The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET), the international association of lawn care and landscape professionals, is pleased to announce that national celebrity garden designer, P. Allen Smith of P. Allen Smith Gardens and P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home, will lead an educational session entitled “How Creative Thinking and Design Will Maximize Your Profits” at this year’s Green Industry Conference (GIC) on Oct. 23, courtesy of STIHL. The conference, which returns to Louisville, Kentucky, Oct. 22–25, offers a wealth of learning opportunities for green industry professionals, ranging from finance/business, leadership, and human resources to landscape management, safety, and industry recruiting.
“We’re pleased to provide the expertise of celebrity gardener and TV host P. Allen Smith to the conference,” says Roger Phelps, promotional communications manager at STIHL Inc. “Allen is in a unique position to communicate with homeowners, determine their needs and desires, see the latest trends, and share this insightful information with landscape contractors to help them tailor their service offerings to maximize profitability.”
In addition to sponsoring Allen’s seminar and other GIC sessions, STIHL also supports PLANET safety initiatives like the Preventing Pain & Injury in the Green Industry CD and educational initiatives such as Student Career Days.
GIC attendees also enjoy valuable networking opportunities at events such as Breakfast With Champions and evening gatherings, as well as have access to the green industry’s foremost product exhibition, the GIE+EXPO, where the newest green industry products and innovations are showcased. There’s also a live auction, proceeds from which go to the PLANET Academic Excellence Foundation (AEF), created to help fund the education of the industry’s future leaders and PLANET’s legislative initiatives.
For more information about GIC, visit greenindustryconference.org or call the PLANET office at 800/395-2522.