Best Practices help industry professionals avoid missteps and operate collectively for the greater good of our industry and our state.
GreenCO Best Management Practices (BMPs), are guidelines on how to reduce water consumption and protect water quality while producing, designing, installing and maintaining healthy, beautiful landscapes. The current BMPs as well as information on BMP Training can be found on the GreenCO website. Additional water related information is available at the GreenCO website.
These materials were developed by GreenCO members in cooperation with Colorado State University Cooperative Extension, Denver Water, Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District and Wright Water Engineers.
The glossary is provided to facilitate a clear understanding of terminology between the Colorado Measurement Standards Section and the green industry.
Colorado’s Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica) Quarantine has been in effect since January 1, 2010. How will the quarantine be enforced? What is required of Colorado’s nursery growers, producers and landscapers?
The Front Range Tree Recommendation List© was developed through the collaborative efforts of 12 individuals, three from each of the four participating professional groups: the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), the Colorado Nursery & Greenhouse Association (CNGA), municipal arborists representing the Colorado Tree Coalition (CTC), and the Colorado State University (CSU) Extension. Based on the committee’s collective education, knowledge, and experience more than 250 trees or varieties were evaluated and rated, resulting in a single reference list for professionals to use and share with their customers or residents. View and download the List.
This recommendation, presented by a GreenCO committee in February 2012, is the result of collaborative work by industry professionals representing the Colorado Nursery & Greenhouse Association (CNGA), municipal arborists/Colorado Tree Coalition (CTC), American Society of Landscape Architects-Colorado (ASLA-CO), Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado (ALCC), and Colorado State University (CSU).
The purpose of the project was to create a single recommendation for green industry professionals that was based on respected sources and decades of hands-on experience by professionals involved in the growing, siting, installation, and care of trees. Current research in addition to the experiences of those on the committee was used in the development of the recommendation. The collective intent was to ensure the best possible outcome for the planting of trees in the landscape.
To view, download and print the GreenCO Tree Planting Recommendations, click here.
Colorado Standards for Container Labeling
Glossary of Weights and Measures Terms
National Standards for Container Marketing – This document was developed through a collaborative effort between industry representatives and Colorado Measurement Standards Section, the agency responsible for Colorado inspections. For those buying products outside Colorado, it is recommended that you advise them of the Colorado requirements. Educational enforcement will begin January 2007. State inspectors call on businesses selling green goods to learn more about the industry, evaluate, and assist the companies toward full compliance. Calculating Pot Volume – The part of a right circular cone between the base and a plane parallel to the base whose distance from the base is less than the height of the cone.
Height: h
Radius of bases: r, R
Volume = ð * h (R2+rR+r2) / 3
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