Welcome to JLS 2017!
Attendees:
Attending seminars not only provides cutting edge insight to grow your business, but will also help prepare you for the FNGLA (Florida Nursery, Growers & Landscape Association) FCHP Exam and offer CEUs for Florida Pesticide, Georgia Pesticide, ISA and FNGLA. Topics include:
• Understanding IPM basics
• Insects in the landscape
• Laws and regulations for horticultural
• Business and pesticide applications
• Nutrient deficiencies in ornamentals
• Irrigation design
• Identifying turf diseases for effective control strategies
• Design strategies for Florida-friendly landscaping
New this year: We're proud to have a FNGLA Showcase with hands-on training for the FCHP (FNGLA Certified Horticultural Professional) Exam. Be sure to stop by and check it out on your way to the seminar room.
To see the list of approved CEUs for the seminars offered click here.
Seminar schedule and ticket details are found under four categories here. Save $2 on admission by buying early online (admission is $10 at the door). Admission price is included if you register for all seven seminars!
Exhibitors:
Each February, our chapter hosts The Jacksonville Landscape Show at the Jacksonville Fairgrounds. The trade show is our primary fund-raiser, allowing us to benefit our community via events, scholarships and charitable giving to horticultural/agricultural organizations. Ask anyone who has exhibited, and they will tell you it's the best industry trade show around!
Download Exhibitor Registration Form
Booth Rates
- Single booth - $295 each (area of 10’x10’)
- End caps - $650 (area 10’x20’)
WE WILL HOLD YOUR PREVIOUS BOOTH LOCATION(S) UNTIL DECEMBER 15, 2016. After the deadline, booths will be assigned on a first come, first serve basis. We encourage you to reserve your booth prior to the deadline date.
Important Information
- Thursday, February 9, 2017 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Friday, February 10, 2017 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
MOVE-IN: Wednesday, February 8, 2017 from 9:00 AM until 6:00 PM. Large trees and plant material may be at the exhibit hall at the Jacksonville Fairgrounds at 8:30 AM for move-in. Please note that the show is being held on Thursday and Friday with move-in on Wednesday. Also, please note that the show ends at 3:00 PM on Friday instead of 4:00 PM. There will be no auction this year.
The hall has a ceiling height of 15’, so please make sure that your trees are within the 14-16’ height range, including the pot or root ball. You may bring larger material that can be displayed at the front entrance to the Exhibition Hall.
Host Hotel
Click here to reserve your room!
The Omni Jacksonville Hotel is located at 245 Water Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202. Also, our popular reception will be held at the Omni Hotel on Thursday, February 9, 2016 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM.
We reserved a block of rooms for the show at the rate of $122 plus tax and parking. The cut off date for this block of rooms is January 18, 2017. The telephone numbers of the hotel are (904) 355-6664 (800) 843-6664.
Shuttle service to and from the hotel will be provided during the following hours:
- Wednesday, February 8, 2017 from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
- Thursday, February 9, 2017 from 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM
- Friday, February 10, 2017 from 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Questions?
If you have any questions, please contact the Northeast Chapter of the Florida Nursery, Grower and Landscape Association:
Phone: (904) 292-1117 Fax: (904) 880-1478 Email: info@nefngla.org
From all of us on the JLS Trade Show Committee, thank you for supporting the FNGLA Northeast Chapter by exhibiting at our Trade Show. We are looking forward to another successful event this year!
