2016 Conference Agenda

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8:00 am - 8:10 am

​Welcome
Presented by Beate Popkin

8:10 am - 9:10 am

​Keynote Address:  Watershed-Friendly Landscaping
Presented by Owen Dell of Owen Dell & Associates, LLC,
Landscape Architecture & Environmental Education,
Corvallis, Oregon​

9:10 am - 9:50 am

Plants Under Stress: Cankers and Blights
Presented by Nicole Ward Gauthier,
UK Dept. of Plant Pathology

9:50 am - 10:20 am

Coffee Break & Trade Show

10:20 am - 11:00 am

​Maximizing Turfgrass Establishment Success: Variety Selection, Seeding Rates, Fertility, Herbicides
and Other Factors
Presented by Bob Hogan, The Hogan Company

11:00 am - 11:30 am

Herbacious Landscape Plants that Endure
Presented by Whitney Baker, Kelly Nursery

11:30 am - 11:50 am

​Assessing Flowering Woody Ornamentals for Bee Conservation
Presented by Bernadette Mach and Adam Baker,
Entomology graduate students at UK

11:50 am - 1:10 pm

Lunch Break & Trade Show

1:10 am - 2:10 pm

​Sustainable Landscape Management:
Plant and Soil Health, Weed Control, Water Use, Integrated Pest Management
Presented by Owen Dell

2:10 am - 2:50 pm

​The Lexington Tree Canopy Study: How Green Industry Professionals Can Use this Tool to Enhance Their Business
Presented by Jennifer Gulick, Davey Resource Group

2:50 am - 3:10 pm

​Coffee Break & Trade Show

3:10 am - 3:50 pm

Clumps, Clods and Crumbs: Soil Density in Urban Landscapes
Presented by Brad Lee, UK Dept. of Plant and Soil Sciences

3:50 am - 4:30 pm

Invasive Plants in Our Landscapes:
Why They Threaten Our Environment, How to Eradicate Them, What to Plant in Their Place
Presented by Kent Slusher, Kentucky Division of Forestry