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8 Events 24
10 The Business of an Association President Scott Frampton explains how the MNLA budget is developed and planned.
26 Member Profile Bloomington Garden Center & Landscape Co. celebrates 100 years in business!
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32 It’s a Wrap! Forrest Cyr reports on the six biggest victories
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Identifying & Managing Scale Insects Dr. Vera Krischik explains how to recognize, categorize, and treat these unusual pests.
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Don’t Be Shy About Wise Water Management John Farner encourages landscape water professionals to show off their knowledge a little bit this month.
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Water Wisely: Annual and Perennial Flowers Julie Weisenhorn interviews Steve Poppe about his systems for keeping his AAS trial gardens properly watered.
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Connecting to Customers Seeking ‘Local’
from a successful year of green industry advocacy.
33 Lights, Camera, Action! If you want to put your landscape project’s best foot forward, you’ll need to enter well-composed, eye-catching photographs.
36 Time to Renew Membership Renew online by July 31 and you will be entered in a drawing for $150 cash!
53 The Scoop Marketplace 54 Sponsor a Scholarship The MNLA Foundation offers a great way to
Minnesota Grown has powerful marketing tools for growers and sellers of
demonstrate your commitment to the future of
local plants and products.
the region’s green industry.
Spring Trials 2019 Report Alisha Asleson was in California to make the trek to several growers. These were her favorites of the new introductions.
Landscape & Hardscape Install & Design Garden Services & Landscape Mgmt Garden Centers Growers: Nursery & Greenhouse Irrigation & Water Mgmt Arborists & Tree Services All
55 Master Classes 2020 Grow your skills as a professional by attending one of these six Master Classes during Northern Green Week.
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MINNESOTA NURSERY & LANDSCAPE ASSOCIATION Successful Businesses Grow Here! 1813 Lexington Ave. N., Roseville, MN 55113 651-633-4987 • Fax: 651-633-4986 Outside the metro area, toll free: 888-886-MNLA, Fax: 888-266-4986 www.MNLA.biz • www.NorthernGreen.org Mission: The mission of the Minnesota Nursery & Landscape Association is to help members grow successful businesses. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Scott Frampton, President Landscape Renovations 651-769-0010 • sframpton@landscaperenovations.com Tim Malooly, CID, CLIA, CIC, Vice-President Water in Motion 763-559-7771 • timm@watermotion.com Randy Berg, MNLA-CP, Secretary-Treasurer Berg’s Nursery, Landscape/Garden Center 507-433-2823 • randy@bergsnursery.com Faith Appelquist, MNLA-CP Tree Quality LLC 612-618-5244 • faith@treequality.com Matt Mallas Hedberg Supply 763-512-2849 • mmallas@hedbergaggregates.com Mike McNamara Hoffman & McNamara Nursery & Landscaping 651-437-9463 • mike.mcnamara@hoffmanandmcnamara.com John O’Reilly Otten Bros. Garden Center and Landscaping 952-473-5425 • j.oreilly@ottenbros.com Jeff Pilla, MNLA-CP Bachman’s, Inc. 612-861-7600 • jpilla@bachmans.com Nick Sargent, MNLA-CP Sargent’s Landscape Nursery, Inc. 507-289-0022 • njsargent@sargentsgardens.com Cassie Larson, CAE MNLA Executive Director 651-633-4987 • cassie@mnla.biz STAFF DIRECTORY Executive Director: Cassie Larson, CAE • cassie@mnla.biz Membership Director & Trade Show Manager: Mary Dunn, CEM • mary@mnla.biz Communications Dir.: Jon Horsman, CAE • jon@mnla.biz Education/Cert. Manager: Susan Flynn • susan@mnla.biz Government Affairs Dir: Forrest Cyr • forrest@mnla.biz Regulatory Affairs Manager: Jim Calkins • jim@mnla.biz Administrative Asst.: Gayle Anderson • gayle@mnla.biz Accountant: Kris Peterson • kris@mnla.biz Foundation Program Coordinator: Paulette Sorenson • paulette@mnla.biz Advertising Sales: 952-934-2891 / 763-295-5420 Faith Jensen, Advertising Rep • faith@pierreproductions.com Betsy Pierre, Advertising Mgr • betsy@pierreproductions.com Legislative Affairs Consultant: Doug Carnival
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Join your fellow Hackers for Horticulture at the 29th Annual Widmer Golf Tournament, an 18-hole best ball scramble tournament with great networking, prizes, contests, and more! Proceeds benefit the MNLA Research Fund. Majestic Oaks Golf Club, Ham Lake ➽ MNLA.biz
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seminars, demonstrations, and tours.
TURFGRASS MAINTENANCE WORKSHOP
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BAILEY SUMMER EXPO This annual summer event is open to all Bailey Nursery customers, and features displays,
Learn best management practices for lawn/turf care maintenance. This July class is a great opportunity for seasonal employees to obtain certification! ➽ MNLA Office, Roseville, MNLA.biz
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Join your colleagues and tour design sites in the metro area. This tour always inspires, and the connections you will make on the bus are priceless. ➽ MNLA.biz
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MEMBER APPRECIATION DAY Stop by the MNLA office for coffee and donuts in the morning and ice cream & toppings or beer & popcorn in the afternoon — all free to members! MNLA Office, Roseville ➽ MNLA.biz
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5TH ANNUAL MNLA NIGHT AT THE SAINTS GAME This year we have reserved the Rooftop Party Deck for our group. $28 per person includes a pre-game dinner and the game! CHS Field, St. Paul ➽ MNLA.biz
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LEADERSHIP PEER GROUPS The topic is attracting, onboarding, and developing talent across your company. The first of six sessions is on September 10. Deadline for application is August 27. ➽ MNLA.biz/leadership 2019 MNLA seminars
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FROM THE PRESIDENT
The Business of an Association Scott Frampton
Some changes to our membership dues rates and categories reflect our evolving
Landscape
green industry business environment.
Renovations, Inc.
