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The Ohio Nursery and Landscape
Association (ONLA) is a non-profit trade association, incorporated
in the State of Ohio, representing the interests of the state's
nursery, garden center and landscape industry. Membership is
comprised of nursery stock growers, landscape contractors and
maintenance firms, garden centers, arborists and allied suppliers.
The Ohio Nursery and Landscape
Association endeavors to:
- Foster and promote the sale
and use of nursery products and engage in any lawful activities
which will enhance the ethical and economic progress of the industry.
- Protect the planting public
through the advancement of fair and lawful trade practices, customs
and uses.
- Improve nursery products and
cultivate techniques by supporting research in the field of horticulture
and encourage the publication of the results of such research.
- Cooperate with public agencies
and institutions of higher learning involved in the nursery and
landscape industry and enlist their cooperation and counsel for
our members and the public.
- Cooperate with governmental
agencies in molding policies on legislative and administrative
matters in the interest of the public and the industry.
The Ohio Nursery and Landscape
Association is headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, a northeast
suburb of the State Capital, Columbus. The ONLA purchased its
own building in the autumn of 1993 and moved to the new offices
in January, 1994. The building has 4,200 square feet of office
space and conference rooms.
The Association staff is comprised
of Bill Stalter, Executive Director; Erin Thomas, Associate Director;
Jennifer Gray, Director of Publications & Education; Roni
Petersen, Coordinator of Certification & Membership; and
Vivienne Patlovich, Administrative Assistant.
Office hours are 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday
and 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The office is closed weekends,
all major holidays and the day following Thanksgiving. |
The Ohio Nursery & Landscape
Association will provide proactive leadership and guidance to
the green industry. We will accomplish our mission by offering
services to increase the profitability of member firms, through
personal and professional growth, addressing legislative and
regulatory issues, research, marketing, education and technology.
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