CNLA hosts nursery, landscape education events

The Connecticut Nursery and Landscape Association is hosting a Summer Twilight Series for nursery and landscape professionals.

The events taking place in the series are as follows:

Thursday, July 24, 2014
Topic: Compost: Improving Soil Quality, Productivity, and the Impact on Pesticide Choice & Mobility
Who: Dr. W. Michael Sullivan, University of Rhode Island and John Kinchla, Amherst Nurseries, Amherst, Mass. 
Grow bags: From Nursery Production to the Landscape.
Where: Northern Nurseries, 1320 Mountain Rd., West Suffield, Conn.
When: 5:30-7:30 p.m.
 
Thursday, August 7, 2014
Topic: Carbon Footprint of Landscape Trees During Production, Distribution and Useful Life as the Basis for Climate Change Remediation, Plant Health and Market Differentiation
Who: Dr. Dewayne Ingram, University of Kentucky
Where: Soundview Landscape, 50 Industry Dr., West Haven, Conn.
When: 5:30-7:30 p.m.
 
Thursday, August 21, 2014
Topic: Cover Crops: A Valuable IPM Tool for Nursery and Landscape Operations
Who: Jesse Rodriques, The Rhode Island Nurseries, Middletown, R.I.
Where: Kogut Nursery, 65 Yale Ave. Meriden, Conn.
When: 5:30-7:30 p.m.

There will be a risk management and crop insurance update at the start of all 3 programs.

Refreshments will be provided by the location host at each gathering.

Registration fee is $10.00 per event, or $25.00 if attending all three events. Advance registration is required. Check should be payable to: The University of Connecticut.