November 2012 | Volume 33, Issue 11
A MONTHLY PUBLICATION FOR FNGLA MEMBERS. DIGITAL MONTHLY ISSUE LOCATED AT HTTP://GREENLINE.FNGLA.ORG
The Great Southern Tree Conference Field Day: November 30! This is the pinnacle year for the Great Southern Tree Conference. Before the conference spreads its wings and broadens its scope to cover a wider segment of the industry, it is important to share a culmination of 11 years of research and experience. If you missed the first 11 conferences, you can get a complete overview all in one day! All major findings, techniques and strategies designed to increase your efficiency and marketability will be demonstrated or on display for you to see and touch. This is the ultimate outdoor hands-on experience for you and your staff! Come roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty with your colleagues. Now is the time to get the edge on your competition. Come find out the latest specifications and practices. This one-day program will be held at the UF Demonstration site in Gainesville. Sessions include: INNOVATIONS IN TREE PRODUCTION AND PLANTING Dr. Ed Gilman, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL Focused on the Southeast US and Florida, this opening, hands-on session will discuss how tree production has changed over the last 11 years. Provided will be the latest strategies on efficiently producing high-quality root systems and crowns. This is an opportunity to take a close look at what is really happening in the tree segment of our industry. OUTDOOR EDUCATIONAL DEMONSTRATIONS Self-guided learning stations will demonstrate the latest management techniques for nursery and landscape trees. Interact with business colleagues and the top professionals in the state to interpret trees throughout the 10-acre demonstration site. LANDSCAPE & TREE RESEARCH REVIEW Dr. Ed Gilman, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL Jump into action! Dr. Gilman will review selected major projects in the field whose results are significant and likely to be incorporated into specifications and/or production protocols over the next several years. It’s a great time to discuss your techniques and incorporation into your operation. (continued page 3)
PRESIDENT’S LETTER
Wes Parrish FNGLA 2012-2013 President
Why The Landscape Show? The above is actually a couple of different questions. The first is: Why was the name changed years ago from Florida Nursery and Allied Trade Show, usually referred to as FNATS? The name was perfectly fine for years and years. All of us attending on a regular basis knew what it was and knew it was a great show. I was on the committee when we made the change. All of us on the committee had similar experiences when we tried to get a non-member landscape professional, developer, or property manager to attend our show. The prospects always said they were neither in the nursery nor allied trade business. While we all thought anyone utilizing our products in any way was allied (and, technically, maybe they were), these potential show visitors did not see it that way. We needed to make the name telegraph what this show was about. We bantered a lot of names around and finally came back to one of the first ones mentioned, THE Landscape Show. We didn’t want to be The Florida Landscape Show, or Another Landscape Show, or A Different Landscape Show. Our goal was to be THE Landscape Show. The name said it all: our goal, our vision, and our purpose. So, The Landscape Show it is. The second question is: Why The Landscape Show, and not the beach, or fishing, or just staying home? This answer is easy if you attended the show. I have been to something like 25 or more FNATS/The Landscape Shows over the years. I always see new plants, equipment, technologies, and people that would be impossible to experience if I didn’t go to the show. This recent show had the usual great content and some great new ideas too. Dr. Charlie Hall, from Texas A & M, spoke at the opening session. If you have never heard him, he is wonderful. This was my third experience and I will not miss any future opportunity to learn from Dr, Hall’s insights. The demonstrations on the trade show floor are always well-attended, informative and enjoyable. This year was no exception. I saw good crowds each time. The short course, now called The Landscape Show’s “Knowledge College,” was moved to a location right on the show floor. Top-notch
presenters and teachers preside over these courses and should not be missed. And, Mike Rayburn’s luncheon presentation was truly unique and inspiring. Striving to reach Gen’Xers and Gen’Yers to our industry, a new “Tapped In” networking event was held after Friday’s show hours. I was keen to attend, yet was informed – tongue-in-cheek -- this was a networking opportunity for industry professionals younger than 40 years of age. I still feel younger than 40 (most of the time), yet thought better about crashing it. And, my well over 40-year old feet had enough for the day. I heard “Tapped In” was very well attended and enjoyed by those lucky enough to still qualify! Our FNGLA Member Pavilion was expanded so as to feature all of our member benefit providers. I tried to speak with them in there, yet I could never catch them unengaged with other attendees. I was fortunate to be involved with FNGLA’s Landscape Awards ceremony held on Friday at the demonstration area. There were lots of very proud recipients and tons of photos taken! One of the winners made a point to tell me he loved the idea of the awards ceremony being on the floor and open to all. As FNGLA president