Events

New Date Announced for Postponed Day of Service 9.26.19

Posted on Aug 29, 2019 in Events, news

New Date Announced for Postponed Day of Service 9.26.19

2019 INLA Day of Service Coming Up Fast! WHEN: September 19, 2019 – NEW DATE: SEPTEMBER 26 WHERE: Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern Iowa | 730 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA 52246   For the 2019 Day of Service, INLA is traveling to Iowa City on September 19, 2019. Our volunteers and member companies are helping with a landscaping project at the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern Iowa. “The Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois helps families with sick children stay close to each other and the care they and resources they need when they...

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Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden Annual Symposium

Posted on Aug 29, 2019 in Events, news

Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden Annual Symposium

Saturday, October 19, 2019. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The annual symposium is the Botanical Garden’s signature educational opportunity for advancing gardening in Iowa. Each fall, four internationally acclaimed lecturers visit Des Moines to speak about current topics that impact home horticulture, plant sciences and/or ecology. This year’s symposium theme is The Resilient Garden. Discover multi-layered, colorful and resilient gardens, from a rural presidential estate to the Brooklyn Bridge, that will inspire you to balance biodiversity with beauty in your own garden. Registration To register online,...

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63RD ANNUAL ISU SHADE TREE SHORT COURSE & INLA TRADE SHOW

Posted on Aug 31, 2018 in Events, news

63RD ANNUAL ISU SHADE TREE SHORT COURSE & INLA TRADE SHOW

  SAVE THE DATE! 63RD ANNUAL ISU SHADE TREE SHORT COURSE & INLA TRADE SHOW February 19-21, 2019 SCHEMAN BUILDING, AMES   Add Feb 19-21, 2019 to your calendar! The 2019 INLA Trade Show will be full of education, networking, INLA hosted member meeting, a scholarship hospitality hour, and more! The schedule has been announced and you can view all updates are posted on the Trade Show page.   Iowa State University’s Shade Tree Short Course is once again teaming up with the Iowa Nursery & Landscape Association and the Iowa Arborist Association for the annual trade...

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Calling All Volunteers! INLA 2018 Day of Service

Posted on Jun 28, 2018 in Events, news, Slider

Calling All Volunteers! INLA 2018 Day of Service

Volunteer and Help Iowa Communities September 11, 2018 (rain date 9/18/18)   IOWA ARBORETUM 1875 Peach Ave, Madrid, IA 50156   The Iowa Nursery and Landscape Association (INLA) will help mark the Iowa Arboretum’s 50th anniversary with our annual Day of Service on September 11, 2018, in Madrid. This annual day of service brings together INLA professionals and horticulture students from area community colleges and universities for a day benefiting Iowa organizations and communities. Students from Iowa State University, Kirkwood Community College, and Des Moines Area Community College...

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ICNP Testing June 20

Posted on Apr 13, 2018 in Events, news

ICNP Testing June 20

ICNP Testing is to be held at the Iowa Arboretum in Madrid, IA Download June registration form June 20, 2018 9 AM – Noon INLA Certified Nursery...

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Recognitions at the 2018 ISU Shade Tree Short Course & INLA Trade Show

Posted on Feb 28, 2018 in Events, news, Slider

Recognitions at the 2018 ISU Shade Tree Short Course & INLA Trade Show

At the INLA annual meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 21, INLA President John Hughes announced the 2017-18 INLA scholarship recipients as well as presented the “2018 Merit Award” to Wayne Koos, “2018 ICNP of The Year Award” to Anne Marie VanDerZanden, and “2018 Hall of Fame” to Doug Matthias. 2018  Merit Award   – Wayne Koos Our Merit Award winner first became interested in horticulture when he was looking to plant a windbreak for his home. He attended workshops and events at the Iowa Arboretum and later joined as a member in the late 1980’s. He found himself constantly volunteering and...

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