Winter 2020
Publication of the North Carolina Nursery & Landscape Association, Inc.
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COMMENTARY President’s Message
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Executive Vice President’s Message
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NCNLA NEWS NCNLA Member Spotlight: Swift Creek Nursery
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Education Update
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Industry Update
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In Memoriam
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2019 NCNLA Industry Award Winners
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INDUSTRY RESEARCH The Cultivar Solution
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Premium Members
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New Members
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Calendar of Events
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Advertisers’ Index
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GREEN & GROWIN’ 20 RECAP 19 Thousands of green industry professionals gathered at the largest trade show in the Southeast to see old friends and make new connections.
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NCNLA PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
NCNLA Staff Richard Lawhun Executive Vice President Kathryn Stansbury Director of Business Development Victoria Torino Chief Financial Officer Cindy Whitt Director of Marketing & Communications Christine Wilks Director of Lifelong Learning Nursery & Landscape Notes is published quarterly by the North Carolina Nursery & Landscape Association, Inc. especially for nursery production, nursery research, interior and exterior maintenance and design build contractors in the landscape industry. The publication is distributed to approximately 1200 horticulture producers, landscape professionals and industry suppliers. NURSERY & LANDSCAPE NOTES is provided as a member service.
2020 NCNLA Board of Directors Hugh Crump President Greenline Design, Inc. Charlotte, NC Leslie Herndon Vice President/Secretary/ Treasurer Greenscape, Inc. Holly Springs, NC Jamie Thomas Past President Swift Creek Nursery Clayton, NC Jeff Allegood Old Courthouse Nursery, LLC Warsaw, NC
Kevin Cagle Greenthumb Nursery, LLC. Ether, NC Tim Johnson, II Tim Johnson Landscaping Statesville, NC Trey Warrick Scottree & Shelby Nursery, Inc. Shelby, NC William "Bill" Bynam Site One Landscape Supply Pineville, NC John Clark Pro Green, Inc. Morganton, NC
Educational Advisors Justin Snyder Alamance Community College Graham, NC
Dr. Joe Neal North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
Passing the Gavel
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nother Green & Growin’ is in the books! I’m glad we had great weather for most of the show, except for rain (and a few
minutes of snow!) on Friday. I hope that the exhibitors and attendees walked away with new prospects and ideas to help make their businesses successful. My time as NCNLA President came to a close during the Annual Meeting, where I passed the gavel to your new President, Hugh Crump. I served during some big changes at NCNLA, including hiring new Executive Vice President, Rick Lawhun, in September 2018 and assuming responsibility of the North Carolina Green Industry Council in October 2019. The board of directors worked together this past year to develop solutions that we felt would best benefit the organization, even when we had to make some tough decisions. Ultimately, these changes have strengthened NCNLA and
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Mission: To provide essential value to our members through
My advice to our new President would be to
Vision: To promote and protect the interests of North Carolina's Green Industry.
My advice to our new President would be to focus on the future without forgetting what got us here. Our industry is continuing to evolve as new generations get involved.
group of professionals who care deeply about
The inclusion of products or brand names in this publication is not an endorsement by the editor, or the North Carolina Nursery & Landscape Association. education, marketing, and advocacy.
Jamie Thomas Swift Creek Nursery Clayton, NC
focus on the future without forgetting what got us here. Our industry is continuing to evolve as new generations get involved. I think we are on the cusp of great change in the next couple of years, and I am excited to see what opportunities
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NCNLA EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
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ebruary is quickly becoming my favorite time of year with NCNLA. The sun is starting to hang around a little longer. Temperatures are inching their way upward. Grass is changing from beige to green. Trees are beginning to bloom, and most importantly, after months of preparation, Green & Growin’ has come and gone. It’s a glorious time when I can close-out a few tasks and evaluate our performance before jumping on to the next project. In evaluating our performance, I am extremely pleased with this year’s show. Our numbers were up in every category and initial feedback has been extremely positive. Are there opportunities for improvement? Absolutely, there always are, but the desired improvements require minor tweaks as opposed to major overhauls. So, let’s take a quick look at a few highlights from G&G’ 20.
Richard Lawhun NCNLA Executive Vice President
If you attended any of the specialty classes, I hope you took the time to complete the online survey that was distributed in early February. If not, we would still like to hear from you. Feel free to email your comments or suggestion to info@ncnla.com or give us a call at 919.816.9119. We’d love to chat!
Showbook
For the first time, the G&G showbook included descriptions of every general education session, making it easier for you to decide which sessions you wanted to attend. In previous years, the showbook included only session titles with the descriptions posted on the G&G’ website, requiring you to go back-and-forth when evaluating the sessions. The showbook also included approved continuing education units (CEU). In previous years, the showbook listed all CEUs as pending. This past year, we started the approval process early and were able to list approved CEUs for most subject areas, including the landscape contractor license, irrigation contractor license, pesticide applicator license, certified arborist, municipal specialist, master arborist and more. I am extremely proud of the work NCNLA staff did in compiling this year’s showbook, and I hope you noticed these improvements.
