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02 Letter from the Chair 05 EXPO Highlights and Events 10 Schedule at a Glance 12 EXPO Education Conference Schedule 16 P lanning Your EXPO Journey 18 Keynote Speaker Preview:

Creating a Culture of Ownership with John Kennedy

20 Keynote Speaker Preview:

Helping Others to Help Yourself with Thom Singer

22 EXPO Sponsors

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24 Green Vision:

Catch Them Early — Kids and Bugs

26 Bugs & Fuzz:

Cancellation of 12 Pesticides and Pollinator Promotion

30 Notes from SFA Gardens:

Exotics vs. Natives in the Era of Fast Climate Change

34 New Members and Certified Professionals 36 CEU Quiz

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LETTER FROM THE Chair SEVENTY YEARS BEFORE the Constitution of the

United States was ratified, a group of Spanish explorers established a settlement along the banks of the San Antonio River.

A hundred years later a group of buildings sprang up and they were called “Los Alamos,” named after the cottonwood trees.

By some clever engineering, the San Antonio River meanders its way through a wonderland of shops, restaurants, and other attractions. Tourist boats putter up and down the river passing scores of people strolling along the waterway. All are enjoying the sights and sounds of one of the most popular convention cities in the country.

A portion of the river extends to the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, where the Texas Nursery and Landscape Association will host the 2019 EXPO. This will be this year’s largest gathering of green industry companies, services, and people in Texas.

The educational component is amazing, and it includes a variety of formal and informal learning opportunities. Inspirational keynote presentations on Thursday and Friday morning will get the juices flowing. Leading industry experts are lined up for classes via the educational breakout sessions.

After a rousing success last year, the Labor Summit will be offered on Saturday morning. The quality of the education is such that seven certification agencies offer accredited CEU. The EXPO floor boasts an incredible display of cutting-edge green industry innovations. Nurseries and tree growers, material suppliers, business services, equipment manufacturers, and hundreds of companies will be showing off the newest and best products and services. The latest in product development, horticulture trends, and technology opportunities will be featured.

EXPO offers multiple opportunities for professional growth. It’s a chance for your company and your career to flourish.

And by the way, there’s a generous serving of good food, great people, and a lot of fun. We’ll see you there.

JAY WILLIAMS TNLA CHAIR

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Directors

Chairman of the Board ... Jay Williams, League City Chairman-Elect ... Tim Little, Dallas Immediate Past Chairman ... Joshua Bracken, TMCNP, Dallas President/CEO ... Amy Graham, Austin

Board of Directors

Region I Kevin Grossberndt, Big Foot Region II ... Mike Hugg, TCNP, TCLP, Houston Region III ... Nigel Clark, Winnsboro Region IV ... Craig Duttarer, TCLP, Carrollton Region V ... Jackie Smith, Santo Region VI ... Steven Akers, Slaton Region VII ... Gerry Bower, Weslaco Region VIII ... Brad Seever, Austin Supplier Director ... Jerome Alder, Cedar Park Grower Director ... Kevin Norris, Coppell Landscape Director ... Scotty Rigsby, TCLP, Midlothian Retail Director ... Dean Warren, Kingwood Director At-Large ... Adrian Muehlstein, TMCNP, Carrollton Director At-Large .... Rachelle Kemp, TCLP, TMCNP, Waco Director At-Large ... Bobby Eichholz, ASLA, San Antonio Director At-Large ... Vacant

TNLA Staff

President/CEO ... Amy Graham Director of Finance ... Cheryl Staritz Director, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs… Ryan Skrobarczyk Director, EXPO Exhibits and Membership... Amy Prenger, CEM Director, TNLA & EXPO Marketing/Communications... Sarah Riggins, CEM Director, Industry Education and Certifications…

James Theiss, TCLP, TCWSP, Certified Arborist Business Development/Sales Executive... Mike Yelverton, TCNP & TCWSP Office Operations Assistant... Nancy Sollohub Region Support… Sara Fern Sales Specialist… Jake Kirby Specialist, TNLA and EXPO Marketing/Communications… Ashley Pettibone Administrative Assistant… Debra Allen Specialist, EXPO...Trevor Peevey

Magazine Staff

October Custom Publishing Editor ... Crystal Zuzek Creative Director ... Torquil Dewar Art Director ... Shelley Lai Production ... Monica Valenzuela, Zach Scouras Ad Sales ... Jake Kirby TNLA Green magazine is a member service of the Texas Nursery & Landscape Association, and is published bi-monthly. Advertising information is available from TNLA, 7730 South IH 35, Austin, Texas 78745, online at www.tnlaonline.org, or by calling (800) 880-0343. TNLA office hours are weekdays, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM CST. Copyright 2018 Texas Nursery Landsape & Association

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GET READY TO GO OVER THE RAINBOW to the land of the Nursery/Landscape EXPO. All the magic of the green industry will come together as you enjoy an epic three-day journey along the yellow brick road to the tradeshow floor. You’ll navigate your way through the latest industry product offerings, gaining knowledge at EXPO’s Education Conference and make long-lasting industry connections and friendships along the way. Fire up your imagination to grow your business at the 2019 Nursery/Landscape EXPO because there is no place like EXPO!

This Texas-sized event features plants, hardscapes, equipment, and more. Talk one-on-one with industry experts, get your hands on new products to grow your business, and compare features and prices. Plus, while at EXPO in San Antonio you never know where the next handshake is going to lead as you get to know 6,000 industry peers.

You’ll have the chance to check out more than 500 exhibiting companies that offer thousands of products and services. Enjoy all that San Antonio has to offer, using EXPO-only discounts at SeaWorld, Fiesta Texas, and more.

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GO OVER THE RAINBOW AT THE WELCOME TO SAN ANTONIO PARTY TNLA ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING DURING THURSDAY’S GENERAL During the Welcome Party you can mingle with more than SESSION WITH COMPLIMENTARY KEYNOTE PRESENTATION 2,000 industry peers while listening to live music by Tomar The Texas Nursery & Landscape Association will conduct its and the FCs. This year’s Welcome Party will be in the Stars at annual business review during the General Session at this year’s Night Ballroom at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center EXPO, followed by a keynote presentation by Thom Singer titled on Thursday, Aug. 8 at 4:30 p.m. Everyone with a tradeshow “Give, Gain, Grow.” Singer will explain how devoting more time badge is invited. Don’t forget your free drink ticket, provided and attention to others leads to more success. EXPO’s keynote at registration. (A special thanks to our sponsor, TreeTown presentations are complimentary with tradeshow admission. The USA, for making this event such an amazing and fun general session will begin at 8:45 a.m., on Thursday, August 8th, gathering for all to enjoy.) followed by the keynote presentation at 9 a.m. (EXPO Education is Sponsored by Landmark Nurseries, Inc.) REAL PROFESSIONALS KNOW HOW TO SHOW THEIR CREDS

