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Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in the HILA Class of 2026 print edition of Nursery Management under the headline “A spirit of collaboration and commitment.”
The green industry is built by people who show up with expertise, integrity and a genuine commitment to those they serve. That spirit is exactly what the Horticultural Industries Leadership Awards seek to recognize, and it is why Sprayer Depot is honored to play a role in celebrating this spirit at Cultivate’26.
To this year’s HILA honorees: Congratulations! Your peers, your teams and your industry have taken notice of what you have built and how you have led. Recognition like this is earned over years of decisions made with care, and it is our privilege to help shine a light on your contributions.
At Sprayer Depot, we measure our own success by the success of the professionals we serve. Whether we are helping a grower spec the right equipment or expediting the shipment of replacement parts to minimize downtime at a nursery, our goal is to be a dependable partner in the day-to-day work of this industry. Events like Cultivate and programs like HILA bring us together to remind us that the work we all do matters.
Keith Johnson
General Manager
Sprayer Depot
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