Specialty Classes & Certifications
This year, we shook things up a bit in order to provide more variety than previous years. We kept a few old favorites – Pesticide License, Concrete Paver Installer and PICP Specialist; brought back a couple of earlier successes – Fundamentals of Landscape Design and Creating the Ultimate Landscape Design; and partnered with NALP and IA to offer three new courses – OSHA Construction Safety, Adult First Aid and Landscape Irrigation Technician. The results were outstanding. The eight specialty classes attracted a total of 299 attendees with three of the courses reaching capacity. In comparison, the specialty classes attracted 179 attendees in 2018 and 157 attendees in 2019. The 90% increase in participation compared to 2019 confirmed the need to revamp the offerings and provide some variety in order to meet the needs of the industry. If you attended any of the specialty classes, I hope you took the time to complete the online survey that was distributed in early February. If not, we would still like to hear from you. Feel free to email your comments or suggestion to info@ncnla.com or give us a call at 919.816.9119. We’d love to chat!
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Marketplace
This year’s Marketplace included several new items/events intended to enhance the experience for attendees and exhibitors alike. Wednesday afternoon offered a Kick-Off Reception from 5-7 p.m. Attendees enjoyed the opportunity to preview the tradeshow and network with their colleagues. A Happy Hour was held on Thursday afternoon from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Attendees and exhibitors were able to socialize and make plans for the evening before leaving the tradeshow. The trade show floor included demonstrations by Site One Landscape Supply twice on Thursday and again on Friday, showcasing construction of an outdoor grill island. The demonstrations provided a CEU for the landscape contractors license. Based on initial feedback, the demonstrations were well received. We’ll be looking to provide three different demonstrations next year. Lunch was provided in the Demonstration/Outdoor Living Area on Thursday and Friday. This seemed to keep more people on the tradeshow floor where they could stay engaged with the exhibitors. All-in-all, it was a very successful show as the new items/events seemed to be well received. We’re excited about the enhancements and look forward to tweaking them for G&G’ 21, January 11-15 in Greensboro!
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NCNLA MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
Five Minutes with Swift Creek Nursery
Swift Creek Nursery Clayton, NC Vice President Jamie Thomas In business 42 years NCNLA Member 39 years Number of employees 20 Services Wholesale Only Nursery Favorite NCNLA benefits Nursery & Landscape Notes, networking events, Green & Growin’ Marketplace
Pictured (left to right): Lanny, Helen, Christy and Jamie Thomas
How did you get into the business?
My dad, Lanny Thomas, graduated from NCSU in 1970. After graduating he became the Nursery Manger at Holt Lake Nursery in Smithfield. In 1976, he started propagating liriope and mondo grass on a one-acre piece of property behind his house. In December 1977, my dad left Holt Lake Nursery to go out on his own. In January 1978, Swift Creek Nursery officially opened, and I was born. In the early years, Dad did landscaping to help fund the nursery and my mom, Helen, wore many different hats. She was a salesgirl, an office manager and a field worker. It was not uncommon to find her outside on the weekends splitting liriope while I was in the playpen. So, I have literally grown up in the nursery! In our 42 years we have grown from one acre to 24 acres in production and from one employee to 19 full-time employees. Upon graduating from NC State in 2001, I began working at the nursery. In 2006, my wife, Christy, joined the family business, too. My children, Preston and Abby, have come to the office every day. We hope the family business will rub off on them and we can continue into the next generation.
Preston, son of Jamie and Christy Thomas
What’s a typical day like for you and your staff/family?
Dad and I check in with the office to collect all current and new orders for the day. Orders are distributed to the pulling crew to be ready for pickup that day. We pride ourselves on having the orders ready so that our customers do not have to wait. We meet with the foreman and crew to finalize the work schedule for the day, ensuring that we are all communicating and on the same page, then we organize the delivery schedule. We ensure that everyone is on task and that we are producing a high quality product. Running a nursery is challenging so you have to learn how to be a problem solver!
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Abby, daughter of Jamie and Christy Thomas
Swift Creek Nursery staff
What has been the most rewarding part of your career?
Working in the nursery will teach you to be a horticulturist, a mechanic, an accountant, a weatherman, and sometimes a psychiatrist! We are proud to provide high-quality plants, and new and different varieties to our customers. I also enjoy developing friendships in the industry and being able to learn from and share ideas with each other. Working in the nursery allows you to do multiple things outside while enjoying Mother Nature. It is also rewarding to be able to work with family.
What is your company best known for?
