2024 SC Green Conference & Trade Show

Attend our extensive landscape classes, earn pesticide, ISA and irrigation CEU credits, interact with over 100 vendors, and connect with other landscape professionals. During this event, we also host a vendor appreciation Oyster Roast and our Annual Membership Meeting where we award $10,000 in scholarships to students in the landscape field.

Schedule

WEDNESDAY EDUCATION

7:30 – 8:00am - Registration

8:00 – 8:45am Keynote Speaker – Marty Grunder, The Grow Group

Bless the Broken Road: Mistakes & Lessons Learned over Nearly 40 Years in Landscaping

8:45am – 5:00pm - Trade Show Open

8:45 – 9:45am - Trade Show Visit

Irrigation in Greenhouses and Nurseries: Problems and Solutions

Dr. Sarah White, Clemson University

9:45 – 10:30am - You Can’t Do It Alone: How to Build a Team for Growth - Marty Grunder,The Grow Group 

10:30 – 11:30am - How A Quick Sketch Can Double Your Sale Ryan Watkins, Founder – HortMentor

Improving your Weed Management Plan for Ornamentals & Non-Turf Areas in the Landscape - Dr. Chris Marble, University of Florida

11:30am – 12:30pm Lunch / Trade Show Visit - Fire Ant Biology & Management - Vicky Bertagnoli, Clemson University

12:30 – 1:30pm - “Why Do They say No?” How to Overcome Resistance Selling Green Industry Products & Services - Dr. Richard Ludwig, Landscape Design Workshops

Lunch / Trade Show Visit

1:30 – 2:30pm Deep Diving in Container Substrate:  Greenhouse & Nursery Production - Dr. Ping Yu, University of Georgia

Structural Pruning of Young Trees - Daniel Greenwell, Piedmont Tech College

2:30 – 3:30pm Trade Show Visit

New Plants to Increase Profits - Jane Beggs-Joles, Proven Winners ColorChoice

3:30 – 4:15pm Chainsaw Safety - Kerrie Roach / Sarah Scott, Clemson University

Trade Show Visit

4:15 – 5:15pm Considerations for Building an Agronomic Program - Dr. Jeff Atkinson, Harrell’s

Pest & Disease Control in Urban Landscapes - Dr. JC Chong, SePRO Corporation

Wednesday CEU CREDITS

SC Pesticide Credits: up to (5) Category 3

NC Pesticide Credits: up to (5) Categories L, N, D, X

ISA Arboriculture Credits: up to (2)

NC Irrigation Contractors’ Licensing Board Credits: up to (1)

NC Landscape Contractors’ Licensing Board Credits: up to (1) Business and (1) Landscape

THURSDAY EDUCATION

7:30 – 8:30am - Registration

8:00am – 12:00pm - Trade Show Open

8:00 – 8:30am - SC Green Business Meeting – Carolina Room

8:30 – 9:30am - Five Steps to Irrigation Repair Success - Clark O’Neill, Carolinas Irrigation Assoc/Celtic Outdoor

9:30 – 10:30am - Trade Show Visit  / Snack Break

10:30 – 11:30am - Designing your Lighting System with Color to Drive More Business - Jason Shanabarger, Unique Lighting Systems

11:30am-12:15pm - Rain, Rain Go Away!

How to Deal with Rainwater Run-off in the Landscape - Eric McCall, Smith Turf & Irrigation

12:15 – 1:00pm - Water Features & Missed Opportunities - Joey Long, Superior Irrigation & Landscape Supply

Thursday CEU CREDITS

NC Irrigation Contractors’ Licensing Board Credits: (2.5)

NC Landscape Contractors’ Licensing Board Credits: (2) Landscape

American Society of Landscape Architect Credits: (1)

Date: January 24-25, 2024

Location: Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center

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