Greetings Fellow Members. Many of the articles I have written during my term have focused on the issues that impact the day-to-day business of members including weather, workforce, and opportunity. These topics continue to provide the expected and unexpected excitement and frustration we enjoy talking about. Today I am focusing on the business of an association, specifically the business of operating the Minnesota Nursery and Landscape Association. Like many of us in our business, the MNLA Board, along with the Executive Director develops and approves an annual budget. The budget is developed using historical expenses, anticipated expenses, historical revenue trends, and anticipated revenue trends. Each year’s budget is expected to carry out our mission, improve membership offerings and the quality of education content, and maintain healthy staffing levels with competitive salaries and benefits. We are guided by a budget reserve policy intended to provide operating funds during periods of uncertain revenues. Every three to five years, we develop a strategic plan that is forward-looking, anticipating membership needs of the future. It is the responsibility of the MNLA Board of Directors to evaluate and set membership dues every two years. This is that year. During my tenure on the Board, membership dues has been one of the most vigorous discussion topics. Our membership dues model has had several tweaks over the years, yet remains familiar to most of us. The Board conducted a separate special meeting in 2018 to contemplate a new dues model. Our staff and Executive Director gathered information from peers in the
association management community. The President and Vice President along with the Executive Director compared notes with colleagues at the Great Lakes Conference. The information was compiled and presented to the Board for discussion. The outcome of this discussion resulted in the following changes. • Elimination of multiple outlets as a member category. • Addition of a retired member category. • Elimination of the new member reduced rate. • A dues increase consistent with peers and the increased costs of doing business. The elimination of the multiple outlet category is simply due to its lack of need. Members who have multiple outlets and enjoy receiving the Scoop at each location are able to subscribe for each location should they choose. All employees at each location have full membership privileges and online access to the Scoop. Click here to add your employees to the Scoop Online email list! The addition of the retired member category is intended to provide an opportunity for those who no longer have access to member privileges through their business to remain engaged in the profession. The reduced rate for new members has been eliminated for two specific reasons. While MNLA welcomes new members, a recent trend has been for this category to be used multiple times by members who allow their dues to lapse and re-join, and by those who are looking for a onetime fleet discount. For those allowing their membership to lapse, we agreed that allowing them to continue membership at the reduced rate was simply unfair. The
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WE ARE GUIDED BY A BUDGET RESERVE POLICY INTENDED TO PROVIDE OPERATING FUNDS DURING PERIODS OF UNCERTAIN REVENUES.
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fleet discount on the other hand provides members with significant savings on vehicle purchases. Even with a small increase in dues, the discount will continue to make membership attractive to new members. We agreed that a discounted new member rate is no longer relevant when the available categories are easily understood by businesses looking to join. If you have any questions regarding membership dues, volunteering for a committee, or networking opportunities, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me directly at 651248-4021 or sframpton@landscaperenovations.com.
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IDENTIFYING
MANAGING
SCALE INSECTS Dr. Vera Krischik University of Minnesota Entomology Department
Sarah Vanek, Bugwood.org.
SCALE INSECTS appear to look like pathogenic lesions or scarring on the bark of trees or on the leaves. Until you understand what you are seeing, it is difficult to identify what is the scale and what is the bark surface.
Leaves with and without sooty mold accumulation from magnolia scale (Neolecanium cornuparvum) feeding. 14
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Missouri Botanical Garden
&
William Fountain, University of Kentucky, Bugwood.org
SCALE INSECTS
This magnolia is infested with magnolia scale.
Magnolia scale, immature females in
Scales are devastating and difficult to control.
August.
Magnolia scale is a soft scale (Family Coccidae) which means it is large, waxy, and adults can move from leaves to branches to overwinter. Stressed trees have more scale insects. Stress can be from root binding, lack of consistent water, poor soils, and disease. Visit an online University of Minnesota manual on Tree Integrated Pest Management (IPM) to learn more about scale insects (http://cues.cfans.umn.edu/old/ IPM-trees/pests_in_trees.htm). Scale insects are related to mealybugs and can be divided into two groups: armored scales (Diaspididae) and soft scales (Coccidae). Armored scales secrete a protective cover over their bodies and usually overwinter as eggs beneath the female cover. Soft scales are usually larger, lack the protective cover, but protect themselves with waxy secretions. Soft scales produce a sticky substance called honeydew that coats leaves and anything under the scales. However, unlike essentially all the other soft scale species, Magnolia scale crawlers emerge in August and September instead of in June and July. This fundamental difference is important to recognize in order to time sprays and achieve best controls. Magnolia scale is the largest soft scale and spends the winter on small twigs as tiny, dark-colored nymphs and an early mobile nymph stage that is called the crawler stage. Crawlers are yellow to reddish-brown in color and have an elliptical shape, but tend to be
more flattened than adults. As nymphs mature, they secrete a white mealy wax on the outside of their bodies. This wax tends to disappear by late August as the females mature. Males emerge first and look like small flies; they mate and die. The adult female dies after reproducing. Magnolia scale eggs hatch internally, and the crawlers emerge from the mother insect. Crawler emergence occurs from late August through the end of September. This would also be the best time to treat crawlers with insect growth regulators (pyriproxyfen, Distance®). The crawlers move around until they find a suitable feeding site, usually on branches, where they settle down and remain through the winter. In the spring, the scales begin to feed, mature, and change color. Oils and growth regulators can be sprayed in spring on the crawlers. The females turn white to brownish-purple in color and continue to enlarge through July. Popular magnolia species such as star magnolia and saucer magnolia are very susceptible to this insect. Proper timing of the application of
these products is critical. Use sticky tape
traps wrapped around branches to identify pink/yellow crawlers to time insecticide application. Late summer/fall treatments: Apply spray treatments of contact insecticides in late August or early September and follow with a second treatment 10 to 14 days later. Spray the crawlers with pyriproxyfen (Distance®), an insect
Life-history traits of armored scale (Diaspididae), soft scales (Coccidae), and felt scales (Eriococcidae) (http://cues.cfans.umn.edu/old/Web/102CottonyMapleScale.pdf ) Life History Traits
Armored Scale
Soft Scale
Photo Credits
Whitney Cranshaw, COLO SU
Whitney Cranshaw, COLO SU
Appearance
Flattened, plate like cover has a protuberance
The rounded and convex surface is the actual
(nipple) and concentric rings may form as
body wall of the insect and cannot be removed;
nymphs (immatures) grow and their cover
flipping the cover removes the insect body and
enlarges. The actual insect body is underneath
cover together.
