Atlanta, Ga. – The Southern Nursery Association (SNA) has announced final details of the 14th Southern Plant Conference, scheduled for Tuesday, July 21, during SNA 2015, at Atlanta’s Georgia International Convention Center (GICC). Sixteen of the industry’s top plant experts are slated to share their knowledge and expertise during this eight-hour conference. Don Shadow,…
MARIETTA, Ga. – Primera Turf is pleased to announce and welcome IFA (Intermountain Farmers Association) as an owner distributor to their cooperative. IFA, headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, is a well-recognized retailer of specialty turf and ornamental products throughout the greater Utah market. Established in 1923, IFA now operates 28 locations supporting retail…
BURNSVILLE, Minn. – Comet USA has recently signed MTI-Canada as a new distributor of efco power equipment. MTI-Canada is located in Levis, Quebec and will cover Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Provinces in Canada. Comet USA is excited to bring this well respected company on board to represent the efco product line. “We are…
ARCSA has launched its “We the People” petition, appealing to the U.S. President to support rainwater harvesting. After 150 names are gathered, the petition will be accessible on the WhiteHouse.gov “We the People” website. Until then, the petition can only be located with this link. May 13 is the deadline to collect 100,000 names,…
Join OLCA for its Northeast Ohio Summer Seminar on June 18 Celebrate with the Ohio Lawn Care Association (OLCA) on Thursday, June 18 for the 13th Annual Northeast Ohio Lawn Care Seminar. Held at The Ohio State University/OARDC, The Arden Shisler Center, Wooster, everyone involved in lawn and landscape maintenance should attend to learn the…
BALTIMORE, Md. – Western Michigan University was granted a 4-star Landscape Management and Operations Accreditation as awarded by the Professional Grounds Management Society (PGMS), it was announced by accreditation facilitator Joe Jackson, CGM. “Western Michigan University presented its case for the Landscape Management and Operations Accreditation Program in exemplary fashion. The Landscape Services Division…
I had always wanted to be a landscape architect, but when I enrolled in Auburn University’s LA program, I discovered I enjoyed the horticulture and science classes more than I did the architectural side of the industry. So I shifted my focus and curriculum to ornamental horticulture and landscape design in the School of Agriculture.…
ORANGE, Calif. — Village Nurseries Wholesale, an Orange County-based grower for landscape professionals, is hosting the first annual “Horticultural Encounter” May 11-29, 2015 at its Huntington Beach, Calif. growing grounds and landscape center. Offered by appointment only, landscape architects, designers, and design/build contractors will learn about plants best suited for today’s landscape situations. Landscapers…
KOHLER, Wis. – At its annual meeting today, the Kohler Board of Directors elected Chairman and CEO Herbert V. Kohler, Jr. to the new role of executive chairman effictive June 1. Mr. Kohler will continue to chair the Board, lead its Executive Committee, oversee shareholder communications, manage corporate mergers and acquisitions and the Hospitality &…
HERNDON, Va. – The National Association of Landscape Professionals (formerly PLANET) has announced that Scott Jamieson, Landscape Industry Certified, will be the president of the board of directors, effective May 1. “I’m honored and excited to be president of NALP,” said Jamieson. “We have incredible momentum having come through a tremendous rebranding effort that…
