Working for You March 18, 2022

TNLA E-NEWSLETTER

Crapemyrtle Bark Scale

TEIL Awards

Lawn & Garden Tax Holiday

TEXAS NURSERY & LANDSCAPE ASSOCIATION

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TNLA Updates Lawn & Garden Tax Holiday

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TNLA Tailgate Topics Maintaining the Chain on a Chainsaw

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TNLA Advocacy Report Congress Passes Funding Package

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Board Nominations Seeking Candidates by April 1, 2022

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Crapemyrtle Bark Scale Made It to DC Your questions answered

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Shining a Light Enjoy 2022 TEIL award winning Projects

AD INDEX Inside Front Cover: OHP, Inc. 08: Horizon 11: Repair Smith

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TNLA

Updates Did You Know: TNLA Foundation’s Leadership Bootcamp Class II You can now submit applications to take part in the TNLA Foundation’s Leadership Bootcamp Class II, deadline to submit is June 8, 2022. Twenty individuals will be selected to take part in the program which covers four sessions based on leadership, communications, business management, and more.

Download the application by visiting here: https://www.tnlaonline.org/leadershipbootcamp.html

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_holid ay.html. 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/1FAIpQLScanUxLt TJEcA0TQS81qnS_RE8x0iJFthsjyr63WKq7oKjaWQ/vi ewform

Upcoming Deadlines: UPCOMING REGION MEETINGS

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April 1st is the deadline to submit a nominee to serve on the TNLA State Board of Directors. For more info visit here: https://www.tnlaonline.org/tnlaelections.html

TNLA Region I Meeting, March 30, visit here for more information: https://www.tnlaonline.org/region-i---sanantonio.html

TNLA Foundation’s Leadership Bootcamp Class I (below)

TNLA Region VIII Meeting, March 22, visit here for more information: https://www.tnlaonline.org/regionviii---central-texas.html

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Embrace Your Space Spring is right around the corner and the

Best of Texas Guide

has so many

recommendations for your landscape.

Be sure to check out this month's media kit "Good Growing" and share it on your social media!

EARN MORE IMPRESSIONS across social media platforms with this free, easy-touse content.

TNLA gives you the resources and inspiration to keep your business booming and blooming. Be sure to check out the #EmbraceYourSpace media kit with new graphics and content every month. Post to your social media and keep those customers engaged!

It's as easy as clicking on a button and downloading a folder!

Visit:

https://www.tnlaonline.org/embraceyourspace.html to get your kit today!

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You can help! Contact your local grower or wholesale supplier TODAY to discuss returning your extra pots.

Due to present supply shortages, certain wholesale and growing operations are looking for used pots in good condition.

You can

help the industry

by contacting your growers and suppliers NOW!

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GOT USED POTS?

TNLA Career Center Update!

Check out these great opportunities!

Calloway’s Nursery Career Retail Nursery DFW/Houston, Texas

Head Horitculturalist Austin Country Club Austin, Texas

Second Assistant Golf Course Superintendent The University of Texas Golf Club Production Assistant Manager Landscape Architect/ Park Austin, Texas Glueck Tree Farm Planner Cat Spring, Texas City of Lubbock Vegetation Maintenance Lubbock, Texas Specialist 1 Pedernales Electric Cooperative Johnson City, Texas

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

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TNLA TAILGATE TOPICS

MAINTAINING THE CHAIN ON A CHAINSAW Objective: Participants will be able to correctly maintain the chain of a chainsaw, thus resulting in a properly working machine.

APPLICATION: If possible, practice servicing/maintaining the chain on a chainsaw. Review with participants what signs to look for when determining that a chain needs to serviced.

A sharpened chainsaw that effortlessly slices through wood begins with a well-maintained chain. The following steps are imperative for maintaining a quality chainsaw through the proper chain maintenance.

CHECKING CHAIN TENSION: Check the tension of the chain while wearing work gloves and with the engine off. Chain must fit snugly against the underside of the bar. With the chain brake disengaged, it should be possible to pull the chain along the bar by hand.

