Production, Marketing, and Use of Ornamentals in the Netherlands & UK
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Week #1
| Date | Activity | Location |
| Monday, May 6 | Town orientation & dinner | |
| Tuesday, May 7 | Welcome & tour of university | |
| Talk on soils & land use | ||
| Wednesday, May 8 | Talk on Greenhouse Crop Production and Student Presentations | |
| Computer Modeling Activity | ||
| Dinner on Pannekoekenboot | Wageningen | |
| Thursday, May 9 | Kasteeltuinen Arcen | Arcen |
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| WU & MSU student meeting | Annie's Pub | |
| Friday, May 10 | FloraHolland | Naaldwijk |
| Intergreen | ||
| Tomato Production | ||
| Historic Wagingen Tour | ||
| Saturday, May 11 | Kukenhof | Lisse |
| Sunday, May 12 | Free day | |
Week #2
| Date | Activity | Location |
| Monday, May 13 | Tour Red Star Trading | Brielle |
| Delta Works | Neeltje Jans | |
| Tuesday, May 14 | Talk on potted plant production, post-harvest of fresh produce | |
| Tour Experimental Plant Research Greenhouses | ||
| IMAG tour of Hydrion-line and cucumber harvesting robot | ||
| PRI tour, Green Screen | ||
| Wednesday, May 15 | Talk on taste and quality of tomato, crop physiology | |
| Opportunties at Wageningen University | ||
| Talk on chain Management | ||
| Thursday, May 16 | Anthura | Bleiswijk |
| Bouman Anthuriums | ||
| Rotterdam Harbor Tour | Rotterdam | |
| Farewell Barbeque | Bennekom | |
| Friday, May 17 | Tour Gipmans Plantenkwekerij | Venlo |
| Tour JB Matricaria | ||
| Tour Van der Hulst Roses | Horst | |
| Tour Applied Research Station | ||
| Saturday, May 18 | Attend Floriade | |
| Sunday, May 19 | Free day |
Week #3
| Date | Activity | Location |
| Monday, May 20 | Depart Wageningen | |
| Tour Rijnbeek & Son | Boskoop | |
| Tour Fa.C. Esveld Nursery & Garden Center | ||
| Trompenburg Arboretum | Rotterdam | |
| Arrive in Amsterdam | ||
| Tuesday, May 21 | Free day in Amsterdam | |
| Wednesday, May 22 | Free day in Amsterdam | |
| Depart for London | ||
| Thursday, May 23 | Chelsea Flower Show | London |
| Friday, May 24 | Kew Gardens | London |
| Saturday, May 25 | Free day in London | London |
| Sunday, May 26 | Free morning | |
| Depart for Conventry |
Week #4
| Date | Activity | Location |
| Monday, May 27 | Hidcote Manor Garden | Gloucestershire |
| Tuesday, May 28 | Wisley Garden Center, Marks & Spencer | Surrey |
| Wednesday, May 29 | Wakehurst Place Garde | West Sussex |
| Thursday, May 30 | Scotney Castle Garden, Merriment's Garden Center | Kent |
| Friday, May 31 | Sissinghurst Garden, Leeds Castle | Kent |
| Saturday, June1 | Dover Castle, White Cliffs of Dover | Dover |
| Sunday, June 2 | Depart for the US |