Events for Professionals & MLNA Members

Attention: MLNA Event Open to All Green Industry Professional:Summer Business Meeting & Field Day MLNA Welcomes Members & Guests
Date: Jun 25, 2009

Location: 2400 South Scenic Springfield, MO

Many events are planned throughout the day:
~A presentation on the replanting of Greensburg, KS by Tim McDonnell, Community Forest Coordinator with Kansas Forest Service.
~Springfield's Friends of the Garden will be giving guided tours of the park as well as the future site of Springfield/Greene County Botanical Center.
~We will have areas for sponsors and vendors to display their products and services to our members and guests. More information soon!

~We are tentatively planning to offer our STAR Certification Testing and Review Workshop. We have enrollment minimums and maximums so complete certification entrollment today so we know you are interested in certification testing.

~We will also be co hosting a 9 hole golf tournament across the street at Horton Smith Golf Course from 7-9 that morning.

Please contact:

Bryan Stringer, Vice President of MLNA for more information

Phone: 417-529-2073

Fax: (417)359-9254

Company: BWI Companies, Inc.

Email: bryan@acs.bwicompanies.com

The 27th Perennial Plant Symposium

The 27th Perennial Plant Symposium - 2009, presented by the Perennial Plant Association, will be hosted in St. Louis, Missouri, Sunday, July 19 thru Friday, July 24th, 2009 at the Marriott Hotel located in the historic St. Louis Union Station. The PPA Symposium includes 5 specialty tours, a featured Wednesday tour, two days of professional multi-track seminars and numerous networking opportunities. For more about Symposium schedule and registration details, visit http://www.perennialplant.org/. For more, contact the Perennial Plant Association at (614) 771-8431 or ppa@perennialplant.org.

The 2009 St. Louis Garden Symposium

The 2009 St. Louis Garden Symposium, presented by the Horticulture Co-op of Metro St. Louis, features “Your Garden, Your MASTERPIECE,” Saturday, March 7, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on the campus of St. Louis Community College-Meramec, 11333 Big Bend Blvd. in Kirkwood. Registration is just $ 45.00 and includes all presentations and a light lunch. The keynote speaker is Susan Appleget Hurst, Sr. Assoc. Editor, Better Homes & Gardens magazine, presenting the topic: “What Makes a Picture-Perfect Garden.” The event also features local experts leading workshops, classes and hand-on demonstrations regarding such timely topics as Rain Gardens, Sustainability in the Garden, Edible Gardening, Lawn Care, Ideal Trees for the Midwest, Butterfly Gardening and more. For details, visit http://www.hortco-op.org/ or call (314) 487-4995 or email info@hortco-op.org

More info on the 2009 Gateway EXPO of Regional Wholesale Flower Growers March 4

The 2009 Gateway EXPO of Regional Wholesale Flower Growers, presented by the Greater St. Louis Flower Growers Association, is set for Wednesday, March 4, 8:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at The Columns Banquet Center, 711 Veterans Memorial Parkway, St. Charles, MO. This grower exhibit and educational event is FREE (including a hot lunch!) and open to all retail and landscape professionals. You must RSVP on or before February 20 for this FREE event (for the purpose of accommodating lunch preparations). RSVP to Chris Nejelski at chris.nejelski@mobot.org. For more information, visit http://www.hortco-op.org/ and find the event in the “Industry Calendar” section.