Nursery & Landscape Notes Fall 2019 by North Carolina Nursery & Landscape Association

Fall 2019 | Vol. 53, No.4

Publication of the North Carolina Nursery & Landscape Association, Inc.

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COMMENTARY President’s Message

Executive Vice President’s Message

NCNLA NEWS NCNLA Member Spotlight: Arbor Enterprises, Inc.

2019 Robert Cagle Memorial Golf Tournament

Education Update

In Memoriam

GREEN & GROWIN’ 20 SPECIAL SECTION 15 Thousands of green industry professionals gather at the largest trade show in the Southeast to see old friends and make new connections.

RESEARCH UPDATE Roadmap of Research Priorities for the Green Industry

Be on the Lookout for Purple Loosestrife and Floating Heart

Premium Members

New Members

Calendar of Events

Advertiser’s Index

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FALL COLOR

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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 Ping Wei Interim Director of Lifelong Learning Cindy Whitt Director of Marketing & Communications 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.

2019 NCNLA Board of Directors Jamie Thomas President Swift Creek Nursery Clayton, NC Hugh Crump Vice President/Secretary/ Treasurer Greenline Designs Charlotte, NC Shanon Spivey Past President Spivey’s Nursery, Inc. Kernersville, NC William Bass Hawksridge Farms Hickory, NC

Richard Gant Gant’s Nursery Marion, NC Leslie Herndon Greenscape Inc. Raleigh, NC Jeff Allegood Old Courthouse Nursery Warsaw, NC Kevin Cagle Greenthumb Nursery Seagrove, NC Tim Johnson Jr. Tim Johnson Landscaping Statesville, NC

Educational Advisors Justin Snyder Alamance Community College Graham, NC

Dr. Joe Neal North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC

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Mission: To provide essential value to our members through education, marketing, and advocacy.

Vision: To promote and protect the interests of North Carolina's Green Industry. Tax Deductible Dues Contributions or gifts to NCNLA are not tax deductible as charitable contributions. However, they may be tax deductible as ordinary business expenses. A portion of your dues is not deductible as an ordinary business expense to the extent that NCNLA engages in lobbying. The estimated non-deductible portion of your dues assessment is 20%.

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Coping with mother nature

all is here but you wouldn’t guess it with the weather we’ve been having across North Carolina. According to the National Weather Service, temperatures have reached recordbreaking highs in late September and October. The NC Drought Advisory warned that the central and western parts of the state are in a moderate drought, which can impact our soil conditions and plant production. Let’s hope the extended heat and lack of rainfall in parts of the state will not have an adverse effect on our fall shipping season. We can all breathe a sigh of relief when hurricane season winds down. The biggest threat this year was Hurricane Dorian. It swept through Ocracoke Island and damaged hundreds of homes, but its effects were minimal in the rest of the state. Meteorologists predicted the storm to have a much bigger impact than it did. Very little, if any, damage was reported from our nursery and landscape members. Our hearts go out to those recovering in the Outer Banks, but I’m sure everyone is grateful the damage was not as extensive as Hurricane Florence last year. While we’re on the subject of menaces in nature, don’t forget to read the article by NCDA&CS weed specialist, Dr. Bridget Lassiter. Two plants of concern in North Carolina right now are Purple Loosestrife and Yellow Floating Heart. They’re both on the Federal Noxious Weed list and are considered highly invasive. In South Carolina, a variety of Floating Heart grew from a two-acre infestation to over 2,000 acres in only two years! They have been found in locations in our state, so the NCDA&CS is asking you to be on lookout for these plants so they can be found and controlled quickly.

Jamie Thomas Swift Creek Nursery Clayton, NC

Our hearts go out to those recovering in the Outer Banks, but I’m sure everyone is grateful the damage was not as extensive as Hurricane Florence last year.

Also, take a look at the recap of the annual Robert Cagle Memorial Golf Tournament. I’m not a golfer myself, but I know several of my colleagues like to spend an afternoon on the greens. I heard a great time was had by everyone in attendance, and they were able to raise funds for scholarships through the generosity of the sponsors. I’m proud to be a part of such a supportive industry.

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NCNLA EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Green & Growin’ offers opportunities to build skills and connect with customers and suppliers

I Richard Lawhun NCNLA Executive Vice President

It's never easy to find ways to improve something that is working well, but I believe the VLS attendees came up with some real winners.

n late September, I passed my one-year anniversary with NCNLA. At times, it feels as if I have only been here a few weeks, while at other times, it feels as if I just passed my silver anniversary! Where is my commemorative watch?! During this past year, my time with NCNLA has been enjoyable, challenging, educational, rewarding and at times, mind-numbing but never boring. Without a doubt, my favorite part has been the people I’ve met along the way. Everyone has been incredibly welcoming and supportive, and I’m impressed by your dedication to the nursery and landscape industry. It’s a pleasure to help guide the association that advocates on your behalf. By the time you read this, we’ll be within 10 weeks of Green & Growin’ 20, and I have a few updates about the program and schedule. Thanks to the hard work of a small group of dedicated volunteers who participated in the Volunteer Leadership Summit (VLS) this past August in Winston-Salem, we are implementing several changes that I hope you find appealing.

General Education

This year’s schedule includes an exciting line-up of keynote speakers as noted below, plus a newly added educational lunch program on Tuesday and Wednesday. In addition to receiving lunch as a part of your registration fee, you gain another CEU. We’re also offering sessions on a wide variety of topics, including pest control, landscape lighting, marketing, customer experience, hardscape design and more.

Morning Keynotes:

Tuesday - Steve Troxler, NC Commissioner of Agriculture Wednesday - Tony Avent, Plant Delights Nursery & Juniper Level Botanic Garden

Lunch Presenters:

Tuesday - Kerry Scott, másLabor

Wednesday - Dr. Kathie Dello, State Climatologist of NC

Specialty Classes & Certifications

This year’s offerings include several new programs along with a few favorites from past shows.

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Pesticide License: This 1 1/2-day class prepares you to sit for the pesticide applicator’s licensing exam offered by NCDA.

OSHA/NALP Construction Safety: Designed by NALP and approved by OSHA, this 1 1/2-day class provides managers and field personnel with in-depth information on the prevention of workplace hazards, workers’ rights, filing complaints and more.

Adult First Aid/AED/CPR Certification: This 4-hour class is designed to help office and field personnel recognize and properly address emergencies on the job.

IA Landscape Irrigation Technician: Designed by IA, this 8-hour class provides hands-on training on the installation, maintenance and repair of irrigation systems.

ICPI Concrete Paver Installer: Designed by ICPI and sponsored by Belgard, this 2-day class provides training on the proper installation of interlocking concrete paving systems on residential and commercial projects.

ICPI PICP Specialist: Designed by ICPI and sponsored by Belgard, this 8-hour class is for experienced contractors who install interlocking concrete paving systems on residential and/or commercial projects and want to move into the permeable pavement market.

Fundamentals of Profitable Landscape Design: This 8-hour class provides concentrated, hands-on training in the fundamental skills of landscape design. Perfect for new-comers and experienced account managers, who want to impress their customers with jump-offthe-page design proposals.

Creating the Ultimate Landscape Design: This 8-hour class moves from the basics of design to a master plan that can help you attract and sell to the savvy client.

Marketplace

Several new events are planned for the trade show floor to enhance the experience for everyone.

Wednesday, January 29 A Kick-Off Reception will be held at the Coliseum from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. General Education attendees and others are invited to preview the trade show and network with their colleagues. Due to safety concerns, exhibitor move-in will close promptly at Noon on Wednesday. Your booth does not need to be completed, nor does it need to be staffed during the Kick-Off Reception; however, you may have an opportunity to meet new customers, so set up if you can!

Thursday, January 30 A Happy Hour will be held at the Coliseum from 4:30 P.M. to 6:30 P.M. Attendees and exhibitors are invited to socialize and make plans for the evening before leaving the Coliseum. As with the Wednesday Kick-Off Reception, you do not need to staff your booth during Happy Hour.