TNLA is proud to honor the five different certifications WOMEN IN HORTICULTURE: HELPING TO STRENGTHEN THE obtained by hundreds within the industry at this year’s INDUSTRY OF TOMORROW TNLA Certified Professionals’ Reception. These Certified Women from all segments of the industry will gather for Professionals know what it means to raise the bar and build the 5th Annual Women in Horticulture Get Together. More their knowledge to help cultivate success for their businesses. women in the Green Industry are joining together to keep TNLA’s Certified Professionals’ Reception is by invitation only, the professional conversation going and strengthen the and will be held on Thursday, Aug. 8 at 5:30 p.m. (Proudly Green Industry through their efforts. W ​ hether you’re new partnered by GO TEXAN) to the industry or a seasoned veteran, come share your

knowledge, meet new people, and build your network of FRIDAY’S COMPLIMENTARY KEYNOTE PRESENTATION connections during this horticulture happy hour. This year’s You will not want to miss the keynote presentation by John Women in Horticulture Get Together (complimentary for Kennedy titled “LeaderSHIFT” on Aug. 9 at 9 a.m. Grab a women professionals) will start at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, cup of coffee and get ready to take some notes Aug. 8, the opening day of EXPO. This year’s keynote as Kennedy shares tips on becoming speaker is Brie Arthur, whose presentation is “We create a fun, a great leader. EXPO’s keynote titled “Dream a Little Dream.” (Sponsored by educational setting during presentations are complimentary Roundtree Landscaping, Inc.; Landscape the Student Rally. This year, with tradeshow admission.

Art; Magnolia Gardens Nursery; Leaf we’ll have VIP seating at the Friday morning keynote presentation. Learn (Sponsored by Landmark Landscape Supply; Creekside Nursery; about scholarship opportunities and Nurseries, Inc.) and New Earth) how to get involved in the industry and in TNLA.” —Adrian Muehlstein, Southwest Wholesale Nursery COO

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HIGHLIGHTS & EVENTS TNLA STUDENT RALLY: THE FUTURE OF THE INDUSTRY WILL COME TOGETHER AND RALLY! Students will Rally during this year’s EXPO! All high school and college students are invited to participate in EXPO free of photo by STUART SEEGER/FLICKR CC charge and experience everything the tradeshow has to offer.

Connect with peers, talk with industry leaders, and perhaps Make your EXPO dreams even brighter meet with your future employer. Stop by the TNLA booth to post your resume and learn more about scholarships. Starting by taking part in all that San Antonio has at 9 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 9, all students will have access to to offer. Explore all the amazing things VIP seating at EXPO’s keynote presentation and then will to experience while staying downtown connect with industry experts at the TNLA Student Rally, and take advantage of some EXPO-only starting at 11 a.m. (Sponsored by Landmark Nurseries, Inc.; Leaf Landscape Supply; and Calloway’s Nursery) discounts at select venues. EXPO offers

the perfect time to get away with your VISION, MOTIVATION, SERVING: crew and family to take in San Antonio.

ALL THINGS YOU CAN FIND “I do the EXPO to support

IN TNLA’S LEADERSHIP our dealer network and to be in touch with the growers and their Over the course of Activities and Family Hot Spots needs in irrigation. I attend every 80 years, TNLA has • Remember the Alamo (free to tour). year because … there are changes developed a league •H op on the boat through GO Rio Cruise to shop, receive a in the market and new products to introduce.” of extraordinary narrated tour, or check out the museums and San Antonio —Kenneth Ewings, Senninger Irrigation leaders. During EXPO, Pearl Brewery — full of restaurants, boutique shops, and live Texas representative we will gather today’s entertainment (narrated cruise $12 per person, downtown greatest assets and top one-day shuttle $12 per person, downtown one-way shuttle leaders during the TNLA $10 per person, museum $12 per person). Reserve at www.

Chairs’ Reception. This reception gives TNLA Chairman of goriocruises.com, or call (210) 227-4746. the Board Jay Williams the chance to say thank you to TNLA’s •S an Antonio Detour offers a variety of fun experiences. Book strategic partners and celebrate significant donations to in advance by visiting sanantoniodetours.com, or call (210) TNLA’s PAC. The TNLA Chairs’ Reception is by invitation only 632-7839. City overview two-hour tour on both Friday and and will be held at the Grand Hyatt - EXPO’s host hotel on Saturday at 10 a.m. cost $25 per person. San Antonio Missions Friday, Aug. 9 at 5 p.m. (Sponsored by KBW Supply, Whiz-Q three-hour tour at 1 p.m. costs $30 per person. Taste of Stone, and Hotchkiss Insurance) San Antonio three-hour food tour costs $50 per person on

Saturday, Aug. 10, at 5 p.m.

LET’S FIESTA AT THIS YEAR’S TNLA AWARDS FIESTA! •S an Antonio Botanical Gardens is open daily 9 a.m.–5 p.m.

This year the Lone Star State will be shining bright on the Admission is $12 for adults, $9 for children ages 3–13, and $10 Green Industry during the TNLA Awards Fiesta. For those for students with valid ID. Book by visiting www.sabot.org, or who have purchased their tables and tickets, this fun event call (210) 686-5514. will kick off at 6:45 p.m. in downtown San Antonio at the •E xplore the San Antonio Zoo by taking the zoo train from Jack Guenther Pavilion at The Briscoe on Friday, Aug. 9.

Brackenridge Park for $3.50 per person and taking advantage TNLA will be announcing this year’s winners of the Arp, of our 20% EXPO-only discount. Visit sazoo.org/partnerYoung Leader, and Summit Awards. TNLA will also embrace discount and use promo code Expo2019. Get back on the train innovative design and maintenance principles that are to Witte Museum. Admission to the museum is $12 for adults reshaping Texas’ landscapes by honoring this year’s Texas and $9 for children.

Excellence in Landscaping (TEIL) Award Winners. (Presented •S ix Flags Fiesta Texas & Water Park is offering an EXPO-only by the Texas Green Industry Safety Group) discount with half-price tickets of $45.69 plus tax. Book by Purchase your tickets ahead of time and reserve your visiting https://bit.ly/2X0xdhg. SeaWorld and Aquatica are seat at the table for this amazing event. Due to offering an EXPO-only discount of $45 per person (regularly the popularity of the event, there will be a $74.99). Book online at seaworld.com/san-antonio/specialREGISTER !

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SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE As of June 20, 2019

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7 11 a.m.–3 p.m.

TNLA State Board of Directors Meeting & Lunch (by invitation only)

To register and for additional information, visit www.NurseryLandscapeEXPO.org

Tradeshow Opens

TCWSPs, and CLTs (by invitation only)

5 p.m.–6 p.m.

12:30 p.m.–4 p.m.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 9

Sponsored by KBW Supply, Hotchkiss Insurance, and Whiz-Q

10:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Experience EXPO’s exhibits Opening Party Sponsored

by Athens Tree Farm, Inc.

EXPO Education Breakout Sessions +$

1 p.m.–5 p.m.