If necessary, re-tension the chain. A new chain has to be re-tensioned more often than one that has been in use for some time.

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TAKING CARE OF THE GUIDE BAR: Turn the bar over every time you sharpen and/or replace the chain in order to avoid one-sided wear at the nose and underside of the bar. Regularly clean the oil inlet hole, oilway, and bar groove. Measure groove depth with the scale on the filing gauge. If groove depth is less than what is specified, the bar will need to be replaced.

CHAIN LUBRICANT: The service life of the chain and guide bar depends on the quality of the lubricant. Clean the oil filler cap and the area around it to ensure that no dirt falls into the tank. Refill the chain oil tank every time you refuel.

SHARPENING SAW CHAIN: Never works with a dull or damaged chain as it will increase the physical effort required, produce unsatisfactory cutting results, and increase the rate of wear. Clean and check for cracks in the links and damaged rivets. Replace any worn parts of the chain and match the new parts to the shape and size of the original parts.

It is absolutely imperative to comply with the angles and dimensions specified in your Owner’s Manual! If the saw chain is incorrectly sharpened there is a risk of increased kickback of the chainsaw, with resulting danger of injury!

Select the appropriate sharpening tools for the chain pitch. Use only special saw chain files.

All cutters must be filed to the same length. If the cutters are not the same length, they will have different heights and will result in the chain running roughly and cause it to break.

After sharpening, clean the chain thoroughly, remove filings or grinding dust, and lubricate the chain by immersing it in an oil bath.

Before storing for extended periods, clean the chain with a brush and immerse it in an oil bath.

TNLA

ADVOCACY REPORT Congress Passes Funding Package; Now Turns to FY 23 Negotiations Congress passed the funding package for FY 22 and included in the bill is the discretionary language which grants the Biden administration the authority to provide H-2B cap relief. Biden, Trump, and Obama all used this same authority to release additional visas. Now that the second half cap of FY 22 has been hit, our coalition is urging the administration to act quickly and release more H-2B visas. Our hope is that DHS and DOL will release the maximum number allowed, over 40,000.

Additionally, our efforts have turned to FY 23 and the budget negotiations this summer. Many of you have communicated your support of the HR 3897 bill by Rep. Henry Cuellar to your congressional representatives. At this point in the year, our efforts will be to leverage that support and get the language from Cuellar's bill included as a one-year Returning Worker Exemption in the funding package. This language, placed in the FY 23 funding bill, would exempt returning workers from the cap for next year. Please visit the TNLA Legislative Action Center and send a message to your congressional representative that you support H-2B cap relief.

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TEXAS NURSERY & LANDSCAPE ASSOCIATION

2022 Board of Directors Nominations The Texas Nursery & Landscape Association (TNLA) is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the 2022 State Board of Directors. The Call for Nominations is now open and seeking candidates for the positions of: ​

State Region Directors Region I, II, III, VI, VIII State Directors To be eligible for election as a State Region Director, an individual must be employed by or own a company that has been a TNLA member in good standing of the Association for at least two years immediately preceding election.

State Business Category State Retail Director To be eligible for election as a Business Category Director, an individual must be employed by or own a company that has been a member in good standing of the Association for at least two years immediately preceding election and hold a TNLA membership in the business category they seek election.

Candidate Information State Region Director Job Description State Business Category Job Description (Retail Director) Criteria TNLA Code of Ethics

Nomination Form (download the appropriate form using links below) State Region Director State Retail Director Deadline for Nominations: April 1, 2022 Submit completed nomination forms by emailing them to info@tnlaonline.org or mail them to 715 Discovery Blvd Suite 109 | Cedar Park, TX 78613

Service on the Texas Nursery & Landscape Association Board of Directors (TNLA) is a chance to help drive the decisions of the association and shape the future of the industry. The opportunity to work with other leaders in the association allows you to be part of the decision-making process on the state level, driving the strategic goals of the organization. This is an exciting time to join the leadership of the Association and help map the future of TNLA. For more information concerning the responsibilities associated with positions listed above, click the links at the bottom of this page. Candidates must meet a professional standard of excellence and adhere to the TNLA Code of Ethics.

