Finished Plant Conference

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Thank you for joining us for the AmericanHort Finished Plant Conference. It was the event to attend for finishing growers of bedding and potted flowering plants, indoor and outdoor perennials, and fast-turn flowering shrubs. With a grower-focused trade show and education for all expertise levels, there was something for everyone!

Want to optimize your production? Join us to learn the best practices in production in 25+ grower-to-grower panels, sessions, and specific crop talks.

Walk the trade show to discover new suppliers, strategies, and opportunities for commerce that will help you grow your business.

Greenhouse Tour

On the Greenhouse Tour, you will see a variety of crop sectors and business models in beautiful western Michigan. We will visit Walters Gardens, Spring Meadow Nursery, Henry Mast Greenhouse, and Garden Crossings.

Perennial Workshop

This half-day workshop at Walters Gardens is ideal for beginning to intermediate perennial growers. The workshop will cover weed control, perennial PGRs and application methods, handling of bare-root material, and much more.

Education

With the recent boom in consumer demand for horticultural products, education for finished plant growers has never been more needed. Education at the AmericanHort Finished Plant Conference focuses on the finishing of bedding and potted flowering plants, indoor and outdoor perennials, and fast-turn flowering shrubs. With sessions on best practices in production, specific crop talks, and grower-to-grower panels, you are sure to walk away with the tools to optimize your production or venture into a new product mix.

Education is Available in 3 Main Formats

Production Practices

These sessions will focus on best practices in production that will help growers keep quality front-and-center while also increasing efficiency and ROI. Session will be on topics like:

  • Quality Control
  • Space efficiency
  • Labor reduction strategies
  • Prevention and identification of abiotic and biotic issues associated with crop systems such as phytotoxicity ID and prevention, weed control, and more!

Grower-To-Grower Panels

Hearing strategies and troubleshooting with other finished plant growers, suppliers, and researchers is one of the best ways for the horticulture industry, and your business, to grow. The moderated panels at the Finished Plant Conference will help you do just that. Panel topics include:
  • Strategies to optimize efficiency
  • Tips & tricks from successful growers on specific crops, and more!
Crop Talks​

The Crop Talk education sessions will focus on optimizing growing practices for specific crops, crop groups, and systems. This includes reviewing

  • Varieties/cultivars
  • Scheduling
  • Growing environment and inputs
  • Troubleshooting pests, pathogens & abiotic issues
  • Postharvest, such as retail care
  • PGRs
  • Bulking
  • Overwintering perennials, and more!

Specific Crops include:

  • Mums
  • Succulents
  • Orchids
  • Hellebores
  • Echinacea
  • Hibiscus m.
  • Ornamental grasses
    …and more!

Hotel & Registration

Finished Plant Conference will be hosted at the Hotel Amway Grand Plaza in the heart of Grand Rapids.

Located at 187 Monroe NW
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503, USA

Register today for the AmericanHort Finished Plant Conference to network with suppliers and other industry professionals at the tradeshow, learn in sessions focused on production & specific crop talks, and walk away with the tools and strategies to optimize your operation’s finished plant growing.

The Power of AmericanHort Membership

As a member of AmericanHort, the green industry’s leading association, you will be connected to the mentors, leaders, and knowledgeable resources you need – when you need them – so that you can Perform Better day in and day out, Grow Faster than you ever dreamed possible, and Prepare both Yourself and Your Business for the Future.

Exhibiting at the Finished Plant Conference

Interested in connecting with finished plant growers from across the nation? Come exhibit at the AmericanHort Finished Plant Conference to make connections with new and existing industry customers, find new sales opportunities, and network with your peers. Contact Cindy Lee at cindyl@americanhort.org for more information. 

Exhibit Space Rental includes:

  • 8’ x 10’ booth space, 8-foot back and 3-foot side wall drape
  • (1) 8’ table, 2 chairs, and a wastebasket
  • Booth Identification Sign with Company Name and Booth Number.
  • Two complimentary session passes for booth personnel or customers. Additional passes can be purchased at a reduced fee. Contact us for pricing.
  • Electronic list of eligible attendee leads (after the event)

Connect with Cindy Lee for exhibit information and sponsorship opportunities that will help grow your audience and your business.