TNLA Working For You, September 10, 2021

TNLA Working for You E-Newsletter

TNLA

September 10, 2021

Working for You

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Table of Contents 03 Meeting & Events Calendar Save the Date for the 2022 Nursery/Landscape EXPO August 10-12, 2022 04 TNLA Member Updates -TNLA Hot Topics -Did You Know -TNLA Events and CEU Opportunities Your Team Can’t Afford to Miss Out On 05 TNLA Member Updates Continued: -Can’t Miss Events & CEU Opportunities Continued -Upcoming Region Meetings -In the News 06 Legislative & Regulatory Updates 08 Check out the Latest Job Opportunities Available on TNLA’s Career Center 09 TNLA Tailgate Topics: Reasons for Pruning 10 New TNLA Members 11 New TNLA Members Continued New TNLA Certified Professionals 12 Best of Texas Landscape Guide: Why B.O.T.?

13 School Yourself on your landscape/garden Best of Texas Landscape Guide Pricing

Meeting & Events Calendar

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TEIL & TGRA Due Nov. 5, 2021 More Info Here!

October 14-15, 2021

West Texas Workshop Alpine TX Register Here January 10-12, 2022

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TNLA Member Updates: TNLA Hot Topics: Entries and Applications are now being accepted for the Texas Excellence in Landscaping Awards (TEIL) and also the Texas Garden Retail Program (TGRA) submit to become a winner no later than November 5, 2021. Click here for information on TEIL entry requirements and visit here for more information on the TGRA application process.

Scholarship Applications are now being accepted for the TNLA Foundation. If you know of a graduating High School Student or current college student interested in pursuing a degree in the Green Industry, have them visit here to apply no later than December 15, 2021.

Did You Know: TNLA is planning a Grower’s Summit, stay tuned for more information coming to you soon!

TNLA Events and CEU Opportunities Your Team Can’t Afford to Miss Out On TNLA has some great education programming coming down the pipeline. Don’t delay, get your team registered for the chance to take part in these amazing educational opportunities and help bring back ideas to workplace.

TNLA Advocacy ENGAGE Training: Do you have the desire to be a respected voice for your business or our industry?

Then join this virtual training session where we will be discussing how to be an effective advocate when engaging with policymakers. (FOR MEMBERS ONLY) WHEN: Tuesday, September 14, 2021, 12pm Register to Watch it live for FREE on Zoom: CLICK HERE TO REGISTER CEUs: Earn 1 Hour TNLA REGION VI West Texas Workshop: Everything is bigger in Texas, especially the plant varieties available in West Texas. If your company is looking for new plant inspiration, you must check out the West Texas plant scene by attending this workshop! You will learn not only about some of the best plants and succulents available in the West Texas area, but also have the chance to find out more about water saving solutions in West Texas Landscapes and take a tour of the Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute’s Nature Center. We have a great line up of speakers in store, so come and explore the great West Texas and experience something new to help you do business better. (Proudly Sponsored by TNLA Region VI and Civano Growers) WHEN: October 14-15, 2021 WHERE: The Holland Hotel, 209 W. Holland Ave., Alpine, TX 79830 REGISTRATION FEES: $125 for Members or $150 for Non-Members HOTEL DEADLINE: Tuesday, September 14, 2021, Book at The Holland Hotel by calling 432-837-2800 and say you are with “TNLA’s West Texas Workshop Group” CEUs: Earn 5 Hours SCHEDULE AND INFO: VISIT HERE

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TNLA Member Updates Continued: TNLA Lone Star Hort Forum: Grab your team and get ready to kick off the New Year with TNLA! The Lone Star Hort Forum will not only provide CEUs with a full day of Education tracks geared toward various segments of the Green Industry, but you will also be able to take part in an exclusive Grower Tour, Happy Hour and Keynote Brunch. This is the time for you and your crew to reset and find the next big idea to help launch your business forward and stay a step ahead of your competition. This program made possible in part through Hotel Occupancy Tax Revenue funded through the City of College Station.

