April 19, 2011



The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) is an international association serving lawn care professionals, landscape management, design/build/installation professionals, and interior plantscapers. The interior plantscaping specialty group works to ensure that the needs of interior plantscaping company members are met and represented on each committee. Additionally, the group supports the Green Plants for Green Buildings initiative and helps raise awareness of interior plantscaping within the membership and externally to consumers. With nearly 3,500 member companies and affiliates, PLANET members and their employees represent more than 100,000 green industry professionals.
www.landcarenetwork.org



Bringham Young University offers an extensive interior landscaping program that includes courses in design, installation and management. The university has been a strong supporter of the Interior Industry Coalition.
www.byu.edu



The National Interiorscape Network (NIN) is an international alliance of companies that have united to set the standard for ethics, integrity, and service in the interior landscaping industry. NIN represents interior landscaping companies from the entire United States, as well as Canada and the United Kingdom. Partnership is open to companies of any size, from small annual revenues to multi-million dollar operations.
www.interiorscapenetwork.com



Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association (FNGLA) is Florida's oldest and largest association, targeting the needs of the Florida's environmental horticulture industry, which has an estimated $15.2 billion annually in industry-wide sales. In 2007, FNGLA celebrated its 55th year. FNGLA strives to advance members' business interests and enhance their success.
www.fngla.org/TPIE



Created in 1987, the National Foliage Foundation (NFF) is a non-profit corporation, organized exclusively for charitable, educational and research purposes. NFF is headquartered at the Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association's (FNGLA) office in Orlando, Fla. The goal of NFF is to organize concentrated programs that address specific problems affecting the foliage industry. With sufficient funding from a large base of contributors, the board's efforts will attract the most skilled researchers, dedicated educators and promising students.
www.nationalfoliagefoundation.org



Green Plants for Green Buildings is committed to informing decision makers about the significant environmental, psychological, health and productivity benefits inherent with having plants in indoor environments. To implement its educational objectives, Green Plants for Green Buildings engages in a wide variety of communications, and has committed the last ten years to educating, and encouraging building professionals to put plants to work as a vital element in sustainability practices.
www.greenplantsforgreenbuildings.org



The Plantscape Industry Alliance is an organization of professionals who design, install and maintain plants in the interior environment. Dedicated to bringing nature indoors, it advocates the use of living plants in interior landscapes to enhance human well-being. The Alliance's mission is to advance the professionalism of interior plantscapers and industry affiliates through quality programs, educational material and networking opportunities.
www.piagrows.org/CalScape/seminar_info.htm



Since 1934, the Maryland Nursery Landscape Association has supported promoted, and provided services and assistance to member businesses. It supports all groups of the horticulture industry, including landscape, garden centers, interiorscape, grounds maintenance, nursery, greenhouse, arboriculture, botanical gardens and other allied businesses. MNLA also provides a unified voice to communicate to the public about the vital role of the green industry in improving the quality of life. MNLA membership totals 300.
www.mnlaonline.org



OFA is a well-respected horticulture educational association in the United States. It serves industry sectors, such as greenhouses, nurseries, retail and wholesale florists, garden centers, and interior plantscape. A 20-member board of directors and more than 150 industry leaders serve on more than 17 committees that guide all the association's activities. The Ohio State Florist Association was formed in 1929. By 1938, the name was changed to the Ohio Florists' Association. In 2002, the association was re-branded to OFA – an Association of Horticulture Professionals.
www.ofa.org



With more than 2,000 professional members, Landscape Ontario is the province's premier horticultural trades association. Its mission is to be the leader in representing, promoting and fostering a favourable climate for the advancement of the horticulture industry in Ontario. Interior Plantscapes is one of ten sector groups that make up Landscape Ontario. Click on the interior plantscapes sector page to locate the interior plantscape website.
www.horttrades.com