All EXPO education offerings sponsored by Landmark Nurseries, Inc.

registration begins at 8 a.m.)

3 p.m.–4 p.m.

Attendee Registration Opens (exhibitor

3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.

Newcomers’ Tour

Behind-the-scenes tour of the tradeshow floor (meet at the tradeshow entrance at 3:30 p.m.)

THURSDAY, AUGUST 8 7 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Registration Opens 8:45 a.m.–10:15 a.m.

3rd Floor Ballroom

Annual Business Meeting of the Association + General Session & EXPO Education Keynote Presentation “Give, Gain, Grow” with Keynote Speaker Thom Singer Free with tradeshow admission All EXPO education offerings sponsored by Landmark Nurseries, Inc.

TNLA PAC Trustees Meeting (by invitation only) 3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.

5th Annual Women in Horticulture Get Together

Free for Ladies in Horticulture only Sponsored by Landscape Art, Inc.; Roundtree Landscaping, Inc.; Magnolia Gardens Nursery; Leaf Landscape Supply; Creekside Nursery; and New Earth 4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.

3rd Floor Ballroom

Welcome to San Antonio Party

Free admission and drink ticket (badge required) Sponsored by TreeTownUSA with entertainment by Tomar and the FCs 5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.

TNLA Certified Professionals’ Reception

Partnered by GO TEXAN, honoring active TCNPs, TMCNPs, TCLAs, TCLPs,

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7 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Registration Opens 9 a.m.–10:15 a.m.

3rd Floor Ballroom

EXPO Education Keynote Presentation

“LeaderSHIFT” with Keynote Speaker John Kennedy Free with tradeshow admission All EXPO education offerings sponsored by Landmark Nurseries, Inc. 10:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Tradeshow Opens

Discover EXPO’s exhibitors Opening Party Sponsored

by Athens Tree Farm, Inc. 10:45 a.m.–4:45 p.m.

EXPO Education Breakout Sessions +$

All EXPO education offerings sponsored by Landmark Nurseries, Inc. 11 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

Student Rally

Free for high school and college students only Student VIP seating at Keynote Presentation at 9 a.m. Rally starts at 11 a.m.

Presented by Landmark Nurseries, Inc.; Calloway’s Nursery; and Leaf Landscape Supply

TNLA Chairs’ Reception (by invitation only)

6:45 p.m.–8:45 p.m.

TNLA Awards Fiesta

Awards presentation +$ for the TNLA Arp, Young Leader, Summit, and Texas Excellence in Landscaping (TEIL) Award winners Presented by Texas Green Industry Safety Group

SATURDAY, AUGUST 10 7 a.m.–3 p.m.

Registration Opens

8 a.m.–9:30 a.m., Hall 2

Exhibitor Appreciation Breakfast Sponsored by Haviland Plastic Products Co. 8:30 a.m.–12 p.m.

EXPO Education Conference

Sponsored by Landmark Nurseries, Inc. TNLA Labor Summit (free with tradeshow admission) Sponsored by Federation of Employers & Workers of America 9:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m.

Past Chairs’ Brunch (by invitation only) 10 a.m.–3 p.m.

Tradeshow Opens

Last day to explore EXPO’s exhibits. Sponsored by Athens Tree Farm, Inc

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NEW!

EXPO 2019

Register To Attend Two Days Or Pay Per Session

EDUCATION CONFERENCE Enjoy earning more than 100 hours of Continuing Education Units (CEUs) at EXPO’s Education Conference.

Visit NurseryLandscapeEXPO.org for a full speaker schedule, CEU lists, and more.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 8 8:45 a.m.–10:15 a.m.

• Annual Business Meeting of the Association + General Session & Keynote Presentation - “Give, Gain, Grow” with Thom Singer 12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m.

•P ainting a Lighting Portrait: The Art of Landscape/ Architectural Lighting with Nate Mullen

3 p.m.–4 p.m.

1:45 p.m.–2:45 p.m.

• Photography for the Green Industry with Lisa Lennon

• Connecting to Consumers through Social Media with Brie Arthur

• Mid-Year Economic Outlook Dr. Charlie Hall (Sponsored by Garden-Ville)

• Turfgrass Nutrient Management with Dr. Becky Grubbs

• Growing Digital: The Dirt on Social Media Marketing with Daniel Cunningham

• Succulents for Texas: Data, Sales, Trends, and Plant ID with Heather Fleeger, TCNP

• Water Conservation & St. Augustine Grass: How Do They Piece Together? with Dr. Tim Pannkuk

• Create a New Niche for Your Business by Designing Outdoor Learning Environments with Dr. Charles Klein

• Stunning Succulents with Dr. Olyssa Starry

• Proper Lighting Installation with Comprehensive Plan D.I.D. with Nate Mullen EXPO Education Conference Sponsored by

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• Margin Compression in the Green Industry with Dr. Charlie Hall

• Time to Think Green …

Infrastructure That Is! with Shannon Curry • Sky Gardening: Growing Plants for Green Roof & Green Wall Installations with Dr. Olyssa Starry • Financial Management: Using Your P&L to Effectively Run Your Business with McFarlin Stanford’s Jim Cali and Jason New

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EDUCATION CONFERENCE

FRIDAY, AUGUST 9 9 a.m.–10:15 a.m.

Keynote Presentation “LeaderSHIFT” with John Kennedy 10:45 a.m.–11:45 a.m.

• Putting Success into Your Succession Planning with John Kennedy • When the Dirt Hits the Plan: Part 1 with Jeffrey Knight (Sponsored by Ewing Irrigation & Landscape Supply)

• 2019 Plant Panel with Dr. Mike Arnold, Dr. David Creech, and Dr. Allen Owings •E merging Disease Issues in Nursery & Greenhouse Crop Production with Dr. Kevin Ong

• Recruiting for Stability: Finding and Sustaining a Team Focused on Growth with McFarlin Stanford’s Jason New and Chris Psencik

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m.

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m.

• New & Exciting Plants for Your Landscape with Buddy Lee (sponsored by PDSI)

• A Native Perspective: Novel Ecosystem Approaches and Strategies with John Hart Asher • Putting Success in Your Succession Planning with John Kennedy • Grapevines in the Landscape: Considerations & Maintenance with Dr. Edward Hellman • Professional Sales Tactics for the Green Industry with McFarlin Stanford’s Jason New and Chris Psencik

•G oing from Lighting to Mosquito Killers? with Rachelle Kemp, TCLP, TMCNP

• Digging Deep into Compost with Paul Tomaso, TCNP

12 p.m.–1 p.m.

• Reignite Your Plant Passion! with Heidi Sheesley

• Peckerwood Garden’s Exciting Plant Introductions with Adam Black

• When the Dirt Hits the Plan: Part 2 with Jeffrey Knight

• Moving Mountains with John Kennedy

(Sponsored by Ewing Irrigation & Landscape Supply)

• Turfgrass Weed Management Dr. Becky Grubbs • Marketing to Generation Me with Brie Arthur “I have been attending EXPO for 25 years and always get excited about meeting and visiting with many new people each year. EXPO is simply the most energized tradeshow to attend.”