Thursday, January 30 & Friday, January 31 The trade show floor will include a 2200-SF Demonstration/ Outdoor Living Area. Twice on Thursday and again on Friday, hands-on demonstrations will be offered. Attendees are invited to take a short break from walking the show floor to participate in the demonstrations and earn CEUs.

Thursday, January 30 & Friday, January 31 Lunch will be provided in the Demonstration/ Outdoor Living Area. No need to scatter in search of food trucks or offsite restaurants. Stay engaged with your colleagues and customers on the trade show floor and enjoy lunch on us. It’s never easy to find ways to improve something that is working well, but I believe the VLS attendees came up with some real winners. I am excited about the improvements and new opportunities we are implementing for 2020, and I hope they will enhance your experience and provide even greater value. I look forward to seeing you at Green & Growin’ 20, January 27-31 in Greensboro!

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NCNLA MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

Five Minutes with Paige Moody, Arbor Enterprises, Inc.

Arbor Enterprises, Inc. Pittsboro, NC President Paige Moody In business 28 years NCNLA Member 19 years Services Full service landscape contracting company Favorite NCNLA benefits Education, Green & Growin’, Lasting friendships

Pictured (left to right): Sandy Matheny, Office Secretary; Paige Moody, President/Owner; Perry Jordan, General Manager

How did you get into the business?

Fortunately, I have always known what I wanted to do. I started in interior plants when I was 16, moved to nursery production in college, then to garden center work and finally to landscape design. Arbor started as a minority business subbing our work to LanArc and Tom Pruitt. Bill Wilder helped me get to North Carolina and then Tom gave me my start as a business owner.

What’s a typical day like for you and your staff?

As everyone in the business knows, there are no typical days! My general manager, Perry Jordan, and I do schedules for crews the day before and then we wait to see who shows up! We schedule work weeks before and then adjust based on the elements. Seriously, I may have several meetings after laying out jobs for crews, followed by choosing material for a project to be picked up later. There will be discussions concerning equipment purchases; employee concerns; and conversations with my secretary (who is my mother-in-law) about billing or baby presents or condolence cards. We have a dedicated group where our bottom line is service to clients, the community and each other. 8 | NURSERY & LANDSCAPE NOTES | FALL 2019

What has been the most rewarding part of your career?

Being able to work with family members and offer jobs to sons and daughters of clients and friends is a real treat. Associations with fellow VPI (now Virginia Tech) graduates like Bob Lyons and Mark Weathington, and relationships with my NCSU Family: Barb Fair, Lee Ivy, Bryce Lane, Mike Linker, and Ted Bilderback to name a few, are priceless. Arbor has won several awards for quality work and we were just named Best Landscaper in Chatham County, my home county. It is incredibly rewarding to be recognized for our hard work and dedication to quality. My father-in-law is a Vietnam veteran, so we worked with him and other vets to upgrade the local VFW Post in Pittsboro. Garvey Rain installed the irrigation and Nature Select maintains the turf — all free of charge. Giving back to the vets and the autism world like Camp Royal is unbelievably rewarding.

What is your company best known for? I have always said "if you can't get along with Arbor something is wrong." We make every effort to make the landscaping experience a fun one! Our

customer service is truly exceptional. And, of course the quality of our plants, thanks to our N.C. nursery friends, is superior. When you are passionate about your work, people want to be a part of that experience.

What issues are you concerned about as a company in the green industry?

Labor, labor and labor! After 30 years, we have started subcontracting some of our mowing, and that has helped. We have always subbed out electrical, lighting, guttering and power washing, doing all hardscaping in house, as well as irrigation (since 2015). And I do worry about ethics. It concerns me when I see 'employee stealing' and 'client poaching.' But you have to run your own race and I can only control Arbor's.

What have you gained from your involvement in the NCNLA?

I have formed friendships that would not have been possible if not for NCNLA. Being a

female in a male-dominated industry has never been a hindrance in part to those 'brothers from a different mother' relationships. I could not have asked for a better group of people to guide me through my career.

What advice do you have for someone interested in or just starting out in the industry?

I read Ruth Currins’ advice in the last issue, and mine is the same! Don't reinvent the wheel! Spend time talking to colleagues and listen. Value family and friends above all and always be fair and truthful in your dealings. We have a sign in our shop that says, "Don't surround yourself in mediocracy." When you get burned out — and you will — remember why you started in the first place. For me, I just focus on the plants and their beauty in design, and my world always comes back into focus.

Get in touch 919.542.6765 | info@arborenterprises.com | www.arborenterprises.com FALL 2019 | NURSERY & LANDSCAPE NOTES | 9

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MEMBER NCNLA EVENT NEWS NEWS

2019 Robert Cagle Memorial Golf Tournament The 2019 Robert Cagle Memorial Golf Tournament was held Friday, August 23rd at the Lochmere Golf Club in Cary, N.C. Six foursomes enjoyed a round of golf followed by a casual dinner and awards ceremony. The net profit of this event funds the Robert Cagle Memorial Scholarship, which supports the continuing education needs of qualified horticultural and landscape students. Thank you to the golfers who braved the heat of an August afternoon to participate in the event. And thank you to our sponsors. Your support is always appreciated!

Congratulations to our winners!

Winning team (pictured): Jimmy Anderson Rick Lawhun Kevin Cagle Dylan Singleton

Thank you to our 2019 Sponsors!

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Longest putt: Jimmie Anderson

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Closest to the pin: Gene Queen Brian Manley FALL 2019 | NURSERY & LANDSCAPE NOTES | 11

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MEMBER NEWS EDUCATION UPDATE NCNLA Members Attend University of Mount Olive AgFest Far Left: Landscape Design showed students how to plant trees and read landscape design plans. Left: Students were able to test their skills on a zero-turn mower course at the Bland Landscaping booth.

The University of Mount Olive Agriculture program hosted the sixth annual AgFest event on September 19, 2019. The event brought over 1500 high school FFA members and advisors from across North Carolina to campus to so they could see firsthand the various facets of agriculture. Representatives of the nursery and landscape industry were among

the 40 booths there to provide hands-on learning demonstrations for students, and opportunities to speak with professional about the careers within the green industry. Nursery and landscape businesses that participated in this year’s event included Bartlett Tree Experts, Bland Landscaping, Jericho Farms, Landscape Design, and NC Urban Forest Council. Later in the evening, students were invited to attend a concert featuring Matt Stell, the artist with the country music hit “Prayed for You.”

Horticulture Technology at Alamance Community College Celebrates 30 Years

The Horticulture Technology Department at Alamance Community College (ACC) celebrates their 30th anniversary this fall. The program began in the fall of 1989 under the direction of Chester Honeycutt to meet the large demand for development of a program in Alamance County. When Honeycutt retired, Justin Snyder began as the department head in 2003. Liz Riley has been the head of the department since 2017. The program has since grown from ten students to sixty students, and from one instructor to three faculty members. On campus, ACC has three different greenhouses: a production greenhouse, a hydroponic greenhouse, and a conservatory greenhouse. Three years ago, a generous donation of a 47-acre farm, named the Bill and Nancy Covington Education Center, was made to the program.

ACC faculty and students at the 2019 National Collegiate Landscape Competition Team at Colorado State University.

