Indiana Nursery & Landscape News, January / February 2024

Indiana Nursery & Landscape News Volume 84 • Issue 1

January | February 2024

MEMBER FEATURE

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2024 INLA Committee Callouts INDIANA NURSERY & LANDSCAPE NEWS • JANUARY | FEBRUARY 2024 The Official Publication of the Indiana Nursery & Landscape Association

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Inside This Issue: 2

Upcoming Events

2024 EXECUTIVE TEAM Gabriel Gluesenkamp, President Designscape Horticultural Services 2877 S. TC Steele Road Nashville, IN 47448-9584 812-988-8900; Fax 812-988-2639 gabrielg@designhort.com

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Executive Director's Letter

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New INLA Members

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President's Message

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INLA Joint Committee Meeting / Callout Information

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Indiana's Top 10 Pests and Pathogens

Shaun Yeary, President-Elect Greendell Landscape Solutions 749 West State Road 42 Mooresville, IN 46158 317-996-2826; Fax 317-996-2032 syeary@greendelllandscape.com

14 Member Feature: An Interview with Laura Stine

Bob Wasson, Vice President Wasson Nursery 13279 E. 126th St. Fishers, IN 46037 317-770-1123 bob@wassonnursery.com

18 Event Recap: National FFA Day 22 IAH Re-Test Registration Information 24 George Brenn's IAH Chapter Study Guide 26

Dean Ricci, Past President Ricci’s Landscape Management, Inc. 502 Norbeh Drive, Hebron, IN 46341 219-996-2682; Fax 219-996-2680 dean@rlminc.com

George Brenn's IAH Chapter 8 Quiz

28 Directory of Advertisers

Rick Haggard, Executive Director & Publisher 7915 S. Emerson Ave., #247 Indianapolis, IN 46032 Office: 800-443-7336 or 317-889-2382 Cell: 765-366-4994 S rhaggard@inla1.org • haggard.rick@att.net

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Erick Brehob (2026) Brehob Nursery • 317-783-3233 erick@brehobnursery.com

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Kyle Daniel — Purdue University 765-494-7621 • daniel38@purdue.edu

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Jill Glover (2026) Schneider Nursery • 812-522-4068 jill@schneidernursery.com

Indiana Nursery and Landscape Association 7915 S. Emerson Ave., Suite 247 Indianapolis, IN 46237 Phone: 317-889-2382 Toll Free: 800-443-7336 www.inla1.org

Views expressed in articles or editorials do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the association or its directors, but are those of the writer.

Trade names used in articles are for identification only.

No discrimination is intended toward similar products and the INLA does not endorse the use of the products mentioned.

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PUBLISHER Rick Haggard, Executive Director, INLA 765-366-4994 • rhaggard@inla1.org

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UPCOMING EVENTS January 17-19 Indiana Green Expo, Indiana Convention Center 19-28 Indiana Home Show, Indiana State Fairgrounds 25

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INLA Committee Meetings, Automatic Supply, Fishers

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Indiana Flower & Patio Show, Indiana State Fairgrounds

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S LETTER membership. Please share with your becoming a 3 day event instead of Colleagues, employees and other interested a common 2 day event. Thank you friends, parties to sign up for our eNewsletter mentors and to Gabriel Gluesenkamp, Jill Glover, on the website.

Kevin Van Sessen, and many others in general on the board as well as volunteers cohorts in Please feel free to contact me via to move forward without knowing perhaps the phone, text, or email of requests that most amazing what the actual outcome might be. I the INLA is not currently utilizing that cannot remember anytime planning would make being an INLA Member association this event, the question regarding within Rick Haggard a better benefit for your company. feasibility or net profit was asked, the green Also do not be shy to share with as the overall benefit and options industry of Indiana. Ok, the most other companies in your locale that prestige association in Indiana, there for those attending was first and would benefit from becoming an INLA foremost on the committee’s minds.

I said my true feelings in print for Member.

