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| | January 5-7, 2009, NORTHEASTERN WEED SCIENCE SOCIETY (NEWSS)
63rd Annual Meeting
Renaissance Harborplace Hotel, Baltimore, MD
Contact: 732-932-9575 X 4605 January 7-9, 2009, MID-ATLANTIC NURSERY TRADE SHOW (MANTS)
Baltimore, MD www.mants.com January 8, 2009, VNLA ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP BREAKFAST MEETING
Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore, MD 7-9 a.m.
Contact: 800-476-0055, info@vnla.org January 8, 2009, VNA HORTICULTURE RESEARCH FOUNDATION RESEARCH GALA
"Havana Nights" featuring the Mambo Combo Band in the Chesapeake Room
at the Holiday Inn, across from the Convention Center, Baltimore, MD
Contact: 800-476-0055, research@vnla.org Order tickets at www.mants.org January 8, 2009, ORNAMENTAL SYMPOSIUM: Recent Advances in Nursery Weed Management
sponsored by the 63rd Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Weed Science Society
at the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace
Contact: ferrazoli@aesop.rutgers.edu www.NEWSS.org January 12-15, 2009, VTC TURFGRASS & LANDSCAPE CONFERENCE
sponsored by the Virginia Turfgrass Council
Fredericksburg, VA www.vaturf.org
Contact: vaturf@thevtc.org 757-464-1004 January 13-14, 2009, MID-STATES HORTICULTURAL EXPO
Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, KY
Contact: 931-473-3951, www.MSHE.org January 13-17, 2009, NCNLA "Green & Growin' Show"
Education: Sheraton Four Seasons, January 13-15
Trade Show: Greensboro Coliseum, January 16-18
Greensboro, NC www.ncnla.org 919-816-9119 January 13-22, 2009, "ADVANCED" VIRGINIA CERTIFIED HORTICULTURIST Review Class
at Lancaster Farms' Conference Room, Suffolk (Tues/Thurs, 6-9 pm)
Contact: VNLA 1-800-476-0055, VCH@vnla.org www.vnla.org/certification.htm January 14-15, 2009, NEW JERSEY NURSERY & LANDSCAPE ASSOCIATION TRADE SHOW
at the Garden State Exhibit Center, Somerset, NJ
Contact: 609-291-7070, njnla1@aol.com January 14-16, 2009, MID-AMERICAN HORTICULTURAL TRADE SHOW
Chicago, IL
Contact: 800-223-8761, www.midam.org January 15, 2009, Annual Legislative Appreciation Banquet
Hosted by the Virginia Agribusiness Council at the Arthur Ashe Center, Richmond
Governor, Lt. Governor, and Attorney General expected to attend
More General Assembly members attend than any other legislative event
Hundreds gather to promote agribusiness with elected officials
Virginia’s Finest® Reception
Elegant dinner buffet of Virginia products
You don’t want to miss this great opportunity!
Table for Eight - $1040 * Legislator Sponsorship - $260 * Individual Ticket - $130
Order tickets and reserve sponsorships by December 31, 2008.
804/643-3555 or www.va-agribusiness.org January 15-17, 2009, TROPICAL PLANT INDUSTRY EXHIBITION (TPIE)
Fort Lauderdale, FL www.FNGLA.org
Contact: 800-375-3642, info@tpie.org January 21, 2009, LANDSCAPE CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION - MD DC VA
WINTER WORKSHOP - Pesticide Recertification
TurfValley Conference Center & Resort, Ellicott City, MD
