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Questions about a FANN event? Call us 321-271-4885.
Be sure to put the 2024 FANN Central Florida Native Plant Seminar on your calendar! Wednesday & Thursday, October 16-17 at Bok Tower Gardens in Lake Wales, Florida.
Fri Aug 9 – DEADLINE to submit your projects for the annual Florida Native Plant Society LANDSCAPE AWARDS PROGRAM. See info at FNPS Landscaping page: https://www.fnps.org/what-we-do/landscaping
Wed-Fri Aug 21-23 – FNGLA Landscape Show in Orlando
Thurs Aug 22 – FANN Member Meeting – potential members welcome! – Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, coincident with FNGLA Landscape Show. Right outside exhibit hall in room W232C.
6:30 – FANN member dinner at Chuy’s – 8123 International Dr, Orlando, FL 32819
Wed Aug 28 – FANN Member Office Hours at lunchtime – watch your email for Zoom link.
Wed Sept 11 – FANN Board of Directors meeting
Wed Sept 25 – FANN Member Office Hours at lunchtime – watch your email for Zoom link.
Mon Sept 30 – EARLYBIRD DEADLINE for Central Florida Native Plant Seminar at Bok Tower Gardens
Mon Sept 30 – Fri Oct 4 – Green Career week
Wed-Thurs Oct 16-17 – FANN Central Florida Native Plant Seminar at Bok Tower Gardens!
Wed Oct 30 – FANN Member Office Hours at lunchtime – watch your email for Zoom link.
Wed Nov 13 – FANN Board of Directors meeting
Wed Nov 20 – THIRD WEDNESDAY RESCHEDULE FOR THE HOLIDAY – FANN Member Office Hours at lunchtime – watch your email for Zoom link.
Thurs Nov 28 – Thanksgiving!
Fri Dec 6 – FANN Holiday Gathering at Sebastian River Farms – for members & potential members. Stay tuned for details.
Wed Dec 18 – THIRD WEDNESDAY RESCHEDULE FOR THE HOLIDAY – FANN Member Office Hours at lunchtime – watch your email for Zoom link.
Merry Christmas!
Jan 2024
Happy New Year!
Thurs Jan 11 – Noon FANN Member Zoom — Streamlining native plant distribution with Jess Lummus, Sebastian River Farms.
Tues Jan 16 – 2024 Board Orientation workshop at Bok Tower Gardens.
Wed Jan 24 – NOON-1:30PM ET – Florida Agriculture 2040/2070, free webinar with 1000 Friends of Florida. Dr. Tom Hoctor and Michael Volks of the UF Center for Landscape Conservation Planning and cattleman/conservationist Jim Strickland, discuss the impacts of future development and sea level rise on agricultural lands and strategies to protect conservation values. REGISTRATION REQUIRED: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/9085348578123656538
Thurs Jan 25 – last day for FANN members to renew and save on membership fees
Thurs-Fri Feb 8-9 – See FANN (Booth #205) and many of our members at the NEFNGLA Jacksonville Landscape Show
Thurs Feb 15 – deadline to be listed in the 2024 Guide for Real Florida Gardeners, a print publication benefit for FANN members serving the retail and residential consumer.
Fri Feb 23 – deadline for advertising in the 2024 Guide for Real Florida Gardeners.
Tues Mar 16 – FANN Central Florida Native Plant Seminar Committee meeting.
Tues Mar 19 – FANN member Zoom at NOON
Wed Mar 20 – FANN Board of Directors meeting + CFL credential question vetting workshop at Bok Tower Gardens
Wed Mar 27 – UF IFAS Compost Industry Conference, Gainesville
Tues Apr 9 – FANN Central Florida Native Plant Seminar Event Planning Team Meeting
Tues-Thurs Apr 9-11 – Florida Invasive Species Council 2024 Annual Conference, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Melbourne (oceanfront) FL, registration required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/florida-invasive-species-council-2024-annual-conference-tickets-810368994477
Wed-Thurs Apr 10-11 – FNGLA PalmQuest Conference at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Miami FL
Fri Apr 12 – register by this date to get the earlybird $85 ticket to GREW 2 — see Friday April 26 native seed event below
Sat Apr 20 – FANN EARTH DAY FUNDRAISER at McKeithen Growers in Myakka City!
For the gardening public. Buy your native tree from the McKeithen family and benefit FANN. There will be trees, shrubs and other native plants available as well as FANN merch and more! FANN members interested in contributing or participating, contact Patricia McKeithen.
Tues-Wed Apr 23-24 – UF IFAS CLUE 2024 Landscape Summit – Building Resiliency through Water Conservation. Stay tuned for details.
Wed – Apr 24 – FANN Member Office Hours at lunchtime – watch your email for Zoom link.
Fri Apr 26 – GREW II – UF IFAS Groundcover Restoration and Enhancement Workshop at UF Austin Carey Forest. AKA “the seed thing.”
Wed May 8 – FANN Board of Directors Meeting
Wed May 22 – FANN Member Office Hours at lunchtime – watch your email for Zoom link.
Mon May 27 – HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY! Thank you, veterans and those in our military service, for defending and serving the USA.
Fri
Fri Jun 7 – ADVERTISING DEADLINE for the next Native Plant & Service Directory
Wed Jun 26 – FANN Member Office Hours at lunchtime – watch your email for Zoom link.
Fri Jun 28 – FANN Board Native Plant Industry Advancement workshop with Native Plant Horticulture Foundation
Wed Jul 10 – FANN Board of Directors meeting
Wed Jul 24 – FANN Member Office Hours at lunchtime – watch your email for Zoom link.
Tues-Thurs Jul 30-Aug 1 – ASLA Florida Annual Conference & Expo for landscape architects, in Orlando
Jan 12 – FANN board workshop at Naples Botanical Garden
Feb 9-10 – Jacksonville Landscape Show with NEFNGLA Chapter
Wed Apr 5 – Groundcover Restoration & Enhancement Workshop at Austin Cary Forest, University of Florida in Gainesville. Sponsored in part by FANN and the Native Plant Horticulture Foundation.
Wed-Thurs Apr 12-13 – Palm Quest Conference, Fort Lauderdale, organized by FNGLA and UF IFAS, benefiting palm research at Fort Lauderdale Research & Education Center. Among the speakers are Jeff Caster, Craig Reynolds, Mike Owen and Dr. Brian Bahder. Steve Griffin will be giving a cabbage palm cutting demo and John Conroy will give a talk on palm grades and standards, followed by a grower round table. program
Wed-Thurs Apr 12-13 – NOW RESCHEDULED TO WED-THURS OCT 18-19, 2023 FANN SOUTH FLORIDA NATIVE PLANT SEMINAR, FGCU Kapnick Center at Naples Botanical Garden, Naples FL
Wed Apr 19 – FREE webinar: The Importance and Benefits of Preserving Genetic Diversity in Native Nursery Plants, Dr. Meghan Avolio, Johns Hopkins University. Hosted by the Native Plant Connection. Free but sign up required. IMPORTANT TOPIC FOR NATIVE PLANT INDUSTRY. Details and registration
Fri Apr 21 – FANN members only event, 12pm via Zoom. Jess Lummus and Clay Hendricksen from Sebastian River Farms will bring FANN members the key insights from the FNGLA/IFAS Palm Quest Conference. Call FANN for details.
Fri-Sat-Sun Apr 28-30 – Florida Native Plant Society Annual Conference, virtual + in-person field days. Registration required.
Sat Apr 29 11am – Challenges & Opportunities in Florida’s Native Plant Industry – a virtual panel discussion with FANN president Jenny Evans, Native Plant Horticulture Foundation president Bruce Turley, FANN members Danny Perkins and Heather Blake. Enjoy this panel session as part of the FNPS Conference. Advance registration required through FNPS.
