Plantwny
The Professional Landscape &
Nursery Trade
2026 CNLP Day, Hort 101 Day & Trade Show & Education Conference
We are excited to have Vincent (Vinnie) Simeone as our 2026 keynote speaker on Friday, February 6. Vinnie will be presenting Thinking Outside the Box from 8:30 – 10:30am and Plants I Love to Hate from 1:00 – 2:00pm.
New for 2026! Sponsored by PLANT WNY Foundation and Unilock!
Please note for these seminars: Required items for all attendees: please have laptop, mouse, and software downloaded to computer prior to arrival.
We are proud to announce that Paddy Conway will be presenting the following seminars on Friday:
- In-Person Uvision® Simple Steps to Start a Design, Setup, and Short Cuts
- In-Person Uvision® Advanced Design, Re-Enforcing Designing to Sell
- In-Person Uvision® Terrain and Presenting to Sell
- Hardscaping By the Hour – Estimating Hardscapes
A former college lecturer, born in Ireland, raised in Africa, schooled in Ireland and England. Has over 45 years of experience in construction technology, specializing in landscaping, hardscaping design and installation. Now living in the Chicago area, Paddy currently lectures at varying colleges and trade shows, specializing in teaching the nuances of Unilock’s 3D software, Uvision, combined with their surveying apparatus, the Ulevel.
New for 2026! Thursday 1:30 – 3:45pm Heartsaver® First Aid classroom, video-based, instructor-led course that teaches students critical skills to respond to and manage an emergency in the first few minutes until emergency medical services (EMS) arrives. Students learn skills such as how to treat bleeding, sprains, broken bones, shock, respiratory, cardiac and other first aid emergencies. This class is limited to 25 people – This is hands only – will not obtain a CPR card – can do CPR until EMS arrives. Must register for this class with Heartsaver First Aid site and use code plant – see below to register. This class is included with your registration but you need to register separately.
Space is limited!
- CNLP Day & Horticulture 101 Day on Thursday
– CNLP Day: full day of certification seminars that are geared for CNLPs, candidates, landscape architects, arborists
– Horticulture 101 Day: seminars that are geared for employees to learn valuable skills
– $75 per person – includes buffet lunch - Trade show and full day of seminars on Friday – includes breakfast and buffet lunch
– PLANT WNY Members: $90 per person/$80 per person for 4 or more
– Non-Member Rate: $140 per person/$130 per person for 4 or more
– CCE Master Gardener: $105 per person (no further discount) - CNLP, DEC, and ISA credits approved! (updated January 29)
- Click here for the speaker bio/seminar topic detail
Click on agenda below for printable PDF agenda (Last Updated January 29)
Thank you to our sponsors:
- Draves Tree & Landscape – Gold Sponsor
- Buffalo Horticulture – Gold Sponsor
- Batavia Turf – Silver Sponsor
- ADMAR Supply – Bronze Sponsor
- Bank on Buffalo – Bronze Sponsor
- Lawley Insurance – Bronze Sponsor
- Unilock – Room Sponsor
- SiteOne Landscape Supply – Room Sponsor
- Scranton’s Thruway Builders – Room Sponsor
- Gernatt Asphalt Products – Bag Sponsor
Thank you to our exhibitors – please take the time to visit with them, they are at the show for you!:
- 360-TURF
- ADMAR Construction Equipment & Supplies
- Bank on Buffalo
- Batavia Turf
- BEG Group
- Bobbex
- Buffalo Horticulture
- Chestnut Ridge Nursery, Inc.
- Draves Tree & Landscape
- Ewing Outdoor Services
- Gernatt Asphalt Products
- Lacrosse Seed
- Lakeside Sod Supply Co.
- Medford Nursery
- MTE Equipment Solutions
- NYS Dept of Agriculture and Markets
- NYS Dept of Transportation
- Preferred Seed
- Russell’s Tree & Shrub Farm
- Scranton’s Thruway Builders
- SiteOne Landscape Supply
- SUNY Niagara
- Unilock
- Upstate Equipment
- We Find Plants
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