Plant & Pest Summer UpdateCOLUMBUS, OHIO & CLEVELAND, OHIOsponsored by willoway nurseries & Walters gardensJoin us for the OGIA Plant & Pest Summer Update, a half-day event filled with insightful sessions on new plant varieties, native plants, and pest management. Whether you're a professional landscaper, gardener, or plant enthusiast, this event offers valuable knowledge from industry experts. PRICING: Members - $30 | Nonmembers - $50 Choose your locationMonday, August 19, 2024Willoway Nurseries, Broadview Heights 10001 Broadview Rd, Broadview Heights, OH 44147 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM Credits: 3 OCNT | 1 - 6A ODA
8:00- 8:30 AM: Check-in | Coffee & donuts 8:30-9:30 AM: Easy to Grow Perennials for a Spectacular Landscape: How the Next Landscape Staples Are Developed and Why You Should Adopt Them Speaker: Josh Roggenbuck, Walters Gardens Discover the process behind developing new perennial varieties and learn about traits that could make them the next landscape staples. 9:40-10:40 AM: Natives Speaker: Jason Bornhorst, Willoway Nurseries Dive into the world of native plants and understand their importance and applications in modern landscaping. 10:50-11:50 AM: Pests Speaker: James McMaster, Willoway Nurseries Get the latest updates on pest management and strategies to protect your plants from common threats. Tuesday, August 20, 2024Willoway Nurseries, Hilliard 6981 Scioto Darby Rd, Hilliard, OH 43026 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM Credits: 3 OCNT | 1 - 6A ODA
8:00- 8:30 AM: Check-in | Coffee & donuts 8:30-9:30 AM: Easy to Grow Perennials for a Spectacular Landscape: How the Next Landscape Staples Are Developed and Why You Should Adopt Them Speaker: Josh Roggenbuck, Walters Gardens Discover the process behind developing new perennial varieties and learn about traits that could make them the next landscape staples. 9:40-10:40 AM: Natives Speaker: Jason Bornhorst, Willoway Nurseries Dive into the world of native plants and understand their importance and applications in modern landscaping. 10:50-11:50 AM: Pests Speaker: James McMaster, Willoway Nurseries Get the latest updates on pest management and strategies to protect your plants from common threats. Presenters
Josh RoggenbuckJosh Roggenbuck has been in agriculture all of his life, finding his passion for plants at a local Christmas tree farm and landscape nursery before earning his Horticulture degree from Michigan State University and operating a greenhouse and garden center with his parents for nine seasons. He currently oversees Midwest sales for Walters Gardens, North America’s leading producer of perennial liner plants, and leads initiatives with retail companies and landscape designers, while residing in Mid Michigan with his wife Sarah and daughters Stella and Hattie. 
Jason BornhorstJason is a multi-time State Award-winning Landscape Designer and a veteran of the Landscape and Horticulture industry with over 30 years of experience, currently serving as the President Elect of the Columbus Landscape Association (2024) and having been its Past President (2004). He has also been active with the OGIA as a Board of Director’s member, served on numerous committees, and worked with CTE education as a Lead Judge at OHLO and the State and National FFA/CDE Tests. 
James McMasterJames currently fills the role of Head Grower at the Willoway Nurseries’ Hilliard location. He holds an associate’s degree in Horticulture from Kent State University with a focus in Landscape Design. He has been with Willoway Nurseries as a Grower for over four years with over a decade of experience in the Landscape and Horticulture industry. James holds an Ohio Certified Private Pesticide Applicators license as well as an Ohio Certified Fertilizer Applicators license. |
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