—Adrian Muehlstein, TMCNP, Southwest Wholesale Nursery COO

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2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.

• Greenhouse Growing Secrets with Lloyd Traven • Hands-On Session: Updating & Retrofitting Irrigation Systems with Rick McNabb • Emerging Insect Pests and New Management Tools with Erfan Vafaie EXPO Education Conference Sponsored by

• Landscape “CSI” with Dr. Mengmeng Gu • 867-5309! with Lloyd Traven

• Water Conservation + Research + Industry = Changes to Your Business! with Melinda Knuth • Opportunities with Native Plants in Landscape Designs with Mike Pecan, PLA

SATURDAY, AUGUST 10 8:30 a.m.

TNLA Labor Summit

Free with tradeshow admission Sponsored by Federation of Employers & Workers of America (FEWA) 8:30 a.m.–10 a.m.

• Know the Facts! H-2A & H-2B Guest Worker Program Updates with FEWA 10:10 a.m.–11 a.m.

• Working with a Younger Workforce: Tips for Success Giuseppe Baldi, TCLP, TCWSP 11:10 a.m.–12 p.m.

• Overview of US Labor Law: Fair Labor Standards Act Dr. Cynthia Ramos

TNLA Certification’s FAQ 8 a.m.–11 a.m.

Free with tradeshow admission

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What’s New in San Antonio in the nation and one of the fastest growing, San Antonio always has something new and exciting to explore. Here are a few of San Antonio’s newest offerings as well as developments on the horizon.

AS THE SEVENTH-LARGEST CITY

PEARL

Considered one of the hippest neighborhoods in San Antonio, Pearl provides a unique experience as a top culinary and cultural destination. The mixed-use space features retail, dining, picturesque green spaces, a riverside amphitheater, the third campus of The Culinary Institute of America, and a year-round farmers market featuring natural, locally farmed produce. As a former brewery operating from 1883 to 2001, Pearl reflects a vivid past while embracing the future.

The site of the 1968 World’s Fair is now one of the city’s fastest growing urban districts in the middle of downtown. A multi-phase redevelopment plan calls for additional open park space, activities, live music, restaurants, shopping and hotels to Hemisfair Park. The first phase, Yanaguana Garden, is complete and open to the public.

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HEMISFAIR’S VISION

FOOD TRAILS

Find your food fix with San Antonio’s Food Trails. Think specialty tacos, the finest smoked brisket, and smooth and salty margaritas to start. San Antonio is a city of culinary innovation but we’re always ready to revisit our roots. Organized

by Culinaria, the San Antonio Food Trails curate restaurants and bars that offer some of the region’s best food and drinks, as decided by a committee of leading local restaurateurs, food experts and culinary ambassadors.

SEA LIFE AQUARIUM & LEGOLAND® DISCOVERY CENTER COMING TO THE SHOPS AT RIVERCENTER

Two premier family attractions, SEA LIFE Aquarium and LEGOLAND Discovery Center, are scheduled to open in the Shops at Rivercenter in Spring 2019. SEA LIFE is the world’s biggest aquarium brand and highlights spectacular displays of diverse marine life. LEGOLAND Discovery Center will be the ultimate indoor LEGO® playground and is designed for families with children ages 3 to 10 to play together.

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“I began as a visiting college student in the ’80s, and EXPO has helped me and my business grow with sound advice. It has also increased my awareness of the latest news and trends from the experts in the Green Industry.” —Rachelle Kemp TCLP, TMCNP,

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R and R Landscaping owner, The Grounds Guys - A Neighborly Company

SOUTHTOWN ARTS DISTRICT

THE ALAMO PLAN

At the southern tip of historic downtown lies another popular neighborhood known as Southtown, an eclectic arts district set apart by its intermingling of 1800s German architecture, repurposed warehouses, art galleries and now an alluring culinary scene. It is also home to First Friday and Second Saturday, the city’s longest running art walks.

The Alamo is undergoing renovations to enhance the reverence and dignity of the site. The master plan includes recreating sections of the Alamo that have been lost over time, adding a museum, making the plaza a pedestrian zone and developing a plan for preservation. Alamo venues are available for dinners, receptions and outdoor group activities.

RUBY CITY

As part of its growing campus, Ruby City will be part of Linda Pace Foundation’s contemporary art center. Conceived by Linda Pace (1945-2007), and designed by Sir David Adjaye, the modern crimson-hued building will transform San Antonio’s skyline as it houses the Foundation’s growing collection of more than 800 paintings, sculptures, installations and video works by contemporary artists from around the world. The public opening is planned for October 2019.

BROADWAY CULTURAL CORRIDOR

Just north of downtown, Broadway Street is transforming a mix of art, history, education and entertainment assets into the Broadway Cultural Corridor. Broadway already connects many top cultural attractions including the San Antonio Museum of Art, The DoSeum, Brackenridge Park, Witte Museum,San Antonio Zoo, Japanese Tea Gardens, San Antonio BotanicalGarden and the McNay Garden Art Museum.

SAN PEDRO CREEK CULTURAL PARK

The first segment of the San Pedro Creek Culture Park – a oneof-a-kind urban green space located on the western edge of downtown – recently opened to the public. Combining purpose with beauty, the world-class linear park weaves public art and architecture design into historic preservation, flood control and ecosystem restoration.

SAN ANTONIO BOTANICAL GARDEN

As part of its recent expansion, the San Antonio Botanical Garden opened its new 2.5-acre Family Adventure Garden.

With 15 adventure-themed areas carefully designed to encourage nature play and discovery, families can explore bubbling creeks, thundering ridges, beckoning hills, and sandy shores.

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KEYNOTE SPEAKER

JOHN KENNEDY

We Grow What We Feed: Creating a Culture of Ownership I AM WRITING this article from 37,000 feet on my way home from Dallas, Texas. I just spent two wonderful days with an organization poised for exceptional growth and greatness. I am always grateful for the chance to be a “catalyst” of change within organizations and continue to enjoy the opportunities.

I am buckled in tightly and enjoying some fine peanuts and water from the hospitality and humor of Southwest Airlines.

As we boarded, our flight attendant Todd asks for a show of hands as to “How many of you know that Southwest Airlines allows bags to fly for free?”

Most, if not all, raise our hands in compliance. Todd then asks, “So then why did you bring them on?”

We all chuckle and smile. Those who fly Southwest Airlines know that this is their culture. This is what they do; this is their thing. That’s how they roll/fly.

Southwest Airlines is an employee-owned company. They perform their job functions with this in mind: I am an owner.

My actions, behaviors, and efforts need to be one of ownership.

I treat this company, this flight, and these customers as if they are my own.”

With that type of buy-in and engagement, you can set your company up for not just being good but being great.

True LeaderSHIFT comes from the ability to not just change the “behaviors” of your employees (that is a short-term fix), but literally changing their minds for the long-term success of your employees, your company, and your customers.