this year, I was also privileged to present The Landscape Show’s booth awards. All I can say is a lot of talent, spent a lot of time, designing and installing a lot of beautiful booths. The Landscape Show floor is always stunning and this year was no exception. Once again, I saw new plants and new technologies. I saw research creating new soil components that have real potential. I talked with people doing interesting LED work I had never even heard about. I saw a propane-powered lawn mower -- something new to me. Of course, I saw friends and associates whom I was happy not to have missed because I only see them at premier industry events such as The Landscape Show. Our attendance was near last year’s, yet 200 more buyers attended this year than last. That is a very nice bump in a very important segment of our target audience. When it was all over, I was happy to sleep in my own bed again. Yet, I was happier not to have missed The Landscape Show. After all, it is THE Landscape Show. Wes Parrish
FNGLA HAPPENINGS
(from page 1) INDUSTRY IMPACT This session will be an open discussion on how trees have improved, how efficiencies have increased and identify what still needs to be done. Are there major issues we can address through education and research? Come be a part of finding solutions! FIELD DAY DEMONSTRATIONS (4 stations at 25 minutes each) • Root Management and Root Health Improvement, Dr. Ed Gilman, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL • Palm Planting and Pruning, John Conroy, Fish Branch Tree Farm, Inc., Zolfo Springs, FL • Nursery Production Pruning (includes crown pruning), Michael Marshall, Marshall Tree Farms, Morriston, FL • Landscape Structural Pruning on Young and Old Trees, Adam Jackson and Collin Kelly, ValleyCrest, Jacksonville, FL Conference partnerships range from $1,000 to $5,000 and offer great benefits. Contact Linda Reindl, lreindl@fngla.org for details or logon to: http://www.fngla.org/events/great-southern-tree-conference/index.aspx.
FNGLA HAPPENINGS TPIE Celebrates 40 Years of Industry Service! It was a little more than 40 years ago when a small group of nursery owners sat around Mike Raimondi’s kitchen table and came up with the idea of starting a trade show focused on tropical foliage. Seated at that table were George Behrens, Dick Fuhr, Tommy Hofmann, Richard Naugle, Ray Oglesby, Mike Raimondi, Betty Roberts and Jerry Soowal. They took their idea, put it into motion, and in January 1973 the first Tropical Plant Industry Exhibition (TPIE) took place. Over the next few years a total of 25 industry-related private companies became investors in TPIE. The show grew and prospered. In a generous gesture to the industry, the companies who owned TPIE sold it to FNGLA, wanting it to be an event which belonged to the entire industry. TPIE started as a small event at the “old” Diplomat Hotel in Ft. Lauderdale. It outgrew that venue and moved to the Coconut Grove Convention Center in Miami. When Broward County opened a new convention center in Ft. Lauderdale in late 1991, TPIE was the first all-building show in the new facility in January 1992. Continuing with Ft. Lauderdale as its home, TPIE annually brings nearly 7,000 industry professionals together from 50+ countries and continues to be the signature event for the tropical foliage industry. TPIE not only offers an important marketplace to FNGLA members and customers, TPIE has generated significant revenue over the years for FNGLA. These funds provide many of the services and programs benefiting FNGLA members and other industry professionals. These benefits include political advocacy, industry marketing and public
relations, educational programs, research support and more. In recognition of TPIE’s 40th birthday, favorite TPIE memories are being requested. There are some great stories out there and we wish to share them! Go to www.facebook. com/TropicalPlantIndustryExhibition and post your best TPIE memory. If you’re not a Facebooker, you can submit your memory to info@fngla.org and we’ll post it for you! For us to “tell” your story, videos are encouraged. Best TPIE memory videos will be featured in GrowerTalks’ Acres Online newsletter which is seen by 16,000 global industry professionals. Here’s a chance for your 15 minutes of fame! At the same time, we wish to know how old you are in “TPIE years.” In other words, how many TPIE shows have you attended? If you don’t know for sure, make your best guess. No one will say you’re wrong! Ribbons will be available to wear on your TPIE badge to share your TPIE “age.” While the TPIE Committee wishes to celebrate TPIE’s history, it also wishes the show to continue to offer the best resources and tools for business today. You’ll see with the
FNGLA HAPPENINGS
2013 “Plant What’s Next” theme, TPIE looks toward the future with displays and programs that provide cutting-edge products and information. 40 years since the TPIE founders met, a group of industry professionals continue to meet around a table and sustain the vision of TPIE. They make up FNGLA’s TPIE Planning Committee: Chairman Charlie Martin (Harold B. Martin, Inc.) Vice Chair Theresa Riley (Rockledge Gardens) Chris Beytes (Ball Publications) Bisser Georgiev (Hermann Engelmann Greenhouses) Bill Lyden (Farm Life Tropical Foliage) John Mendozza (Morning Dew Tropical Plants) Chris Mercer (Mercer Botanicals) Lloyd Singleton (UF/IFAS) Rachel Tippit (Kerry’s) Come to TPIE January 23-25, 2013 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Whether it’s your 40th TPIE or your first, you’re going to be glad you’ll be there!
