Michigan Nursery and Landscape Association

Michigan Nursery and Landscape Association MNLA is the statewide trade association
for the Green Industry.

03/24/2026

Happy National Ag. Day Michigan FFA! Today as we celebrate the agricultural industry on a national level, we reflect on Michigan's agricultural industry. Michigan agriculture contributes $125.8 billion to the economy annually and accounts for 17% of the state's employment. Michigan is also the 2nd most agriculturally diverse state in the nation. Michigan is proud to call agriculture one of our strongest industries.

-Lizzie Hartmann & Keira Fudge

03/20/2026

We just had to share this incredible ad from one of our GLTE exhibitors, that features Michigan's Green Industry on a national level.

THANK YOU to all of our 2026 Legislative Day participants! The voice of Michigan's Green Industry was heard loud and cle...
03/20/2026

THANK YOU to all of our 2026 Legislative Day participants! The voice of Michigan's Green Industry was heard loud and clear, and we couldn't have done it without you.

This week, NALP's National Collegiate Landscape Competition celebrates its 50th anniversary - here at Michigan State! Th...
03/19/2026

This week, NALP's National Collegiate Landscape Competition celebrates its 50th anniversary - here at Michigan State! The Opening Ceremonies were held on Wednesday night, where 56 colleges and universities from across the country and Canada faced off in a "cheer competition" to see who would receive the honor of being Most Enthusiastic.

On Tuesday, 165 students traveled by bus to Spring Meadow Nursery, Inc. and Walters Gardens, where they saw firsthand all of the processes necessary to bring a plant to market. They also got a true taste of Michigan, braving the cold and windy weather at Holland State Park for the chance to see Lake Michigan - with a real feel of 3 degrees!

We are both honored and excited to take part in the 50th NCLC. The action continues today, where both MNLA and our member firms have booths at the Career Fair. Good luck to the Michigan State Student Horticulture Association and all other teams competing this week!

We just received our plants from Hortech, Inc. for next week's Legislative Day!  Join us in Lansing on March 18 at 8:00 ...
03/12/2026

We just received our plants from Hortech, Inc. for next week's Legislative Day!

Join us in Lansing on March 18 at 8:00 am as we raise awareness of and promote the size and scope of Michigan's Green Industry. This event is critical for the defense of your interests at the State Capitol!

We'll start with an informational session providing protocol on the legislative system and the message we'll be delivering to each legislative office. From there, we'll form groups and systematically visit each office in the State Legislature, dropping off a succulent while discussing our legislative priorities.

There is no charge to attend but we do need you to register:https://files.constantcontact.com/de293ca6be/e90753e6-4b32-4607-a087-9c52c9cb5ac7.pdf

What a wonderful, design-filled day we had yesterday at the Landscape Design Workshop led by the talented Matthew Ross a...
03/11/2026

What a wonderful, design-filled day we had yesterday at the Landscape Design Workshop led by the talented Matthew Ross and John Clese. The energy in the room was inspiring โ€“ it was fantastic to see design professionals collaborating, asking thoughtful questions, and diving deep into ways to elevate their work. We can't wait to see how you bring these new concepts to life in your next projects! (Gothic romance, anyone?) ๐Ÿ˜‰

03/04/2026

MNLA is partnering with Sandler, one of the leading sales training companies in the World, to offer ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฒ: ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ on ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ in ๐—ข๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜€, ๐— ๐—œ.

We'll cover:

๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฟ/๐—”๐˜๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ/๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ป๐—ถ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ โ€“ the 3 key components for a person to be successful in sales

๐—˜๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป โ€“ understanding how words, tonality, and body language play a role in communicating effectively with clients and your team, how to modify your communication style to deal with different personality types

๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฟ-๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐——๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ โ€“ understanding how to gain control of the sales process and avoid being derailed by prospects/clients

๐—˜๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐— ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—”๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ โ€“ how to set proper expectations to remove fear/worry from clients and help them reach a decision more quickly

๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ โ€“ not every client is a fit and that's ok, establishing equal business stature, making the decision to say "no" to a prospect

๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป โ€“ how to differentiate your biz from the competition when talking to prospects/clients

๐—จ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฟ'๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป โ€“ what pain or pleasure is driving them to want to do business

๐—”๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—•๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ โ€“ getting on the same page re: budget to make sure we are not spending too much time with prospects who won't be a good fit from a budget standpoint

๐—จ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฟ'๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป-๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ โ€“ who plays a role and how do they come to decisions

๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ป๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜† โ€“ CRM, Linkedin/Social Media

๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ง๐—ผ ๐—จ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—œ ๐—ง๐—ผ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—”๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ โ€“ introduction to ways that AI can help you find prospects, be more efficient, and grow sales

๐บ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘™๐‘ฆ ๐‘ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘ ๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘๐‘ฆ: ๐‘€๐‘–๐‘โ„Ž๐‘–๐‘”๐‘Ž๐‘› ๐ป๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘๐‘ข๐‘™๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐ผ๐‘›๐‘‘๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘†๐‘’๐‘™๐‘“-๐ผ๐‘›๐‘ ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘Š๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘˜๐‘’๐‘Ÿ'๐‘  ๐ถ๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› ๐น๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘…๐‘ƒ๐‘† ๐‘…๐‘’๐‘”๐‘’๐‘›๐‘๐‘ฆ

Register at https://mnlateam.wufoo.com/forms/s1l32ws40nepctw/

Landscape Designers โ€“ Get back into gear at next week's Landscape Design Workshop, led by Matthew Ross (The Botanic Gard...
03/03/2026

Landscape Designers โ€“ Get back into gear at next week's Landscape Design Workshop, led by Matthew Ross (The Botanic Garden at Historic Barns Park) and John Clese (Restoration Earth and Lake Effect Garden and Design).

Don't miss this opportunity to:
โ€ขexpand your knowledge of sustainable design from plant selection to hardscaping
โ€ขfind effective, innovative ways to interview your clients and develop a comprehensive process that will ultimately save time and energy
โ€ขdevelop a deeper palette of plants to choose from

The program includes a series of hands-on design scenarios and is perfect for new designers and seasoned pros. All materials and a boxed lunch will be included. Held on March 10 in Grand Rapids.

Featured are some photos from last year's event!

Only 9 spaces remain โ€“ Register today at https://mnlateam.wufoo.com/forms/shjecor1athiis/

Don't delay - register today!  Visit mnla.org/learn to sign up.
03/02/2026

Don't delay - register today! Visit mnla.org/learn to sign up.

Address

2149 Commons Pkwy
Okemos, MI
48864

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 5pm
Thursday 7:30am - 5pm
Friday 7:30am - 5pm

Telephone

+15173810437

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