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.

Since 1996, ProGreen EXPO has grown into the place where the green industry meets. Through education, networking, and skill-building, we ensure that our industry remains an asset to communities and an engine of job creation.

Schedule of Events:

07:00 am - 04:00 pm: Registration Desk Open
07:30 am - 09:00 am: VIP Breakfast: Green Industry Thought Leadership Panel
07:30 am - 08:30 am: Insect Identification 101
07:30 am - 08:30 am: Rookies to Rockstars: Training as a Retention and Recruitment Tool
07:30 am - 08:30 am: The Best of Annual Performers for 2024
09:00 am - 10:00 am: Keynote Presentation: Change the Game
10:00 am - 04:00 pm: EXPO Hall Open
10:00 am - 02:00 pm: Certified Arborist Exam Prep
10:00 am - 11:45 am: Fundamentals of Propagating Plants
10:15 am - 11:00 am: What the Frass: When Insects Poop
10:30 am - 11:30 am: Cutting Through the Noise: Practical AI in Cultivation Operations
10:30 am - 11:30 am: Diagnosing Brown Spots in Lawns
10:30 am - 11:30 am: Firewise Xeriscaping: Green Solutions to Save Water and Protect Property
10:30 am - 11:30 am: Perennials that Perform
11:15 am - 12:00 pm: Battery-Powered Landscaping
12:00 pm - 01:00 pm: Potting Challenge - Qualifying Round 1 (additional registration)
12:30 pm - 01:15 pm: Family Feud! - All-star Cast
12:45 pm - 02:30 pm: How to Identify and Manage Common Greenhouse Pests
01:00 pm - 02:00 pm: Beauty and the Bees: Understanding Pollinators and Designing a Landscape to Support Them
01:00 pm - 02:00 pm: Field Wiring Diagnostics
01:00 pm - 02:00 pm: Plant Select: "And the 2025 Plant Winners Are…"
01:00 pm - 02:00 pm: Smart Irrigation and Data Analytics: Enhancing Labor and Water Efficiency in Modern Landscapes
01:00 pm - 02:00 pm: The Importance of Growing a Plant Propagation Stock Garden
01:00 pm - 02:00 pm: What About the Tree in Xeric Conversions
01:30 pm - 02:15 pm: ANSI Z133 Arboriculture Standards Update
02:00 pm - 03:00 pm: Potting Challenge - Qualifying Round 2 (additional registration)
02:15 pm - 04:15 pm: CSU Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Department Update
02:15 pm - 03:15 pm: Charting New Territory: Delving into Professional Licensing for Landscape and Irrigation Experts in Colorado - Trazando nuevos territorios: profundizando en las licencias profesionales para expertos en paisajismo e irrigacion en Colorado
02:15 pm - 03:15 pm: Is Your Tree Protection Ordinance Constitutional?
02:15 pm - 03:15 pm: Landscaping without Irrigation or Weed Fabric
02:15 pm - 03:15 pm: The Power of the Influencer
02:30 pm - 03:15 pm: Don’t Funk the Trunk! Tree Injections Done Right
02:45 pm - 04:30 pm: How to Identify and Manage Common Greenhouse Diseases
03:30 pm - 04:30 pm: Competing Legal Interests in Street Trees
03:30 pm - 04:30 pm: Going Electric: Myth-busting, Real Advice and Financial Incentives for Going Green
03:30 pm - 04:30 pm: Liquid Gold: Unlocking Water Quality and Nutrition Secrets for Thriving Growers
03:30 pm - 04:30 pm: Solving Grower Case Studies: The Easy, The Challenging and The Unexpected
03:30 pm - 04:30 pm: The Culture Blueprint: How to Design and Build a Great Place to Work
03:30 pm - 04:00 pm: Break It Down: A Chainsaw Maintenance Guide