FANN Seminars

Schedule of Activities

Continuing education for registered landscape architects, FNGLA certified professionals, ISA certified arborists & more!

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 5, 2025

up to 5+ CE credits for landscape architects
+ TBD CEUs for ISA arborists, UF IFAS Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ certified professionals and FNGLA certified horticulture professionals
Time Activity Location
8:30 – 11:00am Exhibitors & Sponsors set up in Stetson Room Carlton Union Building, north side elevator opposite bookstore
8:30 – 9:30am Credential Applicants check in for morning workshop under shade trees outside Carlton Union Building
9:15-9:45 Attendee check-in for Morning Meadow Management & Enhancements Workshop – advance signup required with registration, limited attendance Carlton Union Building veranda
9:30- 11:30am Central Florida Classics: Quality native trees & palms from nursery to landscape workshop ** limited for credential applicants only ** – with Eddie McKeithen, Carl Sherman, Ryan Divin and Clay Hendricksen under shade trees, outside Carlton Union Building
10:00 -11:30am Meadow Management & Enhancements Workshop with Troy Springer ** limited, advance sign up required with registration** not available to credential applicants (overlaps with Central FL Classics workshop) Volusia Sandhill Ecosystem, behind Rinker Environmental Center & Gillespie Museum
10:30- Noon All other attendees check in Stetson Room, Native Plant Horticulture Foundation table
10:30- Noon Explore Native Plant Industry Opportunities mentoring and networking with Native Plant Horticulture Foundation Stetson Room, Native Plant Horticulture Foundation table
12:00-1:00pm Welcome Lunch & Networking – visit with our exhibitors and sponsors! Stetson Room, Carlton Union Bulding
1:00-2:00pm Central Florida Natives: What to Plant, Here and Now with Davis Byrkit & Alex Izzo Stetson Room, Carlton Union Building
2:00-3:00pm Sourcing Native Plants: Why You Can’t Find the Plants You Want with Jess Lummus, Joe Hayden, & Michelle Stafford Stetson Room, Carlton Union Building
3:00-3:30pm Networking Break – visit with our exhibitors and sponsors! Stetson Room, Carlton Union Building
3:30-5:30pm Central Florida Classics: Identification, Selection, Use and Maintenance of 20 Native Trees and Palms with Amanda Martin, Jenni Pell, Eddie McKeithen, Tom Heitzman, Nick Freeman, & Janine Griffiths Stetson Room, Carlton Union Building
5:30-6:30pm Networking Social onsite – available to attendees registered for both days or one-day attendees purchasing a social ticket Stetson Room, Carlton Union Building
7:00pm-9:00pm Dinner to be identified TBA

 THURSDAY, Nov. 6, 2025

up to 6 optional CE credits available for landscape architects
+ TBD CEUs for ISA arborists, UF IFAS Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ certified professionals and FNGLA certified professionals
Time Activity Location
8:00-9:30am NEW and Notable Native Plants Introduced by FANN Growers with Stephanie Chiappini, Tim Harrison, Anna Harrison, Bruce Turley and Katelyn Hixon Carlton Union Building, Stetson Room
9:30-10:30am Meadows: The Future of Sustainable Green Spaces in Florida with Gage LaPierre Carlton Union Building, Stetson Room
10:30 – 11:00 am Networking break with sponsors, exhibitors and fellow attendees Carlton Union Building, Stetson Room
11:00am -12:00pm The Art of Adding Color with Native Plants with Troy Springer Carlton Union Building, Stetson Room
12:00 – 1:00pm  Lunch& Networking with sponsors and fellow attendees Carlton Union Building, Stetson Room
1:00 – 2:00pm Digging Through the Ditches – Ditches and Difficult Wetlands with Sean Patton Carlton Union Building, Stetson Room
2:00 – 3:00pm More than Muhly Grass: Great Native Grasses to Use with Janine Griffiths Carlton Union Building, Stetson Room
3:00 -3:30pm Networking break with sponsors, exhibitors and fellow attendees Carlton Union Building, Stetson Room
3:30 – 4:30pm Native Landscape Success: Examples to Learn From with Jenni Pell, Nick Freeman, Tommy Richardson and Tim Sallin Carlton Union Building, Stetson Room
4:30 – 5:00pm Last chance to network with sponsors, exhibitors & fellow attendees Carlton Union Building, Stetson Room
5:00pm Event officially ends