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Water It Right! | | 2006 Calendar of EventsJanuary 5-6, 2006, MID-STATES HORTICULTURAL EXPO (MSHE)
New show sponsored by the Kentucky Nursery & Landscape Association
the Tennessee Nursery & Landscape Association & the Southern Nursery Association
at the Kentucky Fair & Exposition Center, Louisville, KY
Contact: 770-953-3311 email: MidStates2006@sna.org January 6, 2006, NURSERY WEED MANAGEMENT SYMPOSIUM
The Westin Providence, Providence, RI
Contact: brian.manley@syngenta.com 518-851-2122 January 9-12, 2006, VTC'S 46th ANNUAL TURF & LANDSCAPE CONFERENCE & MARKETPLACE
Richmond, VA
Contact: www.thevtc.org January 10-12, 2006, EASTERN PA TURF CONFERENCE & TRADE SHOWS
Valley Forge Convention Center, King of Prussia, PA
Contact: 814-238-2402, busofc@paturf.org www.paturf.org January 10, 2006, VNLA BOARD MEETING & NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION (12:30-6:00 pm)
Baltimore Convention Center
Contact: 800-476-0055, info@vnla.org January 11-13, 2006, MANTS - Mid - Atlantic Nursery Trade Show
Baltimore MD January 11, 2006, VNA HORTICULTURE RESEARCH FOUNDATION BOARD MEETING (7-9:00 am)
Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel Restuarant, Baltimore, MD
Contact: 800-476-0055, info@vnla.org January 12, 2006, VNLA ANNUAL BREAKFAST MEETING (7-9:00 am)
Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore, MD
Contact: 800-476-0055, info@vnla.org January 12, 2006, VNLA ANNUAL RESEARCH GALA/AUCTION (6:30-11 pm)
"Gaming at the Gala" Casino Night at the B&O Railroad Museum, Baltimore
Contact: 800-476-0055, info@vnla.org January 13-15, 2006, BIRDING BUSINESS RETAIL WORKSHOP & TRADE SHOW
at Birdwatch America 2006 in Atlanta, GA
Contact: www.birdwatchamerica.com
January 18-21, 2006, NCAN "GREEN & GROWIN' SHOW"
Greensboro, NC January 17-19, 2006, WEST VIRGINIA NURSERY & LANDSCAPE ASSOCIATION
Winter Meeting at the Charleston Marriott Town Center, Charleston, WV
Contact: (800) 239-0796 wvnla@prodigy.net January 18-20, 2006, CENTRAL VIRGINIA NURSERY & LANDSCAPE ASSOCIATION
SHORT COURSE; Henrico County Government Complex, Richmond
Contact: 804-305-1259 info@cvnla.org http://www.cvnla.org/short-course.htm January 19-21, 2006, TROPICAL PLANT INDUSTRY EXHIBITION (TPIE)
Ft. Lauderdale, FL Contact: www.fngla.org January 20-22, 2006, VIRGINIA FLOWER & GARDEN SHOW "Magical Gardens"
Virginia Beach Convention Center
Contact: www.vafgs.org January 22-25, 2006, US COMPOSTING COUNCIL Annual Conference & Trade Show
Park Plaza Hotel, New Orleans, LA
Contact: 631-737-4931, www.compostingcouncil.org January 23-25, 2006, CENTS Show, Ohio
Contact: ONLA800-825-5062, www.onla.org January 23-25, 2006, WATER QUALITY & QUANTITY ISSUES
FOR TURFGRASSES IN URBAN LANDSCAPES
at the Council for Agricultural Science & Technology Workshop
Las Vegas Renaissance Hotel
Contact: 515-292-2125 jlbaker@iastate.edu January 24-26, 2006, PROFESSIONAL GREEN INDUSTRY SEMINAR
Ernst Community Cultural Center, Annandale, VA (NOVA's Annandale Campus)
(Pesticide Recertification on 25th)
Contact: Mbeanhouse@aol.com January 26, 2006, NORTHEASTERN PA TURF CONFERENCE & TRADE SHOWS
The Woodlands Inn & Resort, Wilkes-Barre, PA