Contact: (301) 948-0810, lca@mgmtsol.com www.lcamddcva.org/ January 22, 2009, LANDSCAPE CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION - MD DC VA
WINTER WORKSHOP - Design and Management Tracts
TurfValley Conference Center & Resort, Ellicott City, MD
Contact: (301) 948-0810, lca@mgmtsol.com www.lcamddcva.org/ January 21-22, 2009, GREEN INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL SEMINAR &
PESTICIDE APPLICATOR RECERTIFICATION TRAINING
Annandale Campus of NVCC www.greenindustryseminar.org
Contact: 703-250-1368 greenisdc@aol.com January 25-30, 2009, MID-ATLANTIC HORTICULTURE SHORT COURSE
The Founders Inn & Spa, Virginia Beach, VA
Contact: 757-523-4734, info@vahort.org www.vahort.org January 26, 2009, "Basic "VIRGINIA CERTIFIED HORTICULTURIST EXAM (VNLA)
at the Mid-Atlantic Horticulture Short Course, Virginia Beach
The Founders Inn, 6-9 pm
Contact: VNLA 1-800-476-0055, VCH@vnla.org www.vnla.org/certification.htm January 26, 2009, "Advanced" VIRGINIA CERTIFIED HORTICULTURIST EXAM (VNLA)
at the Mid-Atlantic Horticulture Short Course, Virginia Beach
The Founders Inn, 6-9 pm
Contact: VNLA 1-800-476-0055, VCH@vnla.org www.vnla.org/certification.htm January 26-28, 2009, CENTS 2009 Trade Show
Greater Columbus Convention Center, OH
Contact: 800-825-5062, susancompton@onla.org www.onla.org January 26-March 16, 2009, VIRGINIA CERTIFIED HORTICULTURIST Review Class
at Henrico County Government Complex -
Demonstration Kitchen, Richmond, VA (6:30-9:30 pm)
Contact: VNLA 1-800-476-0055, VCH@vnla.org www.vnla.org/certification.htm January 28, 2009, LANDSCAPE CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION - MD DC VA
WINTER WORKSHOP - Installation and Maintenance Tracks
TurfValley Conference Center & Resort, Ellicott City, MD
Contact: (301) 948-0810, lca@mgmtsol.com www.lcamddcva.org/ January 29, 2009, LANDSCAPE CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION - MD DC VA
WINTER WORKSHOP - Spanish Track
TurfValley Conference Center & Resort, Ellicott City, MD
Contact: (301) 948-0810, lca@mgmtsol.com www.lcamddcva.org/ January 29 - February 1, 2009, IPM 2009, International Trade Fair For Plants
Messe Essen, Germany
Contact: +44 (0) 24 7669 0330 info@cha-hort.com www.cha-hort.com February 1-8, 2009, GARDENS OF THE CARIBBEAN CRUISE
Dr. Bonnie Appleton, Hostess for the Norfolk Botanical Garden
Contact: 757-546-1010, carolyn@time4vacation.com Click here for details February 3-19, 2009,, VIRGINIA CERTIFIED HORTICULTURIST Review Class
at Meadows Farms Landscape, Chantilly, VA (Tues/Thurs, 6-9 pm)
Contact: VNLA 1-800-476-0055, VCH@vnla.org www.vnla.org/certification.htm February 3 - March 12, 2009 January 13-22, 2009, VIRGINIA CERTIFIED HORTICULTURIST
Review Class (Tues/Thurs, 6-9 pm)
at Lancaster Farms' Conference Room, Suffolk
Contact: VNLA 1-800-476-0055, VCH@vnla.org www.vnla.org/certification.htm February 4-5, 2009, CHESAPEAKE GREEN 2009
A Horticulture Symposium for the Chesapeake Region & Surrounding States
at The Conference Center at the Maritime Institute, Brooklandville, MD
CONTACT: 410-823-8684, www.chesapeakegreen.org February 4-6, 2009, GARDENING IN AN ERA OF CLIMATE CHANGE:
IS THE SKY REALLY FALLING?"