They are currently developing the farm, which has helped the program expand class offerings by providing more room for courses such as equipment operations/maintenance, landscape irrigation, and landscape construction. The horticulture faculty and staff are excited about the future of the green industry and look forward to continuing to prepare their students to be industry ready. They appreciate the local green industry for their continued support of their department for field trips, guest lectures, and other learning opportunities for students. Share news and updates from your school! Send it to Cindy Whitt at cwhitt@ncnla.com. FALL 2019 | NURSERY & LANDSCAPE NOTES | 13

MEMBER IN MEMORIAM NEWS Tom Gilmore of Julian, N.C. passed away on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at the age of 82. After graduating from North Carolina State University with a Bachelor of Science in Horticulture, Tom joined the family business at Gilmore Plant & Bulb. He later pursued his interest in politics and held a seat in the North Carolina House of Representatives for three consecutive terms. He then resigned to accept an appointment by Gov. James Hunt, Jr. as Deputy Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Human Resources. Tom later returned to the family business where he would become President. In subsequent years, he served as President of the North Carolina Association of Nurserymen (now North Carolina Nursery & Landscape Association), President of the National Landscape Association, President of Keep North Carolina Beautiful and as a member of the North Carolina State Board of Agriculture. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations to JC Raulston Arboretum, 4415 Beryl Rd. Raleigh, NC 27606; Community in Christ Presbyterian Church, 5401 Liberty Rd. Greensboro, NC 27406; or the American Heart Association, 7029 Albert Pick Rd. Ste 200, Greensboro, NC 27409.

The Gilmore Plant and Bulb Company in Randolph County is the Oldest in North Carolina and its plants deck the lawns of the White House, Pentagon, Jefferson Memorial, Philadelphia’s Independence Hall and more. 6:45 p.m., Sept. 6, 2012

Gilmore was featured in an episode of WRAL’s Tar Heel Traveler in 2012 where he talks about his work in politics – both as a former member of the General Assembly and as the supplier of plants for the White House, Pentagon, the legislative building in Raleigh, and more. https://www.wral.com/lifestyles/travel/video/11514916/

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January 27-31, 2020 Greensboro, NC

The Future is Green SPECIAL SECTION

m co . in w ro ils G a t nd de e a n e id e or ins re M G

Education: January 27-29 Sheraton Greensboro at Four Seasons

Marketplace: January 30-31 Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center

Thousands of green industry professionals will head to Greensboro, N.C. the last week of January for three days of education and a two-day Marketplace trade show. This year, you’ll find an updated education program with new sessions and instructors. Our Marketplace will offer more opportunity for networking with a kick-off reception on Wednesday and a Happy Hour on Thursday. Visit www.greenandgrowin.com for updates and to register. Early bird registration ends Dec. 16.

EDUCATION

More than 100 hours of top-quality training, specialty seminars and workshops fill the G&G ‘20 education line-up. Eight Education Tracks feature nearly 60 expert sessions. Attendees can choose to attend all the sessions in a single track, or mix-and-match to meet their needs.

NETWORKING

Take advantage of extended Marketplace hours on Wednesday and Thursday so you can continue to network after hours at the Greensboro Coliseum.

Kick-Off Reception – Wednesday, Jan. 29 5:00-7:00 PM

Happy Hour – Thursday, Jan. 30 4:30-6:30 PM

MARKETPLACE AMENITIES

Thanks to our sponsors, we can provide complimentary food and beverage so you can spend more time on the floor. (Available daily while supplies last.)

KEYNOTES

Coffee and Donuts

Hear our dynamic keynote speakers on Tuesday and Wednesday morning while enjoying a complimentary breakfast at the Sheraton Greensboro and earning a CEU.

Lunch

Afternoon Snacks

Tuesday, Jan. 28, 8:00 – 9:15 AM Steve Troxler

Wednesday, Jan. 29, 8:00 – 9:15 AM Tony Avent

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SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

EDUCATION

MARKETPLACE

January 27 – 29

January 29 – 31

Sheraton Greensboro at Four Seasons

Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center

MONDAY, JANUARY 27 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

SPECIALTY CLASSES & CERTIFICATIONS

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

TUESDAY, JANUARY 28 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

SPECIALTY CLASSES & CERTIFICATIONS

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM

KEYNOTE ADDRESS Steve Troxler

9:30 AM – 5:00 PM

EDUCATION

11:30 AM – 12:45 PM

LUNCH SPEAKER Kerry Scott WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Tony Avent 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM

EDUCATION

11:30 AM – 12:45 PM

LUNCH SPEAKER Kathie Dello, Ph.D.

KICK-OFF RECEPTION THURSDAY, JANUARY 30

7:30 AM – 9:00 AM

NCNLA MEMBERSHIP BREAKFAST & ANNUAL MEETING

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

GREEN & GROWIN’ MARKETPLACE

4:30 PM – 6:30 PM

HAPPY HOUR RECEPTION FRIDAY, JANUARY 31

9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

GREEN & GROWIN’ MARKETPLACE

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

WOMEN IN THE GREEN INDUSTRY GATHERING

Earn CEUs when you walk the Marketplace floor on Thursday or Friday: LC (1) IC (2) LA (4) All CEUs are pending approval.

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EDUCATION Specialty Classes and Certifications | All programs take place at the Sheraton Greensboro at Four Seasons Gain marketable skills and career-boosting credentials. Sign up soon. Class size is limited.

MONDAY, JANUARY 27

TUESDAY, JANUARY 28

8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

● ● ● Creating the Ultimate Landscape Design

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

● ● ● IA Landscape Irrigation Technician Course

8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

● ● ● Fundamentals of Profitable Landscape Design

8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

● ● North Carolina Pesticide License Course & Test

● ● North Carolina Pesticide License Course & Test (8:30 AM – 5:30 PM)

8:30 AM – 5:00 PM

● ● ● ● OSHA/NALP 10-Hour Construction Safety Course

8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

● ● ICPI Concrete Paver Installer Course

8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

● ● ICPI PICP Specialist Course

1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

(8:00 AM - NOON)

● ● ● ● Adult First Aid/CPR/AED Certification Course

Professional Credits (CEU) Key Attend the sessions of your choice to earn continuing education credits toward state or national accreditations. Look for the icons below. 1 credit per hour. ● LC Landscape Contractor License

● IC Irrigation Contractor License

● ISA International Society of

■ LCB Landscape Contractor

■ ICB Irrigation Contractor License

● NALP National Association

● LA Landscape Architect License

● PA Pesticide Applicator License

(NC) - Technical CEU

License (NC) – Business CEU

(NC)

(NC) – Technical Irrigation CEU (NC) – Business CEU (FL, NC, SC, TN, VA)

All classes pending CEU approval. Check greenandgrowin.com for updates.

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Arboriculture – Certified Arborist

of Landscape Professionals – Landscape Industry Certified

▲ SAF Society of American

Foresters – Certified Forester

Earn CEUs when you walk the Marketplace floor: ● (1) ● (2) ● (4)

All programs take place at the Sheraton Greensboro at Four Seasons

EDUCATION SCHEDULE

TUESDAY, JANUARY 28 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM

■ ■ ● ● KEYNOTE

ADDRESS: State of the N.C. Agriculture Industry Steve Troxler, Commissioner, North Carolina Department of Agriculture Steve Troxler has served as the N.C. Commissioner of Agriculture since 2005. He is an avid supporter of the state’s nursery and landscape industry. He worked to include nursery crops in the Hurricane Florence Disaster Recovery Act, which earmarked $240 million in relief funds for agricultural businesses adversely impacted by Hurricane Florence and/or Hurricane Michael. Join him to gain insights into the state of the agricultural industry in North Carolina.

EDUCATION TRACKS

BUSINESS

LANDSCAPE

Guilford E

Guilford D

PESTS, WEEDS & DISEASES

GARDEN CENTER

GROWERS

Auditorium II

Guilford C

Guilford FG 9:30 AM – 10:20 AM

■ ■ ● Federal

Under Development

10:30 AM – 11:20 AM

■ ■ ● The Ownership

● ● ● ● What If

11:30 AM – 12:45 PM

■ ■ ● General Session Speaker & Lunch - Kerry Scott, Program Manager, másLabor

1:00 PM – 1:50 PM

■ ■ ● Insurance

● ● ● ● Developing

● ● ● ● ● Pros and

● ● ● Woody

● ● ● Controlling

2:00 PM – 2:50 PM

■ ■ ● Top Tax

● ● ● ● ▲ Road Salt

● ● ● Disease

● ● Garden Next!

