Members of the Rhode Island Nursery & Landscape Association may be eligible for a Shared Earnings endorsement on your workers’ compensation insurance policy with Beacon Mutual.Read More

Beginning with the Spring 2024 issue, RINLA’s quarterly newsletter will no longer be mailed but instead published in digital format. Read more for a link to the current issue!Read More

Dear RINLA members, After nearly 13 years of service, Shannon Brawley will be stepping down from her role as RINLA’s Executive Director on February 17, 2023 to pursue a new career opportunity. Shannon is grateful to RINLA’s Board, staff, and members who have supported her professional growth and championed the initiatives and programs she has led...Read More

The RI Certified Horticulturist Program has been revised and updated with a new format and training manual. Enrollment will open in early September for a new course in October and November, with exam in December. RICH certification is earned by green industry professionals who pass an examination based on plant identification and the contents of...Read More

Enrollment is now open! This innovative first-of-its-kind program, created at CCRI in collaboration with Rhode Island Nursery & Landscape Association and Rhode Island Food Policy Council, provides a clear path toward careers in RI’s growing land and sea industries. The new associate degree in Environment, Sustainability, and Management is an interdisciplinary program that blends science...Read More

We are excited to announce that our non-profit arm, the Rhode Island Nursery & Landscape Institute (RINLI) has been awarded a USDA NIFA grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture. See below for the full press release that was sent on RINLI’s behalf from the office of Senator Jack Reed. RINLI grant press...Read More

The RI Department of Environmental Management in conjunction with the Department of Business Regulation issues this guidance to clarify the April 18 directive by the Governor that all garden centers cease in-store retail sales until April 27 and then reopen only in strict compliance with the protocols in this guidance. PROTOCOLS AND GUIDANCE The following...Read More

(Written on March 29, 2020 – information changes daily and we will continue to update you as orders are changed) Dear RINLA Members, RINLA would like to thank our members who have reached out with questions concerning the Executive Order issued on Saturday March 28: The Governor and the RI Department of Health have issued...Read More

Dear RINLA Members, We are facing some challenging times, but I am heartened by the fact that we are resilient and innovators at our very core. As a community we will survive this unprecedented challenge by staying strong and united as we keep our family, employees and community’s health and well-being a priority. We would...Read More

2019 marks an important milestone for RINLA – its 100-year anniversary. A great time was had at the July 27th Clambake, and we’ll continue the celebration at the RINLA Gala on Nov 9th. RINLA’S 100th Anniversary Gala Celebration On Saturday, Nov. 9 from 5:30-11:00 p.m. RINLA will host its 100-Year Gala at the Crowne Plaza...Read More