presented by Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
and the Central Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association
at the Massey Conference Center, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond, VA
Click here for more info
www.lewisginter.org, 804-262-9887x222 www.cvnla.org February 4-6, 2009, NEW ENGLAND GROWS! TRADE SHOW
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center
Contact: www.NEGrows.org 508-653-3009 dzinck@NEGrows.org February 5-7, 2009, SOUTH CAROLINA HORTICULTURE INDUSTRY TRADE SHOW
Myrtle Beach Convention Center, SC
Contact: www.scnla.com 864-592-3868 February 6-9, 2009, ANLA MANAGEMENT CLINIC
It's All In How You Play the Game - Success
Galt House in Louisville, KY
Contact: ANLA at www.ManagementClinic.org
202-789-2900, meetings@anla.org February 12, 2009, 26th ANNUAL CENTRAL VIRGINIA LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT SEMINAR
sponsored by the Piedmont Landscape Association
at the Martin Luther King Performing Arts Center
Charlottesville, VA Click here for a program and registration info
Contact: www.piedmont-landscape.org February 12-13, 2009, SNA Green Industry Winter Show (new show dates)
Cobb Galleria Centre, Atlanta GA
Contact: www.sna.org 770-953-3311
(SNA Research Conference begins Feb. 11) February 17, 2009, SANDY'S PLANTS DESIGNERS' DAY Mechanicsville
at Sandy's Plants, Mechanicsville 9 am - 2:30 pm
Contact: 804-746-7092, spi@sandysplants.com February 18, 2009, SANDY'S PLANTS DESIGNERS' DAY Gainesville
at Merrifield Garden Center, Gainesville, VA 9 am - 12:30 pm
Contact: 804-746-7092, spi@sandysplants.com February 18, 2009, VNLA BEAUTIFUL GARDENS® COMMITTEE MEETING
at J Sargent Reynolds Community College, Goochland 10 am - 4 pm
Contact: 800-476-0055, BG@BeautifulGardens.org February 18, 2009, VIRGINIA FLOWER GROWERS ASSOCIATION
2009 Greenhouse Update Short Course
at the Henrico County Extension Office, 8600 Dixon Powers Dr, Richmond
Contact: 540-231-7906, jlatime@vt.edu
Click here for details and registration form February 19-22, 2009, MAYMONT FLOWER & GARDEN SHOW
Greater Richmond Convention Center, Richmond, VA
www.MacEvents.com February 19-22, 2009, PLANET EXECUTIVE FORUM
Disney's Beach Club Resort, Orlando, FL
Contact: 800-395-2522, info@landcarenetwork.org www.LandcareNetwork.org February 23, 2009, NORTHERN VIRGINIA NURSERY & LANDSCAPE ASSOCIATION
Annual Membership Meeting (NVNLA) at Maggiano's Little Italy, McLean
Contact: acaldwell@bartlett.com 703-550-6900 February 28 ,2009, "Basic "VIRGINIA CERTIFIED HORTICULTURIST EXAM (VNLA)
at: TBA Lynchburg/Charlottesville (1:00-5:00 pm)
Contact: VNLA 1-800-476-0055, VCH@vnla.org www.vnla.org/certification.htm March 2009 Top March 4, 2009, DIVERSIFYING YOUR TREEPHOLIO
The New Urban Forest 8 am - 3:30 pm
at Virginia Western Community College
a Trees Virginia Workshop www.treesvirginia.org
Contact: 434-220-9024, becky.woodson@dof.virginia.gov March 4, 2009, EMERALD ASH BORER INFORMATION SESSION
Kingstowne Library, Alexandria, 7 pm
Contact: 703-324-5304 pestmail@fairfaxcounty.gov March 5, 2009, EMERALD ASH BORER INFORMATION SESSION
Herndon Fortnightly Library, Herndon, 7 pm
Contact: 703-324-5304 pestmail@fairfaxcounty.gov March 5, 2009, "Basic "VIRGINIA CERTIFIED HORTICULTURIST EXAM (VNLA)
at: Meadows Farms Landscape, Chantilly, (5:30-9:30 pm)
Contact: VNLA 1-800-476-0055, VCH@vnla.org www.vnla.org/certification.htm March 6-8, 2009, RICHMOND HOME & GARDEN SHOW " Green Spot"
by the James River Green Building Council
at the Richmond Raceway Complex
Contact: 804-425-6556, atedesco@affinitygroup.com March 7, 2009, APPLE TREE GRAFTING WORKSHOP
sponsored by The Tree Stewards of The Greater Lynchburg Area
Contact: 434-455-4411, klaus.schreiber@lynchburgva.gov March 7, 2009, VIRGINIA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY 2009 Workshop
"High Mountain Flora" 9:15 am - 3:15 pm
Gottwald Center for the Sciences, University of Richmond, VA March 19-22, 2009, THE WASHINGTON HOME & GARDEN SHOW
Walter E Washington Convention Center
www.washingtonhomeandgardenshow.com March 11, 2009, "Basic "VIRGINIA CERTIFIED HORTICULTURIST EXAM (VNLA)
at: Monroe Technology Center, Leesburg, (5:00-9:00 pm)
Contact: VNLA 1-800-476-0055, VCH@vnla.org www.vnla.org/certification.htm March 12, 2009, EMERALD ASH BORER INFORMATION SESSION
Kingstowne Library, Alexandria, 7 pm
Contact: 703-324-5304 pestmail@fairfaxcounty.gov March 12, 2009, PIEDMONT LANDSCAPE ASSOCIATION MEETING
West Main Restaurant, Charlottesville, 6 pm
Contact: 434-872-4580, peter@vt.edu March 14, 2009, "Basic "VIRGINIA CERTIFIED HORTICULTURIST EXAM (VNLA)
at: TBA (HRAREC???), Virginia Beach (8 am - noon, 12:30-4:30 pm)
Contact: VNLA 1-800-476-0055, VCH@vnla.org www.vnla.org/certification.htm March 16, 2009, "Basic "VIRGINIA CERTIFIED HORTICULTURIST EXAM (VNLA)
at: Henrico County Government Complex - Demonstration Kitchen, Richmond (6-10 pm)
Contact: VNLA 1-800-476-0055, VCH@vnla.org www.vnla.org/certification.htm March 26-29, 2009, PLANET STUDENT CAREER DAYS
Cal Poly Pomona, Pomona, CA
Contact: 800-395-2522, info@landcarenetwork.org www.LandcareNetwork.org April 2009 Top April 2, 2009, RAIN GARDEN INSTALLATION & MAINTENANCE PROGRAM
for Landscape Professionals 6-8:30 p.m.