We are known for carrying a diverse selection of quality container stock. We consistently offer new varieties of plants as well as cold hardy palms. We are also known for our customer service. It is our goal to have orders pulled and ready to be loaded so our customers don’t have to wait. Time is money and we realize our customers are looking for fast service as well as quality material.
What issues are you concerned about as a company in the green industry?
The availability of labor concerns us. We have been blessed to have employees who have worked with us for over 20 years. We
have also been blessed to be able to hire new employees with many years of experience. We are also concerned about the proliferation of patented and trademarked plants, and their effect on the nursery industry. In our area, we are concerned about increasing land value and residential growth encroaching into agricultural areas.
What have you gained from your involvement in the NCNLA? I have gained a greater understanding of plant diversity, growing techniques and innovation in the industry. It has provided us with the ability to network with our peers and further develop our craft by sharing knowledge.
What advice do you have for someone interested in or just starting out in the industry? Anyone who is considering this industry should get a job or internship in the industry in order to figure out where they best fit. A niche right now in the market is grafting of plant material from Japanese Maples. When designing the layout of a new facility, business owners should allow for some mechanization or automation to improve efficiency.
Get in touch 919.934.7764 | sales@swiftcreeknursery.com | www.swiftcreeknursery.com WINTER 2020 | NURSERY & LANDSCAPE NOTES | 9
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MEMBER NEWS EDUCATION UPDATE UMO Launches New Plant Science Degree
(Left) Students on a tour of Hoffman Nursery’s facilities. (Right) Greenhouse and Nursery Production students learning irrigation techniques.
University of Mount Olive has launched a Plant Science Bachelor of Science Degree. The degree encompasses all aspects of the plant industry, including nursery and greenhouse production; landscape installation and maintenance; and crop science. In the new Greenhouse and Nursery Production class, students are able to gain hands-on experience as they prepare for careers within
the industry. Students in the inaugural class learned how to install spray stake and drip irrigation; and how to build and maintain a greenhouse. Students also had the opportunity to tour facilities for multiple North Carolina green industry members, including North Carolina Farms, Metrolina Greenhouses, Worthington Farms, Plants Delights Nursery and Hoffman Nursery. Share news and updates from your school! Send it to Cindy Whitt at cwhitt@ncnla.com.
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MEMBER NEWS INDUSTRY UPDATE
Pictured (left to right): Brad and Heather Rollins of Fairview Garden Center and My Carolina host Joanna Heims.
NC Greenprints NC Greenprints was developed as an online resource to inspire consumers to create their own outdoor spaces, no matter their skill level, budget or space. By encouraging consumers to get involved in home gardening and landscaping projects, they will see firsthand the importance of the green industry and how it can bring value to their homes and overall quality of life.
Get involved with NC Greenprints: Help us grow the site by sending a new greenprint or the names of your CPPs to cwhitt@ncnla.com. Share www.ncgreenprints.com with your customers, families and friends. Follow us on social media and share our posts.
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NCNLA members submitted the step-by-step guides and videos, ranging from how to create a hanging basket to how to plant a tree. Each project is printable and mobile-friendly so consumers can bring it into a local garden center to shop for the materials they need. If they have a project they cannot tackle themselves, a directory of member Certified Plant Professionals (CPPs) is available as a resource. The original website launch brought thousands of visitors to the website through digital advertising and social media promotion. In 2020, the website was refreshed with new greenprints and an updated list of resources. A digital advertising and social media campaign are underway to drive traffic to the site just in time for spring outdoor projects. In March, NC Greenprints will be featured on My Carolina on CBS17, reaching over 20,000 television viewers in the Triangle and an audience of over 1.2 million online. NCNLA members Brad and Heather Rollins of Fairview Garden Center were featured as representatives of NC Greenprints. NC Greenprints was developed with the support of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services-Specialty Crop Block Grant Program.
NCGreenPrints.com NCNLA’s consumer website is an update to TarheelGardening.com. It’s purpose is to engage both “next generation” young consumers and traditional audiences by connecting the quality of life, economic and environmental benefits that come from a well designed/maintained landscape using NC nursery crops. In addition to increasing the perceived value of NC trees and landscape plants, the site emphasizes the importance of hiring certified professionals and promotes green industry businesses across North Carolina. NC GreenPrints.com is designed to provide next generation consumers with a clear, straightforward and easy way to learn more about NC nursery crops — and to connect with NCNLA’s community of members as the people who can provide those products and services. It offers all the knowledge, tools and product information consumers need on an accessible digital platform.
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MEMBER IN MEMORIAM NEWS Theadore “Ted” Richardson, 86, owner of Rhododendron Farm in Mountain Home, passed away Oct. 25, 2019. He was passionate about education and was instrumental in founding the JC Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh, the North Carolina Arboretum in Asheville and Bullington Gardens in Hendersonville. He was a member and former officer of the NC Nursery and Landscape Association. Memorials may be given to the Bullington Gardens, 95 Upper Red Oak Trail, Hendersonville, NC 28792.