I for one was glad to see that many everyone to see. Most of the time diverse factions of the 2023 Summer I find myself thinking or saying Meeting brought others from out of “Remember when xxxx happened state to attend as well. Flashback, here Keepin it Green, or was done. It is sometimes a great is the “Remember When” moment for Rick Haggard avenue and rare occurrence to have me came into play, when the summer been involved with so many great meeting used to be a trade show/ people and know the future of exhibitor booth, tours, golf outing, the INLA is in good hands moving forward. I personally attribute this to commercial and residential site visits. the willingness of so many that share success and failures, within either their I truly hope that the INLA continues personal lives or business aspects. to stay current with gaining other newer members that we are willing to try things of interest to its members One of the highlights for me as I reflect on 2023, is the continued great in other regions of the state. Much like Kyle Daniel has done with the success of the state approved IAH Certification program. While I still am 1-day Summer Diagnostic Tours, as awaiting confirmation the IAH Master well as continued diversifications Certification, will be added as another in our industry, one prime example is regarding “Women in the Green state certification entity on its own; Industry” programs and recognition I look back on the number of past as well. These are just a couple of the IAP and IAH individuals, that have Welcome programs still in the infantile stage continued to retain the certification, but will become a driving force in whether they are still residing in the New INLA Members! the very near future. Our association state of Indiana or not. Its prestige should recognize the benefit we of garnering such certification of knowledge with their own hard work have with a premier green industry Associate university, Purdue, at our disposal via and studying, and passing the exam Koenig Equipment, Inc. the professors, department heads, are second to none.

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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

Gabriel Gluesenkamp + Family

Hello fellow INLA members. Wishing you a very Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, and a blessed holiday season to you and yours. Have you gotten into the spirit of the season yet? Personally, I’m the Grinch of our family and often singled out for being less than festive -- yet there are still many things to appreciate as a landscaper in the “off season.” Company parties to celebrate your team, production bonuses for those that went over and above, new equipment to write off, winter education sessions, and hopefully a few days off can re-invigorate your drive for the next year.

Hopefully you all know your numbers and have been pouring it on with your production in the last few months after you hit your breakeven point. This year with the lack of rain it has been less than fruitful for our nursery but definitely a great time to get work done outside with the mild temps and dry soil.

We dug our third pond this year at the farm after a great early season where the rain was just enough to get things done and still keep the grass growing late into the summer. I was second-guessing the investment until we finally finished in early September and the faucet shut off. We have had a few gully washers since then and a couple decent slow-soakers, but Lake Monroe is definitely low and the backwaters behind the office are suspect to anything bigger than a john boat.

On the production side of our year-end planning, we have been closing out maintenance contracts trying to get an early start on next year’s renewals. Product pricing continues to be fluid and the best investment you can make towards next year is to get your needed product now.

With the potential of another muddy winter, storing up dry topsoil is like gold when you are trying to finish out jobs in February. We are fortunate to have a barn big enough but another local INLA member told me about an awesome process to how he packs soil in freight containers (which you could buy at a good price today!)

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When it comes to rewards and incentives, something that has hit well for most of our team is production hourly goals. Figure out where and when you are most profitable then set a goal how much you want your team to work and follow up with a reward for everything over and above. At Designscape we work year-round and keep all our valued team on projects to ensure they stay engaged and in-sync for the next year; however, we know the bulk of our profits comes in the 38 weeks between March 1 and December 1.

With a 40-hour minimum/weekly average over that period, all team members that stick with it to the end get a pre-determined monetary bonus and additional PTO that automatically gets deducted while we are closed over Christmas and New Year’s. What I have seen with our next generation of work force is less of the traditional investment in trying to get way ahead in finances but the desire for more time off now to curate and plan their next adventures and experiences.

There are creative ways to give bonuses through education and extra hours where your team can use PTO when not in the busy season. This is a symbiotic “win” for the team as a whole and each individual team member. Regardless of the method, make sure you have a good pulse on what motivates your team and use that to your advantage.

The best investment you can make in you and your team’s education is at this year’s Indiana Green Expo (IGE). As mentioned by me and others in previous issues, we are doubling down with our speaker budget and expect to provide value well beyond the registration costs. This event is also the best chance you will get to network and workshop your ideas and problems with other seasoned veterans that would love to help you make the next big win for your company.

Trolling the floors of the tradeshow you can just stop at the INLA booth with questions, and we will happily introduce you if you are new and don’t know who to ask. As always if there is anything we as an association can do to help you and your workplace, please reach out to myself or Rick as it is one of our favorite parts of this job to be problem solvers for YOU!

Cheers, Gabriel Gluesenkamp

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INLA NEWS

INLA Joint COMMITTEE MEETING

Join us... and bring your good ideas!

Thursday March 7, 2024 • 2:00 – 4:00 pm at Automatic Supply (116 Shadowlawn Dr, Fishers, IN 46038) The Indiana Nursery and Landscape Association serves its members in the industry through education, promotion, and representation. The planning and implementation of most INLA activities are handled by volunteer groups. All groups are supported by INLA staff. INLA committees have ongoing, results-oriented tasks. The interaction between group members promotes effective planning and evaluation of tasks.

