New England Grows, the premier conference and trade exposition for green industry professionals in the Northeast, will be held Feb. 2-4, 2011, in Boston, Mass.
In addition to a three-day line up of 30 business-building seminars, New England Grows will launch Garden Center Success! on Wednesday, Feb. 2 from 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. This new one-day intensive seminar is tailored specifically to the needs of garden center professionals.
Garden Center Success! will feature retail expert and trend spotter Anne Obarski of Merchandise Concepts in Dublin, Ohio; garden center guru Jonn “J-Dog” Karsseboom of The Garden Corner in Tualatin, Oregon; retail wizard Ken Lain of Watters Garden Center in Prescott, Arizona; and master facilitator Jon Hockman of The d3 Group in Washington, D.C.
Participants will gain an understanding of real world retail trends, interact with peers who are getting it done in their independent garden centers; and develop action plans to increase sales, optimize their merchandising, and keep their people in peak performance mode.
“Expect a high impact, result-driven learning experience,” said Rich Clark of Clark Farms in Wakefield, R.I., and New England Grows’ education co-chairman. “If you’re a key player at an independent garden center, you need to be at Garden Center Success!”
New England Grows will also feature a trade exposition of more than 600 vendors showcasing solution-based products, technologies and services for the green industry.
There is no additional charge to participate in the Garden Center Success!, but seating is limited and advance registration is required. New England Grows registration is $39 per person before Jan. 15, 2011 and $55 thereafter. If you sign up four or more people from the same company before Jan. 15, the price per person is just $30.
Low registration fees, world-class education, and exclusive deals on the tradeshow floor make New England Grows the best place to do business this winter. To learn more and to register visit www.NewEnglandGrows.org.
Garden Center Success! Is presented in cooperation with Garden Center magazine. New England Grows is an educational partnership between the New England Nursery Association, Massachusetts Arborists Association, Massachusetts Association of Landscape Professionals, Massachusetts Nursery & Landscape Association, and a network that includes more than 30 allied green industry organizations.