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We are bursting at the seams with events and opportunities for you and your business! Flip through the following pages to learn more about what is coming up this year!
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At the TNLA Grower Summit, Texas will the chance to the critical issues impacting theindustry today.
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The 2022 Grower Summit will be held at the Texas Farm Bureau in Waco, Texas!
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Show Off Your Hard Work! Calling all retailers! Show your competition what they're up against by submitting your application for the Texas Garden Retail Awards (TGRA) program. We now have a NEW online platform! Submit your entries by October 1, 2022. Winners will be announced and celebrated at the Awards Festival this January during the Lone Star Hort Forum. For more information on TGRA, visit here: https://www.tnlaonline.org/tgra.html 6
Only the Best Will Win! Calling all landscapers! Show your competition some of your best projects by submitting your application for the Texas Garden Retail Awards (TGRA) program. We now have a NEW online platform! Submit your entries by October 1, 2022. Winners will be announced and celebrated at the Awards Festival this January during the Lone Star Hort Forum. For additional information on TEIL stop by online here: https://www.tnlaonline.org/teil_awards_program.html 7
Identify the Heat Tolerant Plants Explore How-To Planting Videos Discover NEW Inspiration to Create the Best of Texas Landscapes Check out the latest plants that grow best in Texas! NEW Click here to find out more and place pre-order today. PRE-ORDER THE NEW BEST OF TEXAS LANDSCAPE GUIDE NEW GUIDE COMING SOON!!! 8
apply mykaleidoscope com/scholarships/tnla foundation scholarship
The DEADLINE for completing online applications for the 2023-2024 school year is December 15, 2022. 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.
Business Operations Manager Leaf Landscape Supply Austin, Texas Outside Sales Representative (Iowa/Wisconsin/Minnes ota/Illinois) Everde Growers Des Moines, Iowa Outside Sales Representative (Michigan/Ohio/Indiana/ Pennsylvania) Everde Growers Detroit, Michigan Counter Sales Representative TreeSource Wholesale Nursery Houston, Texas Production Manager Greenleaf Nursery Co.El Campo, TX El Campo, Texas MANAGER Gardentown Duncan, Oklahoma Right of Way Coordinator Tri-County Electric Cooperative, Inc Aledo, Texas TNLA HorticultureFoundationScholarship
TNLA Career Center TUpdate! NLA Career Center Update! Check out these great opportunities! Head to https://careers.tnlaonline.org/jobs/ for more details! Sales Associate Round Rock Garden Center Round Rock, Texas Office Administrator Part Time Round Rock Garden Center Round Rock, Texas Vice President, General Manager BrightView Dallas, Texas Landscape Designer The Plant People Fort Worth, Texas
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 has begun. 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:
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.
The following steps should be taken when installing fabric and decorative materials:
Overlap the seams of the fabric at least 6 inches This keeps weeds from poking through
In order to control weeds, it is recommended that fabric be placed bellow decorative materials (such as mulch, pine chips, pine straw, rock, etc ) rather than plastic Fabric keeps the weeds down, but also allows the ground to breathe and accept oxygen Once an appropriate layer of fabric is placed decorative materials can be spread directly on the fabric
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Roll out and cut the fabric so that it fits the bed. Use fabric knives and/or scissors for cutting the fabric The fabric can dull cutting tools, so it’s recommended to have several on hand
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INSTALLNG FABRIC AND DECORATIVE MATERIALS
Objective: Participants will be able to correctly install fabric in beds between the ground and decorative material. Will be able to understand the importance of using fabric over plastic. APPLICATION: Rope off an area (either inside or outside) to represent a bed. Use random objects within this bed to represent plants. Have participants practice measuring the bed, placing fabric (use newspapers or rolls of butcher paper), and spreading out a layer of decorative material (packing peanuts can be used for this). Have participants rate themselves and others based on the following steps.
The width of the bed should be measured in order to select the proper size roll of fabric.
Slice the fabric and slide it under and around plants that are in the bed Cut out enough fabric to allow for plant growth
Spread desired decorative material on the fabric at an even depth (commonly 2 – 3 inches). To keep the material from getting underneath the fabric don’t throw it onto the fabric Finally, even out the material along the foundation to create a straight line
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Use fabric pins along seams, on the edges, if on a slope, or under windy conditions.
