Tennessee Green Industry Expo

Nursery and landscape professionals from across the state and beyond gathered for the opportunity to learn, cooperate and grow the industry at the Tennessee Green Industry Expo, held at the Wilson County Expo Center in Lebanon, Tennessee on September 12–13, 2019. TNLA thanks all sponsors, vendors and attendees who made the event a great success!

2019 TNLA Awards

Wholesale Nurseryman of the Year – Faron Green

Young Nursery Professional of the Year – Josh Woodlee

Salesperson of the Year – Nola Underwood

Landscaper of the Year Common Grounds, Knoxville – John Watson

Retailer of the Year – Randall Walker Farms (Accepting Award Chris Slaughter)

Committee Chair of the Year – Dale Bennett

Hall of Fame 2019 Inductee – David Collier

Hall of Fame 2019 Inductee – Terry Hines

SPECIAL THANKS TO THE 2019 TNGIE SPONSORS

Gold

• Farm Credit Mid-America

• Living Earth

• Stowers Machinery

• Tennessee Department of Agriculture

• Trivett’s Nursery

Silver

• BASF

• Bert Driver Nursery

• Botanico, Inc.

• BWI Companies

• Heather Farms Nursery

• Scenic Hills Nursery

• Tennessee Valley Tractor & Equipment

Bronze

• Boyd & Boyd Nursery

• Cherokee Manufacturing

• Classic Groundcovers

• National Nursery Products

• Nufarm Americas, Inc.

• Simpson Nurseries

THANKS TO THE HRI/TNLA GOLF SPONSORS

• Botanico, Inc.

• Bouldin’s Gateway Tire

• BWI Companies

• Dayton Bag & Burlap

• Griffin

• Kirby Real Estate Co.

• Mize Farm & Garden Supply

• Nursery Supplies, Inc.

• Pleasant Cove Nursery

• RKW Klerks, Inc.

• Samara Farms

• Surface Nursery, Inc.

• Tennessee Valley Nursery

• Tennessee Valley Tractor & Equipment

2019 TNGIE Exhibitors

• ACI Distributors, Inc.

• Albertville Wood Products, Inc.

• Anderson Injectors

• Anderson Mulch & Soil, LLC

• Arrowhead Ornamentals

• Barky Beaver Mulch & Soil, Inc.

• BASF

• BDI Machinery Sales, Inc.

• Bert R Hybels, Inc.

• Big John Mfg.

• BioSafe Systems, LLC

• Black Fox Farms

• Blankenship Farms & Nursery

• Bobcat of Nashville

• Botanico, Inc.

• Boyd & Boyd Nursery

• Braun-Wire Baskets

• BWI Companies

• Cam Too Camellia Nursery, Inc.

• Cedarwood Nursery

• Center Hill Nursery, LLC

• Cherokee Manufacturing

• Cinch Packaging

• Classic Groundcovers, Inc.

• Colorburst Plant Farm, Inc.

• Coosa Valley Growers

• Dayton Bag & Burlap

• Decker’s Nursery

• Dickens Turf & Landscape Supply

• Don Yancy & Son’s Nursery

• Dry Shave Mountain Nursery

• Dutchman Tree Spade

• Dykes & Son Nursery

• Elle Pot/ Blackmore

• Farm Credit Mid-America

• Faron Green Nursery

• Flower City Nurseries

• Forest Nursery Co., Inc.

• Garick, LLC

• Garretson Stone LLC

• Green Thumb Nursery

• Griffin

• H & H Farm Machine Co., Inc.

• H2A Complete II, Inc.

• Hale & Hines Nursery Co.

• Hans Nelson & Sons Nursery, Inc.

• Harney’s Nursery

• Harrell’s

• Haston Farm Nursery

• Haviland Plastic Products

• Heather Farms Nursery, Inc.

• Herd Farms Nursery

• Heritage Farms

• Hildreth Brothers Nursery

• International Insurance Brokerage, LLC

• IPPS — Southern Region

• J & D Nursery

• JSC Nursery

• Kinsey Gardens, Inc.

• Little River Nursery, Co.

• Living Earth

• MAS Labor H-2A

• Medley’s Nursery

• Merritt Nursery, Inc.

• Middle Tennessee Nursery Association

• Mid-South Nursery

• Mingo Nursery

• Mize Farm & Garden

• Morton’s Horticultural Products, Inc.

• Mountain Nursery

• Mulch Manufacturing, Inc.

• Musser Forests, Inc.

• National Nursery Products, Inc.

• Nature’s Elite Tree Farm, Inc.

• Newby Tree Farms

• Nursery Supplies, Inc.

• NYP Corp.

• OHP, Inc.

• Old Courthouse Nursery

• Pack’s Nursery, Inc.

• Panter & Sunderland

• Plant & Supply Locator

• PlantANT

• Pleasant Cove Nursery, Inc.

• Poole Bros. Nursery

• Prichard’s Nursery Equipment

• Randall Walker Farms

• Richey Nursery Company, LLC

• River Rock Nursery

• Riverbend Nurseries, LLC

• Rubley’s Nursery

• Rusty Mangrum Nursery

• Samara Farms

• Scenic Hills Nursery

• Shady Rest Nursery

• Simpson Nurseries

• Specialty Tag & Label, Inc.

• Spring Creek Nursery

• Spring Meadow Nursery

• Steve Myers & Son Nursery

• Tennessee Valley Nursery

• Tennessee Valley Tractor & Equipment

• Stowers Machinery Corporation

• Superb Horticulture

• Superior Trees, Inc.

• Surface Nursery, Inc.

• Swan Mill Nursery

• Tennessee Dept. of Ag. — Marketing

• Tennessee Dept. of Ag. — Plant Certification

• Tennessee Nursery & Landscape Association, Inc.

• Tennessee State University (Nursery BMP Project)

• Tennessee State University Research Center

• Tennessee Valley Nursery, Inc.

• Tennessee Valley Tractor & Equipment

• The Greenhouse Company of South Carolina, LLC

• TIPCO, Inc.

• TriGreen Equipment

• Trivett’s Nursery

• Tupper Tree Farm

• Turner & Sons Nursery

• University of Tennessee — Plant Sciences

• Van Belle Nursery

• Vermeer Heartland

• Walker Nursery Company

• Warren County Nursery

• Youngblood & Associates, PLLC

TNGIE Booth Awards

1st Place Green Goods – Riverbend Nurseries, LLC – Thompson’s Station, TN

2nd Place Green Goods – Hale & Hines Nursery Co. – McMinnville, TN

3rd Place Green Goods – Pack’s Nursery – Boaz, AL

1st Place Hard Goods – Albertville Wood Products – Albertville, AL

2nd Place Hard Goods – Anderson Injectors – Muskogee, OK

3rd Place Hard Goods – Stowers Machinery – Knoxville, TN