● Mechanization

3:00 PM – 3:50 PM

■ ■ ● Risk

Under Development

● David and Goliath -

4:00 PM – 4:50 PM

■ ■ ● The Probability

Under Development

● ● ● ● Resistant

Motor Carrier Safety Administration Regulatory Update and Latest News Transition Challenge

Certificates 101

Lanternfly and Other Regulatory Updates

Gardening Helps Mind, Body, and Soul

● ● Replacing Perlite

Under Development

● ● ● Best in Class

● ● ● Greenhouse

Your Plants Die in Green Stormwater Infrastructures?

Multi-Functional Landscapes

Strategies for Closely Held Businesses

● ● Box Blight, Spotted ● Power of Plants: How

and Urban Forestry

Annuals and Perennials for the Piedmont

Cons of Native Trees for IPM

Management of Annuals in the Greenhouse

Management - How to Buy Less Insurance

of Profitability

Ornamental Solutions for the Nursery and Landscape Industry

Garden Retailing in the Age of Distraction!

with Whole Treat: Our Experiences

Water Treatment Methods

Insects and Diseases in Nurseries

● ● ● IPM for European The Independent Garden Pepper Moth and Other Center vs. the Big Box Nursery Pests Store

● Garden Art: Using Annuals and Herbaceous Ornament to Accent the Perennials for Landscape Phytophthora-Infested Landscape Beds

● ● ● ● Substrate

Amendments for Growing Large Container Trees

● IC Irrigation Contractor License

● ISA International Society of

■ LCB Landscape Contractor

■ ICB Irrigation Contractor License

● NALP National Association

● LA Landscape Architect License

● PA Pesticide Applicator License

(NC) - Technical CEU

License (NC) – Business CEU

(NC)

(NC) – Technical Irrigation CEU (NC) – Business CEU (FL, NC, SC, TN, VA)

Arboriculture – Certified Arborist

of Landscape Professionals – Landscape Industry Certified

Earn CEUs when you walk the Marketplace floor: ● (1) ● (2) ● (4)

▲ SAF Society of American

Foresters – Certified Forester

All classes pending CEU approval. NOTE: The session schedule is subject to change. Visit greenandgrowin.com for ongoing updates.

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All programs take place at the Sheraton Greensboro at Four Seasons

EDUCATION SCHEDULE

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM

● ● ● KEYNOTE

ADDRESS: Plant Exploration and Conservation Tony Avent, Owner & Operator, Plant Delights Nursery & Juniper Level Botanic Garden Tony Avent has a passion for plants and nature. In 1988, he established Plant Delights Nursery, a retail mail order nursery, and Juniper Level Botanic Garden, a not-for-profit 28-acre research, education and display garden with more than 26,000 taxa, including an array of unusual specimen plants unlike any other in the world. Learn about his life’s work of plant exploration and conservation, and what drives him to search the world for new, rare and unusual plants.

EDUCATION TRACKS

BUSINESS

LANDSCAPE

Guilford E

Guilford D

TURF MANAGEMENT

IRRIGATION

Guilford F Coordinated by the North Carolina Sod Producers Association

Guilford C Coordinated by the Carolinas Irrigation Association

URBAN FORESTRY & ARBORICULTURE Guilford G Coordinated by the North Carolina Urban Forest Council

9:30 AM – 10:20 AM

■ ■ ● Leaders Grow Leaders

● ● ● Bird-Friendly Habitat Gardening

● ● ● Utilizing Cultural Under Development

10:30 AM – 11:20 AM

■ ■ ● Keeping

● ● ● ● ● ● Small

● ■ ● ● Pesticide and Regulatory Issues Facing the Turfgrass Industry

11:30 AM – 12:45 PM

● ● ● ● ● General Session Speaker & Lunch - Kathie Dello, Ph.D., Director, NC State Climate Office & NC State Climatologist

1:00 PM – 1:50 PM

■ ■ ● HR Best Practices ● ● ● NC Coastal

2:00 PM – 2:50 PM

Employees Healthy and Happy

Space Landscapes

and Pesticide Methods for Establishment and Conversion of Warm and Cool Season Turf

Under Development

■ ■ ● Opportunities

● ● ● ● Selecting the

● ■ ● ● Advanced Disease Management Strategies for Cool and Warm Season Turf

Under Development

3:00 PM – 3:50 PM

■ ■ ● Content

● ● ● Lighting Design

● ■ ● ● Advanced Weed Management in Warm and Cool Season Turf

Under Development

4:00 PM – 4:50 PM

■ ■ ● Creative Benefits ● ● ● ● *New Plants

Marketing

Packages - Alternatives to Traditional Health Insurance

Best Plants for Energy Efficiency

on the Trade Show Floor with the JC Raulston Arboretum

Beneath: Fungal Tree Pathogens in the Urban Landscape

● ● ● Fruit Tree

Pruning; Basics for the Arborist

● ● Soil Fertility Landscaping: Inspired by Management for Nature Successful Lawns and Landscapes

for Women in the Green Industry

● ● ● ▲ What Lies

● ● ● ● Preventing Tree Loss During Construction

● ● ● ● ▲ Threats to Landscape Trees

● ● ● ● ▲ Trees and

the Hazards They Present

Under Development ● ■ ● Advanced Strategies for Controlling Difficult Insect Pests in Warm and Cool Season Turf

● ● ● ▲ Caring for

Mature Landscape Trees

● IC Irrigation Contractor License

● ISA International Society of

■ LCB Landscape Contractor

■ ICB Irrigation Contractor License

● NALP National Association

● LA Landscape Architect License

● PA Pesticide Applicator License

(NC) - Technical CEU

License (NC) – Business CEU

(NC)

(NC) – Technical Irrigation CEU (NC) – Business CEU (FL, NC, SC, TN, VA)

Arboriculture – Certified Arborist

of Landscape Professionals – Landscape Industry Certified

▲ SAF Society of American

Foresters – Certified Forester

(*Course conducted at Greensboro Coliseum.) All classes pending CEU approval. NOTE: The session schedule is subject to change. Visit greenandgrowin.com for ongoing updates. 20 | NURSERY & LANDSCAPE NOTES | FALL 2019

Earn CEUs when you walk the Marketplace floor: ● (1) ● (2) ● (4)

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RATE

5. REGISTRATION OPTIONS

EARLY-BIRD BY DECEMBER 16, 2019 MEMBER

SPECIALTY CLASSES & CERTIFICATIONS Pesticide License (Monday & Tuesday) 1½-day class, includes books & Monday lunch; Separate fee required for Tuesday afternoon exam

OSHA/NALP Construction Safety (Monday & Tuesday) *NEW* 1½-day class for the Landscape Industry, includes Monday lunch

Adult First Aid/CPR/AED (Tuesday Afternoon) *NEW* 4-hour class earns 2-year Certification

IA Landscape Irrigation Technician (Monday) *NEW* 1-day class with hands-on learning, includes Monday lunch

Fundamentals of Profitable Landscape Design (Monday) 1-day class for newcomers & veterans, includes Monday lunch

Creating the Ultimate Landscape Design (Tuesday) *NEW* 1-day class for newcomers & veterans, includes Tuesday lunch

ICPI Concrete Paver Installer (Monday & Tuesday) 2-day class for newcomers, includes lunch both days

ICPI PICP Specialist (Monday) 1-day class for experienced contractors, includes Monday lunch

GENERAL EDUCATION G&G Package *BEST VALUE*

NON-MEMBER

TOTAL

REGULAR DECEMBER 17, 2019 - ONSITE MEMBER

NON-MEMBER

MONDAY & TUESDAY

$175

$225

$195

$245

$135

$175

$95

$115

$125

$175

$145

$195

$275

$325

$295

$345

$275

$325

$295

$345

$360

$400

$360

$400

$306

$340

$306

$340

TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY

Includes all Tuesday & Wednesday General Education activities plus Marketplace admission - up to 17 CEUs

