Working For You December 18, 2020

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TNLA

December 18, 2020

Working for You

The Green Shop

Holiday Product Showcase Check out great products featured here!

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Pradia is a registered trademark of Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha, Ltd.

PradiaÂŽ is a combination product developed to control a wide variety of sucking and chewing pests on ornamental and nursery crops. Pradia delivers a quick knockdown and excellent long-term control on aphids, thrips, whitefly and scale.

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Table of Contents 3...Table of Contents Upcoming Deadlines

11...Tailgate Topics: Protect Your Feet Letter to Members #HealthyTexas

TNLA Foundation Joins Amazon Smile

13...Legislative & Regulatory Update

TNLA Career Center Job Opportunities

Meetings & Events Calendar

Check This Out! Member Feature 4....Embrace Your Space 5....Membership Value Added Offerings Featured TNLA Endorsed Service Provider Featured Member Benefit Partners 6....TNLA Education On-Demand 8....The Green Shop Holiday Product Showcase

TNLA Update: Deadlines Donate to the TNLA TNLA Foundation Foundation on Amazon Smile! Scholarship Amazon Smile is just like your regular Amazon shopping platform - only with this link Amazon will donate .5% of eligible purchases to the TNLA Foundation. We are so excited to present this opportunity so that YOU can help the future of Horticulture...even if you’re buying presents for your family!

Click Here to start shopping!

Job Opportunities NEW! Production Manager, TreeTown USA, Winters, California NEW! Plant Health Manager, TreeTown USA, Winters California Garden Center Assistant Manager, Fossil Creek Tree Farm & Nursery, Fort Worth, Texas

Apply Here

Supporting the future of the Green Industry.

Submit your application by December 31, 2020.

Submit TEA Industry Based Certifications

Click Here

This is your company’s ONE SHOT to submit to TEA industry based certification list for the 2022 school year by January 15, 2021.

Check This Out! Take a look at this special Holiday book written by TNLA Member Tim Brubaker.

Available now at Barnes and Noble!

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‘Tis the Season to Embrace Your Space & Capture Your Carbon!

During this Holiday season, we want your customers to embrace their space together. This season is full of spirit and joy, so we want to help you show them how they can find that through plants!

The Embrace Your Space campaign is revamped and we are encouraging consumers to CAPTURE YOUR CARBON, Plant a Tree this winter. 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!

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 #CaptureYourCarbon so we can share your posts!

Get Started Today!

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Contact Ashley@tnlaonline.org or fill out the form at tnlaonline.org and your business location(s) will be added to the map.

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Go to Landscape.tnlonline.org to see your business on the map and listed for consumers to find you!

Share it on your social media and let your customers know you are participating.

Spread the word to your community by utilizing the MEDIA KIT and using the hastags #EmbraceYourSpace & #CaptureYourCarbon. Tag TNLA in your post so we can share!

Learn more about the Capture Your Carbon and Embrace Your Space campaign and get on the map today by contacting ashley@tnlaonline.org

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Membership Value Added Offerings TNLA Endorsed Service Provider: Hotchkiss Insurance Protect. Build. Grow.

We believe that by safeguarding ones’ most valuable assets, people and businesses are better able to grow and prosper. With an advisory approach, an ability to reduce complexity and an abiding care for all of those who entrust themselves to us, we deliver tailored insurance solutions that protect you from life’s uncertainties.

For more than 40 years, we have protected clients of all sizes with comprehensive commercial insurance plans.

Available coverages include: general liability, builders risk, commercial auto, cyber liability, surety and bonds.

Featured Member Benefit Partners Texas RX Prescription Savings Card - Prescription Savings for TNLA Members and families. Click here for details and Visit Here to print your card today. For questions contact Debra Adler at info@texasrxcard.com or call (770) 3137261.

LegalShield - Legal rights protection for employers, employees and their families. Initiation fee waived. Get member perks in categories such as apparel, home services, office & business, travel, food, finance, electronics, real estate & moving services, & more! Contact George Ellison at (512) 791-8791 for more details. Click Here to view the LegalShield Member Perks.