I speak, write, and have a video subscription program that addresses the difference between “transactional management” and “transformational leadership” — behavioral change vs. meaningful change.

One of my clients recently took the first step in changing the mind-set of the team by embracing the concept of employee ownership. Building a culture of ownership is the first of six steps I’ve created to drive an “exceptional customer experience”.

If you feed your team, you grow your team. If you feed your business, you grow your business. If you feed yourself, you grow yourself. In other words, we grow what we feed.

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Creating a culture of willingness and ability that will drive a “shift” in the mind-set of the team to become owners of your company is the key to meaningful change.

The team is now willing and able to commit to a high level of accountability, communication, and professionalism that would be the envy of any owner. This will drive meaningful change in 2019 and beyond.

You can be willing to change, but if you are not able to, it becomes a big challenge.

You may be able to change, but if you are not willing to, it becomes a big dead end.

Creating a culture of willingness and ability that will drive a “shift” in the mind-set of the team to become owners of your company is the key to meaningful change. But the change needs to begin with you first and your effort to make a LeaderSHIFT needs to start today. This is what separates good companies from great companies — a willingness to SHIFT. JOHN KENNEDY is an author, speaker, and strategist specializing in cultural shift and change that drives profits, people, and processes to new levels in our industry. Visit www.johnkennedyconsulting.com or www.johnkennedyondemand.com for more information and insight about his new Leadership Academy.

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2019 PRE-EXPO SPECIAL ISSUE

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

THOM SINGER

Helping Others to Help Yourself SOMETHING WAS NOT RIGHT. My business was off, and my mood had been blue. I was stuck in a rut and felt like my successful career had hit the end of the road. Then I had an idea: Help others to help yourself.

We live in a world with many distractions, and it is easy to get caught up in the busy activities that seem to be the fast way to success. But I knew I should find ways to help others if I really wanted to help myself. I want to explore being a giver.

The research of professor Adam Grant (author of “Give and Take“) makes it clear that over a lifetime, those who serve others find more opportunities and success. A feeling of wanting to do little favors for people began to fill me up. If I did this, would it really change my situation?

Say Yes

I decided to say yes to helping and to seek out ways to be a resource. It was in this little shift of focus that I would begin to feel better. While I think I was always a giver at heart, by making it a priority I began to see interesting results. If helping others was going to be my way, I was going to have to let people know I wanted to assist them in some way.

For two months I sent individual emails to 25 business contacts each day until I had contacted 1,000 people. I was clear that I was not asking for anything. I made it clear I wanted to reconnect and did not mention my service offerings.

I was just being social and asking if there was anything I could do to help them find more success.

Most people did not respond; some simply said hello.

However, several did have simple requests. Nobody asked for anything that was difficult or time consuming.

Additionally, there were other things I realized I could do to serve others without their needing to make a request. I paid attention to what people were doing in their lives and businesses in real life and on Facebook. I proceeded to just be supportive and a resource. I instigated introductions to people I knew should be doing business together. Again, nothing took too much effort, time, or money.

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In the long term, I believe, the givers succeed more and seem to have more fun along the way.

There are good vibes that come from serving others. Not every action we take has to be part of a contest. There can be winners and winners.

What Goes Around Comes Around

The biproduct was many people started asking me what they could do to help me. Since I work in a word-of-mouth industry, having others talk up my business offering is paramount to my success. If someone asked, I was very clear on how they could assist me. This usually involved a direct introduction or sharing my content on social media. Most were happy to do these favors, but I did not keep score.

Through these activities of real service, I was in a better

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mood. That allowed me to be more fired up to do my own sales and marketing activities. Within a month I was working harder in my own business and seeing direct and indirect results. Turns out that having momentum and the right attitude are important in growing a career.

grew businesses, careers, communities, and more. If you are willing to give first, without keeping score, you will gain and get in ways you cannot predict.

THOM SINGER is a keynote speaker and corporate trainer. He is the host of the “Cool Things Entrepreneurs Do” podcast and the author of 12 books. Learn more at www.

ThomSinger.com.

The “Me” Society

Many are obsessed with how many people view or like a post on Facebook or Instagram. We all post the pictures and memes that show us in the best light (guilty as charged). “Look at me” is the theme of our society. But getting likes, links, shares, and follows is not the same as getting business. We need more than social media attention to pay the bills.

Being a giver does not mean you stop promoting your business. You still have to advertise and market.

The trick is to preserve an equal balance of promotional activities with a wide range of things that are done to assist other people.

Give, Gain, Get

I am not a selfless giver, as I do want to achieve my own path toward success. Yet it is so easy to fall into actions that are only about self, and that can be more limiting than we think. The world is full of givers and takers, and there are times we all end up doing both.

In the long term, I believe, the givers succeed more and seem to have more fun along the way. There are good vibes that come from serving others. Not every action we take has to be part of a contest. There can be winners and winners.

Some view this philosophy of radical giving and helping to be a revolutionary approach to success.

But I think for centuries this way of living has been how people made connections, found jobs, started and

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GREEN Vision

By Mengmeng Gu, Ph.D.

Catch Them Early — Kids and Bugs I STARTED TEACHING my kids horticulture at an early stage.

When I was pregnant with my last child, I climbed on a rainbow shower tree (Cassia javanica) during the annual American Society for Horticultural Sciences conference in Hawaii.

We live across a low-traffic street from Lowe’s. Before my daughter could walk, my parents pushed her in a stroller to visit the garden center almost every day. One of the first words she could say was flower in Chinese. Now my children know many Latin names of plants, including Lagerstroemia indica, Callicarpa americana, and more. You can test them at EXPO. I teach by example. We visited Miami Tropical Botanic Garden during Christmas in 2016. I was in paradise among all sorts of tropical plants and took pictures like crazy. My daughter, just 27 months old then, took photos of her own with a point-and-shoot camera.

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She followed my steps and took pictures of every plant that she saw on our path (See Photo 1).

Recently, I was happily surprised when she shouted out “pomegranate” when we passed by several big redflowered bushes on the edge of Texas A&M University’s golf course. At 4 years old, that is very good.

Now let’s move on to bugs. Three years ago, my front yard landscape had an “explosion” of bagworms. I don’t

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know which plant they started with.

It could have been the juniper or the Indian hawthorn. I didn’t do anything to treat it, hoping Mother Nature will take care of it. She did not.

The bagworms got on everything, even Burford holly (Ilex cornuta ‘Burfordii’) and sago palm plant (Cycas revoluta) (See Photo 2). They must have been very hungry to chew on those sago palm leaves. It was not surprising that bagworms defoliated almost all the plants in my front yard.

The only good that came out of the bagworm incident was that I taught my kids about them. They had a lot of fun handpicking the bagworms, just like I did as a child. They also got tired, especially the little one, because the big bagworms were not easy to pick. And it was May and starting to get hot.