Tuesday Only Includes keynote, lunch & education sessions - 8 CEUs

Wednesday Only Includes keynote, lunch & education sessions - 8 CEUs

$195

$275

$245

$325

$135

$185

$175

$225

$135

$185

$175

$225

MARKETPLACE

THURSDAY & FRIDAY

General Admission

$20

$25

Student Admission

$10

6. TOTAL DUE / PAYMENT

 Check #

 Credit Card (You will be invoiced via Email provided in Section 1)

7. LICENSES / CERTIFICATIONS HELD Landscape Contractor

Irrigation Contractor

ISA Certified Arborist

SAF Certified Forester

Landscape Architect

Pesticide Applicator

NALP Landscape Industry Certified

Other

NOTE: Include your state and license number for each license held. Proof of attendance forms verifying your earned CEUs will be emailed to you2019 within| NURSERY 30 days after close of the trade show. FALL & LANDSCAPE NOTES | 21

G&G Partner Program Become a sponsor and maximize your visibility with our Partnership opportunities! Put your company’s name in front of more than 4,000 Green & Growin’ attendees and generate thousands of impressions with the G&G Partner Program. This new wide-ranging program gives you a chance to increase your exposure with new high visibility items and networking events.

Bronze $250

Silver $500

Gold $1,000

Platinum $3,000

Ruby $4,500

Diamond $6,000

Logo on GreenandGrowin.com

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Logo in Showbook

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Logo on Education & Marketplace Signage

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Education Keynotes - Slideshow Recognition

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1/4

1/2 1 - 2X2

Full 2 - 2X2

Full 3 - 2X2

Full 4 - 2X2

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Marketplace - Front Door Window Cling

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Marketplace - Hanging Sign at Booth

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Pre-Show Social Media Promotion

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Marketplace - Tote Bag Promotional Insert

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Benefits

Showbook Advertisement Marketplace - Floor Sticker(s) Marketplace - Scavenger Hunt Listing

Pre-Show Promotional Eblast

Sponsorship Selections — Listed on Next Page

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Make your selection(s) based on your G&G Partner Program level   

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Morning Breakfasts Your company logo on signage at the coffee and doughnut stations during the Education Program or the Marketplace.

 Tue. & Wed. Education  Thu. & Fri. Marketplace

Afternoon Breaks Your company logo on signage at the coffee, soda and cookie stations during the Education Program or the Marketplace.

 Tue. & Wed. Education  Thu. & Fri. Marketplace

Networking Events Your company logo will be on signage and your company name will be mentioned at the opening of the event.

 Tue. & Wed. Education Luncheon

 Thu. NCNLA Annual Meeting  Fri. Women in the Green Industry Gathering

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Platinum $3,000

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Ruby $4,500

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Diamond $6,000

Select 1 Item from below and 1 item at the Bronze, Silver & Gold level

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Your company logo on signage, and you can provide promotional material for each table. Only two available!

 Marketplace Tote Bags

 Tue. Education Keynote

SOLD

 Event Lanyards SOLD  Event Name Badges SOLD

 Wed. Education Keynote

Targeted Audience

Your company logo on signage at the Marketplace on Thu. and Fri.

Your company logo will be on Your company logo on signage, and you will receive a display table during the Education Program. Only three available!

 South Lounge (NEW!)

 Mon. Sessions

 Charging Stations (NEW!)

 Tue. Sessions

Networking Events

 Wed. Sessions

Your company logo on signage and recognition of your company at the opening of the event. Only two available!

Show Amenities

 Marketplace Kick-Off Reception Wed. afternoon at the Coliseum

 Marketplace Happy Hour Thu. Afternoon at the Coliseum

Your company logo on signage, and you can provide promotional materials for each table. Only one available!

 Marketplace Demonstration Area/North Lounge (NEW!) Your company logo on the back of volunteer t-shirts during our two key events. Only two available!  Education Volunteer T-shirts (NEW!)  Marketplace Volunteer T-shirts (NEW!)

Advertising Upgrades

Your company logo on signage at the Marketplace. The Shuttle Bus sponsorship includes signage at the Sheraton. Only four available!

Increase your visibility by upgrading your full-page ad to an outside cover. Only two available!

 ¼-Page Banner Ad on

 Thu. Marketplace Lunch

Front Cover

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 Inside Front Cover  Inside Back Cover

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Gold

Silver

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Bronze Arbor Enterprises

Goldhill Nursery

NC Composting Council

Campbell Road Nursery

Hortica

Piedmont Carolina Nursery

Dutchman Industries

Jericho Farms

Southern Ag

Fowler's Nursery

Mellow Marsh Farms

STI Turf Care Equipment

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BEST PRACTICE

A Loyalty Program Can Boost Customer Retention and Your Bottom Line

oyalty programs are an effective way to increase revenue and encourage customers to keep coming back for your products and services. Retail chains, grocery stores, hotels, airlines and various other companies offer them because they want to keep your business — and it works. According to a 2013 Nielsen study, nearly 84% of customers are more likely to stay with a brand that offers a loyalty program. New Garden Landscaping & Nursery, Greensboro, has run a successful loyalty program for 15 years in their retail store. They use a point-of-sale (POS) system with rewards management features to sign up customers and track sales. Members of their program get a key card that’s scanned each time they make a purchase. “Every 300 points gets a $15 credit that can be applied to retail purchases. Points are earned on regular- priced purchases and excludes labor, delivery and landscape services,” said Jessica Story, Customer Marketing Manager for New Garden.

Rewards Programs Can Pay Off

Creating a rewards program can give you a great return on investment. Recent marketing research shows that it costs five times more to gain a new customer compared to keeping an existing one. At New Garden, 70% of purchases are by customers enrolled in their rewards program. Increasing customer retention by a mere five percent can increase your profits from 25%-95%. According to Story, New Garden rewards customers are spending more per transaction than non-rewards customers. Purchases from rewards customers make up 77% of overall sales.

According to a 2013 Nielsen study, nearly 84% of customers are more likely to stay with a brand that offers a loyalty program.

Other Customer Benefits

A rewards program can include additional perks that won’t cost anything to your business but will help you build a marketing database. When a customer signs up for your program, indicate that you want permission to send them exclusive offers. FALL 2019 | NURSERY & LANDSCAPE NOTES | 25

Apps and POS

There are lots of platforms on the market that make it easy to develop a rewards program. Here are a few places to start: Stamp Me Loyalty Solutions Customized digital loyalty programs www.stampme.com NCR Counterpoint POS system with loyalty program options (used by New Garden) www.ncr.com Kickback Systems Specializes in loyalty programs for service industry www.kickbacksystems.com Pollen Digital referral programs for small businesses www.sharepollen.com

Small businesses can use these referrals to increase their customer base through word-of-mouth recommendations from current clients.

New Garden customers in the rewards program receive a members-only newsletter with coupons, and invitations to special events and seminars. “Our rewards members also get a one-year warranty full replacement on their trees and shrubs, while non-members only get a six-month warranty,” said Story. If you attend trade shows, you can ask rewards customers to stop by your booth for a special giveaway to help your company stay top-of-mind among the other exhibitors.

Rewards Are Not Just for Retail

Wholesale and service companies can also use a rewards program to maintain customer loyalty throughout the year. Discounts can be offered to wholesale buyers through a tiered program of purchase levels to encourage them to spend more per visit. Service companies can offer regular clients a discount after a certain number of visits. A rewards program can also help you track customers so you can anticipate their needs. Landscapers can use the program to maintain customer information and send reminders for services. You can also offer special 26 | NURSERY & LANDSCAPE NOTES | FALL 2019

pricing for bundled services to encourage clients to stay with your company for all of their needs. You can also boost business during slow times of the year by offering a price break. Wholesalers can offer a discount on purchases made at the end of the busy season to help boost sales and get rid of leftover inventory. Landscapers can offer incentives for projects that clients usually want completed in the spring and summer.