Whether you use an absentee ballot, vote early, or go into the booth on Election Day itself (Nov. 6th), be counted among those who truly relish our democracy and the freedoms we enjoy. Those who vote earn the right to complain. Those who choose not to vote, lose the right to whine. FNGLA does not typically make endorsements in federal or state races. In this 2012 election cycle, FNGLA’s political action committee -- FNGLA-PAC -- contributed to 63 FL House and Senate candidates & incumbents friendly to our industry. To see the list, go to: http://www.fngla. org/political-center/FNGLA-PAC/. If those running in your Florida Senate or House district race are not listed, it doesn’t mean FNGLAPAC opposes them. Rather with FNGLA-PAC’s limited resources, it just may be financial contributions in those races were not as needed. For insights into the 12 proposed amendments to FL’s Constitution on the 2012 ballot, the Associated Industries of Florida (AIF) has issued an easy–tounderstand guide. (FNGLA is an AIF member). The guide offers a description of each initiative; its current
What did we do before cell phones, instant messaging, skype and texting? Volunteers worked the all- popular show message board!
status on the ballot; and, AIF’s official position on each amendment. To read the guide, go to: http://aif.com/ special_notice/2012/AmendGuide-12.pdf.
FNGLA HAPPENINGS
10
Great Reasons To Exhibit at TPIE!
Plant what’s next at TPIE! Grow into the future with these 10 reasons to not miss out on one of the industry’s biggest marketing opportunities. TPIE is fast approaching and you can’t afford not to be there. Be sure to be one of the trend-setting companies making the next move to expand your business and “grow into the future.” Visit www.tpie.org for more info!
1 2 3 4 5 6
SELL AND SAVE. TPIE is one of the most cost-effective ways to gain exposure for your plants and products. The 6000+ attendees contain independent garden center buyers, big box buyers and landscape buyers to boot! Where else can you catch the attention of so many great current or potential business leads! MAKE IT HAPPEN ON THE FLOOR! Time after time, research has shown that trade show sales leads are easier to close. As much as tradeshows have changed in the last 10-20 years, orders are still placed at shows for those who are prepared and ready to book and make commerce happen on the floor! MEET NEW PROSPECTS. By exhibiting at trade shows, you increase your ability to find fresh faces and new prospects to expand your business reach. GAIN A COMPETITIVE EDGE. Trade shows offer your company the opportunity to understand the industry— and to stand out. Come to TPIE to see or set the trends that are occurring in the green industry. Creativity and innovation are always on display at TPIE. Start the year out right with fresh ideas to kick your business in gear. NETWORKING. Gain quality “face-time” with prospective clients and current customers. Never second-guess the power of a handshake and a smile to create multimillion dollar business deals. How do you know that next light bulb going off in your head isn’t the solution for next year’s buying “must haves!” BUILD RELATIONSHIPS. Invite your preferred customers to the tradeshow, treat them to a one-on-one dinner and solidify contracts. Who’s that knocking on your customers door you ask? It’s your competition waiting for you to relax in your service or price monitoring just one little bit. Make sure if your customer is walking the TPIE floor, you are there to show them your latest offerings and how you are involved and part of the action.
7
LEVERAGE ON-SITE OPPORTUNITIES. It’s always easier to sell your work when it’s right in front of your customers. Buyers are here to window shop, looking for better. Show them they’ve already done business with the best and they’ll keep coming back. Stand out even more by investing in our sponsor opportunities: http://www.fngla.org/ TPIE/sponsorships.aspx. They’ll notice for certain!
8
STUDY YOUR COMPETITION. See the latest offerings, pricing and marketing strategies of your competitors. Some of the biggest players in the industry release their new products at TPIE. While at the show, you can gauge what the competition is doing in product line, pricing, customer service. Its a great time for you to research and find what you do the best and focus your efforts. You just never know what bits of information will help you excel!