We look forward to urging the Legislature to dedicate the resources necessary to educate consumers on being Water Smart while also defending the ability of Texans to have the water resources to sustain healthy landscapes.
On behalf of the TNLA representing our members across the state, Ryan Skrobarczyk TNLA's Director of Legislative & Regulatory Affairs was nominated and appointed by the Texas Water Development Board to the Texas Water Conservation Advisory Council (WCAC) Sarah Riggins, TNLA's Director of Industry Education and Certifications will serve as an alternate TNLA will fill the position in a 6-year term representing Horticulture and Landscape Irrigation.
In an effort to identify key TNLA members to advocate for and defend the industry to policymakers, TNLA will launch the TNLA Advocacy Action Team in the coming weeks. Volunteers on this team will commit for a multiyear period to directly engage via phone calls, virtual meetings, and inperson events with state and federal policymakers on our most vital priorities. You can find more information on the TNLA website and let us know if you are interested in learning more or signing up as a volunteer.
TNLA Staff Appointed to the Texas Water Conservation Advisory Council
TNLA Advocacy Action Team Launch Coming Soon
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ADVOCACY REPORT
The WCAC is the state's main stakeholder group that develops Best Management Practices (BMP) for cities, industries, and agriculture on water conservation. In addition, this council prepares a biannual report to the Texas Legislature on priorities for water conservation.
U.S. businesses use the H-2B program to employ foreign workers for temporary nonagricultural jobs. Currently, Congress has set the H-2B cap at 66,000 per fiscal year, with 33,000 for workers who begin employment in the first half of the fiscal year (Oct. 1March 31) and 33,000 (plus any unused numbers from the first half of the fiscal year) for workers who begin employment in the second half of the fiscal year (April 1 Sept. 30). For more information, visit the Cap Count for H 2B Nonimmigrants page.
ADVOCACY REPORT
Current H-2B workers in the United States who extend their stay, change employers, or change the terms and conditions of their employment; Fish roe processors, fish roe technicians, and/or supervisors of fish roe processing; and Workers performing labor or services in the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands and/or Guam from Nov. 28, 2009, until Dec. 31, 2029.
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USCIS continues to accept H-2B petitions that are exempt from the congressionally mandated cap. This includes petitions for:
USCIS Announces the First Half of H-2B FY 2023 Cap Hit in Record Time
U S Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough petitions to reach the congressionally mandated cap on H 2B visas for temporary nonagricultural workers for the first half of fiscal year (FY) 2023. Sept. 12, 2022 was the final receipt date for new cap-subject H-2B worker petitions requesting an employment start date before April 1, 2023 USCIS will reject new cap-subject H2B petitions received after Sept. 12, 2022 that request an employment start date before April 1, 2023.
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BRAD WIER SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM SAN ANTONIO, TX
LEE INSURANCE AGENCY CLINT HENSON HUMBLE, TX
QDI SURFACES HOUSTON, TX
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SUPPLIER BUSINESS ID SCREEN PRINT SOJO RUTH CEO HOUSTON, TX
JUNCTION LANDSCAPE JERETT JOHNSON BROOKSHIRE, TX
SARAH GORTON SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM SAN ANTONIO, TX
