TNLA Working For You, August 13, 2021

TNLA Working for You E-Newsletter

TNLA

August 13, 2021

Working for You

2021 Nursery/Landscape EXPO

Finding Greatness

Page 2

August 13, 2021 - TNLA Working For You

Powdery mildew free, and looking great thanks to a new class of chemistry!

- glowing_gerbera_755

Seido is a trademark of OHP, Inc.

New mode of action

Vapor activity

Preventative / early-curative

4 hour REI

Seido’s™ new mode of action provides stopping power you can count on—even when faced with resistant powdery mildew strains. The unique vapor activity enhances distribution on the leaf surface, while also providing excellent rainfastness. Powdery mildew has met its match with Seido fungicide from OHP.

August 13, 2021 - TNLA Working For You

Page 3

Table of Contents 03 Meeting & Events Calendar This Year’s State Board of Directors & Leadership Bootcamp Class of 2021-2022

04 TNLA Member Updates Legislative & Regulatory Updates

05 Finding Greatness at the 2021 Nursery/Landscape EXPO 06 Summit and Arp Award Winners 07 Young Leader Award Winner & EXPO’s Unforgettable Keynotes 09 Booth Award Winners 10 TNLA Tailgate Topics: Plant Classification Back Cover: Thank You to EXPO’s Sponsors

Meeting & Events Calendar

TH I S YEAR' S TNL A S T AT E BOA RD OF DIRE CT ORS

Accepting Applications

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

October 14-15, 2021

West Texas Workshop Alpine TX Register Here

L E A DE R SH I P B O O T C A M P C L A SS O F 2 02 1- 2 022

Save the Date

Lone Star Hort Forum January 10-12, 2022 College Station, TX Ad Index 02....OHP, Inc. Inside Back Cover...Hotchkiss Insurance

08...Horizon 11.TNLA Mobile Membership Directory App 12 & 13...Lumien

14....The Kershaw Law Firm, PC 14....Best of Texas

August 13, 2021 - TNLA Working For You

Page 4

TNLA Member Updates: Did You Know?

-Landscape Firms and Retail Garden Centers, this is your time to shine! TNLA is now accepting applications for the 2021-2022 Texas Excellence in Landscape Awards (TEIL) and also Texas Garden Retail Awards (TGRA), CLICK HERE TO APPLY by Nov. 5th Continue to visit TNLAonline.org to catch CEU opportunities cropping up this Fall!

-Be sure you take advantage of TNLA’s Mobile Membership Directory to Search Member Company’s and their Products while on the go. (Need help logging in, contact 512-579-3858 or email membership@tnlaonline.org, or reset your password by clicking here.

-Be sure to save the date for the TNLA Lonestar Hort Forum in College Station, January 10-12, 2022

Legislative & Regulatory Updates TNLA Urges Gov. Abbott To Support Rural Broadband TNLA joined a list of agriculture organizations to urge Gov. Abbott to require the Public Utility Commission (PUC) to make the necessary investments to the Texas Universal Service Fund (USF). The USF provides the funding to maintain telecommunications and broadband infrastructure into rural Texas. Existing infrastructure supported by the fund currently provides service to schools, homes, and businesses through rural cooperatives and regional providers. Without additional funding to the USF, customers in these parts of the state will see dramatic increases in bills and the impact disproportionally affects areas of our state already struggling with adequate internet speeds. TNLA continues to support the development and maintenance of internet infrastructure for rural Texas to provide for business needs across our industry, including precision agriculture implements.

Labor Briefing at TNLA EXPO Highlights Effort for H-2B Cap Relief Laurie Flanagan, co-chair of the national H-2B Workforce Coalition, delivered remarks at the TNLA Labor Briefing on Saturday at EXPO. In addition to explaining the political situation facing our industry in the pursuit of H-2B cap relief, she urged green industry employers to get engaged in supporting HR 3897 by Rep. Cuellar which would create permanent cap relief through a returning worker exemption. TNLA members can visit the Texas Legislative Action Center and send a message to their congressional official in support of this bill.

SB 14 Added by Governor Abbott To the Special Session Governor Abbott added SB 14, which preempts cities and counties from creating employment mandates, to the call for the second special session. The Texas Senate has already passed the bill out of their chamber and sent it to the Texas House. The House is still without a quorum at the moment, but TNLA is already working to ensure SB 14 has the votes it needs to get out of the House should a quorum be achieved. This bill is critically important to overcome the patchwork of municipal regulations that seek to regulate all types of employment benefits. You can visit the TNLA Legislative Action Center and send a message to your Texas House member urging them to support this bill by signing on as a cosponsor.

Page 5

August 13, 2021 - TNLA Working For You

FI ND IN G G R EA TNE S S A T TH E 20 2 1 NUR SE RY /LA NDS C APE E XPO 3 DAYS OF TRADES HO W

Exchanging Ideas

TNLA Parks and Patio Task Force

Sourcing New Products

Welcome Party Costume Contest Winners!