YOU CAN HELP!

Sign up now! Review the following list of committees and check off those of interest to you. Return this form to the INLA office via email or mail and you will be registered to attend.

VOLUNTEER SIGN-UP FORM I am interested in giving some time to work in the following areas:  Awards Committee: Organize selection of annual awards.

 Communications Committee: Newsletter, website, directory, social media etc.  Education Committee: Works to enhance educational opportunities for all members of the industry, ranging from those

with extensive practical experience to new members of the industry and students preparing for green industry careers.

 IAH Committee: This committee works closely with educational and vocational-technical levels and oversees the Indiana Accredited Horticulturist Program. This meeting will be held in northern Indiana at an alternate date.  Legislative Committee: Works in partnership with the Indiana Outdoor Management Alliance.  Membership Committee: Promotes the INLA by securing new members and assisting current members by providing member services.

 Summer Meeting: Planning and organization of annual INLA Summer Meeting.  Trade Show Committee: Plans and conducts the premier trade show for the industry in Indiana annually.  Women in the Green Industry: What platforms and types of events can be planned to promote this growing sector in Indiana

 FFA Committee: Volunteer to judge state and national career development events. (This committee will not meet; however, you can volunteer to judge these industry-related events in April and October.)

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To register, please email to rhaggard@inla1.org or mail to: INLA, 7915 S. Emerson Ave., Ste. 247, Indianapolis, IN 46237 Indiana Nursery & Landscape Association • Phone: 317-889-2382 or 800-443-7336 • www.inla1.org

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INDIANA DNR UPDATE

Indiana's Top Ten Pests and Pathogens Common Problems Reported in Indiana Nurseries in 2023: Spotlight on Aphids

Written by Bonnie C. Spindler

At the end of every growing season Nursery Inspectors with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Entomology and Plant Pathology (IDNR DEPP) compile Top Ten lists of their most observed insects and disease or abiotic stressors.

To simplify the state is divided into two regions to account for the wide range of USDA hardiness zones of which there are four in Indiana.

Northern Region* Insects

Southern Region*

Diseases/Abiotic

Insects

Diseased/Abiotic

Aphids (6**)

Powdery Mildew (6)

Red-headed flea beetle (6)

Powdery Mildew (6)

Japanese Beetle (6)

Anthracnose (5)

Aphids (5)

Cold/Winter Injury (5)

Leafhopper (5)

Leaf Spot (5)

Japanese Beetle (4)

Herbicide Injury (5)

Whitefly (4)

Drought Injury (4)

Lace bug (Azalea & other)

Drought Injury (3)

Bagworm (4)

Rust (4)

Spider Mites (3)

Leaf Spot (3)

Scale (4)

Needlecast (4)

Thrips (3)

Nutrient Deficiency (3)

Galls (3)

Abiotic (3)

Whitefly (3)

Fungal Leaf Spot (3)

Mites (3)

Cold/Winter Injury (3)

Bagworm (3)

Abiotic Injury (2)

Spider Mites (3)

Nutrient Deficiency (3)

Scale (3)

Anthracnose (2)

*The northern Indiana is in Hardiness Zones 5b-6a while the southern is in Hardiness Zones 6a-7a. **Numbers indicate how many inspectors listed each entry on their top find lists. There are 6 Northern inspectors and 6 Southern inspectors.

Aphids were widespread across the state in 2023. They are small soft-bodied insects belonging the order Hymenoptera, also known as true bugs. Many species of aphids are serious threats to landscaping, vegetable, fruit, and field crop plants. Damage can include twisted and curled or yellowed leaves, stunted or dead shoots, poor plant growth and even reduced seed counts. They use piercing-sucking mouthparts to feed on sap and excrete a sweet liquid called honeydew. Honeydew increases the chance of sooty mold and other fungal leaf diseases developing.

Why are aphids so prevalent? They have a flexible reproductive cycle allowing their populations to increase explosively when conditions are right. The overwintered eggs are entirely female. After these female aphids hatch in the spring, they reproduce asexually through a process called parthenogenesis, producing identical offspring.

Unlike most insects, they give live birth to nymphs. These nymphs will molt several times, leaving behind the white casting that, when visible from a distance, can be an indicator of a dangerously large population. The second generation may give birth in as little as a week. With overcrowded or changing environmental conditions, winged individuals are born allowing for dispersal to new areas. In the fall, winged males and egg laying females are born. They will mate, produce fertilized eggs and the cycle begins again, waiting only for appropriate environmental conditions.

