2023 Conference Agenda

8:00 am - 8:25 am

Registration 

8:25 am - 9:15 am

Marcescence, Cladoptosis and Other Neat Things
Presenter:  Dr. Bill Fountain, UK Department of Horticulture, Emeritus

9:15 am - 10:05 am

Rewilding:  Get Wild! Connect People with Nature, Add Ecological Benefit, + Reduce Maintenance
Presenter:  Andrea Mueller, Inside Out Landscape Design

10:05 am - 10:20 am

Coffee Break & Trade Show

10:20 am - 11:10 am

Climate in the Bluegrass
Presenter:  Matt Dixon, UK College of Engineering, Senior Meteorologist

11:10 am - 11:40 pm

 Commercial Regulations for Lawn Care and Landscape
Presenter: Sergeant Jason Morris, Kentucky State Police

11:40 am - 12:50 pm

Lunch Break & Trade Show

12:50 pm - 1:40 pm

Management Practices to Enhance Your Weed Control
Presenter:  Dr. William Strunk, WKU Department of Plant Science

1:40 pm - 2:30 pm

Understanding Plant Morphology to Improve Beneficial Insect Habitat
Presenter:  Dan Stever, Lexington Lawn and Landscape

2:30 pm - 2:45 pm

​Afternoon Break & Trade Show

2:45 pm - 4:05 pm

Biotic and Abiotic Problems in Trees and Plants
Presenters:
Julie Beale, UK Plant Pathology
Dr. Jonathan Larson, UK Department of Entomology

4:05 pm - 4:30 pm

Pesticide Regulation Update
Presenter:  Michael Williams, Division Director, Kentucky Department of Agriculture