9 10
BE SEEN BY THE MEDIA. Tradeshows attract lots of media attention; use it to your advantage and gain exposure. With the major industry news agencies in booths themselves and attending the show, your chance to land coverage or be deemed the next hot item for the year is closer than you probably think. It’s going to be hard to get their attention with you only walking the aisles though. Attract them to your booth and let the magic happen! HEAR BUYER FEEDBACK. The show is a great time to solicit from prospective buyers what changes to your products would make them buy. Little packaging changes or product alterations may make the difference in your next order being modest or huge. You won’t know these details if you don’t get into a booth and start gaining feedback from key potential customers.
FNGLA HAPPENINGS FNGLA & LMN Team-up for Two-Day Landscape Workshop
FNGLA has once again teamed up with the Landscape Management Network and the local Ringpower/CAT dealer in Orlando and Kelly Tractor in Palm Beach to present 2-day workshops focused on business success, productivity and the bottom line. This workshop got landscape professionals out of their trucks and brought their landscape businesses to the next level. The workshop was so impactful to those who previously attended and such a success, it’s headed back to Orlando (December 10 & 11) and on to Palm Beach (December 12 & 13). Bring your real numbers. Leave with real results you use the very next day. Every attendee will leave the workshop with: • An operating budget built with your numbers for your company • An efficiency rating that shows you what your sales should be & how money is lost to waste and inefficiency • Estimating methods that improve field productivity and profit • Dead simple, proven methods to measure and track job costs • Wage and bonus systems that get your staff thinking like entrepreneurs “This is my 30th year in the industry and this is, without a doubt, the most comprehensive, detailed, analytical landscape contractor program I’ve ever seen. If you’re a landscape contractor, I highly recommend you take this program. You can’t live without it.” said Tommy Aiello, Aiello Landscape, Vero Beach, FL Landscape professionals — bring your laptop. You won’t be sitting back listening to what you should be doing — you’ll be busy actually doing it, using your own numbers to create a budget and a plan for greater profit. The instructors are actual landscape contractors who’ve built some of the top companies in the landscape industry from the ground up. The cost for this 2-day workshop is just $99 for FNGLA members and $125 for non-members and it includes both days of education, morning coffee and lunch! FNGLA Certified Professionals receive 8 CEUs for attending the full program. To register for either location, go to: www.bit.ly/fnglaworkshop. This is another exciting way FNGLA is partnering to deliver new business tools to your FNGLA membership for success and prosperity. For more details, look for electronic member promotions to arrive in your inbox in the coming weeks. If your business is landscape, this is a business-changing event you should not be missing!
FNGLA HAPPENINGS 2013 Florida Garden Select Plants Make An Impact Each year, a selection of Florida’s best plants are hand-picked by a jury of distinguished horticulturists representing different facets of the state’s diverse nursery and landscape industry. 2013 marks the 14th year of the program administered by the Florida Nursery, Growers & Landscape Association (FNGLA). The seven plants named for 2013 include a watersmart cactus, a big-leafed tropical, a wow-factor small-stature tree, a reliable and easy-to-care for flowering shrub, a clumping grass and two outstanding perennials, one of which directs funds to the Make-A-Wish® Foundation. The following are designated as 2013 Florida Garden Select plants and are ideal additions to most Florida gardens and landscapes: Agave lophantha ‘Splendida’ | Center Stripe Agave Zones: USDA zones 7 - 10 Characteristics: This hardy agave has proven to be slow and easy to grow and is ideal for temperate climates. The dark green rosettes are highlighted with a creamy-gold center stripe down each leaf; brightest in spring and early summer. In loose soils, Agave lophantha spreads vigorously via underground rhizomes. The sword-like green leaves are stiff, glossy and most varieties sport a prominent bright green stripe. The Century Plant grows solitary or as a clumping succulent rosette which will flower only once, then die-off leaving other rosettes to take it’s place. An unbranched flower spike with small greenish-yellow flowers is typical for late Spring or early summer and will reach 12’ tall. It’s native to South Texas and into Mexico. It prefers well-drained soil and full sun to part shade and needs little water once established in the landscape. Alocasia x portidora | Giant Elephant Ear Zones: USDA zones 7b - 10 Characteristics: Impressive in a large pot, or as a focal point in the garden,this Alocasia is a hybrid variety cross and has broad, heavily-scalloped leaves that are held high on strong muscular stems. It is also known as Alocasia ‘Portora’ and grows quickly into a 5-6’ tall plant during the first season alone and gives a strong, tropical presence. The stems are upright so it makes an ideal “thriller” in a mixed container. Plant in rich, moist soil and place in full sun for optimum growth.