Some aphid species have a primitive form of society similar to that of honeybees or termites. A single founding female produces nymphs who serve as soldiers to protect the colony. These nymphs are genetically identical to their sisters but have distinct body characteristics.

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INDIANA DNR UPDATE CONTINUED The honeydew produced by aphids attracts yellowjackets, wasps, and ants. Often these ant-aphid interactions are beneficial to both parties. Ants provide protection from predators like ladybugs and even transport aphids to different parts of a plant to improve their access to fresh sap, essentially farming the aphid colony for their own needs. In return, ants feed on the honeydew gaining a valuable and plentiful food source. Interestingly, not all antaphid interactions are mutualistic. Some ants will consume honeydew without offering protection or care to the aphids in return.

While an overabundance of aphids can be a threat to your garden, it’s vital to remember they play an important role in food webs. Ladybugs, lacewings, parasitic wasps, and others feed on them. Waiting for the correct population threshold before employing chemical control methods will help protect pollinators and other beneficial insects.

Interested in learning about common nursery problems or want to know more about what inspectors are finding in your area?

Subscribe to our Weekly Review newsletter at www.in.gov/dnr/entomolo/9413.htm, follow IDNR on Facebook or subscribe to IDNR press releases, and look for the Division of Entomology and Plant Pathology on Twitter and Instagram!

Questions about pests or pathogens in your nursery?

Contact the Nursery Inspector for your county or visit our website, www.in.gov/dnr/entomolo/. Inspector contact information can be found here: https://www.in.gov/dnr/entomolo/2899.htm References Boggs, J, (2023, June 16). The Year of the Aphid: Is Help on the Way. Bygl.osu.edu. https://bygl.osu.edu/index.php/ node/2169Ogawa, K. (2014, January 14). Aphid Polyphenisms: Trans-generational Developmental Regulation through Viviparity. Frontiers in Physiology.

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INLA MEMBER FEATURE

An Interview with Laura Stine WOMEN IN THE GREEN INDUSTRY SERIES Written by Scott Johnsen For the latest installment of our Women in the Green Industry Series we had the opportunity to connect with Laura Stine, owner of Northeast Indiana member Laura Stine Gardens. Based in Fort Wayne, Laura has taken this trusted local landscape design company from herself and a truck full of tools to a growing multi-role team. In an interview to remember, she shared with us her experience and continued growth in the green industry, sparking a new appreciation for our Indiana native flora along the way.

In a paragraph or two, tell us about yourself: your name, business, partners, etc.

Laura Stine: I grew up in South Central Indiana, just about 40 miles south of Indianapolis on a 50 acre farm, which is probably where I got my innate love of nature. I have a degree in marketing from IU Bloomington. I was one of those twenty year olds who couldn’t figure out what they wanted to do, but then I started getting interested in design. I went into interior design, then merchandising and apparel design, but I still really couldn’t find my way. After college, I moved to Fort Wayne. One day I walked into a local plant nursery and I said, “What do they do with all these plants?” It really amazed me because growing up in a farm community landscaping was not a thing. There weren't any nurseries there, and anything we ever planted was a larger garden or crops, but not a lot of landscaping, so this was a whole new thing to me.

Ultimately I started working at that nursery and then got really interested in plants and designing. After 16 years at that company, I went out on my own and decided to try my hand at it by myself, and that’s how Laura Stine Gardens came to be. We were and are still a small design build company and work mostly with residential clients. We started out with myself, some friends, a truck and some tools. Then we grew to where we are now with two full time designers, a project manager, a foreman, and our installation team that ranges from six to eight people in a year. We do lots of residential gardens, and I have some clients now that 14

I’ve been working with for 20 years. It's really fun to develop those relationships. We’re also branching out into garden maintenance, and we do lots of holiday and seasonal decorating.

What sparked your interest in the green industry and how did you get involved in this field?

Laura Stine: You never know how all these brain connections and experiences go into what really got me here, but I think one factor was growing up where I grew up. I grew up in southern Johnson County, just north of Brown County. We had lots of rolling hills and natural beauty, and in the summers my four sisters and I would always be outside playing. Part of my success in this industry stems from that childhood love of nature.

Then when I was in college I got interested in design.

I took a drawing class and one day our professor had us go to the greenhouse on campus and sit and draw plants. I remember being surrounded by them in that atmosphere, and experiencing the way the energy and the air felt really good in there, and I just thought, wow this is amazing.

It was still years after that before I put nature and design together in my head, but that moment was probably one of the sparks that made me think oh, I really like this.

