CALENDAR OF LANDSCAPE INDUSTRY EVENTS

U.S. and International Events
for the Horticultural Industry

Please submit your workshops, classes, meetings, seminars, conferences, fairs, conventions, or other events specifically for the horticultural industry to: joellesteele@horticapublications.com. This calendar is created FREE for the industry, so please send text only, not graphics, and edit your info to fit the format below. Thanks!

. . . 2012 . . .

FEBRUARY . . .

February 6-12, AOLP 2012 Annual Conference, Association of Outdoor Lighting Professionals, Disney's Contemporary Resort, Orlando, Florida. Contact: (888) 845-8542 or info@aolponline.org. Visit: www.aolponline.org.

February 9-10, Water Garden Expo, Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center, Shawnee, Oklahoma. Contact: (866) 219-3561. Visit: www.pondliner.com.

February 10-12, 25th Annual KCSD Koi Show, Del Mar Fairgrounds, Koi Club of San Diego, Del Mar, California. Visit: http://koiclubsandiego.org.

February 15, 19th Annual Green Trade Expo, Landscape Ontario, CE Centre, 4899 Uplands Drive, Ottawa, Canada. Now in this new location. Visit: www.horttrades.com.

February 16, WNA Winter Workshop, Wisconsin Nursery Association, Country Springs Hotel, Waukesha, Wisconsin. Contact: (414) 529-4705 or membership@toriiphillips.com.

February 17-19, 3rd Annual Collin County Home & Garden Show, Allen Events Center, Allen, Texas. Visit: www.showtechnology.com.

February 21-22, 2012 Gateway Green Industry Conference & Trade Show (formerly Southern Illinois Grounds Maintenance), University of Illinois Extension, Collinsville, Illinois. Contact: (618) 650-7050 or madison_co@extension.uiuc.edu. Visit: www.hortco-op.org.

February 24-26, 7th Annual Augusta Home & Garden Show, James Brown Arena, Augusta, Georgia. Visit: www.showtechnology.com.

February 24-26, 32nd Annual San Antonio Home & Garden Show, Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas. Visit: www.showtechnology.com.

February 26-28, NAPP Water Feature Conference & Expo, National Association of Pond Professionals, Suncoast Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada. Contact: (877) 258-3534. Visit: www.nationalpondpro.com.

February 8-9, WSU IPM Workshop I - Site Preparation and Plant Selection, UW Center for Urban Horticulture, Seattle Washington. Visit: http://pep.wsu.edu.

February 8, PLANET's Webinar: Language Barriers: Managing Risk in Snow and Ice. Visit: www.landcarenetwork.org.

February 15, PLANET's Webinar: Benchmarking Your Business - How to Imporve Your Business by Understanding the Key Benchmarks that Drive a Landscape Company. Visit: www.landcarenetwork.org.

February 22, PLANT Webinar: Using Facebook and Twitter to Drive Sales and Marketing. Visit: www.landcarenetwork.org.

MARCH ...

March 1-4, Green Industry Great Escape 2012: Nassau, Atlantis Resort, Paradise Island, Bahamas. Visit: www.landcarenetwork.org/greatescape/index.cfm.

March 1-4, 23rd Annual Nashville Lawn & Garden Show, Tennessee State Fairgrounds, Horticultural Association of Tennessee, Nashville, Tennessee. Contact: (615) 876-7680. Visit: www.nashvillelawnandgardenshow.com.

March 2-4, 12th Annual New Jersey Home & Garden Show, Atlantic City Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey. Visit: www.showtechnology.com.

March 2-4, Spring Home & Garden Show, Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar, California. Contact (858) 350-3738 or david@sandiegohomegardenshows.com. Visit www.springhomegardenshow.com.

March 2-4, 7th Annual Austin Spring Home & Garden Show, Austin Convention Center, Austin, Texas. Visit: www.showtechnology.com.

March 3, 8:30am-3pm, Spring 2012 St. Louis Garden Blitz, Horticulture Co-op of Metro St. Louis and the Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Missouri. Contact: Karen Koehneman info@hortco-op.org or (636) 812-2333.

March 8-9, 4th Annual Sustainable Urban Landscape Conference, Cuyamaca College Performing Arts Theatre, El Cajon, California. Contact: (619) 660-4262. Visit: www.cuyamaca.edu/ohweb.

March 9-11, 9th Annual SEPA Home & Garden Show, Greater Reading Expo Center, Reading, Pennsylvania. Visit: www.showtechnology.com.

March 14, PLANET Webinar: The Ultimate Account Manager. Visit: www.landcarenetwork.org.

