Los Angeles, Calif.February 25-26
Award-winning displays, the latest and greatest landscape products and equipment and educational seminars by some of the most respected experts in their fields are all on tap for CLCA’s 30th annual Landscape Industry Show at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Well-known as the West’s largest and longest-running show for green industry professionals, this year’s LIS is shaping up to be the best ever.
There will be more than 100,000 square feet of convention floor taken over by thousands of plants, demonstration gardens, exhibitors and vendors and showing off green industry products and technology—including trucks and tractors, tillers and trenchers—and information about patio systems, outdoor kitchens, lighting, irrigation, hardscape techniques and materials and more.
This year, one part of the show will be dedicated to water features and ponds, where you’ll see everything needed to build ponds: pond pumps, liners, filters, etc.
There will also be a reflection pond and garden at the entrance of the show for people to walk in and take a minute to decide where they want to go first.
2009 Show Dates and Times
Wednesday, February 25: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Thursday, February 26: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Attendee Registration
Tuesday, February 24: 12 – 6 p.m.
Wednesday, February 25: 7 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Thursday, February 26: 7 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Seminars
Most classes are $40; two classes, $70; three classes, $90; unlimited classes, $120
Wednesday, February 25
8 – 10 a.m.
- Managing Landscapes in Time of Drought (English)
In 2009, California landscape contractors may face the most severe outdoor watering restrictions in state history. Millions of dollars are being allocated to turf removal programs through water districts. If your customers are mandated to use 50 percent less water than last year, how will your business cope? What services will you offer them if their lawns “go brown?”
Panel will be chaired by water guru Mike Baron, chair of CLCA’s Resource Management Committee.
- Implementing Effective Water Management Solutions
Participants will prepare for the CLCA Water Management Certification written test while learning specific procedures to help their clients save water and money.
Water expert John Moore is the program manager for CLCA’s Water Management Certification Program.
- Profiting with Water Features
Water features are the fastest growing trend in landscaping, and can become a valuable addition to your existing business. Learn practical tips from the experts who have “been there, installed that.”
Rajan Patel, Aquascape, Inc.
- Mastering the New LED Landscape Lighting Technology
Will new LED landscape lights illuminate your future? We’ll look at a detailed breakdown of costs and benefits, and outline steps to help guarantee trouble-free sales, design and installation. Seminar qualifies for new CLT-renewal required continuing education units (CEUs).
Jeffrey R. Dross is a lighting expert with Kichler Lighting.
- Sustainable Practices in Landscape Architecture and Construction
Learn what sustainable practices and choices are important to landscape architects, and how contractors can be aware and progressive in the field. Seminar qualifies for new CLT-renewal required continuing education units (CEUs).
Allegra Bukojemsky RLA, ASLA, LEED AP, and Patrick Curran, RLA, ASLA, LEED AP.
- Using Organic & Sustainable Practices to Build Healthy Landscapes
Learn how to manage landscapes in organic and sustainable ways that build healthy soils, incorporate probiotic, beneficial organisms and utilize natural and organic fertilizers. Mulch, mulch and mulch more! Seminar qualifies for new CLT-renewal required continuing education units (CEUs).
Gisele Schoniger is the organic category manager for Kellogg Supply, Inc.
- Overcoming Pitfalls Confronting New Managers
Learn to recognize and overcome pitfalls faced by new or inexperienced managers. Many problems occur within federally regulated areas, such as discrimination, while others fall into “gray” areas.
Stacey Rochelle, CAE, and Mari Bradford, CAE, are labor law experts with the California Employers Association.
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
- Water Management Certification Test
Written test $200 for the general public, $100 for CLCA members.
John Moore
1 – 3 p.m.
- Managing Landscapes in Time of Drought (Spanish)
What steps will you need to take to comply with Gov. Schwarzenegger’s call for a 20 percent reduction in water use by the year 2020? Our panel of experts will provide practical and obtainable solutions.
Panel will be chaired by water guru Mike Baron, chair of CLCA’s Resource Management Committee.
- How to Get Paid—In Full—During These Difficult Times
Master the “nuts and bolts” of getting paid in full. Learn the psychological vs. the technical aspects of asking for money and how to ask—and not ask—to be paid while overcoming excuses, stalls and evasions.
Len Sklar
- Going Green with New Water Efficient Landscape Ordinances
Concerned by new water efficient landscape ordinances? The Department of Water Resources workshop will explain the new requirements and how landscape architects can comply and “go green.”
Kent Frame, senior land & water use scientist with DWR’s Office of Water Use Efficiency & Transfers, will chair this panel.
