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IPPS Eastern Region Newsletter 

March 2011
In This Issue
IPPS Louisville!
Overwintering Containers
New Student Membership
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FloracultureInt 
FloraCulture International monthly print magazine is free to IPPS members.  Contact the Eastern Region office to opt in!  

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Charlie Hall

Charlie Hall

Be a Front Runner! 
IPPS Louisville
October 19-22, 2011 


Where else can you mix cutting edge production information, great food, horses and bourbon? Only at the IPPS Eastern Region conference in Louisville!  Come hear keynote speaker Charlie Hall, German nurseryman Wolfgang Eberts and others on production opportunities, plant collecting and more.  Enjoy unique tours in the company of colleagues and friends old and new. Click here for more.


Container Perennials: 
Get Better Overwintering Results


Still evaluating winter damage on this
year's crop? Researchers at overwinteringVirginia Tech examined overwintering covers, container moisture and fertilizer levels and temperature fluctuations to find ways for you to increase the overwintering survival of your container grown perennials.
 

Click here for the full article.



DRUM ROLL PLEASE...

New FREE Student Membership!


Help us spread the word that the IPPS Eastern Region has a free electronic student membership now available to all students!  Student members will receive our monthly electronic newsletter as well as conference updates, reminders and other communications. Student members will qualify for reduced or free registration rates for our annual conference and one-day area meetings. Click here to apply or forward the newsletter to students you know or tell them to visit our Facebook page.     


2011 Annual Meeting
October 19-22, 2011
Seelbach Hilton Hotel
Louisville, Kentucky

The mission of the IPPS Eastern Region is to provide a forum for education and
information exchange among plant professionals. 

Contact Info
IPPS Eastern Region, Margot Bridgen, Executive Secretary/Treasurer
Tel: 631-765-9638; Fax: 631-765-9648; E-mail: ippser@gmail.com