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What do you believe sets Laura Stine Gardens apart from others in the industry?

Laura Stine: I think one of the key things that sets us apart is that myself and all of our designers are really committed to using native plants in the home landscape. Using native plants provides environmental benefits to clients, but also in doing that we’re trying to open up the door for more native plants to be included in the market, because when you incorporate native plants you set up all the connections that nature has to offer. We always talk about how much we love birds and the pollinators, and how much we love to watch butterflies in our garden. If we want those things, we have to provide the plants that will attract the beneficial insects that the birds can eat. We all learned in fifth grade science that nature is a system. You don’t just get the pollinators because you put some nectar out. You’ve got to provide for the entire system and all of the cycles within it.

Look at the monarch situation, for example. If you want to have monarchs, you’ve got to plant milkweed.

It's the only plant species that they will reproduce on.

You need to give them milkweed that the adults will lay eggs on. There is this entire chemical composition when the egg hatches into the pupa or the caterpillar, there's a whole chemical reaction that allows the caterpillar to eat milkweed, which has a toxin in it that many other insects can’t ingest. So you have to provide for the whole system that enables these butterflies to thrive.

When I got interested in design, I started by designing inanimate objects—interior design.

Then I went into apparel or fashion design. Once I hit on landscape design and designing with plants, then it became designing with a living system, and that’s when it gets really fascinating.

There’s just no end to the learning of what insect this plant attracts and what plants work together. Then you take into account the soil and the sun and all that exposure, but what you can provide to clients and this kind of drills down to our mission: Connecting clients with nature. If we can give them a landscape or a garden where they can watch these natural interactions unfold, we can really connect them back to nature. Because the truth is we are not separate from nature, we are part of it. But we all know the way modern life is, it’s very easy to feel separated from our roots in nature. Part of our mission is to create those connections in landscape, but also to reconnect our clients to nature.

Though the green industry is historically maledominated, we've seen many women like yourself shine in the success and innovation they have brought to the industry. Can you share a bit about what that journey has been like for you?

Laura Stine: My experience walking into the landscape industry was that there were some key

people along the way that taught us a lot as we were learning and trying new things. There was a time where we really didn’t do hardscape, and once we tried to dip our toe into that pond we needed some help. Matt Felger at Felter’s Peat Moss was definitely a support for us. We would be in the middle of a project, run into something unfamiliar and call him up. He would always stop what he was doing and show us what to do. He was always so helpful, really a primary person we could rely on for support. It kind of felt like he was invested in our success too, so that was great to have. Tom Bollinger at LT Productions here in town was also a mentor of mine when I first got into the field. Ricky Kemery was a great help and support to me as well.

I don’t know if it’s something about Indiana or the Midwest, but I’ve really had some good male help along the way. I can’t think of any situation where it felt like anyone felt threatened or brushed me off in any way. It’s always kind of been, “Yeah, I’ve been there.

Let me show you what we do and what we’ve been working on.” So I appreciate that a lot.

Can you share an example of a challenging project you've worked on and how you overcame obstacles to acheive a successful outcome?

Laura Stine: There’s one project I’ll never forget. It goes back to us branching out into hardscape projects. We’d gotten brave and took on a project that was our largest. It involved excavating in a backyard and then making a nice sized patio and a long path back to a shed. So we got there and started digging and doing the outline and a delivery person came and dumped the stone out that we needed for the base. We were excavating the soil and it was taking a little longer than I thought it would.

As this delivery man turned to go he said kind of to himself, “This is gonna take them forever.” I was like, what's he talking about, and got a little worried. Well, it came out that we really needed to have some equipment to excavate this because it was way too much soil to do by hand. So, I called Matt Felger and said, “We’re INDIANA NURSERY & LANDSCAPE NEWS • JANUARY | FEBRUARY 2024

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What important lesson(s) have you learned over the years?

Laura Stine: Going from doing everything to now stepping back into more of a coordinator role, I’ve definitely learned that it’s not just me anymore. The business isn’t me personally, the business has grown into its own entity now. Even though my name is on it, it’s really not just me. So, it’s trusting people to do their jobs and letting go of that. I’ll tell you it’s a struggle to allow someone to take over a client that I’ve been working with for twenty years, because the truth is you just grow to love these people. You love working with them, you know them so well, and you develop great relationships with them.

in the middle of this, can you help us?”

He said yeah, I know a guy. So the next day we had a guy over there excavating. But that moment where I was standing there, in charge of this project, with four of my guys out there—and they work so hard—it dawned on me that I had way too much on our plate and I really didn’t know what to do. So Matt saved us with that. That’s one story that reminds me to tell myself, it’s okay, go ahead and take the leap, you’ve got people who can help you.

