The 2019 Professional Grounds Management Society (PGMS) School of Grounds Management returns to GIE+EXPO. The 2019 conference will take place at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky., Oct. 15-18. The conference will include: 14 education sessions 3 breakfasts Annual welcome reception Pre-conference field trip to Masonic Homes Kentucky and Waterfront Botanical Gardens GIE+EXPO – 1000+ vendors and 20-acre outdoor... read more
The Professional Grounds Management Society (PGMS) has announced their Certified Grounds Technician (CGT) certification has been recognized by the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE). CGT certification is now available to qualifying Virginia high school students and its recognition by the state encourages more students to pursue green industry employment opportunities by testing skills necessary to the grounds maintenance field. According... read more
The Professional Grounds Management Society (PGMS) School of Grounds Management (SGM) is designed to provide grounds managers with the hard-to-find opportunity to gain knowledge, ask questions and network with their peers. These interactive programs feature education seminars on must-know topics as well as a pre-conference field trip and access to the GIE+EXPO, the green industry’s only national trade show. Taking... read more
By: Ron Hall Most of you probably aren’t old enough to remember the Peanut Gallery. In the 1950s the Peanut Gallery was the small group of children comprising the studio audience during broadcasts of the Howdy Dowdy Show. The children, perched in rows on bleachers just off camera, delightedly reacted to the antics of the show’s puppet characters — Howdy Dowdy,... read more