Contact: 814-238-2402, busofc@paturf.org www.paturf.org January 28, 2006, GARDENING WITH HELLEBORES, 9:30-12:30 pm
By Dick and Judith Knott Tyler of Pine Knot Farms, Clarkesville, VA
$35 for VNLA members 804-262-9887x322 www.lewisginter.org January 30, 2006, VNLA VIRGINIA CERTIFIED HORTICULTURIST EXAM
Ramada Plaza Resource Conference Center, VA Beach at the MAHSC
Test Registration deadline: Monday, January 16, 2006, www.vnla.org 1-800-476-0055 January 30-February 2, 2006, MID-ATLANTIC HORTICULTURE SHORT COURSE (MAHSC)
Ramada Plaza Resource Conference Center, VA Beach, www.mahsc.org
Contact: 757-787-9451 January 31 - February 1, 2006, Greenhouse Engineering Workshop – Energy Management
sponsored by The Ohio State University/Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center
Location: OSU/OARDC, Wooster, OH
Contact: Ling.23@osu.edu Phone: 330-263-3857
http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/ling/announce.html February 1-4, 2006, ANLA MANAGEMENT CLINIC
Galt House in Louisville, KY
Contact: ANLA at www.anla.org February 2-4, 2006, SOUTH CAROLINA HORTICULTURE INDUSTRY (SCHI)
Trade Show and Seminars, Myrtle Beach Convention Center, SC
Contact: 864-592-3868, www.scnla.com February 2-5, 2006, PLANET EXECUTIVE FORUM
Hyatt Regency Lake Las Vegas, NV
Contact: 800-395-2555 www.landcarenetwork.org February 4, 2006, ROMANCING THE SITE: Inspired gardening with regionally adapted plants
A Horticulture magazine symposium on design, plants, and garden-making
at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond, VA 8:30-4 pm
877-436-7764, www.hortmag.com February 6-11, 2006, GOLF INDUSTRY SHOW (GCSAA, NGGOA, etc)
Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA
www.thevtc.org February 7-9, 2006, PENNSYLVANIA LANDSCAPE & NURSERY CONFERENCE
The Penn Stater Conference Center & Hotel, State College, PA
Contact: 800-898-3411, www.PLNA.com February 9, 2006, PIEDMONT LANDSCAPE ASSOCIATION SEMINARS
The Jefferson Theatre, Downtown Mall, Charlottesville 8 am - 5 pm
434-465-1250 February 9-12, 2006, MAYMONT FLOWER SHOW
Richmond, VA www.maymont.org February 14-17, 2006, LCA WINTER WORKSHOP
Landscape Contractors Association MD-DC-VA
Turf Valley Resort & Conference Center, Ellicott City, MD
Contact: 301-948-0810, www.lcamddcva.org February 15-17, 2006, MIDDLE ATLANTIC HARDSCAPING TRADE SHOW
Atlantic City Convention Center, Atlantic City, NJ
www.ephenry.com/mahts 800-44HENRY February 15-18, 2006, TPI MIDWINTER CONFERENCE
Savanna, GA www.thevtc.org February 16, 2006, TREE CARE SYMPOSIUM
A day-long program designed for professional and commercial tree care applications
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond, VA 8:30 - 4:14 pm
www.lewisginter.org 804-262-9887x322 February 17, 2006, THE SECRET TO BUSINESS SUCCESS FOR THE GREEN INDUSTRY
Bill Phagan's Business Booster Bootcamp
Greensboro, NC 813-310-1108, www.greenindconsulting.com February 17-18, 2006, BIOLOGICAL FARMING CONFERENCE
Virginia Association for Biological Farming
Eagle Eyrie Conference Center, Lynchburg, VA
www.vabf.org February 18, 2006, MAC-ISA BASIC TREE CLIMBING SEMINAR
Montgomery College, Germantown, MD 8 am - 2 pm
703-753-0499, www.mac-isa.org February 20, 2006, THE SECRET TO BUSINESS SUCCESS FOR THE GREEN INDUSTRY