Sun Apr 30. 11:40am – OUTSIDE Collab virtual panel at the Florida Native Plant Society Conference, featuring Timothee Sallin from Cherrylake and FNPS president Mark Kateli. Advance registration required through FNPS.
Wed May 17 – FREE webinar: Can Plant Breeding Preserve Ecological Function in Cultivars of Native Plants,” Jen Hayes, Oregon State University. Hosted by the Native Plant Connection.
Info and registration
Thurs May 25 (rescheduled from May 11) – 12 Noon FANN members only Zoom: The Need for Seed, panel discussion with Nancy Bissett of The Natives, Joe Reams of Southern Habitats and Gage LaPierre of the UF Native Plant Nursery. Nancy is a pioneer of many restoration methods and an advocate for more seed production on the ornamental side as well. Joe is growing wildflower and seed for restoration and a principal supplier in North Florida and beyond. Gage is spearheading the formation of a Florida Native Seed Partnership to help ensure the supply of genetically diverse, ecotype native seed.
Be part of the Native Plant & Service Directory – advertise!
Fri Jun 9th – Reserve ad space in the Native Plant and Service Directory by June 9th!
Mon Jun 19th – Juneteenth!
Mon Jun 19th – Attendee registration now open for FANN’s South Florida Native Plant Seminar in October in Naples!
Tues Jun 27 – Final ads due for Native Plant & Service Directory
Sat Jul 8 – FANN Board in person workshop at Sandhill in Arcadia
Wed Jul 19 – FREE webinar: Native Plant Propagation: from Seeds to Tissue Culture,” Dr. Sandra Wilson, University of Florida. Hosted by the Native Plant Connection.
Info and registration
Thurs – July 27 – 3:00pm – FANN Member Watch Party – Episodes 1 & 2 of Native Seeds: Supplying Restoration
Thurs – Aug 3 – 3:00pm EST – FANN Member Watch Party – Episodes 3 & 4 of Native Seeds: Supplying Restoration
Thurs – Aug 10th – 3:00pm EST – FANN Member Watch Party – Episodes 5 & 6 of Native Seeds: Supplying Restoration
Tues – Aug 15 – 2:00pm EST – FANN Members only Webinar- Retailing Native Plants with the amazing Wilcox Team! former owner Bruce Turley, current owner Zack Pitchford and General Manager Davis Byrkit talk about what it takes to be successful with native plants as a garden center & retail nursery. See the dry run for the in-person version happening at the Landscape Show Aug. 24. Watch FANNmail for signup.
Thurs – Aug 17 – 3:00pm EST – FANN Member Watch Party – Episodes 7 & 8 of Native Seeds: Supplying Restoration
Wed-Thurs-Fri Aug 23-25 – FNGLA Landscape Show in Orlando SEE FANN AT BOOTH #902
Thurs – Aug 24 – 11:00am-12:30pm EST – RETAILING NATIVE PLANTS workshop at the Landscape Show with Bruce Turley and the Amazing Wilcox Nursery Team from Largo. Registration required.
Thurs – Aug 24 – 5:00-6:00pm EST – FANN Member Meeting at the Landscape Show in Orlando. Room number W232C. Come and meet the native plant industry in Florida and find out what’s happening with native plants! Open to all industry professionals.
Thurs – Aug 31 – DEADLINE for award application submittal to the Florida Native Plant Society annual Design with Natives Landscape Awards program. Submit a project or get your customer to do so. Details: https://www.fnps.org/what-we-do/landscaping
Thurs – Aug 31 – 3:00pm EST – FANN Member Watch Party – CANCELLED – rescheduled for September.
Make sure your room is reserved for FANN’s South Florida Native Plant Seminar in Naples!
Thurs – Sept 7 – 3:00pm ET – FANN Member Watch Party – Episode 9 of Native Seeds: Supplying Restoration
Mon – Sept 18 – DEADLINE to reserve at discounted rates SpringHill Suites Naples for the FANN SOUTH FLORIDA NATIVE PLANT SEMINAR!
FLORIDA NATIVE PLANT MONTH
Sun – Oct 1 – DEADLINE LAST DAY TO GET EARLY BIRD DISCOUNTS ON FANN’S SOUTH FLORIDA NATIVE PLANT SEMINAR!
Sun – Oct 1 – Florida Native Plant Society announces Landscaping Award Winners
Thurs-Fri – Oct 12-13 – OUTSIDECollab event Central Florida, details to be shared.
Wed-Thurs – Oct 18-19 – FANN SOUTH FLORIDA NATIVE PLANT SEMINAR, FGCU Kapnick Center at Naples Botanical Garden, an industry education & networking event. Learn how to be successful with native plants in South Florida.
Happy Diwali! (Nov. 12)
Happy Thanksgiving! (Nov. 23)
Happy Hanukkah! (Dec. 7-15)
December 13 – FANN Member Holiday Gathering at Green Seasons Nursery hosted by EarthBalance. Noon – 2:30pm Includes tour of nursery and celebration of outgoing Green Seasons team.
Before the year ends, make a donation in honor of David Chiappini and continue his legacy of native plant leadership! Wilcox Nursery & Landscape is matching donations up to $550!
Merry Christmas! (Dec. 24-25)
Happy Kwanzaa (Dec. 26-Jan.1)
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Thurs Jan 1 – Happy New Year!
Jan 14 – FANN Board workshop at Rockledge Gardens
Wed Mar 2 – Inaugural Go Native: the Business of Native Plants podcast featuring Carl Bates of Carl Bates Indigenous Plants, thanks to our partner, Native Plant Horticulture Foundation
Thurs Mar 3 – University of Florida wildlife friendly certification initiatives with Dr. Jaret Daniels – Zoom for FANN board and interested members
Wed Mar 9 – FANN Board Workshop at Green Isle Gardens Nursery
Fri Mar 18 – from our partner — All about Cabbage Palms with Jono Miller — Florida Native Plant Society member only Zoom presentation at lunchtime.
Sun Mar 20 – Spring Solstice!
Wed Mar 24 – FutureScape 2022 from Pro Landscaper USA in Roswell GA
Thurs Mar 31 – Zoom meeting for FANN members with University of Florida/IFAS representatives — What are the Green Industry Best Management Practices Certification and Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Certified Professional designation? Why should you care? Watch for the email!
Wed Apr 6 – Go Native: the Business of Native Plants podcast drop – find it wherever you find your podcasts
Apr 11-14 – Florida Wildlife Corridor Summit in Orlando – FANN supporting thanks to great members like Sandhill!
Tues-Thurs Apr 19-21 – Univ. of Florida Urban Landscape Summit
Thurs Apr 21 – Noontime lunch presentation for FANN members via Zoom with Jess Lummus of Sebastian River Farms, talking about native plant related certification initiatives for the green industry. Watch your email.
Thurs Apr 21 – Native Plant Horticulture Foundation board meeting
Wed May 4 – Go Native: the Business of Native Plants podcast drop – find it wherever you find your podcasts
Thurs-Sat, May 19-21, Florida Native Plant Society Conference
Wed Jun 1 – Go Native: the Business of Native Plants podcast drop – find it wherever you find your podcasts
Jun 7 – DEADLINE for updates to plant listings & advertisements in FANN’s next print Native Plant & Service Directory
Jun 7 – Contact Organics demonstration of their Weed Terminator product at UNF! 10-11:30am at the Bioswale, parking lot 7, University of North Florida, Jacksonville. All welcome. Contact Rhonda Gracie for more details: 904-620-1375.