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.

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TNLA Education On-Demand Guided Web Courses: Creating a Garden Sanctuary

Green Industry Essentials: Downloadable WhitePages From dangerous spiders to company culture, TNLA’s Green Industry Essentials are the FREE Downloadable PDFs to help add an education flare to your daily meetings. Just click and print! It’s that easy to get education for your employees.

Join author and professional landscape artist and contractor John Beaudry as he introduces the audience to the fundamentals of landscape design including the elements and principles of landscape design.

These videos are self-paced and set into 4 easy-to-follow modules. Topics include: Art and crafts style, elements of design, finding space, plant choices, and more!

Tangible and FREE! TNLA’s Green Industry WhitePages are easy to print and share to train your employees.

Free Webinars: Earn 1 TNLA CEU per Webinar

Self Paced Online Courses: Offering Basic Green Industry Training Use these courses as training for employees, a refresher for your professionals, or get started!

• Further develop your professional knowledge in your timeframe • Aid your studies for the Exam with these supplemental courses • Useful for those new to the Industry to quickly gain industry knowledge while on the go

Grow your professional knowledge and Earn 1 TNLA CEU by watching one of the many available TNLA webnars.

With topics including Business Management, Enviornment, COVID-19 Response, Pest & Disease Management, Economy, Legislative & Regulatory, Plants, & more!

Don’t miss this chance to gain FREE knowlege from the experts!

TNLA Green Magazine Archives: Take a CEU Quiz to Earn 1 TNLA

Nursery/Landscape EXPO Videos: Watch Interviews and Keynote Speakers The Nursery/Landscape EXPO is packed full of education including excellent keynote speakers including Jack Jostes, Thom Singer and more. Hear about productivity, trends, marketing, company culture, and more!

Enjoy interviews with other professionals in the Green Industry and hear about tips, tricks, and trends from them.

TNLA Green Magizine has been packed full of useful knowlege for Green Industry Professionals. TNLA Academics holds all of the TNLA CEU quizzes that you can take now and be eligible to earn 1 TNLA CEU. Read up on articles coming from AgriLife, SFA Gardens and more!

Don’t forget to take the CEU Quiz in this edition of TNLA Working for You

Ad Index 2....OHP Inc. 5....Creekside Nursery

7......TNLA Career Center Offer 14....TNLA 365 Mobile App

15....Hotchkiss Insurance, LLC 16....Office Depot/Office Max

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Briggs Nursery

Helleborus x Hybridus ROYAL HERITAGE™ • Royal Heritage is the hardiest Hellebore available • Mid-Winter blooming in shades & speckles of dark purple to pink to white, and nearly all in between • Available in Liners & Container Stock Briggs Nursery visit us here: https://www.briggsnursery.com/

Briggs Nursery Arbutus Marina • Beautiful, exfoliating cinnamon bark, Summer flowers followed by red, ornamental, fruit in Fall • One on the most popular patio trees in California!

• Available in Liners, in tree or shrub form Briggs Nursery visit us here: https://www.briggsnursery.com/

Briggs Nursery

Bouteloua Blonde Ambition • Briggs offers an increasing assortment of ornamental grasses • Briggs has named varieties and natives for most regions • Available in Plugs, Liners, & Finished Stock Briggs Nursery visit us here: https://www.briggsnursery.com/

Briggs Nursery Carpenteria californica Elizabeth • Large, white, showy, yellow-eyed flowers • Drought & poor-soil tolerant, sun to partial shade • Available in landscape ready & easy-to-move-up L4’s Briggs Nursery visit us here: https://www.briggsnursery.com/

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Holiday Product Showcase

Briggs Nursery

Nandina BONFIRE™ • Briggs has several colorful varieties including Firepower, Gulfstream, Harbor Dwarf, Moonbay, and • BONFIRE™! This is Sidhu’s, (Briggs sister company) latest introduction.

More exciting varieties to come!

