Schedule at a Glance | Recertification Information | Attendee Brochure | Overview
Wednesday February 2 |
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| 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Registration Open | ||||
| 8:00 am - 12:00 N | PLANET Certification Exams - CANCELLED advance registration required |
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| 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | C. Pine & Associates Meeting |
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| 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | John Deere Seminar |
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| 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. |  Garden Center Success!
at New England Growsadvance registration required |
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| 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. |
The Other Side of the Fence: Tricks of the Trade from a Major League Groundskeeper David Mellor, Director of Grounds & Sports Turf Consultant, Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts |
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| Extreme Low Maintenance Perennials - MOVED TO 11 AM with C.L. Fornari, Garden Communicator & Consultant, GardenLady.com, Sandwich, Massachusetts Download the Session Handout |
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| Putting Biocontrols to Work in the Greenhouse - SPEAKER CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER Roger McGaughey, Head Grower Michael’s Greenhouses, Cheshire, Connecticut |
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| Guidance-to-Go: Consultation as a Profit Center C.L. Fornari, Garden Communicator & Consultant, GardenLady.com, Sandwich, Massachusetts Download the Session Handout |
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| 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Exposition Open | ||||
| 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon | Top 10 Herbaceous Perennial Diseases in the Northeast - REPLACED WITH "LOW MAINTENANCE PERENNIALS" APPROVED FOR LA LD and NOFA CREDIT C.L. Fornari, Garden Communicator & Consultant, GardenLady.com, Sandwich, Massachusetts Download the Session Handout 1 |
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| 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m | Suburban Force: What Really Brought Americans to the Suburbs & Why It Matters Now More Than Ever John R. Stilgoe, Orchard Professor in the History of Landscape, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts |
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| 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm | Massachusetts Association of Lawn Care Professionals Meeting |
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| 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | The Latest Developments in Weed Management Andy Senesac, Ph.D., Weed Science Specialist, Cornell University Cooperative Extension of Suffolk Co., Riverhead, New York |
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| Sustainable Solutions: Leading by Example - SPEAKER CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER Candy P. Traven & Lloyd R. Traven, Owners/Partners, Peace Tree Farm, Kintnersville, Pennsylvania |
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| 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Exploring The High Line: Inspirations and Aspirations for the Urban Landscape Patrick Cullina, Vice President of Horticulture & Park Operations, Friends of the High Line, New York, New York Download the Session Handout |
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| Communication Skills: The Key to Customer Service & Satisfaction Richard S. Gallagher, President, Point of Contact Group, Ithaca, New York Download the Session Handout |
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| 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | Massachusetts Association of Landscape Professionals Reception by invitation - CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER | ||||
| 5:00 p.m. | Exposition Closes (reopens Thursday at 8:00 a.m.) | ||||
| 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | New Hampshire Green Industry Educators & Professionals Reception | ||||
Thursday February 3 |
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| 7:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m. | Registration Open | ||||
| 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. | Jump Start Café | ||||
| 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Exposition Open | ||||
| 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | John Deere Seminar | ||||
| 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. | Massachusetts Certified Landscape Professionals Program | ||||
| 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Irrigation Association of New England Seminars | ||||
| 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Certified Snow and Ice Professional Examination advance registration required | ||||
| 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Pleasant View Meeting | ||||
| 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | What’s Ahead for Insect Pest Management Robert D. Childs, Extension Entomologist, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts Download the Session Handout |
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| Revisions to Current Planting Methods & Bare Root Transplanting Matthew R. Foti, MCA, Owner, Matthew R. Foti, Landscape & Tree Service, Lexington, Massachusetts |
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| Native Plants: A Changing Landscape Paradigm Doug Tallamy, Professor and Chair, University of Delaware, Oxford, Pennsylvania Download the Session Handout |
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| The Essentials of Woody Plant Identification Jack Ahern, Ph.D., FASLA, Professor of Landscape Architecture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts Download the Session Handout 1 Download the Session Handout 2 |
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| 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Olmstead Center for Landscape Preservation Meeting | ||||