This past May my kids shouted “Bagworm!” with excitement while playing in the front yard. And they got busy on the seemingly-nothing-wrong juniper bush (Photo 3; Burford holly and Indian hawthorn on the right were

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both devoured by bagworms 2 years ago). But as I looked closely I saw tons of half-inch-long spindle-shaped brown (from dead leaves) “bags” hanging and moving on juniper leaves (See Photo 4).

Two years in the making, I finally got myself some valuable integrated pest management early detectors. I am glad I taught my children about bagworms two years ago. I am also glad I spent time playing with them outside in May. Had I not done either, these little moving bags would have gone undetected, and would soon grow to about an inch or longer (See Photo 5). They will stop eating and start to lay hundreds of eggs.

Let me know if you have any good solutions, aside from handpicking.

On another note, a homeowner just sent a St. John’s wort (Hypericum spp.) sample to our crapemyrtle bark scale team member in Dallas. We do not yet know what it is, but the pest has been confirmed on St. John’s wort on a sample in Virginia. Please notify me if you have something suspicious, that is velvety, white like a sesame seed, and bleeds pink, on any of your plants (not just crape myrtles).

MENGMENG GU, PH.D., is associate professor/extension specialist in the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Department of Horticultural Sciences. Her email address is mgu@tamu.edu.

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BUGS FUZZ

Focus on disease and insects

By Kevin Ong, Ph.D., and Erfan Vafaie

Cancellation of 12 Pesticides and Pollinator Promotion ANYONE WALKING WITH their head up in the Green Industry is familiar with the public scrutiny that a specific class of insecticides has received in the past few years. Yes, I’m referring to neonicotinoids (neonics for short), a relatively newer class of insecticides taken up systemically by the host plant that provide effective control of many sucking and chewing insect pests for several weeks to months.

12 NEONICS CANCELED

Active ingredients in neonics that may be recognizable include imidacloprid (i.e., Admire, Mallet, Marathon, and Merit), dinotefuran (i.e., Safari and Zylam), and thiamethoxam (i.e., Flagship and

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Meridian). This class of insecticides caught the public’s attention after a misapplication of Safari on blooming linden trees in a Target parking lot.

It’s disheartening walking out of a Target with more than $100 worth of stuff during a “milk run.” But seeing more than 50,000 dead bees can take it to the next level.

Many of you have already stopped using neonics due to retailer pressure.

Millions of people signed online petitions calling for Home Depot and Lowe’s to stop selling neonics and requiring plants treated with neonics to be labeled as potentially harmful to pollinators.

Following a series of petitions,

additional bee toxicology studies, an increased demand for organic almond milk, and litigation, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) canceled the registration of 12 neonics (See Table 1). Most of the products are important for seed coating in row crop agriculture; some are relevant to the green industry.

Only specific formulations, however, have currently received cancellations.

For example, although the EPA canceled Meridian 0.2G and 0.14G registrations, Meridian 0.33G and 25WG formulations appear unhindered.

Two other insecticides pertinent to the green industry include Aloft GC G (with Aloft GC SC still available) and Flower, Rose & Shrub Care III. Despite the availability of several neonics on the market, growers should start inquiring about alternatives in case more are removed in the future. The EPA expects to complete a review of all neonics this year.

POLLINATOR PROMOTION AND CITIZEN SCIENCE

All of us in the green industry can be stewards of pollinator promotion. Most of you grow flowering plants, making you a promoter of pollinators by default.

And I know many of you observe pollinator activity on your plants — a testament to your pollinator-friendly pest management practices. Show them off.

A great disconnect exists between the urban population and growing practices.

I’d bet the general urban perception is that farms are hazardous wastelands fraught with radioactive waste, carcinogenic air, and three-headed frogs, and the only way to fix them is with the heavy hand of governmental regulation and litigation. Using Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, you can easily show a live

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Focus on disease and insects Figure 1.

Figure 2.

2019 Oklahoma-Texas Pollinator Survey Thank you for participating in this pollinator citizen science study. Select a 2 ft x 2 ft area that has flowers in bloom and count all pollinators within 60 seconds. Pollinator types are broken down into several categories (i.e. LGB, MSB, SBB, etc.) and we ask that you familiarize yourself with these groups before conducting the survey. Each row in the bottom table represents a separate/different 2 ft. x 2 ft. area observed for 60 seconds, Print a new copy of this document for each day you conduct observations.

Name ______________________ # of Observers________________ Location (address or GPS coordinates): _____________________ Date: __________

#

Time

Temp Plant Species (f)

(genus species)

Plant Cultivar Bloom Flower Color (if known)

(0-3)

(circle all that apply)

1

am/pm

R O Y G B P W

2

am/pm

R O Y G B P W

3 4

Bee & Wasp Counts LGB

MSB

SSB

SGB

NBEE

Other Insect Counts HVR BUT

R O Y G B P W

am/pm

Pollinator Report Form Thank you for using the online pollinator survey citizen science form.

Please complete this form and submit for each 60-second observation conducted.

Is this your first observation within the last 2 hours?

If you have already used this device (i.e. your phone, tablet or computer) to complete this form within the last two hours, click “No�. We can automatically pull your e-mail, location, date/time, and temperature based on your previous response

R O Y G B P W

am/pm

Example of the top portion of the pollinator citizen science physical form. Note the types of data required.

Plant species (provide binomial Latin name if known)

Table 1.

Product name

Active ingredients

Meridian 0.20G

Thiamethoxam.

Meridian 0.14G

Thiamethoxam.

Avicta Complete Corn 500

Azoxystrobin; Metalaxyl-M; Fludioxonil; Thiabendazole; Abamectin &Thiamethoxam.

THX_MXM_FDL_ TBZ FS

Thiamethoxam; Metalaxyl-M; Fludioxonil & Thiabendazole.

Adage Deluxe

Thiamethoxam; Metalaxyl-M; Fludioxonil & Azoxystrobin.

Plant cultivar (if known)

Adage Premier

Thiamethoxam; Metalaxyl-M; Fludioxonil; Azoxystrobin & Thiabendazole.

Ernesto Quantum

Clothianidin & Penflufen.

V-10170 0.25 G GL Insecticide

Clothianidin.

lnovate Seed Protectant

Clothianidin; Metalaxyl & lpconazole.

lnovate Neutral Seed Protectant

Clothianidin; Metalaxyl & lpconazole.

Aloft GC G Insecticide

Bifenthrin & Clothianidin.

Flower, Rose & Shrub Care 111

Clothianidin & lmidacloprid.

feed of pollinators visiting all the plants and flowers at your operation. The green industry has a unique position as growers to demonstrate how the diversity of different flowers and colors are major contributors to pollinator health.

In addition to pollinator promotion by growers, researchers and extension personnel at Texas A&M University, Tarleton State University, Texas Tech University, and Oklahoma State University are collaborating to engage master gardeners and other pollinator enthusiasts in a regional citizen science project. Willing volunteers count different types of pollinators (with the

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How much of the plant is in bloom?

