National Green Centre - Kansas City (Overland Park Convention Center) Presented by the Western Nursery & Landscape Association

Speaker Handouts

The majority of speaker handouts and PowerPoints are uploaded here for you to view.  Occasionally the speaker either did not use a PowerPoint presentation or did not share their PowerPoint presentation with us.  If we receive additional handouts and PowerPoints we will post them as they become available.  We appreciate your interest in the National Green Centre's 90+ hours of world class education!  Please keep in mind that each PowerPoint contains data and pictures specific to the speaker and/or company - please use them courteously.

Aaron Atwood and Earl Cully

• New and Unique Trees for the American Landscape
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Dr. Allan Armitage: A note from Dr A on downloading

• New and Exciting Herbaceous Plant for the Grower, Landscaper and Gardener

• A Half-Day with Dr. A 

• Annuals

• Market Trends

• Perennials

• Veggie Trends 

 Anna Ball

• Industry Trends

Annie Mayrose

• Growing Green Jobs and Food Security
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Bill Sadler

• Selling Organics

Changing Retail Models: a panel discussion

• Ellen Wells
• Dale Bachman
  

Ellen Wells

• Merchandising Headaches: Problems and Solutions
  

GIE Media: Benchmarking Your Business

• Chuck Bowen, GIE Media: Benchmarking Your Business 

Growers Branding Strategies: a panel discussion

• Bailey Nurseries - Jonathan Pedersen, Brand & Business Development Manager
• Ball Horticultural Company - Bill Calkins, Independent Garden Center Business Manager
• Conard-Pyle Company - Steve Hutton, President
• Greenleaf Nursery Company - Robert Kerns, Corporate New Product Development Manager
• Plant Introductions, Inc. - Dr Michael Dirr
• Plant Development Services, Inc. - Kip McConnell
• Willoway Nurseries - Danny M Gouge, Marketing Manager

Jeffrey Bruce

• The Future of Green

Jeff Hodgson

• Rain and Snow Derivatives

John Allin

• Snow as a Profit Center

John Ossa

• With Change Comes Opportunity

Maria Zampini:

• Improving the Communication Loop to Increase Sales: Media, Master Gardeners, Garden Centers and Growers: a panel discussion

Michael Dirr

• Dr. Michael Dirr: Making Sense of the New Plant Clutter
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• Dr. Michael Dirr: The Education of Gardeners: How to Promote, Market, Sell and Educate Colloquium
• Margaret Bergen
• June Hutson
• Dr. Michael Dirr
  

Paige Worthy

• Marketing 2.0: Social Media's More Than Just FarmVille!: a panel discussion
• The Gardening Consumers of Tomorrow: a panel discussion 

Tom Barrett

• Resource Efficient Landscape Irrigation

• Constructing Rain Gardens and Bioswales

Dr. Ted Bilderback:

• Water Quality: Managing the Chemistry in Your Irrigation Water Supply
• The JC Raulston Arboretum- A History working with the Green Industry *
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Raymond Evison

• World Leading Flower Show