Michelle Anne Bostic, of Goldsboro, passed away Dec. 26, 2019. She was part of the Jericho Farms family, as is her husband, Tommy Bostic, of Landscape Design and Jericho Farms. Donations may be given in her memory to UNC Chapel Hill Cancer Center, Chapel Hill, NC. William "Bill" Dudley Robbins, Jr., of Penderlea, passed away Dec. 29, 2019. He was co-owner of Robbins Nursery in Willard. Memorials can be given to Westview United
Methodist Church, 5610 NC Hwy 53 West, Burgaw, NC 28425, or a charity of your choice. George Monroe Coulter, Jr., “Buddy,” of Mooresville, passed away Jan. 10, 2020. He was the owner of Coulter Farms Nursery in Huntersville until his retirement in 2008, and past president of the NC Association of Nurserymen. Memorial contributions can be made to the Williamson Chapel UMC building fund or a charity of your choice.
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MEMBER NCNLA NEWS NEWS
2019 North Carolina Green Industry Award Winners Recipients of the 2019 North Carolina Green Industry Awards were recognized for their contributions to the industry during the Annual Meeting at Green & Growin ’20.
Tara Hughes Tara Hughes, LLC
Tara Mullis Arbor Fields
Jerry Ragland Award
Libby Wilder Award
Tara Hughes, owner of Tara Hughes, LLC landscape company in La Grange, was given the Jerry Ragland Award. Established in 1999, the award recognizes an outstanding young professional in the landscape business.
Tara Mullis of Arbor Fields, Marshville, was given the Libby Wilder Award. Established in 1999 and named for long-time organizer extraordinaire for the North Carolina Association of Nurserymen, the award recognizes outstanding contribution to the nursery industry by a female. More on next page 
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David Hoffman Hoffman Nursery
Scott Myatt Myatt Landscaping
Mark Weathington JC Raulston Arboretum
Oakland Award
Kim Powell Award
Mark Weathington of the JC Raulston Arboretum, Raleigh, was given the Kim Powell Award. Established in 2004, the award recognizes an individual’s outstanding contribution to the association and industry, and more specifically, their involvement in program development and execution.
David Hoffman of Hoffman Nursery, Rougemont, was given the Bill Wilder Award. Established in 1994 and named for the long-time Executive Director of the North Carolina Association of Nurserymen, the award recognizes qualified young men and women for outstanding service in the field of environmental horticulture and for their inspiration to others starting out in the field.
Jeff Gragg North 40 Nursery
Dell Gilmore Gilmore Plant & Bulb
Skip Warrick Scottree
Grower of the Year
D.S. Copeland Award
NCNLA Honorary Member
Scott Myatt, Myatt Landscaping in Fuquay-Varina was presented with the Oakland Award. Established in 1978 by Oakland Plantation, the award is given to individuals for outstanding service to the nursery and/or landscape industry.
North 40 Nursery, Morganton, was recognized with the award for the Grower of the Year. Established in 1994, the award recognizes high level of professionalism in the management or ownership of a field or container nursery and exhibits leadership in the nursery industry through participation in local, regional, state and national organizations. Owner Jeff Gragg was presented the award.
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Tom Gilmore, former owner of Gilmore Plant and Bulb, Liberty, was honored posthumously with the DS Copeland Award. Established in 1972 and named for the founder of Apex Nurseries, the award recognizes outstanding contribution to the nursery industry by a candidate working directly in the nursery industry. Mr. Gilmore passed away Sept. 24, 2019. His son, Dell Gilmore, accepted the award.
Bill Wilder Award
Skip Warrick, Scottree, Shelby, was recognized as a Lifetime Honorary Member. The award recognizes lifetime contribution or achievement in the nursery and landscape industry.
For more information on the NCNLA Industry Awards, please visit ncnla.com.
Save the Date: 2020 NC Green Industry Council 10th Annual Water Symposium Thursday, June 18, 2020 8 AM – 5 PM McKimmon Center 1101 Gorman Street, Raleigh, NC
Join NCGIC and NCNLA for a day of learning at NC State in Raleigh.
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NCNLA ROBERT CAGLE MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT Wednesday, June 17, 2020 1:00 PM Shotgun Start
Join NCNLA members and industry colleagues for an afternoon of golf followed by a casual dinner and awards ceremony. Proceeds of the event benefit the NCNLA Scholarship Fund.
Visit www.ncnla.com for more information or to learn about sponsorships.
Lochmere Golf Club 23511 Kildaire Farm Road Cary, NC
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Education: January 27-29 Marketplace: January 30-31
EDUCATION
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reen & Growin' was the place to be for 1,400 industry professionals who earned credits toward state or national accreditations and gained career-boosting skills during the three-day education conference.
