Education

Plant Conference (General Sessions)

What’s Happening at Hammond - Plant Trials / Garden Restorations / Landscape Research Damon Abdi, LSU AgCenter

Consumer Trends / Consumer Notes Heather Kirk-Ballard, LSU Ag Center Botanic Garden

1,340 Reasons to Grow the Supers! Norman Winter

Trial Garden Notes from MAFES Crystal Springs Shaun Broderick, Central Region Research and Extension Center

Blueberries and Blackberries – What We Need to Know to Grow and Sell Eric Stafne

Hot New Plants and Captivating Combinations! Norman Winter

Passion Vine Fruit Studies / Surveys Eric Stafne

Plants That I Have Not Yet Killed in South Alabama Todd Lassigne

Arkansas Diamonds – The Program and the Plants

Margie Jenkins’ Favorite Shrubs Allen Owings, Bracy's Nursery, LLC

Pest Management Session

ID and Management of Chili Thrips David Held, Auburn University

Choosing the Right Pesticide Sonja Thomas, Alabama Cooperative Extension System

Reviewing Basic Entomology Blake Layton, Mississippi State University

ID and Management of Turfgrass Pests David Held, Auburn University

pH and Pesticide Efficacy Sonja Thomas, Alabama Cooperative Extension System

Fireant Management Blake Layton, Mississippi State University

ID and Management of Crapemyrtle Barkscale David Held, Auburn University

Choosing the Right Pesticide Sonja Thomas, Alabama Cooperative Extension System

Business (General Sessions)

Mergers & Acquisitions in the Green Industry: Recent Trends and Preparing for What’s Next Perry Stills

Be More Visible In The Marketplace David Fellman

Build A Better, Stronger Team David Fellman

Houseplant Mania Mark Javier, Plants Without Borders

Get All The Value From Your Customers David Fellman

Soil Moisture: The most important factors for the survival of newly planted trees

Plug Your Time Management Leaks David Fellman

Plug Your Profit Leaks, Take Advantage of Technology, Put Some Measurement Into Management David Fellman

Underutilized Native Plants for the Landscape Tammany Baumgarten

Put Some Work into Networking, Don’t Be Afraid To Negotiate, Don’t Be All Business David Fellman

Workshops (not included with general sessions)

Three Step Irrigation Design Process James Borneman

Designing the environmentally responsive landscape; a nature inspired approach Richard Ludwig, Landscape Design & Graphics Workshop

Sustainable Planting Design from Start to Profitable Finish Richard Ludwig, Landscape Design & Graphics Workshop

Research Conference (General Sessions)

Updates on Current Horticultural Research