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New England Grows February 2013 Program Highlights


Boston, Mass. — New England Grows, the Northeast’s


premier trade exposition and green industry educational conference, is scheduled for Wednesday, February 6 - Friday, February 8, 2013 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. Mark your calendars and register before mid-January to save. “Frontline thinking. Intelligent solutions.” is this year’s


theme. With more than 30 innovative educational seminars planned and exhibit booth sales already exceeding expectations, New England Grows 2013 is expected to be better than ever. Te speaker lineup includes well-known experts and other


trendsetting presenters including Bruce Allison, Kirk Armstrong, Kip Creel, Richard Hawke, Dan Heims, Michael Raupp, and Cass Turnbull. Tey will address a variety of timely commercial horticultural topics like permaculture, the impact of global climate change on plants and pests, water management, small space garden design, mature tree care, and biological controls as well as important business-growth ideas such as digital marketing and lead conversion, selling in the “new economy”, and data mining. Garden Center Success - an exciting daylong seminar aimed directly at today’s independent garden center — is back by popular demand on Wednesday, February 6. “New England Grows is produced by the industry, for the


industry,” said New England Grows’ president Mary Hallene of Sylvan Nursery in Westport, MA. “It is the place where the commercial horticulture industry gathers to learn what’s new, to share information, and to make connections. I urge everyone to be a part of it in 2013.” At New England Grows, green industry professionals can obtain most of their professional Continuing Education (CEU) credits under one roof with recertification opportunities for Pesticide Licenses, NOFA, APLD, LA CES, ISA, CTSP, and most state association credentials. Enjoy special savings for early registration — $49 for all


three days — when you sign up by January 15. Te early registration price drops to just $45 per person when four or more people from the same company register together. Affordable admission fees, combined with exclusive deals on the tradeshow floor, make New England Grows the best place to do business. Keep in touch all year long when you join New England


Grows’ growing community on Facebook and Twitter. For the latest program and registration information visit www. NewEnglandGrows.org.


GrowingMEGreen


Nearly 13,000 green industry professionals attended New England Grows 2012 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in Boston.


New England Grows is an educational partnership


between the New England Nursery Association, Massachusetts Arborists Association, Massachusetts Association of Landscape Professionals, Massachusetts Nursery & Landscape Association, and its network includes more than 40 allied green industry organizations.


SCHEDULE


New England Grows 2013 Boston Convention & Exhibition Center Boston, MA www.NewEnglandGrows.org


Wednesday, February 6 Seminars: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Exposition: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.


Thursday, February 7 Seminars: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Exposition: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.


Friday, February 8 Seminars: 9:00 a.m. - 3: 00 p.m. Exposition: 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.


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