Wednesday’s keynote, Tony Avent of Plant Delights Nursery and Juniper Level Botanical Garden, shared stories and photos from his lifelong work in plant exploration and conservation.
This year’s event included 60 classes across eight tracks, and eight specialty and certification courses. Popular general session topics included Opportunities for Women in the Green Industry; Advanced Disease Management Strategies for Cool and Warm Season Turf; Small Space Landscapes; The Importance of Mosquito Control for Public Health; and The Ownership Transition Challenge.
Newly added benefits included lunch and a guest speaker during Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s general sessions. On Tuesday, Kerry Scott of másLabor, explained their services for businesses participating in the federal H-2A and H-2B non-immigrant visa programs. Wednesday’s lunch speaker was Kathie Dello, Ph.D., the new North Carolina State Climatologist, who spoke about the challenges climate change can have on the green industry.
Several new specialty tracks sold out this year, including the OSHA 10-Hour Construction Safety Course and Adult First Aid/ CPR/AED Certification Course, both offered in partnership with the National Association of Landscape Professionals. Two dynamic educators, Richard Ludwig and Bill Slack, presented unique hands-on courses about landscape design that that are always popular with attendees. Our Tuesday keynote was North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture Steve Troxler. He gave us an update on the state of the industry, and we recognized him with a Friend of the Industry award for this effort in securing relief funds for nursery owners impacted by Hurricanes Florence and/or Michael.
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Noteworthy presenters and the chance for increased engagement with key industry leaders made Green & Growin ‘20 Education an event to remember!
100+
hours of business education
250+CEUs
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“I hope that you are able to continue a regular series of high-value classes like these in the future.”
Pictured (left to right): NCNLA Board Member Willie Bass, Board President Hugh Crump, Board Member Tim Johnson, North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture Steve Troxler, Board Vice President, Secretary/Treasurer Leslie Herndon, NCNLA Executive Vice President Rick Lawhun.
“The new OSHA class helped me learn rules and regulations to keep workers safe. The instructor explained the OSHA standards in a way for us to clearly understand.”
“For members who hold multiple licenses/certifications, the ability
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MARKETPLACE
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reen industry professionals gathered for the Marketplace Thursday and Friday at the Greensboro Coliseum to visit over 390 exhibitors on a sold-out show floor. A robust mix of new and former exhibitors came from across the U.S. and Canada to showcase their products, equipment, plant materials and services. Education extended to the trade show floor with a new plant session hosted by JC Raulston Arboretum and a demonstration of an island grill installation by Site One Landscape Supply. Both events offered an opportunity for registered education attendees to gain an extra CEU.
Site One Landscape Supply demonstration
This year offered new opportunities to network, including a kickoff reception Wednesday evening before the official show opening, and a happy hour Thursday evening. Extended hours gave exhibitors more time to meet new customers and catch up with old friends. Complimentary lunch and breaks were offered on the trade show floor to encourage attendees to spend the whole day at Marketplace so they could spend more time engaging with exhibitors. With new events, amenities and extended hours, the Marketplace at Green & Growin’ 20 was one of the largest and most well-received to date.
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Canadian Provinces
3,900+ Total Attendees
“You hit a home run on providing a lunch for the vendors and attendees as we always hated having to leave the show for lunch.”
“I’ve been coming to the show on and off for over 25 years, and there is always a large variety of vendors.”
“We contacted many companies right after the show, placed orders and are happy with the products we received.”
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Special Recognition
Thank you to the volunteers who helped make Green & Growin’ 20 a success!
NCNLA members volunteered with the move-in/move-out crew and worked tirelessly to make the Marketplace show floor a success.
Robby Cagle
Mike Hudson
Shanon Spivey
Hunter Casey
Josh Kennedy
Taylor Spivey
Hope Ciferni
Brent Langston
Ken Stamper
John Clark
Wil Massengill
Amanda Taylor
Richard Currin
Jerry Merrill
Jamie Thomas
Alan Erwin
Larry Merrill
Allen Tolbert
Chip Ford
Oscar Michel
Kathryn Tolbert
Richard Gant
Jim Mitchell
Mark Gantt
Eric Mizner
Caleb Gragg
Ariel Montanez
Chad Gragg
Danny Rhodes
Jeff Gragg
Mike Roberson
Noah Gragg
Frank Roberson
Wendy Gragg
Thomas Rojas
Landis Hall
Lucas Spivey
Danny VanDevender Peggy VanDevender Skip Warrick Trey Warrick
Student volunteers and two faculty members from the University of Mount Olive were on hand all week to help with registration at Education and the Marketplace.