WHEN: January 10-12, 2022 WHERE: Texas A&M Hotel & Conference Center, 177 Joe Routt Blvd, College Station, TX 77840 REGISTRATION FEES: To Register CLICK HERE Industry Tour Only: $75 Member or $175 Non-Member (Includes Tour & Boxed Lunch,) Lone Star Hort Forum Education Pass: $200 Member or $300 Non-Member (Includes Opening Night Social, full-day education, Tour/Boxed Lunch, Wednesday’s Keynote Brunch & Leadership Bootcamp Graduation) Master Class Presenter Pass: $100 (For Academic Presenters only) (Includes Opening Night Social, full-day education, Tour/Boxed Lunch, Wednesday’s Keynote Brunch & Leadership Bootcamp Graduation) Academia: If you are interested in presenting your research findings, please contact Dr. Mengmeng Gu, Associate Professor and Extension Ornamental Horticulturist with Texas AgriLife Extension at Texas A&M University at mgu@tamu.edu.

Academic (Non-Presenter) Pass: $150 (Includes Opening Night Social, full-day education, Tour/Boxed Lunch, Wednesday’s Keynote Brunch & Leadership Bootcamp Graduation) HOTEL RATE: $129 per night at the Texas A&M Hotel & Conference Center, Book a room and receive Complementary parking! Deadline to reserve is December 22, 2021, Click Here to Reserve Your Room CEUs: Earn 8+ Hours For more information on TNLA Events and CEU opportunities be sure to visit www.TNLAonline.org.

Upcoming Region Meetings: TNLA Region II: September 14, 2021, Click Here for Info TNLA Region IV: October 12, 2021, Click here for Info In the News: Congratulations to Randy Bigbee on his Retirement from Westco Grounds Maintenance click here for full article.

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Legislative & Regulatory Updates New State Laws Take Effect on Sept. 1 Including Permitless Carry Over 600 new laws took effect on September 1st including the ability of Texans to carry handguns concealed or openly, without a license. For business owners who have the intention of prohibiting all firearms on their private property, it is recommended that you now place a 30.05 sign at your place of business in addition to the 30.06 and 30.07.

There are options for management of your business’ property. The 30.05 sign prohibits carry of a firearm without a License to Carry (LTC), the 30.06 sign prohibits the LTC holders from carrying concealed, and the 30.07 sign prohibits the LTC holders from carrying openly. Any business may want to post all, one, or none of these signs based on their preference.

The 30.05 language on the sign must be 1 inch in type, in Spanish and English, and should state the following, “PURSUANT TO SECTION 30.05, PENAL CODE CRIMINAL TRESPASS, A PERSON MAY NOT ENTER THIS PROPERTY WITH A FIREARM.” Spanish – “CONFORME A LA SECCIÓN 30.05 DEL CÓDIGO PENAL ENTRADA ILEGAL, UNA PERSONA NO PUEDE ENTRAR A ESTA PROPIEDAD CON UN ARMA DE FUEGO” TNLA Participates in Farm Tax Roundtable with Congressman Gonzales TNLA President & CEO Amy Graham and Director Ryan Skrobarczyk attended an agriculture tax policy roundtable with Rep. Tony Gonzales in San Antonio. The focus of the event was to communicate the very real negative impact on grower operations of the Biden administration’s proposal to eliminate tax considerations like stepped-up basis, like-kind exchanges, and increases to the capital gains tax. Nurseries in Texas already operate on slim margins with significant startup investments required. TNLA is targeting several key Texas congressional members over the next few months to express the need to keep family operations viable through these tax considerations.

TNLA Members Participate in Virtual Meetings with Congressional Offices Over the last two weeks, TNLA has conducted a series of virtual meetings with staff in key congressional offices to encourage the support of Rep. Henry Cuellar’s H-2B Returning Worker Exception Act of 2021. The bill provides for permanent cap relief for the H-2B program and recognizes the benefit of returning workers and better protection for American’s seeking employment. If you are interested in helping in this effort, please visit the TNLA Legislative Action Center to send a email to your member of Congress supporting this bill.

Restriction on Rose and Other Plant Imports from Canada The USDA has announced new restrictions on the importation of rose and blackberry plants from Canada as it is a potential host plant for strawberry blossom weevil. Imported plant material will must come with a phytosanitary inspection certificate with additional language as dictated by the USDA. You can find the specific language and more information here.

