People & Events

People

Rob vanStaalduinen to managing director, Keepsake Plants of Leamington, Ontario, a division of Aris Horticulture Inc.

John Wynne to business development manager – horticulture, the CREASORB business of Evonik.

Gary L. Fleming to vice president of strategic services, RedLine Solutions Inc.

Andrew Jager to outside sales technical support representative, BioSafe Systems.

Neil Dolson to president of Plant Products Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Trans Resources Inc.
 

Business Announcements

Harrell's released its new smartphone application available through iTunes and the Android Marketplace. myHarrell's mobile app includes features application rates, labels and MSDS sheets, spreader settings and a jug calculator. The app also lets users look up comprehensive purchase, billing and shipping information and save spreader and foliar calculator settings.

LiveRoof has appointed Joss Growers Inc. of Georgetown, Texas, as a licensed regional grower and distributor for the LiveRoof Hybrid Green Roof System.

Honda Power Equipment announced a new agreement with John Deere (Deere & Company) to sell Honda premium power products at participating John Deere dealerships in the United States.

Palladium fungicide from Syngenta received California registration for ornamentals.

Svensson launched a new web site, www.svenssonglobal.com.

National Garden Clubs has been awarded the inaugural America in Bloom Spirit Award by America in Bloom.

 

CALENDAR

> October

19-20, Landscape Ontario EXPO,
Toronto, Ontario;
www.loexpo.com

19-22, Eastern Region IPPS annual meeting,
Louisville, Ken.;
www.ipps.org/EasternNA/

23-26, IPPS Southern Region Annual Meeting;
Valdosta, GA;
www.ipps.org/southernna/

27-29, GIE+EXPO 2011,
Louisville, Kentucky;
www.gie-expo.com/gieexpo/


> November


7-9, Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers Conference,
Reston, VA;
http://ascfg.org

17, AIB webinar Best ideas on planning your city plantings;
http://www.americainbloom.org/Participation-Toolbox/Webinars.aspx#upcoming


> December

13, AIB webinar Best Ideas on Fundraising;
http://www.americainbloom.org/Participation-Toolbox/Webinars.aspx#upcoming


> January

8-9, National Green Centre,
Kansas City, Mo.;
www.nationalgreencentre.org

11-13, Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show,
Baltimore, Md.;
www.mants.com.

18-20, Mid-America Horticultural Trade Show,
Chicago;
www.midam.org

18-20, Tropical Plant Industry Exhibition,
Ft. Lauderdale, Fl.,
www.fngla.org/tpie

18-20, Gulf States Horticultural Expo,
Mobile, Al.;
www.gshe.org.
 

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