Less than 25% Between 25%-50% Between 51% and 75% More than 75% Bloom Color Red Orange Yellow Green The online version of the pollinator report form, sixleggedaggie.com/pollinator.

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help of an accompanying guide) in a 2-foot by 2-foot area during a 1-minute period. Volunteers fill out a paper form (See Figure 1) or submit their findings electronically (See Figure 2).

The goal of the project is to develop a shortlist of plants to investigate further for pollinator attractiveness, combined with other desirable plant trait characteristics, to provide pollinator enthusiasts a list of plants that attract pollinators. This project will engage the public in recognizing different types of pollinators while conveying to the horticultural industry the importance of promoting pollinators in urban landscapes.

For more information about participating in the project, visit the temporary landing website at sixleggedaggie.com/pollinator-project.

KEVIN ONG, PH.D., is professor and director of The Texas Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Texas AgriLife Extension Service, Texas A&M University.

ERFAN VAFAIE is extension program specialist IPM, Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Overton.

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NOTES FROM SFA Gardens

By David Creech, Ph.D.

Exotics vs. Natives in the Era of Fast Climate Change I DECIDED TO throw caution to

the wind and weigh in on a topic that’s sure to stir up a few folks: the natives vs. exotics debate. Then, to make matters worse, I’ve added in what impact climate change might have on our thinking and our policies. Two controversies in one article prove I’m fearless.

For a moment, let’s assume the most recent National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) analyses are right, and climate change is real and moving fast. What does that do to the concept of native plants?

For several years, many arboretums and botanical gardens have embraced the concept of climate change-friendly plant evaluation and promotion. While the native plants movement focuses on plants with a long history in a region, some scientists question if we are clinging to plants that will no longer have a suitable home in a future climate.

Shouldn’t we study current projections and bring in plants now that might be a better fit in the future?

There are arguments offered by native plant enthusiasts that extoll planting only natives. Some are true, some not so much. Here are a few: NATIVES ARE MORE INSECT- AND DISEASE-RESISTANT.

Not necessarily. It depends on the species and where it’s planted. The hawthorns, while beautiful in bloom and foliage, succumb to numerous leaf

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diseases. Dogwoods are notorious for short life in the landscape. Gall midge can tear up a yaupon’s good looks in a few months.

Almost any plant, when planted in a poor site (too wet or too dry for the species) can result in insects and diseases more likely to gain a foothold.

With new invasive insects at every turn, many natives end up more susceptible than a related species that evolved alongside that pest. Case in point: The emerald ash borer, an invasive insect from Asia, is now in Texas and quickly thrashing a wide swath of native ash and related species. Might it be prudent to acquire, test, and evaluate Asian ash (numerous Fraxinus species) for their performance in a Texas environment?

“The shed blood of disagreeing enthusiasts is the seed of the garden, and the hostilities of gardeners seem only equaled in righteous acrimony by those of Patriarchs, and Popes, Anglican Bishops and other persons of profession presumably holy.”

—Reginald Farrer see camellias running wild in our fields and forests.

NATIVES ARE BEAUTIFUL.

NATIVES ARE MORE HEAT-, DROUGHT-, AND SUN-TOLERANT.

Yes, it’s true. Many natives offer high ornamental value with eye-catching flowers, foliage, fruit, bark, seeds, tolerance, shape, size, etc. They are nursery and landscape winners. This is true, but, at least for me, a world without Japanese maples, camellias, and Asian azaleas is hard to imagine.

NATIVES ARE NOT AS INVASIVE.

NATIVES MAINTAIN A COHESION WITH THE “NATURAL” LANDSCAPE OF THE AREA.

This, of course, totally depends on the species and the site. Shade percentages, percentage of day in full sun, etc. all make an impact. Properly selected plants — exotic and native — can deal with our Texas climate.

This is probably true in some cases, but we have many native weeds — both herbaceous and woody — that run wild through a landscape. I’ve pulled enough sweet gums, elms, and small pine seedlings to recognize them as opportunistic natives hell-bent on establishment. On the other hand, we have a huge inventory and long history of proven noninvasive exotics. We don’t

Definitely. Creating corridors and pockets of native vegetation makes sense; evolution of native species is enhanced. There are wildlife benefits and migratory birds and butterflies gain habitats to survive and thrive.

The gorilla in the room is climate change, and it’s the most controversial,

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Plant Hardiness Zones Based on 30-year average ending in:

Zone 9

Zone 10

2040

Projected

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especially in the U.S. A May 23, 2019, New York Times article

by Nadja Popovich titled “How Climate Change May Affect the Plants in Your Yard” made the point that hardiness zones are shifting north. Based on the current global carbon dioxide level at 415 PPM and the most current projections, some places will see dramatic climate change and other areas won’t. The models say Texas will experience dramatic climate change, with warmer average temperatures predicted for all four seasons.

My Zone 8 East Texas garden is predicted to be Zone 9 by 2040. I can start thinking about banana variety trialing.

The caveat is that climate change is more than just average temperatures rising. It’s more violent storms, longer droughts, disastrous flooding, and early and late freezes the likes of which we’ve never seen before. It’s an energetic atmosphere.

Gardening in Texas has never been easy.

If the models are right, then clinging to natives might be clinging to a world that no longer exists. For East Texas, we might be thinking about the wonderful array of native plants just a bit to our south and west. For now, I vote for planting more natives and well-behaved exotics, with a focus on the right plant in the right place at the right time. It’s a simple mantra.

Of course, all this may be just too much thinking; there are too many variables, too much preparation, and it may be all for nothing. After all, we’re just one meteorite, geothermal or volcanic event away from an ice age. Until next time, let’s keep planting.

DAVID CREECH, Ph.D., is regent’s professor emeritus at Stephen F. Austin State University and the director of SFA Gardens.

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NEW MEMBERS

TNLA would like to welcome its new members. If you would like to become a member or if you have any questions or concerns about your current membership, please contact us at 800.880.0343. Visit www.TNLAonline.org to learn about the benefits of becoming a member of TNLA.