How has Laura Stine Gardens grown and changed over the years? How have you grown and changed with it?

Laura Stine: The company has really grown so much.

We started out with myself, a truck I owned, and some tools from my garage. Then I got one friend to help me and we hired some people part time. At the beginning, I was the salesperson, and the designer, and the installer, and the foreman, and then I came home and I billed everybody. And that was, frankly, exhausting, as anybody who's started a business can tell you. It’s been such a journey of constant growth. I had marketing classes in college, but I never thought that I would own a business. So I have to say I was less than prepared. But again, it’s one of those things in life where you just take a leap off the cliff and hope the net’s there. Going from starting out to where we are today, there has been a lot of learning. I try to tell this to my leadership team—that every year we bring on a new position or we branch out into something different, it feels like my job is different. Every year I have a different job, I’m focussing on different things, or my scope changes. When you’re a designer, the details are everything, communication and getting those right are a lot of your job. Right now my scope has changed and shifted to the entire organization. So that is a big change in a position. Now other people do the details, and I have to look at the big picture and coordinate it all like a big puzzle.

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One client of ours is a master gardener. We helped her design her property and it’s one of the most gorgeous gardens in the city that I’ve seen, and we get to go manage it with her once a month. So we do the heavy lifting and she gets to be out there with her puppy and it allows her to still be in her garden. So it’s a privilege and it’s such a great thing to be part of, but trusting people to take those things and also realizing that there’s a lot of things that they’re really better at than me. Letting go of some of that stuff and letting my people do their thing, that’s been a big lesson, and it doesn’t come quickly. I’m still learning it today!

Any advice you would give to other women considering a career in the landscaping and lawncare industry?

Laura Stine: I would say this is just one of the best industries to be in, especially if you have any affinity for being outdoors or nature, but here’s a special little inside tip: If you want to be in sales or you want to be a designer, the majority of decision-makers in any household are the women, and they want to work with other women. They trust other women, they’re good with having them in their house, good with having them outside their house, and it is a real benefit to have women on the design team and even out in the field. I always feel like we gain a little more credibility when we have some women on our team too. I’ve had women of the household come to me and say, “I love that you have women on your team!” It is an all good thing, it’s all good.

I’ve got men who love being outside, and I’ve got women who love being outside, and that’s not to take anything away from the men because I feel like anybody male or female who is working in nature and working outdoors is typically in it because they love it. So, to anyone interested in the green industry, but especially to women who may not feel like they have a place here, I say absolutely come and do it! It’s a great place to be.

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Is there anything else you'd like to mention or add?

Laura Stine: Something has happened for us just recently that I’m really excited about. When we talk about incorporating native plants into the landscape, I think for many landscapers and for people in general in the community, it feels like a little fringe thing, something that’s sort of out there and maybe not so mainstream, but in the way that you can take something and build on it. We have a client in this local neighborhood, Hacienda Village, that we’ve worked with for twenty something years. We’ve worked with her for so long on her magnificent garden, and over the years I’ve talked to her a bit about native plants.

Well, someone in the neighborhood expressed an interest in native plants and got on the board. She then approached us and said they wanted some native plants in their five neighborhood entrances! We just gave them a design and we got the project, which is very exciting in itself, but it’s also exciting because they have a newsletter, and they want us to tell people that we do native plants. They’re also going to apply for a program through the Indiana Native Plant Society located down in Indianapolis. They have a program where if you grow native plants in your home garden, you can apply and get a sign that says “we grow Indiana natives”. So they want to get signs in all the entrances! Meanwhile, we’re going to come up with a special deal for them to encourage native plant use. If the residents in the neighborhood work with us, we can give them a special deal for the whole neighborhood.

"When people can just do a little something to help, even if it’s putting native plants in to interact with the environment and benefit nature, and they can do that rightoutside their window, that’s really a big win for the environment but also for us personally."

My point is that we can take that one person who’s interested in natives and educate an entire association and get more information out there. You know, we’re all hearing the bad news about the environment, so when people can just do a little something to help, even if it’s putting native plants in to interact with the environment and benefit nature, and they can do that right outside their window, that’s really a big win for the environment but also for us personally.

--This concludes this issue's Member Feature. We want to highlight your company! If you're an INLA member, we invite you to reach out to us on Instagram or Facebook to be included in our magazine features or social media coverage.

