AmericanHort Names New Board Members and Officers for 2017
The AmericanHort Board of Directors, which includes leaders from across the horticulture industry covering various experiences and backgrounds, will welcome three newly elected members and a new slate of officers at Cultivate’17 in Columbus, OH, in July. The new Board members are: • Steve Castorani, CEO/President of North Creek Nurseries • Tom Hughes, owner of Hughes Nursery & Landscaping • Cole Mangum, Vice President of Production at Bell Nursery. Teri Bates of Bates Sons and Daughters, Inc., current Chairman of the Board, will...
read moreICNP of the Year Awarded
Paul Saladin was awarded the 2017 ICNP of the year award by the INLA board of directors. Paul began his academic career back at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. He originally wanted to study aeronautical engineering and then decided his passion was for PLANTS! He was a Forestry major undergrad. Many of his friends and family cautioned him that getting a degree in Forestry was a dead end for getting a job but he pressed on. His first year out of college he enrolled and served for two years in the Peace Corps. His assignments was...
read more2017 Exhibitor Registration Now Open!
The ISU Shade Tree Short Course and INLA Trade Show exhibitor registration is now open! Your participation is critical to the excitement of our conference, association, and statewide horticulture industry. Download Exhibitor Packet Iowa State’s annual Shade Tree Short Course is once again teaming up with the Iowa Nursery & Landscape Association’s Trade Show. The partnership brings exhibitors an even bigger, better opportunity to connect with potential clients by highlighting the best of both worlds and incorporating INLA’s long-standing...
read moreFor Sale: Vermeer Tree Spade
For Sale: Vermeer Tree Spade Model TS44A Call Dwight Hughes at 319-360-8787 Hughes Nursery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
read moreHorticulture Students and Iowa Nursery and Landscape Companies Work Together to Honor 9/11
The 2016 Iowa Nursery & Landscape Association (INLA) Day of Service was held on September 13 at the Iowa Arboretum in Madrid, IA. Annually INLA holds a Day of Service at a location in Iowa to remember the events of 9/11/2001 and to ask INLA members to volunteer to give back in the community. Over 30 volunteers participated in the 2016 Day of Service. Horticulture students from Des Moines Area Community College and Kirkwood Community College participated along with the INLA member companies and board of directors. The 2016 Day of Service...
read moreIowa Nursery and Landscape Companies Honor 9/11 with day of Service in Madrid
On September 7, 2016 the Iowa Nursery and Landscape Association (INLA) is hosting the 5th annual Day of Service in Iowa at the Iowa Arboretum in Madrid, Iowa. This annual opportunity is to remember the events of 9/11/2001 and to ask INLA members to volunteer to give back in the community. The INLA Day of Service Planning Committee began in 2011 and held its first Day of Service, INLA has continued to choose locations all across central Iowa. Around 29 INLA member volunteers participated in the 2015 Day of Service to revive Linn Hall on the...
read moreThank You To Our 2016 Sponsors
The 60th Annual STSC and INLA Trade Show was another successful event! INLA would like to take a moment to recognize all of our 2016 sponsors. We could not have such a wonderful and educational event without you! A big thanks goes out to Tim Meyers of Steffens Auction for helping with the live auction AND all auction participants! It was a fantastic event. Please read our March newsletter for the full list of exhibitors and auction donars. Gold Sponsors ($500): B & B Bedding Golden Valley Hardscapes / Xylem Ltd. Quick Supply Co....
read moreTHREE IOWA PROFESSIONALS AWARDED FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICES IN THE INDUSTRY
AMES, IA – During the 60th Annual Iowa Nursery & Landscape Association (INLA) Trade Show the association presented awards to three Iowa professionals. Each year INLA choses industry professionals to receive the Iowa Certified Nursery Professional of the Year, INLA Hall of Fame Inductee, and the INLA Award of Merit. For her contribution to the INLA by instilling enthusiasm and interest in the young people of our industry, our 2016 ICNP of the Year is Shawna Moss of Kirkwood Community College. INLA would like to recognize her for the strong...
read more2016 Exhibitor Registration Now Open
The ISU Shade Tree Short Course and INLA Trade Show exhibitor registration is now open! Your participation is critical to the excitement of our conference, association, and statewide horticulture industry. Download Exhibitor Packet Iowa State’s annual Shade Tree Short Course is once again teaming up with the Iowa Nursery & Landscape Association’s Trade Show. The partnership brings exhibitors an even bigger, better opportunity to connect with potential clients by highlighting the best of both worlds and incorporating...
read more2016 Exhibitor Registration is Now Open!
ISU Shade Tree Short Course INLA Trade Show Exhibitor Registration is Now Open! The Iowa State University Shade Tree Short Course and Iowa Nursery and Landscape Association committee and board would like to welcome you to Ames and to the biggest and best horticultural nursery event in the State of Iowa! The last 6 years we have averaged over 700 horticulture, tree, and landscape experts in one location to learn, share, and promote our industry together. Attendees will vary from INLA members, IA Arborist members, to municipal employees...
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