Educational Sessions
Horticulture and Landscape Architecture: Conferences, Workshops and Webinars
2021
Traditional conferences will resume as conditions permit.
For speaker info and YouTube webinar link click + beside each webinar.
- 2021 Shackelford Webinar Series (Click the + for the links)
Shackelford Virtual Series*: These Zoom Meetings, designed for both consumers and green industry professions, are free with expenses defrayed due to the continued generosity of Charles and Linda Shackelford, former co-owners of TLC, Oklahoma City.
January 21. So, You Want to Grow Greenhouse Tomatoes?
Rick Snyder, Extension/Research Professor, Central Mississippi Research and Extension Center, Crystal Springs, MS
February 11. The Socially Distant” Nurseryman Discusses Tough Trees for the Southern Plains States
Jim Ord, Jim Ord Sales, Inc. Horticultural Sales Representative, Greeley, CO
March 11. Native Plants: Connections to Insects, Wildlife and Humans
Marilyn Stewart, Wild Things Nursery, Seminole, OK
April 15. The Global Role of Botanic Gardens
Sarada Krishnan, Director of Horticulture and Center for Global Initiatives, Denver Botanic Gardens
May 13. The Role of Green Roofs in Sustainable Development
Bradley Rowe, Professor, Michigan State University, East Lansing
June 17. Tips for Better Cutting Propagation (lecture 1.0). Are Redbuds the Next Crape Myrtle (lecture 2.0)?
Dave Creech, Director of Stephen F. Austin University Gardens and Professor Emeritus, Nacogdoches, TX
July 15. Climate Change in the Built Environment: Anticipating Grower, Landscape Design and Maintenance, and Residential Client Challenges
Mike Arnold, Professor of Landscape Horticulture; Director of The Gardens at Texas A&M University, College Station
August 19. From Growers to Customers: Considerations for Supporting Pollinators
Kristen Baum, Professor, Department of Integrative Biology; Associate Dean for Research, College of Arts and Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater
September 16. From Zones 7a to 9b: Horticultural Pursuits from Oklahoma to AlabamaTodd Lasseigne, Executive Director, Bellingrath Gardens and Home, Theodore, AL
CANCELED—October 14: The Wild Side, Native Plants in the Landscape
Brian Pirtle, Colonial Gardens, Blue Springs, MO
November 18. Updated Methods to Improve Controlled Release Fertilizer Utilization in Containerized Ornamental Production John L. Griffis, Jr., Professor, Bernese B. and Sidney R. Davis Chair for Horticultural Education and Research, Florida Gulf Coast University, Ft. Meyers
December 16. Trends in Garden Center Sales
Bob Gerdes, General Manager, TLC Garden Centers, Oklahoma City
- Vest Family Endowment Lecture with Joseph Tychonievich
How Genetic Engineering Works: Understanding the Science, Not the Controversy