Next ICNP Classes Held on February 20 in Ames
Please join us on February 20, 2018, in Ames for the next certification date for the INLA Certified Nursery Professional class. You can download the registration form here and send back to the INLA office listed on the form. View full details on the ICNP certification here. Purpose The purpose of the INLA Certified Nursery Professional program is threefold: * to improve the skill and knowledge of green industry employees; * to have this improvement and professional qualification recognized in the eyes of the public, as well as...
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Time to grab your advertising goals by the plants! Get more bang for your buck: The INLA monthly newsletter gives you the exposure your business needs. Reach more professionals: A targeted and growing distribution reaches the most Iowa industry professionals. Sit back, it is easier than ever: Unsure about advertising? INLA can help. Give us a call and we can make a plan together that right for you. Circulation Our published electronic monthly newsletter goes to around 250 INLA members, Iowa Certified Nursery Professionals, and select...
read more2018 INLA Trade Show Exhibitor Registration is Now Open!
2018 INLA Trade Show FEBRUARY 20-22, 2018 Download Exhibitor Packet 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. 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...
read moreScholarship Deadlines – November 15
Please be advised that there is a new deadline for scholarships. The deadline will now be November 15 each year to submit scholarship applications. Please go to the Scholarships page and download the scholarship materials if you wish to be considered. If you have questions please call the INLA office at 515-262-8323. Haber Scholarship One $2,000 scholarship and registration to the 2017 ISU Shade Tree Short Course and INLA Banquet is awarded to a student at ISU studying Horticulture. Community College Scholarship $500 annual scholarships are...
read moreMember Companies & Students Help OWL Patients & Their Families
The sixth annual INLA Day of Service was held on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at the On With Life, Inc. (OWL) facility at their Ankeny campus. Around 30 volunteers including: member companies, DMACC and Kirkwood Community College horticulture students, as well as board members. All our volunteers received plenty of food and t-shirts. A BIG thank you goes out to Shawna Moss at Kirkwood for her fundraising efforts, Linda Grieve at PerennialGardens for the design wok for the project, and Cindy at OWL for her homemade treats! 2017 SPONSORS:...
read more2017 Day of Service Location Announced
2017 Day of Service to benefit On With Life Patients and Their Families in Ankeny The fifth annual INLA Service Day date has been announced! On September 13, 2017 the Iowa Nursery & Landscape Association will help On With Life, Inc. complete their therapeutic grounds project. “Currently, On With Life is lacking an outdoor environment for those in rehabilitation and their family members. We have limited outdoor areas for persons served to explore, places that a young parent can play with his or her child, or places where families can...
read moreAmericanHort 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
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