FNGLA HAPPENINGS Crossandra infundibliformis ‘Orange Marmalade’ | Orange Marmalade Crossandra Zones: USDA zones 9 - 11 Characteristics: A great recent introduction to the Florida landscape, Orange Marmalade is a reliable perennial in sunny or partially-shaded Florida gardens. When other annuals have tired, Orange Marmalade is still going strong! It produces clusters of frilly orange flowers all season. It blooms in all warm months of the year. For best year-to-year performance, protect from hard frost and freeze. A sterile hybrid, it holds its flower petals longer than the older seed-produced varieties. Handroanthus umbellatus | Yellow Trumpet Tree Zones: USDA zones 8b - 11 Characteristics: An ideal patio, specimen, or lawn tree, this small-stature, flowering, evergreen trees has silvery foliage and deeply furrowed, silvery bark. The Yellow Trumpet/Tabebuia Tree thrives in dry weather, exhibits a profuse and breathtaking display of blooms which emerge in late Spring and sometimes again in the fall. The leaves often drop just before the flowers appear, adding to the visual intensity of the tree’s color: brilliant two to three-inch-long, golden yellow, trumpet-shaped blooms. Plumeria pudica | Bridal Bouquet Zones: USDA zones 9b - 11 Characteristics: Plumeria pudica has dark green, fiddle-shaped leaves presenting its bouquets of large clusters of bright white 3” flowers with small yellow centers. Different from other plumeria is the absence of fragrance, but the addition of additional leaves along its slender stems. Seen typically as a medium-sized tree with profuse branching, its growth is rapid and upright. It typically blooms about 6 months of the year. Bridal bouquet is very easy to grow and is somewhat drought tolerant. Salvia ‘Wendy’s Wish’ | Wendy’s Wish Salvia Zones: USDA zones 8a - 11 Characteristics: Wendy’s Wish has show-stopping flaming magenta tubular blooms accented by its dusky, mauve calyx which gives this salvia extreme depth of character. Its incredible blooms appear Spring through Fall making it an ideal addition to most Florida landscapes. Mid-dark green colored leaves have serrated margins along dark maroon stems. Wendy’s Wish is more than just one of the most colorful salvia on the market. Proceeds from the sale of this spectacular plant are donated to the Make-A-Wish® Foundation Australia as directed by its Australian developer, Wendy Smith. Tripsacum floirdanum | Dwarf Fakahatchee Grass Zones: USDA zones 8 - 11 Characteristics: This small, dense clump-forming ground cover, has long, glossy light green leaves. Its light-weight blades catch the breeze providing movement to the garden. Also known as Florida gamagrass, it has inconspicuous yellow flowers which appear spring to fall. It is perfect for a sunny to part sun location, prefers damp rich soils, but is tolerant of most planting sites. A South Florida native plant, it can be found along roadsides and in pine wood areas of the state.
FNGLA HAPPENINGS 2013 Floriculture Field Days: Time to Reserve Breeder Beds The 2013 Floriculture Field Days is scheduled for May 14 & 15 in conjunction with the Epcot® International Flower and Garden Festival. FNGLA’s Floriculture Field Day Conference planning committee wants to show industry and end-consumers which plants thrive in Florida’s climate. FNGLA has again teamed up with Disney Horticulture to continue to look for ways to showcase the newest flowering plant releases and the greatest innovations in floriculture plant breeding. With an estimated 2.4 million annual attendees to the Epcot® International Flower and Garden Festival, this event is an ideal platform to showcase the newest featured annuals and perennials to the industry while building consumer awareness & excitement at the same time aiming to convince consumers that flowers and plants are a necessity, not a luxury. Here’s what’s new during the 2013 Field Days: Reduced Prices for Breeders; Bonus Space inside The Epcot® International Flower & Garden Festival; Two Targeted Field Days – Day 1 (Grow It and Sell It), Day 2 (Design It and Maintain It); Consumer Survey conducted by industry volunteers at the trials and inside the festival; and, more! Look for additional details as the program draws closer or contact Linda Reindl, lreindl@fngla.org to reserve breeder bed space.
Your One Stop Shop For Everything Landscape. At Horizon, we specialize in every major area of your business— and we do it all under one roof! Expect the best when you step into a Horizon store: w w w w
Great Service and Prices Knowledgeable, Professional Staff Full Service Repair Centers With Factory Trained Mechanics Contractor-Grade Product Selection
igation | specialty | landscape | equipment | irrigation | specialty | landscape | equipment | irrigation | specialty | landscape | equipment |
Your local Horizon stores: Boynton Beach 561.533.1441 | Ft. Pierce 772.465.1966 Stuart 772.287.9905 | Lake Park 561.863.5580 Scan the QR code, call us or visit us at HorizonOnline.com to learn more.