Students
Holly Smith Elizabeth Spence
Hannah Foust
Myra Gerrell
Noah Stewart
Hunter Hall
Sarah Swain
Macy Jernigan
Noah Tate
James Johnson
Alan Johnson
Adam Keith
Logan Mobley
Austin Rash
Jamison Sessoms
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Faculty
Jason Davis
Tim Warren
Marketplace Booth Awards NCNLA
Each year a select group of Green & Growin’ attendees are asked to choose their favorite booths based on quality, appearance, creativity and overall “wow” factor in four categories: Allied, Floral, Woody Ornamental and Best in Show. Congratulations to this year’s winners! NCNLA President Hugh Crump and Vice President, Secretary/Treasurer Leslie Herndon presented the winners with their awards.
Best in Show
Best Floral Ornamental Booth
Pope’s Plant Farm
King’s Greenhouse
Greenback, TN
Matthews, NC
Best Allied Booth
Best Woody Ornamental Booth
Corriher Tractor
Neuse River Nursery
Lenoir, NC
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January 11-15, 2021 | Greensboro, NC
Sow the Seeds for Success
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2020 EXHIBITORS
2Plant International
Atlas Manufacturing, Inc
Bob Young's Nursery
A & A Plants, Inc.
A-V International
Bobbex Inc.
A Complete Assembly, Inc.
Back Road Farms
Bottoms Nursery, LLC.
Bailey Nurseries
Bouldin Nursery & Greenhouse
A.D.R Bulbs, Inc. Aarons Creek Farms, Inc. Acer Acres, Inc. ACT Construction Equipment
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Cold Mountain Nursery
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Colonial Acres Nursery
Carolina Crepe Myrtle & Shade Tree, LLC.
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McMakin Farms Inc.
North 40 Nursery, Inc.
Gant's Nursery
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Jones Insurance Agency
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INDUSTRY RESEARCH
The Cultivar Solution: Taming Invasive Species with Plant Breeding Lo & Behold Pink Micro Chip buddleia
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t is welcome news that people now recognize the threat of invasive, exotic species that can displace native species and alter our native ecosystems. Gardeners, nurserymen, landscape architects and other land stewards should all see the need to act responsibly to preserve our native ecosystems. No one wants to be responsible for the next purple loosestrife, kudzu, or multiflora rose, all well-known examples of problematic, invasive species. We can all see that the proverbial Pandora’s box has been opened and now the question is, how do we close it? State and local lawmakers are attempting to solve the problem with legislation that bans the sale of invasive species. Most of us can agree to give up kudzu and garlic mustard, but should gardeners and landscapers be forced to forgo some of our best performing ornamental plants? The question might be irrelevant if we better understood that weedy, seedy species can be tamed with plant breeding. Plant scientists, horticulturists, farmers and gardeners have been selecting and breeding cultivars since the dawn of agriculture. Historically, cultivars have
been developed to produce greater crop yields or larger, more colorful flowers. These same techniques can and have been used to produce well behaved, environmentally friendly plants that are not invasive threats like their parents. There are essentially five methods of taming an invasive species; flower doubling, male clones, wide crosses, triploids, and mutation breeding using chemicals or irradiation. One of the oldest methods for taming a weedy species is to create fully double flowers, where the reproductive organs (stamen and pistil) are turned into petals. Double flowered cherry trees (Prunus sp.) are an excellent example. Have you ever seen fruit on Kwanzan cherry tree? Doubled flowers typically first occur as chance mutation and are then exploited by plant breeders to increase the petal count by transforming all the stamen and pistil. Typically, the more petals you have the greater the degree of sterility. Rose of Sharon, Hibiscus syriacus is a good example of a weedy garden plant that was tamed by means of doubled flowers. There are a number of fully double flowered cultivars in a range of colors and none of them set much, if any, seed.
By Tim Wood New Product Development Manager, Spring Meadow Nursery
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Table 1. Comparison of female fertility traits among cultivars of Berberis. Cultivar
n
Fruit Set (%) Seeds/ Fruit
Germination (%) Seedlings/Flower Relative fertilityZ(%)
‘NCBTl‘ Sunjoy Mini Maroon
10
0.3 B
0.10 B
0.0 B
0.0 B
0.0 B
‘NCBXl‘ Sunjoy Toto
5
0.0 B
0.00 B
0.0 B
0.0 B
0.0 B
‘Golden Devine‘
5
33.8 A
1.15 A
38.3 A
0.16 A
71.3 A
‘Emerald Carousel ‘
8
42.7 A
1.26 A
41.l A
0.22 A
100.0 A
‘NCBTl‘ Sunjoy Mini Maroon
10
37.4 B
0.09 B
23.3 B
0.003B
1.2 B
‘Golden Devine‘
4
66.0A
1.30A
30.3 B
0.284 A
100.0 A
‘Emerald Carousel ‘
8
33.5 B
1.13A
56.4 A
0.220 A
77.6 A
2012
2014
Relative fertility = seedlings/flower of that cultivar divided by seedlings/flower for the highest cultivar measured that year x 100. Means followed by the same letter, within a column, for a given year, are not significantly different, P<0.05, based on a Waller-Duncan ANOVA means separation. z
To evaluate female fertility, plants were arranged outdoors in a complete y randomized design prior to flowering in Mills River, NC. Study plants were intermixed with 40 additional Berberis taxa to ensure for optimal cross pollination conditions utilizing natural pollinators. Individual branches were marked and the number of individual flowers on each branch was record. Fruit were collected when mature . Seeds were extracted, counted, sowed, and stratified for 90 days at 43° F. Pots with stratified seeds were then moved to a greenhouse maintained at approximately 70° F for 90 days and the number of seed lings were counted for each replicate.