Jun 20-26 – National Pollinator Week
Jun 28 – 3:00pm Zoom with FANN members and UF IFAS Green Stormwater Infrastructure Team
Wed Jul 6 – Go Native: the Business of Native Plants podcast drop – find it wherever you find your podcasts
Fri Jul 15 – FANN members meeting via Zoom! 12pm. Let’s talk transformation and the new list of native plants that will be used throughout Central Florida landscapes — are you ready to grow? Watch for email or contact FANN staff for details.
Wed-Sat Jul 20-23 – Cullowhee Native Plant Conference at Western Carolina University in Sylva NC
Wed Aug 3 – Go Native: the Business of Native Plants podcast drop – find it wherever you find your podcasts
Wed, Aug 24 – Meet Doug Tallamy! and get your book signed 9am at the FANN Booth #902 at the Landscape Show, Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. FANN will have all of Doug’s books available for sale.
Wed-Fri, Aug 24-26, FNGLA Landscape Show in Orlando – come see FANN at booth # 902 and many exhibiting FANN members
Thurs, Aug 25, 5:00pm at the Landscape Show – FANN membership meeting, Orange County Convention Center ROOM W232C outside the exhibit hall entrance
Wed Sep 7 – Go Native: the Business of Native Plants podcast drop – find it wherever you find your podcasts
Thurs-Fri, Sept 29-30 – Florida Association of Mitigation Bankers (FAMB) Workshop at the Omni Jacksonville
Wed Oct 5 – Go Native: the Business of Native Plants podcast drop – find it wherever you find your podcasts
Thurs-Fri & maybe Sat, Oct 6-8, FANN’s Fall Wild Meadow Magic! FANN’s inaugural Florida Panhandle event with CEUs and field trips for horticulture, landscape & environmental industry professionals. Stay tuned for details & registration.
Thurs-Fri, Oct 13-14, Cherrylake’s OUTSIDECollab event in Central Florida. Tour sustainable landscape projects in Sunbridge developments & collaborate on how to make mostly native, Florida-friendly suburban & urban landscapes a reality.
Wed Nov 2 – Go Native: the Business of Native Plants podcast drop – find it wherever you find your podcasts
Tues Nov 8 – Get out and VOTE
Thurs Nov 24 – Happy Thanksgiving! We are thankful for our plants & you
Wed Dec 7 – Go Native: the Business of Native Plants podcast drop – find it wherever you find your podcasts
Sun Dec 25 – Merry Christmas!
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Jan 1 – May 2021 be a year of peace, prosperity, health & well-being for all. #Love
Jan 1 – FANN office closed
Jan 12 – Certification Team meeting 5pm
Jan 28 – Board of Directors meeting
Feb 9 – Certification Team meeting 5pm
Feb 11-12 – Jacksonville Landscape Show NEFNGLA.
Feb 12 – FANN growers talk about the native Top 40 planting palette – members only
Mar 3-5 – FNGLA Trade Meet at Orange County Convention Center in Orlando.
March 9 – Certification Team meeting 5pm
March 12 – FANN members meeting at Noon
NATIONAL NATIVE PLANT MONTH
Apr 13 – Certification Team meeting 5pm
Apr 16 – FANN members meeting at Noon
40 or older? Get your Covid vaccine. Schedule online with CVS, Publix, Walmart, Winn Dixie, Walgreens or get in line at myvaccinefl.org
Annual Florida Native Plant Society Conference will be virtual.
May 11 – Certification Team meeting 5pm
May 14 – FANN members meeting at Noon
Vaccinated yet? Take a shot and let’s get to herd immunity ASAP.
Jun 11 – FANN members meeting at Noon
Jun 21-25 – USDA National Pollinator Week – webinar series online: https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_5giJkARITpWt2weciXAo2g
Jun 22 – Certification Team meeting 5pm
July 4 – Celebrate the American Experiment
July 9 – FANN members meeting at Noon
July 13 – Certification Team meeting 5pm
July 22 – Board meeting
Aug 10 – Certification Team meeting 5pm
Aug 13 – FANN members meeting at Noon
Aug 25-27 – The Landscape Show hosted by FNGLA at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. See FANN in booth #402.
Sept 10 – FANN members meeting at Noon – Native Groundcovers!
Sept 14 – Certification Team meeting 5pm
Sept 23 – FANN Board of Directors meeting
Oct 8 – FANN members meeting at Noon – probably Native Trees!
Oct 12 – Certification Team meeting 5pm
Oct 20 – Deadline for nominations for candidates for 2022 FANN Board of Directors. Yes, you can nominate yourself!
Oct 21-22 – OUTSIDE Collab hosted by Cherrylake. Keynote Doug Tallamy, panel sessions, tour Cherrylake and Victory Pointe landscape. CEUs for landscape architects, FNGLA, Florida Water Star, ISA, AICP, CAMs, irrigation association and more.
Oct 21 – Native Plant Horticulture Foundation board meeting
Nov 9 – Certification Team meeting 5pm
Nov 10 – FANN members meeting LIVE at Chiappini Farm Native Nursery in Melrose! Also, candidates for board election announced to general membership.
Nov 10 – CEU course — Favorite Natives for North Central Florida — at Chiappin Farm Native Nursery
Nov 17 – FANN digital election begins (poll opens)
Nov 23 – Deadline for Mike Kenton Award nominations
Nov 25-26 – FANN office closed for Thanksgiving
Dec 1 – FANN digital election ends (poll closes)
Dec 9 – FANN Annual Membership Meeting LIVE at Sebastian River Farms Nursery in Vero Beach
Dec 14 – Certification Team meeting 5pm
Dec 24 – FANN office closed for Christmas
Dec 31 – FANN office closed for New Years
Jan 15-17 – Hort industry event: Gulf States Expo, Mobile AL
Jan 22-25 – Hort industry event: Tropical Plant Industry Expo, FNGLA in Fort Lauderdale FL
Jan 25 – Native plant event for the public: Transforming Landscapes for a Sustainable Future – Pelican Island Audubon Society in Vero Beach FL
Feb 1 – FANN & Native Plant Horticulture Foundation joint board planning workshop
Feb 5-6 – Hort industry event: Jacksonville Landscape Show with NEFNGLA
Mar 4-5 Native landscaping event: Ecological Landscape Alliance Conference in Amherst MA
Mar 7-8 SpringFest 2020 at Silver Springs State Park
Apr 4 – Fogartyville Earth Day hosted by Stocking Savvy – CANCELLED
Apr 21 – TRANSPLEX 2020 in Kissimmee A free-to-attend FDOT-sponsored conference focused on transportation planning and exchange of innovative ideas.
This event will now be hosted as a webinar. A total of fifteen TransPlex webinars will be held during a series of four 90-minute sessions. Attendees can register for the webinar of their choice for each of the four sessions.
See website for more details. FANN’s conservation partner, Florida Wildflower Foundation, and Jaret Daniels from FL Museum of Natural History will be talking about how a more native, natural roadside can enhance our communities. See sessions.
Apr 22 – official Earth Day celebrations. What climate action can you take?
Also, Cherrylake in partnership with Thousand Friends of Florida hosts free webinar OUTSIDE 2020: Sharing Perspectives.
May 4 – A Guide to Restoring the Little Things that Run the World – free webinar with Dr. Doug Tallamy, hosted by the Florida Wildflower Foundation, registration required.
https://flawildflowers.org/2020-doug-tallamy/
May 14-17 – 40th Annual Florida Native Plant Society Conference at University of North Florida in Jacksonville – DEFERRED TO 2021
Jun 15 – DEADLINE for updating your contact information and plant listings in FANN’s annual Native Plant & Service Directory. Call Emma 321-271-4885.
July 31 – DEADLINE – last opportunity to advertise in FANN’s annual Native Plant & Service Directory. Call Emma 321-271-4885.