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EVENT RECAP

National FFA Day at Crown Hill Cemetery Written by Rick Haggard

It was a great pleasure for the INLA to be part of the National FFA Day for the horticultural aspect at Crown Hill Cemetery on Thursday, November 2, 2023. The INLA was honored by the request of Carrie Tauscher of Crown Hill Cemeteries, to help attain members and various green industry entities in Indiana to showcase products to the 100 students of what some of the offerings are relative to their potential future employment.

I would like to thank the following companies for agreeing to be a part of and set up for the day to engage with these students, with a glimpse of the diversification of what our industry has to offer.

CDE Students

Equipment McGavic Outdoor Power Equipment Various equipment companies and options to make any landscape, install or maintenance job easier with a variety of both electrical and gas-powered options, as well as robotic mowers.

Interiorscape The Engledow Group Displaying that landscaping and beautification is not limited to the outdoors.

Mass Production and Distribution of Annual/Tropical Plants Heartland Growers Discussing how mass production of a wide variety of annual and tropical plants are sold/distributed to landscapers, garden centers and big box stores. Mainly the facilities required to perform this operation.

FFA Students

Distribution and Warehouse Chemical, Tools, Fertilizer, Irrigation SiteOne Various product lines available to various entities within the green indsutry including lawn care, irrigation, landscape installation, landscape maintenance, hardscape, and special-order requests.

Specialized Industry Educational Options Purdue University Those students with a penance of working within the green industry of a particular discipline.

Heartland Growers Booth

The INLA wants to thank these companies for taking time out of their busy schedule to participate and being involced with a definite group of youths that have an inclination of continuing their future in some form of the green industry. It was interesting to learn that this particular sector of visiting a site was one of the first to meet the maximum number of students permitted. I hope it is a sign of what is yet to be with more students understanding that the landscape and horticultural field offers more options and specialties.

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IAH STUDY GUIDE

George Brenn’s IAH Study Guide

Text: © George Brenn

George Brenn, Four Seasons Landscaping Nursery, created this study guide to help teach the material covered in the IAH Manual. His intention was to assist those trying to master the subjects within the manual.

CHAPTER 8 (Part 2) Study Guide Categories of Insect and Mite Damage

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Agents of Leaf Distortion and Discoloration • Piercing and sucking; identified by how they distort or discolor leaves, kind of excrement, web or no web.

• Leafhoppers: some cultivars show resistance; bad on Acer rubrum Red Sunset and October Glory • Honeylocust Plant Bug • Four Lined Plant Bug: easily identifiable insect from feeding damage • Lacebugs: leave "tarspots" of excrement on leaf underside; leaf surface stippled • Spider Mites: warm season (Clover Mites) and cool season (Spruce Mites) • Cicadas: Periodical (Magicada) and Annual (Tibicea) Producers of Honeydew, Spittle, Unsightly Wax or Insect Remains • Piercing and sucking: secrete easily seen substances; Honeydew is a sugary liquid excrement that becomes covered with black, sooty mold; Honeydew also attracts bees and ants.

• Aphids: numerous types, have cornicles, give birth to live young, AKA plant lice • Scale Insects: soft scales (produce honeydew), and armored scales (no honeydew), most vulnerable in crawler stage and mobile after hatching • Mealybugs: remain mobile most of life; produce honeydew • Adelgids: the Hemlock Wooly Adelgid is a serious forest problem in the eastern US. • Spittlebugs: very easy to identify if you know what spit looks like.

Bumps or Swelling on Leaves & Twigs • This group of insects and mites are primarily gall makers (abnormal outgrowths of plant tissue) • Maple Bladder Gall: mite; looks like small red and green warts on leaves of Silver Maple • Ash Flower Gall: mite • Horned Oak Gall: wasp • Cooley Spruce Gall: adelgid; at tip of new growth. Douglasfir is an alternate host • Eastern Spruce Gall: Adegid; at base of new growth; insect remails on Spruce Defoliators • Insects that consume entire leaves or leaf parts. Patterns of defoliation can help identification • Concealed Caterpillars •

Mimosa Webworm: Honeylocust leaves at branch ends webbed together.

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Fall Webworm: 2 generations per year. Entire branches covered in webbing.

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Eastern Tent Caterpillar: 1 generation per year. Webbing at branch crotches.

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Bagworm: eggs overwinter in female bags, hard to kill when mature.

Exposed Caterpillars

Gypsy Moth: Serious! Infested forest trees can be totally defoliated.

Yellownecked Caterpillar: late season feeding in July or August.

