Membership ChairmanChair 1-year Director Dr. Cheryl Boyer 1-year Director Brie Arthur 2-year Director Chris Marble 2-year Director Bobby Green 1-year Jessica Lowery (TX2017) 2 -years Anthony Witcher (TN 2018) 3-years Michael Roe 4-years TBD from 2020 host stateLong Range Site committeeChair 1-year Matt Sawye...
An optimum rooting substrate for propagation should always consist of the proper levels of air and water (balanced levels), along with an adjusted proper pH level for nutrient uptake. The base of this substrate can be peat, coir or a combination of both. By providing an optimum rooting substrate for cuttings or finished growing containers, it will ...
Statement of ValuesPurposeTo promote understanding, cooperation and friendship between people who work with, grow, study, collect or simply love plants.ObjectiveTo provide opportunities, through membership, for people involved with plant propagation, cultivation, research and production to seek ideas and share information and knowledge.IPPS holds t...
Eastern Region conference attendees enjoyed two full days of tours to the horticultural highlights of both Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio. The first stop on the Pre-Conference Tour on Friday, September 25th was Decker's Nursery where the focus is on finished nursery stock, wholesale shrub liners and specialty grafted conifers. They produce 1.2...
180 delegates, 18 speakers, 8 field trip visits, 2 awards presented, that was Conference 2016 in a nutshell. Christchurch turned on beautiful weather for conference; in fact the International tour had fantastic weather the whole way.The conference kicked off on the Thursday evening at the Rydges Latimer with Happy Hour and a light dinner before Hyp...
International Directors of the IPPS visited China during November 2014 to investigate the possibility of establishing an IPPS China Region and learn more about the pace of change within horticulture in China. The group visited various nurseries and garden centers in the Shanghai and Hangzhou area as guests of the Nursery Stock Branch of the China F...
ALAN'S MESSAGEThe horticultural industry globally has certainly seen its share of issues in recent years and businesses have had to adjust and adapt to the 'new' economy, as well as challenges from the weather. I hope that 2016 has been a good year for IPPS members whether you are entering winter or the summer season. Here in the mid-Atlantic state...