Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show kicks off in Baltimore

The Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show (MANTS) - which is known as The Masterpiece of Trade Shows - begins on January 11.

MANTS offers attendees a wide variety of potential purchases to choose from such as nursery stock, equipment (both light and heavy duty), furniture and many more industry and agricultural products.

The trade show began in the early 1970s in Willamsburg, Virginia, and has greatly increased in size in the past four decades. The event is now held in the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore.

Companies from all over the region attend the event and major industry players are on hand to buy items and see exhibits. According to the show's website, 35 percent of attendees are the owners of their operation.

However, MANTS offers a bit more than a standard trade show as a charity auction will be held and a number of major organizations - such as the Virginia Nursery and Landscape Association - have their annual meetings at the event. In addition, a gala will take place on January 11 to raise funds for the VNA Horticulture Research Foundation.

The event will run from Wednesday, January 11, to Friday, January 13.