SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
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DIGITAL MARKETING TRAINING
TNLA GREEN MAGAZINE
Amazon Best Selling Author, Jack Jostes, will help you upgrade your business’ online presence with savvy digital marketing skills and get you motivated to up your game in this digital era. In this course, you’ll learn how to avoid costly marketing mistakes by starting first with a strong foundation.
TNLA truly felt the was 'No Place Like EXPO' at this year's Nursery/Landscape EXPO. Read the September/October issue of TNLA Green for the EXPO Highlights & Recap. Don't miss the special feature on Child Friendly Plants! Take note of the Top 25 Child Friendly Plants for your next project!
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 COVER 2 WORKING TOGETHER 2 CALENDAR AT A GLANCE 3-6 A WORD FROM THE STATE 3 Best of Texas 3 Branding Opportunities 3 Endorsed Services 4 Education 4 Love Your Citrus 5 Compensation Study 5 Scholarships 6 Legislative & Regulatory
7 TNLA CAREER CENTER 8 NURSERY/LANDSCAPE EXPO 2020 9 TEXAS EXCELLENCE IN LANDSCAPING 10 TNLA GREEN MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER
CALENDARÂ SEPTEMBER 10 Region I Meeting Altman Plants 10 Region II Meeting Lucky Landscape Supply 16 Region VIII Meeting CleanScapes, LLC 16 Monday Management Webinar Quickbooks 101 - Small Changes to Make Your Management Better
WORKING TOGETHER A LOOK AT TNLA REGIONS
TOGETHER WE ARE CULTIVATING A STRONGER TEXAS GREEN INDUSTRY. If you are new to TNLA and want to find out more about your Region offerings, please contact Sara Fern. Please submit Region photos to ashley@tnlaonline.org
17 Region V Meeting Grapevine Botanical Garden 19 Region III Meeting TreeTown USA OCTOBER 8 Region I Meeting TBD 8 Region II Meeting Living Earth 9 Region I Pesticide Meeting Mortellaro's Nursery 15 Region IV Meeting Southwest Nursery 21 Monday Management Webinar Are You Investing in Your Business' Greatest ROI... Your Team? 22 Region V Meeting Silver Creek Materials
EVENTS & EDUCATION SEPTEMBER 26 Digital Savvy with Jack Jostes More info... NOVEMBER 1 TEIL Applications Due More info... 12 Hemp Conference More info... 13 Grower Summit More info...
A WORD FROM THE STATE Hear it straight from the State Office
BEST OF TEXAS The Best of Texas Landscape Guide is designed to help everyone from home gardeners to professional landscapers identify plant varietals, optimal growing conditions, planting tips and more. This is the perfect gift item and a fan favorite! Keep a look out for a Best of Texas sale coming next issue!
BRANDING OPPORTUNITIES One of the many benefits of being a TNLA Member include your spot in the TNLA Membership Directory. We currently have some open spots left for advertising as well to add that extra branding element. Branding does not stop with the Membership Directory. Other opportunities include TNLA Green Magazine, Green Matters, and more! Email jake@tnlaonline.org for inquires.
ENDORSED SERVICES One of the many benefits of being a TNLA Member include TNLA's Endorsed Service Providers. FIS Solutions is here for our member businesses and has this to say, "As the world's largest global provider of financial technology solutions, we are dedicated to helping our clients. From software and services to consulting and outsourcing, we are passionate about moving our clients' business forward." Contact your FIS representative at 469-660-6244
A WORD FROM THE STATE Hear it straight from the State Office
COMPENSATION STUDY The Texas Nursery & Landscape Association (TNLA) is partnering with ImpactConsulting to conduct a detailed Texas Compensation Survey for the horticultural industry. The survey will allow for analysis by positions and provide valuable information based on the responsibilities and geographic areas of service. We are asking companies to participate in this survey by providing your own data no later than October 11. TNLA has engaged one of the leading consulting firms, Impact Consulting, to develop and independently manage the collection of this data, ensuring it is kept 100% secure and confidential. At no time will anyone outside of Impact Consulting be able to see any specific detailed data. The results of the survey will be made available to participating member companies for FREE. Your company’s PRIMARY MEMBER CONTACT should be receiving an email with the link to the survey soon. If you do not receive the link contact, Amy Graham at the state office.
SCHOLARSHIPS We are accepting on-line scholarship applications for the 2020-2021 school year between September 1, 2019 and December 31, 2019 from students interested in the fields of Horticultural and Agriculture. If you know of a deserving student interested in these fields of study, please send them to the following website for more details: tnla.awardsplatform.com If you have questions regarding the application process, please contact Cheryl Staritz at cheryl@tnlaonline or 512.579.3863.
A WORD FROM THE STATE Hear it straight from the State Office
EDUCATION The Grower Summit and Hemp Production Workshop are quickly approaching as we gear up for Fall. These events will be on November 12 & 13, 2019 in Waco, TX. Attendees will have the opportunity to earn TNLA CEUs while getting up-to-date on trends and regulations. Check out the GROWER SUMMIT and the HEMP PRODUCTION WORKSHOP and get registered to attend today!
LOVE YOUR CITRUS With the ongoing spread of citrus canker and greening, Texans at every level need to be more aware than ever what you can do to help stop the spread and better LOVE your citrus. Are you in a recently expanded citrus quarantine zone, specifically in Houston? Find out by visiting the Texas Department of Agriculture website. If you are, and operate a business in the green industry, be sure you have a compliance agreement in place with the USDA and TDA. Do you know how to identify the symptoms of greening or canker? Visit the Texas A&M AgriLife resources online to review how to quickly spot and report signs of disease. Working together, Texans can enjoy the wonderful dooryard citrus we love for generations to come.
A WORD FROM THE STATE Hear it straight from the State Office
LEGISLATIVE & REGULATORY In light of several major cities enacting ordinances requiring new employment policies and the failure of the Texas legislature to pass a bill providing relief, TNLA has taken a new step in the fight against these mandates. These city mandates threaten jobs, increase costs to our businesses, and create a regulatory nightmare. Therefore, our association in August joined the Alliance for Securing and Strengthening the Economy in Texas, or ASSET. The coalition is comprised associations representing the business community across Texas and in every major private sector industry, with the goal of keeping Texas a business-friendly state. Within the last two weeks, the coalition, including TNLA, filed an amicus brief in federal court in the lawsuit against the City of Dallas in support of the business community. To keep up with actions taken by ASSET & TNLA, check out the coalition website or subscribe to the TNLA Leader List on the TNLA website.
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AWARD CATEGORIES: A: Commercial Installation B: Commercial Maintenance C: Residential Installation D: Residential Maintenance
E: Special Project F: Unique Features G: Design
SEND IN YOUR TEIL APPLICATION BY NOVEMBER 1, 2019 AT TNLA.AWARDSPLATFORM.COM