at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, Winchester, VA
by Virginia Tech and Rutgers University Cooperative Extension
Click here for details and registration info April 4, 2009, MAC-ISA TREE CLIMBING CHAMPIONSHIP
at Norfolk Botanical Garden
www.mac-isa.org macisa@hughes.net April 10-12, 2009, CHARLOTTESVILLE HOME AND GARDEN SHOW
by the Blue Ridge Home Builders Association
John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, VA
804-973-8652 alyson@brhba.org April 15, 2009, RICHMOND PROFESSIONAL GROUNDS MAINTENANCE
Monthly meeting at Xteriors, Doswell, VA
Contact: info@shippandwilson.com April 16, 2009, PESTICIDE RECERTIFICATION
sponsored by the Virginia Turfgrass Council
Virginia Beach, VA www.vaturf.org
Contact: vaturf@thevtc.org 757-464-1004 April 18, 2009, Earth Day
Contact: Mother Earth April 18, 2009, GET YOUR GREEN ON!
A Green Festival for the Whole Family
sponsored by First Market Bank
Contact: Denise Bird, birdmarketing@aol.com April 18, 2009, COLONIAL VIRGINIA CHAPTER OF THE HOLLY SOCIETY OF AMERICA
Yorktown, VA Contact: 757-868-0496, parkerew@aol.com April 18-25, 2009, HISTORIC GARDEN WEEK IN VIRGINIA
"America's Largest Open House"
presents four centuries of Virginia's finest homes and gardens
www.VAGardenweek.org 804-644-7776 April 25, 2009, SPRING GARDEN FEST
presented by Goochland-Powhatan Master Gardeners
at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, Goochland Campus
Contact: 804-556-5841, www.gpmga.org April 30-May 3, 2009, AMERICAN RHODODENDRON SOCIETY CONVENTION
Everett, Washington Contact: 425-837-8760, dking4@gte.net May 2009 Top May 1-3, 2009, AZALEA SOCIETY OF AMERICA NATIONAL CONVENTION
hosted by the Northern Virginia Chapter of ASA
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Herndon, VA
www.azaleas.org 703-242-8387, ASA-2009-VA@hotmail.com
Registration forms: http://donaldhyatt.com/asa2009 May 8-10, 2009, MID-ATLANTIC CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN RHODODENDRON SOCIETY
Holiday Inn Tanglewood, Roanoke, VA
Contact: 540-350-2666, oldturnpikefarm@gmail.com May 20, 2009, RICHMOND PROFESSIONAL GROUNDS MAINTENANCE
Topic: Mosquito Control Contact: info@shippandwilson.com May 20, 2009, "Basic "VIRGINIA CERTIFIED HORTICULTURIST EXAM (VNLA)
at: Monroe Technology Center, Leesburg, (10 am- 2 pm)
Contact: VNLA 1-800-476-0055, VCH@vnla.org www.vnla.org/certification.htm June 2009 June 15, 2009, NVNLA MEMBERSHIP MEETING 5:30 pm
at Oatlands Plantation,
Contact: ddillion@vt.edu, 7003-771-5838 June 15-18, 2009, ANLA RETAIL ROADSHOW - Mid-Atlantic region
Contact: www.anla.org June 16, 2009, PESTICIDE RECERTIFICATION
sponsored by the Virginia Turfgrass Council
Williamsburg, VA www.vaturf.org
Contact: vaturf@thevtc.org 757-464-1004 June 17, 2009, "Basic "VIRGINIA CERTIFIED HORTICULTURIST EXAM (VNLA)
at: Lancaster Farms' Conference Room, Suffolk (6-9 pm)
Contact: VNLA 1-800-476-0055, VCH@vnla.org www.vnla.org/certification.htm June 17, 2009, RICHMOND PROFESSIONAL GROUNDS MAINTENANCE
Topic: Fire-wise Landscaping Contact: info@shippandwilson.com June 18-20, 2009, SOUTHEAST GREENHOUSE CONFERENCE
