Recent Event

TNGRO

Once again, TNLA members and friends enjoyed a fantastic celebration of another year of work well done! The TNGRO event, held September 28 – 29 at the Farm Bureau Expo Center in Lebanon, highlighted our trade show vendors and booths as well as award winners and Hall of Fame inductees. Take a look at some highlights from this memorable gathering.

Charlotte Simmons was awarded the Floyd MacDonald Scholarship in recognition of her outstanding academics in horticulture studies at Tennessee Technological University.

Best of Show Green Goods Dewar Nurseries, Inc. 1st Place

Best of Show Green Goods Place Pack’s Nursery 2nd Place

Best of Show Green Goods Warren County Nursery, Inc. 3rd Place

Best of Show Hard Goods H&R Agri-Power Farm & Turf 1st Place

Best of Show Hard Goods Barky Beaver Mulch & Soil 2nd Place

Best of Show Hard Goods Mize Farm & Garden Supply 3rd Place

Tennessee Nurseryman of the Year Tommy Boyd Boyd & Boyd Nursery

Salesman of the Year – Chris Hackler Drees Plant Wholesalers

Young Nursery Professional of the Year –
Wilson Love Love Farms & Nursery

Green Goods Distributor of the Year Signal Mountain Nursery

Landscape Contractor of the Year
Ooltewah Nursery & Landscape Co., Inc.

TNLA made a $500 donation to Williamson Fire and Rescue on behalf of Steve Bennett at Riverbend Nurseries, Inc.

Hall of Fame – Dr. Douglas Airhart Tennessee Technological University (accepted by Dr. Kenny Pierce on his behalf)

Hall of Fame Danny Pirtle Pirtle Nursery, Inc.

Hall of Fame Posthumously, Tony Cope Witty Creek Nursery (accepted by his son Matt, daughter Meredith, and wife Carolyn)

Thank You – TNGRO 2023 Sponsors

Gold

BASF

BWI of Memphis

Farm Credit Mid-America

Flower City Nurseries

Harrell’s

JLPN, Inc.

Trivett’s Nursery, LLC

Turner & Son’s Nursery

Silver

Botanico, Inc.

Cam Too Camellia

Douglas & Lanier Agency, Inc.

Drees Plant Wholesalers

Faron Green Nursery

John Holmlund Nursery, Inc.

Mid-South Nursery

Morton’s Horticultural Products

Nashville Landscape Systems

Ozzy’s Lawncare

& Hardscape Services

Randall Walker Farms

Samara Farms

Scenic Hills Nursery

Turf Mountain Sod, Inc.

Bronze

Albertville Wood Products

Barky Beaver Mulch & Soil

Cherry Springs Nursery

Corteva

Envu

J.B. Donoho Nursery

Mize Farm & Garden Supply

Rusty Mangrum Nursery

Simpson Nurseries of TN

Southern Ag

Thank You – TNGRO Exhibitors

2 Guevara Nursery

ACI Distributors, Inc.

Agricultural Workforce Management Association, Inc.

Albertville Wood Products

Anderson Mulch & Soil, LLC

Barky Beaver Mulch & Soil, Inc.

BDI Machinery Sales, Inc.

Best Management Practices

BioPlex Organics

BioSafe Systems

Blackmore Co., Inc.

Blankenship Farms & Nursery

Botanico, Inc.

Boyd & Boyd Nursery

Buffalo Horticulture Sales Company

BWI Companies, Inc.

Cam Too Camellia Nursery, Inc.

Cedarwood Nursery

Center Hill Nursery, LLC

Centertown Nursery

Cherokee Manufacturing

Cinch Packaging

Classic Groundcovers, Inc.

Clifford’s Perennial & Vine

Crossroads Sod Farm, LLC

Day Spring Nursery

Dayton Bag & Burlap

Decker’s Nursery

Del Norte Harvesting, LLC

Dewar Nurseries, Inc.

Dry Shave Mountain Nursery

Dutchman Tree Spade

Evins Mill Nursery

Farm Credit Mid-America

Fieldworks Nursery Equipment

FiNN All Seasons

Flower City Nurseries

Forest Nursery Co., Inc.

Garretson Stone, LLC

Gravely

Griffin

Grower Direct Supply

H & H Farm Machine Co., Inc.

H & R AgriPower

Hale & Hines Nursery Co.

Hans Nelson & Sons Nursery, Inc.

Harrell’s

Haston Farm Nursery

Haviland Plastic Products

Heather Farms Nursery, Inc.

Herd Farms Nursery

Hildreth Brothers Nursery

Home Nursery, Inc.

Irrigation-Mart

J & D Nursery

Keevan’s Green Thumb Nursery, Inc.

Kinsey Gardens, Inc.

Little River Nursery, Co.

Living Earth

Magness Nursery

Merritt Nursery, Inc.

Middle Tennessee Nursery Association

Mid-South Nursery

Mize Farm & Garden

Morton’s Horticultural Products, Inc.

Mulch Manufacturing Inc.

National Nursery Products, Inc.

Newby Tree Farms

NYP Corp.

OHP, Inc.

Old Courthouse Nursery

Pack’s Mfg.

Pack’s Nursery, Inc.

Panter & Sunderland

Pirtle Nursery, Inc.

Plant & Supply Locator

Pleasant Cove Nursery, Inc.

Randall Walker Farms

RediRoot

Richey Nursery Company, LLC

River Rock Nursery

Riverbend Nurseries, LLC

Rubley’s Nursery

Rusty Mangrum Nursery

Safeguard

Scenic Hills Nursery

Schaeffer Manufacturing

Simpson Nurseries

Specialty Tag & Label, Inc.

Spring Creek Nursery

Spring Meadow Nursery

Steve Myers & Son Nursery

Stilt Pro Equipment

Sunset Transportation

Superb Horticulture

Superior Trees, Inc.

Surface Nursery, Inc.

Swan Mill Nursery

Swift Straw

Tennessee Dept. of Ag. – Pick TN

Tennessee Dept. of Ag. – Plant Certification

Tennessee Nursery &

Landscape Association, Inc.

Tennessee State

University Research Center

Tennessee Valley Nursery, Inc.

Tree Farm Nursery & Liners

Triangle Nursery, Inc.

TriGreen Equipment

Trivett’s Nursery

Tupper Tree Farm

Turner & Sons Nursery

Underwood True Value

Hardware & Nursery Supply

UT Extension – Dept. of Plant Sciences

Walker Nursery Company

Warren County Nursery

Wilcher’s Nursery

Woodbury Insurance Agency