Ribbon Cutting with TNLA's State Board of Directors

Welcome Party Sponsored By:

Page 6

S U M M IT

August 13, 2021 - TNLA Working For You

Summit Award Winner: Billy Long Enterprises, Inc.

CONGRATS TO THIS YEAR'S WINNERS

AR P

Arp Award Winner: Johnette Taylor with Roundtree Landscaping, Inc.

Page 7

Y OU NG L EAD ER

August 13, 2021 - TNLA Working For You

TNLA Young Leader Award Winner: Giuseppe Baldi TCLP, TCWSP, TCNP

TWO UNFORGETTABLE KEYNOTES

Dave "Travlin" Davlin

Sponsored by:

THE GAME WINNING 3

EX PO KEYNOT ES

Randy Pennington FLOURISH IN THE NEW NEXT

Buy better, buy different, buy Horizon.

August 13, 2021 - TNLA Working For You

Pageroof.

8 Horizon has the products you need, when you need them—all under one

Horizon Distributors is one of the largest wholesalers of irrigation supplies in the U.S. With strategic partners like Hunter, Rain Bird, Toro, Lasco, NDS, ADS & more we have everything the irrigation contractor needs to get the job done.

LANDSCAPE LIGHTING & OUTDOOR LIVING

LANDSCAPE

EQUIPMENT

MORE THAN A STORE. Visit us online, or stop in to your local branch to experience the Horizon difference today. @horizondistributors |

HorizonDistributors

|IRRIGATION |OUTDOOR LIVING |LANDSCAPE |EQUIPMENT

800.PVC.TURF | HorizonOnline.com

Page 9

August 13, 2021 - TNLA Working For You

BO OTH A WA RD W I NN ER S Small Hardline:

Small Greenline:

Landscapers Pride

J. Berry Nursery

Medium Greenline: Medium Hardline:

Charlie Cook

Absolute Accents, Inc.

Associates, Inc.

Large Hardline: Whittlesey Landscape

Large Greenline:

Supplies

Everde Growers

August 13, 2021 - TNLA Working For You

Page 10

Check out the Latest Job Opportunities Available on TNLA’s Career Center IPM Manager, Grand Saline, Texas, J Berry Nursery

Grower Manager, Grand Saline, Texas, J Berry Nursery

South Central Regional Sales Representative, Irving, Texas, T.O. Plastics

Senior Horticulturist, Houston, Texas, Houston Botanic Garden

Purchasing Agent, Hempstead, Texas, Creekside Nursery

Commercial Arborist Representative, Austin, Texas, Bartlett Tree Experts

Landscape Construction Superintendent, Carrollton, Texas, AquaTerra Outdoors

Research Technician I - Citrus Center, Weslaco, Texas, Texas A&M University-Kingsville Citrus Center - WESLACO

Sales Director, Dallas, Texas, Living Earth

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.

Project Manager, Dallas, Texas, NorTex Greenscapes of Texas

Sales Representative, Katy, Texas, Texan Tree Depot

ESTATE GARDENER ASSISTANT, San Antonio, Texas, Confidential

Gardener, San Antonio, Texas, Confidential

SEASONAL GARDENER, San Antonio, Texas, Confidential

Stump Grinder, Frisco, Texas, Fannin Tree Farm Landscape / Tree Retail Sales Representative, Frisco, Texas, Fannin Tree Farm

Irrigation Manager, Grapevine, Texas, Conserva Irrigation of NW Dallas

Landscape Designer/ Project Leader, Dallas, Texas, Studio Outside

Landscape Designer/ Project Leader, Dallas, Texas, Studio Outside Landscape Project Manager, Dallas, Texas, Huatan Landscaping Safety Services Consultant, Dallas, Texas, Hortica Inside Sales Representative, Glen Flora, Texas, Everde Growers Customer Service Representative, Glen Flora, Texas, Everde Growers

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

Page 11

August 13, 2021 - TNLA Working For You

TNLA Tailgate Topics: PLANT CLASSIFICATION

Objective: Using plant characteristics, participants will be able to correctly choose a plant based on these characteristics.

APPLICATION: Using available plants have participants determine either (1) a given plant’s characteristics based on the choices below or (2) choose a plant when give chosen characteristics from below.

Landscape horticulture is the science and art of cultivating ornamental plants. It is design principles that guide the choice, placement and care of the plants used for aesthetic effect. The plant’s characteristics determine how the designer will use them. The following are the basic characteristics off all plants.

Is the plant herbaceous or woody?

Herbaceous: has little or no woody stem tissue formation during a single growing season Woody: has woody parts, specifically supportive structures such as stems. Category includes trees (single stem) and shrubs (multiple upright stems).

Is the plant an annual, biennial or perennial?

Annual: plant that normally completes its life cycle during one growing season Biennial: completes its life cycle during a period of two growing seasons Perennial: plant that grows year after year Is the plant deciduous or evergreen?

Deciduous: woody, perennial plant that loses their leaves for a portion of the year Evergreen: woody, perennial plant with leaves throughout the year Texas Nursery & Landscape Association Presents:

Members Only Work Smarter, Not Harder!