the cover; if you remove the cover, the insect body will remain on the plant. Scale covering attached to insect
no
yes
mouthparts
Piercing, sucking
Eggs laid in ovisac
yes
yes
Overwintering stage
Eggs or mated female
Mated female or second instar
Ability to move after crawler stage
no
Leaves in summer; twigs in winter
Seasonal time for crawlers
May to June
May to September
Honeydew production
no
Abundant, sticky sugar on to which sooty mold
Feeding sites
parenchyma cells
phloem
Systemic injected or soil drench insecticides
No management
Management
Crawlers: IGR (pyriproxifen, DistanceÂŽ), oil,
Crawlers: IGR (pyriproxifen, DistanceÂŽ), oil,
develops
Imidacloprid (Merit) (causes spider mite outbreaks), dinotefuran (Safari) Contact insecticides
neem oil
neem oil. Adults: spring soil drench of neonicotinoid
Some species
growth regulator that is very safe to use, and is safer for bees. Systemic insecticides, such as those containing imidacloprid, have also been effective in magnolia scale control, but such products must be drenched into the root zone in early May. Spring treatments: A dormant spray of horticultural oil (a special, highly refined petroleum product mixed with water and applied
Black pine leaf scale
Calico scale
Euonymus scale
Tortoiseshell scale
Gloomy scale
Spruce bud scale
Juniper scale
Cottony maple scale
Obscure scale
Lecanium scale
Oystershell scale
Fletcher scale
Scurfy scale
Tulip tee scale
Elm scurfy scale
European elm scale (Eriococccidae)
to infested plants) should be applied just before bud break in the late spring (late March to April). Thorough and complete coverage of stems and branches is required for the oil spray to suffocate the overwintering nymphs. A late spring insecticide application at the time the female scales are actively growing may help, such as an insect growth regulator, but this must happen before the scales and
honeydew become apparent to be effective. Early summer treatments: Systemic insecticides are taken up by the plant and transported to the stems where it is ingested by the scale insects and provide control without reliance on sprays. Systemic insecticides are applied as a drench around the root zone of infested plants in the spring, several weeks before crawlers are active for best results. july 19 MNLA.BIZ
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ACCEPTING
SILENT AUCTION
Joe Boggs, Ohio St. Univ Ext.
SCALE INSECTS
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Contact: paulette@mnla.biz
DON’T MISS IT!
Items accepted until January 8, 2020.
DONATIONS
HELP CREATE A MOVEMENT IN THE GREEN INDUSTRY!
Overwintered Magnolia scale crawlers (nymphs that can move around). Joe Boggs, Ohio St. Univ Ext.
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• Donate an item • Offer a week at your cabin or timeshare • Ask a business to donate a gift card
Twice-Stabbed Lady beetle with calico scale. Joe Boggs, Ohio St. Univ Ext.
BENEFITING
Auction funds are used to improve the environment by investing in the future of the green industry by providing scholarships to high school & college students pursuing careers in horticulture.
We are looking for an interesting mix of items that are attractive to all attendees of Northern Green. It could be an item in your booth, plants from your nursery next spring, or items unrelated to the green industry, such as tickets to sporting events , concerts or a theater event. Gift baskets, jewelry, or gift certificates are welcome, too.
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If you’re looking for a highly effective and affordable professional development tool, MNLA’s Leadership Peer Groups is your solution. The knowledge, wisdom, and insight you need can be just a conversation away.
WHAT IS A LEADERSHIP PEER GROUP?
Learning from others is a dynamic resource for every leader to recognize, embrace, and leverage. In MNLA’s Leadership Peer Groups, similar leader-managers convene on a regular basis with a skilled facilitator to discuss certain topics, issues, or challenges found within the green industry. Utilizing Rod Johnson’s Peer InsightTM method, you learn to connect the content you encounter in your life with the context of how to use it in your career. CONNECTING CONTENT TO CONTEXT
WHAT WILL PARTICIPANTS WALK AWAY WITH?
• Expanded personal and professional relationships. • Personal coaching and practical advice vital to you and your company’s success. • Improved problem-solving and decision-making capabilities. • Outside perspectives on issues where you might be too close to see the solutions.
2019 FALL TOPIC (SEP.–NOV.):
Talent
This program focuses on attracting, onboarding, and developing talent.
DETAILS
• Six Tuesday sessions every two weeks starting Sept. 10 . • Application deadline: August 27. Investment: $595. • Interested? More questions? Ready to apply? Head to www.MNLA.biz/leadership. th
Use imidacloprid (Bayer Advanced Garden Tree & Shrub Insect Control Concentrate, Merit®, XytectTM) and dinotefuran (Ortho Tree and Shrub Insect Control Ready to Use Granules, Safari®, TransectTM, Zylam®). Use of systemic insecticides and contact insecticides can kill bees and beneficial insects that control scale insects. Systemic insecticides can be translocated to pollen and nectar in flowers and into scale honeydew that beneficial bees and other insects use for food. On small shrubs, large scales in July can be rubbed off the tree and oil sprayed on the branches to kill crawlers. Links: ➽UM/MNLA/MDA Pesticide Certification Training turf and ornamentals: pesticidecert.cfans.umn.edu ➽CUES website: cues.cfans.umn.edu ➽National elm trial: https://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/National_Elm_TrialJoe Boggs, Ohio SU
OUR FACILITATOR
Rod Johnson of Growing Your Leaders successfully facilitates numerous peer learning groups by always innovating and pondering how to improve the impact of each meeting and the performance of each participant.
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ABOUT WISE WATER MANAGEMENT! John Farner Irrigation Association
SUMMER IS COMING. No, we aren’t going to see dragons in the air or anything else that Winter brings in Game of Thrones (well, we may see a Starbucks cup here and there), but we are coming up on a month important to the sustainability of our water resources: Smart Irrigation Month.
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While July is only one month, we see smart irrigation in action every day.
We see it throughout the landscapes and agricultural fields of Minnesota. In fact, behind every sprinkler or drip emitter or a controller is a professional. Someone who takes pride in what is being grown. Someone who is contributing to the greening of Minnesota’s communities. Someone who is contributing to Minnesota’s economy. Someone who is helping to feed and clothe our friends and neighbors. Last year, the Smart Irrigation Month campaign focused on the question, “What does smart irrigation mean to you?” We learned a lot. Smart irrigation can mean increased yield, technology, conservation, july 19 MNLA.BIZ
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and, most importantly, people. Many companies, including agricultural manufacturers and dealers, used some of our resources to post messages on their own on social media, increasing traffic and engagements on their company pages. This July will be the 15th celebration of Smart Irrigation Month. To kick things off on Technology Tuesday ( July 9), the Irrigation Association will be hosting this day as a celebration of smart irrigation in action. We encourage everyone to show their smart irrigation in action on social media through pictures, videos, and yes, even memes, using the hashtag #smartirrigationmonth. July is not the time for our industry and people who use and depend on irrigation to be shy; we need to come together and show everyone just what smart irrigation is all about. Now that July is right around the corner, the Irrigation Association has a challenge for everyone in Minnesota — join us in 2019 by showcasing smart irrigation in action. We want the nursery and landscape industry in Minnesota to set the standard on what it means to have smart irrigation in action. We have made strides in the past ten years on the advancements and adoption of smart irrigation technologies and practices throughout Minnesota. Now is the time to tell the world what we’ve done and how we continue to increase the amount technologies are used and showcased throughout the state. Each year, we list ways that you can participate in Smart Irrigation Month. How you can promote yourselves and your business, while promoting all of the benefits smart irrigation has to offer. This year is no different, but we have increased our resources available at www. smartirrigationmonth.org. Look at the bullets below, visit the website, and join us in celebrating Smart Irrigation Month.