Bill Phagan's Business Booster Bootcamp
Charlotte, NC 813-310-1108, www.greenindconsulting.com February 25, 2006, VIRGINIA SOCIETY OF LANDSCAPE DESIGNERS
ANNUAL MEETING (VSLD) "Landscape Design for the Future"
featuring Robert Lyons, Bonnie Appleton
at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond
Contact: arthurdw@vcu.org 804-360-9051 www.vsld.org February 28-March 1, 2006, GREENHOUSE TOMATO SHORT COURSE
Jackson, MS www.greenhousetomatosc.com 601-892-3731 RickS@ra.msstate.edu February 28, 2006, VTA/VGCSA SEMINAR - "MANAGING THE TURFGRASS SYSTEM"
sponsored by Landscape Supply at the Hotel Roanoke, Roanoke, VA
Contact: 540-576-3734 February 28-March 2, 2006, WESTERN PA TURF CONFERENCE & TRADE SHOW
Greater Pittsburgh ExpoMart, Monroeville, PA (USGA Seminar, February 27)
Contact: 814-238-2402, busofc@paturf.org www.paturf.org March 2006, AGRICULTURAL SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK
"Step Up to the Plate fro Farm Safety" in 2006
sponsored by the American Farm Bureau
Take time to review your safety practices and look for other ways to ensure a safe year.
www.vafb.com March 1, 2007, Left Brain, Right Brain; Horticulture vs. Gardening
(The Rules Stink - Can't We Just Have a Little Fun?"
by Felder Rushing, nationally renowned garden writer and book publisher
sponsored by the Virginia Tech Horticulture Gardens
at the Hahn Horticulture Pavilion
contact: vtgarden@vt.edu 540-231-5970 March 2, 2007, VNLA Winter Board Meeting
Virginia Tech Hahn Horticulture Pavilion
Contact: 800-476-0055, info@vnla.org March 2, 2006, VFGA GREENHOUSE UPDATE 2006
sponsored by the Virginia Flower Growers Association
at the Henrico County Extension Office
Featuring Dr. Robin Brumfield on cost accounting in the greenhouse
Contact: 540-231-7906, jlatime@vt.edu
Click here for details in an Adobe PDF file March 2, 2006, VNLA VIRGINIA CERTIFIED HORTICULTURIST EXAM
Northern Virginia at Merrifield Garden Center at Fair Oaks
Test Registration deadline: February 16, 2006, www.vnla.org 1-800-476-0055 March 3, 2007, GRASSES FOR LIVABLE LANDSCAPES, Rick Darke
sponsored by the Virginia Tech Horticulture Gardens
and the Southwest Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association
Contact: 540-231-5970, vtgarden@vt.edu March 4, 2006, ISA TREE WORKER/CLIMBER EXAM
Marlow Heights, MD 703-753-0499, www.mac-isa.org March 5-12, 2006, PHILADELPHIA FLOWER SHOW
Philadelphia Convention Center, PA www.theflowershow.com March 7-8, 2006, TREES, PEOPLE AND THE LAW SYMPOSIUM
Holiday Inn Columbia, MD 402-474-5655
Presented by The National Arbor Day Foundation www.arborday.org/tplsymposium March 7-9, 2006, MAC-ISA ARBORIST CERTIFICATION COURSE
Hawks Reach Nature Center, Clarksburg, MD
703-753-0499, www.mac-isa.org March 8, 2006, 6TH ANNUAL ROANOKE TREE HEALTH CARE WORKSHOP
"Threats to the Urban Forest"
Virginia Western Community College, Roanoke, VA
434-295-6401, www.treesvirginia.org March 8, 2006, EROSION & SEDIMENT CONTROL SEMINAR
Seminar hosted by the Virginia Turfgrass Council
Fredericksburg, VA www.thevtc.org March 9-10, 2006, BASIC SOIL SCIENCE WORKSHOP
By: Dr. W. Lee Daniels, Virginia Tech
Jamestown 4-H Educational Center, Williamsburg, VA
