Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association
VNLA Member-Only E-News
VNLA Field Day 2009

Wednesday, August 19

at Merrifield Garden Center at their new location
Gainesville, VA
Gainesville

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Dwarf Conifer Garden
at J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
Western Campus Goochland
to be dedicated to Al Gardner

Click here for more info and opportunities to contribute


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Rain Garden Installation and Maintenance Program for Landscape Professionals


Thursday, April 2;  6-8:30 pm

Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, Winchester, VA
Click here for details

Help Us Help You!

The VNLA is conducting a short questionnaire on how your business is making changes or adjustments in this economy, and we would greatly appreciate your participation. It is helpful for members to share their ideas and expertise regarding the challenges of this spring so that others may be able to incorporate some of your ideas into their businesses. Two of the greatest qualities of our industry are our innovativeness and our willingness to share ideas. A summary of the results will be emailed out before the end of March and published in the next VNLA Newsletter.

Thank you in advance for your participation!
Matt Shreckhise, VNLA Communications Chair
 
Click on this link to complete the survey: Click Here
Survey deadline extended to 5 pm, Monday, March 23

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VNLA Newsletter is now available online
as a PDF file at
http://www.vnla.org/Newsletter.htm

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Employee Compensation Report - Newly Revised!
by PLANET    - AB-0002

Want to attract and retain employees?  Do it by staying current with compensation standards.  This newly updated report includes the latest green industry employee wage and benefit standards.  Learn about compensation - hourly rates, salaries, and commissions - and see what types of fringe benefits other landscape contracting companies provide to their employees.  The publication contains 2006 data, broken down by type of business (including sales volume) and by region. (2007, 88 pages)
LIMITED Supply available to VNLA Members ONLY for $45
Nonmembers $110

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Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association
383 Coal Hollow Rd
Christiansburg, Virginia 24073
540-382-0943
800-476-0055
fax: 540-382-2716
info@vnla.org
www.vnla.org
 
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