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How can you participate in Smart Irrigation Month? • Be a leader of smart irrigation. Using the tools available on www. smartirrigationmonth.org, be a leader among your peers in showcasing smart practices, smart technologies and smart products and what they all can mean. This can be anything from using social media to amplify your message to featuring your product portfolio along with the Smart Irrigation Month logo. • Engage with media. While you are reading this in a magazine, there are other ways to amplify our message. These can include announcing a new product, service or technology in July, or even writing letters to local newspapers and television stations about the importance of smart irrigation and why you celebrate Smart Irrigation Month. • Advocate on behalf of the industry. Work with MNLA. Talk to your government officials. Invite them to a site visit in July. Ask them to celebrate Smart Irrigation Month. Because smart irrigation equates to environmental, social and economic benefits, you will be surprised just how many will want to join us in this initiative. • Celebrate you. If you make, sell or use irrigation, talk about it. Talk about what you have done to make this industry and our world better through smart irrigation. We need to do a better job of recognizing all that we have jointly accomplished. Have a great summer and a fun Smart Irrigation Month!
➽JOHN FARNER is the Government & Public Affairs Director for the Irrigation Association and can be reached at johnfarner@ irrigation.org.
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ANNUAL AND PERENNIAL FLOWERS
An interview with Steve Poppe, Senior Horticulture Scientist at U of MN West Central Research and Outreach Center Morris MN
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Horticulture Night in the Display Garden.
IF ANYONE KNOWS ABOUT watering annual and perennial flowers wisely, it’s Steve Poppe. Poppe is a senior horticulture scientist and head
of the Horticulture Display Garden at the University of Minnesota West Central Research and Outreach Center (WCROC) in Morris, MN. Established in 1968, the five-acre garden has been one of the North Central regional sites of All American Selection (AAS) annual and plant trials since the 1990s, along with University of Minnesota sites in Grand Rapids and the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. Poppe became certified as an AAS judge in 2012, one of 60 judges in North America. He and his staff trial 350–500 annuals and 150 perennial each year (16,000 plants). Poppe observes and rates them weekly from greenhouse to garden until frost and sends his data to AAS where it is reviewed. If a plant receives a high ranking by all AAS judges, it becomes an AAS winner. Usually only 1–2 plants make this rank each year.
What kind of soil and watering system do you have at the Horticulture Display Garden? Poppe: We are blessed with well-drained, silty loam prairie soil with a pH of 7.2. Every three years, we add composted animal manure from WCROC. The Garden has a full irrigation system and is equipped with in-ground water tensiometers (moisture sensors) installed 2–3" below the soil surface (in the root zone). We water every plant by hand immediately after planting so we can be certain the transplants are well-watered, and any transplant stress minimized. Hand-watering also avoids wetting the soil of nearby beds before they are planted. 22
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How do the moisture sensors work? Poppe: In general terms, the in-ground
moisture sensors or tensiometers measure soil water tension. A lower number means the plant root area is fully saturated. Our threshold for watering is around 30 centibars. However, because soil can vary between planted areas within an irrigation zone, we don’t water based only on the moisture sensors. We also take in consideration the plant types, wind, air temperatures, humidity, etc. and try come to a compromise that will provide enough water, but not too much. What are some problems you’ve seen from too much water, not enough water? Poppe: It’s important to be familiar with each plant’s water needs. For example, if you have annuals that don’t require much water like vinca or geranium, and you are using an automated irrigation system, locate these plants in a drier site. If they get too wet, they will likely contract root rot. Likewise, a plant that isn’t getting enough water will suffer drought stress. For our perennial trials, we use drip tube irrigation instead of overhead sprinklers and monitor irrigation needs with water sensors. Drip tube irrigation reduces disease issues from splashing water. We have to be careful not to overwater perennials that are mulched and planted in the Display Garden. We are also always worried about frost and thus may wet down plants with water if frost is predicted. To mulch or not to mulch …? Poppe: Mulch in general is a great asset to garden beds to retain moisture and keep weeds under control. We do mulch some of the perennial beds in the Display Garden. However, you may want to consider waiting
until the soil warms up before applying mulch. In the spring, exposed black garden soil will retain heat, warming the soil and the plant roots. Mulch can also be overwhelming for delicate new transplants, so I recommend leaving the beds exposed until the plants are about 6" tall, then apply 3" of mulch to control weeds, retain soil moisture and provide a nice finished look to the garden. Warm season vegetables like tomatoes and peppers will also benefit from not applying mulch too early. Would you recommend we put down a slowrelease nitrogen fertilizer before applying mulch? What about before and after planting? Poppe: Yes. As wood mulch breaks down, it will use nitrogen in the soil, so it’s a good idea to add some supplemental nitrogen fertilizer before applying wood mulch. Prior to planting our annual flower trial, we apply a 20-20-20 granular fertilizer, and, after annuals are transplanted in the garden, we fertilize with ammonium sulfate (21% nitrogen and 24% sulfur). We apply this in mid-July to give plants a boost prior to our annual Horticulture Night, and toward the end of the season when they are looking a little tired. Do you ever have issues with deer? Poppe: A lot of people experience deer problems including us! Our perennial trials are grown in a deer enclosure because we can’t tolerate any animal browsing on these plants. At the Horticulture Display Garden, we put down deer repellent right after planting to protect the annual flowers. We rotate repellents because deer will become accustomed to a product. Spray repellents are washed off by irrigation and rain and must be reapplied, so we most often apply a granular product
called Deer Scram around the outer perimeter of the garden beds. The deer don’t like the smell and it lasts about 30 days. If they start to browse on some plants, we’ll treat with a systemic repellent. A systemic is applied to the plant foliage and taken up by the plants, so it isn’t washed off by irrigation or rain. Are there any insects or diseases that you regularly encounter? Do you have Japanese beetles? Downy mildew? Soil-borne problems? Poppe: No, fortunately we don’t have Japanese beetles, and the downy mildew on impatiens hasn’t been a problem. Most of our insect pest issues occur in the greenhouse — fungus gnats, spider mites, aphids, etc. Being on the prairie, it tends to be windy, so the plants have good air circulation which helps dry off leaves and reduce foliar diseases. We should remember it’s an important cultural practice to space plants based on their mature size and plant in an area that has good air circulation to encourage the plants to dry off. What are your top three best practices for watering annuals and perennials? • Watch the moisture needs of newly planted transplants. Hand water plants at the roots immediately after planting. This reduces transplant stress while it is getting established and building its root system. I recommend hand watering, so you know for certain the water is getting right to the roots. • Look at the plant. When you’re selecting plants for purchase from a greenhouse, avoid choosing plants that are too tall or spindly. Pass over the plants that show signs of too little water (wilting, tipping over) or too much water (yellow leaves, leaf drop, saturated soil). Choose healthy, compact plants with good root structure. Once transplanted, these plants will be able to easily take up water and nutrients from the soil. To check the root structure, gently remove a plant from the container and look at the root mass. The roots should be bright white, firm and plentiful. If the roots are brown and mushy, don’t buy that plant. • Feel the soil. Water sensors are great tools, but we still feel the soil with our hands to see if it’s too dry, or too wet. Just grab a handful down about 3". Is it wet? Dry? Moist? Feeling soil is the best gauge!