Aug 9-13 – American Society of Horticultural Science Conference in Orlando
Sept 11 – FANN members only virtual get-together.
Nov 3 – Election Day
Nov 10 – Certification team meeting 5pm
Nov 12 – IPM (Integrated Pest Management) for Residential Landscapes – a Holistic Approach, with Amanda Rose Newton, via Zoom. REGISTER NOW
Nov 13 – FANN members only virtual get-together.
Nov 26 – Thanksgiving
Dec 3 – Last meeting of the 2020 Board of Directors
Dec 8 – Certification Team meeting 5pm
Dec 11 – Official Annual FANN Membership Meeting at 12:00pm Noon via Zoom
Dec 23-25 – FANN office closed
Dec 31 – FANN office closed
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Good riddance, 2020!
Jan 8 – FANN Member Voting Process ends (Bylaws updates)
Jan 11 – 2019 Board of Directors election begins (member voting online)
Jan 19 – Florida Arbor Day
Jan 21 – FANN 2019 Board of Directors election closes
Jan 26 – 2019 FANN Board of Directors kick-off meeting at Green Isle Gardens Nursery in Groveland
Feb 2 – Second Annual Transforming Landscapes for a Sustainable Future Conference, hosted by Pelican Island Audubon Society at Indian River County Fairgrounds, Vero Beach.
Feb 7-8 – NEFNGLA Landscape Show in Jacksonville Watch for Native Plant Consulting’s garden angels.
Feb 23 – FANN member Mike Kirby offers CEU course on native subtropical trees at his nursery in Naples
Feb 26 – Ag Policy Conference in Balm, FL
Feb 28 – FANN members only 5:30pm webinar on professionalization of the native plant industry. Call FANN office 321-271-4885 for details and how to join or watch your FANNmail.
Mar 1 – last day to get $60 vendor space at Florida Wildflower & Garden Festival in DeLand
Mar 9 – Native Plant Horticulture Foundation strategic planning meeting
Mar 20-21 UF/IFAS Urban Landscape Summit in Gainesville
Mar 23 – 13th Annual Florida Wildflower & Garden Festival in DeLand — opportunity to sell native plants & promote your native plant business.
Mar 27-29 – 2019 Florida Exotic Pest Plant Conference in Daytona Beach Shores
April 20 – FANN member Mike Kirby offers CEU course on native subtropical trees at his nursery in Naples
Apr 12-13 – Florida Wildflower Symposium sponsored by the Florida Wildflower Foundation, in Gainesville
April 22 – deadline for submittals to the Real Florida Landscapes Design Challenge with the Native Plant Horticulture Foundation and the University of Florida Planting Design Studio
Apr 24 – PINUPS (native landscape design concepts) on display at University of Florida College of Design, Construction & Planning, Landscape Architecture Department.
Apr 25 – FANN Board meeting
Apr 27-28 – GreenThumb Festival at Walter Fuller Recreation Center, St. Petersburg – opportunity to sell native plants and promote your native plant business.
May 16 – Native Plant Horticulture Foundation face-face board meeting, Crystal River
May 16-19 – 39th Annual Florida Native Plant Society Conference at Plantation on Crystal River, Citrus County FL
May 21 – #TNPS19 Native Plant Show Planning Team 30-minute e-meeting.
May 23 – FANN Board of Directors e-meeting
May 31 – Deadline for course proposals for Native Plant Show
June 4 – #TNPS19 Native Plant Show Planning Team 30-minute e-meeting.
June 13 – Native Plant Show Planning Committee meets at Mounts Botanical Garden
June 14 – Drop dead date for final course submittals for Native Plant Show
June 17 – National Pollinator Week begins
June 18 – #TNPS19 Native Plant Show Planning Team 30-minute e-meeting
June 18 – FANN participates in South Florida Association of Environmental Professionals panel session in Davie FL
June 20 – Deadline for FANN membership survey
June 20 – Native Plant Horticulture Foundation board meeting
June 22 – FANN Board of Directors face-face membership workshop at Sandhill Growers, Arcadia
July 2 – #TNPS19 Native Plant Show Planning Team 30-minute e-meeting.
July 5 – Native Plant Show sponsor registration begins
July 8 – target date for Native Plant Show attendee registration to open
July 11-13 – Florida Chapter ASLA Annual Conference in Orlando
July 13 – FANN Board of Directors face-face membership workshop at Mounts Botanical Garden
July 15 – Native Plant Show exhibitor registration begins
July 16 – #TNPS19 Native Plant Show Planning Team 30-minute e-meeting.
July 19 – #TNPS19 DEADLINE for existing show sponsors & exhibitors to make their preferential selections on exhibit space
July 20 – #TNPS19 Exhibitor registration open for all members & potential members
July 25 – FANN Board of Directors meeting
July 26 – DEADLINE NATIVE PLANT & SERVICE DIRECTORY — changes to FANN member contact listings, plant listings and changes or creation of ads by FANN.
July 30 – #TNPS19 Native Plant Show Planning Team 30-minute e-meeting.
Aug 5 – DEADLINE NATIVE PLANT & SERVICE DIRECTORY for print-ready ads submitted by members.
Aug 13 – #TNPS19 Native Plant Show Planning Team 30-minute e-meeting.
August 24 – FANN member Mike Kirby offers CEU course on native subtropical trees at his nursery in Naples
Aug 22 – FANN Board of Directors meeting
Aug 27 – #TNPS19 Native Plant Show Planning Team 30-minute e-meeting.
#TNPS19 – THE NATIVE PLANT SHOW!
Sept 10 – #TNPS19 Native Plant Show Planning Team 30-minute e-meeting.
Sept 14-21 National Estuaries Week – plant more natives, reduce fertilizers & pesticides, protect water quality
Sept 19-21 – SEE FANN at FNGLA Landscape Show in Orlando
Sept 20 – FANN members gathering at the Landscape Show in Orlando, 5:00pm in room W231C followed by dinner out together at CurryMantra!
Sept 24 – #TNPS19 Native Plant Show Planning Team 30-minute phone meeting.
Oct 1 – Florida Native Plant Month begins!
Oct 1 – Earlybird discount deadline – last day to save extra $ on Native Plant Show
Oct 5 – DEADLINE for FANN rate at Hampton Inn West Palm Beach Central Airport for Native Plant Show
Oct 8 – #TNPS19 Native Plant Show Planning Team 30-minute e-meeting.
Oct 8 – DEADLINE for FANN rate at Holiday Inn Palm Beach Airport Convention Center for Native Plant Show for Native Plant Show
Oct 13 – DEADLINE for FANN rate at La Quinta Inn West Palm Beach Turnpike for Native Plant Show
Oct 19 – South Brevard County: Conradina Chapter FNPS Native Garden Tour
Oct 19 – Wilcox Nursery & Landscape sponsors Fall in Love with Natives Festival 9:00am-4:00pm in support of the Native Plant Horticulture Foundation
Oct 22 – #TNPS19 Native Plant Show Planning Team 30-minute e-meeting.
Oct 24 – FANN Board of Directors meeting
Nov 6 – Move in day for 7th Annual Native Plant Show at Mounts Botanical Garden!
Nov 7-8 – 7th Annual Native Plant Show at the Clayton Hutcheson facility on the grounds of Mounts Botanical Garden in West Palm Beach.
November 23 – face-face board meeting
Dec 10 – FANN Board of Directors meeting
Dec 14 – FANN member Mike Kirby offers CEU course on native subtropical trees at his nursery in Naples
Dec 19 – FANN & Native Plant Horticulture Foundation joint board planning discussion via Zoom
Dec 23-31 FANN office closed
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Jan 1 – Happy New Year!
