| 2008 Sponsors
Our Sponsors With Logos
Platinum
Branch-Smith
Publishing
Harell's Inc.
Plant Publicity Holland
Spring Meadow
Nursery
Suncrest Nurseries, Inc.
Gold
Foxborough Nursery,
Co. Inc.
The Scotts Company
Silver
Bailey Nurseries
Bioworks
Canadale Nurseries Ltd.
Desert Canyon Farm
J. Frank Schmidt & Son
Co.
Little Valley Wholesale
Nursery
Skagit Gardens
Smithers-Oasis Co.
Bronze
BFG Supply Co.
Blooming Nursery
Colorado Nursery &
Greenhouse Assoc.
Desert Tree Farm
Hines Horticulture
Midwest Groundcovers
North Creek Nurseries
Ornamental Growers
Assoc. of Nor. IL
Plant Select
The Rhode Island
Nurseries, Inc.
Welby Gardens
/Hardy Starts Seed
Copper
APEX Nursery Fertilizers
/Simplot Professional
Products
Brotzman’s Nursery, Inc.
Center Greenhouse, Inc.
Cornflower Farms, Inc.
Fisher Farms
Gulley Greenhouse
Four Winds Growers
Cornflower Farms, Inc.
Hortus USA
JVK Ltd.
M.L. Irrigation
M. Putzer Hornby
Nursery
Twixwood Nursery
Vans Pines Nursery, Inc.
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THE COMBINED ANNUAL MEETING
of the EASTERN & WESTERN REGIONS
of the INTERNATIONAL PLANT PROPAGATORS’ SOCIETY
September 14-17, 2008
Denver Marriott City Center, Denver, Colorado
“Propagation with an Altitude!
New Heights for Plant Production & Propagation”
Choice of Pre-Conference Tours on Sunday, September 14th:
High Altitude Tour: Mt. Goliath, Betty Ford Alpine Gardens
Low Altitude Tour: Welby Gardens West, Gully Greenhouses, Colorado State University Trial Gardens
Afternoon Conference Tours: September 15th & 16th:
Stops include: Denver Botanic Gardens, Welby Gardens East, National Seed Storage Lab,
Ft. Collins Nursery, Little Valley Wholesale Nursery and Timberline Gardens
Educational Program:
Join us for a program that explores all phases of propagation and plant production, with special emphasis on the Rocky Mountain region. Concurrent East and West sessions will explore diverse topics of regional interest, while a joint all-production session offers useful updates on nagging problems in the greenhouse and cultural techniques in the field. For the more adventurous, we'll offer sessions on new plant introductions from North America and Asia, plant selection and breeding. Our banquet speaker will be Panayoti Kelaidis, a world-famous authority on alpine plants, who works his magic at the Denver Botanic Gardens.
Take part in tours to outstanding nurseries and botanic gardens of the Front Range area."Seek and Share" with propagators from across the USA and Canada. Find the perfect plant at our extensive silent auction. And relax and enjoy great food and drink, the arts, culture, and perhaps a good old-fashioned baseball game in the beautiful city of Denver. This will be an event not to miss!
Mark your calendar now, and we'll see you in Denver!
For more information, contact:
Margot Bridgen, Executive Director
IPPS Eastern Region, North America
1700 North Parish Drive
Southold, NY 11971
Phone: 631-765-9638
Fax: 631-765-9648
E-mail: Margot Bridgen
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Selected Speaker Bios
Colorado Rockies Baseball Game
Plans are in place for attendees at the Denver conference to attend a Colorado Rockies baseball game in section 116 of Coors Field at a special group discount rate of $21.00. You may visit our special online ticket window where a limited number of seats are available to our group for Monday evening, September 15, 2008. The Rockies will face off against the San Diego Padres at 6:35 p.m. The conference tours will return in time for you to hop the 16th Street bus to the end of the line, then make the 10 minute walk to Coors Field in time to enjoy a fine September evening at a major league baseball game. To purchase your tickets, visit the following website: www.coloradorockies.com/groups; enter username "ipps" and password "gorockies". If you have questions, contact Matt Haddad at 303-312-2485 or haddadm@coloradorockies.com.
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