2017 UD/DNLA Summer Hort Expo – August 15

Tuesday, August 15
University of Delaware Botanic Gardens
Newark, Delaware

UD/DNLA’s 2017 Summer Turf & Nursery Expo will be held Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at the University of Delaware Botanic Gardens Newark, Delaware.

For more information or to register – http://www.dnlaonline.org or contact Valann Budischak at (888) 448-1203 or info@DNLAonline.org

The Delaware Nursery & Landscape Association (DNLA) is a non-profit association of green industry professionals.

Schedule

8:15 – 9:00 Registration/View Exhibits/CNP Plant ID/Weed ID

9:00 – 10:00 Concurrent Education Workshops

Option A: Pest/Disease Walk
Brian Kunkel & Nancy Gregory, UD Cooperative Extension

Option B: Topping vs Crown Reduction in Trees
Marc Conaty, Kerns Brothers Tree Service a Davey Company

10:00 – 10:50 Concurrent Education Workshops

Option A: UDBG Trial Garden – Color Galore
Bob Lyons, Longwood Graduate Program; Professor, Landscape Horticulture

Option B:  Trees for the Home Landscape Tour
John Frett, Univ. of Delaware

10:50 – 11:20 Break/View Exhibits/CNP Plant ID/Weed ID

11:20 – 12:10 Concurrent Education Workshops

Option A:  Rain Garden at STAR
Sue Barton, UD Cooperative Extension

Option B:  UDBG Trial Garden

12:10 – 1:00 Lunch/View Exhibits/CNP Plant ID/Weed ID

1:00 – 1:50 Concurrent Education Workshops

Option A:  Pest/Disease Walk

Option B:  Pollinator Plants Walk
Anna Wik, Univ. of Delaware

1:50 – 2:40 Concurrent Education Workshops

Option A:  Trees for the Home Landscape Tour

Option B:  Pollinator Plants Walk

2:40 – 3:30 CNP Plant ID/Weed ID and treatment options
Sue Barton & Valann Budischak, UD Cooperative Extension