TNLA Working For You February 5, 2021

TNLA Working for You E-Newsletter

TNLA

February 5, 2021

Working for You

Meet virtually with elected officials and their offices at the 2021 TNLA VIRTUAL ADVOCACY WEEK FEB. 22-25

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Table of Contents 3...Feature: Speak Up During TNLA’s Virtual Advocacy Week Meetings & Events Calendar 4...Embrace Your Space 6...Membership Value Added Offerings TNLA Virtual Retail Summit Wrap Up & On-Demand 7...Legislative & Regulatory Update 9...TNLA Tailgate Topic: Irrigation Terminology 10..Green Vi$ion: Summary of Crapemyrtle Bark Scale Hosts 19..TNLA Foundation Joins Amazon Smile CEU Quiz 20..Job Opportunities New Members January 2021 New Certified Professionals January 2021

Meeting & Events Calendar February 22-25, 2021

2021 Virtual Advocacy Week See the Full Schedule & Register Here!

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TNLA Working for You Feature:

Speak Up During TNLA’s Virtual Advocacy Week February 22-25, 2021 TNLA is bringing our members together to meet with state elected officials and their offices, Feb. 22-25, 2021. If you want to take part in TNLA’s Morning Policy Briefings, hear from special guests and get an appointment scheduled with your elected official’s office, be sure to register for free by February 10, 2021, by clicking here. All participants will be briefed on the legislative issues for the nursery & landscape industry in the ongoing session. All meetings will be conducted live in a virtual zoom format. For a speaker line up, schedule, and additional information click here.

Nursery/Landscape EXPO 2021 San Antonio, TX More Info Here!

On Demand

Creating a Garden Sanctuary Guided Web Course More Info Here!

Ad Index

2....OHP 4...Best of Texas Sale

5....Keystone Financial 8...TNLA Mobile Membership Directory

9....TNLA Career Center 21...Hotchkiss Insurance

22...Member Benefit Partner: Office Depot/Office Max

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Remind Your Community Why They Love Their Plants and Get Them in Your Store!

With your community starting to Embrace their Space, your business should be their Go-To place for their planting needs.

The Embrace Your Space campaign is revamped and we are encouraging consumers to LOVE YOUR PLANTS this February! Along with this we are offering a MONTH LONG 15% Discount on all of your Best of Texas Landscape Guides (shipping not included). TNLA wants to provide you with the resources and inspiration to keep business booming with these campaigns. Make sure to check into the #EmbraceYourSpace media kit with new graphics for your business to share on social media and flyers to print, to keep those customers excited for planting! These graphics are updated each campaign for you to post for your audience and get the people in your doors! Embrace Your Space does not stop with this month, we will be rolling out new themes throughout the year to keep your customers coming and allow you to have more fun with your advertising.

See What We Have Coming up With Embrace Your Space...

LOVE YOUR PLANTS in February

PLANT SOMETHING in March and April

Encourage your customers to find the plants they love to start their green spaces at home.

Encourge your customers to Plant Something and get those plants they love in the ground.

Be WATER SMART in May Teach and encourage your customers to be Water Smart in May and get them in the doors Memorial Day Weekend for the Lawn and Garden Tax Holiday

We want to Share Your Posts!

TNLA wants to help spread the word of Embrace Your Space & Capture Your Carbon with everyone and we want to help YOUR BUSINESS EARN MORE IMPRESSIONS across social media platforms. Participate by using the hashtag #EmbraceYourSpace and #LoveYourPlants

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Membership Value Added Offerings

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Purchase the latest Compensation Study to gain valuable data and help your company do business better, CLICK HERE

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PartnerShip® –FedEx and UPS rates are going up in 2021, and it’s more important than ever that TNLA members know how to mitigate the impact to their business. PartnerShip®, the benefit provider that manages the TNLA Shipping Program, has analyzed the new rate charts so you can accurately prepare for the year ahead. Download the free white paper to see a breakdown of where you’ll find the highest increases and get a simplified explanation of the complicated changes you need to be aware of. Then be sure to enroll in the TNLA Shipping Program to save up to 40% with FedEx and offset the rising costs.

2021 Virtual Retail Summit Wrapped Up, Catch Up by Watching it On-Demand Today TNLA held its first Virtual Retail Summit, and it was a SUCCESS! Attendees were inspired by TEDx speaker Dr. Talaya Waller and that inspiration carried throughout the event. By the end of the event, attendees were able to see new plants coming out in 2022, discovered hot trends and hot plants to include into retail facilities and landscape businesses, and learned all about how to answer those tough gardening questions.

Did you miss it? Don’t worry, TNLA is offering this course on-demand now available for purchase! Click HERE to be part of this fun and knowledgeable experience!

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Legislative & Regulatory Update Governor Greg Abbott Names Emergency Items TNLA has been anticipating Governor Abbott’s naming of emergency items, which were announced Monday night. Emergency items are the only items which can be acted on in the first 60 days of the Legislative session, a significant advantage over other bills.

