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SHADE 2008: An Award Winning Educational Program Sponsored by the Arizona Nursery Association SHADE: Southwest Horticulture Annual Day of Education will be held on Friday, August 8, 2008 at The Buttes Resort in Tempe, Arizona, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Four tracks will be presented by industry experts. The Design Track has been endorsed by the Arizona Society of Landscape Architects. The four tracks are: Business, featuring a moderated panel discussion on Pointing Fingers, Passing the Buck: HOAs, Property Managers, Owners and Landscapers; Greening Up the Slackers: In Search of Gen-X Gardeners, by Scott Calhoun, Zona Gardens; Sustainability Movement and the Green Industry, by Craig Regelbrugge, American Landscape & Nursery Association; and Labor Issues, by Craig Regelbrugge, American Landscape & Nursery Association; Design, which includes Revitalizing Aging Landscapes, by Laurel Arndt, ASU College of Design; Maintenance Specs; Shade Canopies; and Designing Natural Water Features, by Paul Holdeman, The Pond Gnome; Trees & Plants, featuring Caring for Palms, by Mary Irish, author and lecturer; Enduring, Easy Care Trees, by Greg Corman, Gardening Insights; Considerations for Trees in Aging Landscapes, by John Eisenhower, Integrity Tree Service; and Salvaging Sheared Plants, by Kirti Mathura, Desert Botanical Garden; and Pest Management & Plant Health, which includes Fertility and Salinity in Soils, by Jim Walworth, Ph.D., University of Arizona; New Products for Pest Control and Weeds, by Kai Umeda, Maricopa County Cooperative Extension; Plant Disease Diagnosis: Practical Applications for Urban Horticulture, by Mary Olsen, Ph.D., University of Arizona; and Noxious Weeds, by Ed Northam, Ph.D., Maricopa County Cooperative Extension. Continuing Education Units (CEU) will be available from ADA, GCSAA, SPCC, and WCISA. A complete list of session descriptions and presenters will be available soon on the Arizona Nursery Association's website, www.azna.org. The cost for early registration (by July 31) is $88 per person and includes lunch, morning and afternoon refreshments, and an hors d'oeuvres reception. For companies sending more than one person, additional attendees may register for $78 each. Register today by calling the ANA office at 480-966-1610. The Buttes Resort is offering a special $99 room rate for SHADE attendees who want to enjoy the amenities of one of the Valley's most breathtakingly beautiful resorts for the weekend. To receive this rate, make your reservations before July 24, 2008, by calling 1-888-867-7492. Please mention the Arizona Nursery Association room block. We look forward to seeing you at SHADE on 08-08-08! | ||
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