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HPX2008

Show Dates:
June 20 - 21

Location:
Miami-Dade County
Fair and Exposition
Arnold Hall

 

2008 Homestead Plant Exhibition and Conference
Educational Seminar Schedule


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Friday
June 20
Room Topic Speaker
9:00 am - 10:15 am C-1 Training Trees to Weather the Storm:  Pruning & Other Strategies to Minimize Damage (3) Dr Edward F Gillman, UF
9:00 am - 10:15 am C-2 Purchasing & Planting High Quality Trees (4) Michael Marshall, M.Sc.
Marshall Tree Farm
9:00 am -  10:15 am C-3 Landscape Architects vs Nursery Growers, Landscape Contractors & Designers and How To Bridge The Gap (16) Mariano Corral
Registered Landscape Architect
10:30 am - 11:45 am C-1 Don't Let'em Steal Your Bike:  Contract Negotiation Issues for the Landscape Contractor (15) Gary Roberts, Gary Roberts Nursery & Landscaping Inc
10:30 am - 1:00 pm C-2 Managing Palms in the Landscape (1) Dr Tim Broschat & Dr Monica Elliott:
UF IFAS
10:30 am - 11:45 am C-3 Sustaining Landscapes:  New Rules for Fertilizer in Turf & Landscape (17) Dr Laurie Trenholm, UF
Noon - 2:30 pm C-1 Grades & Standards for the Nursery & Landscape Industry (19) Dr Mike Orfanedes, UF; Dr George Fitzpatrick, UF; Ed Skvarch, UF & Henry Mayer, UF IFAS
12:30 pm - 3:45 pm C-3 Landscaping Success:  From Design to Installation to Maintenance (10) Steve Fairtrace, SFWMD; Tommy Aiello, Aiello Landscape & Joe Baglia, Terracon Services Inc
1:15 pm - 2:30 pm C-2 Designing Landscapes for Reduced Pesticide Use…Planting for the Good Bugs (14) Suzanne Wainwright-Evans
Buglady Consulting
2:45 pm - 4:00 pm C-1 Pesticide Safety in Nurseries & Landscapes (7) Bill Hunt
Bill Hunt Company
2:45 pm - 4:00 pm C-2 Manejo Integral de Plagas para Jardineros (IPM for Landscapers) (18) Rosie Dulzaides
Sun Nursery Inc
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm C-3 Cut Your Costs & Sell More: Government Programs That Help You Export Ornamental Plants (5) Steve Colyer
Miami Dade College
4:15 pm - 5:30 pm C-1 Obtaining Government Contracts for Landscape Projects (2) Tedd Kenny
Arazoza Brothers Corp
4:15 pm - 5:30 pm C-2 Taking Steps in the Green Direction - Organic Pest Management in Your Customers Landscape (13) Suzanne Wainwright-Evans
Buglady Consulting
       
Saturday June 21 Room Topic Speaker
9:00 am - 10:15 am C-1 Mistakes You Should Never Make in Landscapes! (12) Adrian Hunsberger, M.Sc., UF
9:00 am - 10:15 am C-2 Good to Great:  Transform Your Business Even in Tough Times! (9) Dr Hannah Carter
Wedgworth Leadership Institute
10:30 am - 11:45 am C-1 Creating Sustainable & Energy Efficient Roof Installations As a New Market (8) Ted Baker, FASLA, Ted Baker Landscape Architecture
10:30 am - 11:45 am C-2 Uso Seguro de los Pesticidas en la Jardineria (6) Bill Hunt
Bill Hunt Company
1:00 pm - 4:15 pm C-1 Building a Green Future (11) Marla Faver, BioWorks;
Brian Patterson, Florikan; Michael Perkins, Irrigation Design Group & Adrian Hunsberger, M.Sc., UF, Moderator
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm C-2 Managing Diseases & Pests in Nurseries & Landscapes (20) Dr Aaron Palmateer & Dr Catharine Mannion: UF IFAS

 

 
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