Jan 5 – Discount deadline to register for Transforming Landscapes for a Sustainable Future in Vero Beach.
Jan 15 – Deadline to reserve group ticket for Native Gardens play in Sarasota
Jan 17 – FANN and the Native Plant Horticulture Foundation engage with UF environmental horticulture students in Dr. Sandy Wilson’s Native Landscaping class, Gainesville.
Jan 19-20 – Transforming Landscapes for a Sustainable Future conference hosted by Pelican Island Audubon Society as part of the National Audubon Society’s Plants for Birds program. Vero Beach. Native Plant Horticulture Foundation is a sponsor. View program.
Jan 22-24 – Direct Gardening Association winter meeting at Lake Buena Vista Resort in Orlando. For businesses who sell directly to retail customers.
Jan 26-27 – Native Plant Industry Retreat in Melbourne Beach. Second annual hosted by FANN and the Native Plant Horticulture Foundation.
Feb 2 – FANN participates in UF Agriculture Education & Communications seminar series in Gainesville
Feb 2 – World Wetlands Day
Feb 3-4 – Restoration Agriculture Workshop in Tallahassee
Feb 7-8 – First Annual Florida Ornamental IPM Workshop in Gainesville. For nursery growers and landscape managers.
Feb 8-9 – Jacksonville Landscape Show with NEFNGLA Chapter
Feb 18 – Native Gardens play in Sarasota
Feb 24 – Native Gardens live comedy playing at the Florida Studio Theater on their mainstage. Potential Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation and FANN group outing. Read reviews.
March 1 – deadline for discount fee for vendor space at the Florida Wildflower & Garden Festival
March 9 – Native Plant Horticulture Foundation strategic planning workshop
March 16 – DEADLINE to submit your winning design idea for the Showcase Native Landscapes Competition sponsored by the Native Plant Horticulture Foundation. Formerly known as FANN’s Real Florida Landscapes Design Competition.
March 24 – 12th Annual Florida Wildflower & Garden Festival in Downtown DeLand
April is World Landscape Architecture Month, a celebration of the profession, mostly on social media. Take a Landscape Architect to lunch and talk (don’t lecture!) about native plants. Listen to what they have to say. Their challenge is ours.
April 19 – FANN Board of Directors meeting
April 22 – Earth Day
April 27 – DEADLINE to submit CEU course proposals for industry professionals attending the Native Plant Show in the fall.
April 27-28 – Florida Wildflower Symposium at the Orange County IFAS Extension Center, Orlando. FANN and the Native Plant Horticulture Foundation are sponsors.
April 30 – FANN Education Committee Meeting
May 1 – deadline for FNPS Miami conference lodging group rate
May 7-13 – National Wildflower Week
May 9 – online registration ends for FNPS Conference in Miami
May 10 – Native Plant Show Team Meeting
May 16 – Doug Tallamy live on the FAU Campus Boca Raton, tickets just $5! courtesy of Audubon Everglades and others.
May 17-20 – Florida Native Plant Society Annual Conference at Miccosoukee Resort in Miami. FANN is exhibiting and the Native Plant Horticulture Foundation is a sponsor.
May 20 – World Bee Day, United Nations
May 24 – FANN Board of Directors Meeting
June 8 – FANN Native Landscapes Tour for industry professionals only in The Villages. Co-sponsored by The Villages Chapter FNPS, Native Plant Horticulture Foundation and U/IFAS.
June 18-24 – National Pollinator Week
June 21 – FANN membership meeting and Board of Directors meeting hosted by All Native Garden Center in Fort Myers. Click for details & registration.
July 19 – FANN Board of Directors Meeting
July 21-29 – National Moth Week
Aug 16 – FANN Board of Directors Meeting
Aug 24 – SOLD OUT Bok Tower Native Gardens Walk & Talk with Nancy Bissett.
Aug 31 – DEADLINE for updates to member listings & ad orders for FALL Native Plant & Service Directory. Call the office 321-271-4885.
Sept 12 – DEADLINE earlybird exhibitor rate Native Plant Show
Sept 15 – Hampton Inn Native Plant Show earlybird rate deadline
Sept 20 – FANN Board of Directors Meeting
Sept 21 – First day of Fall
Sept 24 – FANN radio appearance on WMNF’s Sustainable Living Show (10am-11am) to talk about the Native Plant Show. FANN members are invited to call into the show and participate. The number to call is 813-239-9663. You can listen online at https://www.wmnf.org/ You can also listen through the WMNF app
Sept 27 – Phytoplasam Workshop This workshop is of interest to those concerned about Texas Phoenix Palm Decline and other native plant threats
Sept 29 – Florida Wildflower Foundation Annual Meeting
October is Florida Native Plant Month!
Oct 1 – Attendee earlybird registration deadline
Oct 4-6 – FNGLA Landscape Show at Orange County Convention Center, Orlando. FANN will be there.
Oct 8 – Super 8 Native Plant Show earlybird rate deadline
Oct 17 – Exhibitor setup
Oct 18-19 – Native Plant Show at Bradenton Area Convention Center
Oct 23 – FutureScapes! CEU workshop for land planners, landscape architects & more Pinellas County Extension.
Oct 25 – FANN Board of Directors Meeting
Nov 22 – Thanksgiving – we are thankful for everything you do.
Dec 17 – FANN Member Voting Process begins (Bylaws update)
Dec 24-25 – Merry Christmas!
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Jan 1 – Happy New Year!
Jan 18-20 – TPIE in Fort Lauderdale
Feb 1 – Deadline to feature your firm in the credits for new TV show Flip My Florida Yard “Where are They Now” episode when you donate $150 to the Native Plant Horticulture Foundation
Feb 9-10 – Jacksonville Landscape Show! FANN will be there.
Feb 23 – General Meeting of the South Florida Aquatic Plant Management Society at Sunset Lakes Community Center in Miramar.
Feb 27 – Mar 3 – National Invasive Species Awareness Week
Feb 27 – Mar 3 – National Invasive Species Awareness Week
Mar 10 – Deadline for submittals to 5th Annual Real Florida Landscapes Design Competition!
Mar 20 – Deadline to get special Native Plant Show rate on hotel lodging at the Hampton Inn Ellenton
Mar 25 – Florida Wildflower & Garden Festival in DeLand; plant vendors welcomed
Mar 31 – Last day to get earlybird discount on exhibitor booths at the Native Plant Show
Watch for news about Real Florida Landscapes Design Competition winners!
World Landscape Architecture Month
Apr 3 – Last day to get:
Earlybird rates on general admission & CEU class registration for the Native Plant Show
Group rate on lodging at Super 8 Ellenton for the Native Plant Show
Apr 20-21 – FANN’s 5th Annual Native Plant Show in Bradenton, Florida!
Apr 21 – Native Plant Sale for the general public at the Bradenton Area Convention Center, in conjunction with the Native Plant Show
Apr 22 – Earth Day
May 18-21 – FNPS Conference at River Ranch Resort, south of Lake Kissimmee
Jun 19-25 National Pollinator Week
Jun 23-24 – FNGLA Convention in Fort Lauderdale
Jul 6-8 – Find FANN at the Florida Chapter American Society of Landscape Architects convention in Boca Raton.
Jul 22-30 – National Moth Week
Aug 1 – All company updates, plant listings and display ad orders due for FANN’s Native Plant & Service Directory, contact FANN office 321-271-4885
Aug 10 – Using Insects as Pest Control in Brooksville, FL
Landscape cancelled due to Hurricane Irma. FANN booth and meetings at show also cancelled.
Florida Wildflower Symposium rescheduled to April 27-28, 2018.
Sept 5 – Evening program: Genetic Diversity or Cultivars and Clones? Pros and Cons. Nancy Bissett, The Natives, presenter, at Tarflower Chapter FNPS meeting, Leu Gardens, Orlando.
