Schedule of Activities
Continuing education for registered landscape architects, FNGLA certified professionals, ISA certified arborists & more!WEDNESDAY, Nov. 4, 2026
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS: TBA
ISA ARBORISTS CEUS: Arborist Credits: TBA
Pending approved for continuing education for
UF IFAS Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ certified professionals & FNGLA certified horticulture professionals
| Time | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 – 11:30am | Classical Plant ID Skills with some New Tools & Methods Workshop | UF IFAS Straughn Center |
| 9:00-10:00am | Maintaining Native Plants in the Urban Landscape – research plantings tour | TREE Unit |
| 9:30- 11:00am | Florida Native Seed Partnership Foundation Seed Plots Project Tour | UF/IFAS Plant Science Research Education Unit in Citra |
| 10:00 -11:00am | TBD | TREE Unit |
| 11:30- Noon | General attendee check-in | UF IFAS Straughn Center |
| 12:00-1:00pm | Welcome Lunch & Networking – visit with our exhibitors and sponsors! | UF IFAS Straughn Center |
| 1:00-2:00pm | Wild Floridian | UF IFAS Straughn Center |
| 2:00-2:30pm | Networking Break – visit with our exhibitors and sponsors! | UF IFAS Straughn Center |
| 2:30-3:30pm | What’s Working in Your Market? Florida Native Plant Reality Check | UF IFAS Straughn Center |
| 3:30-4:30pm | Panel | UF IFAS Straughn Center |
| 4:30-5:30pm | New, Notable & Underutilized Native Plants | UF IFAS Straughn Center |
| 6:00pm | Networking Social | TBD |
THURSDAY, Nov. 5, 2026
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS: TBA
ISA ARBORISTS CEUS: Arborist Credits: TBA
Pending approved for continuing education for
UF IFAS Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ certified professionals & FNGLA certified horticulture professionals
| Time | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00-8:30am | Coffee with exhibitors | UF IFAS Straughn Center |
| 8:30-9:05am | Propagation by Cuttings: Everything You Sorta Need to Know with Sandra B. Wilson | UF IFAS Straughn Center |
| 9:10am -9:45am | Storage/Scarification/Germination: Everthing You Sorta Need to Know with Hector Perez | UF IFAS Straughn Center |
| 9:50 – 10:25am | Landscape Design with Natives: What’s New? | UF IFAS Straughn Center |
| 10:30 – 10:55am | Natives in Large-scale Developments: Current Commentary with Basil Ianonne | UF IFAS Straughn Center |
| 11:00am – 12:00pm | UF Resources, Programs and Labs | UF IFAS Straughn Center |
| 12:00 -1:00pm | Lunch, networking | UF IFAS Straughn Center |
| 1:00 – 3:00pm | North Central Florida Native Plants | UF IFAS Straughn Center |
| 3:00 – 4:00pm | Landscapes as Cultural and Social Spaces with Kody Smith | UF IFAS Straughn Center |