- Promoting Environmentally Friendly Designs
Learn how you can “go green” through your designs. From irrigation to soil prep, hardscape to plant selection, there are many ways to make your work more environmentally friendly. Seminar qualifies for new CLT-renewal required continuing education units (CEUs).
Joni Wilson of Inside Out Landscapes is an APLD certified designer.
- Mastering the Certified Landscape Technician Test
After reviewing the written and hands-on CLT test components, Team Certification will focus on the four most troublesome test areas: Plant ID, Plant Sensitivity, Plan Reading and Maintenance.
CLCA Certification Committee.
- Saving Water with Rainwater Harvesting
Approximately 80 percent of rainwater runs into storm sewers. Learn practical design, sales and installation techniques that will allow you instead to capture, filter and store rainwater, and help conserve our world’s most precious resource: fresh water. Seminar qualifies for new CLT-renewal required continuing education units (CEUs).
Dave Kelly, Aquascape, Inc.
- Implementing Key Prevention Strategies Against Construction Defect Claims
Construction defect litigation is an unfortunate reality of doing business in California and other nearby states. Learn key strategies to prevent construction defect claims and mitigate the cost of construction defect claims and lawsuits.
Moderated by Landscape Contractors Insurance Services, featuring representatives of York Insurance Services Group.
- Water Management & Controllers (Spanish)
Learn about the best use of water, difference between save and preserve water, differences between “regular” and “smart” controllers, and how controllers can save water. Seminar qualifies for new CLT-renewal required continuing education units (CEUs).
Jaime Bayona, Ewing Irrigation Products.
Thursday, February 26
8 – 10 a.m.
- Managing Landscapes in Time of Drought (English)
In 2009, California landscape contractors may face the most severe outdoor watering restrictions in state history. Millions of dollars are being allocated to turf removal programs through water districts. If your customers are mandated to use 50 percent less water than last year, how will your business cope? What services will you offer them if their lawns “go brown?”
Panel will be chaired by water guru Mike Baron, chair of CLCA’s Resource Management Committee.
- How to Get Paid—In Full—During These Difficult Times
Master the “nuts and bolts” of getting paid in full. Learn the psychological vs. the technical aspects of asking for money and how to ask—and not ask—to be paid while overcoming excuses, stalls and evasions.
Len Sklar
- Profiting with Water Features
Water features are the fastest growing trend in landscaping, and can become a valuable addition to your existing business. Learn practical tips from the experts who have “been there, installed that.”
Rajan Patel, Aquascape, Inc.
- Mastering the New LED Landscape Lighting Technology
Will new LED landscape lights illuminate your future? We’ll look at a detailed breakdown of costs and benefits, and outline steps to help guarantee trouble-free sales, design and installation. Seminar qualifies for new CLT-renewal required continuing education units (CEUs).
Jeffrey R. Dross is a lighting expert with Kichler Lighting.
- Sustainable Practices in Landscape Architecture and Construction
Learn what sustainable practices and choices are important to landscape architects, and how contractors can be aware and progressive in the field. Seminar qualifies for new CLT-renewal required continuing education units (CEUs).
Allegra Bukojemsky RLA, ASLA, LEED AP, and Patrick Curran, RLA, ASLA, LEED AP.
- Overcoming Pitfalls Confronting New Managers
Learn to recognize and overcome pitfalls faced by new or inexperienced managers. Many problems occur within federally regulated areas, such as discrimination, while others fall into “gray” areas.
Stacey Rochelle, CAE, and Mari Bradford, CAE, are labor law experts with the California Employers Association.
- Implementing Key Prevention Strategies Against Construction Defect Claims
Construction defect litigation is an unfortunate reality of doing business in California and other nearby states. Learn key strategies to prevent construction defect claims and mitigate the cost of construction defect claims and lawsuits.
Moderated by Landscape Contractors Insurance Services, featuring representatives of York Insurance Services Group.
8 a.m. – Noon
- CLT Test
New written test and retake tests. Entire written test, $160; one retake question, $85; two retakes, $110; three retakes, $135; four retakes, $160.
CLCA Certification Committee
1 – 3 p.m.
- Managing Landscapes in Time of Drought (Spanish)
What steps will you need to take to comply with Gov. Schwarzenegger’s call for a 20 percent reduction in water use by the year 2020? Our panel of experts will provide practical and obtainable solutions.
Panel will be chaired by water guru Mike Baron, chair of CLCA’s Resource Management Committee.
- Integrating Water Management into Your Landscape Maintenance Business
In this advanced seminar, CLCA Water Management Certification Program participants will learn how to map/measure a site, establish baseline irrigation schedules and manage monthly variations. Meter reading and reporting, maintenance crew training methods, bookkeeping and monthly reporting and schedule adjustments will be covered. Seminar qualifies for new CLT-renewal required continuing education units (CEUs).
