The 2022 Virginia Turfgrass Council Turf and Landscape Short Course will be held December 6-8 at the Belmont Recreation Center (1600 Hilliard Road, Henrico, VA 23228).
The Short Course will include sessions on the following topics:
- Turfgrass Basics and Soil Basics (Mike Goatley, VT)
- Principles of Horticulture
- Weeds in the Landscape (Jeff Derr, VT)
- Insects in the Landscape (Alejandro Del-Pozo, VT)
- Legislative Issues Across the Nation (Bob Mann, NALP)
- Tree Botany and Maintenance (Joel Koci, VSU)
- Tree Installation and Maintenance (Joel Koci, VSU)
- Natives in the Landscape; DCR’s Nutrient Management Program (Anita Tuttle, DCR)
- Keep it Legal: Rules for Fertilizer, Pesticides, etc. (Gonzalo Ortiz, DCR)
- Transition Zone Challenges (Stephanie Romelczyk, VCE)
- Landscaping Mistakes and Challenges (Stephanie Romelczyk, VCE)
- Working with Environmental Groups
- Botany 101 (Guy Mussey, VCE)
- Pruning, Planting, and Mulching (Guy Mussey, VCE)
For more information, visit https://vaturf.org/landscape-and-lawn-short-course/