The Buckeye, June 2014 Volume 25, Issue 5

June 2014

The Official Publication of the Ohio Nursery & Landscape Association

Vol. 25, Issue 5

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EDITORIAL / ADVERTISING ISSN 1536-7940 Subscriptions: $75/year amandadomsitz@onla.org, editor

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THE FINE PRINT The statements and opinions expressed herein are those of individual authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the association, directors or staff and do not constitute an endorsement of the products or featured services. Likewise, the appearance of advertisers, or their identification as members of the ONLA does not constitute an endorsement of the products or featured services.

OFFICERS David Richards, President South Ridge Farm

Regional Education Rollout

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Bill Mainland, Board Member Klyn Nurseries, Inc.

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Historical Membership

ONLA Office Update

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Hands-On Education

Recognition of Certification

Close to Home

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“Plant That Ate the South”

Heads North

departments

Jim Searcy, Immediate Past President Hyde Park Landscaping, Inc.

David Listerman, Board Member Listerman & Associates, Inc.

President’s Perspective

Annette Howard, Board Member Gilson Gardens, Inc.

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Mike Dues, President-Elect Dues Nursery & Landscaping, Ltd.

DIRECTORS Jason Bornhorst, Board Member Peabody Landscape Group

features

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Why Trees Matter A Mélange of Maples Look to the Future Where are they Now? Educational Update Say It With a Video Young Leaders

Finding Tomorrow’s Labor Force

Still Today’s Biggest Challenge

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Out & About

Loss of Methyl Bromide Increases Need for

Preemergence Herbicides in Woody Plant

Seed and Liner Beds.

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Management Today / Marketing Today

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STAFF Kevin Thompson, Executive Director Roni Petersen, Membership & Certification Amanda Domsitz, Communications Director Amy Eldridge, CENTS Manager Karen Lykins, Accountant Lisa Larson, Education Director

industry news

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6 ONLA Connect • 47 New Members • 48 Industry Calendar • 50 About The Buckeye • 50 Classified Ads • 50 Ad Index

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President’s Perspective

Regional Education

Rollout Happy summer to all! I would like to update everyone on what has been happening within ONLA. First, congratulations to Lisa Larson ONLA Education Director, ONLA staff and the Education committee for getting our new regional education programming rolled out. Education is of vital importance to ONLA and we hope our members will utilize this outstanding, affordable, regional education. I am very proud of or staff’s unified efforts to get this rolled out. Thanks Team ONLA! Secondly, we have decided to move our February committee meetings to August. This decision was discussed at length by the ONLA Executive Committee, Staff and Board. The rationale for making this change includes but is not limited to the following: 1. Better timing: The current February meetings generate great implementable ideas, but then everybody gets busy and it can be difficult to reengage the committee volunteers until after the spring season, especially now that spring is more like spring and summer. Late August is a relatively “quiet” time for nursery and greenhouse growers, retail businesses and landscape companies. In truth, there is no “ideal” time for everyone.

2. Aligning Committee recommendations with the budgeting process. ONLA’s budget process takes place in late October and early November.

Often, Committees make recommendations that require some amount of funding, and if they are made in February and approved by the Board the onla.org

Dave Richards South Ridge Farms ONLA President sridgefarm@windstream.net

decision has to wait until the next fiscal year to be implemented. Moving the committee process forward to August would allow more time for Board consideration of recommendations and when approved could be funded for implementation in January of the upcoming fiscal year.

3. CENTS planning: each year more committees are involved with activities that take place during the CENTS Show. Examples of these are CENTS University, Landscape Challenge, Retail Challenge (new) Landscape Awards, and scholarships.

Committees meeting in August would allow adequate planning time for these activities.

This new schedule would still allow for some limited committee meetings in February for those committees needing to conduct CENTS follow up activities. The new dates for this year’s committee meetings will be August 26-27 in Columbus, at the same facility we have been utilizing the past several years. It should certainly be a more enjoyable trip from the North!

Please take time to attend one or more of our new regional education programs, and spend some welldeserved time with friends and family. Summer in Ohio is so short and it is so nice to get outside with those who are important to us and enjoy the fruits of our labor. Please be safe and stay well. B

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ONLA Office Update

Recognition of

Certification During our weekly staff meetings it’s not uncommon for discussion to lead to one particular topic or area of interest. This week’s meeting was no different as our discussion led to our Ohio Certified Nursery Technician (OCNT) program, and the value it provides thousands of professionals in our industry.

First a little background. The OCNT program was developed by the ONLA as the key ingredient for increasing knowledge, credibility and professionalism.

