So the CENTS Show is officially over today. Sad day. CENTS (the Central Environmental Nursery Trade Show), for those who weren't privy to my blog at this time last year, is the horticulture convention that comes to Columbus once a year. It's really great to get together with old friends and coworkers and do whatever it is we plant people do.

Monday I got up bright and early and went to the classes with my mom. Those classes were all about the chemical aspects of the media and fertilizers used in the business---not exactly the most exciting topic, but useful nonetheless. I braved the ice and went by myself early again today to some classes that were a little more on the fun side--today was about cool new plants, fallscaping, and rain gardens.

And then there's the tradeshow in general--booths and booths of plant liners, tractors, carhartts, and pruners, saws, and shears of every kind. It's really kinda unique when you think about it; this is probably one of the very few conventions where it's pretty much expected for everyone to be carrying at least one sharp object. A few people were walking around with scythes swinging at their sides. You gotta love us plant people.