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Check out the Latest Job Opportunities Available on TNLA’s Career Center Forestry Maintenance Worker; Allen, Texas; City of Allen Senior Irrigation Technician; Allen, Texas; City of Allen Landscape Crew Member: Horticulturist; Colleyville, Texas; Unique Landscaping Exterior Horticultural Technician Specialist; Dallas, Texas; Natura Garden Center General Manager; Austin, Texas; Garden Seventeen Sales/Marketing Manager; Woodway, Texas; Green Ackors Landscaping Landscape Maintenance Project Manager; Dallas, Texas; AquaGreen Global, LLC Sales Representative; Houston, Texas; Shades of Texas Landscaping Project Manager; Dallas, Texas; Huatan Landscaping Safety Services Consultant; Dallas, Texas; Hortica, a brand of The Sentry Insurance Group Customer Service Representative; Glen Flora, Texas; Everde Growers Inside Sales Representative; Glen Flora, Texas; Everde Growers Grower Manager; Grand Saline, Texas; J Berry Nursery IPM Manager; Grand Saline, Texas; J Berry Nursery Senior Horticulturist; Houston, Texas; Houston Botanic Garden Commercial Arborist Representative; Austin, Texas; Bartlett Tree Experts ESTATE GARDENER; San Antonio, Texas; Confidential Landscape Foreman; Magnolia, Texas; Results Tree and Landscape Inc. Licensed Texas Irrigator; Magnolia, Texas; Results Tree and Landscape Inc. Management; Houston, Texas; Landmark Nurseries Inc. Urban Designer and Licensed Landscape Architect or Architect; Austin; McCann Adams Studio Landscape Architect; Austin, Texas; Kelly Grossman Architects, LLC Landscape Designer/ Project Leader; Dallas, Texas; Studio Outside

For additional information on how to register your company to post a position or post your resume, click here.

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TNLA Tailgate Topics: Reasons for Pruning Objective: Participants will be able to correctly recognize the four main reasons for pruning and give examples of when, why and how each type of pruning occur.

APPLICATION: Pruning is the removal of plant parts to improve the plants form and growth. There are four reasons why we prune: training, to maintain plant heath, to improve the quality of flowers/fruit/foliage/ stems, and to control the growth of the plant. Be sure that participants are able to differentiate between the four reasons. This includes when, why, and how each of the pruning types take place.

Training: Training by pruning is done when branch patterns, growth shape, or strength are undesirable. Most young trees and shrubs are pruned in order to remove broken, crossing or weak branches. As these trees become older, they may need to be pruned to improve their shape or for strength. Trees with a central leader (main trunk) should be pruned to eliminate branches that may compete with the central leader. When pruning for growth, branches should be removed that have a small angle of attachment to the trunk (less than 30 degrees). Branches with a wide angle of attachment should be kept (between 60 and 70 degrees) because they have a stronger attachment.

Maintaining Plant Health Care: Pruning to maintain the health of a tree or shrub is often done in order to eliminate any dead, dying, or diseased wood. Insects and disease use dying wood as an entry point. It is important that pruning is done correctly and with proper technique. Unhealthy wood should be removed beyond the point of infection.

Using a sterile blade a cut should be made in healthy wood and the unhealthy wood should be properly disposed.

Improving the Quality of Flowers, Fruit, Foliage, or Stems: Pruning must be timed correctly in order to increase flower or fruit production. By pruning out unwanted wood, the plants energies are diverted in to the production of larger flowers, and ultimately, larger fruits.

Restricting Growth: If a plant has been planted wisely its growth should not exceed the space it has been planted in.

Unfortunately, not all plants were planted wisely and will need to be pruned in order to fit in their space.

This includes pruning for uniformity and to keep plants looking formal.

