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	SMARTSCAPE LANDSCAPE TRAINING FOR PROFESSIONALS
	February 22 through March 17, 2010: Spring Session Smartscape is a training program for nursery and landscape professionals designed to encourage consistent horticultural practices compatible with the Sonoran Desert. The program is endorsed by statewide landscape organizations. The Spring 2010 Smartscape class will be held Monday and Wednesday evenings 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm from February 22 through March 17, 2010. Classes will be held at: UofA Cooperative Extension office at: 4341 E. Broadway Phoenix, AZ 85040 For more information contact Tyler Storey tvstorey@cals.arizona.edu, 602-827-8200 Energy and water efficient landscaping, also known as Xeriscape, is an increasingly marketable commodity. Becoming a skilled Smartscape professional will improve your ability to provide quality service to your customers or employer, enhance your business image, and allow you the opportunity to create beautiful and efficient landscapes compatible with our desert communities. Smartscape is presented as a series of eight 2 1/2 -hour workshops. Each workshop focuses on a specific topic including: Landscape Design and Renovation Drip Irrigation Design and Installation Soils, Plants, and Water Water Management and Irrigation Controllers Desert Adapted Plants Maintaining Desert Adapted Plants Plant Selection and Installation Solutions to Plant Problems The instructor for each workshop is an acknowledged expert in the subject matter that is being presented and is qualified by virtue of both education and professional work experience. All participants who successfully complete the workshops receive a certificate proving that they have completed the Smartscape training. Smartscape is presented in both the Phoenix and Tucson areas. If you would like to be contacted for more information, please send an e-mail with your contact information to tvstorey@cals.arizona.edu or call 602-827-8200.	SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS Arizona Certified Landscape Professionals www.azlca.com/ACLP.htm Arizona Landscape Contractors Association www.azlca.com Arizona Municipal Water Users Association www.amwua.org Arizona Nursery Association www.azna.org SRP Tucson Water www.ci.tucson.az.us/water/smartscape.htm University of Arizona Cooperative Extension ag.arizona.edu/extension/ In the Tucson area: Contact the Pima County Cooperative Extension office at (520) 626-5161 or visit their Web site http://www.ag.arizona.edu/pima/smartscape
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