LANDSCAPE BUSINESS
SETH PATTERSON SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM SAN ANTONIO, TX
LANDSCAPE INDIVIDUAL NICHOLAS JOSEPH MOSS LANDSCAPING SPRING, TX
REGION 2
EDGAR DIAZ-TOBAR BRENHAM, TX
LANDSCAPE BUSINESS ALTEX LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION, LLC SCOTT WIATREK TCLP SEGUIN, TX
LANDSCAPE GOVERNMENT
LYNETTE DOMINGUEZ USDA SAN ANTONIO, TX
SUPPLIER BUSINESS BRANCH SMARTTURF SAN ANTONIO SCHERTZ, TX
EDUCATOR KYLE ATKINS CYPRESS WOODS HIGH SCHOOL CYPRESS TX
DIAZ BROTHERS LANDSCAPING & TREE SERVICES
HORTICARE LANDSCAPE MOVEMENT GEORGE ZAGORIANOS ALVIN, TX
SUPPLIER BUSINESS THE BRACERO GROUP SABRINA HOUSER AMAYA NEW BRAUNFELS, TX NEW MEMBER REPORT
JUNE 8, 2022 – SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
TERRY ACOSTA SAN ANTONIO, TX
BLACKDOG LANDSCAPING LLC DEREK CROSS SAN ANTONIO, TX
REGION 1
RETAIL BUSINESS ROOT & ROUX MELANIE LUTTRELL MAGNOLIA, TX
SUPPLIER BUSINESS BRANCH ABSOLUTE EQUIPMENT SALES JACKIE SMITH CEO SANTO, TX
TATESCAPES BRYSON TATE THE COLONY, TX
GROWER BUSINESS MCGILL TREE FARM LARRY MCGILL COMMERCE, TX
SUPPLIER BUSINESS MOSQUITO STEVE, INC. STEVE MOORE DALLAS, TX
LANDSCAPE GOVERNMENT URBANO OLIVAS TCNP CITY OF FARMERS BRANCH PARKS DEPARTMENT DALLAS, TX
ZODEGA LANDSCAPING SERVICES, LLC ROBERT DIHU HOUSTON, TX
SECRET GARDENS, LLC. PHILIP D’AMICO FAIRVIEW, TX
RETAIL INDIVIDUAL ABIGAIL WOODARD TEX SCAPES NURSERY & LANDSCAPE ENNIS, TX
LANDSCAPE BUSINESS TEXAS LANDSCAPE GROUP CARLA SEBESTA MISSOURI CITY, TX
NEW MEMBER REPORT CONTINUED
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THE NURSERY JOHN SCALISE DICKINSON, TX
ALTRUPAY BILL GLASS IRVING, TX
STUDENT
GROWER BUSINESS MCCRAW CO JOE KLAUS TELEPHONE, TX
ALIYAH ABDUR RAZZAAQ TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY CEDAR HILL, TX
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GOVERNMENT DANNY WEIMAR CITY OF RED OAK TREES RED OAK, TX
LANDSCAPE BUSINESS A NEW LOOK LANDSCAPING RICHARDSON, TX
KYLE KELLEY CITY OF RED OAK TREES RED OAK, TX
MEZFER CROWN, INC. LUIS MIRANDA SAN ANTONIO, TX
CHRISTOPHER SEALE CITY OF WAXAHACHIE WAXAHACHIE, TX
LANDSCAPE INDIVIDUAL AMY RUDE MCKINNEY, TX
LANDSCAPE INDIVIDUAL JOHN HUNT THIBODAUX, LA
JAY CADDEL
STUDENT GUADALUPE BUENO NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE DALLAS, TX
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LANDSCAPE GOVERNMENT
NON-PROFIT OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT INSTITUTE CHARLES BOWEN ALEXANDRIA, VA
OUT OF STATE
NEW MEMBER REPORT CONTINUED
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RETAILER GOOD EARTH LANDSCAPING AND GARDEN SHOPPE TORI HEBERT LAKE CHARLES, LA
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GROWER BUSINESS MEXIA NURSERY AND TREE FARM, INC. SARAH DELAO MEXIA, TX
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LANDSCAPE BUSINESS COASTAL LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT AND DESIGN LLC CLAYTON HELDT VICTORIA, TX
GROWER BUSINESS BIG BEND YUCCA COMPANY HOVEN RILEY FORT STOCKTON, TX
GROWER AYDANI NURSERY LLC DAWOOD AYDANI MAGNOLIA, AR
IRRIGATOR RAIN BIRD CORPORATION CRAIG SPOONER AZUSA, CA
LANDSCAPE INDIVIDUAL LOLA GARCIA TCLP AUSTIN, TX
LADY BIRD JOHNSON WILDFLOWER CENTER CALDWELL, TX
LANDSCAPE BUSINESS PURPLE CARE JENNIFER POWELL FORT WORTH, TX
WINGEN BENJAMIN WINSLOW MUSTANG RIDGE, TX
PLANT THE FUTURE WHOLESALE NURSERY ELIAZAR GARCIA BROWNSVILLE, TX
GOVERNMENT HANNA MARBLE CITY OF PHARR PHARR, TX
LANDSCAPE BUSINESS R LEWIS LANDSCAPING ROBERT LEWIS PORT ISABEL, TX
LANDSCAPE BUSINESS TWISTLEAF SARAH YANT AUSTIN, TX
LANDSCAPE ASSOCIATE BEN COLLINSWORTH YELLOWSTONE LANDSCAPE AUSTIN, TX
SUPPLIER BUSINESS FARMER LAW PC EDWIN JOHNSON AUSTIN, TX