Gardeners, like environmentalists, are proud of our natural heritage and want to preserve native habitats.
Selling and planting cloned male plants is another very simple way to eliminate seed and thus invasiveness. Male plants produce no fruit or seed and are rarely invasive. Unfortunately, this method is limited to plant species that are dioecious, having male and female flowers on separate plants. There are a number of plant species we could tame using this method, including Amur cork tree (Phellodendron,) bittersweet (Celastrus), mulberry (Morus), poplar (Populus) and willow (Salix). Creating a mule, or making a wide cross between two distantly related species can solve invasiveness. Mules rarely produce offspring. The key with this method is finding parents with the proper amount of genetic distance. If they are too closely related the offspring can be fertile. If they are too distantly related, it’s impossible to make a successful cross. Dr. Tom Ranney at North Carolina State University has used this technique on several potentially invasive species. He developed Sunjoy Todo® Berberis x ‘NCBX1’ (see Table 1) and Golden Ticket® Ligustrum x ‘NCLX1’ using the wide cross technique to reduce fertility. Dr. Dennis Werner, also from North Carolina State University, developed the Lo & Behold® Buddleia series utilizing wide crosses. One of the more useful methods for taming an invasive species is to create a triploid (3x) plant, which is one that has three sets of chromosomes instead of the normal two, called a diploid (2x). This was the technique used to create the seedless watermelon. The process
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starts by treating young seedlings with colchicine or oryzalin which doubles the chromosomes, creating a tetraploid (4x) plant. The tetraploid plant is then crossed back with a normal diploid plant. The resulting triploid seedlings are often rendered sterile or nearly sterile. Double Play Doozie® Spiraea japonica ‘NCSZ2’ is a seedless triploid as well as a wide cross. One of the potential added benefit sterility is that the plant puts its energy into flowering instead of setting seed. With Double Play Doozie® Spiraea the results are flowers all summer long. Seedless plant mutations can also be induced by using chemicals or radiation. For example, seedless oranges, grapefruit, lemons and other citrus fruit have been created by using gamma radiation. Dr. Ranney used irradiation to develop the seedless Sunjoy Todo® Berberis x ‘NCBX1’. All of the aforementioned techniques have been used to create seedless ornamental plants that were otherwise considered weedy or invasive. We now have seedless ash, barberry, bittersweet, buckthorn, butterfly bush, mulberry, privet and rose of Sharon, and plant breeders are working on Amur maple, Bradford pear, Norway maple, as well as other useful, but invasive species. Promoting an exclusively native plant agenda underestimates species that are not indigenous. Gardeners, like environmentalists, are proud of our natural heritage and want to preserve native habitats. They want to do what is morally right, but they also
want to create beautiful gardens in our manmade habitats. Cities and suburbs present challenging growing environments and exotic plants often perform better than native plants. Contrary to popular dogma, native plants are not more adaptable than exotic species, and they are not more resistant to insect and disease attacks. Quite the contrary, exotic species are often used by plant breeders to create new, pest resistant cultivars that reduce the use of pesticides. The cultivar solution is the answer to the complex problem of invasive species. We need to embrace and promote safe, seedless cultivars regardless if the species has been banned in our state or market. The
time to act is before a plant species is banned. Legislation by state governments that restrict the sale of invasive plant species should include a means for exempting non-invasive cultivars regardless of species. As the green industry, we need to lead and show others that we are serious about the environment.
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Greco Landscaping & Lawn Service
Weaverville
NC
Silver
Green Revival Landscaping
Siler City
NC
Silver
GW Looby Landscaping
Newell
NC
Silver
Hawk Mountain Garden Center
Banner Elk
NC
Silver
Indiantown Farms
Shawboro
NC
Silver
Inside-Outside
Highlands
NC
Silver
Joe's Landscaping & Nursery Co.
