2026 Landscape Conference at Fernbrook Nursery
Tuesday, October 20th, 2026
$125 for NJNLA Members | $195 for Non-Members*
*join now & receive discounted registration, plus membership for the rest of this year and all of next year!
The Future of New Jersey’s Landscapes - English Track 1
English – Track 1
Approved Credits: NJ PEST - 3A-2, 8C-2, PP2-2, LTE/LTCO - 5 CEU
Agenda
9:00am to 9:30am Check-in at Registration Table | Breakfast
9:30am to 10:30am “Deer Resistant” Native Shrubs and Grasses with Bill Errickson, PhD., Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Monmouth County
10:30am to 10:45am Coffee Break
10:45am to 11:45am Beyond Plant Knowledge: The Skills Landscape Professionals Will Need in the Next Five Years (Why the next generation of landscape professionals will need more than horticultural expertise to succeed) with Shravya Peddigari, Columbia University
11:45am to 12:45pm Lunch | Visit Vendor Area
12:45pm to 1:45pm Talk & Tour – A comprehensive overview of how a nursery produces plants for the landscape industry with Kevin Fenning, President, Fernbrook Nursery
1:45pm to 2:15pm Survey Analysis: Native Plant Gardening and Demand for Sustainable Landscaping Practices with Jamie Hardy and Jennifer Barros, Rutgers Environmental Stewards
2:15pm to 3:15pm Beyond the Usual Suspects: Underutilized Native Trees and Shrubs with Carl Hesselein, President of Pleasant Run Nursery
3:15pm to 3:45pm Rooted in History. Growing the Future. A Conversation on Leadership, Legacy & the Next Generation with Tom Knezick, President of Pinelands Nursery, NJNLA President
3:45pm to 4:00pm Sign-out for Recert Credits |Safe travels home!