Help lead your association and profession into the future by nominating a colleague or yourself. The Call for Nominations closes on April 1, 2022.

New board members take office July 1, 2022.

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Crapemyrtle Bark Scale Made It to DC RUNSHI XIE, BIN WU, AND DR. MENGMENG GU Bin Wu and Runshi Xie are both Ph.D. students working on crapemyrtle bark scale in the Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University fushe001@email.tamu.edu, bin.wu@tamu.edu Professor/Extension Specialist, Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, mgu@tamu.edu Before and after the holiday break, I was contacted

by Dr. Kasey Yturralde, PhD, Forest Health and Community Outreach Specialist at the Urban Forestry Division of District Department of Transportation and Dr. Emily Mueller, Plant Health Care Specialist at Architect of the Capitol, Capitol Grounds and Arboretum. They have seen crapemyrtle bark scale (CMBS) in Washington D.C. area and have so many questions. Our CMBS team seized this opportunity and teamed up with Dr. Yturralde and Dr. Mueller to offer training on CMBS management.

We gave those who registered for the webinar some homework. Our Crapemyrtle Bark Scale Team has recorded many webinar videos available at www.stopcmbs.com. They were asked to watch all videos, especially the following, and come up with specific questions.

• 2020. Crapemyrtle bark scale -Chemical control.

• 2020. Crapemyrtle bark scale -Pollinators & beneficials.

• 2020. Crapemyrtle bark scale -Mechanical control and biopesticides.

• 2014. Current situation on crapemyrtle bark scale.

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Crapemyrtle Bark Scale Made It to DC continued The team appreciates Dr. Emily Mueller and Dr. Kasey Yturralde for helping to organize this Q&A session and sending us the questions.

These questions were assigned to our CMBS team members, specifically Dr. Mengmeng Gu, Dr. Erfan Vafaie, Laura Miller, Dr. Yvette Zhang, Dr. Yan Chen, Dr. David Held, and Dr. Hongmin Qin, based on our own expertise.

Below is the list of questions available in the video https://youtu.be/iJV5UMxf0dI. I would like to encourage everyone to watch the video---you can jump to topics of your interest based on the timeline below---- and send me mgu@tamu.edu any questions you have.

0:15 Introduction of the team.

5:08 Q1. What are the effects of CMBS? 12:22 Q2. How far do they move?

27:45 Q3: How close do we need to keep trees spaced apart? For example, if a crape myrtle has a bad infestation, should we assume nearby trees will be susceptible, how far is far enough away?

28:57 Q4: What are the ideal environmental conditions for CMBS? We’ve had some severe cold winter temperatures and seek your thoughts on these extremes on CMBS potential survival?

40:20 Q5: For Zone 8, expected to have 2-3 generations. Should we assume 2 gen in DC, more in the future?

50:58 Q6: When should we start monitoring?

52:12 Q7: Can we get a further detailed protocol for scouting for CMBS crawlers? ·Does it matter which branches we put the double-sided tape? ·How exactly do you remove the tape and count crawlers without messing up the tape?

55:29 Q8: We have a large amount of alternative hosts (boxwoods, beautyberry, etc), and should we be monitoring these species along with crapemyrtle?

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57:45 Q9: What have you been considering a ‘high’ infestation versus a ‘low’ infestation?

Are there any estimated thresholds?

1:00:16 Q10: Is there some threshold of infestation, above which it is no longer feasible to use pesticides, when trees should just be removed?

1:02:05 Q11: What are the best sanitation practices after pruning a tree with CMBS infestation?

1:03:05 Q12: Is CMBS the only scale of its kind on crapemyrtles?