Greenville, SC Contact: 614-487-1117, sgcts@ofa.org www.sgcts.org June 23, 2009, PESTICIDE RECERTIFICATION
sponsored by the Virginia Turfgrass Council
Charlottesville/Staunton, VA www.vaturf.org
Contact: vaturf@thevtc.org 757-464-1004 June 24-28, 2009, PLANET LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
Skamania Lodge, Stevenson, WA
Contact: 800-395-2522, info@landcarenetwork.org www.LandcareNetwork.org June 25, 2009, PROCRASTINATOR'S COMMERCIAL PESTICIDE APPLICATORS
RECERTIFICATION TRAINING at Meadows Farms, Chantilly
by the Virginia Cooperative Extension
Contact: 703-771-5838 ddillion@vt.edu July 2009 Top July 1, 2009, FIRE ANT QUARANTINE EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH
Hampton Roads Agricultural Research & Extension Center, 1-3 pm
1444 Diamond Springs Road, Room: 125 A & B, Virginia Beach, VA 23455
contact Mr. Larry Nichols, Program Manager, Office of Plant and Pest Services,
(804) 786-3515 or Larry.Nichols@vdacs.virginia.gov July 10, 2009, FIRE ANT QUARANTINE EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH
10 a.m. - noon - Tabb Library, adjacent to lobby
100 Long Green Blvd., Yorktown, VA 23693
contact Mr. Larry Nichols, Program Manager, Office of Plant and Pest Services,
(804) 786-3515 or Larry.Nichols@vdacs.virginia.gov July 8, 2009, INVASIVE PLANT SEMINAR - HRAREC
"The Role of the Nursery Industry in the Massachusetts
Invasive Plant Advisory Group"
Hampton Roads Ag Research and Extension Center, Virginia Beach
Contact: Jeff Derr, 757-363-3912 jderr@vt.edu July 11-14, 2009, OFA SHORT COURSE
Greater Columbus Convention Center
Columbus, OH http://ofa.org July 12-14, 2009, PLANET LEGISLATIVE DAY ON THE HILL/RENEWAL & REMEMBRANCE
Washington, DC
Contact: 800-395-2522, info@landcarenetwork.org www.LandcareNetwork.org July 13-15, 2009, VIRGINIA SOCIETY OF LANDSCAPE DESIGNERS
SUMMER TOUR - Eastern Shore of Virginia
Contact: www.vsld.org 757-566-9088, PKrapflnscapr@cs.com July 19-24, 2009, PERENNIAL PLANT ASSOCIATION SYMPOSIUM & TRADE SHOW
St Louis, MO, St Louis Union Station Marriott
Contact: www.perennialplant.org ppa@perennialplant.org 614-771-8431 July 21-23, 2009, PA GREEN EXPO
www.pagreenexpo.com 800-789-5068 July 20-22, 2009, ANLA LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE
Washington, DC
Contact: www.anla.org July 22-23, 2009, 2009 WATER CONFERENCE
Water, Irrigation and the Environment, Park City, UT
sponsored by The Irrigation Association
Contact: www.irrigation.org 703-536-7080 July 28-30, 2009, PANTS Trade Show
Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks, near Valley Forge
Contact: 717.238.1673 www.plna.org info@PANTSHOW.com August 2009 Top August 4, 2009, RPGMS 2ND ANNUAL EQUIPMENT DEMO/VENDOR APPRECIATION DAY
University of Richmond's Intramural Fields noon 'til 4 pm
Contact: Mark Graser, 804-883-7261 August 12-15, 2009, NATIONAL CHRISTMAS TREE GROWERS ASSOCIATION
Convention & Trade Show, Chattanooga, TN
Contact: www.christmastree.org/convention09.cfm August 14-15, 2009, NCAN SUMMER GREEN SHOW
Greensboro, NC Contact: www.ncnla.org August 19, 2009, VNLA Field Day 9 am - 4 pm
Location: Merrifield Garden Center, Gainesville, VA
