer programs. Registration is limited to 40 participants each day, so early registration is encouraged. For additional information and to register, see the following web site: http://www.hort.uga.edu/extension/programs/CEJBW/index.html

Persons interested in receiving registration information by mail or FAX can phone 706/542-0808 or 706/542-2861.

DECATUR: GPC Plant Sales start Saturday, March 26, 2011 Georgia Perimeter College Decatur Campus, 3251 Panthersville Road. 678-891-2668 Hours: 10am - 2pm Wednesdays: March 30, April 6, 13, 20, 27, May 4, 11, 18, 25; Saturdays: March 26, April 2, 9, 30, May 7, 21 http://www.gpc.edu/~decbt/

NEWNAN: Coweta County Master Gardeners’ Spring Plant Sale April 9th 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Coweta County Fairgrounds, 275 Pine Road, Newnan. Vegetable plants, annuals, perennials, shrubs and trees, hand-crafted stone garden art including bird baths, planters and statues .For information contact the Coweta County Extension Office at (770) 254-2620.

ATLANTA: Chattahoochee Unit of The Herb Society of America hosts its Annual Plant Sale April 9 and 10, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave. Rare and unusual herbs and specialty crafts will be available for purchase and members will be on hand to answer questions. Admission to the Garden is $19 for adults and $13 for children. For more information call 404-633-0078, email SRBailey1000@aol.com or visit www.cuhsa.org