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JULY 11, 2019 PLANT I.D. CLINIC (NE Ohio)
AUGUST 22, 2019 SNOW & ICE CLINIC (NE Ohio)
NOVEMBER 13, 2019 DORMANT PRUNING (NE Ohio)
This clinic is a hands-on training opportunity for you and your crews covering the basics of Plant ID for plants typically used in Zone 6 in Ohio. Many of the plants that will be covered are on the plant list for the Landscape Industry Certified Technician’s Test. Sponsored by Davis Tree Farm & Nursery. See page 7 for more details.
Join us at St. Michael’s Woodside in Broadview Heights for our annual Snow & Ice Management Clinic, featuring Industry Experts, our Mini Trade Show, and more. Registration and Sponsorship Opportunities are available. See pages 26 & 27 for more details.
Dormant Pruning of Landscape Plants is a half-day, hands-on clinic and a timely training opportunity for you and your crews to learn the proper pruning techniques. Held at Willoway Nurseries in Avon, Ohio.
JULY 16, 2019 PLANT I.D. CLINIC (Central Ohio) This clinic is a hands-on training opportunity for you and your crews covering the basics of Plant ID for plants typically used in Zone 6 in Ohio. Many of the plants that will be covered are on the plant list for the Landscape Industry Certified Technician’s Test. Sponsored by Premier Plant Solutions. See page 30 for more details.
AUGUST AUGUST 1, 2019 OLA SCHOLARSHIP GOLF CLASSIC Join us at Bob-O-Link Golf Club in Avon for the OLA Scholarship Golf Classic! Proceeds from this event benefit our OLA Scholarship Fund. Our golf outing was created to help generate funding for our scholarship program, targeting qualified students interested in a vocation within the green industry. Call the OLA at 800-335-6521 for sponsorship opportunities. See page 20 & 21 for more details.
SEPTEMBER
NOVEMBER 19, 2019 DORMANT PRUNING (Central Ohio)
Joins us for our annual Landscape Facilities Tour. Location TBD. For more info call the OLA Office at 440.717.0002.
Dormant Pruning of Landscape Plants is a half-day, hands-on clinic and a timely training opportunity for you and your crews to learn the proper pruning techniques. Held at Premier Plant Solutions in Hilliard, Ohio.
OCTOBER
DECEMBER
OCTOBER 1, 2019 PLANT HEALTHCARE DAY
DECEMBER 12, 2019 STONE VENEER CLINIC (NE Ohio)
This full-day workshop combines all aspects of Plant Health Care (PHC) for both technicians and managers, with live demonstrations of PHC techniques – services based on the principles of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and proactive tree care management. Held on the grounds of Secrest Arboretum.
This hands-on clinic will teach the basics of mixing mortar, installing and grouting stone veneer. The techniques you will learn can be applied to both manufactured and natural stone. The demand for veneers has increased and this is a great opportunity to learn how to apply it in house. Sponsored and hosted by Mason Steel.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019 OLA FACILITY TOUR (NE Ohio)
OCTOBER 24, 2019 (Tentative) OLA FACILITY TOUR (Central Ohio) By establishing uncompromising technical and safety standards and making sure that employees have the best possible training and excellent equipment, Ahlum & Arbor delivers exceptional quality and value to their clients. Joins us as we tour Ahlum & Arbor’s facility to find out what has made them so successful.
LANDSCAPE INDUSTRY CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN TEST DATES Wed, Aug. 7, 2019 WRITTEN TEST 2:30 pm (OSU ATI, Wooster) Application Deadline: 6/1/19
Thurs, Aug. 8, 2019 HANDS-ON & WRITTEN TEST Day Long Event (OSU ATI, Wooster) Application Deadline: 6/1/19 The Growing Concern | May 2019 | 5