The 2025 TLE Schedule of Events




Wednesday, November 12th

7:00 AM - Registration Open

8:00 AM - Seminars
Rigging for Removal - Jose Mercado
Advanced Irrigation Flow Sensing - Doug Callison
Best Practices of Landscape Inspection - Adam Carr
Pond Design 101 - Mike Garcia
Tree Pests - Susan Sims
Weed Control in Turf from Fall to Spring Season - Heidi Burgess

TLE-Anaheim-2025

9:45 AM - Seminars
Urban Forest Soil Genomics Workshop - Wei Zhang
5 Marketing Mistakes Landscape
Entrepreneurs are Making
 - Rob Murray / Vanessa McQuade

Managing Ants in The Landscape - Ron Whitehurst
Chainsaw Safety - STIHL
Firescaping: Fire Resistant Landscapes - Doug Kent

TLE-Anaheim-2025

11:30 AM - Seminars
Proper Palm Pruning - Jose Mercado
What Are You Wearing? PPE in the Workplace - Lauren Fordyce
The Future of Landscape Panel - Sustainable Technologies - Doug Callison /
Gary Lai / Nicholas Staddon / Kim Chacon

Success in Sustainability: Answering Market Demand for
Safer Landscape Methods
- Kathleen Hallal
CA Water Regulations - Brandon Burgess
Scaling-Up - Exponentially Growing Your People, Profits and Company Valuation - Judith Guido

TLE-Anaheim-2025

1:15 PM - Seminars
Native Know-How: Fast-Track to California
Native Landscapes
 - Brandon Burgess

Developing a Successful Business - Sal Hernandez
Irrigation Hydraulics - Bill Millward
How to Grow Healthy Citrus - Ron Whitehurst
The Future of Landscape Panel - Autonomous
Landscape Equipment
- Dennis Huggins / Dan Mabe

Squirrelly Situations: Managing Urban Ground Squirrels - Art Guzman

TLE-Anaheim-2025

3:00 PM - Seminars
Recognizing Tree Problems and Solutions - Kevin Sims
OSHA - Donald Bottger
Right Plant, Right Place - Nicholas Staddon
The Future of Landscape Panel - Artificial Intelligence - German Vargas
Irrigation and the Climate Crisis - Jeff Drongowski



Thursday, November 13th

7:00 AM - Registration Open

8:00 AM - Seminars
Latest Developments in Smart Commercial Controllers - Mark Pedicone
Coordinating Commercial Landscape Construction
and Maintenance
 - Adam Carr

Invasive Borers in Urban Forests: Identification,
Impacts, and IPM
 - Beatriz Nobua-Behrmann

Secrets of Award-Winning Landscaping - Mike Garcia
Site Specific Tree Selection - Steve Jimenez

TLE-Anaheim-2025

9:45 AM - Seminars
The Future of Landscape Panel - Growing L.A.
After The Fires
 - Stephanie Landregan / Natalie Jane Levy / Doug Kent / Greg Rubin

Basic Pruning - Jose Mercado
Irrigation Scheduling for Maximum Water Savings - Doug Callison
AI and The Future of Software Technology - Michael Ding
Arborist Report Writing Palms/Insects/Disease - Gabriel Gomez
Think Like a Client and Design Like a Pro - Michael Bernier

TLE-Anaheim-2025

11:30 AM - Seminars
Arborist Report Writing - Erik Diaz
Backflow Preventer Basics: General Knowledge,
Repairs, and Testing
 - JJ Stoeckel

Sustainable Permaculture Landscape with or without
Native Plants
 - Dane Shota

Compost Use on Turf Grass: Regenerative Landscaping and SB1383 Compliance - Katya Forsyth
Root Problems - Susan Sims
Turf Control - Wister Dorta

TLE-Anaheim-2025

1:15 PM - Seminars
Facilitating a Partnership Between Arborists and Designers - Kevin Sims
Palm Tree Safety - Jose Mercado
Grub Control - Gabriel Gomez
Landscaping for ADUs - Michael Bernier
Healthy Soils Support Healthy Trees - The Amazing
Soils Genomics
- Wei Zhang


TLE-Anaheim-2025



We'll See You at The Landscape Expo
TLE-Anaheim-2025
November 12th & 13th, 2025!
TLE-Anaheim-2025
Experience the Future of Landscape
At the 2025 Landscape Expo!


3+ Acres of Exhibits, 54 Educational Sessions and So Much More!

Schedule - Seminars - Equipment - Work Trucks - Soils and Amendments
TLE Tree Academy - Sustainability and Irrigation - Site Amenities and Planning

Remember . . . Seminars & Hotel Rooms are subject to availability
so Mark Your Calendar!

The Landscape Expo, November 12th & 13th, 2025 - Anaheim Convention Center

To Pre-Register or for more information visit:
www.TheLandscapeExpo.com
Or reach out by phone or email:
714-979-5276 x144 • tleinfo@thelandscapeexpo.com

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