Our mission is to provide a forum for education and information exchange among plant professionals. Our vision is to be recognized as the premier resource for ornamental plant production information and education.
Welcome to the IPPS Eastern Region!
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IPPS Eastern Region Newsletter – April 2013
- Chicago Pre-Tour Preview
- A National Strategy for Ornamental Horticulture Research and Innovation
- It’s time to Honor Our Own… Your nominations are needed!
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IPPS Eastern Region Newsletter – March 2013
- Annual Meeting Poster Invitation
- Using Cover Crops in Nursery Production
- Be a Conference Sponsor!
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IPPS Eastern Region Newsletter – February 2013
- Observations of 60 Years in the Nursery Industry: Then and Now
- Use of Ground Wheat Straw in Container Nursery Substrates
- Be a Conference Sponsor!
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IPPS Eastern Region Newsletter – January 2013
- Subirrigation Technology & Liverwort Control Efforts at Spring Meadow Nursery
- Miss the Conference Nursery Tour in PA?
- Accessing the Combined Proceedings Online: A Primer
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IPPS Eastern Region Newsletter – December 2012
- Eastern Region Foundation Re-energized
- Budding & Grafting – If you think you know it all…think again!
- Mark your calendars: 2013 IPPS-ER conference
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Steve Castorani Receives Award of Merit
Steve Castorani
Steve Castorani is the recipient of the prestigious IPPS Eastern Region 2012 Award of Merit. The Award of Merit is the highest honor the Eastern Region can bestow upon a member. One member is selected each year for significant contributions to the field of plant propagation or production and/or extraordinary service to the Society.
An IPPS member since 1992, Steve’s service to the Society has been extraordinary. He is a past president of the Eastern Region, has served on the region’s board of directors and numerous committees including Chair of the local site committee for the recently successful annual conference held in Pennsylvania. He became a Fellow of the Eastern Region of the International Plant Propagators’ Society in 2005 and served as a founding member of the Society’s non-profit Foundation Board.
Steve is President of North Creek Nurseries in Landenberg, PA. North Creek is a propagation nursery that supplies starter plugs to wholesale and retail nurseries. They produce a large selection of perennials, grasses and ferns with an emphasis on new varieties and Eastern North American natives and their cultivars. Read more…
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Tom Ranney Named a Fellow of the IPPS Eastern Region
Tom Ranney, left, with IPPS Past President Bob Geneve
Dr. Tom Ranney was elected as a Fellow of the IPPS Eastern Region at their 2012 annual conference held in Brandywine Valley, Pennsylvania. The Fellows Award is an honor the Region awards to its members for exceptional service to the Society and to the advancement of the field of propagation and production. An IPPS member since 2001, Ranney has provided extraordinary service to the Society and provided significant contributions to the North American nursery industry. He is a Professor at North Carolina State University and has worked at the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center in Western North Carolina since 1989 where his research program focuses on the evaluation, selection, and development of new landscape and bioenergy crops. Read more…
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IPPS Eastern Region 2012 Conference
Brandywine Valley, Pennsylvania
October 10-13, 2012Join us in this horticulturally rich area of southeastern Pennsylvania for a unique plant production conference. Our educational program will be hosted by two world class botanical gardens: Longwood Gardens and Winterthur. Tours will visit leading area production nurseries and numerous treasured gardens.
Check out the “Annual Conference” section of the website under “Meetings”!
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IPPS Area Meeting Trifecta in July!
Find one near you for timely talks, terrific tours and the chance to socialize with fellow plant lovers:
- Ottawa Area Meeting: July 25-26
- Ohio Valley Area Meeting: July 26-27
- Massachusetts Area Meeting: July 27-28 Sorry, cancelled.
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Call for IPPS Award Nominations
The IPPS Eastern Region honors it’s own once a year at the annual conference. Awards will be presented during the 62nd Annual Meeting of the IPPS Eastern Region.
Check out our “Awards” page to find out more information about both the Award of Merit and the Fellow Award.
Your nominations of worthy candidates are needed! Nominations may be submitted at any time but in order to be considered for the 2012 balloting, nominations must be received by June 30, 2012. To make a nomination, please contact the Recognition Committee Chair, Bob Geneve.
It’s quick & easy: submit your nomination today!
