
This Month in Mid-Atlantic Horticultural News
• VNLA salutes Roger Harris, Doug Hensel (Top Story)
• Bill Griffin honored in Atlantic City
• Bluemel receives MNLA Achievement Award
• Akehurst to MNLA: ‘Our livelihoods depend on the future of the green industry’
• Ag degrees ‘useless’? Not so! (Guest Editorial)
Mid-Atlantic Horticultural Rolodex
• Delaware Nursery & Landscape Association
• Maryland Nursery and Landscape Association
• New Jersey Nursery and Landscape Association
• Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association
• Pennsylvania Landscape and Nursery Association
• West Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association
Upcoming Horticulture Events in the Region
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MONDAY, JANUARY 30
• Mid-Atlantic Horticulture Short Course, Marriott at City Center, Newport News, Va., Jan. 30-Feb. 2. www.mahsc.org, (757) 523-4734.
• Capital Area Turf & Ornamental Winter School, Holiday Inn, Grantville, Pa., 8 a.m.-3:15 p.m. Linda Kulp, (717) 921-8803,
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• Greenhouse Boot Camp kicks off Mid-Alantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention, Hershey Lodge and Convention Center, Jan. 30-Feb. 2. Steve Bogash, (717) 263-9226 Ext. 230.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1
• New England Grows Trade Show, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, Boston, Mass., Feb. 1-3. www.newenglandgrows.org.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2
• South Carolina Hort Industry Trade Show & Seminar, Myrtle Beach Convention Center, Myrtle Beach, S.C., Feb. 2-4. Donna Foster, (803) 743-4282,
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• Tree Ordinance Workshop, Holiday Inn, Morgantown, Pa. Julianne Schieffer, (610) 489-4315,
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• Virginia Green Industry Council annual meeting, Henrico County Cooperative Extension Office Board Room, Richmond, Va. (540) 382-0943, www.VirginiaGreen.org.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3
• Green Streets Forum in Chester County, Victory Brewing Company, Downingtown, Pa., 8 a.m.-noon. Angela Garvin, (610) 993-0911.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7
• Lawn Care of Pennsylvania Winter Lawn Care Conference, Holiday Inn Lehigh Valley, Allentown, Pa. Judy Becker, (888) 577-6801.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8
• Bus tour preceding Chesapeake Green.
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• Central Virginia Nursery and Landscape Association Symposium/Winter Short Course “Treading Lightly on the Land,” Massey Conference Center, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond, Va., Feb. 8-10. (804) 305-1259,
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9
• Chesapeake Green 2012: A Horticulture Symposium, Maritime Institute, Linthicum Heights, Md., Feb. 9-10. (410) 823-8684.
• Maymont Flower & Garden Show, Greater Richmond (Va.) Convention Center, Feb. 9-12. (800) 332-3976, www.MacEvents.com.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15
• Eastern Shore Pest Management Conference, The Fountains, Salisbury, Md. Ginny Rosenkranz, (410) 749-6141,
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• Winter Grounds Management Seminar, Kutztown Grange, Kutztown, Pa. Emelie Swackhamer, (610) 391-9840,
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16
• Landscape Contractors Asso-ciation Pesticide Recertification Conference, National 4-H Youth Conference Center, Chevy Chase, Md., 7 a.m.-4:15 p.m. (301) 948-0810,
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• KAFMO Athletic Field Conference, Holiday Inn, Grantville, Pa. Linda Kulp, (717) 921-8803,
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• Piedmont Landscape Association 29th Annual Seminar, The Paramount Theater, Charlottesville, Va. www.piedmontlandscape.org.
• 12th Annual Land Ethics Symposium: Creative Approaches for Ecological Landscaping, Sheraton Bucks County Hotel, Langhorne, Pa., 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Alyse Greenberg, (215) 862-2624,
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17
• Turf Equipment Technicians Association of the Carolinas Turf Technician Seminar, Fredericksburg, Va., 8 a.m.-noon. www.vaturf.org, (757) 464-1004.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21
• Virginia Turfgrass Council Sym-posiums: Pesticide Recertifications and Turfgrass and Virginia’s Waters, Virginia Beach, Va. www.vaturf.org.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23
• 50th Annual Pacific Orchid Exposition, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, Calif., Feb. 23-26. www.orchidsanfrancisco.org.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24
• Manor View Farm and The Perennial Farm’s 13th annual Education Seminar, The Conference Center at Sheppard Pratt, Baltimore, Md. Vicki Hagin, (410) 771-4700, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25
• Maryland Christmas Tree Association Winter Meeting, Friendly Farms Restaurant, Upperco, Md., 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Wilma Muir, (410) 452-9793, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26
• National Association of Pond Professionals, Suncoast Resort, Las Vegas, Nev., Feb. 26-28. www.nationalpondpro.com, (706) 258-3534.