EXPO WEST - 8/27-28
GRAND SIERRA RESORT | 2500 E 2nd St, Reno, NV 89595
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
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7:30 AM 8:00 AM 11:00-11:45 AM 12:30-1:30 PM 2:00-3:00 PM 6:00-8:30 PM |
Breakfast Expo Opens Grower Panel Insights Lunch Grower Case Studies: Common, Uncommon and Complex - George Grant, Ph.D., GGSPro Customer/Vendor Appreciation Dinner & Bowling. |
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7:30 AM 8:00 AM 10:00-10:45 AM 11:00-11:30 PM 11:30-1:00 PM 1:00-2:00 PM 3:00 PM |
Breakfast Expo Opens Cultivate Your Spark - Setting Your Garden Center Apart - Hannah Sadosky, Griffin Retail New Variety Preview 2026 Season - Jack Olson, Griffin Regional Sales Manager Lunch Optimizing Pesticide Performance: Water Quality, Shelf-life, and Spray Coverage - George Grant, Ph.D., GGSPro Expo Closes |
EXPO EAST - 9/4
LANCASTER MARRIOTT AT PENN SQUARE |
25 S Queen St, Lancaster, PA 17603
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
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7:00 AM 8:00 AM 11:00-11:30 AM 1:00-1:45 PM 5:00 PM |
Breakfast Expo Opens Lunch Grower Case Studies: Common, Uncommon and Complex - George Grant, Ph.D., GGSPro Expo Closes |
PRESENTATIONS
NEW VARIETY PREVIEW 2026 SEASON
(West only)Speaker: Jack Olson, Griffin Regional Sales Manager
After attending CAST 2025, we’ll highlight some of the best new varieties and colors for the 2026 season. Learn about new and improved genetics that we are excited about and think you will be too!
OPTIMIZING PESTICIDE PERFORMANCE:
WATER QUALITY, SHELF-LIFE, AND SPRAY COVERAGE
(West only)
Speaker: George Grant, Ph.D. GGSPro Technical Services Manager
With growing concerns around pesticide resistance, it’s more important than ever for growers to adopt best management practices that help preserve the effectiveness of their chemical control tools. Using the right pesticide for the right pest is just one part of the equation — join us as we explore other critical factors, including the importance of starting water quality, maintaining a fresh chemical inventory, and ensuring proper spray coverage. These three elements are often overlooked or misunderstood, yet each plays a vital role in maximizing pesticide performance and successful pest management. This presentation will provide a clearer understanding of how water quality affects spray water, how pesticide formulations influence shelf life, and how sprayer technology and application methods contribute to achieving the best possible results from your chemical program.
CULTIVATE YOUR SPARK:
SETTING YOUR GARDEN CENTER APART
(West only)Speaker: Hannah Sadosky, Griffin Retail Education Manager
Looking to make your mark and set your garden center apart? This retail seminar will explore how quality, variety, and experience draw customers in and keep them coming back.
GROWER CASE STUDIES:
COMMON, UNCOMMON, AND COMPLEX
Speaker: George Grant, Ph.D. GGSPro Technical Services Manager
Growers are one of the most valuable sources of new insights and effective solutions within the green industry. Case studies offer a powerful way to highlight real-world production challenges and the strategies used to overcome them. Join us as we explore a variety of common, uncommon, and complex issues that plant producers have encountered this season. This session will walk through a broad range of case studies involving both abiotic and biotic problems observed in the greenhouse, offer practical diagnostic tools, and share up-to-date cultural, chemical, and biological recommendations that can benefit growers of all types and experience levels.
In-person Expo Grand Prize Rules:
1. All customers who attend the Griffin Expo in person will automatically receive one entry into one of the Grand Prize Drawings. No purchase necessary! 2. Reno, NV attendees are eligible to win the ClubCar Golf Cart and Lancaster, PA attendees are eligible to win the Greenhouse Package. 3. A winner will be announced at the conclusion of each show. 4. The prize will be delivered to the winner within 2-4 weeks after the Expos conclude. 5. Grand prizes are non-transferable and may not be exchanged for cash or any other alternatives.
Boost Your Chance Rules
For each $250 min order placed with a different vendor, you will receive one additional chance per vendor order in the Grand Prize drawing.
Virtual Expo Grand Prize Rules:
1. Customers attending the Virtual Expo, that place an order of $2500 or more, are eligible for the Grand Prize Drawing. 2. Virtual Expo attendees are eligible to win a $5,000 Sign Shop credit. 3. Credit expires 3/31/26. 4. Grand prize is non-transferable and may not be exchanged for cash or any other alternatives.
1. All customers who attend the Griffin Expo in person will automatically receive one entry into one of the Grand Prize Drawings. No purchase necessary! 2. Reno, NV attendees are eligible to win the ClubCar Golf Cart and Lancaster, PA attendees are eligible to win the Greenhouse Package. 3. A winner will be announced at the conclusion of each show. 4. The prize will be delivered to the winner within 2-4 weeks after the Expos conclude. 5. Grand prizes are non-transferable and may not be exchanged for cash or any other alternatives.
Boost Your Chance Rules
For each $250 min order placed with a different vendor, you will receive one additional chance per vendor order in the Grand Prize drawing.
Virtual Expo Grand Prize Rules:
1. Customers attending the Virtual Expo, that place an order of $2500 or more, are eligible for the Grand Prize Drawing. 2. Virtual Expo attendees are eligible to win a $5,000 Sign Shop credit. 3. Credit expires 3/31/26. 4. Grand prize is non-transferable and may not be exchanged for cash or any other alternatives.