The Edge You Need
INDUSTRY NEWS UF Student Named 2012 National FFA President Six students from across the US have been chosen by their peers to help lead and shape the National FFA Organization as national FFA officers for 2012-2013. At the conclusion of the 2012 National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis, University of Florida student Clay Sapp, pictured on left, was elected to serve as National FFA president. “It will be my mission to activate change and growth in the National FFA Organization,” he said. “I plan to develop strong relationships, be a champion of FFA and agricultural education and seek new ways to strengthen student experiences within FFA.” Sapp is joined on the 2012-2013 National FFA Officer team by Kalie Hall of Georgia as national secretary, Joenelle Futrell of Kentucky as Eastern Region vice-president, Lindsey Anderson of California as Western Region vice-president, Brennan Costello of Nebraska as Central Region vice-president and Wiley Bailey as Southern Region vice-president.
UF’s PIE Center to Become IFAS-Level Organization Four months after winning recurring state funding, the Center for Public Issues Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources (PIE Center) will be moving from a department-level center to an IFAS-wide center. Effective Nov. 1, the PIE Center will report to Jack Payne, University of Florida senior vice president for agriculture and natural resources. By moving oversight of the center into the UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences senior vice president’s office, the PIE Center’s administrative supervision will be similar to that of the Center for Landscape Conservation and Ecology. The two centers teamed up on the successful budget request that the Florida state legislature passed in the spring. Payne said he decided to increase the PIE Center’s presence in IFAS to allow the center to take a more prominent role in research and outreach focused on public opinion of agricultural and natural resources issues and its influences on policy formation and change. “The PIE Center provides trusted communications research on current and emerging issues within agriculture and natural resources,” Payne said. “Through this research, the center can more clearly determine how people form and act on opinions about these challenging issues and provide recommendations for making strong messages. By promoting effective communication and research-based solutions at an IFAS-wide level, we can focus on increasing public understanding and informed decision-making.” The PIE Center will transition out of the Department of Agricultural Education and Communication (AEC), where chairman Ed Osborne and professor Tracy Irani played strong roles in the creation and development of the PIE Center four years ago. Irani, the center’s development director, expects to maintain a close relationship with the department and its faculty in part because the center’s physical location will not change. Read more at: http://www.centerpie.com/2012/10/25/pie-center-willbecome-ifas-level-organization/.
INDUSTRY NEWS Green Industry Job Fair Matches Employer with Qualified Applicants Are you looking for skilled employees to fill key roles in your organization? Or are you looking for a professional position with Florida’s green industry? FNGLA, the Florida Irrigation Society (FIS), the Irrigation Association (IA), Work Force Central Florida and Employ Florida Vets have teamed up to present: The Green Industry Job and Career Fair, Orlando Orange County Convention Center, November 5, 2012, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in conjunction with the Irrigation Show 2012 conducted by the Irrigation Association. Participation in the fair is free – whether as an employer or an employee. Companies are provided with a free table in the Job Fair. Both employers and job seekers receive free entry to the IA Show floor on the day of the event. No longer can a company attract quality candidates by putting an ad in the local newspaper. Many employment agencies lack the understanding of the particulars of our industries and therefore cannot provide a high percentage of qualified candidates. Additionally, the recent economic conditions have emphasized the need for high-value employees as a key element in a business’ ability to not just survive, but to grow. Join employers with opportunities in the landscape, irrigation, and agribusiness fields across the United States in finding potential employees. For more information, contact Kurt Thompson, FIS – 850.637.6650, or Merry Mott, FNGLA – 407.295.7994.
Cultivating Tomorrow’s Industry Leaders FNGLA continues to attract students to Florida’s nursery and landscape industry — this time participating on October 13th with FNGLA’s Miami-Dade Chapter at a Career Expo with Miami-Dade Schools. Nearly 3,000 high school students, and returning adult students, visited booths showcasing a variety of industries. FNGLA was part of the agri-science complex joined by area middle schools, high schools and colleges with horticulture, agriculture and other science-based career programs. This included South Dade High School students who proudly displayed their FNGLA Certified Horticulture Professional (FCHP) certifications! Special thanks to Happy Days Nursery in Homestead for supplying the plants to decorate FNGLA’s booth. For more information on FNGLA’s career development programs, contact Merry Mott at FNGLA at mmott@fngla.org.
Feel Like You’ve Missed Recent FNGLA or Industry News?
