TNLA extends registration for winter educational program

TNLA’s annual winter educational meeting will be Feb. 4’5, at the Music Road Convention Center in Pigeon Forge. The registration deadline has been extended.

Schedule for the meeting’s events will be as follows:

Monday, February 4

7:30-8 a.m: Registration

8-8:15 a.m: Welcome & Announcements, Steve Bennett, TNLA President, with Marshall Allen and Dr. Charles Hall, TNLA Educ Comm Co-Chairs

8:15-9 a.m.: Choose Weird for Landscape Wow, Carol Reese, UT Extension

9-10:15 a.m.: New and Exciting Perennials, Tony Avent, Plant Delights Nsy, Raleigh, NC

10:15-10:45 a.m.: Break with Exhibitors

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Concurrent Sessions A

10:45-11:30 a.m.: Nursery Plants as Sustainable Ag Crops, Dr. Jed Young, Tenn Tech University

11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Nursery Widgets, Mark Halcomb, UT Extension

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Concurrent Sessions B

10:45-11:30 a.m.: Excellence in Landscape, Randy Smith, Mother Nature Nsy, Brentwood, Tenn.

11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Bullet-Proof Perennials, Ruth Baumgardner, Mouse Creek Nsy, Riceville, Tenn.

12:15-1:45 p.m.: Awards Luncheon and visit Exhibitors

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Afternoon Concurrent Sessions A

1:45-2:30 p.m.: Pruning Trees for Structural Integrity, Dr. Douglas Airhart, Tenn Tech University

2:30-3:15 p.m.: The Wonderful World of Weed-Killer Chemistry: Why (and How) Herbicides Work for You, Dr. Bill Klingeman, Univ of Tennessee

3:15-3:45 p.m.: Break with Exhibitors

3:45-4:30 p.m.: How to Effectively Communicate with the Hispanic Workforce, Alicia Hinson, Optimum Translation Services, Spring Hill, Tenn.

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Concurrent Sessions B

1:45-2:30 p.m.: No-Spray Roses, Dr. Mark Windham, Univ of Tenn

2:30-3:15 p.m.: 12 Common Mistakes in Landscape Design and How to Avoid Them, Garry Menendez, Univ of Tennessee

3:15-3:45 p.m.: Break with Exhibitors

3:45-4:30 p.m.: New Irrigation Innovations for Nurseries, Greenhouses and Garden Centers, Steve Mullican, John Deere Landscapes

4:30 p.m.: TNLA Business Meeting

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Tuesday, February 5

Concurrent Sessions A

8-8:45 a.m.: Insects and Mites to Watch for in 2008, Dr. Frank Hale, UT Extension

8:45-9:30 a.m.: A Roadmap to a More Profitable Future, Dr. Charles Hall, Texas A&M Univ.

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Concurrent Sessions B

8-8:45 a.m.: Gardenworthy Plant Cultivars that Set High Standards for Beauty, Adaptability and Pest Resistance, Hugh Conlon, UT Extension

8:45-9:30 a.m.: Easter Freeze, Summer Drought and Diseases that Follow, Dr. Alan Windham, Univ of Tennessee

9:30-10:00 a.m.: Break with Exhibitors

10-11:15 a.m.: Getting Customers Excited about Plants, Tony Avent, Plant Delights Nursery

11:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Water Feature for a King, Randy Young, Tranquil Waterscape Design, Franklin, Tenn.

Noon: Program Adjourns

HOST HOTELS: Music Road Hotel & Music Road Inn. Room rates will be $64 for single/double and $84 for suites. Call 800-429-7700 or 865-429-7700 to make reservations for either hotel.

Registration has been extended; $85 for first member; $110 for 1st non-member; $20 less for second person.