www.vnla.org/fieldday.htm 800-476-0055 FieldDay@vnla.org August 20, 2009, VNLA SUMMER TOUR
Behind the Scenes Garden Tours of Mount Vernon, Grist Mill and Distillery
and the River Farm - home of the American Horticultural Society
www.vnla.org 800-476-0055 FieldDay@vnla.org August 27-29, 2009, VIRGINIA CHRISTMAS TREE GROWERS ASSOCIATION
Annual Conference and Trade Show & Farm Tour
Holiday Inn, Blacksburg, VA
www.virginiachristmastrees.org 540-343-8284 secretary@virginiachristmastrees.org August 26, 2009, VIRGINIA GREEN INDUSTRY COUNCIL, Summer Board Meeting
Richmond, 10 am - 3 pm Contact: info@virginiagreen.org 540-382-0943 September 2009 Top September 1-2, 2009, VIRGINIA TECH TURFGRASS FIELD DAYS
Blacksburg, VA
Contact: www.thevtc.org September 9, 2009, 34th ANNUAL NURSERY, LANDSCAPE
AND ARBORICULTURAL FIELD DAY of Virginia Tech's
Hampton Roads Agricultural Research and Extension Center (HRAREC)
at Virginia Beach, VA www.vaes.vt.edu/hampton
Contact: 757-363-3906, bapple@vt.edu September 10 - Waynesboro Plant Health Care for Urban Trees
"Trees - the ultimate stimulus package"
Waynesboro, VA 8:15 am - 3:30 pm
Click here for a program schedule/registration form September 11, 2009, "Advanced" VIRGINIA CERTIFIED HORTICULTURIST EXAM (VNLA)
at: TBA Richmond (1:00-5:00 pm)
Contact: VNLA 1-800-476-0055, VCH@vnla.org www.vnla.org/certification.htm September 12, 2009, VIRGINIA GOGREEN GARDEN FESTIVAL
sponsored by the Virginia Green Industry Council FREE
at Virginia Science Museum, Richmond, VA
Consumer educational programs, many demonstrations, garden vendors, food and fun!
Contact: 540-382-0943, info@virginiagreen.org www.virginiagreen.org September 16, 2009, RICHMOND PROFESSIONAL GROUNDS MAINTENANCE
Topic: Bare-root planting Contact: info@shippandwilson.com September 18, 2009, COLESVILLE NURSERY OPEN HOUSE
Tours and speakers, Ashland, VA www.colesvillenursery.com September 18-19, 2009, SOUTHEASTERN REGION OF THE AMERICAN CONIFER SOCIETY
Richmond, VA Contact: dridenhour7@gmail.com 804-339-0873 September 21, 2009, NORTHERN VIRGINIA NURSERY & LANDSCAPE ASSOCIATION
NVNLA General Membership Meeting
at the Green Springs Garden Park
Contact: acaldwell@bartlet.com 703-550-6900 September 23, 2009, GRIFFIN GROWER EXPO
Lancaster Host Resort & Conference Center, Lancaster, PA
Contact: 866-307-8142, www.griffins.com September 25-27, 2009, VIRGINIA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING
Hosted by the Blue Ridge & New Rive Chapter in Salem, VA
www.vnps.org vnpsofc@shentel.net September 26, 2009, VA TECH COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE & LIFE SCIENCES
HOMECOMING TAILGATE, VT vs Miami
Contact: www.alumni.vt.edu/reunion/cals October 2009 Top
October 1-31, 2009, NATIONAL NEIGHBORWOODS MONTH
Contact: www.neighborwoodsmonth.org or www.actrees.org October 6, 2009, GREENHOUSE PROFITABILITY SEMINAR
at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond, VA
co-sponsored by: the Maryland Greenhouse Growers Association
the North Carolina Commercial Flower Growers Association
Virginia Cooperative Extension
Virginia Flower Growers Association.
