Upcoming Horticulture Events in the Region

THURSDAY, SEPT. 2

• Landscape Update, Chester County Government Services Center, West Chester, Pa., 1-4 p.m. Cheryl Bjornson, 610-696-3500.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 8

• Virginia Nursery and Landscape Association Annual Field Day, Hampton Roads, Va. 800-476-0055, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

THURSDAY, SEPT. 9

• VNLA Summer Tour of Virginia Zoo Gardens and Norfolk Botanical Garden departs Best Western Center Inn, Norfolk, Va., 8:15 a.m.  (800) 476-0055, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
• Waynesboro Plant Health Care for Urban Trees, Best Western Conference Center and (concurrent) ArborMaster Training, Ridgeview Park, Waynesboro, Va., Dwayne Jones, (540) 942-6735.
• Landscape Update, Montgomery County 4-H Center, Collegeville, Pa., Nancy Bosold, (610) 378-1327.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 10

• Virginia Nursery and Landscape Association Advanced Virginia Certified Horticulturist Exam, Richmond, Va., 1-5 p.m. (800) 476-0055, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
• American Society of Landscape Architects annual meeting, Convention Center, Washington, D.C., Sept. 10-13. (888) 999-2752, www.asla.org.
• Fall Plant Sale Weekend, Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely, Md. Members, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; public, Sept. 11-12, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (410) 634-2847.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 11

• Virginia GoGreen Garden Festival, Virginia Science Museum, Richmond, Va. (540) 382-0943, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

MONDAY, SEPT. 13

• Landscape Update, Berks County Agricultural Center, Leesport, Pa., 12:30-3:15 p.m. Andy Beck, (570) 622-4225.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 14

• Tree Tenders hands-on training, Kennett Area Senior Center, Kennett Square, Pa., Tuesdays, Sept. 14, 21 & 28, 6-9 p.m. Julianne Schieffer, (610) 489-4315, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 15

• Maryland Ag Education Foundation and Maryland Greenhouse Growers Association Ag Education and Scholarship Fundraiser, Oakmont Green Golf Club, Hampstead, Md. (410) 939-9030.
• Community Tree Management Institute, America on Wheels Museum, Allentown, Pa., Sept. 15-16, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Vincent Cotrone, (717) 333-7440, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

TUESDAY, SEPT. 21

• "How to Write a Nutrient Management Plan" workshop, Wye Research and Education Center, Queenstown, Md. (410) 841-5959.
• Landscape Updates: Lehigh County, Schnecksville Fire Company Pavilion, Schnecksville, Pa., 4-9 p.m. Emelie Swackhamer, (610) 391-9840. Bucks County, Neschaminy Manor Center, Doylestown, 1-4 p.m. Scott Guiser, (215) 345-3283.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 22

• Northeast Region Perennial Plant Symposium, Wellesley, Mass. (614) 771-8431, www.perennialplant.org.
• Society of American Florists' SAF Orlando 2010, Orlando, Fla., Sept. 22-25. Laura Weaver, (800) 336-4743, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

THURSDAY, SEPT. 23

• Tree Tenders hands-on training, Newtown Township Administrative Building, Newtown, Pa., Thursdays, Sept. 23, 30 & Oct. 14, 6-9 p.m. Julianne Schieffer, (610) 489-4315, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

FRIDAY, SEPT. 24

• "How to Write a Nutrient Management Plan" workshop, Montgomery County Extension Office, Derwood, Md. (410) 841-5959.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 29

• Griffin Grower Expo, Lancaster, Pa. (866) 307-8142, www.griffins.com. (978) 851-4346.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 30

• America in Bloom Symposium, St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 30-Oct. 2. (614) 487-1117, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , www.americainbloom.org/

FRIDAY, OCT. 1

• Middle Tennessee Nursery Association Trade Show, McMinnville Civic Center, McMinnville, Tenn., Oct. 1-2. (931) 507-7322, www.mtna.com.

SUNDAY, OCT. 3

• MAC-ISA Annual Meeting, Morgantown, W. Va., Oct. 3-5. (703) 753-0499, www.mac-isa.org.

MONDAY, OCT. 4

• Tree Climbing School, Chadds Ford, Pa., Oct. 4-8. Cheryl Bjornson, (610) 696-3500.

TUESDAY, OCT. 5

• Professional Grounds Manage-ment School, Montgomery County 4-H Center, Creamery, Pa., Tuesdays, Oct. 5-Nov. 9. Scott Guiser, (215) 345-3283.

SUNDAY, OCT. 10

• Southern Region of North America-International Plant Propagators' Society annual meeting, Raleigh Sheraton, Raleigh, N.C., Oct. 10-13. www.ipps.org/SouthernNA/meeting.htm.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 13

• Tree Tenders hands-on training, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Philadelphia, Pa., Wednesdays, Oct. 13, 20 & 27, 5:45-8:45 p.m. Julianne Schieffer, (610) 489-4315, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

THURSDAY, OCT. 14

• New Jersey Nursery and Landscape Association Golf Outing, Mountain View Golf Club, Ewing, N.J. (800) 314-4836.

TUESDAY, OCT. 19

• Sustainable Landscape Confer-ence, Marywood University, Swartz Conference Center, Scranton, Pa. Ellen Ferretti, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
• Sustainable Landscaping Work- shop Series: Native Plant Alterna- tives & Controlling Invasive Plants, Green Spring Gardens, Alexandria, Va. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. (703) 642-5173.
• CPH Specialist Exam in Advanced Plant Identification. Contact Maryland Nursery and Landscape Association, (410) 823-8684, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 20

• Virgina Flower Growers Association Fall Tour and annual meeting. Location TBA. (540) 231-6820, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

SUNDAY, OCT. 31

• Maryland Ag Education Foundation and LEAD-Maryland Second Annual Sporting Clays Tournament, Pintail Point, Queenstown, Md. (410) 939-9030.