Sawflies: Adult is thick-waisted wasp with "saw-like" ovipositor, but not lethal

Pine Sawfly: feeds on prior year's needles, common on Mugo Pine

Pear Slug: larvae attack fruit trees, Cotoneaster & Roses Beetles: many cause damage as larvae and as adults

Japanese Beetle: adults can be attracted with pheromone traos Bees

Leaf Cutter Bees: precision chewers, common on Redbud

Leaf Miners • Immature larvae feed between upper and lower leaf surface • Birch Leaf Miner: has 3-4 generations per year. Other leaf miners and hosts include Hawthorn Leaf Miner, Holly Leaf Miner, Locust Leaf Miner, Boxwood Leaf Miner Borers • Twig Chewers: adults feed on twigs and shoots • Pales Weevil • Northern Pine Weevil • Twig Girdler • Twig Pruner • Twig or Leader Borers: larvae tunnel into stems • European Pine Shoot Moth • Nantucket Pine Tip Moth • White Pine Weevil • Limb and Trunk Borers: larvae feed beneath the bark • Zimmerman Pine Moth • Pine Engraver • Clear Wing Borer Moths: adults resemble wasps; larvae bore into trunks •

Banded Ash Clear Wing Borers •

Dogwood Borer •

Lesser Peach Tree Borer •

Lilac Borer •

Oak Borer •

Peach Tree Borer • Round Headed Borers: adults are long horned beetles; larvae have round tunnels and round exit holes and remove excrement from tunnels •

Locust Borer •

Asian Longhorned Beetle • Flat headed Borers: adults have "metallic" coloration, larvae have oval tunnels, D-shaped exit holes, excrement is packed into tunnels •

Bronze Birch Borer: River Birch is resistant •

Emerald Ash Borer: discovered in Michigan in 2002, approximately 30 million Ash trees dead in Michigan by 2011 •

Flathead Apple Tree Borer: common in newly planted Maple trees Root Feeders • Larvae feed underground on plant roots, cutting off nutrient and water uptake • Black Vine Weevil: adults notch leaves, larvae eat roots, problematic on Yews, Azaleas, Rhodos, Euonymus • Strawberry Root Weevil Agents of Disease Transmission and Rapid Decline • As insects move from plant to plant, they may carry a fungal or bacterial pathogen which can infect more plants; Fireblight is vectored by bees.

• Elm Bark Beetle: vector for Dutch Elm Disease; brought about demise of

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IAH QUIZ - JANUARY / FEBRUARY Quiz Due February 28 1. The feeding by Japanese Beetles is evident on the _________ of Birch trees.

2. Identification of Oystershell Scale is easy because the insect is so obvious. T or F 3. Gypsy Moths and Pine Sawfly are examples of ___________ caterpillars.

4. Elm Bark Beetles are responsible for ____________ “Dutch Elm Disease” 5. Bagworms are __________ caterpillars 6. Bagworms overwinter in leaf litter below infested plants. T or F 7. Emerald Ash Borer damage is caused by the _________ stage of this insect.

Chapter 8

8. Aphids and other sucking insects secrete a sticky substance called ___________ that often develops a black, sooty mold on objects beneath trees .

9. The small reddish bumps or protrusions on Silver Maple leaves are called _______ _________ gall and are caused by ________ which overwinter in bark or bud scales 10. Scale insects have __________ mouthparts 11. Mites are not true insects, but are Arachnids. Therefore, many __________ have little, if any impact on mite populations 12. Insects are Arthropods and have an __________ that also serves as their skin.

13. Chewing insects cause damage to plants by __________ or _______________ leaves or by ____________ into trunks and stems.

14. Horticultural Oil insecticide’s toxicity is due to ___________ or membrane disruption 15. A __________ is an immature insect with incomplete metamorphosis 16. A _____________ is the larval stage of a moth or butterfly 17. Notched leaf edges on a Yew or Rhododendron is a sign of _______ ________ _________ 18. Systemic insecticides applied to plant foliage move through leaf and bud tissues. T or F 19. Organochlorine insecticides, like Chlordane, Kelthane and Methoxychlor are very ___________ in the environment and have been replaced by newer insecticides.

20. Imidacloprid is a neonicotynoid insecticide that can be applied as a _______ _______ to Ash trees to combat Emerald Ash Borer 21. Periodical Cicadas deposit their eggs into branches with an organ called their __________ 22. IPM is a systematic approach to managing pest problems with ________ _______ on the environment 23. Eastern Tent Caterpillar is an ____________ caterpillar.

24. Insect have 3 body parts: __________, Thorax and _____________ Revised February 2017

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