Calendar

Source: www.TurfMagazine.com

Connecticut

July 13 Connecticut Nursery & Landscape Association Summer Field Day. Veterans Memorial Park, Watertown. For details, call 800-562-0610 or visit www.flowersplantsinct.com.

August 13 CICA U J3 & J4 Continuing Education Course. Crowne Plaza, Cromwell. To learn more, visit http://cicaweb.org.

Delaware

August 18 2011 Summer Turf & Nursery Expo. University of Delaware Botanic Gardens, Newark. To learn more, visit www.dnlaonline.org.

November 16 2011 Delaware Ornamental & Turf Workshop. Hockessin Memorial Hall, Hockessin. For more information, visit www.dnlaonline.org.

Maryland

June 23 Maryland Nursery & Landscape Association Annual Summer Field Day. Priapi Gardens, Cecilton. For details, email mna cma@aol.com or visit www.mnlaonline.org.

July 26-27 Wetland Plant ID Basics. St. Michaels. To learn more, call 410-745-9620 or visit www.wetland.org.

August 1-3 Advanced Plant Identification. St. Michaels. For details, call 410-745-9620 or visit www.wetland.org.

August 16-18 Hydric Soils. St. Michaels. For more information, call 410-745-9620 or visit www.wetland.org.

Massachusetts

June 21 Weed Identification Workshop: Broadleaf Weeds (Plus a Few Grassy Weeds). Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain. For details, call 413-545-0895, email eweeks@ umext.umass.edu or visit http://umassturf.org.

June 25 Native Plant Design. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Boyl- ston. For details, visit http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/THBG/adult.lasso.

July 14 MNLA/MFGA Great Ideas Summer Conference & Trade Show. Mahoney’s Garden Center, Falmouth. For more information, visit www.progrownews.com.

July 20 Massachusetts Association of Landscape Professionals Summer Cookout. Bigelow Nurseries, Northboro. For details, visit www.mlp-mclp.org.

July 21 University of Massa- chusetts Turf Research Field Day. Joseph Troll Turf Research Center, South Deerfield, Mass. For more information, email fieldday@uma ssturf.org or visit www.umassturf.org.

August 25 Weed Identification Workshop: Grassy Weeds: An In-Depth Look. French Hall, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. To learn more, call 413-545-0895, email eweeks@umext.umass.edu or visit http://umassturf.org.

September 15 New England Nursery Association Simple Gathering. Tarnow Nursery, Chicopee. For more information, visit www.newenglandnurseryassociation.org.

September 20 Massachusetts Association of Landscape Professionals Dinner Meeting. Ken’s Steak House, Framingham. For details, visit www.mlp-mclp.org.

New Jersey

July 14-17; August 11-14 Permaculture Design Certificate Course. Duke Farm, Hillsborough. For details, visit www.permacultureproject.com.

July 26 Rutgers Turfgrass Re- search Field Day: Golf & Fine Turf. Hort Farm II, New Brunswick. For more information, visit www.njturfgrass.org.

July 27 Rutgers Turfgrass Re- search Field Day: Lawn, Landscape & Sports Fields. Adelphia Farm, Freehold. To learn more, visit www.njturfgrass.org.

New York

July 5-28; July 12-August 4; July 23-August 13 Plants for Landscaping. The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx. For details, call 718-817-8747 or visit www.nybg.org/edu.

August 17 Sullivan County Challenge Steve Smith Memorial Tournament. Grossinger Country Club, Liberty. To learn more, visit www.nysta.org.

September 6-27; September 7-21 Ornamental Herbaceous Plants: Summer & Fall Perennials. The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx. For details, visit www.nybg.org/edu.

September 7-October 26 Systematic Botany. The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx. To learn more, visit www.nybg.org/edu.

September 14 Irrigation Association of New York Annual Golf Outing. Tallgrass Golf Club, Shoreham. For more information, call 631-421-5200 or email tom traceyd2a@optonline.net.

Pennsylvania

July 13 Tree Identification. Masonic Village, Elizabethtown. For details, call 570-622-4225 or visit http://schuylkill.extension.psu.edu.

July 15 Woody Plant Conference. Lang Performing Arts Center, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore. To learn more, visit www.woodyplantconference.org.

July 19 A Complete Guide to Growing, Planting & Managing Trees with Dr. Ed Gilman. Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens, Pittsburgh. For more information, call 412-441-4442, ext. 3925, or visit http://allegheny.extension.psu.edu.

July 21 Penn State Flower Field Day. Penn State Research & Extension Center, Landisville. To learn more, visit http://dauphin.extension.psu.edu.

July 29 Green Sales. Leesport. For more information, call 570-622-4225 or visit http://berks.extension.psu.edu.

August 2 Sustainable Turfgrass Symposium. Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square. To learn more, call 610-378-1327 or visit http://berks.extension.psu.edu.

August 2-4 Penn Atlantic Nursery Trade Show. Oaks. For details, visit www.plna.com.

August 16, 17, 19, 23 Pesticide Short Course. Montgomery County 4-H Center, Collegeville. To learn more, call 610-378-1327 or visit http://berks.extension.psu.edu.

Rhode Island

August 3 Rhode Island Nursery & Landscape Association Summer Meeting. Holiday Acres Campgrounds, North Scituate. For details, visit www.rinla.org.