Abbott’s new emergency items include major priorities for TNLA member businesses like the expansion and development of broadband internet. In addition, Governor Abbott has designated limiting the civil liability of employers who act in good faith from COVID lawsuits. These two items alone will have direct impact on the long-term growth of our industry.

Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas Approved by Senate Alejandro Mayorkas was confirmed on Tuesday to serve as secretary of Homeland Security, putting him in charge of carrying out the Biden administration’s immigration agenda and tackling national security concerns. The H-2A and H-2B community, including TNLA, will be watching the new Secretary intensely with his treatment of the foreign work visa programs and how it interacts with the larger immigration debate. Of note, the DHS will need to authorize additional visas that were allowed for in the last funding bill when the H-2B cap is hit this year. Look for more updates on this in the coming months as TNLA monitors this closely.

OSHA Releases New COVID Worker Protection Guidance Under the new Department of Labor, employers can undoubtedly expect a more aggressive DOL and OSHA standard for worker protection in the COVID era. Biden released the following Executive Order directing the agency to examine whether an emergency standard is needed HERE In the meantime, new guidance has been issued advising employers to consider several different factors. You can find the guidance HERE

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TNLA Tailgate Topic: Irrigation Terminology

Objective: Participants will be able to correctly identify and define parts of an irrigation system.

BACKFLOW PREVENTER: device that stops water in the irrigation system from backing up into the water supply during a sudden loss of pressure.

CONTROLLER: device that automatically opens and closes the valves in an irrigation system according to a preset program.

DRIP EMITTER: a low volume emission device that delivers water at low flow rates, one drip at a fume; drip emitters are used to apply water directly to an individual plant root zone.

DUALPROGRAM CONTROLLER: a controller that allows stations to be assigned to two separate programs, each with its own watering days and run times.

ELECTROMECHANICAL CONTROLLER: a controller run by motors, gears, and switches, and usually programmed by pushing in pins on a dial.

FILTER: a device used in a control zone or multioutlet emission device to screen dirt and debris from the water; filters are important in low volume systems because the small emission devices can easily become clogged.

LATERAL PIPE: Pipe that runs from a valve to the sprinklers controlled by the valve.

MAIN LINE PIPE: Pipe that runs from the water source to a valve.

MICROBUBBLER: a low volume emission device that delivers water at higher flow rates than drip emitters, but at lower flow rates than micro sprays; microbubblers are used to apply water directly to an individual plant root zone.

NOZZLE: sprinkler component that controls the flow rate of the sprinkler head and the shape of the distribution pattern; many sprinklers feature interchangeable nozzles so that the flow rate and pattern can be changed without installing a new sprinkler body.

POPUP: type of sprinkler head that rises above ground level when water pressure is applied, and retracts to ground level when pressure is cut off.

PRESSURE REGULATOR: a device that cuts sprinkler inlet pressure down to a constant outlet pressure of 30 PSI; a pressure regulator controls water flow and pressure over a wide range of inlet pressures.

REMOTE CONTROL VALVE: device that opens and closes in response to signals from a controller to allow pressurized water to flow through pipes.

SHRUB SPRAYHEAD: type of sprayhead that is usually mounted on a fixed riser and located in areas that receive no foot traffic.

SOLID STATE CONTROLLER: a controller run by an electronic microprocessor and usually programmed with a keypad.

SPRAYHEAD: type of sprinkler that emits sheets or fans of water in a fixed pattern.

SQUARE PATTERN: sprinkler layout in which each sprinkler is located at the comer of a square; square patterns are typically used in areas that have 90-degree borders.

SURFACE SPRAYHEAD: type of spray head that is installed with the nozzle at grade level; surface spray heads usually require vegetation close to the head to be trimmed out of the way of the water stream.

VALVE: device that opens and closes to allow pressurized water to flow through pipes.

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TNLA Working for You CEU Quiz: Earn 1 TNLA CEU According to the article Summary of Crapemyrtle Bark Scale (CMBS) Hosts, which of the following is has not been identified as a potential host for CMBS? • • •

Boxwood American Beautyberry Soybean

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Pomegranate All have been reported as potential hosts for CMBS

According to the article Summary of Crapemyrtle Bark Scale (CMBS) Hosts, the result from a 25-week study on six Lagerstroemia species suggests that the susceptibility towards CMBS _________ among different Lagerstroemia species.

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Remains the same Differs

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Increased Descreased

According to the article Summary of Crapemyrtle Bark Scale (CMBS) Hosts, which Lagerstroemia species should be considered in future breeding programs due to less CMBS activity observed in the 25-week study?

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L. caudata L fauriei ‘Kiowa’ L. indica ‘Dynamite’

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L. speciose Both A & D Both B & C

According to the article Summary of Crapemyrtle Bark Scale (CMBS) Hosts, out of the nine Callicarpa species trialed, only one showed to be completely immune to CMBS attack.

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According to the article Summary of Crapemyrtle Bark Scale (CMBS) Hosts, both fig and apple seedlings were observed to have minor CMBS infestations.

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True

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According to the article Summary of Crapemyrtle Bark Scale (CMBS) Hosts, CMBS were NOT seen on which of the following in the greenhouse trials?