1:04:37 Q13: Can application of systemic insecticides on highly visible trees (to public) be an effective strategy?

1:14:41 Q14: When urban foresters and arborists are inspecting prospective trees for planting, where should they focus their inspection to improve detection of CMBS? Should it be focused on the trunk, branches, or both (the entire tree?)?

1:17:11 Q15: Are there any policies in the nursery industry regarding movement of CMBS hosts out of areas with CMBS? Are there any quarantines?

Is there any sort of certification for selling hosts out of areas with CMBS? 1:19:34 Q16: Do nurseries and tree farms know about CMBS? 1:20:28 Q17: Should we even continue planting crape myrtle?

1:21:21 Q18: Are there any differences in susceptibility?

Is cultivar susceptibility potentially dependent on bark type?

1:24:16 Q19: How are homeowners being advised with regard to CMBS? 1:31:08 Q20: Are there any good CMBS management plans developed by cities/municipalities?

1:32:25 Q21: What are parasitoid and hyperparasitoids?

2022 TEXAS EXCELLENCE IN LANDSCAPING (TEIL) AWARD WINNERS This year's Texas Excellence in Landscaping Award Winners showcased leading landscape innovations in design, maintenance, and installation. See who these top-notch landscaping firms are and catch a glimpse of their contributions to the Green Industry.

For more information about the TEIL program visit: https://www.tnlaonline.org/teil_awards_program.htm

TNLA TEIL BEST OF SHOW WINNERS:

Absolute Accents, Inc. for the Dunn Residence, Special Projects

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BrightView Landscape Development, AT&T Discovery District, Commercial Installation over $500,000

TNLA TEIL GOLD WINNERS

Moss Landscaping, Mediterranean Gardens, Design

Absolute Accents, Inc., Dunn Residence, Special Projects

Pacheco Koch, Moody Center for Breast Health, Design

Moss Landscaping, Tennant House Gardens, Residential Maintenance

Guillen Landscape Contractor, L.P., Museum District House, BrightView Landscape Development, Inc., AT&T Discovery ResidentialMaintenance Under $50,000 District, Commercial Installation $500,000+

Does your project have what it takes? Start taking project pictures now! Applications for next year's TEIL program will be due October 1, 2022, for more information visit here. The top award-winning projects will be honored at the TNLA Awards Festival in January 2023 during the TNLA Lone Star Hort Forum (Dates & Location TBD).

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TNLA TEIL SILVER WINNERS

Moss Landscaping, Mediterranean Gardens, Commercial Installation$100,000-$500,000

Pacheco Koch, Southwest Transplant Alliance, Design

Matt W. Stevens Landscape Architect, LLC, Wade Residence, Residential Installation $50,000-$150,000

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Matt W. Stevens Landscape Architect, LLC, Goldman Residence, Design

Native Edge Landscape, LLC, Hilltop Haven, Design

Monarch Landscape Management, LLC, Phillips 66 World Headquarters Campus, Commercial Installation $100,000-$500,000

TNLA TEIL SILVER WINNERS continued

Moss Landscaping, Greek Classical Gardens, Residential Maintenance

Double B Design, Lake McQueeney Residence, Design

Earthworks, Inc./Cortland, Cortland Twin Creeks Basketball Court Transformation to Multi-purpose Amenity Area, Special Projects

TNLA TEIL BRONZE WINNERS AquaGreen Global, Hidden Ridge Station – Commercial Installation $100,000 -$500,000 Native Edge Landscape, LLC, Hilltop Haven – Residential Installation$150,000+ Native Edge Landscape, LLC, Mid-Century Ranch Makeover – Residential Installation $150,000+ Matt W. Stevens Landscape Architect, LLC, Goldman Residence– Residential Installation $150,000+ Native Edge Landscape, LLC, Mount Bonnell Native Oasis – Residential Maintenance Moss Landscaping, River Oaks Boulevard Esplanade – Special Projects Double B Design, Austin Residence – Design

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