Contact: 540-231-7175, wdaniels@vt.edu March 10, 2006, VIRGINIA GREEN INDUSTRY COUNCIL MEETING
at the State Fair Office, Mechanicsville, VA
540-382-0943, info@VirginiaGreen.org www.VirginiaGreen.org March 11, 2006, COLONIAL VIRGINIA CHAPTER HOLLY SOCIETY OF AMERICA
Spring Meeting at the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond, VA
Contact: 757-646-1580 March 11, 2006, VIRGINIA CUT FLOWER GROWERS CONFERENCE
at Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA 9 am - 3 pm, $15
contact: Andy Hankins, 804-524-5962, ahankins@vsu.edu March 13, 2006, VNLA VIRGINIA CERTIFIED HORTICULTURIST EXAM
Henrico Count Government Complex, Richmond,
Test Registration deadline: March 1, 2006, www.vnla.org 1-800-476-0055 March 16, 2005, VNLA VIRGINIA CERTIFIED HORTICULTURIST EXAM
Central Virginia Community College, Lynchburg, VA
Test Registration deadline: Monday, March 2, 2006, www.vnla.org 1-800-476-0055 March 17, 2006, ISA ARBORIST CERTIFICATION TEST
Blue Ridge Community College, Weyers Cave, VA
703-753-0499, www.mac-isa.org March 18, 2006, VNLA VIRGINIA CERTIFIED HORTICULTURIST EXAM
Lancaster Farms' Conference Room, Suffolk
Test Registration deadline: March 4, 2006, www.vnla.org 1-800-476-0055 March 18, 2006, PLANT INTRODUCTION - GEORGIA STYLE
A Presentation by Dr. Mike Dirr (Saturday, 1:30 pm)
Sponsored by the Southwest Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association
Contact: info@swvnla.org 540-721-2081 click here for details March 19-21, 2006, VIRGINIA WATER CONFERENCE 2006
Annual conference of the Virginia Lakes & Watersheds Association
Richmond, VA 703-642-5080, sstein@gky.com www.gky.com/VLWA/ March 21, 2006, VIRGINIA WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE CONFERENCE
by the Virginia Cooperative Extension Service
Stonewall Jackson Hotel and Conference Center, Staunton, VA
434-872-4580 March 23-24, 2006, CDL TRAINING WORKSHOP
Safety is No Accident! with Daryl Lengyel
Sponsored by Landscape Contractors Association MD DC VA
at Brookside Gardens, Wheaton, MD
Contact: 301-948-0810 March 23-26, 2006, PLANET STUDENT CAREER DAYS
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
(888) 303-3685 www.landcarenetwork.org March 27-28, 2006, MANAGING THE HISPANIC WORKFORCE
Wood Education & Resource Center, Princeton, WV
sponsored by the USDA Forest Service
and VA Tech Sloan Foundation Forest Industries Center
540-231-5182, www.forestindustries.vt.edu
April 8, 2006, MAC-ISA TREE CLIMBING CHAMPIONSHIP
Glen Dale, MD 703-753-0499, www.mac-isa.org April 18-20, 2006, ENVIRONMENT VIRGINIA SYMPOSIUM
Sponsored by Virginia Military Institute, Lexington
540-464-7750, spearsja@vmi.edu www.environmentva.org April 22-23, 2006, LEESBURG FLOWER AND GARDEN SHOW
Loudoun County, Leesburg, VA
Too busy for meetings! May 9, 2006, GREEN INDUSTRY OPEN HOUSE
US NATIONAL ARBORETUM'S Floral & Nursery Plants Research unit
8:30 am-12:30 pm, Washington, DC (pre-register for lunch and tours)
Contact: 301-504-7244, kolpackf@ba.ars.usda.gov May 11-13, 2006, AMERICAN BOXWOOD SOCIETY (ABS) ANNUAL MEETING
Memphis, TN Contact: www.boxwoodsociety.org May 12-15, 2006, AMERICAN RHODODENDRON SOCIETY
ANNUAL CONVENTION, with MAC Rhododendron, Rockville, MD
