2025 Landscape and Grounds Maintenance Short Course

The Landscape and Grounds Maintenance Short course is held online annually for green industry professionals, especially those in landscaping, nurseries, arborist trade, and greenhouse/garden centers. Instructors are University of Wisconsin specialists and green industry experts. The program is hosted by Extension Horticulture Educators and the Wisconsin Arborists Association. Continuing Education Credits are available for arborists.

The event is held online Wednesday afternoons in February 2025, from 1-3:30 pm. Register for all 4 courses for $60 or one or more courses for $25 each.

Full Description of Courses With Bios

February 5, 2025
- 2024 Turf Insect and Disease Trends; Kurt Hockemeyer, Turfgrass Outreach Specialist, UW-Madison
- Sensational Sedges; Mark Dwyer, Horticulturist & Landscape Designer

February 12, 2025
- Buckthorn Management Update; Mark Renz, Professor, UW-Madison
- Using Plants to Control Buckthorn; Dr. Mike Shuster, University of Minnesota

February 19, 2025
- The Best Things Come In Little Packages; Dr. Laura Jull, Associate Professor, UW-Madison
- Diseases of Crabapples and Lilacs to Challenge Your Landscaping Skills; Dr. Brian Hudelson, Director, Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic, UW-Madison Extension

February 26, 2025
- Wisconsin’s Trending and Emerging Landscape Insect Pests; PJ Liesch, Entomologist, UW-Madison Extension
- What's the deal with No Mow May?; Dr. Doug Soldat, Professor, UW-Madison

An EEO/AA employer, University of Wisconsin-Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and programming, including Title VI, Title IX, and the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements.

To ensure equal access to programs, please make requests for reasonable accommodations at least 10 days prior to the program. To request an accommodation, including language interpretation, contact: Lisa Johnson at 608-224-3715 or email johnson.lisa@danecounty.gov.