2026 Landscape Conference at Fernbrook Nursery Tuesday, October 20th, 2026 The Future of New Jersey’s Landscapes - English Track 1 English – Track 1 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) 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! Conferencia de Paisajismo 2026 en Fernbrook Nursery Martes, 20 de octubre de 2026 El futuro de los paisajes de Nueva Jersey Pista española 2 Agenda 9:00am to 9:30am Check-in at Registration Table | Breakfast 9:30am to 10:30am Buenas Prácticas de Fertilización para Jardines Urbanos (Good Fertilization Practices for Urban Landscapes) with Raul Cabrera, Rutgers Extension Specialist 10:30am to 10:45am Coffee Break 10:45am to 11:45am Pesticide Basics (Conceptos básicos sobre pesticidas) with Pedro Perdomo 11:45am to 12:45pm Combine with Main Track: Lunch | Visit Vendor Area 12:45pm to 1:45pm Talk & Tour – (combined with English Track) - A comprehensive overview of how a nursery produces plants for the landscape industry with Kevin Fenning, President, Fernbrook Nursery 1:45pm to 2:45pm An Introduction to Soil Management (English/Spanish) with Kevin Fenning, Fernbrook Nursery 2:45pm to 3:45pm Identificación y Prácticas Básicas de Manejo de Insectos Comunes en Jardinería (ID of Common Landscape Insects and Basic Principles for their Control) with Raul Cabrera, Rutgers Extension Specialist 3:45pm to 4:45pm Turfgrass Maintenance with Pedro Perdomo 4:45pm to 5:00pm Sign-out for Recert Credits |Safe travels home!
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