Important Dates
July 9, 2013
Purdue Turf & Landscape Field Day
West Lafayette, IN
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July 21-23, 2013
Planet Day on the Hill
Washington DC
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August 1, 2013
IPLCA at registration booth
Summer Field Days (ILCA)
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August 6, 2013
IPLCA Springfield Turf Education Day
6:30am to 12:30 pm
Springfield IL
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September 13, 2013
IPLCA Turf Education Day - TED
Chicago Botanic Gardens
8:30 am to 3pm
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October 10, 2013
U of I Turf Education Day
Urbana, Ill
Illinois Professional Lawn Care Association is a member-driven organization that deals with issues and concerns that are important to Illinois Lawn Care Professionals.
Please go to About Us to learn more about IPLCA and its commitment to turf and lawns.
APRIL 20, 2013 Day of Service: Danville National Cemetery
The IPLCA teamed up with local lawn care companies to donate lawn and garden services to Danville National Cemetery. The effort coincided with the National Day of Service organized by PLANET, the Professional Landcare Network. IPLCA volunteers took materials and equipment to the Danville National Cemetery on Saturday, April 20, to complete several needed renovation projects. Read more in our newsletter
Thank you to all that volunteered their time, material, equipment and money!
Volunteers:
Misty Henson - Danville Cemetery Supervisor
Darrell Light - Berry's Garden Center
Frank Phillips - Berry's Garden Center
Dan Ditman - Berry's Garden Center
Lance Curtis - Horticulture Student University of Illinois
Humberto Vigueras - Chalet Nursery
Aronaldo Gonzlez - Chalet Nursery
John Blatti - Lawn Works
Jay Helmer - Rosborough Partners, Inc.
Scott Singleton - Dr. Green
Randal Meyer - Dr. Green
Mark Utendorf - Emerald Lawn Care
Norm Kleber - ENCAP Professional Products
Harold Enger - Spring-Green Lawn Care Corm
Audrey Stidd
Equipment and Material Provided by:
Bayer Environmental Science
Barry's Garden Center
Chalet Nursery
ENCAP Professional Products
John Deere Landscapes
National Seed
TK Group
IPLCA Newsletter: Spring 2013
On April 1 the IPLCA emailed our second newly designed newsletter.
To see a copy of the newsletter please click here for the Spring 2013 edition.
Inside the Newsletter:
- Day of Service April 20: Danville National Cemetery
- Monthly Survey Results: Who is your biggest competition?
- LCO Profile: Bill Leuenberger of Chalet Nursery
- What's New: New Fertilizer Product
- "What do the Pros do when everyone is underbidding me?"
- New Members
- Be Your Own Publicist!
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2013 Membership: Renewal Due
Membership Renewals and 2013 Calendar of Events were mailed to all IPLCA Members. Please return your membership dues as soon as possible! You can renew your membership using your credit card online through PayPal or by calling Kara at 847-672-4691. Just go to the "Become a Member" page. Otherwise, please mail your renewal to IPLCA, PO Box 472, Wadsworth, IL 60083.