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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Congratulations Mr. Buddy Lee, the 2018 recipient of the IPPS Southern Region Sidney B. Meadows Award of Merit.The Meadows award is the highest honor bestowed up on IPPS Southern Region member. The Sidney B. Meadows award honors and recognizes outstanding individuals for their contributions to the n...
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The Fellow Award is meant to honor and recognize outstanding individuals for their contributions to the nursery industry and to plant propagation in the southern regionOn behalf of the Fellow Committee, including Blake Jones, Gene Blyth, Scott Langlois and second VP Brie Arthur it is our pleasure to...
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Click here for photos from the 2018 annual meeting in Chattanooga!
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