Water experts John Moore and Scott McGilvray are with CLCA’s Certified Water Manager program.
- Going Green with New Water Efficient Landscape Ordinances
Concerned by new water efficient landscape ordinances? The Department of Water Resources workshop will explain the new requirements and how landscape architects can comply and “go green.”
Kent Frame, senior land & water use scientist with DWR’s Office of Water Use Efficiency & Transfers, will chair this panel.
- Promoting Environmentally Friendly Designs
Learn how you can “go green” through your designs. From irrigation to soil prep, hardscape to plant selection, there are many ways to make your work more environmentally friendly. Seminar qualifies for new CLT-renewal required continuing education units (CEUs).
Joni Wilson of Inside Out Landscapes is an APLD certified designer.
- Using Organic & Sustainable Practices to Build Healthy Landscapes
Learn how to manage landscapes in organic and sustainable ways that build healthy soils, incorporate probiotic, beneficial organisms and utilize natural and organic fertilizers. Mulch, mulch and mulch more! Seminar qualifies for new CLT-renewal required continuing education units (CEUs).
Gisele Schoniger is the organic category manager for Kellogg Supply, Inc.
- Saving Water with Rainwater Harvesting
Approximately 80 percent of rainwater runs into storm sewers. Learn practical design, sales and installation techniques that will allow you instead to capture, filter and store rainwater, and help conserve our world’s most precious resource: fresh water. Seminar qualifies for new CLT-renewal required continuing education units (CEUs).
Dave Kelly, Aquascape, Inc.
- Student Seminar: Gaining Your Green Industry Entry Key
Earn the CLCA water certification, certified landscape technician and pest control advisor certifications while in college and provide keys to your future. Free with student ID.
Panel discussion led by Jon Singley, a past president of CLCA and owner of Blue Spruce Landscape.
- Pipe Sizing and Scheduling (Spanish)
Learn to select the right size of PVC pipe, considering flow, speed and friction loss; basic irrigation design and scheduling. Seminar qualifies for new CLT-renewal required continuing education units (CEUs).
Jaime Bayona, Ewing Irrigation Products.
List of Exhibitors
| 3M Electrical Markets Division 4M Nurseries A World of Pottery AA Equipment ABC Nursery, Inc. Acker-Stone Industries Advanced Drainage Systems AG Industrial Services, Inc. A-G Sod Farms, Inc. Agra Tech, Inc. AJJ Associates/Landscape Resources Alliance Outdoor Lighting, Inc American Honda Motor Co. American Soil Amendment Products American Wholesale Nurseries Animal Pest Mgmt. Svc., Inc. Antelco/Micro Irrigation Products Aqua Bella Designs Aqua-Flo Supply Aquasave Aquascape, Inc. Artesia Sawdust Products, Inc. Asian Ceramics, Inc. Badger Meter, Inc. Ball Horticultural Co. Bamboo Pipeline, Inc. Barenbrug USA, Inc. Baron Bag & Erosion Supply Baron Brothers Nursery, Inc. Bay Shore Systems, Inc. Bedrock Boulders Best Quality Lighting Best/JR Simplot Co. Big Trees Nursery Bishop Co. Blount Int’l Bobbex, Inc. Boething Treeland Farms, Inc. Bowie Ind., Inc./Monarch Equip. Bowsmith Briggs Tree Co., Inc. Bullet Mole Butler Box & Stake Cal Poly University, Pomona Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo Calico Products, Inc. California Landscape Lighting Calsense City Chevrolet Coastline Equip. Come Unglued, Inc. Corona Lighting, Inc. Corona Wholesale Nursery Cragoe Pest Services, Inc. Creative Sales, Inc. Cuyamaca College Dabmar Dawn Industries Deep Root Partners Deigaard Nurseries, Inc. Dekorra Products Detmers, Inc. DeWitt Co. Dig Corp. Direct Edge, Inc. Ditch Witch of Southern California DLT Growers, Inc. DM Color Express, Inc. Drafix Software, Inc. Dura Plastic Products, Inc. DynaScape Software Earth Saver Erosion Control Products EarthWorks Soil Amendments, Inc. ECI Fuel Systems Eco Pneumatic Elandia.com Ellis Farms, Inc. Ewing Irrigation Products Expertise Growers Flynn & Enslow, Inc. Focus Industries, Inc. Four Seasons