Don’t Forget Referrals

Referrals are a great way to secure new business and offer your customers a bonus for their recommendation. Small businesses can use these referrals to increase their customer base through word-of-mouth recommendations from current clients. Creating a referral program can be as simple as printing business-sized cards for current customers to pass on to potential new customers. You can offer a discount on a regular service or add a smaller service at no cost for every qualified referral that becomes a new customer. Loyalty programs can work across business types with a little creativity and an investment that works with your budget.

INDUSTRY RESEARCH

Roadmap of Research Priorities for the Green Industry

Highlights from a two-day stakeholder workshop held in Albuquerque, New Mexico

nvironmental horticulture, or the green industry, is an integral component of specialty crops and agriculture as a whole. In fact, our industry generates one third of all specialty crop revenue (over 19 billion each year!) and its workforce. Yet, our industry received only 12 percent of federal funds earmarked for specialty crops from USDA Agricultural Research Service and USDAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Specialty Crop Research Initiative in the past five years. The Horticultural Research Institute (HRI) recognized this disparity and began a mission to bring federal funding awards more in line with environmental horticultureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economic impact. HRI realized that the industry lacked a unified, strategic roadmap of research priorities to better leverage federal funds. With this new mandate, HRI set to work. The result was a professionally moderated, two-day stakeholder workshop, where attendees shared their collective understanding of current and future industry challenges, trends, and opportunities. Through this consensus effort, HRI identified research priorities to address challenges, capitalize on future

trends and opportunities, better direct research investments, and steer federal funds toward removing barriers to increasing sustainability. About 45 delegates representing all segments of environmental horticulture and regions of the country gathered for a face-to-face summit to listen, learn, and share their insights with each other. Participants were encouraged to advocate for their peers by first engaging in conversations with them in advance of the meeting to widen their perspectives. During the summit, the moderator led the group through a series of discussions that culminated in a consensus on four key research priorities.

By Anthony V. LeBude, Ph.D., NC State Jim S. Owen, Virginia Tech Jill Calabro, AmericanHort/HRI Jennifer Gray, AmericanHort

Quantifying Plant Benefits

Research that quantifies and validates the benefits of plants on ecosystems, human health, and society can be used to craft better value propositions for consumers. Ultimately, this will boost industry sales and services and increase interest in industry careers. Our industry and society benefits when individuals understand how plants contribute to both their health FALL 2019 | NURSERY & LANDSCAPE NOTES | 27

Participants of the stakeholder workshop held by HRI and NCSU.

and well-being and their ecosystems in which they live. New research regarding plant benefits need to be aligned with industry priorities to maintain environmental horticulture at the forefront of providing sustainable green solutions for the world.

Creating Innovative Solutions

Research that develops or adapts biological, mechanical, and technological systems make practices and processes more efficient and productive for horticultural businesses of all segments and sizes. Ultimately, this will introduce new plants into commerce, increase efficiencies, reduce labor, and improve sustainability. Our industry continually needs improved systems to produce new or improved crops with less labor, water, nutrients, time, and pesticides in a safe work environment while adding value to quality plants that thrive during shipping, marketing, and consumer use. Whether in the supply chain, current inventory, or on the road to end-users, crops and inputs need to be traced, evaluated, ordered, managed and/or improved upon to continually provide cost effective solutions for producers to integrate into existing production practices. This would include (but not be limited to) advances in plant breeding, crop production and protection, software, automation, mechanization, and logistics. Recognizing and addressing barriers to adoption will be crucial.

Gathering Consumer Insights

Research that evaluates consumer behavior, preferences, and trends empowers horticultural businesses to optimize products and services. Ultimately, this will lead to industry-wide profitability and growth. Consumers are responsible for the health and sustainability of our industry. Therefore, producers need to understand generational shifts in consumer demographics, as well as how those shifts affect consumer purchasing behaviors. Examples include emerging market preferences, relative purchasing power, and general gardening confidence. Markets, consumers, and the products they desire interact and change over time. 28 | NURSERY & LANDSCAPE NOTES | FALL 2019

To adapt, industry producers need information that synthesizes all this, yet is easily understandable and crafted for various segments of the industry. Research on consumer preference, motivation, purchasing behavior, and perception of our industryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s products and services will help producers develop better business strategies that fulfill consumer desires.

Producing Practical and Actionable Solutions

Research that addresses ongoing and emergent industry challenges in production, resource management, and pest and disease management, provides practical and actionable advice for horticultural businesses to improve sustainability and profitability. Disruptive, ongoing, emergent issues that challenge short-term profitability and success of environmental horticulture will continue to rise. Therefore, providing solutions to these challenges must remain a research priority for funding agencies. The AmericanHort Mission is to unite, promote, and advance our industry through advocacy, collaboration, connectivity, education, market development, and research. HRI, the research foundation of AmericanHort, supports scientific research and students for the advancement of the environmental horticulture industry. HRI was established by industry leaders on the premise that no one could better direct needed research to advance environmental horticulture than the very people who work in it. They adhere to that same vision today: to fund and guide environmental horticulture research efforts with direct input from industry professionals. It is the strong foundation upon which to build the industry. Since 1962, HRI has provided more than $7.5 million in funds to research projects covering a broad range of production, environmental, and business issues important to the green industry. Moving forward, HRI has adopted these four research priorities and will use them to guide future HRI funding and leveraging decisions.

INDUSTRY RESEARCH

Be on the Lookout for Purple Loosestrife and Floating Heart

By Bridget Lassiter, Ph.D. Weed Specialist, N.C. Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services

A patch of Yellow Floating Heart before herbicide treatment.

any beautiful plants have been introduced to gardeners and landscapers through the ornamental industry. Most of these non-native plants stay right where they were planted and have no unintended consequences. However, there are always going to be a few bad players that escape cultivation and cause serious harm to the environment. Two plants that are of particular concern in North Carolina are Purple Loosestrife and Yellow Floating Heart.

Most of these non-native plants stay right where they were planted and have no unintended consequences. However, there are always going to be a few bad players that escape cultivation and cause serious harm to the environment.

Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) was introduced into N.C. as an ornamental plant in the early 1990s and has persisted in at least one location for more than 20 years despite yearly control efforts. This highly invasive perennial plant is a Federal Noxious Weed, and quite common in states to our north (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan), but is not yet widespread in N.C. This plant has beautiful purple/pink flowers and loves to grow in wet and swampy areas. It grows prolifically in wetland areas and will eventually out-compete the native swamp plants that provide valuable food and habitat for wildlife. Each plant can produce millions of seeds in a year, and one plant can have 30-50 seed heads if left untreated. The N.C. Department of Agriculture is actively managing three infestations of Purple Loosestrife in Guilford, Henderson, and Onslow Counties. In N.C., Purple Loosestrife has been found planted in commercial and residential landscapes. As a reminder, selling or transporting Purple Loosestrife or any other plants

Top: Yellow Floating Heart flowers and leaves in New Bern, NC.

Photos by Bridget Lassiter

Bottom: Purple Loosestrife Flowers in Hendersonville, NC. FALL 2019 | NURSERY & LANDSCAPE NOTES | 29

Your help is needed to help us find and control new infestations of these plants. If you think you have seen Purple Loosestrife or Floating Heart, please contact the NCDA&CS Weed Specialist Dr. Bridget Lassiter at bridget.lassiter@ncagr.gov or (919) 707-3749. You are always invited to report invasive species to the NCDA&CS by calling 1-800-206-9333 or report by email: newpest@ncagr.gov.

The full list of regulated invasive weeds can be found here: http://www.ncagr.gov/plantindustry/Plant/weed/ weedprog.htm Plant distribution maps can be found at the EddMaps webpage: https://www.eddmaps.org/distribution

Crested Floating Heart leaf and flower.

that are on the state and federal Noxious Weed Lists is prohibited.

