Nov 24, 2015
Garden Center Symposium Registration Opens

People can now register for the 2016 Garden Center Symposium, scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 20-21, 2016.

People can now register for the 2016 Garden Center Symposium, scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 20-21, 2016. This annual event, now in its 52nd year is held at the Country Springs Hotel and Conference Center on Golf Road in Waukesha, Wisconsin, just west of Milwaukee.

The 2015 speaker line-up:

  • Tina Bemis – Ideas for designing workshops and telling the story of your garden center through events and promotions
  • Mark Dwyer – New and exciting plants and displays that provide more than just beauty
  • Dean Engelmann – The story of Tangletown Gardens and ideas you can use to showcase your garden center
  • Leslie Halleck – Suggestions for defining your identity as well as information on the latest trends; what consumers are looking for and how your garden center can meet those demands
  • Dan Heider – Best practices for working with your customers and pesticides
  • Leonard Perry – Perennials and the Landscape; factors affecting perennial hardiness and using this information to benefit your customers

The 2016 Garden Center Symposium is approved for Landscape Industry Certified recertification at 1 CEU per hour of instruction attended.

As in the past, the event will be well supported by its trade show participants. Registration fees include breaks, noon meals, a light evening buffet on Wednesday and roundtable discussions with the speakers.

For more information, visit www.gardencentersymposium.com.