Getting Ready for Summer!

As you know, Summer holds a special place for NYSNLA-PlantNYS and its members. It's not only a very busy time for our businesses and families--it's a time when NYSNLA-PlantNYS comes together as a community to celebrate our successes--and the accomplishments of members and the recipients of our 2025 Annual Awards at the Court of Honor!
To help plan for our NYSNLA-PlantNYS Summer, here is a FULL UPDATE and timeline!
May 31 Deadline to Submit a Nomination for the NYSNLA Annual Awards Full details can be found further below on this page or click here for for information on our awards and how to send in a nomination.
Mid-May Registration opens for our Summer Celebration and attendance at the Court of Honor Watch for these details! Learn more about our plans.
June - Throughout Summer Announcements of volunteer opportunities through the Summer to help us clean-up and prepare the NYSNLA Courtyard We can always use the help as we get our Courtyard ready for the State Fair and our Court of Honor festivities! We will also issue calls for plants and supplies for the Courtyard. We hope you will be able to help us.
August 19 - Summer Celebration Save-the-Date! We gather together at the Aloft Inner Harbor Syracuse for a fun gathering celebrating our 2025 Honorees--and you--our members!
August 20 - Court of Honor on Opening Day of the State Fair Save-the-Date! The tradition continues! Save-the-date and plan on being with us in the NYSNLA-PlantNYS Courtyard as we bestow this year's awards and promote New York State's Green Industry!
NOW! Consider Sponsoring or taking an Ad in support of the Court of Honor and our presence at the Great New York State Fair! Your support helps us defray our expenses and help spread the word about NYSNLA-PlantNYS, our members, and the value in hiring CNLPs to get the job done!
Here is what we offer...
Court of Honor Sponsor The culmination of NYSNLA-PlantNYS’s annual awards program is our Court of Honor, which focuses on our members, and is held on the Opening Day of the Great New York State Fair in the NYSNLA-PlantNYS Courtyard of the Horticulture Building.
The following awards are formally presented: the CNLP of the Year Award, Hall of Fame Induction, and the Dr. George S. Good Gold Medal of Horticulture. Members come in from all over New York State to attend and honor our award winners and promote the Green Industry to the large crowds coming through the Courtyard at the State Fair.
Court of Honor Sponsorship $350.00 Includes:
- Company logo on all promotional materials for the Court of Honor.
- Full page ad in event program.
- Company logo on banner in the NYSNLA-PlantNYS Courtyard of the Horticulture Building.
- Your representative acknowledged at event and invited to the Summer Celebration the evening before.
This year’s Court of Honor takes place on Wednesday, August 20, 2025.
Take an Ad in the Summer Celebration-Court of Honor Program This commemorative program comes in a printed edition distributed at our events in Syracuse, followed by an electronic version that is distributed to all NYSNLA-PlantNYS Members & Supporters—as well as posted on the NYSNLA - PlantNYS website. This gives this publication a long “shelf life.”
Ad Options Back Cover - $300.00 Inside Front Cover - $250.00 Inside Back Cover - $250.00 Full Page - $200.00 Half Page - $125.00 Quarter Page - $75.00 Business Card - $35.00

CLICK HERE TO VIEW/DOWNLOAD OUR SPONSORSHIP PROSPECTUS
Click here to become a sponsor or place an ad via our online form.
 Call for Nominations for the 2025 Annual Awards
2025 NYSNLA-PlantNYS Annual Awards to be presented at the Opening Day of the Great New York State Fair August 20, 2025
Nominate a Worthy Colleague Today! Nominate Yourself!
NYSNLA-PlantNYS Awards celebrate the best our profession has to offer.
Each year, NYSLNA-PlantNYS recognizes the significant industry contributions made by both individuals and member companies. We are now accepting nominations for NYSNLA-PlantNYS's Annual Awards Program! These awards will be presented at the Court of Honor, to be held at the New York State Fair on Opening Day - Wednesday, August 20, 2025.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW/DOWNLOAD THE 2025 NOMINATION FORM The nomination deadline is May 31st--but do not waste time! Make a nomination today!
Award categories include:
CNLP of the Year Hall of Fame Dr. George L. Good Gold Medal of Horticulture
Don't delay! Submit a nomination for a worthy colleague! Deadline: May 31, 2025
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