Details at http://arspvc.org/2006/ May 14-19, 2006, 14TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES
Key Biscayne, FL www.icais.org May 19, 2006, VSLD REGIONAL MEETING -
sponsored by the Virginia Society of Landscape Designers
24389 Mourning Dr, Carrollton, VA (near Suffolk)
Contact: kathy.duncan@customgardens.com www.vsld.org May 23-27, 2006, CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW
Birmingham, England
Contact: http://www.rhs.org.uk/chelsea/2005/index.asp May 25-26, 2006, BASIC SOIL SCIENCE WORKSHOP
By: Dr. W. Lee Daniels, Virginia Tech
VA Transportation Research Council Building, Charlottesville, VA
Contact: 540-231-7175, wdaniels@vt.edu May 21-June 1, 2006, SPRING TOUR OF THE GARDENS OF JAPAN
by Robert McDuffie, Virginia Tech Department of Horticulture
www.mcduff.hort.vt.edu/Japan2006/Index.html June 3, 2006, 5th ANNUAL NEW CHRISTMAS TREE GROWER WORKSHOP
Glengary Tree Farm, Culpeper, VA
Contact: Tom O'Halloran, 540-937-3021, ggtf@erols.com June 5, 2006, VIRGINIA TURFGRASS COUNCIL RESEARCH GOLF TOURNAMENT
Click here for info June 7-10, 2006, SUPER FLORAL SHOW
Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Contact: 617-728-0300, www.SuperFloralShow.com June 13, 2006, CVNLA Membership Picnic
Contact: info@cvnla.org June 13-14, 2006, INTERNATIONAL WATER GARDEN & POND SHOW
Rosemont, Chicago, IL
888-316-0226, www.watergardenshow.com June 13-15, 2006, NATIONAL LAWN & GARDEN SHOW
Rosemont, Chicago, IL
Contact: 888-316-0226, www.nlgshow.com June 14-17, 2006, AMERICAN HOSTA SOCIETY NATIONAL CONVENTION
Radisson Hotel Valley Forge, King of Prussia, PA
703-690-3021, www.hosta.org June 15, 2006, IDES OF JUNE RECERTIFICATION AND TRAINING
by the Virginia Turfgrass Council in Williamsburg, VA
Click here for details June 15-17, 2006, AMERICAN CONIFER SOCIETY NATIONAL MEETING
Knoxville, TN Click here for details
Contact: 770-760-9528, snowsprite@netzero.net June 17 ,2006, CHRISTMAS TREE GROWERS WORKSHOP
at Spruce Ridge Tree Farm, Giles County,
Contact: David Huffman, 540-544-7700, d_huffman@pemtel.net June 17, 2006 2nd ANNUAL HAHN HORTICULTURE GARDEN GALA
Virginia Tech, 5 pm www.hort.vt.edu/hhg/edandeventsindex.html c June 21-25, 2006, ANLA RETAIL ROADSHOW: NEW ENGLAND
www.anla.org, 202-789-2900 June 21-24, 2006, SOUTHEAST GREENHOUSE CONFERENCE
Greenville, SC Contact: jlatime@vt.edu 540-231-7906 www.sgcts.org/ June 23, 2006, VNLA SUMMER BOARD MEETING
Winchester, VA contact: 800-476-0055, info@vnla.org June 25-28, 2006, GCA SUMMER TOUR
Buffalo, NY Contact: 888-648-6463, info@gardencentersofamerica.com July, 2006, FIRST SMART IRRIGATION MONTH
established by the Irrigation Association to encourage efficient watering practices,
to provide information about highly efficient irrigation products,
and to raise public awareness of outdoor water conservation.
Time to focus on products and practices used in irrigating agriculture,
turf and commercial and residential landscapes. July is a peak water-use month.
The ultimate goal is to use less water while producing healthy crops, turf, gardens
and landscapes all year. Use of the Smart Irrigation Month "Logos" and "Resources" at the sites below is free
and open to the industry, media, and all end-users.
