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About the tour: Put on your walking shoes for a unique production tour, slated to take place a day prior to TPIE's Opening Day. Join industry colleagues for the 2027 TPIE Road Show! Don't miss this unique opportunity to explore Florida's tropical foliage industry. This full-day tour will take ...
Running a garden center, nursery, or growing operation can easily become all about the next order, the next crop, the next customer, and the next challenge. But when was the last time you stepped back and asked, “Why am I doing this?” This interactive session invites you to pause, reflect, and ...
Wednesday Education Wednesday’s education sessions offer practical insights for professionals across every part of the horticulture industry. Explore strategies for strengthening sales and developing employees, discover how purpose and vision can shape the future of your business, ...
What’s happening below the surface can make all the difference. This session takes a practical look at growing media for indoor plants, covering the fundamentals of media composition, key components, and the unique properties that influence plant health. Participants will explore how ...
The 3 Disciplines of a Trusted Sales Advisor Some sales professionals consistently win business—regardless of market conditions. Their pipelines stay active, their customer relationships grow, and they know how to turn opportunities into revenue. It’s not luck. It’s a disciplined ...
As the global interior plantscape industry continues to evolve, professionals are increasingly challenged to create environments that support occupant well-being, sustainability, operational efficiency, and long-term plant performance. This 90-minute Continuing Education (CEU) ...
Knowing your WHY is powerful—but knowing what to do with it is where transformation begins. In Part 2, participants will build on the vision work from Part 1 to identify where their business is today, where they want it to go, and what needs to change to get there. We’ll explore the opportunities, ...
What does it take to turn a new hire into a confident, capable horticulturist who understands their role, takes ownership, and grows with your organization? It starts with the first 12 weeks. This interactive session will walk through a practical 12-week training journey designed to build ...
Great interiorscapes don’t just happen—they start with an idea or an inspiration. This session explores the creative side of interiorscape design, from finding inspiration and developing a compelling concept to turning that vision into a successful installation that can be sold to a ...
Thursday Education Thursday’s education lineup brings together fresh ideas, practical strategies, and hands-on learning for horticulture professionals. Explore the future of business and retail, discover new approaches to customer experiences and interiorscape design, sharpen ...
Managing the Modern Exterior Landscape: Palms, Performance, and Property Success Whether you’re a landscape professional or resort property manager, this 1/2-day workshop is your chance to gain cutting-edge insights into palm care, pest control, and overall landscape health. Dive ...
What’s happening in retail around the world, and what can we learn from it? Join Joe Baer, CEO + Creative Director of ZenGenius, and Meg Lefeld, Sensory Merchandising + Design Strategist, for a look at the trends, ideas and experiences shaping what’s next in retail. Drawing from their travels ...
The plant industry is changing—and the strategies, assumptions, and traditions that built yesterday’s success may not be enough to drive tomorrow’s growth. In this candid presentation, two generations of horticulture leaders come together to challenge each other, share lessons learned ...
Design is more than a service or product feature. It can be a powerful tool for building relationships, earning trust, and generating new business. Drawing on his experience as a design/build business owner and product specifier, Michael McCullough shares how interiorscape contractors, ...
Great garden centers do more than sell plants. They create reasons for customers to visit, stay longer, and come back. This interactive session will explore how to develop creative, memorable customer experiences that turn an ordinary shopping trip into something customers want to share. ...
Discover how to make the case for biophilic design in the language of your clients' own business. This session starts with the people in a space: how stress shows up in the body, and why our relationship with nature matters. From there, it looks at how biophilic design can help support key ...
Managing the Modern Interior Landscape: Palms, Performance, and Property Success Whether you’re an interiorscape professional or resort property manager, this 1/2-day workshop will focus on interior landscapes to gain cutting-edge insights into palm care, pest control, and ...
Put your pest-identification skills to the test! In this highly interactive session designed specifically for interiorscape professionals, participants will become “Pest Detectives” as they learn how to recognize some of the most common—and sometimes easily overlooked—pests found on ...
Planterra began as an interior landscaping company. Our glass conservatory in West Bloomfield, Michigan, was built to support the plant business, but people kept asking to hold events there. What started as an unexpected opportunity became a venue business—and gave us a new way to ...
What separates a good interiorscape technician from a great one? Consistency, confidence, and knowing what to look for. This practical session provides a technician’s playbook for delivering exceptional plant care while identifying opportunities to improve plant health, enhance the ...
Join Dave Williams and Erik Dietl-Friedli of Garden Center Consultants for a hands-on session where they’ll bring the principles of effective merchandising to life. Using plants from the TPIE show floor and everyday props, Dave and Erik will build three different displays live, sharing ...