Sept 15 – PARK(ing) Day nationwide with American Society of Landscape Architects. Watch for the transformation from parking space to parklet near you. #ASLAPD17
Sept 17-19 – Florida Organic Growers inaugural Organic Food & Farming Summit in Gainesville.
Sept 25 – Online weed management class with UF pros starts today!
Sept 26 – Central Florida Agritourism Conference in Polk County, FL
Sept 27 – First annual Texas Phoenix Palm Decline Summit at UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research Extension Center
FANN Landscape Tour in The Villages rescheduled for June 8, 2018.
October is 3rd Annual Native Plant Month in Florida, sponsored by the Florida Native Plant Society
Oct 1 – Excellent Uses of Florida Natives in Urban Landscapes, first annual bus tour with CEUs for LAs organized by Palm Beach County Chapter FNPS and FLASA.
Oct 2 – Deadline to register for UF’s online Weed Management Class
Oct 9-11 – Protecting Pollinators in Urban Landscapes Conference, hosted by Michigan State University and North Carolina State University in Traverse City, Michigan.
Oct 11 – Biocontrols USA East 2017 Conference and Expo plus Biopesticide Industry Alliance (BPIA) fall meeting and sustainability symposium in Orlando.
Oct 12-13 – Biocontrols Conference in Orlando, hosted by MeisterMedia in conjunction with Biological Products Industry Alliance.
Oct 15-18 – 35th Annual Florida Master Gardener Conference in St. Augustine, with multiple native plant & pollinator experts speaking
Oct 16 – DEADLINE for member listings, advertising and sponsorship in next Guide for Real Florida Gardeners
Oct 19 – Native Plants and Pollinators Conference at University of Connecticut
Oct 20-21 – Audubon Assembly (convention) theme: Water for Florida’s Future, St. Augustine FL
Oct 21 – Bees, Butterflies & Beyond Symposium, third annual in Douglas GA, hosted by FANN member Vincent Gardens in collaboration with several Georgia native plant organizations.
Oct 30 – Online nursery costing & profitability class starts with UF Ag economists
Nov 1 – Native Plant Horticulture Foundation board meeting
Nov 1 – Native Plant Show planning meeting
Nov 2-4 – FNGLA Landscape Show Redux – rescheduled from September. See FANN in booth #306 along with our Florida native plant partners!
Nov 3 – Native Plant Horticulture Foundation at TappedIn 5-6pm! Emerging professionals at the Landscape Show, come find us and ask about careers with native plants.
Nov 3 – Join us for always fun FANN dinner at Vincenzos. 6:30pm. Let Emma know you’re coming.
Nov 9 – FANN Board meeting
Nov 10 – FANN and the Native Plant Horticulture Foundation engaged with students at University of Central Florida’s Plants Beyond Limits conference
Nov 23 – Thanksgiving!
Nov 24 – FANN Executive talks about Florida’s native plant movement with The Villages Chapter FNPS
Nov 28 – #GivingTuesday Contribute to the Native Plant Horticulture Foundation and advance the use of native plants.
Dec 1 – DEADLINE sign up for Annual Meeting luncheon at Perkins Nursery in LaBelle
Dec 15 – FANN Annual Membership Meeting at Perkins Nursery in LaBelle. Meet over 30 of your fellow FANN members.
Dec 24-25 – Peace on earth & goodwill to all. Merry Christmas!
Make your year-end charitable donation to Native Plant Horticulture Foundation
Dec 31 – Happy New Year! celebrate responsibly, you’re important to us.
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Jan 5-9 – American Beekeeping Federation meets in Ponte Vedra, Florida
Jan 6-8 – Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show in Baltimore, Maryland
Jan 8 – Grow Native Plants for Retail Appeal, workshop at Green Seasons Nursery in Parrish. Sign up now!
Jan 20-22 – Tropical Plant Industry Exhibition in Fort Lauderdale
Feb 11-12 – Jacksonville Landscape Show hosted by NEFNGLA
Feb 15 – LAST DAY TO SAVE $100 when you sign up to exhibit at The Native Plant Show
Feb 20 – DEADLINE to submit landscape designs for Real Florida Landscapes Design Competition
Mar 1 – Nominations open for (native!) Plant of the Year – Freeman Medal program by Garden Club of America
Mar 7-13 – National Wildlife Week sponsored by National Wildlife Federation
Mar 18 – NEW Deadline to submit entries for FNPS Design with Natives Landscape Awards Program You have more time, participate!
Mar 21 – First Day of Spring
Mar 31-Apr 1 – FANN’S 4th Annual Native Plant Show in Kissimmee, Central Florida
Apr 1 – Native Plant Show second day! Kissimmee FL
Apr 1-2 – Southwest Florida Regional Small Farms Conference in Fort Myers
Apr 18-22 – National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration, Coral Springs
Apr 22 – EARTH DAY
April 29 – deadline to get best price on oceanfront room at Florida Native Plant Society Conference Daytona Beach
April 29 – GrowNative! Workshop #2 in the series with focus on producing upland plants and native ecotype Milkweed. At Green Isle Gardens Nursery in Groveland, Lake County. Limited to 20 people. Details & registration: https://fann.z2systems.com/np/clients/fann/event.jsp?event=136&
May 4 – Palm Beach International Agricultural Summit – educating the public about the intricate business of modern agriculture and its role in advancing our quality of life and the economy.
May 4-6 – HTDF televised LANDSCAPE MAKEOVER sponsored by FANN and the Florida Wildflower Foundation in Bradenton!
May 11 – DEADLINE for online registration for Florida Native Plant Society conference (onsite registration after this date)
May 12-13 FANN exhibiting with FNGLA & UF Florida Friendly Program at the Communities of Excellence conference & gala in West Palm
May 14 – International Migratory Bird Day
May 19-22 – Florida Native Plant Society Annual Conference in Daytona Beach.
May 22 – International Day for Biological Diversity
Jun 5 – World Environment Day
Jun 6-10 – American Public Gardens Association Conference in Miami
Jun 15-17 – Native Plants in the Landscape Conference, Millersville PA.
Jun 16 – UF/IFAS Biological Controls Workshop, Homestead
Jun 16-18 – FNGLA Annual Convention in Orlando
Jun 20-26 – National Pollinator Week FANN special: order a FANN Bee T-shirt by June 26 and get a free bee button for yourself or a friend.
Jun 21 – First day of Summer
July 4 – U.S. Independence Day
Jul 9-12 – Cultivate16 in Columbus, Ohio.
July 20-23 – The Cullowhee Native Plant Conference, Western Carolina University, North Carolina.
July 23-31 – National Moth Week
MAKE A DATE
Aug 1 – All FANN publication ads — retail & wholesale — must be ordered by this date.
Aug 4-6 – Florida ASLA Conference & Expo in Jacksonville (FANN will be there!)
Aug 7-12 – 101st Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America in Fort Lauderdale
Aug 11 – Selling Native Plants in the Garden Center – webinar sponsored by Western Nursery & Landscape Association and conducted by St. Louis, Missouri, retailers.
Aug 18-19 UF/IFAS Extension Miami-Dade County Agriculture Finance Workshop (Growing Your Profits) in Homestead
FLIP YOUR FLORIDA YARD! Watch FANN’s TV Landscape Makeover program on the How to do Florida program statewide this month.
Aug 20-21 – NATIONAL BEE DAY / Native Plant Sale in FORT MYERS at All Native Garden Center & Plant Nursery, sponsored by All Native, FANN and Lee County Beekeepers. Celebrate National Honey Bee Day with a great selection of bee-friendly native plants at All Native! Proceeds benefit FANN’s Plant Real Florida education campaign.
