2020 Conference Agenda

8:00 am - 8:30 am

Registration 

8:30 am - 8:40 am

​Welcome

8:40 am - 9:30 am

Town Branch Commons – an Urban Landscape with Native Kentucky Roots
Presenter: Ramona Fry, Element Design

9:30 am - 10:30 am

As the Climate Warms, Trees Feel the Heat: Implications of Global Warming for Arboriculture
Presenter: Dr. Daniel Herms, The Davey Tree Expert Company

10:00 am - 10:50 am

Coffee Break & Trade Show

10:50 am - 11:50 am

Ornamental Plants for Kentucky Landscapes
Presenter: Dr. Paul Cappiello, Yew Dell Gardens

11:50 am - 12:20 pm

Disease Trends in the UK Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab
Presenter: Julie Beale, UK Plant Pathology

12:20 pm - 1:30 pm

Lunch Break & Trade Show

1:30 pm - 2:10 pm

Boxwood Blight: Biology, Cultivation and Management
Presenter: Dr. Nicole Ward Gauthier, UK Plant Pathology

2:10 pm - 3:00 pm

Bees, Pesticides, and Politics: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Landscape Industry
Presenter: Dr. Daniel Potter, UK Dept. of Entomology

3:00 pm - 3:20 pm

​Coffee Break & Trade Show

3:20 pm - 4:00 pm

Invasive Plants: a Closer Look at the Greenery in the Scenery
Presenter: Joyce Bender, KY Invasive Plant Council

4:00 pm - 4:40 pm

How to Maximize Weed Control and Plant Health Care for Turf
Presenter: Gerald Huseman, BASF Corporation
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