Useful Links

To find links to member websites, visit the member directory.

Trade Association Links

• American Nursery and Landscape Association (ANLA)
• Green Industries of Colorado (GreenCO) is made up of eight associations:

     1. Colorado Nursery & Greenhouse Association (CNGA)

     2. Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado (ALCC)

     3. American Society of Landscape Architects, Colorado Chapter (CCASLA)

     4. Colorado Association of Lawn Care Professionals (CALCP)

     5. Garden Centers of Colorado (GCC)

     6. Rocky Mountain Sod Growers Association (RMSGA) 

     7. Colorado Weed Management Association

     8. International Society of Arboriculture – Rocky Mountain Chapter

• ProGreen Expo - The Colorado green industry's annual trade show.
• Society of American Florists

Education & Research Links

• Colorado State University - CSU has a wide variety of majors in the College of Agricultural Sciences.
• CSU Cooperative Extension - Colorado State University's link to the public. Extension agents can help with gardening and landscaping problems and give information for landscaping in the Rocky Mountain region.
• CSU Floriculture & Greenhouse Extension
• CSU Plant Environmental Research Center 
• CSU Woody Plant Research
• Ellison Chair in International Floriculture - Valuable research findings and information resources for advancing the health and vitality of the floriculture industry, developed and gathered by Dr. Charlie Hall, a Texas A&M University professor and popular ProGreen presenter.

• Front Range Community College (FRCC)
• FRCC Horticulture and Landscape Technologies Program

• The Landlovers - CNGA has recently become a partner with other state and national organizations in a program designed to attract young people to the industry called The Landlovers.
• Plant Select® - Plant Select® is a program designed to seek out and distribute the very best plants for gardens from the high plains to the intermountain region.
• PlantTalk Colorado 
• Watersavers.com

Other Important Links

Some things to consider when Planning a Greenhouse Business

• Denver Water - Information, tips and ideas on how to conserve water and an article on Xeriscaping.
• MetroNorth Newspapers - Our papers, the Westminster Window, Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel and Westsider strive to provide our readers with the best and most thorough coverage of our communities. We work hard each week to tell the stories we think are most important to our subscribers. Our award-winning staff produces, in my opinion, some of the finest work in the state and even in the nation. Year after year, professional newspaper judges agree with that assessment.
• South Adams County Water & Sanitation District - Dedicated to providing affordable and sustainable water resources.
• www.irrigation.org - Since 1949, Irrigation Association members worldwide have worked toward a shared vision - water conservation through efficient irrigation.
• Invasivespeciesinfo.gov - A link to managing invasive species. 
• OSHA Link - Safety and Health Topics - Landscape and Horticultural Services 

Japanese Beetle Quarantine Implementation
Colorado’s Japanese Beetle (Popillia japonica) Quarantine has been approved will be effective January 1, 2010. How will the quarantine be enforced? What is required of Colorado’s nursery growers, producers and landscapers?

• Full article
• CDA JB Quarantine Implementation Act
• Japanese Beetle Harmonization Plan
• Gearing up for Japanese Beetle Quarantine Compliance
• Why Japanese Beetle Quarantine?  

• 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

Colorado Nursery Act 
The glossary is provided to assist facilitate a clear understanding of terminology between the Colorado Measurement Standards Section and the green industry.