Nearly S00 exhibitors representing leading suppliers of horticultural, lawn and garden and landscape products will be displaying at this years Pacific Horticultural Trade Show, September 4 – 6. Over 900 booths will fill the Los Angeles Convention Centers 190,000 sq. ft. exhibit space.
Sponsored by the California Association of Nurserymen the show also features an educational seminar program offered Friday, Sept. 5.
Los Angeles Hilton is the headquarters hotel, just a few blocks from the convention center. Show hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sept. 4, noon to 9 p.m. on Sept. 5; and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sept. 6. No advance registration is required although early hotel reservations are recommended. Housing information can be obtained by contacting the Los Angeles Convention Center Information bureau at (213) 488-0211. For attendance or booth space information, contact Richard Staples, show manager, at (916) 443-7373.
The Department of Water Resources (DWR) is looking for local guidelines related to low water using landscapes for a new landscape water conservation guidebook it plans to publish in 1987. The purpose of this guidebook is to aid local agencies in planning and implementing a water conservation program for landscape.
The recommended components of the local programs featured in the guidebook will include producing lawn watering guides; conducting water audits of large landscaped areas; developing landscape water conservation information for homeowners; recommending low water-using landscapes at commercial, industrial and multi-family sites.
Send low water-using landscape guidelines to: Marsha Prillwitz, Department of Water Resources, Office of Water Conservation, PO Box 942836, Sacramento, CA 94236-0001, or call (916) 445-4403.
Patterned after the Xeriscape conferences held in Southern California for the past four years, a Xeriscape conference November 21, 1986 will be held in Northern California for the first time. Co-sponsored by the Department of Water Resources (DWR) and the East Bay Municipal Utility District of Oakland, the one-day conference will be held at the Oakland Airport Hilton Hotel.
DWR Director David N. Kennedy will be the keynote speaker. He has filled the same capacity at the last two Xeriscape conferences in Southern Calif. “We’re delighted to see the enthusiasm towards low water – using landscapes by the landscape industry and others. This conference will make practical information available to suit Northern California’s specific climate,” said Kennedy.
For more information, contact Richard E. Bennett, water conservation coordinator at (415) 820-6600.
At Texas Tech University’s Department of Park Administration and Landscape Architecture, Irri-Trol Mfg., Inc. has established a new scholarship. An undergraduate or graduate student will be awarded $1,000 per year based on academic excellence and performance.
