Spring Training for Landscape Professionals

REGISTRATION OPENS JANUARY 15, 2024!

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.

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

• Five Time-Saving Tech Tools
• 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