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IT’S ALL THE RAGE: people want to know they’re “buying local.” For some, the driver is a sense of authenticity behind the products they’re purchasing, because they can see more of the story and the people behind them. For others, the driver may be reinvesting their dollars more directly back into the community. Whatever the reason, Minnesota Grown is poised to help you distinguish your nursery and landscape products as “local” to these discerning customers.
Directory Listings Our annual printed directory of local farms, farmers markets, and nursery/ garden center businesses reaches
approximately 155,000 people each year. Additionally, MinnesotaGrown.com reaches +375,000 visitors each year. All members purchase the $20 license to use the Minnesota Grown logo, and it is an additional $40 to purchase a directory listing. Don’t miss out on getting in front of additional customers this season. Find our short (5–10 minute) application at minnesotagrown.com/about. Cost Share Program Will you be making new labels, printed boxes, reusable bags or permanent signage this year? We can help! Learn more about the Cost Share Program at minnesotagrown.com/members-retailers
and see if your upcoming project qualifies for a reimbursement of 50% of the design
and printing cost (up to $200) when you include the Minnesota Grown logo into the design. Free Marketing Items Members have access to free, pre-printed marketing materials. Did you know we have Minnesota Grown-branded stickers, twist ties, rubber bands, reusable price cards, posters, and more? An order form with illustration of each item is available at minnesotagrown.com/members-retailers. Visit Our Brand-New Website Now that the new MinnesotaGrown.com website design is launched, it’s easier than ever for customers to find their local nursery and garden center. Visitors are drawn in with the image-centric new ➽CONTINUED on page 30
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COMPANY SNAPSHOT Company Name: Bloomington Garden Center & Landscape Company Owners: Eric & Barb Pederson (previously Brad & Bev Pederson) Date Company started: 1919 Location: Bloomington Number of employees in peak season: 25 Areas Served: Minneapolis suburbs Member Category: Greenhouse/Herbaceous Grower, Hardscape Contractor, Landscape Contractor, Landscape Designer, Nursery Grower, Retail Nursery/Garden Center Website: www.bloomingtongardencenter.com
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WHAT STARTED AS KIDDER NURSERY — offering perennials, annuals, cut flowers, water plants and goldfish — is now Bloomington Garden Center & Landscape Co., run by the Pederson family. They are proud to be celebrating 100 years in business this growing season, with their company officially regarded as the oldest business in the city of Bloomington. We chatted with the father-son team behind Bloomington Garden Center & Landscape Co., Eric (President) and Brad (Vice-President) Pederson, to learn more about their business, it’s history and what sets them apart a century later.
Q. Eric and Brad, thank you for making time to talk with The Scoop. Brad, tell us a little about the rich history of Bloomington Garden Center. A. Brad: Well I didn’t come on the scene until 1959. Merle Kidder is the founder and he started working out of his house growing perennials. We are on the slope going down to the Minnesota River, so we have some wet ground good for growing these plants. During the dry years of the late 1920s and 1930s Merle was growing perennials on that piece of ground and then selling them to a local five-and-dime store for a nickel a piece. In 1948, he built his first greenhouse. To this day, we are still a small, family-friendly operation. I bought the place before I was married. I spoke for it in like July or August of 1959. I got married in September and when Bev and I came back from my honeymoon in Chicago we
Brad’s mom driving the cart and helping out at the nursery.
Kidder Nursery invoice from 1928.
Brad is still volunteering at MNLA on the Trade Show Committee.
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moved into the house in September. We lived in the house until 1995 my son Eric moved into the house with his wife and his kids and took over the business. He’s running the show now. I just come down here and putz. Q. Eric, is that true? A. Eric: Yes. Dad is “retired” but because he loves growing he’s here every day, especially in the spring when the greenhouses are growing. He likes to have his hands in the soil and check on the plants. He does a lot of the watering still, because we still hand water everything. Our greenhouses are too small to automate. My mom, Bev, was certainly instrumental in keeping this thing going through the years. She has retired full time and doesn’t come around as much. She’s earned her retirement. I’ve grown up in this business. I worked on the landscape crew in high school and every summer I’d work here during college. I was here full-time after college and never worked
anywhere else. I officially received a title in 1995 when we incorporated the business. And because my family owns it and I’m one of the key players here, I wear all the hats. I talk with customers. I carry plants out to their cars. I do everything here. It’s not unusual for me to put in 12 or 14 hours a day. Q. Besides the creative — and punny — advertising campaigns you have run over the years, what sets Bloomington Garden Center apart? A. Eric: We are a one-of-a-kind garden center. We don’t have a lot of industry displays up with industry logos and everything else. It’s mostly just the products themselves that sell themselves. We are very eclectic and we repurpose things to the extreme. I salvaged my old Tonka toys out of one of our sheds and we proudly have those on display here. I put chicken wire around them now to keep the grandpas away from them. We did some major redecorating last year and did some
repurposing with some old galvanized roofing that is on the walls of the store now. We’ve upgraded our look. For our products, we focus mostly on the annuals and perennials. Things that help customers make things pretty quickly. We grow our own annuals. We have five small greenhouses on site and fill those to capacity and we are proud of that. Q. You have a lot to be proud of. Being in business for 100 years is impressive. What changes have you seen during your six decades with the business, Brad? A. Brad: When I moved here I was pretty much in the country. And now the city has come out to meet me, gone past me and gone across the river. We’ve seen that whole side of the city get built. I used to pass farms when I drove out this way and now its apartment buildings and singlefamily housing. And we have gone from seeing new houses that needed trees and evergreens and landscaping to now redoing the landscaping of the houses july 19 MNLA.BIZ
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Bev and Brad's partnership gave vital leadership and service to Minnesota's green industry.
