We will head north from Cincinnati to the Columbus area on Friday, September 25th with a choice between two pre-conference tour options. While the tours will follow two different paths as the day progresses, both groups will visit Decker's Nursery first thing so that no one misses the demonstrations...
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The Eastern Region Conference tour will take place Sunday September 27th, 2015. You are in for a real treat in seeing the best horticulture Cincinnati has to offer.Smale Riverfront ParkThe tour will start just minutes away from the hotel at the new, 120 million dollar Smale Riverfront Park. The park...
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The Southern Region of North America will be hosting the 2015 International tour. The tour will begin on October 4, 2015, from New Orleans, LA and conclude October 10, 2015, in Tampa, FL. There will be a full day board meeting for all International board members and an open day for non board member...
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International Directors of the IPPS visited China during November 2014 to investigate the possibility of establishing an IPPS China Region and learn more about the pace of change within horticulture in China. The group visited various nurseries and garden centers in the Shanghai and Hangzhou area as...
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Congratulations Prof. Robbertse! Prof. Hannes Robbertse from the Southern Africa Region is the proud recipient of the 2014 International Award of Honour.This prestigious award is presented by the International Board with gratitude to acknowledge exceptional and distinguished service to the Soci...
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L.C. Chadwick was born on August 13, 1902, in Randolph Center, Vermont. He received his Bachelor of Science in Horticulture from the University of Vermont in 1925 and his Ph.D. in Horticulture from Cornell University in 1931. Ohio State University hired L.C. as an Assistant Professor of Horticulture...
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According to Wayne Mezitt, Jim Cross came to horticulture via a “coat and tie career.” Originally a stock broker, Jim founded the nursery Environmentals in Cutchogue, Long Island and soon turned it into a very successful operation. According to Mezitt, Jim had an ability to take a cutting in Dec...
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A third generation nurseryman, William (Bill) Flemer grew up in the Princeton, NJ area. He began his college career in 1942 attending Yale University, where he earned both a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Masters Degree in botany. His college studies were postponed during World War II when he served ...
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Al Fordham is a native of Massachusetts who grew up in Delham, Massachusetts. He began his career as a student intern at The Arnold Arboretum and ended up staying for the next 50 years.He began his informal education during his childhood, when his father was a superintendent of a large nursery in Ma...
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Peter Orum was born in Soborg (a suburb of Copenhagen, Denmark) on December 4th, 1941. He was a nursery apprentice at Spejlborg Nursery and Vilvorde Nursery for 4 years. At that time he received his Horticulture Journeyman’s certificate. In 1961 he graduated from Vilvorde (Copenhagen) Horticulture...
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