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Tuesday, March 10, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) 2026 PHS Flower Show PLNA Trophy Recipients Announced » (Pictured L-R: 2026 PLNA judges Pat Joyce, Katie Dubow, and Larry Shehan) Congratulations to the Pennsylva...
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) PLNA Releases Updated PCH Manual » HARRISBURG, PA - The Pennsylvania Landscape & Nursery Association proudly announces the release of the newly updated...
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) In Memoriam: William "Bill" D. Wells, Jr. » William “Bill” D. Wells Jr., a respected nurseryman, landscape designer, and dedicated community leader, passed away peace...
Thursday, July 24, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) In Memoriam: Glenn E. Hively » PLNA is saddened to learn of the passing of Glenn E. Hively on July 22. Born on April 11, 1934, in York, Glenn was a...
Thursday, June 5, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) In Memoriam: Thomas K. Eichenlaub » PLNA is saddened to learn of the passing of Thomas K. Eichenlaub on June 3. Tom was a graduate of Fox Chapel Area H...
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Members In The News
Monday, September 30, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Octoraro Hosts Governor’s Invasive Species Council » COCHRANVILLE – The Pennsylvania Governor’s Invasive Species Council (PISC) was hosted by PLNA-member Octoraro Native Plant...
Wednesday, April 20, 2022 (1 Comment - view/add) Eichenlaub Receives Penn State College of Ag’s Outstanding Alumni Award » University Park - Long-time PLNA member and leader Dan Eichenlaub received the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences...
Tuesday, November 16, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) PLNA on Plant a Trillion Trees Podcast! » PLNA Board Chair Katie Dubow talked with Art and Design by Eva Monheim for her podcast, Plant a Trillion Trees. That's som...
Wednesday, December 18, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) In Memoriam - Larry J. Kuhns 1946 - 2019 » Larry Judson Kuhns, 73, of State College, died Saturday, November 23, 2019, at home, surrounded by his loving family. Larr...
Friday, September 13, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Kevin Prall, PCH, Awarded Inaugural "Best Front Yard in America" by Better Homes and Gardens » Out of around 900 entries, Kevin Prall’s yard was judged to be in the top ten. Then, voting was open to the public, and he...
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Plants, Pests & Diseases
Saturday, December 6, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) No Plants Listed at Controlled Plant and Noxious Weed Committee Meeting » HARRISBURG – No new plants were listed at the October 23, 2025 meeting of the Department of Agriculture’s (PDA) Cont...
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Unsolicited Seed Packages – What to Do » Several AmericanHort members have reported receiving unsolicited seed packets in the mail, often mislabeled and appearing...
Friday, April 4, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine Expanded to Four More Counties » HARRISBURG - On April 4, 2025, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA) expanded the Spotted Lanternfly quarantine...
Thursday, February 20, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) PDA Issues Quarantine for Mushroom Pest Phorid Fly » KENNETT SQUARE – The Phorid Fly, Megaselia halterata , has been detected by the Pennsylvania Department of Agricultu...
Monday, September 30, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Game Commission Outlines Deer Control Programs » HARRISBURG – Deer depredation has been a perennial problem for nurseries across the Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Game Co...
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PLNA Foundation News
Monday, December 6, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) 2021-2022 Scholarship Recipients Announced! » Please join us in congratulating the 2021-2022 PLNA Foundation Scholarship Program recipients: Pennsylvania College of...
Tuesday, December 18, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) PLNA Foundation Establishes Endowed Scholarship with Penn State University » Every year the PLNA Foundation reviews applications for its annual scholarship program. And next year, there will...
Tuesday, December 18, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) PLNA Foundation Awards Scholarships » The PLNA Foundation awarded six $5000 scholarships this school year; 3 to Penn College of Technology students, 2 to Penn S...
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Protecting Values In Pennsylvania
Monday, March 23, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) PLNA Joins with PUCA Opposing Reduction of Routine (Construction) Ticket » HARRISBURG - The PA One Call/811 System i s considering reducing the routine construction ticket to 1,000 feet. The...
Monday, March 23, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) PDA Pesticide Advisory Board Discusses Paraquat Ban Bills » HARRISBURG - Three bills have been introduced in the General Assembly to ban the herbicide paraquat . While not used ex...
Monday, March 23, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) Local Interest Grows in Banning Gas-Powered Blowers » RADNOR, PA - Bans on gas-powered lawn equipment and incentives for transitioning to electric lawn equipment are on...
Monday, December 8, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Lower Merion Township Bans Gas-Powered Landscape Blowers » LOWER MERION - The Lower Merion Township (Montgomery County, Pa.) Board of Commissioners voted in late November to phase...
Monday, December 8, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Plant Pest Act Revisions Remain Stalled » HARRISBURG - PLNA reached an agreement with the Department of Agriculture (PDA) on reauthorization bill of the...
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Building Community
Monday, April 9, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) PLNA Awards Trophies at 2018 Flower Show » Each year PLNA awards trophies at the Philadelphia Flower Show for the most effective use of plant and the best...
Tuesday, May 2, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) PLNA Trophies at 2017 Philadelphia Flower Show » Each year PLNA awards trophies at the Philadelphia Flower Show. This year trophies were awarded in the Landscape display...
Tuesday, April 12, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) PLNA Members Share their Knowledge at the Gold Medal Plant Exhibit » PLNA is continuously looking to get our members out in front of potential customers and share their knowledge, expertise...
Tuesday, April 12, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) PLNA Awards Trophies at Philadelphia Flower Show » PLNA has been implementing many changes over the past year and one of them was re-evaluating the criteria for the PLNA Aw...
Friday, February 5, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Inaugural PLNA Member Recognition Event Awards Dedication and Loyalty » On January 14, 2016 long-time members and new members gathered at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex to honor and recogniz...
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Protecting Values In the Nation
Friday, March 20, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) FMSCA Issues CDL Foreign Driver Rule » WASHINGTON, D.C. - The (FMCSA) issued a new final rule limiting and changing the process for how non-...
Friday, March 20, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) President Trump Issues Executive Order Protecting Production of Glyphosate » WASHINGTON, D.C. - In February, the White House announced an executive order concerning the domestic production of bo...
Friday, March 20, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) H-2B Supplemental Visa Released » The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have issued a temporary final rule auth...
Friday, March 20, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) Call Now! Urge Your Congressman to Pass the “Skinny Farm Bill” » What’s in the Skinny Farm Bill for the Green Industry? More money and priority for specialty crops (nursery and gre...
Wednesday, August 20, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Will Trump Administration Approve a Path to Work Visas for Undocumented? » Twice within the past several months, President Trump has teased that he would limit deportations of undocumented...
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Business Resources
Tuesday, April 27, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) The Growing Threat of ADA Website Lawsuits » WASHINGTON, D.C. - While you were worried about COVID-19, lawsuits against businesses whose websites do not conform to the...
Friday, June 15, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) PLNA Holds Meeting on Contract Growing for the 10,000,000 Trees Project » HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania tree nurseries are invited to a meeting to learn about the 10,000,000 Trees Project and how they...
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