• Available in Plugs, Liners, & Finished Stock Briggs Nursery visit us here: https://www.briggsnursery.com/

Briggs Nursery

Magnolia Grandiflora • Tissue culture guarantees a high quality liner for your nurseries needs • Varieties include Brackens Brown Beauty, D. D. Blanchard, Edith Bogue, Victoria, & Kay Parris • Available in 18 cell, and C2 containers Briggs Nursery visit us here: https://www.briggsnursery.com/

Briggs Nursery

Briggs Nursery Phormium Platt’s Black • Phormium’s are both poor soil and drought tolerant!

• Briggs has popular varieties of New Zealand Flax: Amazing Red, Apricot Queen, Duet, Evening Glow, Jester, Platt’s Black, Rainbow Maiden, Sundowner, & Yellow Wave • Available in Quarts and C1 containers.

Briggs Nursery visit us here: https://www.briggsnursery.com/

Vaccinium Pink Popcorn® • Briggs has a great selection of tissue culture grown small fruits!

• Large assortment of Vaccinium, Rubus, Vitis, Ficus, and Actinidia • Available in Plugs, Liners, & Finished Stock Briggs Nursery visit us here: https://www.briggsnursery.com/

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Holiday Product Showcase

Hayes Truck Group • We stay up to date on regulations – so you can too.

• Have a question? Give us a call.

• We advocate for your seasonal business.

Action Visa visit us here www.actionvisa.com

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JMI Legacy Manufacturing, LLC has over 45 years of knowledge and experience in tarp manufacturing.

• We have the applications to support many industries, especially the Horticultural, and Landscape industries.

• Our tarps and covers are available in stock and custom sizes.

JMI Legacy Manufacturing, LLC vsit us here https://www.jm-ind.com/

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New 2019 Isuzu NPR HD Crew Cab Landscape Truck in stock now 14’-4’ft Landscape Body- Expanded Metal Storage Headboard, Curb Side Folds Onsite Fabrication Department specializes in Custom Built Flat Beds and more!

Hayes Truck Group visit us here www.hayestruckgroup.com

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JMI Distribution, LLC has everything to over your packaging needs.

Our product lines include boxes, bags, containers, sacks, Cajun Ice® Gel Ice, corrugated plastic, and other miscellaneous supplies.

• Custom printing and sizing are available on most products.

JMI Distribution LLC visit us here https://www.jm-ind.com/distribution

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TNLA Tailgate Topic: Protect Your Feet Objective: Participants will be able to identify circumstances that can lead to problems with feet and how to avoid them.

APPLICATION: Let participants know the importance of their feet. Injury to their feet can result in loss of hour and wages.

Together identify situations on the job that can lead to injury and make safety suggestions.

Your feet at very important for the type of work and the variety of tasks that you do. Often taken for granted, your feet help you use tools and equipment on a daily basis. Take care of your feet and they’ll take care of you.

WATCH YOUR STEP • Keep an eye out for unleveled walkways and loose gravel. By looking ahead you can avoid injuries to your feet and ankles.

• Make sure all equipment is free from debris, oil, ice, and/or water when getting in and out.

• Stay aware of your feet and their proximity to machine’s moving parts so that your feet are not crushed.

• Never use your foot as a tool – always unjam clogs with the appropriate tools.

ARE YOU WEARING THE RIGHT SHOES? • Wear shoes or boots that do not leave any of your feet exposed. Good shoes should be comfortable and support your foot completely.

• Make sure your shoes are the right size. It’s better to be a little too big than a little too small.

• Wear the right shoes for the right job. Rubber soles shoes should be worn when on a ladder. Other times you may need steel toed shoes.

• Always wear clean socks to reduce the chance of foot fungus.

TAKE CARE OF YOUR FEET • Never jump off a machine or landing. Climb down slowly and add steps to landings if needed.

• Get a good grip on any heavy objects you are carrying to reduce the chance of dropping the object on you feet and toes.

• Always report any injuries that occur to feet to a supervisor.

• runs into it they will have space to avoid falling into the opening.

OIL LEAKS: Oil leaks should be promptly repaired and the oil cleaned off of walkways/floors.