Lewisville
NC
Silver
JT Whitley Landscaping and Property Management
Oakboro
NC
Silver
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State Mem. Type
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City
State Mem. Type
Kiefer Landscape Nursery
Durham
NC
Silver
Sta-Green Nursery LLC
Lenoir
NC
Silver
Long Pond Nursery
Mount Holly NC
Silver
Stony Point Nursery and Farms
Hiddenite
NC
Silver
M&M Contracting
Knightdale
NC
Silver
Tara Hughes, LLC
LaGrange
NC
Silver
McHutchison
Wayne
NJ
Silver
Terra Green Landscapes
Concord
NC
Silver
Mountain Ridge Land Maintenance
Cashiers
NC
Silver
Tollies Landscaping Inc.
Sylva
NC
Silver
On The Job Lawn Care LLC.
Salisbury
NC
Silver
Tributary Land Design + Build
Durham
NC
Silver
Painters Greenhouse, LLC
Old Fort
NC
Silver
Turf Service, Inc.
Greensboro
NC
Silver
Paradise Landscaping
Shelby
NC
Silver
Parker Bark Co., Inc.
Rose Hill
NC
Silver
Phillips Nursery
Leland
NC
Pike Nurseries
Duluth
Piney Creek Nursery
Durham
Turtle Creek Nursery, Inc.
Davidson
NC
Silver
Twin Oaks Nursery, Inc.
Louisburg
NC
Silver
Silver
Wakefield Nursery & Landscaping, Inc.
Zebulon
NC
Silver
GA
Silver
YM Landscape LLC
NC
Silver
NC
Silver
WinstonSalem
Prillaman Landscape Dimensions, Ridgeway Inc
VA
Silver
Angel Creek Nursery
Bishop
GA
Silver Affiliate
Dykes & Son Nursery
McMinnville
TN
Silver Affiliate
Quality Landscapes
Burlington
NC
Silver
Greenscape Tools, Inc.
Fleetwood
NC
Silver Affiliate
Reaves Nursery Farm, LLC.
Aberdeen
NC
Silver
Ground Effects LLC
Inman
SC
Silver Affiliate
Reems Creek Nursery & Landscaping, Inc.
Weaverville
NC
Silver
JCB INC
Pooler
Ga
Silver Affiliate
Robbins Nursery
Willard
NC
Silver
Just My Style Landscapes
Willow Springs
NC
Silver Affiliate
Ruppert Landscape
Laytonsville
MD
Silver
K and M Nursery
FL
Silver Affiliate
Samson Grounds Management, LLC
Charlotte
NC
Silver
Boynton Beach
Lilley Farms & Nursery, Inc.
Chesapeake
VA
Silver Affiliate
Sharon K. Hopper Fine Gardening Stokesdale
NC
Silver
Oldcastle Lawn & Garden
Atlanta
GA
Silver Affiliate
Shoemaker Landscape Design & Care, LLC
Hudson
NC
Silver
Robinson Nursery
McMinnville
OR
Silver Affiliate
Southern Moore Lawn Services, LLC
Southern Pines
NC
Silver
Rough Brothers, Inc.
Cincinnati
OH
Silver Affiliate
Grimesland
NC
Silver Affiliate
Southern Stone Supply
Raleigh
NC
Silver
Stephen Jones Landscape Management
Spake Landscaping
Shelby
NC
Silver
Turf Connections
Manning
SC
Silver Affiliate
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Airtec Sprayers, Inc.
Winter Haven FL
Regular Affiliate
Big John Mfg.
Heber Springs AR
Regular Affiliate
Hartland Farms Inc.
Hartwell
GA
Regular Affiliate
Mountain Nursery
Beersheba Springs
TN
Regular Affiliate
Musser Forests Inc.
Indiana
PA
Regular Affiliate
Pope's Plant Farm
Greenback
TN
Regular Affiliate
Simplot Turf and Horticulture
Charlotte
NC
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NLN CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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Buy NC Plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
NCNLA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Robert Cagle Memorial Golf Tournament
JocoPlants Show
CAM Too . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
NCNLA Golf Tournament . . . . 18
Davis Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Old Courthouse Nursery . . . . 36
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June 17, 2020 Lochmere Golf Club Cary, NC www.ncnla.com
NCGIC Water Symposium June 18, 2020 McKimmon Center Raleigh, NC www.savingwaternc.com
Aug. 12, 2020 Raleigh, NC www.jocoplants.com
National Events Cultivate ‘20 July 11-14, 2020 Columbus, OH www.cultivateevent.org
Green & Growin’ 21
Independent Garden Center Show
Jan. 11-15, 2020 Greensboro, NC www.greenandgrowin.com
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Proven Winners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Signature Horticultural
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Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Hawksridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Tree Equipment Design . . . . . 39
Jake A Parrot Insurance . . . . . . 10
Triangle Turf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
JOCO Plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Kirk Davis Nursery . . . . . . . . . . . 10 NC Green Industry Council . . 17 NC Greenprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
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