Contact: jlatime@vt.edu
http://www.hort.vt.edu/Floriculture/VFGA/October%206bothreg1.pdf October 17, 2009, COLONIAL VIRGINIA CHAPTER, HOLLY SOCIETY OF AMERICA
starting at Colesville Nursery, Ashland and ending at Acer Acre, Beaverdam, VA
Contact: 804-642-2449 Saturday, 9:30 - 3:30 pm October 19-21, 2009, MID-ATLANTIC CHAPTER - INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ARBORICULTURE
Annual Meeting at the Clarion Resort, Fontainebleau Hotel, Ocean City, MD
Contact: 703-753-0499 macisa@hughes.net www.mac-isa.org October 21, 2009, RICHMOND PROFESSIONAL GROUNDS MAINTENANCE
Topic: Winterizing Equipment Contact: info@shippandwilson.com October 22-23, 2009, SOUTHERN NURSERY ASSOCIATION TRADE SHOW (SNA)
Cobb Galleria Centre, Atlanta, GA
Contact: www.sna.org October 22-24, 2009, THE HOLLY SOCIETY OF AMERICA
Martha's Vineyard, MA Contact: 757-868-0496, parkerew@aol.com October 24-28, 2009, SOUTHERN REGION OF NORTH AMERICA -
INTERNATIONAL PLANT PROPAGATORS' SOCIETY
34th Annual Meeting, IP Hotel, Biloxi, MS
Contact: hgramling@tbwg.org 813-655-1914 October 28-31, 2009, PLANET GREEN INDUSTRY CONFERENCE (GIC)
Marriott Louisville Downtown/Kentucky Expo Center, Louisville, KY
Contact: 800-395-2522, info@landcarenetwork.org www.LandcareNetwork.org October 28-29, 2009, THE CHARLES F GILLETTE FORUM (25th Anniversary Symposium)
Timeless Design in a Sustainable World
at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond, VA
Contact: 804-262-9887 x 322 www.lewisginter.org November 2009 Top November 4-6, 2009, PESTICIDE RECERTIFICATION TRAINING (3B) & EXAM
sponsored by the Virginia Turfgrass Council
Henrico, VA www.vaturf.org
Contact: vaturf@thevtc.org 757-464-1004 November 5-7, 2009, TREE CARE INDUSTRY TRADE SHOW AND CONFERENCE
Baltimore, MD
Contact: www.tcia.org 800-733-2622 November 6-8, 2009, MID-ATLANTIC CHAPTER/AMERICAN RHODODENDRON SOCIETY
Fall "'Meetin' in the Middle", Fredericksburg, VA
Contact: 540-430-0910, oldturnpikefarm@gmail.com November 9-10, 16, 17, 20, 2009, COMMERCIAL PESTICIDE CERTIFICATION
PREPARATION COURSE AND EXAMS
at the Loudoun Cooperative Extension Office, Leesburg, VA
Contact: ddillion@vt.edu 703-771-5838 http://offices.ext.vt.edu/loudoun/ November 13, 2009, COMMUNITY FORESTS GROW COMMUNITY BENEFITS
Algonkian Conference Center, Sterling, VA
Contact: becky.woodson@dof.virginia.gov 434-220-9024 November 14, 2009, "Basic" VIRGINIA CERTIFIED HORTICULTURIST EXAM (VNLA)
at: TBA Charlottesville (10:00-2:00 pm)
Contact: VNLA 1-800-476-0055, VCH@vnla.org www.vnla.org/certification.htm November 18, 2009, GREEN BUILDING LEADERSHIP AWARDS 09 & EXHIBITION
at the Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, VA
Contact: mail@jrgbc.org, 804-288-2950, www.jrgbc.org December 2009 Top December 4, 2009, CONSERVATION LANDSCAPING CONFERENCE - Turning a New Leaf
The Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council
George Washington University Conference Center, Washington, DC
Contact: 443-482-2156, www.chesapeakelandscape.org December 7-9, 2009, TURFGRASS SHORT COURSE
Blacksburg, VA, sponsored by the Virginia Turfgrass Council
Contact: info@virginiaturf.org 757-464-1004
Click here for program/registration December 8-10, 2009 MAC-ISA Arborist Certification Course
Charlottesville, VA
Contact 703-753-0499, www.mac-isa.org December 14-16, 2009, TURFGRASS SHORT COURSE
Virginia Beach, VA, sponsored by the Virginia Turfgrass Council
Contact: info@virginiaturf.org 757-464-1004
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