Aug 23 – FREE Agribusiness Workshop at Miami-Dade Extension
Sept 2 – FANN member Nancy Bissett, The Natives, presentation on “Understanding Plant Ecology increases Restoration Success” for University of Florida Environmental Horticulture Dept., Gainesville.
Sept 10 – National Planting Day
Sept 14 – FANN Board of Directors Meeting! and Birthday of Alexander von Humboldt
Sept 15-17 – The Landscape Show in Orlando
Sept 15 – 1-4:00pm Pollinator Workshop with Dr. Jaret Daniels of UF/Florida Museum of Natural History along with DisneyWorld & SeaWorld horticulture professionals, part of The Knowledge College at the Landscape Show in Orlando. Sponsored by FANN, Florida Wildflower Foundation & Florida Wildflower Seed Co-op. Registration required.
Sept 16 – FANN Members Meeting at the Landscape Show! Join us after the show closes at 5:00pm upstairs in the Hamlin Board Room 332, in the West Concourse of the West Building at Orange County Convention Center, 9800 International Drive, Orlando.
Sept 17 – Bees, Butterflies and Beyond Symposium hosted by Vincent Gardens, Douglas, GA, presented in partnership with Georgia Dept of Natural Resources, UGA Extension & more.
Sept 21 – First day of Fall
Sept 22-23 – Florida Association of Environmental Professionals (FAEP) Conference in Bonita Springs
Sept 23-24 – Florida Wildflower Foundation Annual Symposium in Silver Springs! Join FANN at the Friday night social we’re sponsoring!
Sept 24 – National Estuary Day, National Public Lands Day
Sept 30 – Morningside Nature Center Native Plant Sale opens to FNPS members only, Gainesville
Florida Native Plant Month promoted by Florida Native Plant Society. Stay tuned for details.
Oct 1 – Native Plant Horticulture Foundation meeting
Oct 1 – Morningside Nature Center Native Plant Sale, Gainesville
Oct 5 – World Habitat Day
Oct 6 – Native Plant Show Committee Meeting
Oct 11 – Panhandle Small Farms event in Marianna, FL
Oct 13 – Native Plant Show Committee meeting CANCELLED. Reschedule in process. Contact FANN if you’re interested.
Oct 14-16 – 5th Annual Wings & Wildflowers Festival in Leesburg, Lake County. Opportunity for native plant vendors.
Oct 15 – Backyard Biodiversity Day sponsored by Mead Botanical Garden & Tarflower Chapter FNPS in Winter Park, Orange County. Plant sale opportunity.
Oct 21-24 – National landscape architects event: ASLA Convention in New Orleans
Nov 23-25 – FANN office closed
Thanksgiving – Thank you for growing, planting and restoring Real Florida
Nov 26 – Shop Small Saturday! Support a local native nursery. #ShopSmall
Nov 29 – Giving Tuesday! Donate to the Native Plant Horticulture Foundation #GivingTuesday
Dec 1 – Nominations close for (native!) Plant of the Year – Freeman Medal program of the Garden Club of America
Dec 2 – Deadline to submit course proposals for 2017 Native Plant Show. CLICK FOR MORE INFO.
Dec 5-9 – A Community on Ecosystem Services conference in Jacksonville
Dec 9-10 – Retreat with FANN and the Native Plant Horticulture Foundation, at the Historic Bailey Homestead Preserve on Sanibel Island.
Dec 21 – First day of Winter & Emma’s birthday!
Dec 23 – Jan 2 – FANN office closed
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Jan 21-23 – FNGLA Tropical Plant Industry Exhibition in Fort Lauderdale
Feb 12-13 – Northeast Chapter FNGLA Jacksonville Landscape Show
Feb 27 – deadline for Real Florida Landscapes Design Competition
Apr 9-10 – FANN’s 3rd Annual Native Plant Show in Kissimmee
Apr 10-11 – Central Florida Native Plant Sale in Kissimmee(FANN participates with four chapters of the Florida Native Plant Society: Conradina, Cuplet Fern, Pine Lily and Tarflower Chapters).
May 7 – FANN Board of Directors meet
May 28-31 – FNPS Annual Spring Conference – Born to Burn in Tallahassee
July 1 – check your membership! you may be due for renewal. Join now to be part of our fall publications.
July 4 – Celebrate Independence Day with family & friends
Aug 15 – deadline for ad orders – get your ad into us ASAP! free design services for FANN members when you order by this date.
Sept 23 – evening board meeting – TBD location
Sept 24-26 – see you at the Landscape Show in Orlando with our brand new Native Plant & Service Directory!
Sept 25 – 5:00pm FANN Members Meeting Update at the Landscape Show – right outside the show hall when the show closes. Come find out what’s happening!
Sept 25-26 – Wildflower Symposium at Leu Gardens!
Nov 5 – ANNUAL FALL GATHERING at McKeithen Growers in Myakka City
Nov 7 – UF Homecoming game with Vanderbilt!
Nov 17 – FANN’s Native Plant Industry Newswire debuts
Nov 18 – FDOT Industry Transportation Landscape Committee meeting (FANN is a participant with David Drylie, RLA and nursery owner, Green Images Native Landscape Plants, representing).
Nov 23 – Deadline to submit CEU course proposals for 2016 Native Plant Show
Nov 26 – Thanksgiving! FANN is thankful for YOU.
Dec 2 – Blueberry Pollination Workshop in Tavares (Lake County)
Dec 24-31 – FANN office closed for the holidays.
Jan 17 – Strategic planning meeting with FANN Board of Directors. Members only. Contact the Executive Director.
Jan 22-24 – FANN at FNGLA Tropical Plant Industry Exposition (TPIE) in Fort Lauderdale
Jan 29-31 – Gulf States Expo in Mobile, Alabama. (FANN members are exhibiting but FANN is not.)
Feb 1 – Deadline to get $100 discount when you sign up as an exhibitor for THE NATIVE PLANT SHOW.
Feb 5-7 – South Carolina Horticulture Show in Myrtle Beach. (FANN members are exhibiting but FANN is not.)
Feb 13-14 – Jacksonvile FNGLA Northeast Florida Horticulture Show. (FANN hopes to exhibit! FANN members are exhibiting.)
Feb 21 – Deadline to enter FANN’s REAL FLORIDA LANDSCAPES DESIGN COMPETITION
Mar 1 – Early bird discount for admission/CEU classes at THE NATIVE PLANT SHOW
Mar 29 – Florida Wildflower & Garden Festival (FANN members exhibiting, FANN is not)
Apr 9 – Exhibitor set up at THE NATIVE PLANT SHOW
Apr 10-11 – THE NATIVE PLANT SHOW trade show for industry
Apr 11-12 – FANN & FNPS Central Florida Native Plant Sale (for the public)
April 20 – Easter
May 15-18 – Florida Native Plant Society Conference in Fort Myers
Jun 20 – FANN meeting at Archbold Biological Station, program on board accountability and conflict resolution with UF Professor Nicole Stedman
Jul 21 – DEADLINE to reserve your ad space for both the Native Plant & Service Directory AND the Guide for Real Florida Gardeners.
Jul 22-24 SNA (Southern Nursery Association) 2014 in Atlanta GA
Jul 24-26 Florida ASLA State Conference in Key Largo. See Nancy Bissett of The Natives give her 10 Easy Wildflowers program.
Aug 1 – DEADLINE to submit press-ready ads for FANN publications
Aug 1-2 Florida Small Farms & Alternative Enterprises Conference (a FANN favorite, the food alone makes it a must visit).
