National Floriculture Forum Brings Industry Leaders to UF/IFAS for Research and Collaboration
Dr. Leynar Leyton hosted the National Floriculture Forum at the UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center. The meeting included tours to Monrovia in Cairo, Ga, Tallahassee Nurseries (voted one of the best garden centers in the South by Southern Living), Maclay Gardens, Oglesby Plants International, and Hackney Nursery, plus a preconference tour to Wakulla Springs.
The meeting was sponsored by the American Floral Endowment, Ball Horticulture, The Fred G. Gloeckner Foundation, Gardening Friends of the Big Bend, the UF/IFAS Department of Environmental Horticulture, and the UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center. The meeting also included 14 research and extension talks with the latest updates in floriculture and ornamental research. With a strong presence of UF/IFAS Environmental Horticulture Faculty and Graduate students, the meeting had 30 attendees from Florida Gulf Coast University, University of Georgia, NC State, Purdue, Louisiana State University, Kansas State, University of Maine, Penn State, Cornell, Ohio State, the American Floral Endowment, and Ball Horticulture.
