Happy April IPPS Southern Region members! Planning for the annual meeting in Baton Rogue Oct 12-16, 2019 is coming along well. With 25 horticulture experts presenting on a wide variety of plant production topics we encourage you to register for the full meeting. To maximize your IPPS-SR annual meet...
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Monday, October 14th 2019 Annual Meeting Speaker Preview Dr. Andrew King Lecturer, Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M UniversityPROGRAM DETAILS: Following in the Footsteps of Legends: Lessons Learned Through 4 GenerationsHaving been raised by a third generation nursery professional, An...
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Monday, October 14th 2019 Annual Meeting Speaker Preview Jennifer M. Cruse-SandersDirector, State Botanical Garden of GeorgiaPROGRAM DETAILS: Thirty perennials for pollinators and other efforts to propagate native species at the State Botanical Garden of GeorgiaPollinator services are estimated to c...
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Monday, October 14th 2019 Annual Meeting Speaker Preview Stan BrownOwner, Plants of RedlickPROGRAM DETAILS: Crapemyrtles, past, present and possibilitiesEven with many new introductions each year, there are opportunities for improvements in the crapemyrtle family. In the last sixty years, crapemyrtl...
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Monday, October 14th 2019 Annual Meeting Speaker PreviewAnne Spafford, MLAAssociate Professor Department of Horticulture, NC State University PROGRAM DETAILS: Creating Successful Pollinator Habitats: Strategic Plant Selection and UseWhile there is a wealth of information out there about pollinators ...
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Monday, October 14th 2019 Annual Meeting Speaker PreviewJared Barnes, Ph.D. Professor of Horticulture at Stephen F. Austin State UniversityPROGRAM DETAILS: Naturalistic Planting at the PlanteryNaturalistic planting isn't just a trend. It’s planting with purpose. Using what we see in nature as...
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Monday, October 14th 2019 Annual Meeting Speaker Preview Dr. Mengmeng Gu Associate Professor- Extension Specialist/Texas A&M AgriLife Extension PROGRAM DETAILS: The effects of biochar incorporation on plant growth in container production Dr. Gu has been conducting container substrate rese...
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Monday 14 October 2019 speaker previewDr. Gary R. BachmanExtension/Research Professor of Horticulture Mississippi State UniversityPROGRAM DETAILS: The Changing Garden ParadigmOne Extension agent’s look at how gardeners’ perceptions and expectations have been changing over the last 10 to 20 year...
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Monday 14 October 2019 speaker previewKata Kreß WallaceProduction Supervisor, Hoffman Nursery, Inc. PROGRAM DETAILS: How Do You Say That in Swahili? Meeting the Challenges of an International WorkforceMost horticultural businesses in the U.S. employ people who were born outside the country. As our ...
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Monday 14 October 2019 speaker previewDr. Brian JacksonProfessor at NC State UniversityPROGRAM DETILAS: Is Cannabis Horticulture’s Gateway Crop?Much has been and is being said (debated) about the role of Cannabis in the horticulture industry. This presentation will discuss some of the consequenti...
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