Wholesale Nursery FX Luminaire, Inc. Gail Materials Gallos Nursery Garden Art Int’l GardenSoft Golden Eagle Dist. Corp. Grand View Geraniums Gardens, Inc. Green Industry Talk Show Green Meadow Growers Green Touch Ind. Green View Nursery, Inc. Greenform Greenland Supply, Inc. Greenwall, Inc. Griswold Controls Gro-Power, Inc. GroWest Nurseries H.S.G. Safety Supply Hadco Haddonstone (USA) Ltd. Hanson Palms Harnois Industries, Inc. Hendrickson Bros. Hit Products Corp. Homeowners Marketing Services Honeywell/MWD Save Water, Save A Buck Horizon Horticopia, Inc. Hunter Industries Hydro-Plant, Inc. Hydro-Scape Products, Inc. Imperial Sprinkler Supply, Inc. Include Software Corp. Inland Empire Regional Composting Innovative Pond Products, Inc. International Gardens Artisans International Palm Growers IPS Corp. Irrigation & Green Industry Magazine Irrigation Association Irrometer Co., Inc. J. R. Partners J. Wilkins Artscape Jain Irrigation JHL Co. John Deere Landscapes JR Huston Enterprises JRM Chemical Jurassic Garden At A + A Cycads Kellogg Supply, Inc. Kendall Palm Nursery, Inc. Kichler Landscape Lighting | King Brothers Industries KRC Rock, Inc. Landscape Contractor Magazine Landscape Contractors Insurance Services, Inc. Las Palmas Ranch Lasco Fittings, Inc. LeMeur Welding & Mfg. Co. Lightcraft M & M Plant Sales Mad-Takin Hydraulics Manuel Silva & Associates Marina del Rey Garden Center Marsan Turf & Irrigation Supply, Inc. Mauget McHutchison Horticultural Distrib. Milfelds’ Nursery, Inc. Miramar Wholesale Nursery Monrovia Growers Monterey Bay Nursery, Inc. Mountain States Wholesale Nursery Mt. San Antonio College Munro Systems Natina Products, LLC Neenah Foundry Co. Netafim Irrigation, Inc. New Leaf Organics New West Growers Newport Tree Brokers Nicholas Chevrolet Nightscaping/Loran, Inc. Norman’s Nursery, Inc. Norwood Int’l O’Connor Sales Olson Irrigation Systems Orange County Nursery, Inc. Orbit Pro Irrigation Products Orco Paving Stones Oreq Corp. Otto & Sons Nursery Pacific Coast Dist. Pacific Equip. Pacific Sod Paige Electric Co. Pardee Tree Nursery Performance Nursery, Inc. Permaloc Corp. Pottery Mfg. & Dist., Inc. Power Trim Co. Precision Property Measurements Professional Ponds, Inc. Progressive Commercial Insurance Quick Crete Products Corp. R P W Services, Inc. Rain Bird Corp. Rain Master RC Einfeldt, Inc. Recon Native Plants, Inc. Recycled Wood Products Reed’s Irrigation Serv. Rockscapes Prof. Landscape Lighting RSG/MWD/Socal Water$mart S & S Seeds San Marcos Growers Sanders Hydroseeding, Inc. Sequoia Horticultural Products Sierra Building Products Silver Canyon Nurseries Simplot Partners Sims Tree Health Specialists Smith Pipe & Supply, Inc. Soil & Plant Laboratory, Inc. SourceOne Southland Sod Farms Southwest Boulder & Stone Southwest Trees & Turf Spears Mfg. Co., Inc. Spec Management Group dba Champion Irrigation Products Specialty Oaks, Inc. Specification Sales SPJ Lighting, Inc. State Compensation Insurance Fund Steamwand Stokes Ladders, Inc. Storm Mfg. Group, Inc. Stover Seed Co. Sullivan & Mann Lumber Co. Sun Gro Horticulture Sunny Slope Tree Farm, Inc. Sunrise Tree Farm Superior Sod Superior Soil Supplements Sure-Loc Edging/Wolverine Tools Swan Hill Nurseries LLC SYNLawn of California, Inc. T.I.P. Sales, Inc. Target Specialty Products T. Christy Enterprises, Inc. Techstone, Inc. The Goldhill Group Tiger Turf Express TMC Power Equip., Inc. The Toro Co. Toro Nursery Tri-State Materials, Inc. Triumph Geo-Synthetics, Inc. Tucor, Inc. Turf Magazine (Moose River Media) Turf Star TurfMaker Corp. UC-Riverside Extension Underhill International Corp. Unique Lighting Systems United Plant Grower United Sports Surfacing of America Univar USA Universal Lighting Systems, Inc. V.I.T. Products, Inc. Valley Crest Tree Co. Valvette Systems Corp. Vermeer Pacific Vista Professional Outdoor Lighting Visual Impact Imaging Vitamin Institute Walker Mfg. Co. Water Garden News West Coast Turf West Texas Plants/Big Bend Stone Western Farm Service Western Lawn Equip. Co. 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