Pinehurst Resort, Carolina Hotel / Village of Pinehurst, NC

Friday, November 15, 2019

Co-sponsored by Johnson Nursery, the event was held in the Cardinal Ballroom, located inside the historic Carolina Hotel at the Pinehurst Resort

Tom Ewing welcomed the 150+ Landscape Professional attendees and introduced Chris Jones, Grounds Assistant Superintendent at Pinehurst, and a Proven Winners Certified Landscape Professional

Proven Winners Meghan Owens provided an overview of the many successful marketing programs and resources available from Proven Winners

Experts from Proven Winners introduced our newest introductions and recommendations – Four Star Greenhouse’s John Antonelli (Annuals), Spring Meadow Nursery’s Jane Beggs-Joles (ColorChoice Shrubs), and Walters Gardens Josh Roggenbuck (Perennials)

Over lunch, David Johnson, President of Johnson Nursery Corp. highlighted many of their top selling Proven Winners plants

NC Cooperative Extension Agents Stacey Jones and Taylor Williams presented an informative talk entitled ‘Know Your Enemy’ in which they highlighted several current pest issues in the local landscape

Guest speaker was Zeke Cooper, PLA, V.P. Marketing & Business Development with DreamCatcher Hotels. Zeke is a Proven Winners Certified Landscape Professional and discussed some of his impressive design and installation work using Proven Winners plants

Attendees were treated to a sneak-peak of early planning for a Proven Winners Signature Garden to be located in the Carolina Hotel’s West Lawn

Supporting the event with product displays were Barbara Wise with Cresent Garden, Jeff Briggs with SePRO, and David Johnson, Chason Johnson, and Derek Gardener with Johnson Nursery Corporation