REGION 1 Educator Lou Kellogg Bexar County Master Gardeners 7502 Acorn Bend San Antonio, TX 78250 Landscape LUSH GreenScape Design Ryan McWhirter PO Box 310043 New Braunfels, TX 78731 www.lushgreenscape.com Landscape – Individual Elisabeth Etnyre, TCLP, TCNP 14430 Briarmall St. San Antonio, TX 78247 Kristi Long, TCNP Lantana Gardens 1366 Highway 39 Ingram, TX 78025 REGION 2 Government Craig Peeples City of Houston – Airport Systems 806 Shadie Pine Lane Friendswood, TX 77546 Grower Carl Miller Farms Terry Pickering 34719 FM 529 Brookshire, TX 77423 Landscape Hippie Fertilizing Arthur O’Donnell 123 Woodcrest Dr. League City, TX 77573 Retail – Individual Karen King 1114 Joe Annie St, Apt. 2 Houston, TX 77019

REGION 3 Landscape – Associate Dallas Litzenberger The Cascades Golf Club 4511 Briarwood Dr. Tyler, TX 75709

Retail Buds & Blooms Nursery and Garden Connie Wheeler 1567 CR 486 Dayton, TX 77535

REGION 4 Government Jon Weible Town of Addison 508 Lake Rd. Lavon, TX 75166 Landscape Jeske Landscape & Design, LLC Paul Jeske 1635 Torrey Pines Ln. Frisco, TX 75034 Tricia Quaid Landscape Design, Inc. Tricia Quaid PO Box 59514 Dallas, TX 75229 Landscape – Associate Roger Taylor Taylor Specialty Farms 1708 Walnut Springs Dr. Allen, TX 75013 Landscape – Branch Clean Scapes – Dallas Brian Wiedenhoeft PO Box 542797 Dallas, TX 75354 Student Deitrich Gerlt University of Texas at Dallas 3820 Belton Dr. Dallas, TX 75287 Michelle McNally North Central Texas College 2906 Yukon Dr. Corinth, TX 76210 Supplier STIHL/Blue Mountain Equipment Robin Hastings 1800 South Airport Dr. McKinney, TX 75069 www.cdcbmestichl.com

REGION 5 Educator David Cole Tarrant County College 4801 Marine Creek Pkwy.

Fort Worth, TX 76179

Supplier Farm Tub Susan Walsh 4949 N Broadway, Unit 109 Boulder, CO 80304 www.farmtub.com

Laura Wood Paradise High School 4541 FM 1810 Chico, TX 76431

Concrete Creations Josh Landreth 410 S. Washington Ave. Greenville, SC 29611 www.concretecreations.com

Landscape Lawn Lady Adrienne Israel 1114B Nolan River Rd. Cleburne, TX 76031 Landscape – Individual Patrick Wallace Conserva Irrigation 3624 Wosley Fort Worth, TX 76133 Student Madison Rodriguez Texas Tech University 1124 Bryant St. Benbrook, TX 76126

J.R. Simplot Co. Sean Lehr 1639 N Skyview Wichita, KS 67212 www.simplot.com Maxijet, Inc. Samuel Thayer PO Box 1849 Dundee, FL 33838 www.maxijet.com McHutchison Trevor Hilburn 64 Boonton Turnpike Wayne, NJ 07470 www.mchutchison.com

Supplier Montrose Marketing & Management Dennis Hyde 2102 Hodges Place Mansfield, TX 76063

MSG Payment Systems Michelle Hemping 10555 New York Ave., Ste 101 Urbandale, IA 50322 www.msgpay.com

Supplier – Associate Stuart Morris Kubota Tractor Corporation 14855 FAA Blvd.

Fort Worth, TX 76155

Plant Revolution Ben Thompson 412 Goetz Ave. Santa Ana, CA 92707 www.plant-success.com

OUT OF STATE Grower Baker Environmental Nursery Jennifer Serna 949 Marshall Clark Rd. Hoschton, GA 30548 Retail Landscape and More Paulette Owens 11464 Highway 70 Madill, OK 73446

Profile Products/HydraFiber Jennifer Neujahr 750 W Lake Cook Rd, Ste 440 Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 www.hydrafiber.co Supplier – Associate Lenna Kennedy Hortica PO Box 428 Edwardsville, IL 62025 www.hortica.com

NEW TNLA CERTIFIED PROFESSIONALS TCNP Texas Certified Nursery Professional 5753 Allyson Dunnihoo - Tarleton (student) 5754 Steven Miller - Rainbow Gardens 5755 Natalee Trinidad – Calloway’s 5756 Ginger Collins – Calloway’s 5757 Jessica Forte-Guscot - Texas Can Academy (instructor) 5758 Anna Saucedo - Texas Can Academy (student) 5759 Jetzael Villasana - Texas Can Academy (student) 5760 Jonathan Martinez - Texas Can Academy (student) 5761 Jonathan Aguilar - Texas Can Academy (student) 5762 Angel Barrera - Texas Can Academy (student)

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5763 Esperanza Torres - Texas Can Academy (student) 5764 Fernando Gonzalez - Texas Can Academy (student) 5765 Alonso Navarro - Texas Can Academy (student) 5766 Jose Medina - Texas Can Academy (student) 5767 Catalina Martinez - Texas Can Academy (student) 5768 Fermin Calzada Jr - Texas Can Academy (student) 5769 Joel Diaz - Texas Can Academy (student) TCLP Texas Certified Landscape Professional 778 Claire Ocheltree - Bonick Landscaping

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Green QUIZ TNLA

According to the article We Grow What We Feed: Creating a Culture of Ownership, Keynote Speaker John Kennedy explains that true LeaderSHIFT comes from the ability to not just change what?

1. E mployee titles and responsibilities 2. The “behaviors” of your employees 3. Staff 4. Company Culture

According to the article We Grow What We Feed: Creating a Culture of Ownership, John Kennedy defines “transactional management” and “transformational leadership” as what?

1. B ehavioral change vs. meaningful change 2. I deal change vs. realistic change 3. True change vs. false change 4. Ideology change vs. behavioral change

According to the article We Grow What We Feed: Creating a Culture of Ownership, creating a culture of willingness and ability that will drive a ______ in the mind-set of the team to become owners of your company is the key to meaningful change.

1. B ehavioral change 2. Meaningful change 3. Ideal change 4. Shift

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According to the article Helping Others to Help Yourself, Keynote Speaker Thom Singer explains that over a lifetime, those who serve others…

1. End up splitting the bill later.

2. Never have time to focus on business success.

3. Find more opportunities and success.

4. Never get that time back.

According to the article Helping Others to Help Yourself, Thom Singer says many people are givers at heart, by making it a priority they began to see interesting results.

True False

According to the article Helping Others to Help Yourself, Thom Singer explains that having momentum and the right _____ are important in growing a career.

1. Attitude 2. Social media presence 3. Portfolio 4. Connections

According to the article Cancellation of 12 Pesticides and Pollinator Promotion, EXPO speakers on the Bugs & Fuzz team explain that all of us in the green industry can be stewards of pollinator promotion.

True False

According to the article Cancellation of 12 Pesticides and Pollinator Promotion, the Bugs & Fuzz Team suggest that although there are availability of several neonics on the market, growers should start inquiring about _________ in case more are removed in the future.

1. Licenses 2. Application Rates 3. Alternatives 4. How to buy more

According to the article Exotics vs. Natives in the Era of Fast Climate Change, EXPO Plant Panelist Speaker Dr. David Creech urges plant enthusiasts to study current ______ projections and bring in plants now that might be a better fit in the future.

1. Plant trend 2. Consumer awareness 3. Sales/economy 4. Climate

According to the article Exotics vs. Natives in the Era of Fast Climate Change, Dr. David Creech has several arguments that native enthusiasts argue. Which of the following is NOT mentioned?

1. Price 2. Insect and disease resistance 3. Natural beauty 4. Drought tolerance

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