Details on the Yellow Floating Heart flower.

The Floating Hearts are a more recent introduction into the N.C. water garden industry. Although there are several native Nymphoides, two species within the genus - Yellow (N. peltata) and Crested (N. cristata) Floating Heart pose the greatest threat to our state and are both Class A state Noxious Weeds. These ornamental aquatic plants have heart-shaped leaves the size of a golf ball, and either yellow or white flowers with 5-petals. The plants are rooted in soil, but the leaves and flowers float on the surface of the water. The plants have impressive reproductive capabilities;

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producing seeds and ramets, while also creating new plants from leaf and stem cuttings (called fragmentation) as well as daughter plants formed along the stem. The plants were widely available in the water garden trade until the N.C. Department of Agriculture placed these plants on the state Noxious Weed List in 2011. Crested Floating Heart has been an extremely invasive plant in South Carolina, growing from a two-acre infestation in Lake Marion to over 2,000 acres in just two years! Only one location of Crested Floating Heart has been found in N.C. so far, and it is almost completely eradicated. Management of Yellow Floating Heart, however, proves to be more of a challenge. There are currently 15 separate known infestations in the state, ranging in location from Burke County in the Mountains, to Lee County in the Piedmont, to Craven County in the Coastal Plain. This plant is highly adaptable and will grow in a variety of temperature and water quality environments. It is thought that some of the infestations were planted intentionally by homeowners, and others may have been introduced by waterfowl. Keep your eyes peeled for this beautiful, but invasive plant! It started flowering in May and will continue flowering until frost in N.C., and the flowers are one of the easiest ways to spot this plant.

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As of October 10, 2019

Member Company

City

State Mem. Type

Member Company

City

State Mem. Type

Alvarez Landscape & Lawn Maintenance LLC

Stokesdale

Platinum

STI Turf Care Equipment

Colfax

Platinum

Ambiance Garden Design

Charlotte

Platinum

T.H. Blue, Inc.

Eagle Springs

Platinum

Asarum Ventures, LLC

Pittsboro

Platinum

Taylor's Nursery, Inc.

Raleigh

Platinum

B.B. Barns, Inc.

Arden

Platinum

Triangle Turf & Ornamental

Wilson

Platinum

BASF

Etowah

Platinum

Turf Mountain Sod, Inc.

Hendersonville NC

Platinum

Baucom's Nursery

Charlotte

Platinum

Yard and Nursery Depot

Elk Park

Platinum

Consolidated Landscaping, Inc Winston Salem NC

Platinum

Company Wrench

Carroll

Platinum Affiliate

Cox Landscape Management Inc.

Charlotte

Platinum

Greenius by LS Training System

London

ONT

Platinum Affiliate

Ditch Witch of North Carolina

Garner

Platinum

Highway Equipment Company Concord

DM Thompson Enterprise INC

Mebane

Platinum

Platinum Affiliate

First Rate Lawn Service

Raleigh

Platinum

Lancaster Farms, Inc.

Suffolk

Platinum Affiliate

Freeman Landscape, Inc.

Wilmington

Platinum

Wake Forest

Platinum

Rainbow Treecare Scientific Advancements

Minneapolis

Goodson & Associates

Platinum Affiliate

Grants Creek Nursery, Inc.

Jacksonville

Platinum

Rock Hall

Grass Masters Landscape Services LLC

Youngsville

Platinum

Star Roses/The Conard Pyle Co.

Platinum Affiliate

ACT Construction Equipment

Charlotte

Gold

Green Resource

Colfax

Platinum

Brookscapes, LLC

Raleigh

Gold

Greenleaf Services, Inc.

Linville

Platinum

Buds & Blooms Nursery

Brown Summit NC

Gold

Greensboro Shrub Nursery

Greensboro

Platinum

Capitol Broadcasting Co., Inc.

Raleigh

Gold

Greenscape Inc.

Holly Springs

Platinum

Shallotte

Gold

Greenstate Landscape & Nursery

Lumberton

Platinum

Carolina Creations Landscapes, Inc. Commercial Pine Straw

Raleigh

Gold

Hawksridge Farms

Hickory

Platinum

Indian Trail

Gold

Johnson Nursery Corp.

Willard

Platinum

Creative Carolina Landscapes, Inc.

Kirk Davis Nursery

Midland

Platinum

DJS Lawn & Landscape, LLC.

Durham

Gold

L.R. Griffin & Assoc., Inc.

Greenville

Platinum

Evergreen Partners of Raleigh

Durham

Gold

Lathams Nursery, Inc.

Monroe

Platinum

Fair View Nursery, Inc.

Wilson

Gold

Myatt Landscaping Concepts, Inc.

Fuquay-Varina NC

Platinum

Fairview Greenhouses & Garden Ctr

Raleigh

Gold

Natureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vision LLC

Richfield

Platinum

Five Oaks Nursery

Wilmington

Gold

NurserySouth, LLC

Lumberton

Platinum

Gibson's Landscape Management, LLC

Thomasville

Gold

Old Mill Stream Nursery & Landscape

Newton Grove NC

Platinum

Gilmore Plant & Bulb Co., Inc.

Liberty

Gold

Oldcastle Adams Products, Inc./Belgard Hardscapes

Charlotte

Platinum

Godley's Garden Center & Nursery

Salisbury

Gold

Pete Landscaping

St. Pauls

Platinum

Greenworks Tools

Mooresville

Gold

Piedmont Carolina Nursery

Colfax

Platinum

Hefner's Nursery

Conover

Gold

PNC Bank

Fuquay Varina NC

Platinum

Hermann's Nursery & Landscaping, Inc

Clemmons

Gold

Rivertop Contracting, Inc.

Swannanoa

Platinum

Kiefer Landscape Nursery

Durham

Gold

Roots Farm 2, LLC

Charlotte

Platinum

Knats Creek Nursery

Gold

Lenoir

Platinum

Jackson Springs

Sammy Coffey's Wholesale Nursery, Inc.

LanArc, Inc.

Raleigh

Gold

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Member Company

City

State Mem. Type

Member Company

City

State Mem. Type

Mountain View Landscaping & Waynesville Design Inc.

Gold

Scottree

Shelby

Gold

North 40 Nursery, Inc.

Morganton

Gold

Smith Turf & Irrigation

Charlotte

Gold

Nufarm Americas, Inc.

Cary

Gold

Southern Garden, Inc.

Apex

Gold

Old Courthouse Nursery

Warsaw

Gold

Stilworks, LLC

Chapel Hill

Gold

Panther Creek Nursery

Willow Spring NC

Gold

Stone Image Works Inc.

Youngsville

Gold

Pender Nursery, Inc.

Garner

Gold

Stowe's Nursery

Gastonia

Gold

Piedmont Mowing, LLC

Durham

Gold

Swift Creek Nursery

Clayton

Gold

Pinnacle Landscapes

Asheville

Gold

Tinga Nursery, Inc.

Castle Hayne

Gold

University of Mount Olive

Mount Olive

Gold

Powell's Nursery, LLC

Holly Springs

Gold

Upton Valley Nursery, Inc

Lenior

Gold

PRD Landscape Management, Inc.

Wake Forest

Gold

Wake Premier Landscape, LLC

Raleigh

Gold

Robert M. Gragg & Sons Nursery

Lenoir

Gold

Williams PlantWorks

Ash

Gold

Yardscapes

New Bern

Gold

Rountree Plantation Greenhouses

Charlotte

Gold

C and J Nursery

Angier

Gold Affiliate

Cool Planet

Valdosta

Gold Affiliate

Sampson Nursery, Inc.

Godwin

Gold

Franco's Nursery

Elora

Gold Affiliate

Sands Landscape Management, Inc.

Durham

Gold

Landscape Contractors Insurance Services, Inc.

