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28 September 2025
Auction donations will be accepted in Diamond 1–2. Drop off items at the following times: Sunday, October 19: 4:00–8:00 PM Monday, October 20: Noon–9:00 PM The Silent Auction will be open on Tuesday, October 21, from
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19 September 2025
The International Plant Production Society (IPPS) Southern Region is excited to announce that registration is open for the 2025 Annual Meeting 19-23 October 2025. Location: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Orlando at SeaWorld
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12 November 2021
Congratulations to our 2021 Fellows Award Winner Rick Crowder
The IPPS Southern Region Fellows award honors and recognizes outstanding individuals for their contributions to the nursery industry and to plant propagation in the Southern Region. This distinction serves as
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12 November 2021
Congratulations to our 2021 Fellows Award Winner Maarten van der Giessen
The IPPS Southern Region Fellows award honors and recognizes outstanding individuals for their contributions to the nursery industry and to plant propagation in the Southern Region. This distinction serves as
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12 November 2021
Congratulations to our 2021 Sidney B. Meadows Award Winner, Tom Saunders
The Sidney B. Meadows Award is the highest honor bestowed upon an IPPS Southern Region member. This distinction recognizes individuals for their major contributions to plant propagation and the nursery
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08 March 2021
Congratulations to Dr. Brian Jackson on his 2021 HRI Grant Award!
Dr. Brian Jackson of North Carolina State University was recently chosen to receive one of the 2021 HRI research grants. “Investing in diverse, high-quality research is our mission,” said Jennifer
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08 January 2021
A little over five years ago, IPPS profoundly altered the course of my horticultural journey. I didn’t even know what IPPS was back then, but it played an important role
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13 November 2020
2020 Sidney B. Meadows Award Winner, Dr. Gary Knox
Dr. Gary Knox 2020 Sidney B. Meadows Award Recipient Dr. Gary Knox is a professor of environmental horticulture and nursery crops extension specialist at the University of Florida/IFAS at the North
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16 September 2020
Saunders Brothers and NewGen® Boxwood Supply Boxwood For The White House Rose Garden Renovation
Saunders Brothers, Inc. and NewGen® Boxwood, introduced by Saunders Genetics, LLC, were instrumental in the renovation of the White House Rose Garden, unveiled to the public by First Lady Melania
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