| 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | Dig Safe® Meeting Massachusetts Division of Occupational Safety Meeting |
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| 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon | Spray Application in the Nursery: Cutting Edge Research Randy Zondag, Commercial Horticulture Educator and Director, Ohio State University Extension – Lake County, Painesville, Ohio Download the Session Handout |
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| 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Artscaping: The Design and Installation of Land-Made Sculpture Dan Snow, Dry Stone Waller, Artist, Writer, In the Company of Stone, Dummerston, Vermont Download the Session Handout |
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| 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Massachusetts Nursery & Landscape Association Annual Meeting by invitation – advance registration required | ||||
| 11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Garden Writers Association Luncheon by invitation | ||||
| 12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m. | Association of Professional Landscape Designers |
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| MeetingOrganic Land Care Program Meeting | |||||
| 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Massachusetts Flower Growers Meeting by invitation | ||||
| 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Advances in Environmentally Responsible Grasses Albert Kausch, Ph.D., Professor of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island |
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| Yankee Ingenuity: Growing a Design Practice in New England Stephen Stimson, FASLA, Owner, Stephen Stimson Associates Landscape Architects, Falmouth, Massachusetts |
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| 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Promising Perennials David L. Culp, Sales & New Plant Research, Sunny Border Nurseries, Downingtown, Pennsylvania Download the Session Handout |
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| Lean Management for Wholesale Nurseries Gerson “Gary” Cortes, Partner, FlowVision, Dillon, Colorado |
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| 5:00 p.m. | Exposition Closes (reopens Friday at 8:00 a.m.) | ||||
| 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | The Landscape Institute Reception | ||||
| 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. | Stockbridge School and UMass Alumni Reception | ||||
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Friday February 4 |
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| 7:00 a.m.– 3:00 p.m. | Registration Open | ||||
| 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. | Jump Start Café | ||||
| 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. | New England Nursery Association Annual Meeting by invitation |
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| 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Exposition Open | ||||
| 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | John Deere Seminar | ||||
| 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | IPM & EAB: The Straight Scoop Michael J. Raupp, Ph.D., Professor and Extension Specialist, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland Download the Session Handout |
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| Integrating Edibles Into the Ornamental Landscape Eric Toensmeier, Author, PerennialSolutions.org, Holyoke, Massachusetts Download the Session Handout |
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| Harnessing the Power of Cranes for Large Tree Removal Todd Kramer, ISA, Director of Field Operations & Education, Kramer Tree Specialists, West Chicago, Illinois Download the Session Handout |
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| Online Marketing: Driving Word of Mouth with your Website, Social Media, and Email Lindy Dreyer, Chief Social Media Marketer, SocialFish, Washington, DC Download the Session Handout 1 |
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| 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon | Massachusetts Certified Horticulturist Examination advance registration required | ||||
| 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | U.S. Department of Labor/OSHA Meeting | ||||
| 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon | Wetting Agents: Important Tools for Fighting Turf Disease & Drought Nathaniel Mitkowski, Associate Professor of Plant Pathology, The University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island Download the Session Handout |
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| 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | The Fusion Between Great Plantsmanship and Great Landscape Architecture: A Novel Idea Richard Hartlage, Associate Principal, AHBL, Inc., Tacoma, Washington Download the Session Handout |
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| 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | New Pests, New Strategies: Invasive Insect Species in the Northeast Robert D. Childs, Extension Entomologist, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts Download the Session Handout |
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| 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Growing Your Business Through Email Marketing Corissa St. Laurent, Regional Development Director, Constant Contact, Inc., Waltham, Massachusetts |
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| 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Advancements in Ecological Landscape Design Chuck Carberry, President, Ecotope Environmental Services, Providence, Rhode Island |
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| Advanced Climbing & Rigging Techniques Mark Chisholm, 3-Time ISA International Tree Climbing Champion & Certified Arborist, Director of Field, Aspen Tree Expert Co., Jackson, New Jersey |
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| 3:00 p.m. | Exposition Closes | ||||
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