Fresno

Gold Affiliate

7801 Clinard Farms Road High Point, NC 27265 WWW.GOSSETTSNURSERY.COM

(336) 454-2548 1-800-487-2555 sales@gossettsnursery.com Located: 5 miles west of Greensboro, on NC 68, two miles south of I-40

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Member Company

City

State Mem. Type

Member Company

City

State Mem. Type

Plant & Supply Locator

Taylors

Gold Affiliate

Carolina Native Nursery

Burnsville

Silver

S Squared Green Goods

Orangeburg

Gold Affiliate

Classic Landscapes

Wilmington

Silver

SiteLight LD, Inc.

Midlothian

Gold Affiliate

Creative Landscape Designs

Catawba

Silver

Specialty Tag & Label, Inc.

Flowery Branch

Gold Affiliate

DalaCasa Landscaping & Designs

Mooresville

Silver

The Plant Factory, Inc.

Theodore

Gold Affiliate

Doug Thompson & Associates

Tryon

Silver

A & A Plants, Inc.

Brown Summit NC

Silver

Dreamworks Services

Bolivia

Silver

Agri Supply

Garner

Silver

Fayetteville

Silver

All Seasons Landscape Solutions, LLC

High Point

Silver

Dunn's Nursery and Garden Shop ForMatt, LLC

Raleigh

Silver

Back Road Farms

Lumber Bridge NC

Silver

Fry & Associates, Inc

Wilmington

Silver

Bald Head Island Garden & Landscape, Inc.

Bald Head Island

Silver

GLW Landscaping LLC

Bear Creek

Silver

Barefoot & Associates, Inc.

Smithfield

Silver

Goodrum*Bradford

Fayetteville

Silver

Barr Evergreens of North Carolina, LLC

Crumpler

Silver

Grandfather Mtn. Nursery Garden Center & Landscaping

Banner Elk

Silver

Bloomsbury Landscapes

Raleigh

Silver

Green Revival Landscaping

Siler City

Silver

Blue Ridge Waterscapes, Inc.

Montreat

Silver

GW Looby Landscaping

Newell

Silver

Buy Sod

Pinehurst

Silver

Hawk Mountain Garden Center

Banner Elk

Silver

Carolina Curb Appeal, Inc.

Selma

Silver

Wendell

Silver

Carolina Home & Garden

Newport

Silver

Hicks Landscape Contractors, Inc

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Member Company

City

State Mem. Type

Member Company

City

State Mem. Type

Homewood Nursery and Garden Center

Raleigh

Silver

Piney Creek Nursery

Durham

Silver

Quality Landscapes

Burlington

Silver

Indiantown Farms

Shawboro

Silver

Reaves Nursery Farm, LLC.

Aberdeen

Silver

Inside-Outside

Highlands

Silver

Weaverville

Silver

Joe's Landscaping & Nursery Co.

Lewisville

Silver

Reems Creek Nursery & Landscaping, Inc. Robbins Nursery

Willard

Silver

Johnston County Schools

Smithfield

Silver

Ruppert Landscape

Laytonsville

Silver

JT Whitley Landscaping and Property Management

Oakboro

Silver

Samson Grounds Management, LLC

Charlotte

Silver

Lawns by Carlito LLC

Durham

Silver

Mount Holly

Silver

Sharon K. Hopper Fine Gardening

Stokesdale

Long Pond Nursery

Lynch Landscape & Design Inc High Point

Silver

Mark Sanborn Landscaping

Raleigh

Silver

Shoemaker Landscape Design Hudson & Care, LLC

McHutchison

Wayne

Silver

Southern Moore Lawn Services, LLC

Southern Pines

Silver

Mountain Advantage

West Jefferson NC

Silver

Southern Stone Supply

Raleigh

Silver

Mountain Ridge Land Maintenance

Cashiers

Silver

Spake Landscaping

Shelby

Silver

On The Job Lawn Care LLC.

Salisbury

Silver

Sta-Green Nursery LLC

Lenoir

Silver

Paradise Landscaping

Shelby

Silver

Stony Point Nursery and Farms Hiddenite

Silver

Parker Bark Co., Inc.

Rose Hill

Silver

Styers & Styers Inc.

Charlotte

Silver

Phillips Nursery

Leland

Silver

Tara Hughes, LLC

LaGrange

Silver

Pike Nurseries

Duluth

Silver

The Country Club of North Carolina

Pinehurst

Silver

Tollies Landscaping Inc.

Sylva

Silver

Tributary Land Design + Build

Durham

Silver

Turtle Creek Nursery, Inc.

Davidson

Silver

Twin Oaks Nursery, Inc.

Louisburg

Silver

Wakefield Nursery & Landscaping, Inc.

Zebulon

Silver

YM Landscape LLC

Winston Salem NC

Silver

Angel Creek Nursery

Bishop

Silver Affiliate

Dykes & Son Nursery

McMinnville

Silver Affiliate

Greco Landscaping & Lawn Service

Weaverville

Silver Affiliate

Ground Effects LLC

Inman

Silver Affiliate

JCB INC

Pooler

Silver Affiliate

K and M Nursery

Boynton Beach FL

Silver Affiliate

Lilley Farms & Nursery, Inc.

Chesapeake

Silver Affiliate

M&M Contracting

Knightdale

Silver Affiliate

Oldcastle Lawn & Garden

Atlanta

Silver Affiliate

Painters Greenhouse, LLC

Old Fort

Silver Affiliate

Prillaman Landscape Dimensions, Inc

Ridgeway

Silver Affiliate

Robinson Nursery

McMinnville

Silver Affiliate

Rough Brothers, Inc.

Cincinnati

Silver Affiliate

Terra Green Landscapes

Concord

Silver Affiliate

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Welcome New Members!

As of October 23, 2019

Company

City

State

Mem. Type

Company

City

State

Mem. Type

Highway Equipment Company

Concord

Platinum Affiliate

Landmark Carolinas Inc DBA Landmark Landscapes

Arden

Regular Affiliate

Approval Payment Solutions

Newburgh

Regular Affiliate

Southern Tree Source

Monticello

Regular Affiliate

BFG Supply Co.

Burton

Regular Affiliate

Tennessee Wholesale LLC

Altamont

Regular Affiliate

Carden & Associates

Winter Haven

Regular Affiliate

Alexander & Hicks Landscaping, Inc.

Morganton

Regular

Down on the Farm Feed and Seed

Evans

Regular Affiliate

Garden Of Grace

Lenoir

Regular

Green Goods Direct, LLC

Montgomery

Regular Affiliate

Habitat Assessment and Restoration Professionals

Lexington

Regular

Green Thumb Nursery

Wilmer

Regular Affiliate

MHC Kenworth - Durham

Durham

Regular

Weaverville

Regular

Illumicare Group

Newmarket

ON CAN Regular Affiliate

Morgan Landscape & Stoneworks, LLC

Wilson

Regular

Jon's Nursery Inc.

Eustis

White's Tractor and Truck Companies, LLC

Regular Affiliate

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Buy NC Plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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Irrigation Show & Education Conference

CAM Too . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Old Courthouse Nursery . . . . . 37

December 4, 2019 Mount Olive, NC www.ncnla.com/certified-plant-professional

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Davis Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

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PNC Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Hawksridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Proven Winners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Green & Growin’ 20

Jan. 8-10, 2020 Baltimore, MD www.mants.com

Hortica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Signature Horticultural

Jan. 27-31, 2020 Greensboro, NC www.greenandgrowin.com

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Jake A Parrot Insurance . . . . . . .12 JOCO Plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Kirk Davis Nursery . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Tree Equipment Design . . . . . . 35 Triangle Turf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

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Lawn and Landscape Technology Conference Feb. 19-21, 2020 Orlando, FL www.lltechconference.com

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PHONE: 800-942-1648 • FAX: 919-773-0904 • ONLINE: www.PenderNursery.com 40 | NURSERY & LANDSCAPE NOTES | FALL 2019