February 27, 2024

Spring Training for Landscape Professionals

Stoneleaf Nursery

Eureka

 IL

ABOUT SPRING TRAINING

In its third year, this one-day training event for landscape professionals is planned by the Spring Training Committee. We use the feedback gathered during the previous year’s event, as well as insights gained during a bustling season to carefully curate two distinct tracks of education. There is a track focused on the needs of crew members and a second track for owners and managers. We also feature a greenhouse full of suppliers showcasing cutting-edge products, equipment, and services.  This event has an attendance of 350 with 21 exhibitors.

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PROGRAM

Crew Member Track

  • Small Engine Maintenance & Repair
  • Hardscape Restoration & Maintenance
  • Plants that Repel Deer but Attract Pollinators
  • Weed or Native? Knowing the Difference
  • Perennial Maintenance
  • Early Intervention: The Importance of Structural Pruning in Tree Development
  • Safe Practices at Work: Preventing Hazards on the Jobsite
  • How to Handle Difficult Conversations

Owners & Managers Track

  • Leveraging Technology to Create Profit
  • What’s Growing in 2024
  • Landscape Business Owners Panel
  • The Cost of Safety: Navigating OSHA, Insurance, and Risk Management in 2024
  • Strategies to Manage Your Online Reviews
  • What’s on the Hardscape Horizon
  • How to Handle Difficult Conversations

EXHIBITORS

  • Alta Equipment Company
  • American Rentals
  • Brickworks Supply Center
  • Blunier Implement
  • Foster Brothers Wood Products
  • Fosters Inc
  • Ledgestone
  • Linco Precision LLC
  • Martin Equipment
  • Pafco Truck Bodies Inc
  • Peoria Brick Company
  • SiteOne Landscape Supply
  • SmartGate Conveyors
  • Spring Meadow Nursery
  • Stoneleaf Nursery
  • Techo-Bloc Midwest Corp
  • Trinity Stone
  • Unilock
  • Vermeer Midwest
  • WAC Lighting
  • Weber MT

Organizer: Kellie Schmidt

Click here to contact [email protected] for further information about this event.

THANKS TO OUR 2024 SPONSORS!

Hosted By:

PREMIER SPONSOR

LUNCH SPONSORS

GOLF CART SPONSOR

BREAKFAST SPONSOR

OWNERS/MANAGERS TRACK SPONSORS

CREW TRACK SPONSORS

 

HOTEL OPTIONS

For out-of-town guests needing hotel accommodations, there are a number of reasonably priced options in Morton, which is just a 15 minute drive to Stoneleaf Nursery.

Baymont by Wyndham Morton
210 W Ashland, Morton
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Comfort Inn & Suites
201 E. Ashland St., Morton
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Best Western Morton
150 W Ashland, Morton
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Holiday Inn Express
140 Ashland St, Morton
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