RESOURCE CORNER Many companies and organizations provide information and support to nursery and landscape professionals, from national trade organizations to local educators. VNLA members have access to a vast array of experts who can advise and provide tools to help bolster the Virginia Nursery and Landscape industry and its workforce. VNLA encourages all members to take advantage of the wealth of knowledge, information and expertise available from the organizations listed below.
AmericanHort www.americanhort.org Virginia Agribusiness Council (VAC) www.va-agribusiness.org Mission H2O Virginia www.missionh2ovirginia.com
Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show (MANTS) www.mants.com Virginia Tech Agricultural Research and Extension Centers www.arec.vaes.vt.edu
International Plant Propagators’ Society www.ipps.org Mid-Atlantic Horticulture Short Course www.mahsc.org The Virginia Horticultural Foundation www.vahort.org Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VA DEQ) www.deq.virginia.gov Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) www.vdacs.virginia.gov National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) www.landscapeprofessionals.org Landscape Contractors Association VA MD DC www.lcamddcva.org Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional (CBLP) www.cblpro.org Central Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association (CVNLA) www.cvnla.org Northern Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association (NVNLA) www.nvnla.org Piedmont Landscape Association (PLA) www.piedmontlandscape.org Southern Nursery Association (SNA) www.sna.org Virginia Native Plant Society (VA NPS) www.vnps.org Virginia Society of Landscape Designers (VSLD) www.vsld.org International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) www.isa-arbor.com
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