Interior Plantscape Symposium Sets Early-Bird Deadline

Updated Feb 4, 2013

Ofa Planet Interior PlantscaEarly-bird registration is now open for the third annual Interior Plantscape Symposium at Longwood Gardens.

Partners OFA – The Association of Horticulture Professionals and the Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) will be hosting this one-day technical symposium in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.

The early-bird registration deadline is Feb. 28 with the hotel reservation deadline being March 15.

Technical and business presentations by:

  • Bernie Erven, professor emeritus of agricultural economics at Ohio State University, and a specialist issues on such as hiring, training, motivation, discipline, compensation, and performance feedback.
  • Kathy Fediw, LEED AP, Landscape Industry Certified Manager & Technician, who is an internationally known interior plantscape consultant, author, and speaker with more than 30 years of experience.
  • Mike Leventry and other Longwood Gardens personnel.
  • Christopher S. Raimondi, Landscape Industry Certified Manager, president of Raimondi Horticultural Group, Inc., who is perhaps best known throughout the green industry for his dedication to education and training, teaching horticulture as an adjunct professor and teaching indoor landscaping at the New York Botanical Garden.
  • Suzanne Wainwright-Evans, who is an ornamental entomologist, specializing in integrated pest management.

For those interested in gaining pesticide credits, contact PLANET.

Find out more about session details and register here.

*To register online, please log in using your PLANET member login information or you may register for a free guest account. To register by fax or mail, please download the registration form. 

Schedule of Events: 

8 a.m.–9 a.m. Registration, Coffee, Networking
9:15 a.m.–10:15 a.m. Concurrent Sessions
The Inside Scoop on Pesticide Labels
Presented by Mike Leventry, Longwood Gardens
Get it Right, Get the Job
Presented by Christopher Raimondi, Landscape Industry Certified Manager, Raimondi Horticultural Group
10:30 a.m.–Noon Concurrent Sessions
Techy Tune-up—Part 1 (part 2 continued at 2:30 p.m.)
Presented by Kathy Fediw, LEED AP, Landscape Industry Certified Manager and Technician, Johnson Fediw Associates
Deck Those Halls
Presented by Longwood Gardens Personnel
Noon–1 p.m. Lunch (included with registration)
1:15 p.m–2:15 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
InPESTigation
Presented by Suzanne Wainwright-Evans, Buglady Consulting
Motivate Without Money
Presented by Dr. Bernie Erven, Ohio State University
2:30 p.m.–3:45 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
Techy Tune-up – Part 2
Presented by Kathy Fediw, LEED AP, Landscape Industry Certified Manager and Technician, Johnson Fediw Associates
Hiring, Disciplining & Firing
Presented by Dr. Bernie Erven, Ohio State University
The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: Benefiting with Beneficials
Presented by Suzanne Wainwright-Evans, Buglady Consulting
3:30 p.m.–4 p.m. Refreshment Break
4 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Closing Session
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