Ah April! What a month; National Gardening Month, Kid’s Gardening Month, Earth Day and of course my favorite green holiday which is Arbor Day, because we always need more trees. 😉
April is also the time members and non-members can Discover New Outlets for Your Writing: Trade Publications webinar happening on April 24th for only $25. Then, April 25-27 GardenComm is presenting it’s first Sustainability Summit. The best part is, this event is FREE to all attendees. Get more information and register below ⬇️
And while not in April, sign-ups for our Annual Conference continue to grow (bad pun intended) AND we recently started rolling out the list of speakers, educational sessions, tours and special events with more details to come. I’m excited to reconnect in person with garden friends I haven’t seen in awhile (I’m talking you Dan Benarcik – remember when we met in Portland on the tour bus to the rose garden?) and meet newbies such as Derek Haynes, aka the Chocolate Botanist, who I follow on Instagram (thanks to C.L. Fornari, for taking my recommendation). I know that Ryan McEnaney and the local arrangements committee are rolling out the red carpet. It will be an event to remember!
Ya know, we’d really appreciate a like, comment and/or share for our Annual Conference on social media, or for any of our events for that matter. Keep in mind that our Facebook GROUP is private so you can’t share from there. BUT, you can share from our Facebook PAGE. We need help expanding our reach so we sincerely appreciate a small social media gesture. Thank you for taking the time to assist!
Take care, get dirty and #PlantSomething because #gardeningcanbegoodforyourhealth
PS - Don’t forget! Take a few moments to nominate deserving individuals for the 2023 GardenComm Honors. Let’s acknowledge those people and companies who have paved the way and supported us by giving them deserved recognition.
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Upcoming Events
Virtual Sustainability Summit 2023 | 4/25-4/27
The Sustainability Summit is a free, 3-day virtual summit, presenting sustainability leaders in the green industry. It looks at issues that affect everyone, regardless if you’re an industry professional or individual consumer. It’s a collective of industry and business professionals who do amazing work, yet much of it goes unnoticed or overlooked, the industry operates in silos. What affects our gardens, affects our trees, affects our landscape and affects our farms. It’s all connected and only the GardenCommunity can bring them all together in this one event.
Speakers & Sessions
Richard Restuccia, SVP of Water Management Solutions at Jain Irrigation – Agricultural Irrigation
Danny Mishek, President of SelfEco/ Proven Winner – Compostable Plant Containers
Denise Coogan, Environmental Partnership Manager |Subaru USA – Zero Waste Facilities
Ben Wilinski, Director, Partnerships and Innovation | Arbor Day Foundation – Trees & Carbon
Warren Gorowitz, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility | Hunter Industries – Sustainability and CSR
Tania Marien, Contributor to The Carbon Almanac – Inside the Global Network of the Carbon Almanac
Panel Discussions
GardenComm Sustainability Committee – The Past, Present and Future: Embracing Sustainable Initiatives and Practices in Our Diverse Industry. Panelist include:
Lois de Vries, Executive Director of the Sustainable Gardening Institute and founder of SGI's Sustainable Gardening Library
Casey Sclar, Ph.D., H. O. Smith Endowed Director of The Arboretum at Penn State and Adjunct Professor of Entomology
Eliot Wadsworth, owner of White Flower Farm, a family nursery business in Litchfield, CT
Moderator: Debra Knapke, The Garden Sage and Co-Chair of the GardenComm Sustainability Committee.
Supporting Sustainability in the Garden Marketplace - Discussion lead by LaManda Joy, Co-Founder of the Great Grow Along and Simple Spring Research, with garden product suppliers.
The sessions are 45 minutes and will run from 2PM-5PM EST, and Q&A with our presenters. This is a virtual event you won't want to miss, so be sure to register now for your session links and all replays, if you can't attend live.
Ask the Experts Webinars
March 7-April 26
National Garden Bureau is hosting a variety of free webinars, called "Ask the Experts". Click Learn More to see dates, session topics and registration.
Discover New Outlets for Your Writing: Trade Publications
April 24
Your pitch to a trade publication could open up a whole new market for your story ideas. Learn the hows and whys from the editors of some of the green industry’s leading trade publications. Gain practical insights into their unique content needs, goals, and target audiences. Learn the different requirements of individual publications as well as those of diverse segments of the green industry. And ask editors first-hand about the secrets of writing for trade journals.
Cultivate'23 is the largest horticulture trade show in North America! It is happening July 15-18, 2023 at the Columbus Convention Center. Thanks to AmericanHort, GardenComm members are eligible to receive the AmericanHort member discount pricing when registering for Cultivate'23.
Register Now! 2023 GardenComm Annual Conference August 1-5, presented by Endless Summer® Hydrangeas
What do garden tours, educational sessions, trade shows, networking, top garden center owners and operators, media awards and honors all have in common? GardenComm's 75th Annual Conference presented by Endless Summer® Hydrangeas! Join us live in Minneapolis, MN, August 1-5th, for this major milestone conference. Together with Platinum Sponsors, Proven Winners Color Choice®, we've put together an industry experience you can't find anywhere else. Check out the website for more details and watch the preview video below for a sneak peek of what's in store for you in Minneapolis.
