Don’t Miss It! Register Today for SHADE 08-08-08
Attention all green industry professionals, landscape architects, designers, arborists, small business owners, wholesalers and retailers, and property managers! Plan on attending SHADE: Southwest Horticulture Annual Day of Education on August 8, 2008 at The Buttes, a Marriott Resort, in Tempe from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Attendees will definitely profit from this educational event, which features four tracks presented by industry experts. The Design Track has been endorsed by the Arizona Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects:
Business
Marketing to the Next Generation, Scott Calhoun, Zona Gardens, LLC
Sustainability Movement and the Green Industry, Craig Regelbrugge, Government Relations, American Nursery & Landscape Association
Pointing Fingers and Passing the Buck: HOAs, Property Managers, Owners and Landscapers, panel discussion including Linda Lang, Arizona Association of Community Managers, Janet Waibel, R.L.A., Landscape Architect, Matthew White, Caretaker, Inc., and Sue Perez
Labor Issues, Craig Regelbrugge, Government Relations, American Nursery & Landscape Association
Design
Revitalizing Aging Landscapes, Laurel Arndt, College of Design, Arizona State University
The Sustainable Oasis: Designing Natural Water Features, Paul Holdeman, The Pond Gnome
The Importance of Maintenance Specs, Christopher J. Baker, ASLA, Graythorn Design Studio
Landscape Architects & LEED – Sustainable Practice, Angela Dye, FASLA, A Dye Design
Trees & Plants
Considerations for Trees in Changing Landscapes, John Eisenhower, Integrity Tree Service
Salvaging Sheared Plants, Kirti Mathura, Desert Botanical Garden
Enduring, Easy Care Trees, Greg Corman, Gardening Insights
Caring For Desert Palms, Mary Irish, author and lecturer
Pest Management & Plant Health
Plant Disease Diagnosis - Practical Applications for Urban Horticulture, Mary Olsen, Ph.D., Department of Plant Sciences, University of Arizona
Salt & Sodium: Critical Components of Desert Soils Requiring Unique Management to Affect Disease Incidence, Jim Walworth, Ph.D., Soil, Water & Environmental Science, University of Arizona
Noxious Weed Identification, Biology, and Prevention, Ed Northam, Ph.D., Invasive Plants, Maricopa County Cooperative Extension
New Products for Pest Control and Weeds, Kai Umeda, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Maricopa County Cooperative Extension
Continuing Education Units (CEU) will be available from ADA, ASLA, GCSAA, SPCC, and WCISA. A complete list of session descriptions and presenters is available on the Arizona Nursery Association’s website, www.azna.org.
The cost for early registration (by July 31) is $88 per person and includes lunch, morning and afternoon refreshments, and an hors d’oeuvres reception. For companies sending more than one person, additional attendees may register for $78 each. Onsite registration is $118. Register today by calling the ANA office at 480-966-1610.
The Buttes, a Marriott Resort, is offering a special $99 room rate for SHADE attendees who want to enjoy the amenities for the weekend of one of the Valley’s most breathtakingly beautiful resorts. To receive this rate, make your reservations before July 24, 2008, by calling 1-888-867-7492. Please mention the Arizona Nursery Association room block.
Save the date! 08-08-08. Come in out of the heat and into SHADE!
Suzanne Lanctot
Communication, Event & Education Coordinator
Arizona Nursery Association
1430 W. Broadway Rd., Ste. 110
Tempe, AZ 85282
480.966.1610, fax 480.966.0923
Mark Your Calendar to Attend!
SHADE: Southwest Horticulture Annual Day of Education
Friday, August 8, 2008
The Buttes Resort, Tempe