September 17 Rhode Island Nursery & Landscape Association Golf Tournament. Laurel Lane Country Club, West Kingston. For more information, visit www.rinla.org.

National

June 21-23 Irrigation Association Education Foundation Faculty Academy. Walla Walla, Wash. To learn more, visit www.iaef.org.

June 22-25 14th Annual Snow & Ice Symposium. Schaumburg, Ill. For details, visit www.sima.org.

July 8-10 Midwest Native Plant Conference. Bergamo Center, Dayton, Ohio. For more information, visit www.midwestnativeplants.org.

July 9-12 2011 OFA Short Course. Columbus, Ohio. To learn more, visit www.ofanet.org.

July 17-18 American Nursery & Landscape Association Annual Meeting. Liaison Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. For more information, visit www.anla.org.

July 17-19 2011 Legislative Day on the Hill and Renewal and Remembrance. Arlington, Va. For details, visit www.landcarenetwork.org.

July 17-21 Association of American Seed Control Officials Annual Meeting. The Madison Concourse Hotel, Madison, Wis. For more information, call 765-494-1557 or visit www.seedcontrol.org.

July 18-20 American Nursery & Landscape Association Legislative Conference. Liaison Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. To learn more, visit www.anla.org.

July 18-21 Turfgrass Producers International Summer Convention & Field Days. Reno, Nev. For details, visit www.turfgrasssod.org.

July 18-23 2011 Perennial Plant Association Symposium. Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Atlanta, Ga. To learn more, call 614-771-8431 or visit www.perennialplant.org.

July 20-22 Northern Seed Trade Association Annual Meeting. Fargo, N.D. For more information, visit www.amseed.org.

July 21-22 Irrigation Association Water Conference. Broomfield, Colo. To learn more, visit www.irrigation.org.

July 24-26 PLANET Legislative Day on the Hill and Renewal & Remembrance. Key Bridge Marriott and Arlington Cemetery, Arlington, Va. For more information, visit www.landcarenetwork.org.

July 28-29 2011 Summer Regional Seminar & Site Visitation. Michigan State University, Lansing, Mich. For details, visit www.pgms.org.

August 18-21 Pondemonium 2011. Aqualand, St. Charles, Ill. To learn more, visit www.pondemonium.com.

August 23-24 WNGA/ANLA Kick the Dirt Tour. Portland, Ore. For details, visit www.anla.org.

August 29-September 1 Plant- scape Industry Alliance 2011. Las Vegas, Nev. For more information, visit www.piagrows.org.

September 12-13 Urban Tree Growth International Meeting & Research Symposium. Morton Ar- borteum, Lisle, Ill. For more infor- mation, call 630-719-2468 or visit www.masslaboratory.org/urbantree growth.htm.

September 29-October 2 Westin Harbor Resort & Spa, Savannah, Ga. To learn more, visit www.johndeerelandscapes.com/WIGI.

October 2-8 Stihl Tour des Trees. Virginia Beach, Va., to Washington, D.C. For details, visit www.stihltourdestrees.org.

October 5-7 WaterSmart Innovations 2011. Las Vegas, Nev. To learn more, visit www.watersmartinnovations.com.

October 26-29 PLANET Green Industry Conference. Louisville, Ky. For details, visit www.greenindustryconference.org.

Canada/International

June 21 British Columbia Landscape & Nursery Association Golf Tournament. Sandpiper Golf Cour- se, Harrison Mills, B.C. For more information, visit www.bclna.com.

June 27-29 New Zealand Turf Conference & Trade Show. Christ- church Convention Centre, Christ- church, New Zealand. To learn more, email turf@avenues.co.nz.

June 27-29 IFLA World Congress 2011. Zurich, Switzerland. For more information, visit www.ifla2011.com/schedule.html.

June 28-29 Turfgrass Growers Association Turf Show 2011. J&B Farnaby, North Yorkshire, England. To learn more, email info@turfgrass.co.uk or visit www.turfshow.co.uk.

August 3-5 Turf Producers Australia National Conference. Grand Stamford Hotel, Glenelg, South Australia. For more information, email admin@turfaustralia.com.au.

August 21-25 Fourth World Conference on Ecological Restoration. Mérida, Mexico. To learn more, email info@ser.org or visit www.ser2011.org.

October 27-30 PGMS School of Grounds Management and GIE+EXPO. Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky. To learn more, call 800-558-8767 or visit www.gie-expo.com.

October 30-November 2 American Society of Landscape Architects Annual Meeting. San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, Calif. For details, visit www.asla.org.

November 3-5 Tree Care Industry Expo 2011. Hartford, Conn. To learn more, visit www.tcia.org.

November 6-8 Irrigation Show 2011. San Diego, Calif. For more information, visit www.irrigation.org.

November 9, 14, 16 PLANET Webinars: Google SketchUp Overview & Basics; Integrating CAD with Google SketchUp; SketchUp Grading, Rendering & Animations. To learn more, visit www.landcarenetwork.org.

November 15-17 2011 Partners in Community Forestry National Conference. Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Fla. For details, visit www.arborday.org.

September 27-30 CanWest Horticulture Show. Vancouver, B.C. For details, visit www.canwesthortshow.com.

October 19-20 Landscape Ontario Expo 2011. Toronto Congress Centre, Toronto, Ont. To learn more, visit www.loexpo.ca.