New England Grows 2012 Exposition

ASK THE EXPERTS
Check out the latest trends, tips & techniques right on the tradeshow floor. Our popular Ask the Expert sessions return with rapid-fire Sprint Sessions, provided by Extension researchers at the Great Ideas Pavilion -- and the addition of solution-based Power Sessions, featuring top suppliers and frontline industry leaders in the new Expo Classroom.

Power Sessions @ Expo Classroom
Join us for informative solution-based learning presented in 45-minute sessions at the exciting, new Expo Classroom located just beyond the Common on the tradeshow floor.

Wednesday, February 1
11:00 a.m.
Social Media: Why You Should Use it, Even If You Hate It - How it Works & How to Maximize the Benefits for Your Business
Massachusetts Nursery & Landscape Association -- Conway, MA -- Booths 834 & 835

12:30 p.m.
Economics in Lawncare Production: Making Money with a Perma Green Spreader
John Deere Landscape -- Bedminster, NJ -- Booth 1010

2:00 p.m.
Feeding your Landscape Profitability
C. Pine Associates, Inc. -- Pocasset, MA -- Booth 1232

Thursday, February 2

9:30 a.m.
LED: Future of Landscape Lighting
C. Pine Associates, Inc. -- Pocasset, MA -- Booth 1232

11:00 a.m.
Growing Your Business with E-Mail & Social Media Marketing
Constant Contact -- Waltham, MA -- Booth 1761

12:30 p.m.
Revolutionary, Out-of-the-Box Way to Make Bigger Profits from Lawn Maintenance
Organic Mulch & Landscape Supply -- Hudson, MA -- Booth 2634

2:00 p.m.
Product Launch: CASE Alpha Series Skid Steers & Tracked Loaders
CASE Equipment/Robert Childs, Inc. -- S. Dennis, MA -- Booth 961

3:30 p.m.
Panel Discussion: 12 for 2012 - Outstanding New Plants for the New Year
Association of Professional Landscape Designers -- Jamaica Plain, MA

Friday, February 3

9:30 a.m.
Water Gardening for the Garden Center, Landscape & Hardscape Customer
C. Pine Associates -- Pocasset, MA -- Booth 1232

11:00 a.m.
Making Beantown Green Town: New breakthrough in Increase Water holding Capacity in Green Roof
Water Grip Growing Media

12:30 p.m.
2D/3D Landscape Design with Vectorworks Landmark
Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc.
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Sprint Sessions @ Great Ideas Pavilion
Check out these 15-minute, rapid-fire educational bursts at the Great Ideas Pavilion in the center of the Common on the tradeshow floor.

Wednesday, February 1
10:30 a.m.
Invasive Ants in the Landscape
Dr. Eleanor Groden -- University of Maine

11:30 a.m.
Boxwood Dieback & Decline: What are the Causes?
Joan Allen -- University of Connecticut

12:30 p.m.
The Latest Biological Control Program for Lily Leaf Beetle
Lisa Tewksbury -- University of Rhode Island

3:30 p.m.
Plant Clinic Highlights: What We Learned in 2011
Heather Faubert -- University of Rhode Island

Thursday, February 2
9:30 a.m.
Spotted Wing Drosophila: New Devastating Pest of Small Fruit
Heather Faubert -- University of Rhode Island

10:30 a.m.
Some Invasive Plants & Their Look-alikes
Randy Prostak -- University of Massachusetts

11:30 a.m.
Native Landscape Shrubs You Can Eat
Dr. Jessica Lubell -- University of Connecticut

12:30 p.m.
A Comparison of Tree Production Systems for New England Nurseries
Dr. Cathy Neal -- University of New Hampshire

1:30 p.m.
IPM for Nurseries & Landscapes
Donna Ellis -- University of Connecticut

Friday, February 3
9:30 a.m.
Overwintering Perennials
Dr. Leonard Perry -- University of Vermont

10:30 a.m.
2012 Arboricultural Safety Standard
Dr. H. Dennis Ryan -- University of Massachusetts

11:30 a.m.
Opportunities for Biocontrol of Weeds & Insects
Dr. Richard Casagrande -- University of Rhode Island

12:30 p.m.
Grafting Tomatoes at the Plug Stage
Margaret Hagen -- University of New Hampshire

1:30 p.m.
Invasive Plants: Choosing the Best Control Methods
Lois Berg Stack, Ph.D. -- University of Maine