Event Details

The 2025 Winter Symposium & CVNLA Short Course is a three-day event presented by Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Central Virginia Nursery and Landscape Association and Virginia Cooperative Extension. Tickets can be purchased for one, two or all three days; attendees will receive a discount for attending both Days 1 and 2. Tickets for Day 3: Pesticide Recertification must be purchased separately. 

Friday’s Pesticide Recertification Day requires in-person attendance at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. Net proceeds from Thursday and Friday help build CVNLA’s scholarship fund for students pursuing horticultural careers. 

2025 Pesticide Recertification Day Schedule

Day 3: Friday, February 14, 2025

• 8:00 am: Registration opens
• 8:45 am: Welcome Address
• 9:00 am: Legal Aspects of Pesticide Use – Hannah Bonyak
• 10:00 am: Pest Management Updates – Dr. Alejandro Del Pozo-Valdivia
• 10:45 am: Break
• 11:00 am: New Products for and Turf & Ornamentals/ Safe and Effective Applications – Scott J. Thomas & Matt Herrmann
• 12:00 pm: Lunch and networking
• 1:00 pm: Invasive Plants & Tree Selection – Caleb Rivera
• 2:00 pm: Pesticide Safety Stations – Sierra Seekford, Scot Ferguson, Quinn Bracken
• 3:00 pm: Quick Topics – Sierra Seekford, Scot Ferguson, Quinn Bracken
• 3:45 pm: Final comments and paperwork
• 4:00 pm: Adjourn

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