Download the App today on the Apple Store & Google Play

Page 12

August 13, 2021 - Working For You

Partner May 14, 2021 [TNLA - TNLA Working For Content] You

Page 13

Texas Outdoor Lighting Illuminates the Alamo Again

Texas Outdoor Lighting, a local veteran-owned, award-winning outdoor lighting company, shared their renewed project modernizing the lights at the Alamo, the historical Texas mission and fortress.

This project is an extension of Texas Outdoor Lighting’s previous work on the monument. In July 2011, the company designed and installed the LED lighting system on the Alamo and has maintained the property ever since. With this new undertaking, the lighting designers will be updating the older LED fixtures in the Calvary Courtyard.

They updated this area with newer, brighter, better LED fixtures to properly show off this beautiful courtyard and highlighting the new bronze sculptures that are on site. The new fixtures create a much more vibrant lighting scene for this courtyard, as the Alamo once again begins to host events there after dark.

“In the past 10 years, LED technology has advanced tremendously, as have our design and install methods,” said Joel Mayor, owner and lighting designer of Texas Outdoor Lighting. “We used much smaller, but brighter fixtures and new design methods to create an even more dramatic, safe and secure scene.”

In light of the economic hardships after being shut down for the last year due to the pandemic, Texas Outdoor Lighting donated the new lighting system to The Alamo, working with Lumien Lighting, their lighting manufacturer and partner, to make the project possible.

“We are thrilled to be working with a veteran-owned, Texas-based company like Texas Outdoor Lighting to enhance the lighting in the Cavalry Courtyard,” said Alamo Trust Executive Director Kate Rogers. “They did a tremendous job when they were tasked with lighting this space in 2011, and we are looking forward to how the advances in LED technology since then will help improve the visitor experience in the courtyard. The lighting will continue to be vibrant without being distracting or out of place with the reverent tone of the overall site.”

About Texas Indoor Lighting Texas Outdoor Lighting was founded in 2007 by Joel and Beth Mayor. From humble beginnings using only an old blue Saturn as their company vehicle, Texas Indoor Lighting has grown to over 15 employees, a full-time maintenance crew and a fleet of commercial vehicles and trailers to install and service projects all over the Lone Star State. The company is veteran and family-owned, and their award-winning design team uses commercial grade products holding lifetime warranties. For more information, please visit www.texasoutdoorlighting.com About Lumien Lighting With over 15 years in the LED manufacturing industry, Lumien Lighting offers landscape lighting fixtures in multiple international markets. By focusing on the architectural lighting industry, the company designs and customizes landscape fixtures to fit the ever-changing needs of their clients.

Lumien Lighting offers a variety of energy-efficient lighting fixtures for commercial or residential applications. For more information, please visit www.lumienlighting.com

Page 14

August 13, 2021 - Working For You

WORK VISAS Robert Kershaw

“Are you having a difficult time finding legal workers? Let us help you get the labor force that you need, just as we have for hundreds of other companies.”

Legal foreign workers with H2B and H2A visas may be the answer to your labor needs!

• E A R LY S I G N U P O F F E R •

H2B Visas $3,200.*

(Landscape Companies Only) Offer valid until July 31, 2021 That’s $3,200 in fees for all of your visas—not $3,200 per visa!

*Flat rate per application paid in advance. Does not include Requests for Evidence, audits, investigations, bus fare, USCIS (DHS) fees, Fed-Ex fees, required newspaper ads, foreign processing & consulate fees, nor foreign recruiting fees. *Number Of Potential Clients Is Limited

512-940-4282

R O BERT K ER S H AW, T H E K E RS H AW L AW FI RM , P C 3300 Bee Caves Road, Suite 650-237, Austin, Texas 78746 • Robert.kershaw@kershawlaw.com Licensed by the Texas Supreme Court. Not certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

Page January 15 2020 - Green Concept

January 2020 - Green Concept Page 15

PROVIDING PROTECTION IN A WORLD OF UNKNOWNS

With more than 40 years of experience protecting the green industry, we understand the unique risks and challenges your business faces.

We offer a personalized, consultative approach to protecting your investment, and are proudly endorsed by the Texas Nursery and Landscape Association.

CALL US TODAY AT 800.899.9810 OR VISIT HIALLC.COM

Page 16

August 13, 2021 - Working For You

T H A NK YO U T O O UR EX PO S PONS ORS

Abbott-Ipco, Inc. Absolute Accents, Inc. Adams Wholes Supply Inc. Alterra Design, LLC Austin Wood Recycling AMP Lighting Billy Long Enterprises Belgard Colmet Deborah Cole Connections Fairway Nursery & Landscaping Four Season's Nursery From the Ground Up Hanson Palms

Irrigation Station Landscape Art, Inc. Monarch Landscape Management, LLC Moss Landscaping Nicholson-Hardie Orora Visual Horticulture Peerless Farms Inc. Rapid Garden POS Reef Industries, Inc. Rockoff Tree Solutions Roundtree Landscaping, inc.

Shooter & Lindsey, Inc. TNLA Regions I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII Vincent Landscapes Inc.