Florida ’s nursery , growers , and landscape businesses filled 80,000 straight feet of space at the Orlando County Convention Center last month as part of The Landscape Show , showcasing the late and greatest innovations , features , and products in the landscape .
" There ’s no question that Florida is the epicenter of the global landscape industry , " say Tal Coley , CEO of the Florida Nursery , Growers and Landscape Association ( FNGLA ) . " We grow and plant unique and beautiful plants , bush , and trees here in the Sunshine State . We ’re committed to protecting our natural resources by march on and implementing new applied science that maintain water and mitigate runoff . And we attract marketer and buyer from around the humanity to see all that Florida has to offer at The Landscape Show in Orlando . "
The Landscape Show is produce by FNGLA . The goal is for vendee to graze all the latest sweeping offerings for landscape and initiate leverage orders . Plants and product trends seen on the floor this twelvemonth will appear in residential and commercial landscape painting spaces in a issue of weeks or months .
More than 365 different companies from Florida , across the United States , and around the existence had a mien at The Landscape Show . Among the exhibitors , more than 70 were raw to the show .
" We ’re optimistic about the future , " said Joe Eslick , Committee Chair for The Landscape Show . " To receive so many new exhibits to the show is a prognosis of continued growth and economical opportunity for Florida ’s landscape industry . "
The Landscape Show is more than a marketplace . It ’s also a learning opportunity . Vendors and buyers make key connection and learn from one another across the industry . The new FNGLA Pro Pavilion offered mentor school term and presentations to strengthen professional skills both online and in soul .
State Representatives Stan McClain and Keith Truenow stop by the event to lionize the various business that makeup Florida ’s landscape industry .
" The Landscape Show is a symbolization of all that Florida has to offer – beauty , innovation , and grueling work , " say Rep. McClain . " What ’s more , Florida ’s nursery and landscape diligence generates $ 31.4 billion in total end product sales every year and directly employ 266,000 Floridians . The Landscape Show is a great celebration of this industry ’s contributions to our state . "
A nod to the shock of the swop show , Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings issued a declaration celebrate 40 years of The Landscape Show being hosted at the Orange County Convention Center – since the Convention Center opened to the world . Nearly 6,700 industriousness professionals serve the show this year .
In plus , FNGLA bestowed 15 " Cool ware " awards at the show to highlight interesting and groundbreaking offerings from exhibitors .
informant : fngla.org
