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Welcome to VNLA

Welcome to the website of the Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association (VNLA), the state trade association for garden centers, nursery growers, landscape designers, installation and maintenance contractors, greenhouses and horticultural suppliers.

 Mission Statement: To unify, strengthen and promote the Green Industry and maintain, promote and certify industry practices and principles that keep Virginia green and growing.

Professional of the Year

Dr. Roger Harris, VA Tech Horticulture Department Head was recognized as the VNLA Professional of the Year at the VNLA Annual Breakfast Meeting at MANTS. more.....

 Environmental Steward

Robin Rinaca, Eastern Shore Nursery of Virginia was the 2011 recipient of the VNLA Environmental Steward Award. more......

Beautiful Gardens® Introduces new
'VT Spirit" Daylily in 2012

VT Spirit DaylilySOLD OUT FOR SPRING 2012. Our daylily is a new plant introduction that has been registered with the American Hemerocallis Society and will be marketed under the name ‘VT Spirit’. Hybridized by Linda Pinkham, former co-owner of Smithfield Gardens, and developed by Dr. Rumen Conev. Dr. Conev searched published literature on embryo rescue and found that there was no developed media for procedure, so he experimented with adopting a medium for Lilium which resulted in the embyro rescue of the first triploids with 'VT Spirit' being one of them. For more.....


6 New Job Opportunities

City of Alexandria

Upcoming Events

May 21, 2012, VIRGINIA INVASIVE PLANT WORKSHOP
 sponsored by the Piedmont Environmental Council, Warrenton, VA
http://www.pecva.org/index.php/events/fighting-invasive-plants

Virginia Certified Horticulturist Exam
     
Richmond, Stranges Garden Center, West Broad St
     June 11, 6-10 p.m.  (Deadline 5/25/12)

Suffolk, Lancaster Farms, 
     June 13, 6-9 p.m. (Deadline 5/30/11)

Click here  for test Application
(due 2 weeeks before exam) $55.00

Save the Date! August 8 & 9!!

VNLA Field Day
Wednesday: at Battlefield Farms, Orange, VA

 

 






VNLA Summer Tour -  
Wednesday evening: starting
at James Madison's Montpelier
for tours and dinner









Thursday: 5 acre roof garden at the
Library of Congress
National Audio-Visual Conservation Center
 






and private garden tours.

Additional Events listing

 

Online Resources

Boxwood Blight Alert

Boxwood blight (also called “box blight” in Europe), caused by the fungal pathogen Cylindrocladium buxicola, was reported for the first time in the U.S. at two North Carolina production nurseries in October, 2011 and a Virginia nursery in November. Boxwoods originating from an infected block of plants at one of the North Carolina nurseries were planted in two production fields in Virginia. . For more info......

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Mini-Bulk Container Recycling

As you are aware, the recycling of plastic pesticide containers (1.0, 2.5 gallons, and drums) is currently available in our participating localities. Now we are considering a program to recycle stand alone and/or caged pesticide mini-bulk tanks of 85 to 300 gallons. The new EPA Pesticide Container and Containment Rule went into effect in August of 2011 has rendered many refillable pesticide mini-bulk containers unusable. Any non-compliant tanks need to be retrofitted or taken out of service. Click here for more info.......... 

NEWS

NATIONAL NEWS
Why Trees Matter 
(Helena, MT)- In one of the most popular New York Times articles of the weekend, author Jim Robbins writes that "Trees are on the front lines of our changing climate... [and] it's time to pay attention." This succinct and compelling piece makes the case for trees as a serious solution for many societal challenges: "We have underestimated the importance of trees. They are not merely pleasant sources of shade but a potentially major answer to some of our most pressing environmental problems."     Read the full story