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January 18, 2012
NHLA/UNHCE/NHPGA Winter Meeting
Courtyard Marriott
Concord, NH
(800) 639-5601
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January 24-25, 2012
RINLA Annual Winter Meeting
Crowne Plaza
Warwick, RI
(401) 874-5220
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January 25, 2012
MeLNA Annual Meeting & Trade Show
Augusta Civic Center
Augusta, ME
(207) 623-6430
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January 25-28, 2012
ANLA Management Clinic
Galt House Hotel &
Suites Louisville, KY
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Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday
February 1-3, 2012
New England Grows!
Boston Cenvention &
Exhibition Center
Boston, MA
(508) 653-3009
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February 9, 2011
Green Works/VNLA Annual Winter Meeting & Trade Show
Holiday Inn & Conference Center
Rutland, VT (802) 425-5117
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NENA
Officers & Directors
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President
Robin Struck
D.R. Struck
Landscape Nursery
Winthrop, ME
(207) 395-4112
Vice President & Treasurer
Peter House
East Haven Landscape Products
East Haven, CT
(203) 467-6260
Directors
Ed Bemis
Bemis Farms Nursery
Spencer, MA
(508) 885-4247
Carol MacLeod
Evergreen Gardens
of Vermont
Waterbury Center, VT
(802) 244-8523
Joe Majeika
Westcott Perennials
Ashaway, RI
(401) 377-8130
Past President/
Advisor
Richard Clark
Clark Farms, Inc.
Wakefield, RI
(401) 783-8844
Executive Director
M. Virginia Wood, CMP
Newsletter Editor
Kristen Dreyer
New England Nursery Association, Inc.
8 Pleasant Street South,
Building D
Natick, MA 01760
(508) 653-3112
FAX: (508) 653-4112
info@NewEngland
NurseryAssociation.org
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 New England GrowsWednesday - Thursday - Friday
February 1 - 3, 2012 Boston Convention & Exhibition Center
Boston, MA
Today - Monday, January 16 - is the deadline to register for New England Grows at a $20 discount. The rate is just $45.00 per person for all three days of the conference and exhibition. Register 4 or more people from the same company and the price goes down to $39.00 per person when you register by midnight tonight. Starting Tuesday, January 17, the cost goes up to $65.00.
 Garden Center Success Seminar - This one-day intensive seminar is designed to boost your garden center's profit, performance, and people. When registering for New England Grows, just indicate your plans to attend this session on Wednesday, February 1 because seating is limited (and it's filling up fast, so don't delay!). Speakers include Bill Taylor, best selling author and founder of FAST COMPANY magazine who will provide "Practically Radical" ways to transform your company, shake up your industry and challenge yourself; Chad Harris, owner of The Garden Gates in Metairie, Louisiana who's topic is, "Make Sure You Never Compete Again!"; and Kimberly Sevilla, owner of Rose Red & Lavender in Brooklyn, NY who will speak on "Reaching a New Generation of Customers." You'll walk away with your own action plan to help you buck dire retail market predictions and fight for your business in these challenging times. Click here to learn more about Garden Center Success.
Quality Education - In addition to Garden Center Success, some of the other seminars you can attend during the three day conference include: Exceptional Annuals!; What's Wrong with That Tree?; My Favorite 100: Perennials I Wouldn't Garden Without; Good Flowering Landscape Shrubs; Nursery & Landscape Weeds; How to Meet the Demand for Healthy, Organically Grown Plants, and many more, including business topics to help you keep your company competitive in today's challenging marketplace.
Energized Exposition - At this year's show, you'll find veteran exhibitors, as well as a host of new suppliers with great deals and innovations you'll find only at New England Grows.
Volunteers Needed at NENA Kiosk - As always, NENA will have a presence on the trade show floor. We're looking for NENA volunteers to staff the NENA kiosk and greet fellow (and future) members. Click here to email Aley at NENA to learn more and to sign up. Thank you!
NENA is one of the founding partner organizations of New England Grows and, as such, receives a grant from New England Grows each year. These funds support regional green industry efforts. So supporting New England Grows not only helps your business...it helps NENA!
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2012 Centennial: Let the Celebration Begin! Annual Meeting & Breakfast Friday, February 3, 2012
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, Boston, MA
Register online by January 25:
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NENA's popular Annual Meeting & Breakfast is just around the corner, so be sure to register by January 25 if you plan to attend. Registration is complimentary for NENA members in good standing, but pre-registration is required.
At the meeting, we will launch NENA's 100th anniversary celebration. The milestone will be commemorated in a fun, and meaningful way, with a larger celebration slated for next September. The meeting will also feature NENA's Green Leaders Business Book Club. NENA members Tina Bemis, Ben Burdick, and Wayne Mezitt will deliver rapid-fire reviews of noteworthy books and will provide their business "take-aways." It's a great way to learn about books that could have a positive impact on your business. Hope to see you there!
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In Memoriam
We were saddened to mark the passing of three NENA members over the course of the past few weeks: Arthur Georgaklis (Gaklis); Conrad Eastman; and Nicholas Casertano. Notification of each loss was sent separately to NENA members. Please contact the NENA office if we can provide any additional information. NENA extends its deepest sympathy to the families and loved ones of those we have lost.
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News from Around New England
Boxwood Blight to be addressed at Grows
New England Grows has added a topic specific to Boxwood Blight --- a disease that is becoming a widespread problem throughout the region. The seminar, "Boxwood Blight: A New Threat to Boxwood in the U.S." will be held on Friday, February 3, 2012 from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. in Room 205 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. Dr. Sharon Douglas of The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station will present the topic. It has been approved for pesticide credit from the New England pesticide bureaus. Click here for a Boxwood Blight fact sheet.
CNLA's New President
Congratulations to Peter House, CANP of East Haven Landscape Products in East Haven, CT for being elected president of the Connecticut Nursery & Landscape Association. Peter also serves as Vice President of NENA, so we know how lucky CNLA is to have him. Congrats!
New Grandchild
Congratulations to Jeff Huntington, and the entire Huntington family of Pleasant View Gardens in Loudon, NH, on the arrival this week of Blair Huntington. Beautiful Blair is Jeff's first grandchild born to Jeff's son Andy and his wife who live in Chicago.
Green Industry Resources
Each year, The University of Massachusetts Extension group publishes The UMass Extension Green Directory. This free publication is available online or by calling (413) 545-0895. All of the New England extension programs have tools that professionals can use. Seek them out. The USDA is another resource. Visit their Plant Health page and receive fact sheets and information on diseases, pest and weed management, etc. Click here.
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Update Your E-Mail ...
As you know, NENA has transitioned to electronic communication and in order to keep you up-to-date, we need to have your most current e-mail information. So, please make sure you keep us apprised of your e-mail address. You will also want to adjust your spam filter to allow incoming mail from info@NewEnglandNurseryAssociation.org. |
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