About The Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association (FNGLA)
As the nation's largest state nursery and landscape association, FNGLA represents Florida's environmental horticulture industry which generated $25.4 billion total output sales in 2018 and directly employed 242,000 people. Through FNGLA's efforts, the entirety of Florida's nursery and landscape industry benefits!
FNGLA dates back to 1952 and today is a vibrant network of professionals who work in unison to shape the future of Florida's nursery and landscape industry. Through the association's activities, FNGLA strives to advance member's business interests and enhance their success.
FNGLA is a member-driven association that recognizes the need for individual industry members to unify. FNGLA works to better the industry, raising the bar on professionalism by spearheading marketing programs, providing promotional and educational venues for members, taking a leadership role in protecting and promoting our members' business interests, communicating the latest industry issues and providing professional accreditation to interested individuals.
MEMBER BENEFITS -- Why Join FNGLA?
Nearly 2,000 nursery and landscape industry companies are FNGLA members
As an integral part of Florida's $25 billion environmental horticulture industry, you are invited to join FNGLA - a vibrant network of professionals who strive to make Florida's nursery industry successful.
Through FNGLA, growers, landscape professionals, brokers, retail garden centers, allied suppliers and other industry members are provided an avenue to work together to strengthen the future of the nursery and landscape industry.
Membership carries many benefits
- Protects your business interests in Florida's Legislature, regulatory agencies and Florida's Water Management districts.
- Exclusive member benefits and discounts
- Distributes periodic alert bulletins keeping members fully informed of timely industry hot topics and FNGLA business issues.
- Offers a wide variety of educational opportunities at industry trade shows (The Landscape Show and Tropical Plant Int'l Expo) and throughout the year targeting specific industry segments for members to gain knowledge and keep up with the latest industry trends.
- Links members to a free "hotline" for legal services including wage & hour, OSHA, I-9 issues and Workers' Compensation retaliation claims.
- Discounts on FNGLA's six certification designations and study materials (FCLC, FCLT, FCLD, FCHP, FCLMT) for nursery and landscape professionals.
FNGLA's Chapters are the lifeline of the Association.
Experience FNGLA locally - participate in your Chapter!
Your FNGLA Chapter is a platform to build your professional industry network. Pick up business leads, ideas and local trends. Seeking ways to marry your industry expertise with local community service? Looking for leadership development opportunities? Itching to advocate your business and industry interests with elected officials? Then step up, get involved and experience your FNGLA Chapter.
FNGLA Chapters hold fun events, social gatherings and informative meetings. Be part of the strong, positive, local momentum of FNGLA and its Chapters!
Chapter Structure
- Chapters are divided geographically into 18 regions.
- FNGLA Chapter Presidents are elected by their Chapters to preside over Chapter meetings
- Each Chapter elects their representative to serve on FNGLA's Board of Directors.
- Chapters are organized geographically with one vote per Chapter on FNGLA's Board of Directors.
- Members are placed into the Chapter designated for their area of Florida, however, members can request to be part of a different Chapter.
FNGLA Apprentice Orientation .
As the nation's largest state nursery and landscape association, FNGLA represents Florida's nursery and landscape industry.
FNGLA Apprenticeship - Educator Orientation .
As the nation's largest state nursery and landscape association, FNGLA represents Florida's nursery and landscape industry.
FNGLA Apprenticeship - Employer Orientation .
As the nation's largest state nursery and landscape association, FNGLA represents Florida's nursery and landscape industry.
A bird's eye view of FNGLA's Annual Convention .
Special thanks to Shaun Brown of FNGLA's Frontrunners Chapter for his drone photography skills!
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FNGLA Shipping Resource - Introduction .
FNGLA has launched a new shipping information web page which helps buyers know which carriers ship to which parts of the country, as well as definitions for shipping lingo, such as LTL, cubic capacity, minimums, BOL and pooling, just to name a few.