INDUSTRY ideas for implementing at: www.irrigation.org/SIM.htm
HOMEOWNERS (and other irrigation managers) information at:
www.irrigation.org/smartmonth.htm July 8-11, 2006, OFA SHORT COURSE & TRADE SHOW
Greater Columbus Convention Center, OH
614-487-1117, ofa@ofa.org www.ofa.org July 12, 2006, HOSTA & TONY AVENT of PLANT DELIGHTS NURSERY 10 am - 11:30 am $$
at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond, VA
co-sponsored by The Great Big Greenhouse
contact: www.lewisginter.org (804) 262-9887 July 12-16, 2006, ANLA CONVENTION & LEARNING RETREAT
Vail, CO www.vnla.org July 16-22, 2006, PERENNIAL PLANT SYMPOSIUM & TRADE SHOW
Hyatt Regency, Montreal, Quebec
614-771-8431, www.perennialplant.org July 17-19, 2006, VSLD SUMMER TOUR: NEW RIVER VALLEY
www.vsld.org July 18-20, 2006, PA GREEN EXPO TRADE SHOW 2006 - Come Grow With Us
PA Farm Show Complex, Harrisburg, PA
The newest wholesale trade show in the "green industry", the Pennsylvania Green Expo, PAGE
is a forum bringing together retailers, wholesalers, equipment suppliers and operators, and
other vendors and suppliers involved in the nursery, landscaping, flower, fruit, and other related industries
Contact: 800-789-5068, sales@pagreenexpo.com www.pagreenexpo.com July 19-23, 2006, WATER GARDENING SYMPOSIUM 2006
sponsored by the International Waterlily & Water Gardening Society
www.iwgs.org/symposium.cfm July 23-25, 2006, PLANET LEGISLATIVE DAY AND
DAY OF REMEMBRANCE AT ARLINGTON CEMETERY, Washington DC
(888) 303-3685 www.landcarenetwork.org July 25-27, 2006, Penn Allied Nursery Trade S how (PANTS)
www.pantshow.com Atlantic City, NJ July 28 - August 3, 2006, PONDAPALOOZA National Pond Expo & Conference
David L Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburg, PA
www.pondkeeper.com July 31-August 1, 2006, 82nd ISA ANNUAL CONFERENCE & TRADE SHOW
Minneapolis Convention Center, MN
www.isa-arbor.com August 2, 2006, VIRGINIA AGRIBUSINESS FOOD FESTIVAL
Richmond International Speedway
Contact: (804) 643-3555 donna.agribusiness@att.net www.va-agribusiness.org August 4, 2006, FIRST ANNUAL LANDSCAPE DESIGNERS GROUP MASTER CLASS
"FROM YESTERDAY TO TODAY: Integrating Classic Design Ideas form the Past"
By: Professor Greg Pierceall, ASLA $$$
Brookside Gardens, Wheaton, MD Contact: 301-924-0963 August 10-12, 2006, SNA Trade Show
Atlanta, GA www.sna.org August 11-12, 2006, REGIONAL GROUNDS MANAGEMENT SEMINARS
University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Contact: www.pgms.org/2006regionalseminar.htm August 14-17, 2006, LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION SHORT COURSE
by the Virginia Tech Department of Horticulture, Blacksburg, VA $$
Contact: 540-231-5577, donna@vt.edu August 16-20, 2006, ANLA LANDSCAPE OPERATIONS TOUR
Louisville and Lexington, KY www.anla.org August 16-20, 2006, PLANET SUMMER LEADERSHIP
Wild Dunes Resort, Isle of Palms, SC
(888) 303-3685 www.landcarenetwork.org August 16-20, 2006, NATIONAL CHRISTMAS TREE ASSOCIATION CONVENTION
Portland, OR, Contact the NCTA website or call 503.364.2962. August 16, 2006, VNLA RISK MANAGEMENT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
Suffolk, VA
Contact: info@vnla.org 800-476-0055 August 17, 2006, VNLA ANNUAL FIELD DAY
at Bennett's Creek Nursery's Isle of Wight Farm
Isle of Wight, VA (west of Suffolk)
Contact: info@vnla.org 800-476-0055 August 18, 2006, VNLA SUMMER TOUR
Tidewater area, Virginia
