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Thursday, August 22

Connecting with the Consumer

 

Room B 110 – 112
Garden Center Grower's Arena Landscaper's Challenge

9 – 10:00 a.m. Where do Consumers Stand on the Environment, Local and Organic? Research based Perspectives Revealed
10 – 11:00 a.m. What Eco-Words Sell: Investigating Consumer Preferences of North American Consumers
11 – 12:00 p.m. Creative Digital Content & Social Media

Growing Better Plants in Today's Evolving World

 

Room B 113 – 114
Grower's Arena Landscaper's Challenge Spanish Pest Recertification

9 – 10:00 a.m. Catch My Drift: Strategies to Reduce Spray Application Drifts in Nursery Production
10 – 11:00 a.m. Using PGR's for Nursery, Perennial and Annual Crops
11 – 12:00 p.m. Hot in the City: Heat Causes Pest Outbreaks on Urban Trees

From Surviving to Thriving

 

Room B 115 – 116
Garden Center Landscaper's Challenge Better Business Practices

9 – 10:30 a.m. Lessons from the Rearview Mirror to Keep the Windshield Clean Next Time!
10:30 – 12:00 p.m. The Great Game of Business

Making Good Things Happen-Ecological Perspectives

 

Room B 117 – 119
Landscaper's Challenge

9 – 10:00 a.m. The Future of Conservation: Restoration and Green Infrastructure
10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Applying Organic Principles in Today's Landscapes
11:00 – 12:00 p.m. Native Plants & Ecological Design: Myths and Realities

Keys to Successful Application and IPM Techniques
Spanish Only

 

Room B 115 – 116
Grower's Arena Landscaper's Challenge

1 – 2:30 p.m. Keys to Successful Application of IPM Techniques

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Friday, August 23

Extra! Extra! "Breed" All About It!

 

Room B 110 – 112
Grower's Arena Landscaper's Challenge

9 – 10:00 a.m. From Native Habitats to Your Landscapes: A Model for Domesticating our Natural Plant Heritage
10 – 11:00 a.m. The Science of Tree Improvement
11 – 12:00 p.m. Plantufacturing – How New Plants are Selected and Launched

Protect Your Plants...or Lose Your Pants!!!

 

Room B 113 – 114
Garden Center Grower's Arena Landscaper's Challenge

9 – 10:00 a.m. The Importance of Rotating MOA in Effective Insecticide and Fungicide Management
10 – 11:00 a.m. "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"-er-: Container Nursery Weed Control
11 – 12:00 p.m. Know Your Foe: Emerging Diseases in the Nursery and Landscape

Building Passion for our Industry: Are You on Board?

 

Room B 115 – 116
Interactive Learning Center Garden Center Grower's Arena Landscaper's Challenge Better Business Practices

9 – 10:00 a.m. HortiCULTURE: The Gardening Revolution
10 – 11:00 a.m. Upselling Green
11 – 12:00 p.m. New Seasons Talk

Growing Little Things into Big Results

 

Room B 117 – 119
Grower's Arena

9 – 10:00 a.m. Greenhouse Cost-Accounting Made Simple...and EFFECTIVE
10 – 11:00 a.m. "The Best and Brightest" - Outstanding Plant Varieties from 2013 Summer Flower Trials
11 – 12:00 p.m. Automation Decisions for Growers

FREE Seminars!

 


Garden Center Grower's Arena Landscaper's Challenge Better Business Practices

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Room B 113 – 114		 The Basics of Solar Electric Energy presented by Sunlight Solar Energy
1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Room B 113 – 114		 Why Use LED Lighting for Greenhouses? presented by Portland General Electric
1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Room B 117 – 119		 Let's Play the Green Industry $100,000 Pyramid! Featuring the Top 10 Legal Issues and Best Management Practices for Green Industry Business Owners presented by Jordan Ramis PC

Boxwood Blight and Impatients Downy Mildew: Knowing the Risk to Prevent the Introduction of New Diseases

Spanish Only

 

Room B 115 – 116
Grower's Arena Landscaper's Challenge

1 – 2:30 p.m. Boxwood Blight and Impatients Downy Mildew: Knowing the Risk to Prevent the Introduction of New Diseases

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Saturday, August 24

Lasting Impressions: Designing in Layers

 

Room B 117 – 119
 Landscaper's Challenge

9 – 11:00 a.m. Seasonal Splendor: Year Round Color with Natives and Site Adapted Species
11 – 12:00 p.m. Plant Extroverts: Wonderful Woodies and Praiseworthy Perennials

Retail Success: Fresh Ideas to Increase Sales

 

Room B 115 – 116
Grower's Arena Landscaper's Challenge

9 – 10:00 a.m. Global Trends to Garden Trends: How to Connect the Dots to Boost Sales
10 – 11:00 a.m. Bringing Up the Next Generation of Gardeners - Got Kids?
11 – 12:00 p.m. Profitable Garden Center Workshops

Free Seminar!

 

Room B 115 – 116
Interactive Learning Center

12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Berry School

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