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Hi Beth, would you be able to let all MG know about two items? The TNLA Field Day in the UT Gardens on June 14th, information below and also about the Gardens Hydrangea Symposium on June 18th. I have great speakers lined up for the Hydrangea Symposium that I’m really excited about and hope to have great attendance. Many thanks for letting folks in your world know about these two good educational opportunities, Sue

Don't Miss the UT Gardens Hydrangea Symposium
Saturday, June 18th
[http://utgardens.tennessee.edu/images/pinkhydrangea.jpg]                                                     Come and learn all about the 'Queen' of the summer garden and the new, unusual, and most beautiful selections for your landscape. The day will include educational seminars, a guided tour of the UT Gardens, lunch, and will conclude with an exclusive hydrangea plant sale featuring some of the most beautiful and choice selections for the Midsouth.                                                                                                                  American Hydrangea Society or UT Gardens Members: $50; Non-members: $65. Register online here<https://web.dii.utk.edu/agStore/pc-2738-2412-2011-ut-gardens-hydrangea-symposium-saturday-june-18th.aspx> or call 865-974-8265. For more information call 865-974-7972 or email Dr. Sue Hamilton<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. To download the program, click here<http://utgardens.tennessee.edu/documents/2011hydrangeasymposiumprogram.docx>.
Susan L. Hamilton, Ed.D
Associate Professor and UT Gardens Director
Rm 252 Ellington Plant Sciences Bldg.
2431 Joe Johnson Dr.
Knoxville, TN 37996
(865) 974-7972
http://utgardens.tennessee.edu/

From: Louree Walker [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 4:07 PM
To: Hamilton, Susan Lynne; Newburn, James D; Willis, Elizabeth Stinnett (Beth); Babbit, Beth Wallace
Subject: Tennessee Green Industry Field Day - June 14, 2011

Good Afternoon,

Please send this to anyone you think might be interested in attending Field Day.

Thanks,

Louree

Tennessee Green Industry Field Day - June 14, 2011

The Tennessee Green Industry Field Day will be Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at the University of Tennessee Gardens, 2431 Joe Johnson Drive in Knoxville. This is an opportunity for attendees to take a guided tour of the gardens and learn from the experts about great landscape plants, no-spray roses, pest resistant annuals, fire ants and industry research. They may also visit with vendors to learn about new equipment and products.

Registration is just $20 before June 8th and includes lunch. After June 8th., registration is $25 and lunch is not guaranteed. We encourage you to pre-register to save money and guarantee your lunch. However, if you register on-site and meals are available, a lunch ticket will be issued.

6 pesticide recertification credits are available in categories C3, C10, C12.
2 TCNP Credits are available - 1 for the seminars and 1 for the exhibits

Registration Information<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=k6kbi5bab&et=1105560503057&s=0&e=001LA3J-5QzosgshDhuosX45rMUbkrJUiSnD3bAV3BlZkf_J7kDG-_EJ8mzU2sWY-gotx04igmjR8LyNhEjHaTQIk62uCk6Zm7jgCNXgfi57EY=>

Concurrent Sessions:

9:00 - 9:45

Great Landscape Plants You Should Be Using

Tour the UT Gardens with Assistant Director, James Newburn as he highlights choice, stellar plants that are pest resistant and top performers worthy of any landscape.

Award Winning Pest Resistant Annuals

Join UT Gardens Variety Trial Coordinator, Beth Willis for a walk through the UT Gardens to learn the most resilient and pest resistant annuals for commercial landscapes.

10:00 - 10:45

Landscape Roses the No-Spray Way

Join UT research assistant Jimmy Mynes to learn the best

selections of the no-spray landscape roses.

Great Conifers for TN Landscapes

The UT Gardens are an American Conifer Society 'Reference Garden'. Join ACS member,

Andy Pulte, for a tour of the UT Gardens Conifer Collection and learn the most low maintenance and pest resistant conifers for commercial landscapes.

11:00 - 11:45

Great Landscape Plants You Should Be Using

Tour the UT Gardens with Assistant Director, James Newburn as he highlights choice, stellar plants that are pest resistant and top performers worthy of any landscape.

Award Winning Pest Resistant Annuals

Join UT Gardens Variety Trial Coordinator, Beth Willis for a walk through the UT Gardens to learn the most resilient and pest resistant annuals for commercial landscapes.

11:45 - 12:45

Lunch in the Gardens with 'TDA Green Industry Update'

Enjoy your lunch and learn the latest TDA news for the commercial green industry from TDA Plant Certification & Apiary Program Administrator, Gray Haun.

1:00 - 1:45 **

Fire Ant Update and Control

Learn the latest about fire ants in Tennessee and their control from Dr. Karen Vail,

UT Professor and Extension Urban Entomology Specialist.

  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.

**South Greenhouse Classroom

EXHIBITORS

Blankenship Farms
Cherokee Manufacturing
Deal's Small Engine
Dickens Turf & andscape Supply
Farm Credit Services
Griffin Greenhouse & Nursery Supplies
Heather Farms Nursery
Hortica Insurance & Employee Benefits
John Deere Landscapes
Middle Tennessee Nursery Association
Pleasant Cove Nursery, Inc.
Professional Landcape Association of Nashville, TN
Randall Walker Farms
Riverbend Nurseries, LLC
Riverdale Nursery
Samara Farms
Tennessee Department of Agriculture
Walker Nursery Company

If you would like to exhibit, please call the TNLA office today. 931-473-3951