Events

Cultivate ‘15
When: July 12 to 14, 2015
Where: Columbus, Ohio
For more: cultivate15.org
For 85 years, the horticulture industry has been at home at the OFA Short Course, now ‘Cultivate,’ U.S. horticulture’s premier convention and marketplace. As one of the largest industry events, attendees from across the world come to learn, be inspired and connect with peers, great ideas and business solutions.

SNA 2015
When: July 21 to 23, 2015
Where: Atlanta, Georgia
For more: sna.org
SNA 2015 is a fusion of The Southern Plant Conference (July 21), the SNA Research Conference (July 21 to 22), the 117th Annual SNA Business Meeting (July 23), the SNA State Officer’s Conference (July 24) and the SNA Regional Marketplace (July 22 to 23) and provides the perfect platform for networking, learning, sourcing, launching new products and cultivating new business relationships.

2015 Michigan Garden Plant Tour
When: July 27 to Aug. 7, 2015
Where: Michigan
For more: planttour.hrt.msu.edu
The 12th annual Michigan Garden Plant Tour is a free, coordinated open house of leading young plant producers of ornamentals and Michigan State University. The objective of the tour is to educate growers and industry professionals about new and existing plant selections and how they perform in different settings.

2015 International Trials Conference
When: August 24 to 27, 2015
Where: Portland, Oregon
For more: farwestshow.com/trials
If you conduct or use plant trials, save the date for this conference focusing on the latest research and techniques of trialing annual, perennial and woody plants.Professionals from around the world will converge to share ideas and evaluation strategies, develop trialing standards, and explore the plant characteristics demanded by plant buyers and growers. The 2015 conference is being held in conjunction with the Farwest Trade Show, produced by the Oregon Association of Nurseries.

Thrive’15
When: September 16 to 17, 2015
Where: Ontario, Canada
For more: lothrive.com
Thrive ‘15, merging several popular green industry events, takes place Sept. 16 to 17 at the Ancaster Fairgrounds in Jerseyville, Ont. Its anchor is Garden Expo, Canada’s fall buying show for the retail garden center industry.