Working for You April 15, 2022

TNLA E-NEWSLETTER

TNLA Foundation Horticulture Scholarship

East Texas Lone Star Legislative Summit

TEXAS NURSERY & LANDSCAPE ASSOCIATION

2022 EXPO

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TNLA Updates TNLA Foundation Horticulture Scholarship program

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TNLA Tailgate Topics Plant Structure

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TNLA Advocacy Report East Texas Lone Star Legislative Summit

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2022 EXPO Join us August 10-12, 2022

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Updates TNLA DEADLINES

Here's how to get started!

The 2023-2024 Texas Nursery & Landscape Association Foundation Horticulture Scholarship program will begin July 1, 2022. If you are a deserving student or know of one interested in this field of study, please go to the following website for more details: apply.mykaleidoscope.com/scholarships/tnlafoundation-scholarship

Retail Garden Centers can prepare their marketing campaign now for the Memorial Weekend’s Lawn & Garden Tax Holiday by downloading TNLA’s Free Marketing Tool Kit available on TNLAonline.org by visiting here: https://www.tnlaonline.org/22_lawn_garden_tax_holiday.ht ml.

The TNLA Foundation is now accepting applications for Leadership Bootcamp Class II. The deadline to submit to be considered as one of 20 people to serve in this distinguished professional leadership class is June 8, 2022.

Click here for more information.

Program benefits include: Exclusive leadership education sessions (4) Earned CEUs based on the total number of education hours per session Individualized mentorship with an experienced professional Work style and strengths assessment and more!

Click here for more details!

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Retailers can also sign up to participate in the Tax Holiday and be listed on TNLA;s online Maps and listing by clicking on the following: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScanUxLtTJEc A0TQS81qnS_RE8x0iJFthsjyr63WKq7oKjaWQ/viewform

UPCOMING REGION MEETINGS TNLA Region V Meetings Monday, April 18, 2022 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM CST Visit here for more information: https://web.tnlaonline.org/events/RegionV%20Meeting627/details Tuesday, May 17, 2022 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM CST Visit here for more information: https://web.tnlaonline.org/events/RegionV%20Meeting628/details TNLA Region II Meeting Tuesday, April 19, 2022 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM CST Visit here for more information: https://web.tnlaonline.org/events/RegionII%20Meeting626/details

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Save the Date TNLA Foundation Horticulture Scholarship The Texas Nursery & Landscape Association Foundation established a scholarship program for students interested in the field of Horticulture.

The 2023-2024 Texas Nursery & Landscape Association Foundation Horticulture Scholarship program will begin July 1, 2022.

If you are a deserving student or know of one interested in this field of study, please go to the following website for more details: apply.mykaleidoscope.com/scholarships/tn la-foundation-scholarship We appreciate your support and promotion of this worthwhile program. If you are interested in finding out more, please visit our website tnlaonline.org or contact Cheryl Staritz at (512) 579-3863 or cheryl@tnlaonline.org.

TNLA Career Center Update!

Check out these great opportunities!

District Superintendent The City of Fort Worth Park & Recreation Fort Worth, Texas

Capital Projects Manager City of Cleburne Cleburne, Texas

Horticulturist Supervisor City of Odessa Odessa, Texas

Landscape Designer and Sales Beck Landscaping LLC Dickinson, Texas

Construction Procurement Specialist BrightView Landscape Development Inc. Austin, Texas

Propagation Grower Green Lake Nursery Seagoville, Texas

Marketing Assistant/Graphic Designer & Social Media Manager MicroLife Organic Biological Fertilizer Houston, Texas Living Earth Outside Sales/Business Development Dallas Living Earth Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas

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Landscape Project Manager/Designer Lawns LTD Inc. Waco, Texas

Garden Advisor North Haven Gardens Dallas, Texas CSR Joss Growers Georgetown, Texas

Landscape Architect San Antonio River Authority San Antonio, Texas

Head to https://careers.tnlaonline.org/jobs/ for more details!

USED POT RETURN Do you have used pots?

Don't toss them! Due to pot shortages, there is a huge need for your used pots. You can help by

contacting your local grower or wholesale supplier TODAY to discuss returning your extra pots.

Used pots in good condition are ideal.

You can help the industry, on the ground, today, by contacting your growers and suppliers NOW!

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TNLA TAILGATE TOPICS

PLANT STRUCTURE

Objective: Participants will be able to define the different parts of a plant’s structure, including parts and systems.

APPLICATION: Using a picture of a plant or a plant (such as a 4” plant) that has been removed from its soil, show the two parts of a plant. Using two plants with different root systems have participants identify the difference between taproots and fibrous root systems.

Plants are extremely diversified in size, shape, and color but for the most part they are extremely similar in structure.

A flowering plant consists of two basic parts: 1. Root – normally underground 1. Shoot – portion above ground made up of stems and leaves. The shoot is made up of stems and leaves.

Flowering plants are composed of two “systems”: 1. Vascular System – transports food, carbohydrates, water and nutrients. Besides working as the conductive feeding system, the vascular system also supports the plant. It can be compared to the circulatory and skeletal system of an animal.

1. Root System – has many functions including: structural support, water and nutrient absorption, and storage of the plant’s food. Taproots are the original seedling’s primary root and a fibrous root system occurs when the seedling’s primary root ceases to grow when the plant is young.

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ADVOCACY REPORT TNLA Sponsors, Attend East Texas Lone Star Legislative Summit TNLA staff attended the LSLS last week and helped sponsor the conference which included several conversations on workforce including immigration, work visas, and education. In addition, Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan spoke and delivered his priority agenda for the next session which includes criminal justice reform, healthcare cost reforms, and infrastructure.

It was a key opportunity to engage state lawmakers on behalf of TNLA and hear directly from them about the coming legislative session.

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Snapshot of Turf Growers meeting with the City of Austin.

TNLA Gearing Up For Legislative Interim Hearings The Texas House and Senate are off and running with their respective interim charges, which are issues they will study in preparation for the next session. Up in the next couple of weeks will include hearings on immigration, rural workforce, unemployment benefits, taxes on services like landscaping, and more. As always the team at TNLA remains engaged with state legislators on these issues and makes sure the concerns of the green industry are considered in developing legislation.

Keep an eye out for more developments over the next several months as these interim charges are studied and debated.

San Antonio Enters Stage 2 Water Restrictions TNLA members should be keeping a watchful eye out as regulators across Texas are beginning to focus on prolonged drought conditions. The City of San Antonio has announced they are entering Stage 2 of their restrictions which will limit the time of day watering for customers. Green industry professionals in the San Antonio market should communicate with their customers about local drought restrictions and ensure consumers are taking a Water Smart approach. More information on the SAWS update is available here: https://www.saws.org/san-antonio-enters-stage-2watering-rules-2/ Additionally, TNLA certified professionals can obtain or re-up the Water Smart certification: https://academics.tnlaonline.org/

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