Dear Texas Nursery and Landscape Association Members, With both flu and COVID-19 circulating this season, getting a flu vaccine is more important than ever. To keep your employees and customers healthy, you can play an important role in stopping the spread of contagious seasonal flu by encouraging your staff to get their flu shot. The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has created posters that you can download and print to help remind employees to get their shot.

What can you do?

• Display the flu vaccine printable posters in your break room so employees know the facts. They’re available in both English and Spanish.

• Consider offering incentives for employees to get vaccinated this year. Ideas include hosting an on-site flu vaccination clinic with refreshments, setting policies allowing time off to get a flu shot, or holding a contest for the department with the highest percentage of vaccinated employees.

• Direct employees to TexasFlu.org to find a flu shot location. Anyone needing a free or low-cost vaccine can call 2-11.

• Use social media and other communication channels to promote flu vaccination.

Flu vaccines have a long-standing safety record. A flu shot is the first and best way for employees to reduce their chances of getting the flu and spreading it to coworkers, customers and family members. And keeping your employees healthy helps keep your doors open for business.

Every dose matters. Let’s work together for a #HealthyTexas.

Texas Department of State Health Services

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Legislative & Regulatory Update

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Meeting & Events Calendar

TNLA Builds Advocacy Toolbox Over the past several years, challenges from employers needing the H-2A and H-2B programs have intensified. To combat these growing challenges, TNLA has embarked on creating video resources to educate policymakers on the vital nature of these visa programs. Over the past several weeks, TNLA members have participated in interviews to discuss the economic importance of the H-2A and H-2B programs as well as addressing public and political misconceptions. For one of the first times, Texas green industry will be the primary focus in the visual representation of these programs. We look forward to using these video resources on future fly-ins to Washington D.C. and urging federal policymakers to support Texas employers.

Updates on TNLA Working For You Activity

As was recently reported in the Texas press, Congressman Castro this week introduced a labor union sponsored bill on the H-2B program. TNLA has been tracking the progression of this bill as a part of the H-2B Coalition and was aware of the bill text just prior to the Congressman filing the legislation. The proposed legislation has little chance of passing in the remaining days of this Congress, however the bill is meant to be a indication of his priorities from the Congress convening in January. Included in the bill are several union proposals seen in recent years including making it harder for employers to obtain the visas, making the visas portable so the workers can leave the company during the season, and a right to U.S. citizenship for returning H-2B workers. You can find a summary here.

TNLA Joins TAC to Hear From Rep.Ashby on Broadband

TNLA staff joined members of the Texas Agriculture Council in a meeting with Texas State Representative Trent Ashby. Rep. Ashby will be one of the leading authors on legislation expanding broadband internet access across Texas to the benefit of rural and urban communicates as well as precision agriculture.

Action Update List • Congress is nearing a deal on the complete funding package and a stimulus bill for the coming year. The deadline is Friday and House & Senate leaders have grown more confident in their ability to reach a deal. TNLA has asked our member to use the TNLA Legislative Action Center to ask that H-2B discretionary language is included in the bill. Visit here • The USDA has shifted their treatment of Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) from a containment to a management strategy considering how widespread the pest has become. However, Texas growers should be cautioned that Texas still maintains state-level quarantines for the pest • TNLA signed onto the official letter from the H-2B Workforce Coalition to the Biden-Harris transition team. The letter congratulates their incoming staff on the work ahead of them and introduces the importance of the H-2B program to the new administration officials. You can see the letter here • TNLA will again be working on preempting city-created employer mandates this session as a part of the ASSET coalition. Our coalition is drafting legislation to accomplish this goal and several other COVID recovery priorities including workforce development. Stay tuned to the TNLA Legislative Leader List for more information on this by signing up here.

December 24, 2020January 4, 2021

TNLA State Office Closed Inquiries? Contact info@tnlaonline.org

January 26-28, 2021

2021 Virtual Retail Summit Register Here!

August 5-7, 2021

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

On Demand

Creating a Garden Sanctuary Guided Web Course More Info Here!

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