Brad and Bev liked to bring some goofiness to their company culture!
Statewide Advertising for Members Each year, we run statewide TV and online campaigns to draw attention to locally grown products and drive potential customers to your listing. Here are a few highlights: $131,112 was spent on statewide TV and digital advertising, driving viewers to MinnesotaGrown.com. $82,849 was spent on statewide paid search on Google and Bing, leading to + 5,000,000 impressions and 115,050 click
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MNLA Staff with Eric next to one of their delightful signs.
An autumn party — with customers bobbing for apples.
we did 20 or 30 years ago. Also, when I moved in here there were about eight nurseries within three miles of me, and now I’m the only one still here. Q. It sounds like your customers are pretty important to you. What sets Bloomington Garden Center apart when it comes to customer service? A. Eric: Hiring knowledgeable employees is a huge benefit. My dad’s first employees that he hired were from the garden clubs in the area. The people working here know the plants. They can tell you what we have and how to grow it and what the best conditions are for it. They know the plants so it isn’t hard for them to sell the plants. If someone comes in and doesn’t know what they want, we can send them off with any employee and that employee can help them develop their garden plan and what would work for them. Having knowledgeable employees has been key for us. Knowing you can get help here is what brings our customers back. They know they can send their friends here as well. Q. Brad, you’ve been very involved with the MNLA — having served as past president of the organization (1989–1990) and being inducted into the Hall of Fame (2002). Why has it been important to be involved in MNLA? A. Brad: Education is the most important part, especially at convention time with all the seminars over three days. They talk about everything you want to know, from water ponds to retaining walls or the best perennials to how to take care of your turf. Everybody has a chance to gain some knowledge and this is especially vital for newcomers to the industry. Serving MNLA was a great experience for me and took me to a higher level because instead of working with other growers or landscapers in the Twin Cities area, you get involved with people across the state and with state government. You take it to a higher level.
search makes the Minnesota Grown Directory one of the top results when users search terms like “Minnesota bedding plants.” Strategic advertising relationships with organizations like the Minnesota State Horticultural Society drive motivated gardeners to find their local nursery or garden center. Five homepage takeovers on the Kare11. com homepage in 2018 promoted buying local. With extra funds, $30,000 in TV ads were added in four greater Minnesota TV stations and cable networks - above and beyond our usual advertising spending in greater MN. layout, and they’ll also find new and improved search functions. For example, visitors now can search along a specified route, in addition to searching by radius, keyword, or product type. On individual listings, members can have space for a “feature” photo that will show-up in directory listings, plus up to six additional photos as a gallery below their listing description. Customers can more easily clickto-call from mobile devices and get driving directions. If members are part of upcoming events on the Minnesota Grown Event Calendar, a link to that upcoming event will appear alongside the member’s directory listing. With these many new and ongoing benefits, don’t delay your membership — join Minnesota Grown today! ➽ KAREN LANTHIER is Minnesota Grown’s Member Service Coordinator
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It’s a Wrap! Forrest Cyr
2019 a Successful Year for Green Industry Advocacy
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Another legislative session has ended in Minnesota. With the help of our engaged membership, staff, and volunteer leaders, 2019 was a successful year for green industry advocacy in Minnesota. Working with a new Governor in Tim Walz and with many newly elected members of the legislature in 2019, Minnesota Nursery & Landscape Association (MNLA) built strong relationships with these newcomers and continued to work closely with existing allies in the legislature for the benefit of the association’s membership. On the morning of May 25, 2019, the Minnesota legislature completed the state’s budget during a one-day special session, finishing uncompleted work from the regular legislative session, which ended sine die on May 20, 2019, as mandated by the Minnesota Constitution. The leaders of the legislature negotiated behind closed doors for many of the waning days of the 2019 session, leaving everyone wondering when — or even if — a deal could be reached. With Minnesota having the only split legislature in the country (Republican-controlled Senate, DFL-controlled House), reaching a budget deal was a miraculous feat of negotiation and compromise. 32
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With the threat of a government shutdown, Governor Tim Walz, Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka, and Speaker of the House Melissa Hortman reached a compromise after days of around-the-clock negotiations. Many high-profile items were left out of the deal including the much-debated gas tax increase, paid family leave programs, and health care policy and finance items. However, the legislature passed many items important to Minnesota’s green industry into law, making 2019 a successful year for MNLA’s government affairs efforts. In coordination with other stakeholder groups at the Capitol, many of the budget and policy priorities of MNLA successfully crossed the finish line, including general fund money for emerald ash borer (EAB) mitigation, money for the noxious weed programs at the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA), and policy language to reform retainage law in Minnesota. Other policy priorities, such as the smart salting legislation did not pass, but will continue to be a priority for MNLA in future sessions. In addition to these victories, MNLA successfully stopped many harmful pieces of legislation from becoming law. Association staff and volunteers halted a bill to modify
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Lights, Camera, Action! existing nursery labeling requirements for plants considered “pollinator friendly,” killed legislation to allow municipalities to adopt individual pesticide regulations, and stopped language permitting MDA to delegate pesticide regulatory authority to cities of the first class. Each of these bills, if they had become law, would have negatively impacted MNLA members across the state. The MNLA Government Affairs team is already preparing for next year and will work to educate MNLA membership, the legislature, and stakeholders on the issues important to the green industry statewide for continued success in the future. We will be standing ready at the Capitol at twelve o’clock noon on Tuesday, February 11, 2020, continuing to push for legislation benefitting the green industry, and to stop legislation that can harm the ability of our members to do business. ➽ CONTACT FORREST CYR at 651-633-4987 or
If you want to put your landscape project’s best foot forward, you’ll need to enter wellcomposed, eye-catching photographs. 1. Tidy up. Take care of neglected pruning, snip off bad leaves, edge the lawn, sweep paved areas, straighten blinds and curtains, and make sure to pull visible weeds. Show off your attention to detail! 2. Make your picture suggest that there is much more “just around the bend,” such as a wall that disappears around a corner, foliage from an invisible tree, or light from an unseen opening. 3. Include people discreetly to show scale of important elements. 4. Accessorize completely to give the view a “lived-in” feeling. 5. Show the details of hardscape construction, both in the structures and rest of the landscape. 6. To capture the transformation of your project, take some shots before, during, and after your work. 7. If at all possible, take your photos when the plants in the project look their best. 8. Consider investing in professional photography, as the images you’ll receive will be useful in marketing beyond your award entry.