March 14-18, 27th San Francisco Flower & Garden Show, San Mateo Event Center, San Mateo, California. Contact: (415) 684-7278 or exhibits@sfggardenshow.com or info@sfgardenshow.com. Visit: www.sfgardenshow.com.

March 16-18, Flint Spring Home & Garden Show, Building Industry Association of Southeastern Michigan, Perani Arena & Event Center, Flint, Michigan. Visit: www.novihomeshow.com.

March 16-25, Congress Canada Blooms: The Flower & Garden Festival, Direct Energy Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Contact: (416) 447-8655 or info@canadablooms.com. Visit: www.canadablooms.com.

March 28, PLANET Webinar: What's In It for Us? How to Move, Motivate and Put in Motion a Successful Team. Visit: www.landcarenetwork.org.

March 30-April 1, Spring Home & Garden Show, Building Industry Association of Southeastern Michigan, The Suburban Collection Showplace (formerly the Rock Financial Showplace), Novi, Michigan. Visit: www.novihomeshow.com.

APRIL ...

April 11, PLANET Webinar: Are You A Fierce Competitor? Visit: www.landcarenetwork.org.

April 13-15, Greater Niagara Region Home & Garden Show, Scotiabank Convention Centre, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Visit: www.showtechnology.com.

April 18, PLANET Webinar: Key Management Indicators That Can Help You Manage a Successful Business. Visit: www.landcarenetwork.org.

April 19, Interior Plantscape Symposium, Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Visit: www.landcarenetwork.org/events/ips/index.cfm

MAY ...

May 5, 9am-4pm, Start A Web Site for Your Small Business, Pierce College, South Hill Campus, Puyallup, Washington. Joelle Steele's overview covers all the basics of starting a Web site or fixing an existing one that isn't producing for you. Learn to be your own Webmaster or learn how to talk to one. Visit the continuing education class pages at Pierce College for fees and enrollment.

May 5, PLANET Webinar: Using an IPad for Sales, Marketing and Presentations.
Visit: www.landcarenetwork.org.

JUNE ...

June 10-13, National Lawn & Garden Show, Embassy Suites Hotel, Dallas-Frisco, Texas. Contact: ( 888)-316-0226 or nlginfo@nlgshow.com. Visit: www.nlgshow.com.

June 13, California Grown Show and the Nursery Mart, California Association of Nurseries and Garden Centers, Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center, Long Beach, California. Contact: (916) 928-3900. Visit: www.canc.org.

June 19-23, Garden Paths 2012 APGA Conference, American Public Gardens Association, Columbus, Ohio. Contact: (610) 708-3010. Visit: www.publicgardens.org.

JULY ...

July 6-8, 2012 Perennial Plant Symposium, Perennial Plant Association, Boston Park Plaza Hotel, Boston, Massachusetts. Visit: www.perennialplant.org.

July 10, 2012 MU Turfgrass & Ornamental Field Day, Missouri Turfgrass & Ornamental Council and University of Missouri Extension, South Farm Research Center, Columbia, Missouri. Contact: Tonya Mueller (573) 356-6955 or info@MoTOC. Visit: motoc.org/events.cfm.

July 14-17, 2012 OFA Short Course, Ohio Florist's Association (OFA), Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio. Contact: ofa@ofa.org. Visit: www.ofa.org.

July 31-August 2, PANTS 2012, Penn Atlantic Nursery Trade Show, Pennsylvania Landscape & Nursery Association, Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, Oaks, Pennsylvania. Contact: (800) 898-3411. Visit: www.pantshow.com.

AUGUST ...

August 17-19, 2012 Nursery/Landscape Expo, Texas Nursery & Landscape Association, George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas. Contact: (800) 880-0343. Visit: www.tnlaonline.org.

August 21-23, The Independent Garden Center Show, Garden Chic & Nursery Retailer, Navy Pier, Chicago, ILlinois. Contact: (886) 391-6220. Visit: www.igcshow.com.

August 23-25, 2012 Farwest Show, Oregon Association of Nurseries, Oregon Convention Center, Portland, Oregon. Contact: (800) 342-6401 or farwest@oan.org. Visit: www.farwestshow.com.

SEPTEMBER ...

September 13, 2012 Michigan Snow Conference and Expo, Michigan Green Industry Association, Suburban Collection Showplace, 46100 Grand River Ave., Novi, Michigan. Visit: www.landscape.org/snow_expo.cfm.

September 28, ASLA 2012 Annual Meeting and Expo, American Society of Landscape Architects, Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, Arizona. Contact: info@asla.org. Visit: www.asla.org.

OCTOBER ...

NOVEMBER ...

November 13-15, 2012 Empire State Green Industry Show, New York State Turfgrass Association (NYSTA), Rochester Riverside Convention Center, Rochester, New York. Visit: www.nysta.org/events/calendar.html.