Event Details

The 2024 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. 

2024 Pesticide Recertification Day Schedule

Day 3: Friday, February 16, 2024

• 8:00 am: Registration opens 
• 8:45 am: Welcome Address 
• 9:00 am: Legal Aspects of Pesticide Use, Hannah Bonyak 
• 10:00 am: New Products for Turf & Ornamentals / Safe and Effective Applications, Scott J. Thomas 
• 11:00 am: Invasive Insects “In the News,” Laura Maxey-Nay 
• 12:00 pm: Lunch and networking 
• 1:00 pm: Ornamental & Turf Weed Management Update, Dr. Jeffrey Derr 
• 2:00 pm: Pesticide Safety Stations, Sierra Seekford, Erin Small, Kayleigh Mize
• 3:00 pm: Pesticide Labels, Ed Olsen 
• 3:45 pm: Closing remarks and paperwork 
• 4:00 pm: Adjourn 

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SPONSORS

Gold: 

Silver: 

Bronze: 

• Heritage Horticultural Group 
• Truetimber Tree Service, Inc. 
• Virginia 811

• Symposium In-Person Tickets
• Symposium Virtual Tickets