Contact: info@vnla.org 800-476-0055 August 18-19, 2006, NCAN SUMMER GREEN SHOW
Greensboro, NC 919-816-9119, www.ncan.com August 24-26, 2006, VIRGINIA CHRISTMAS TREE GROWERS ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND TOUR
Holiday Inn, Blacksburg, VA www.VirginiaChristmasTrees.org
Contact: secretary@VirginiaChristmasTrees.org 540-382-7310 August 24-26, 2006, FARWEST SHOW
By the Oregon Association of Nurseries www.farwestshow.com
Portland, OR Contact: 503-682-5089 seales@oan.org August 25, 2006, LANDSCAPE ANATOMY: TREES, SOILS, TURF
Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve, Leesburg, VA
sponsored by the Loudoun County Extension
Contact: 703-737-7843 Click here for info and registration form August 25-26, 2006, BASIC TREE CLIMBING & CHAINSAW SAFETY SEMINARS
sponsored by MAC-ISA in Alexandria, VA (also in Spanish)
Contact: fax: 703-753-0869 macisa@erols.com click for info and registration form August 25-28, 2006, 58th GARDEN WRITERS ASSOCIATION CONVENTION
King of Prussia Marriott Hotel, Valley Forge, PA
www.gardenwriters.org September 8, 2006, 11th ANNUAL WAYNESBORO PLANT HEALTH CARE FOR URBAN TREES
"Thinking Outside of the Bark"
Waynesboro Country Club and Ridgeview Park, Waynesboro, VA
Contact: 434-977-1375x3324 becky.woodson@dof.virginia.gov
Click here for a PDF file of details and registration form September 10-11, 2006, AMERICAN CONIFER SOCIETY NATIONAL MEETING
Washington, DC Contact: (410) 721-6611 http://www.conifersociety.org/ September 13-20 , 2006, ANLA LANDSCAPE DISTRIBUTION TOUR
Dallas, TX www.anla.org September 15, 2006, RAIN GARDEN SEMINAR FOR LANDSCAPE PROFESSIONALS
Northern VA Regional Commission and Community Appearance Alliance
Meadowlark Gardens Regional Park, Vienna, VA
kmull@novaregion.org 703-642-4625 September 16, 2006, VIRGINIA GREEN INDUSTRY COUNCIL CONSUMER GREEN EXPO
at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond, VA
540-382-0943, info@VirginiaGreen.org September 17-19, 2006, GLEE - THE HOME OF THE INTERNATIONAL GARDEN, PET & LEISURE
NEC Birmingham, United Kingdom
Contact: 609-921-0222, www.gleebirmingham.com September 18, 2006, NVNLA MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Hosted by American Home Landscape, Catharpin, VA
Program: Allied Concrete, Hardscapes: Concrete Pavers & Segmental Retaining Walls
Contact: 703-550-6900 September 20-23, 2006, GCA EASTERN PERFORMANCE TRIALS
GCA's Fashion in Bloom Collection 2007 at six locations in the mid-Atlantic.
A horticultural experience that will give you a fresh look at 2007 plant introductions from
more than 30 world-class companies. The event is free, simply click on
http://www.todaysgardencenter.com/fashioninbloom/register.html
www.fashioninbloom.com or contact Kim McCloskey at 440-602-9115 September 24-27, 2006, BALL PUBLISHING PERENNIAL CONFERENCE
Indianapolis, IN (OFA co-sponsors with Dr. Allan Armitage)
Contact: 630-208-9080, mmazza@ballpublishing.com September 26-27, 2006, VIRGINIA TURFGRASS COUNCIL FIELD DAYS
at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA Click here for details September 27-30, 2006, SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORIST (SAF) ANNUAL MEETING
Naples, FL September 28, 2006, NORTHERN VA LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
Green Techniques for a Green Market
How to add eco-friendly management options to your organization's toolbox.