MEMBER NEWS UF researcher first recipient of Joye Giglia award Bin Gao, an associate professor at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, is the first recipient of the Joye Giglia Endowment Award, which recognizes research involving new technologies. Gao will receive $3,000 to support research to improve agricultural and environmental sustainability involving biochar, a form of charcoal that can reclaim nutrients from wastewater and then release those nutrients when spent biochar is applied to agricultural fields. The endowment, which is funded through a $100,000 gift from the Lake Region Chapter of the Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association, honors the memory of Joye Giglia, the late wife of former chapter president Frank Giglia.
Tropicana Grower of the Year Award Goes to FNGLA Member SMR Tropicana awarded SMR Farms’ citrus division its fourth consecutive Grower of the Year Award. The award is based on objective scores of fruit quality, load quality, varietal mix, and agribusiness management. SMR Farms’ President Mac Carraway and Citrus Production Manager Steve John accepted the award in Punta Gorda, and acknowledged the excellent and long-term partnership between the two companies.
FNGLA Members Elected to Industry Boards SAF members elected three new members to its Board of Directors for 2013 including Florida and FNGLA’s own past president Dave Self (Wyld West Annuals, Loxahatchee). Dave was elected for a three-year term. The Society of American Florists is the leading organization representing all segments of the floral industry. SAF is proud to provide marketing, business and government services to more than 10,000 participants in the U.S. floral industry — including growers, wholesalers, retailers, importers, suppliers, independent designers,researchers, educators and students. The association celebrated its 125th Anniversary in 2009. Todd Bachman of Florida Coast Equipment in Boynton Beach, Naples and Fort Pierce, FL has been elected to represent the Southern Division and serve on the 2012 National Dealer Advisory Board for Kubota Tractor Corporation. Bachman was elected by fellow dealers to represent them at the national level for a two-year term. 2012 marks the 40th anniversary for Kubota Tractor Corporation in the United States. Kubota is working hand-in-hand with its dealer advisory board on corporate and equipment direction as it continues to further its leading position in the market place for the next 40 years. Florida Coast Equipment has been selling the full Kubota line for 21 years and has locations in Boynton Beach, Naples and Fort Pierce, Florida. Bachman is serving his first year on the National Dealer Advisory Board.
Access FNGLA’s Archives at: www.fngla.org/news/archive/
CERTIFICATIONS SeaWorld Hosts FNGLA Landscape Maintenance Exam Twenty landscape professionals from around Florida came to SeaWorld Horticulture on October 20th to take the FNGLA Certified Landscape Maintenance Technician (FCLMT) exam. Cool weather and great planning on the part of SeaWorld staff made the day run like clockwork. Special thanks to exam host Sea World Parks & Entertainment, Mark Russell, FCHP and Gary Weitermann, FCLMT. For more information on earning one of FNGLA’s industry certifications, contact Merry Mott at FNGLA at 800-375-3642 or access details online at http://www.fngla.org/certifications/ index.aspx.
Thank You Judges
Adjusting a rotor is part of the irrigation station, in addition to parts identification and setting a clock.
Tree and shrub pruning techniques must be demonstrated as part of the pruning station.
Billy Butterfield, FCLC, Ameriscapes Landscape Management Billy Copeland, FCLMT, SeaWorld Parks Jorge Del Palacio, FCLMT, SeaWorld Parks Don Ekema, FCLC Larry Harripersad, FCLMT, SeaWorld Parks Tim Harris, FCLC, Valley Crest Mike Hunley, FCLMT, SeaWorld Parks Jo Anne Kani-Miller, FCLC, A New Vista Lee Lovett, FCLC, Forest Hills Landscape Kirk McLeod, FCLMT, Ameriscape Services Will Womack, FCLC, Tampa Bay Landscaping
NEW MEMBERS
