ANLA Honors Nursery Extension Award Recipient

The American Nursery & Landscape Association (ANLA) honored Randall H. Zondag with its Nursery Extension Award during the Membership and Awards Dinner in Washington, D.C. on July 22. 

Established in 1982, the Nursery Extension Award is a given to an extension specialist or agent in the broad area of commercial production, distribution for retail and landscape uses, and marketing of nursery plants to the consumer who has made outstanding and valuable contributions to the nursery industry. The award promotes interest in and appreciation for high quality extension efforts benefiting the nursery industry, and to show the nursery industry’s gratitude for these efforts.

Zondag is described as a leader who has used his great ability to communicate and spread cutting edge technology to the green industry, and promote it before both the gardening public and government. Lake County growers rely on Zondag to share his expertise on plants, programs, and regulations.

“Hardly a day goes by that Randy does not make a nursery visit for one reason or another,” says Bryan Champion, WNGA board member and award nominator.

Last year, Zondag was integral in developing the education program for ANLA’s inaugural WNGA Kick the Dirt Tour.