News – State Fair of VA Green Industry Displays
VCTGA Volunteers:
FYI: Attached is a summary of the survey of the volunteers who staffed the green industry exhibits at the State Fair this year.
VGIC Volunteers:
Rick Baker, VDACS Terry & Joel Koci Jeff & Sandy Miller, staffing and takedown
VNLA Volunteers:
Rick Baker, VDACS Shawn Peck Beverly Gravatt Claudia Swanson Gina Hamlin Jim Hassold Doug Hensel Tom & Elizabeth Thompson, staffing, setup and takedown Laura Matherly Brian Watson Scotty Guinn Dilworth Karen Kelly, setup Terry & Joel Koci Susan Molloy Jeff & Sandy Miller, staffing and takedown
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John Houston Ron & Loraine Hoke John & Virginia Carroll, setup Marie McGee, staffing and setup Danny Neel, VDACS Dave Robishaw, VDACS Greg Lemmer Jeff & Sandy Miller, staffing and takedown
Events - Mid-Atlantic Horticulture Short Course January 13 -16, 2014
rector of Green Roof Centre, Univ. Sheffield Sandy Kittmar, Plant Specialist, Iseli Nursery Bernie Erven, Emeritus, Human Resources & Management, Ohio State University James A. Murphy, Turfgrass Specialist, Rutgers University Kelly D. Norris, Horticulture Manager, Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden; Iris Expert, Mike Goatley, Turfgrass Specialist, VTech James Hitchmough, Professor Horticultural Ecology,University of Sheffield Rebecca Sweet, Garden Designer, Harmony in the Garden Thomas Woltz, Principal, Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects James Ingram, President, COO Bartlett Tree Experts
Continuing Education Available From These Professional Organizations:
American Society Landscape Architects' LA CES (ASLA's Continuing Education System
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA -The MidAtlantic Horticulture Short Course will be held 13 — 16 January 2014, at the Marriott at City Center in Newport News, Virginia. This is the Green Industry educational highlight of the Mid-Atlantic region. International, national and regional speakers present new techniques, university research and advances in all aspects of horticultural industries. The fourday event is divided into industryspecific tracks; participants can mix and match classes to suit their training and continuing education needs.
Pesticide Applicator Recertification (10 states + the District of Columbia)
Association of Professional Landscape Designers
Professional Grounds Management Society (PGMS)
Certified Nurseryman (or state equivalent)
Professional Landcare Network (PLANET)
Crew Manager and Advanced Crew Manager (is a Virginia Horticultural Foundation program)
2014 Invited Speakers & Workshop Leaders
Virginia Certified Horticulturist (VCH)
Virginia Certified Advanced Horticulturist (VACH)
Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA)
Virginia Dept. Professional Occupational Regulation (registered
Gary R. Doerr, Blooms of Bressingham Linda MK Johnson, Professor Biology & Botany, Chatham University Nigel Dunnett, Professor Landscape Design & Vegetation Technology; Di-
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