Sept 19-20 – Florida Wildflower Foundation fall symposium at Bok Tower Gardens
Sept 26 – FANN Membership Meeting 5:00pm after the Landscape Show closes for the day, Orange County Convention Center in Orlando
Sept 25-27 – FANN exhibiting at the FNGLA Landscape Show in Orlando
Oct 2 – South Florida Native Plant Industry meeting – 8:30-1:30 at Homestead Extension Office
Oct 3-5 – Lake County Wings & Wildflowers Festival (FANN members exhibiting, FANN is not)
Oct 24 – Board of Directors meets in Groveland
Oct 23-26 – Central Florida NatureFest in Auburndale, Polk County
Nov 7 – Deadline to submit draft CEU course proposals
Nov 21 – Annual Members Meeting oceanfront, Don Pedro Island, Charlotte County
Nov 27 – Thanksgiving
Dec 5 – deadline for free digital marketing package for Native Plant Show Exhibitors
Dec 31 – Most memberships due for renewal today! Happy New Year!
Jan 23-25 – FNGLA TPIE Show in Fort Lauderdale
Feb 1 – Booth fee at The Native Plant Show increases $100 (if space available)
Also deadline for the First Annual Real Florida Landscapes™ Design Competition.
Feb 14-15 FANN exhibits at The Jacksonville Landscape Show sponsored by Northeast Chapter FNGLA, Jacksonville Fairgrounds
Feb 18 – DEADLINE to reserve display ad space in 2013 Guide for Real Florida Gardeners
Feb 25 – DEADLINE to send us your press ready ad for 2013 Guide for Real Florida Gardeners
Feb 28 – Mar 1 Tampa Spring Expo hosted by Tampa Bay Wholesale Growers at the State Fairgrounds in Plant City
Mar 14-15 – Florida Urban Forestry Council’s annual Forestry Institute in Tampa
Mar 15 – Last day for early sign-up discount for the Native Plant Show. Attendee tickets and Continuing Education Course fees increase after today.
Mar 23 – Florida Wildflower & Garden Festival in Historic Downtown DeLand
Apr 4-5 – NATIVE PLANT SHOW hosted by FANN in Kissimmee (Thursday-Friday show)
Apr 5-6 – Central Florida Native Plant Sale – retail for the public, hosted by FNPS in Kissimmee after FANN’s wholesale tradeshow closes.
May 16-19 – Florida Native Plant Society 33rd Annual Conference in Jacksonville
June 14 – DEADLINE to reserve ad space in the Native Plant & Service Directory.
June 28 – DEADLINE to get your press-ready ad submitted for Native Plant & Service Directory.
July 17-20 – Florida Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (FLASLA) Annual Conference in St. Petersburg
July 26 – deadline to sign up for the FREE Native Plant Maintenance Workshop at FANN’s Annual Meeting at Archbold Biological Station — FANN members only.
August 2 – Annual Membership Meeting & NATIVE PLANT MAINTENANCE WORKSHOP at Archbold Biological Station. FREE and for FANN members only, sign up by July 26.
August 2 – deadline to sign up to be an exhibitor/vendor at Lake County’s Wings & Wildflowers Festival.
August 2-4 – Florida Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Conference in Kissimmee.
August 21-23 – GreenTrends 2013 in Sarasota – annual conference of the Florida Green Building Coalition.
Sept 19-21 – FNGLA Landscape Show See FANN with our Florida Native Plant Partners in Booth #867.
Sept 20 – 5:00pm FANN member meeting in Room N230A in the North Building, Orange County Convention Center, 9400 Universal Blvd, Orlando. Near the parking lot entrance to the lobby. Right after the FNGLA Landscape show closes at 5pm.
Sept 20 – Tropical Green Conference at Hyatt Regency Pier 66, Fort Lauderdale. U.S. Green Building Council South Florida Chapter hosts this annual gathering of leaders in Tropical Architecture. SEE FANN’s AD promoting our members in the program!
Sept 21 – GalaVerde 2013, South Florida’s LEEDership & Green Awards Program, also hosted by USGBC South Florida Chapter at Hyatt Regency Pier 66 in Fort Lauderdale.
Sept 27-28 – Florida Wildflower Foundation Annual Symposium at the Enchanted Forest Sanctuary in Titusville, Florida
Oct 4-6 – Second Annual Wings & Wildflowers Festival in Lake County
Oct 20-23 – Florida Master Gardener Conference in Kissimmee
Nov 11 – 2013 LearnGreen, Florida’s Green Schools Conference in West Palm Beach.
All FANN memberships expire end of this month. Renew for 2014 now and save $ on your 2013 taxes!
Jan 1 – Happy New Year! Membership renewals due by Jan 30
Jan 12 – FANN Board phone meeting
Jan 18-20 – FANN at TPIE Show in Fort Lauderdale
Jan 19 – FANN gathering at Trinity Churchside Gathering in Fort Lauderdale (tentative, 4-7pm)
Jan 26 – FANN Trade Show Committee Kick-Off Meeting in Kissimmee
Jan 30 – After this date, if your 2012 membership listings are not renewed, they won’t show up online
Feb 1 – FANN membership meeting at TBWG Spring Expo – plus dinner out! 5:30pm lobby of LaQuinta Inn across the street from Florida Fairgrounds. 7pm dinner at Gaspar’s Grotto.
Feb 1-2 – FANN at TBWG Spring Expo, State Fairgrounds in Tampa
Feb 9 – FANN Board phone meeting
Feb 21 – FANN Native Plant Show Committee meeting in Kissimmee
Feb 29 – Member login goes away if 2012 listings not renewed by this date (for all but new members & nonprofit supporters)
Mar 8 – FANN Board phone meeting
Mar 9-10 – UF Bee College
Mar 23-25 Florida Herbal Conference in Ocala National Forest
Mar 24 – Florida Wildflower & Garden Festival in Deland
Apr 26 – FANN Board phone meeting
May 10 – FANN Board & Native Plant Show Meeting in Kissimmee
May 17-20 – FNPS Conference at Trinkle Center, Plant City
May 18 – 5:00-6:30pm, Red Rose Inn: FANN Annual Membership Meeting and Election at FNPS Conference
Jun 14 – FANN Board phone meeting
Jun 28-30 – Florida Chapter American Society of Landscape Architects Conference in St. Augustine
JULY 15 DEADLINE: NATIVE PLANT & SERVICE DIRECTORY
Please update your business listing and plant availability by this date, and reserve any display ad space.
July 17 – FANN Board Meeting at Green Seasons Nursery, Parrish (members welcome)
Jul 27-29 – Florida Small Farms Conference and Alternative Enterprises in Kissimmee
Aug 10 – DIY (do it yourself) print-ready ad submission deadline for Native Plant & Service Directory. Got questions? Ask.
Aug 16 – FANN Board phone meeting
Sept 13 – FANN Board phone meeting
Sept 12-15 – Florida Chapter American Planning Association Conference in Naples
Sept 27-29 – FNGLA Landscape Show in Orlando
Sept 28-29 – Florida Wildflower Symposium and Wings & Wildflowers Festival in Lake County
FRI Sep 28 – 1:00-4:00pm CEU Seminar: Intro to Florida Native Plant Selection in Tavares, Lake County
FRI Sept 28 – 5:00-6:30pm FANN Membership meeting at the Landscape Show in Orlando
Oct 11 – FANN Board phone meeting
Oct 17-19 – Sustainable & Authentic Florida Conference in Anna Maria Island
Payment due for exhibitor booth spaces at THE NATIVE PLANT SHOW
Nov 2 – FANN Fall Gathering at Veber’s Jungle Garden in Homestead! Members, potential members, and fans of FANN – all welcome. 11:30am-1:30pm with lunch!
Nov 8 – FANN Board phone meeting
Dec 13 – FANN Board phone meeting
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