Sponsored by the Audubon Society of Northern VA, and the Fairfax County Park Authority
Frying Pan Farm Park Visitor Center, Herndon, VA
Contact: 703-256-6895, aah@asnv.org www.asnv.org September 28-30, 2006, AMERICA IN BLOOM (AIB) ANNUAL SYMPMOSIUM
Eureka Springs, AR http://www.americainbloom.org/what.asp September 28 - October 8, 2006, STATE FAIR OF VIRGINIA
Richmond Raceway, Laburnum Ave, Richmond, VA
www.statefairva.org September 30, 2006, VIRGINIA AGRIBUSINESS COUNCIL 'HOKIE HOORAY'
Virginia Tech, prior to the VT vs Georgia game
Contact: www.va-agribusiness.org October 2, 2006, HAMPTON ROADS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EXTENSION CENTER (HRAREC)
FIELD DAY with the Mid-Atlantic Chapter, International Society of Arboriculture (MAC-ISA)
1444 Diamond Springs Rd, Virginia Beach, VA
Contact: 757-363-3906, bapple@vt.edu October 2-4, 2006, MAC-ISA ANNUAL MEETING & Educational Classes (3 days),
Virginia Beach, VA 703-753-0499, www.mac-isa.org
Click here for PDF file of details and registration form October 6-7, 2006, MIDDLE TENNESSEE NURSERY ASSOCIATION TRADE SHOW
McMinnville Civic Center, McMinnville, TN
Contact: 931-668-7322, mtna@blomand.net www.mtna.com/ October 6-9, 2006, ASLA ANNUAL MEETING & EXPO
& 43rd IFLA WORLD CONGRESS
Minneapolis, MN www.asla.org October 9, 2006, PLANT SALE AT THE STATE FAIR HORTICULTURE PAVILION
Richmond Raceway Complex, Laburnum Ave, Richmond, VA
www.statefairva.org info@virginiagreen.org October 8-11, 2006, INTERNATIONAL PLANT PROPAGATORS' SOCIETY
SOUTHERN REGION of NORTH AMERICA 31st ANNUAL MEETING
Charlotte, NC Contact: 817-428-2296 DavidLMorgan@sbcglobal.net
www.ipps.org/southernna/ October 12, 2006, NVNLA 12th ANNUAL GOLF OUTING
South Wales Golf Club, Jeffersonton, VA
Contact: 866-797-7942 October 25-27, 2006, TURF WORKSHOPS in Northern Virginia
sponsored by the Loudoun Cooperative Extension
Contact: ddillion@vt.edu 703-771-5838 November 1-4, 2006, PLANET GIE/GIC
Columbus, OH
(888) 303-3685 www.landcarenetwork.org November 3, 2006, CONFERENCE ON GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
sponsored by the Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council
Bethesda, MD Contact: Carol.Heiser@dgif.virginia.gov
www.chesapeakelandscape.org/ 804-367-6989 November 3-5, 2006, RHODODENDRON SOCIETY MEETING
MIDDLE ATLANTIC CHAPTER OF THE American Rhododendron Society
Ramada Inn, Virginia Beach Contact: www.macars.org 757-898-9159 November 5-7, 2006, 27th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL IRRIGATION SHOW
San Antonio, TX
Contact: 703-536-7080, www.irrigation.org November 7-9, 2006, PENN STATE GOLF TURF CONFERENCES
Nittany Lion Inn, State College, PA
Contact: 814-238-2402, busofc@paturf.org www.paturf.org November 9-11, 2006, TREE CARE INDUSTRY (TCI) EXPO 2006
Baltimore, MD
800-733-2622x106, www.tcia.org November 14-18, 2006, GCA HOLIDAY TOUR 2006
Contact: 503-261-0500, info@gardencentersofamerica.org November 15, 2006, VIRGINIA AGRIBUSINESS COUNCIL ANNUAL MEETING
AND STATE LEGISLATIVE POLICY MEETING
Richmond, VA www.va-agribusiness.org November 20, 2006, NORTHERN VIRGINIA NURSERY & LANDSCAPE ASSOCIATION
General Membership Meeting 5:30 p.m.
at Green Springs Gardens, 4603 Green Spring Rd, Alexandria
RSVP 703-550-6900 December 4-8, 2006, VIRGINIA TURFGRASS COUNCIL SHORT COURSE
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA Click here for details |