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L. cuvifolium Hypericum kalmianum Spirea japonica

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Myrtus communis Both A & D Both B & C

According to the article Summary of Crapemyrtle Bark Scale (CMBS) Hosts, the writer expresses that visible/severe ___________ has only been seen on Severe infestations.

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Downy mildew Sooty mold

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Decreased turgidity Decreased vigor

According to the article Summary of Crapemyrtle Bark Scale (CMBS) Hosts, we NEED TO PANIC! •

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According to the article Irrigation Terminology, which of the following is a device used in a control zone or multi outlet emission device to screen dirt and debris from the water?

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Backflow Preventer Pop-Up

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Valve Filter

According to the article Irrigation Terminology, which of the following is a type of sprinkler head that rises above ground level when water pressure is applied, and retracts to ground level when pressure is cut off?

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Shrub Sprayhead Surface Sprayhead

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Pop-Up Drip Emmitter

Submit Your Completed Quiz to Education@tnlaonline.org for 1 TNLA CEU

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Job Opportunities NEW! Landscape Installation and Maintenance Manager Colorful Impressions, LTD Dallas, TX VISIT POSTING NEW! General Manager LMI Landscapes, Inc. Carrollton, TX VISIT POSTING NEW! Plant Care Specialist/ Maintenance Articulture Designs Austin, TX VISIT POSTING NEW! Environmental Coordinator South Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc. Nursery, TX VISIT POSTING NEW! Safety Specialist South Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc. Nursery, TX VISIT POSTING Production Manager Everde Growers Winters, California VISIT POSTING

New Certified Professionals January 2021 TEXAS CERTIFIED NURSERY PROFESSIONAL Connor Cameron Calloway’s Nursery Jake Janders Calloway’s Nursery Kara Knight Calloway’s Nursery Harrison Lundberg Calloway’s Nursery Joshua MacKaron Calloway’s Nursery Travis Nieuwesteeg Outdoor Warehouse Supply TEXAS MASTER CERTIFIED NURSERY PROFESSIONAL Jim Burton Calloway’s Nursery TEXAS CERTIFIED LANDSCAPE ASSOCIATE Kori Heath Samuel Clemons High School TEXAS CERTIFIED LANDSCAPE PROFESSIONAL Joshua Barbe Good Works Landscaping LLC Susie “Yanan” Lin Bonik Landscaping, Inc TEXAS CERTIFIED WATER SMART PROFESSIONAL Micah West Superscapes

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New Members January 2021 REGION I Educator Rose Flores San Antonio, TX 78224 (210) 200-9492 Landscape Business Tracies Rocks & More LLC Tracie Remington San Antonio, TX 78230 (830) 660-1343 tkorocksa.com Student Robert “Bobby” Garcia Palo Alto College REGION II Landscape Business 100% Tree & Lawn Care, LLC Kevin Franco Houston, TX 77096 (713) 885-3711 100tlc.com

REGION III Educator John Woody Trinidad ISD Corsicana, TX 75110 (903) 641-2956 Educator Cindy Woody University of Texas at Arlington Corsicana, TX 75110 (903) 641-2979 REGION IV Landscape Business Summit Trees Kenda Kiker Arlington, TX 76011 (469) 992-3456 summittreesusa.com Landscape Individual Brodie White Bent Tree Country Club Allen, TX 75002 (214) 914-3052

Educator Linda Trendell Eastwood Academy High School Houston, TX 77008 (713) 516-6971

Landscape Business Goose Island Tree Service Ford James Dallas, TX 75228 (214) 793-0959

Landscape Business Evr-Green LLC Teresa Groves Lake Jackson, TX 77566 979-549-0888

Retail Individual Russell Harder Carrollton, TX 75007 (214) 202-7372

Landscape Business Ambassador Services LLC Houston, TX 77060 281-247-6476 ambassadorusa.com

Supplier Business Transworld Business Advisors Grapevine Darrow Graham Grapevine, TX 76051 (214) 729-2033 tworld/grapevine.com

Student Cristina Roman Houston, TX 77015 (346) 971-6007

REGION V Educator Peggy Watkins Comanche, TX 76442 (325) 330-1100 Educator Windy Gisch Brewer High School Fort Worth, TX 76108 (254) 723-1006 Student Alicia McMullin North Central Texas College Fort Worth, TX 76135 (469) 264-0448 Supplier Branch Thelin Recycling Bailee Berry Fort Worth, TX 76115 817-926-5626 thelinrecycling.com REGION VIII Government Conrad Chappell City of San Marcos Discovery Center San Marcos, TX 78666 (512) 749-5828 Grower Business Maple Creek Tree Farm David Pfingsten Rosebud, TX 76570 (254) 697-1076 OUT OF STATE Grower Gunter’s Nursery LLC Linda Gunter Forest Hill, LA 71430 (318) 748-7523 guntersnurseryllc.com Supplier Keystone Financial Associates, LLC Andrew Cavaliere White Plains, NY 10606 (877) 676-9900 keystonefa.com

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