Area residents and business professionals within the landscape, garden center, tree care and turf
industry interested in expanding their knowledge about horticulture are invited to attend the 2014
Northwest Ohio Green Industry summer session at Owens Community College on Aug. 6.
Presented by Owens Community College in conjunction with the Ohio State University Extension/ABE Center
in Bowling Green, workshop will occur from 10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. in the College’s Audio/Visual
Classroom Center. The event is open to the public.
The regional workshop will feature various presentations on insects and pesticides, tree and plant care,
turf and landscape topics by industry professionals from OSU Extension, Owens Community College and
keynote speaker Matthew Ross, continuing education coordinator at Longwood Garden.
Attendees will have the opportunity to choose from three concurrent tracks of 12 different presentations
on topics such as managing wildlife conflict in the landscape, integrating natives into your veggie
garden, underutilized woody shrubs, and what’s new in herbaceious perennials.
Continuing education credits (CEU) will be available from OCNT, ISA and ODA for all sessions that
qualify. All sessions count as CEU for Master Gardener Volunteers and Ohio Certified Volunteer
Naturalists.
The workshop registration fee is $25 (onsite registration is $30).
For additional information or to register, call 419-354-6916 or 567-661-7623
Owens is located on Oregon Road in Perrysburg Township.