Airtech Tools
Cherokee Manufacturing, LLC
Classic Groundcovers, Inc.
Dickens Turf & Landscape Supply
Griffin Greenhouse & Nursery Supplies
Hayes Nursery Enterprises
Landscape Support Services
Mayo Garden Center
Nature's Best Organics of Tennessee
Randall Walker Farms
Riverbend Nurseries, LLC
Samara Farms
Tennessee Department of Agriculture
Lunch Sponsored by:
Forest Nursery Co., Inc.
John Deere Landscapes
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
5 Pesticide Certification Points in C3, C0 & C12 & 2 in C6
Concurrent Sessions:
9:00 – 9:45
No-Spray Landscape Roses and Rose Rosette
Join Rosarian and UT Plant Pathologist, Dr. Mark Windham to learn the best no-spray rose selections and how to deal with the disease Rose Rosette.
Award Winning Pest Resistant Annuals and Perennials
Join UT Gardens Variety Trial Coordinator, Beth Willis for a walk through the UT Gardens to learn the most resilient and pest resistant annuals and perennials for commercial landscapes.
10:00 – 10:45
Low Maintenance Landscape Plants You Should Be Using
Tour the UT Gardens with Director, Dr. Sue Hamilton as she highlights choice, stellar plants that are low maintenance, pest resistant ant top performers worthy of any landscape.
Low Water-Use Plants For TN Landscapes
Join UT Gardens Assistant Director, James Newburn for a walk through the garden and a discussion of ideal plants. The UT Gardens have a xeriscape demonstration garden that can inspire you in creating water-wise landscapes.
11:00 – 11:45
No-Spray Landscape Roses and Rose Rosette
Join Rosarian and UT Plant Pathologist, Dr. Mark Windham to learn the best no-spray rose selections and how to deal with the disease Rose Rosette.
Award Winning Pest Resistant Annuals and Perennials
Join UT Gardens Variety Trial Coordinator, Beth Willis for a walk through the UT Gardens to learn the most resilient and pest resistant annuals and perennials for commercial landscapes.
11:45 – 12:45
Lunch in the Gardens with 'TDA Green Industry Update'
Enjoy your lunch and learn the latest TDA pesticide regulatory news for the commercial green industry from TDA Pesticide Inspector, Dan Hutchison.
1:00 – 1:45
Management of Weeds Along Roadsides and Right of Ways
Join UT Weed Scientist, Dr. Matt Cutulle to learn how to better manage weeds along roadsides and right of ways.
2:00 – 2:45
Update on Current UT Nursery Production and Landscape Research
Join UT nursery and landscape researchers, Dr. Amy Fulcher and Dr. Bill Klingeman for an update on industry research while touring the UT Nursery Research Facility.