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Garden Club February Meeting Followup
Dear Garden Clubbers,
Following up from a very informative and spirited meeting. It was great to see all the members faces. THIS CLUB HAS ENERGY! Below is the contact information for our presenter along with links related to plant regulations, pest and diseases. Please don’t hesitate to contact her for more information.
The meeting was recorded.
SPECIAL NOTE – We have so many wonderful trees and plants in our neighborhood please do your part to protect them. Public awareness is part of that process too.
Mary Beute-Glover
Plant Inspector II
Division of Consumer and Industry Services
Tennessee Department of Agriculture
423-839-3960
Mary.Beute-Glover@tn.gov
Quick Links
Please find helpful links below
Plant license application link
Plant regulations link
Boxwood quarantine link
Hemp information
- https://www.tn.gov/agriculture/farms/hemp-industry.html
- https://www.tn.gov/…/hemp/licensed-grower-information.html
- https://www.tnhia.org/
- https://www.tn.gov/…/food-safety/hemp-and-food-safety.html
- https://www.epa.gov/…/pesticide-products-registered-use…
- https://www.usda.gov/topics/hemp
Boxwood blight information
- https://www.hriresearch.org/…/HRIBoxwoodHealthBMPs-V3…
- http://www.tnstate.edu/…/Boxwood%20Blight%20Factsheet.pdf
- http://www.tnstate.edu/…/Boxwood%20Phytophthora…
- http://www.tnstate.edu/…/Boxwood%20Volutella%20blight…
- https://extension.tennessee.edu/public…/Documents/W816.pdf
Rose rosette
Crape Myrtle Bark Scale
- https://extension.msstate.edu/…/crape-myrtle-bark-scale…
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRd59P3VhH8&feature=youtu.be
Spotted Lanternfly
Asian Longhorned Beetle
Box moth
Firewood resources Firewood Certification (tn.gov)
Don’t Move Firewood – Protect Trees From Bugs
Invasive pests and diseases
Pesticide operator licensing information
February 18 – Taking a Closer Look: A Plant Inspector’s Point of View
Thursday, February 18, 10 AM. Online Program (Zoom or Webex)
Mary Glover, a Plant inspector with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, will be speaking to us about what Plant inspectors do and some of the pests and diseases that are presently issues in TN.
Mary graduated from the University of Tennessee with a degree in Agriculture. She has worked in the Greenhouse and Nursery industry most of her life and has been a Plant Inspector for the past five years and she loves her job!
Additional information on how to join the zoom or webex presentation will be sent via email to Lakemoor Hills Garden Club Members.