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SPRING TRIALS
elcome to the recap from Spring Trials 2019! With the extra rain this spring it greened things up, but also browned up my shoes as I brought some California mud home with me. Trials were a little earlier this year than in past years which meant that the attendees got to enjoy some much-needed sunshine after our gloomy and cold winter. Sit back and relax as I lay out my favorites from the 2019 California Spring Trials. PanAmerican Impatiens Beacon™ series — Breakthrough in breeding for downy-mildew resistant Impatiens with an array of colors and mixes that will last throughout the season. Calibrachoa Kabloom™ series — Last season they improved the Denim variety with the multi 4-in-1 seed pellet and now they’ve added more colors. Great vigor in these selections and nice color pallet.
Begonia Sun Dancer™ Yellow Red Picotee
— Lovely hanging basket plant with large showy flowers. There are a couple more in this series that really make for an outstanding basket. The double flowers are breathtaking. Petunia Easy Wave® Lavender Sky — Great new addition to the Easy Wave® series with blooms that are a soft lavender that change with the varying light and temperature conditions. Cooler temperatures and lower light levels produce a darker lavender bloom. Petunia Wave® Carmine Velour — This plant boasts large 2–2.5" flowers that are exceptionally desired for hanging baskets, containers or in a landscape. It is an AAS winner for 2019!
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Squash Lemon Sun — This is a cute squash! It is a bush variety that produces sweet and tender scalloped, disc-shaped fruits. The male flowers can be breaded for frying. Gerbera Colorbloom™ — Bred for quartsized containers with a compact habit that requires little to no PGR’s. It is 10 days earlier to flower than other varieties on the market.
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representing your interests and advocating for the green industry with elected officials and regulatory agency staff. To learn more about what MNLA has to offer to its members, visit www. mnla.biz.
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Dahlia Venti™ Passion Fruit — Large flower Dahlia that is excellent for larger pot production. Great branching and is mildew resistant. Striking color! Osteospermum Zion™ Purple Sun — This was one my top favorite picks this year. It has a large flower that stays open even in the early morning hours. The color doesn’t fade out and is a brighter than the Zion™ Copper Amethyst.
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Petunia Headliner™ Dark Saturn — Interesting addition to the Headliner™ series. The center of this flower is very dark with a lime green/yellow halo on the outside. It would be fun to mix with bright pinks and purples for great contrast. Suntory Dipladenia SunParasol® Mitebuster Red –
Mite-resistant variety that has a dark red flower. Great addition to the series! Argyranthemum Grandaisy® Dark Pink — Vigorous plant with large dark pink flowers. Should be grown in quart or gallon size containers.
Terra Nova Heuchera Little Cutires™ Shimmer — Short spikes with pink flowers with miniatures green leaves. Zone 4. Sedum Peach Pearls — Upright habit with red seed heads that persist through winter. Scalloped, purple brown leaves. Zone 4. Heucherella Indigo Frost — First miniature heucherella with pink buds and white flowers. Zone 4.
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Zinnia Precisoa — Early flowering, large, bright flowers that don’t require a pinch. Seven colors total in the series and the best is the red. It is definitely a true red.
Dummen New Guinea Impatiens Roller Coaster Hot Pink — Double, ruffled flowers and vigor that was selected for great garden performance. Brand new series with more to come. Coleus Mainstreet Beale Street — Dark coloring on this plant with foliage that does not fleck or bleach out. Great full sun tolerance. Begonia Scentiment Sunrise — This one has quite the scent! Great for hanging baskets with large double blooms. Great for hanging basket production. Calibrachoa Aloha Nani Calibash — Great uniform plant that doesn’t require PGR’s for its compact habit. Very nice and tidy with great bright coloring that would mix well in containers. New Guinea Impatiens Sweetie Pie Cherry — This color is outstanding. It is more of a compact variety but has large bright flowers. Great for mixing with bright fillers for an outstanding combination.
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Sakata SuperCal® Snowberry White — Heat-tolerant petunia with early season blooms that are bred for all different weather conditions.
Begonia Viking — Brand new series bred for landscapes with large blooms. There are multiple flower color options as well as fun foliage options. Begonia Viking XL — Larger landscape/container plant that gets to be 28–34" tall and wide. The Red on Chocolate is an AAS Winner! Zinnia Profusion Cherry Bicolor — First bicolor in the Profusion series. 14–18" tall with bright pink centers and white edges. Watermelon Eclipse Seedless — Seedless variety that matures around 80 days.
Sunpatiens® Vigorous Lavender Splash — Mounding habit with bright lavender blooms.
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Beekenkamp Begonia Beauvilia Hot Pink — Great for containers and hanging baskets.
Fun bright pink color.
Fuchsia Bella® Maria — Compact habit with sturdy stems. Amazing flower power with an upright habit. Westhoff
Petunia Crazytunia® Spider Girl — Mid-season flowering plant with an upright mounding habit. Didelta Fancifiller™ Silver Strand — Brand new genera! Velvet, soft foliage that can tolerate dry conditions.
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Salvia Rockin® Blue Suede Shoes — Great addition to the Rockin® series that attracts pollinators with the dark bracts and soft blue flowers. Large plant that can get to be 36" tall with a spread of 30". Great for a thriller in large mixed containers.
Calibrachoa Superbells® Double Orange — Everything that we love about Dreamsicle but with double flowers. Rich, dark orange color is great for mixing with reds and purples for great contrast. Supertunia Vista® Snowdrift — Stark white color that can keep up with Bubblegum®. Great addition to combos.
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Calibrachoa Superbells® Honeyberry™ — Great veining with a yellow center and light pink coloring. This variety will be replacing Sweet Tart.