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New TNLA Members REGION 1

REGION 4

Landscape Government Jesus Silvar City of San Antonio Bulverde, TX

Educator Luis Plascencia Dr. The University of Texas at Arlington Wylie, TX

Student Haley Groves Austin Community College San Antonio, TX

Grower Business Purtis Creek Farm Eustace, TX

Supplier Irrigation Station San Antonio San Antonio, TX

Landscape Business Landscape Horticulture Services Dallas, TX

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Landscape Individual Justin Dryman Dryman Landscape Management Terrell, TX

Landscape Government Memvis Hale II Harris County Kingwood, TX Landscape Business JT Gardens and Landscape Lites Houston, TX Landscape Business SV Multi services, LLC Houston, TX Retail Business Everlasting Earth LLC Pasadena, TX Student Ken McCormick Montgomery, TX Supplier Business Organic AgroNutritionals LLC The Woodlands, TX REGION 3 Retail Business Cottage Cuttings Orange, TX

Landscape Student John Plunkett Garland, TX Landscape Individual Liza Rivera Waxahachie, TX

Landscape Individual Paul Preston Six Flags Over Texas Arlington, TX Landscape Individual Jason Ramsey The Landscape Partners Haltom City, TX Retail Individual Jason Melhorn Argyle, TX REGION 7 Grower Business Oso Growers, Inc. Corpus Christi, TX Landscape Individual Grace Buchanan Designs By Grace Laguna Vista, TX REGION 8

REGION 5

Irrigation Branch Irrigation Station - Austin Austin, TX

Educator Laura Horner Brock FFA/ISD Weatherford, TX

Landscape Educator Jacob White Midland College Midland, TX

Educator Christian Zlolniski University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX

Landscape Business YardDoc Austin, TX

Landscape Government Aaron McLain City of Granbury Tolar, TX

Landscape Individual Drew Gorzycki RXTX Professionals Bryan, TX

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Retail Individual Salman Ali GreenLife Nursery and Landscaping Waco, TX Out of State Supplier DFD Loaders Coral Springs, FL Supplier AMP® Lighting Tampa, FL Supplier VMX Point of Sale Birmingham, AL Supplier Takeoff Monkey LLC Winston Salem, NC

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NEW TNLA Certified Professionals TCLA Alex Martinez

TCLP Clay Covin

TCNP Kelly Bell

TCLA Roman Alfredo Lopez

TCNP Alexia Wilson

TCLA Derek Licea

TCNP Kenny Milus

TCNP Rosemary Cheia

TCNP Allison Sadler

TCLA Diana Santiago

TCNP Lori LeRoy

TCLA Russell Patterson

TCNP Anden Suarez

TCLA Elvin Burnes

TCNP Lynn Verduzco-Himler

TCNP Sarah Green

TCLA Anthony Armandaniz

TCLA Eric Nunez

TCNP Maddison Colson

TCNP Sherilyn Newsome

TCNP Asher Longo

TCLA Fabian Luevano

TCNP Manuel Herrera

TCNP Thomas Eastepp

TCLA Austin Escamilla

TCLA Faniel Kellum

TCLA Matthew Cockerham

TCLA Trevor George

TCLA Bobby Nunez

TCNP Hermila Cuevas

TCLA Michael Fountain

TCNP Treyson Hopper

TCNP Bonnie Jones

TCNP Iris Duprey

TCLA Mickey C Adams

TCNP Yvonne Michel

TCLA Brian Phillips

TCLP Jerry Maldonado Jr.

TCLA Ralph Watkins

TCLA Zachery Jenkins

TCNP Cameron Lyon

TCLA John Dykes

TCLA Raul Garza

TCLA Zack McCalister

TCNP Carien Du Plooy

TCLA Joseph Martinez

TMCNP Rayne Gibson

TCLA Christian Williams

TCLA Juan Monales

TCNP Rhealee Boydston

TCLA Christopher Edwards

TCNP Karen Tometich

TCLA Richard Fleck

TCLA Christopher Lewis

TCLA Keith Bowman

TCLA Richard Romos

Don’t Just Listen to the Expert, Be the Expert! Find out more information on how to become a TNLA Certified Professional, visit here.

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

If you are a deserving student interested in this field of study, please go to the following website for more details: https://tnla.awardsplatform.com/.

The DEADLINE for completing on-line applications for the 2022-2023 school year is December 15, 2021. Only electronic applications using the website above will be accepted.

All scholarship applicants should carefully review the program requirements as explained on the website, and then submit their application, letters of referral and transcripts by the deadline. The Foundation Trustees have stressed the importance of having good personal references accompany the scholarship application form -- many times it is the personal references that help the Trustees decide between two deserving students.

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.

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