About ONLA

Ninety-one years ago a group of nurserymen in Oklahoma formed our association.  Since then the nursery industry has changed dynamically to encompass wholesale nurseries and greenhouse operations, retail nurseries and greenhouse operations, landscape services from designing to building to maintaining, vegetable production, wineries, florists, cut flower, interior-scape, hardscape and turf industry and all companies that supply and service the green industry.  The association has worked at broadening and enhancing its services, education, and fellowship to include all facets of the green industry in our great state.

The Mission of the Association shall be to advance the Nursery, Greenhouse and Landscape
Industry through Networking, Education, Scholarship, Industry Promotion and Certification
with a strong, healthy and sustainable organization.

The Oklahoma Nursery and Landscape Association is dedicated to bettering your business by means of education, political outreach, networking, environmental stewardship and fellowship. We hope that no matter what aspect of the green industry you are in, you will find the acceptance and excellent resources needed to help you and fulfill your business needs.

ONLA Board of Directors

President (2015-2017)

Crystal Sizemore
Deep Fork Tree Farm

405-233-2000
crystal.sizemore@dftrees.com

1st Vice President (2015-2017)

Monty Glenn Marcum
Marcum's Nursery

405-288-2368
montyglenn@marcumsnursery.com


2nd Vice President (2016-2017)
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Haldor Howard
OSU-Oklahoma City

405-945-3357
hhaldor@osuokc.edu

Director (2015-present)

Jeff Campbell
Winfield United

405-232-2493 / 405-290-8394
jmcampbell2@landolakes.com


Director (2015-present)

Jeanetta Cooper
OK Dept  Agriculture, Food & Forestry

405-522-5971
jeanetta.cooper@oda.state.ok.us

Director (2013-present)

Pete Everest
Whitetail Tree Farm

405-238-7378
sales@whitetailtrees.com

Director (2013-present)

Richard Frank
Frank's Landscape

405-833-9033
rsfrank43@yahoo.com


Director (2015-present)

Mike Schnelle
Oklahoma State University

405-744-7361
mike.schnelle@okstate.edu

Director (2015-present)

John Whitworth
SiteOne Landscape Supply

918-369-2091
jwhitworth@siteone.com

Director (2016-present)

Brian Campbell
Cedar Valley Nurseries

580-436-2508
brian.campbell@cvnurseries.com
Past President (2015-2016)

Justin Lingo
GreenShade Trees

405-520-0862
justin@greenshadeok.com


Executive Director (2010-present)

Becky Sellers
ONLA

405-945-6737
info@oknla.org


Green Industry Professional of the Year Award Recipients

Each year the ONLA Board of Directors chooses two ONLA members (one male and one female) to receive the Green Industry Professional of the Year Award.  These individuals embody excellence in the green industry through their actions, leadership and example.  They are nominated and chosen by the Board of Directors and receive the award during the annual ONLA Convention and Trade Show, held in September.

2016 Recipients:  Julia Laughlin & Mark West

Julia Laughlin from Belle Verde Gardens of Choctaw.

Mark West from Cedar Valley Nurseries of Ada.

2015 Recipients:  Tabitha West & Randy Davis

Tabitha West from Cedar Valley Nurseries of Ada.

Randy Davis from Greenleaf Nursery Company of Park Hill.

2014 Recipients:  Lori Steffey & Bob Martin

Lori Steffey from Greenleaf Nursery Company of Park Hill.

Bob Martin from Martinbird Tree Farm of Tuttle.

2013 Recipients:  Janet Latham & Allan Storjohann

Both recently retired from Myriad Botanical Gardens, Janet Latham is owner of Latham's Landscape of Oklahoma City.

Allan Storjohann is the voice of the Gardening Show on Cox Radio Tulsa, KRMG.

2012 Recipients:  Cindy Townsend & Rodd Moesel

Cindy Townsend from TLC Garden Center of Oklahoma City.

Rodd Moesel from American Plant Products and Services of Oklahoma City.

Landscaper of the Year Award Winners

During the ONLA Convention and Trade Show, we hold the Landscaper Games.  Several landscaping teams compete for the title as they design and build their landscape with limited time and materials.  Only one team walks away as the champion, taking home the title, a trophy and cash. 

Will your team be the next Landscaper of the Year?  Join us at the 2017 show and find out!

2016 Recipients:  TLC Garden Centers

TLC Garden Centers held on to their title for a second year.  The format stayed the same from 2015, but the "twist" was a little different.  One team member was taken "off the job" to visit all of the trade show exhibitors looking for answers to 15 questions ranging from plant ID to chemical makeup of various pesticides to parts of a tree.

50% of the score was based on judge's scoring, 25% was based on the question and answer "twist" and the final 25% by attendee voting.  Congratulations, TLC!

2015 Recipients:  TLC Garden Centers

The teams had two hours to plan and execute their plan, while dealing with two "twists": a 30-minute Plant ID test and an irrigation system addition during the last ten minutes.

Judges and convention attendees had a hand in choosing the winner, the team from TLC Garden Centers in Oklahoma City.

One member of the team was last year's winner, Wendy (Johnston) Simmons.

2014 Recipient:  Wendy Johnston

In our first year of the competition, Wabi Sabi West of Edmond was represented by three competitors.  They began the games with Plant ID followed by paver design, wall building, irrigation installation and finally patio design.

Wendy Johnston bettered her workmates to win the title!

Association Memberships

ONLA is a member or an associate of the following organizations
SNA
The Southern Nursery Association encompasses the states of the southeastern regional of the United States, including Oklahoma.
American Hort
The national horticulture industry association, which began on January 1, 2014 as the merging of the American Nursery & Landscape Association and OFA, the Association of Horticultural Professionals.
WNLA
The Western Nursery and Landscape Association represents businesses in the states of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma.
ONLA enjoys reciprocal memberships with several other associations


Documents

CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS

The constitution and by-laws of the Oklahoma Nursery
and Landscape Association.  Written in 2008,
amended in 2013 and again in 2015.
view Constitution & By-Laws

ANTI-TRUST POLICY

ONLA's Anti-Trust Policy which states the
organization's stance regarding complaince with
Federal and State Anti-Trust Laws
view Anti-Trust Policy

ONLA LOGO

Large-format .jpg graphic of the ONLA logo that
members are invited to add to their website, email signatures, letterhead, or other items to show your membership with the organization.
download ONLA logo

ODAFF - HORT & NURSERY INFO

Information from Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry:  contact information for the Environmental Services & Horticulture Section, Plant Protection Nursery Inspectors map, and Pesticide Inspection information
ODAFF link