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Contact: Heather Finney
Phone: (800) 395-2522
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INTERIOR PLANTSCAPERS TO BENEFIT FROM PLANET’S NEW INTERIOR E-MAGAZINE

HERNDON, Va., June 2, 2009 - The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) recently announced the launch of its new PLANET News Interior. This monthly e-magazine will deliver interior-focused articles; business solutions from PLANET’s human resource, public relations, and legal consultants; and best practices shared by industry peers. The magazine is just one of several initiatives underway to better serve interior plantscapers.

PLANET has also been instrumental in the formation of the new Interiorscape Industry Coalition (IIC). Made up of 10 interior industry organizations, the Coalition’s mission is to increase interiorscaping industry awareness, raise industry professionalism, and promote inclusion of plants in the interior environment through collaborative efforts of participating organizations. The Coalition’s next meeting will be held on June 26, 2009, at PLANET’s Summer Leadership Meeting at Skamania Lodge in Stevenson, Washington.

Chris Raimondi, CLP, president of Raimondi Horticultural Group, member of the 2009/2010 PLANET Board of Directors, 2009/2010 PLANET Interior Specialty Group chair, and IIC chair is leading the charge with 2008/2009 PLANET President Jason Cupp, CLP, CEO of Highland Outdoor. Their goal is to re-energize PLANET’s interest in and support of the interior plantscaping segment of the green industry. “There is a genuine spirit of unity in the industry that we haven’t seen before,” says Raimondi. “Hopefully this is the beginning of an ongoing dialogue that will uncover exciting possibilities for all of us to work together to educate industry professionals and create a better, common understanding of the industry as a whole.”

PLANET will be introducing a new membership category that specifically focuses on PLANET benefits geared toward interior companies. Details about this new e-membership will be forthcoming.

For more information about PLANET’s new interior initiatives, e-mail Cecilia Riek-Whitham or call the PLANET office at (800) 395-2522.

PLANET is the association of members who create and maintain the QUALITY OF LIFE in communities across America. With more than 3,500 member companies and affiliates, these firms and their employees represent more than 100,000 green industry professionals.