Why Landscaping Conferences Are Important to Your Business
The entire community of landscaping professionals is one of the most active professional industries. Every year, just in the USA, there are 100+ landscaping trade shows and conferences built to tackle some of the hardest challenges businesses in landscaping face.
Landscape and industry trade shows allow you to see the innovations, hear from experts, and network with other business professionals around the country to understand the pressures facing your business.
We have built a list of the top landscaping conferences to attend this year and beyond. This page is continually being updated with the newest landscape events, conferences, and learning courses for your industry.
AvaHR will be attending many of the landscape conferences listed below. Be sure to come to say “hi” and pick up some swag. 😊
Landscaping Trade Shows & Conferences in 2026
📆 Date: January 7-9, 2026
📍 Location: Baltimore Convention Center
The Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show (MANTS) is one of the horticulture industry’s largest and most B2B trade shows. Thousands of industry professionals gather at MANTS in January to connect, source plants and products, discover what’s new, and build business relationships. All education happens peer-to-peer on the show floor, making MANTS the marketplace where the green industry moves forward together.
📆 Date: January 19-23, 2026
📍 Location: Four Seasons & Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC
The 2026 Green & Growin’ Expo is a must-attend event for professionals in the green industry, including landscapers, growers, garden center owners, and suppliers. Held annually, this expo combines a dynamic trade show with extensive educational sessions covering the latest in plant science, sustainable landscaping practices, and business growth strategies. Attendees can connect with industry experts, explore innovative products, and discover solutions to meet the demands of a growing market. With opportunities to network, learn, and gain inspiration, Green & Growin’ 2026 is perfect for those looking to enhance their expertise and grow their business in the green industry.
📆 Date: February 10-11, 2026
📍 Location: Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN
Indiana Green Expo 2026 two-day Trade Show provides opportunities for turf and landscape professionals to meet with vendors and view the newest products and technology. Plan to be a part of it!
📆 Date: February 3-5, 2026
📍 Location: Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO
ProGreen EXPO is the only green industry conference in the Rocky Mountain Region of its kind. More than 5,000 green industry professionals gather every year at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver to gain vital knowledge and skills to improve business, educate employees and discover the latest information for the upcoming season.
📆 Date: February 25-27, 2026
📍 Location: Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center, Schaumburg, IL
iLandscape: The Illinois + Wisconsin Landscape Show will return February 25-27, 2026 at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center in Schaumburg, Illinois. iLandscape is owned and managed by Landscape Illinois. iLandscape is the show for today’s landscape professional. It is a show you will look forward to, eagerly attend, and talk about months after the show has concluded. iLandscape is the show that Midwestern landscape professionals deserve. Close to 7,000 people attended the 12th iLandscape show in 2025. See for yourself what all the excitement is about.
📆 Date: July 22 – 24, 2026
📍 Location: The Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV
The Lawn & Landscape Technology Conference is the only industry conference dedicated exclusively to education and exhibits focused on technology in the green industry. Now in its sixth year, it is continuously the one conference where professionals convene for education, innovation, and partnership-building opportunities. Not only will you find actionable ideas you can take home to implement in your business, but you’ll also meet others facing the same day-to-day hurdles, and you will learn how to overcome those roadblocks and anticipate the changes to come. Join us this July for your chance to learn about and embrace the technology and processes moving the industry forward!
📆 Date: August 11-13, 2026
📍 Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, TX
Step into the ultimate gathering for the horticulture industry—EXPO! This premier trade show is where profitable connections, high-impact networking, and unmatched sales opportunities come together. For over 70 years, EXPO has been shaping the future of horticulture, bringing together thousands of nursery and landscape professionals to share ideas, source products, and grow their businesses. Don’t miss your chance to be part of it!
📆 Date: August 26 – 28, 2026
📍 Location: Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR
Build your network with fresh connections. Meet the experts, discover innovative ideas, products and services to grow your business, and see the industry’s most stunning plants to place your orders. Learn from the industry’s brightest minds. Find an extraordinary lineup of new and in-demand speakers, industry favorites, the latest ideas and opportunities, and the information you need to grow your business. From hands-on, interactive components to technical sessions for growers, retailers, landscapers and business professionals you’ll leave prepared to tackle new opportunities and challenges in the year ahead.
📆 Date: October 20-23, 2026
📍 Location: Louisville, KY
Equip is where contractors, dealers, designers, arborists, manufacturers, and industry creators come together for one epic week of hands-on demos, education breakthroughs, networking, and product launches from the biggest brands in the world. Equip education is built by pros, for pros. Dive into business strategy, marketing, technical training, and leadership sessions taught by experts shaping the industry. Learn smarter workflows, proven tactics, and fresh ideas to grow your team, expand services, boost profits, and improve your business today.
📆 Date: November 8-11, 2026
📍 Location: Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, FL
ELEVATE is the landscape industry’s premier event. Whether you’re scaling your team, refining your operations, or exploring new markets, ELEVATE offers the insights to help you and your team succeed. Moving to a different city each year – from the East Coast to the West Coast – ELEVATE is always a new immersive experience designed to help you grow your business and adapt to a changing marketplace.
How to plan for your upcoming Landscaping trade show and conference
- Build your wish list: Before you go, make sure you create your list of key questions you’re facing right now in your business, industry, or team. These can be your talking points while meeting with peers or during Q&A time at the end of speaker presentations. It can also help keep you focused in the exhibitor area knowing who you should spend your time talking to.
- Is there a conference app? Find out if there is a conference app. Download it before you go to see the latest announcements and potential peers, and mentors you can meet up with. The best relationships are built outside the HR conference. Find out where the after-parties and peer dinner groups are meeting. WiFi is not always a sure thing at the venue. Make sure you download the app before you go.
- Get your Twitter account ready – A lot of the conference chatter happens via a Twitter hashtag thread. Find out what the conference hashtag will be, and save it in your search preferences in your Twitter mobile app. Engage. These events are so much better when you can share what you’ve learned, insights, and tips with other landscaping professionals. Great way to see who else is attending and who you may want to follow on Twitter for post-event conversations and networking.
- Block out time for meetings. The relationships you make will be better than the presenter’s message (sorry speakers! I know you agree though 🙂 Find time in the conference schedule to have one-on-one coffee connections or lunch meetings. Get to know other professionals. Many people take the time to build support groups or masterminds with other landscape professionals. Allows them to have a trusted community of contacts to share ideas and grow alongside.
- Take advantage of the early-bird sessions. The more well-known speakers are scheduled during the meat & potatoes time slots of the conference. However, some of my favorite sessions during professional conferences have happened during the pre-conference time slots. The ‘up-and-comers’ are speaking and putting a TON into their presentations. Don’t overlook the newbies to the speaking scene.
Types Of Landscape Conference Educational Content
- Laws and Regulations
- Safety – OSHA Inspections
- Sustainability
- Labor Law Compliance
- Sales and Customer Success
- Recruiting and Talent Acquisition
- Training and Development
Each of these categories of learning content at a landscaping conference will educate you about the current pain points you may be facing.
Some of the larger conferences will have breakout sessions for each of these categories, but you will gather more depth at a dedicated conference educating around a very specific niche.
More Conferences and Trade Shows for 2026
