Spring Open House
Oglevee Greenhouse, McDonough, GA
February 15, 2006
sponsored by Oglevee Ltd.
The University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service and
The Center for Urban Agriculture
Great topics, entertaining speakers, tour, free plants, food, pesticide
credits, and more!
9:30-10:00 am Registration & Coffee
10:00-10:45 am Plant with Untapped Potential Streptocarpus
Production & Marketing (Bodie Pennisi, UGA)
10:45-11:30 am Why and What Do People Buy? Insights into the Mind of 21st
Century
Consumer (Forrest Stegelin, UGA)
11:30-12:30 am Color, Color, Color! (Tour of Oglevee)
12:30-1:00 pm Lunch (provided)
1:00-1:45 pm New Guinea Impatiens Production Tips (Jim Faust, Clemson
University)
1:45-2:30 pm Update on Major Greenhouse Pests (Will Hudson, UGA)
2:30-3:15 pm New Resources for Growers (Paul Thomas, UGA)
Directions to Oglevee Greenhouse, McDonough, GA
From metro Atlanta take I-75 South (about 30 miles).
Exit on #218, McDonough, Highway 20/81.
Follow Highway 81 East through town square and approximately 1 mile past
traffic light (at Eckerd Drug intersection). You will see McDonalds, turn
left on Lake Dow Road, take Lake Dow Road to Rosser (second street on right
past McDonough Church of Christ).
Turn right on Rosser and the greenhouse will be on the left.
Pesticide Credits in Category 24 Ornamental and Turf: 2
For registration and more information call: 770-957-1239
Registration deadline is February 8, 2006.
Susan Thornhill
GA Center for Urban Agriculture
1109 Experiment St.
Griffin, GA 30223-1797
Phone: 770-233-6107
Fax: 770-233-6109
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