Euphorbia Diamond Snow™ — Great replacement for Diamond Delight. You get the double flowers but with improved vigor. Euphorbia is going to be the Annual of the Year for Proven Winners this upcoming year. Petunia Supertunia® Sharon — Double petunia that is a pink and white bicolor. Early to flower and blooms through the season. Petunia Supertunia® Raspberry Rush™ — Electric purple with white on the edges. Heat and humidity tolerant and easy to mix in containers.
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Coleus Colorblaze® Wicked Witch™ — Frilled edges and electric green cream on this plant. Blooms late in the season or not at all.
Gaillardia Heat it Up™ Scarlet — Extremely long blooming annual Gaillardia for all season. Resistant to white Gaillardia smut. Osteospermum Bright Lights™ Berry Rose — Compact, bright colored upright flowers that have enhanced cold and heat tolerance.
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Petunia Skybox™ Rose Star — Large-flower variety with early season flowers and a uniform habit. Lantana Hot Blooded™ — Naturally well-branched variety that has more vigor than Bandana and is sterile. Impatiens Imara™ XDR — High degree of resistance to downy mildew. 10 colors and one mix. Petunia Sanguna Merlot — Stunning deep red/burgundy flowers and is the darkest in the existing series. Dahlia Sincerity — 3-4" pink and white bicolor flowers which is great for large containers. Danzinger
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Petunia Amore Pink — Fun spin with white and pink together. Great to mix with other bright components.
As you read, there are a lot of fun and exciting plants coming within the next year. Now that we have entered the summer months, trial gardens are in full force. I encourage you to get out and visit one near you to get a peek at some of the wonderful plants that I have noted above. Thanks for joining to learn about what is new for 2020! ALISHA ASLESON can be reached at alisha.asleson@bfgsupply.com.
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The MNLA Foundation is happy to announce the 2019–2020 Academic Awards program to benefit college and high school students. The MNLA Foundation is pleased to partner with members to provide the industry’s future leaders with monetary support for their education. Since the program began in 1996, over $340,000 has been awarded to deserving students. The goal of the MNLA Foundation Academic Awards program is to honor the academic achievements of students who have chosen the nursery and landscape industry as their profession. The Foundation’s scholarship program aims to encourage students to stay on a green industry career path and help them make connections with nursery and landscape employers who are
MNLA members. By partnering with interested member companies, over 20 scholarships are awarded every year to deserving students. Have you considered sponsoring a student scholarship? Sponsoring companies are asked to make a $500 commitment for a college scholarship or $250 for a high school scholarship, and the MNLA Foundation will match up to $500 or $250, respectively. Companies can sponsor more than one scholarship per year if they choose. Giving to a student will not only provide you with the satisfaction of knowing you are making a lasting difference in a young person’s life and in the future of the green industry, but there are additional charitable tax deduction benefits to you as well. Consult your tax advisor about your own
situation. MNLA will send a press release to various media, including your company’s local paper, and the student’s hometown and college publications. You will also receive company recognition in the Scoop magazine, on the MNLA website, at Northern Green, and at the Green Industry Awards Celebration. Demonstrate your commitment to the future of the region’s green industry — sponsor a student scholarship! The deadline for 2019–2020 participation is August 31, 2019. You can act to-
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PLT RELICENSURE – LANDSCAPE LIGHTING Pending Minnesota Dept. of Labor & Industry approval, this class satisfies eight hours of continuing education requirements for the Power Limited Training Licensure, including 2 hours of code and 6 hours of technical training oriented specifically toward the landscape industry. The focus for 2020 is landscape lighting.
PESTICIDE RECERTIFICATION WORKSHOP This workshop meets the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) Commercial Pesticide Applicator Requirements for Category A (Core) and Category E (Turf and Ornamentals). Recertification for optional Categories F (Aquatics) and P (Vertebrate Pest) will also be offered as part of this workshop.
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Licensed applicators with Categories A and E who last attended a recertification workshop in 2018, and newly licensed pesticide applicators in 2019, must attend an MDA-approved workshop by December 31, 2020. By attending the Pesticide Recertification track and scanning in and out onsite with staff of the Department of Agriculture, applicators will obtain recertification credit. For applicators to receive credit for optional Category F or Category P, they must attend the entire Pesticide Recertification track (Category A, E, and F or P), and scan in and out with staff of the Department of Agriculture.
DESIGNING PLANT COMMUNITIES WORKSHOP with Claudia West
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Our planet is rapidly losing the ecosystems and plants that sustain us and life on earth. Creating more ecological and functional landscapes in our cities and suburbs is urgently needed. However, many plantings that focus on ecological benefits suffer for aesthetic and functional challenges and fail to inspire the public. Great design that follows successful planting strategies is an essential part of the solution. Join us as we dig deep into inspiring design principles derived from wild plant communities and learn to create successful planting systems that provide essential ecosystem functions and contribute to our quality of life. Known for her passionate advocacy of plant-driven design, Claudia West is a leading voice in the emerging field of ecological planting design. She will introduce you to an innovative form of planting design that works with natural principles and marries horticulture with ecology. Moderate to advanced planting design and plant management skills are required for this workshop.
A PLANT OUT OF PLACE Instructed by Gary Johnson, Dave Hanson, Sam Bauer, & Mary Meyer If you are working in the green industry you have likely heard the term “a plant out of place” or in layman’s terms, a weed. This can mean many things to many people, but for plants, it can just be wrong place, wrong setting, wrong choice. Are you using the best plant for the situation? This interesting and educational workshop will take a look at the landscapes that green industry professionals encounter, including true weeds, and also the plants you may be using correctly or incorrectly. We will discuss the many different versions of the term “plant out of place,” from trees, to herbaceous plants, to turfgrass, to an invasive buckthorn mass. Learn from the following green industry experts and educators:
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UP YOUR RETAIL GAME (BY GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS) If you are a retail garden center owner, manager or employee looking for just-in-time information, new skills, and new ideas to grow your business, this Master Class is for you! The day will include the following:
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This workshop will provide an opportunity to learn, connect, and discuss challenges unique to independent garden centers. We hope you will join us!
KEYS TO SUCCE$$ IN THE HARDSCAPING BUSINESS Instructed by Pat McCrindle 2020 is the year to take your landscape business to the next level. Join hardscape guru, Pat McCrindle, for a fast-moving class that will outline the keys to success in hardscaping. McCrindle is an accredited instructor with the Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute (ICPI) and a top-rated speaker at Hardscape North America. Pat spends most of his time sharing knowledge and experience with newcomers and industry veterans looking for an edge on the competition. During this interactive class, McCrindle will discuss the following and more!
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