Welcome New Members The following are new FNGLA members: from September 22, 2012 - October 21, 2012, 2012 ACTION Enterprise Commercial Trucks Rob Rycyk (Associate) 5442 Hoffner Ave Orlando, FL 32812-2501 407-467-9357 Ralph J Francis (Student) 624 Lexington Ave Orlando, FL 32801-1121 407-951-6868 BIG BEND Magnolia Strategies, LLC James Spratt PO Box 10011 Tallahassee, FL 32302 850-228-1296 Shade Tree Nursery Ronald White 10791 184th St McAlpin, FL 32062-2551 386-364-4621 BROWARD Eden Outdoors Bryan Walters 2997 NW 36th Ln Lauderdale Lakes, FL 333118355 954-319-6592 Enterprise Commercial Trucks Seth Handley (Associate) 5105 Johnson Rd Coconut Creek, FL 330733640 954-592-9838 FRONTRUNNERS Charles Hiatt (Student) 2069 SW 37th Street Rd Ocala, FL 34471-1373 352-207-4776 LAKE REGION Ground Level Inc Tammie Jurnigan 6051 SR 640 W Bartow, FL 33830-9328 863-428-2571 Randy Kincaid Auction Co. Randy Kincaid 3809 County Rd 542 E Lakeland, FL 33801-9445 863-666-1977
MANASOTA Mary Joy Lamb (Student) 550 Ohio Pl Sarasota, FL 34236-7530 941-315-8266 NORTHEAST Enterprise Commercial Trucks Jon Karpman 11034 Atlantic Ave Jacksonville, FL 32225-2902 904-790-3812 Fernandina Mulch & Stone Mike Zaffaroni 474389 E SR 200 Fernandina Beach, FL 320340801 904-261-7177 ROYAL PALM NativeScape Landscape Services, Inc. Steve Chirgwin 7041 Livingston Woods Ln Naples, FL 34109-3839 239-280-1221 SPACE COAST Florida Institute of Technology Holly M Chichester (Supportive) 150 W University Blvd Melbourne, FL 32901-6982 321-863-9825 TAMPA BAY Enterprise Commercial Trucks Sean McAnally (Associate) 6800 N Dale Mabry Hwy #158 Tampa, FL 33614-3996 847-941-2714 Plantz Steve Stanford PO Box 320481 Tampa, FL 33679 813-258-1940 TREASURE COAST Natures Keeper Inc David Rowlands 3795 Snead Rd Ft Pierce, FL 34945-4716 772-467-1230
OUTSIDE FLORIDA Aquamatics by American Granby, Inc. Lee Higman 7652 Morgan Rd Liverpool, NY 13090 Avery Imports Amanda Cabrera 34 Clinton St Batavia, NY 14020 585-344-2900 Rec’d By: Monty Knox, Knox Nursery, Inc. Farmers Organic Greg Parrish PO Box 760 Newton, GA 39870 229-734-5018 Lutz Corp. Jim Lutz 208 N Parkside Dr Normal, IL 61761 Plant Pattern Covers Cristie Adams 440 W Prospect St Painesville, OH 44077 440-357-1350 PALM BEACH City of West Palm Beach Tony Thomas (Supportive) 1145 Old Okeechobee Rd West Palm Beach, FL 334016942 561-822-2150 INTERNATIONAL V R E Systems John Staios 7367 Young St RR #1 Grassie, ONT L0R 1M0 Canada 905-945-8863
Calendar of Events
Contact Us
See and submit events at http://www.fngla.org under calendar
November 2-6:
2012 Irrigation Show, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando
6:
Roots to Shoots, Florida ISA, Mead Garden, Orlando
7:
Florida Ag Expo, University of Florida/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Balm
8:
UF/IFAS CEU Day, Orange County Extension Service, Orlando
8-9:
Palm Management in the Florida Landscape, UF/IFAS Palm Beach County Extension Service, West Palm Beach
13:
Green Industries Best Management Practices (GI-BMPs) Class, Lee County Extension, Ft. Myers
15:
LIAF Fall Seminar & Annual Tree Pruning Field Day, Weston
30:
Great Southern Tree Conference Field Day, Gainesville
December 6:
Ornamental and Turf/Private Applicator Review/Test, Osceola Hrti tange Park, Kissimmee
FNGLA Phone: 407.295.7994 Toll-free: 800.375.3642 Fax: 407.295.1619 E-mail: info@fngla.org Web: www.fngla.org
CEO/EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Ben Bolusky
GREENLINE EDITOR Jennifer Nelis jnelis@fngla.org
2012-2013 STATE OFFICERS
President Wes Parrish Parrish Nursery 5900 SW 185th Way Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33332 (954) 680-3544
President-Elect Mike Marshall Marshall Tree Farm 17350 SE 65th St Morriston, FL 32668-4508 (352) 528-3880
Past President Halsey Beshears Simpson Nurseries P.O. Box 160 Monticello, FL 32345 (850) 997-2516
Secretary/Treasurer Sandy Stein The Jungle Nursery 29100 SW 162 Ave Homestead, FL 33030 (305) 246-5324
Connect with us: About FNGLA This publication is produced by the Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association (FNGLA) as a service to its members. The statements and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the Association, its staff, Board of Directors, Greenline or its editors. Likewise, the appearance of advertisers or their identification as members does not constitute an endorsement of the products or featured services. The mission of the Florida Nursery, Growers & Landscape Association is to promote and protect the success and professionalism of our members.
NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID ORLANDO, FL PERMIT #2041
1533 Park Center Drive Orlando, FL 32835-5705
Read the latest FNGLA news inside & visit Greenline online at http://greenline.fngla.