It includes three areas of specialization: Garden Center, Grower and Landscape. Once a person successfully obtains all three specializations they are granted Master Technician status. During its 32 years existence more than 8600 green industry professionals have become OCNT certified.

Many of you know our Membership & Certification Manager, Roni Petersen. Roni has done a great job managing the OCNT program since she began working here in 2006. Other than Roni and me, though, the rest of the ONLA staff has been employed at the ONLA less than two years.

Back to our staff meeting. We were having a discussion about the many benefits available to ONLA members, when one of our newer staff members asked why more members don’t pursue OCNT certification.

Another asked “if it’s been around more than 32 years, why don’t more homeowners recognize the OCNT name? Wouldn’t a homeowner prefer to hire a landscape contractor with OCNTs on their staff? Or buy plants from an OCNT certified garden center employee?”

I wish these were easy questions to answer. Dozens of board and committee volunteers have grappled with these questions over the years. Most people recognize that an accountant with a CPA designation after their name has achieved a high standard in their industry. Unfortunately, our industry has not yet achieved that status.

In the past we made great efforts to brand the OCNT program. Several years ago we spent hundreds onla.org

Kevin Thompson ONLA Executive Director kevinthompson@onla.org

of thousands of dollars on what was called the “Joe Pro” campaign. The premise of the campaign was to encourage consumers to hire a professional who was certified by their industry association. It costs a lot of money to market something like OCNT to such a broad demographic and geographic audience on a consistent basis.

A more cost-effective way to generate awareness is for you the certificate-holder, to promote it in conjunction with the ONLA, at every opportunity. If you’ve earned your certification, whether it’s OCNT, LIC, ISA, LACES, APLD, etc., then utilize it to your advantage. You worked hard to earn it, so let your customers and prospects know.

Professional certification shows you’ve gained the knowledge and ability to perform to set standards. It reflects achievement and establishes professional credentials. Use the OCNT logo in your advertisements.

Add it to your sales presentations. Place the OCNT sticker on your vehicles. Display signs that read “We Employ OCNTs”. I urge you to take advantage of the value that professional certification provides you as an individual and/or business. It sets you apart from your competition. If you and your staff are not OCNTs, I highly recommend you consider the many benefits it can bring.

Times have changed since the good old days of Joe Pro. Social media has opened doors to new and innovative advertising opportunities. It’s now possible to cost-effectively reach countless people. You’ll be seeing more about the OCNT program in our social media messaging in the coming months, and hope you’ll do the same.

As your professional association we will do our part to raise the public’s awareness and importance of working with Ohio Certified Nursery Technicians. We hope you’ll join us in your marketing efforts too. B

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A MĂŠlange of Maples By: Jim Chatfield

I drove to Westenbirt, the arboretum in Gloustershire, one misty morning in October, 1994. The parkland was full of parked cars. ‘Is there a pop concert or car rally?’, I asked with dismay. ‘No, they’ve come here like you – to see the maples.”

– Thomas Parkenham, from Meetings With Remarkable Trees Maples, in the genus Acer and the Sapindaceae (once classified in the Aceraceae) family, are among our most useful, attractive, and ubiquitous trees. They are truly staples of the nursery landscape industry in Ohio and throughout the United States. There are red maples and silver maples, and crosses between red maples and silver maples known as Freeman maples. As for maple sap (is that why it is now in the Sapindaceae?

Not.), maple syrup is derived from last season’s photosynthetic production in the leaves of sugar maples, black sugar maples, silver maples and even, box elder maples. Maples are great timber trees, the source of everything from fine furniture to pulpwood. Bowling pins – and lanes, pool cues, drum kits and drumsticks, the backs of stringed instruments. Maples.

They come from Asia, from north Africa, from Europe, from North America, virtually all from the northern hemisphere. Well over 100 species. But enough of this. Let’s take a look at some maples, some familiar, some not, that we see in Ohio. Turn to page 12 for answers to photo captions.

Finally, remember: A 30 inch red maple growing in front of a house in Columbus Ohio provides $157 in annual environmental services to the City of Columbus, led by $77 in stormwater remediation services (treebenefits.com) B

Image 1: Name this maple.

Image 2: Name this type of pest on this maple leaf.

(See pages 10-12 for more photos) Jim Chatfield The Ohio State University Extension Nursery Landscape and Turf Team chatfield.1@osu.edu Image 3: Name this maple pest. please see page 10 onla.org

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Image 4: Name this maple. What is the name of the winged structure on this maple?

Image 7: Name this maple from the flower.

Image 5: Name this maple. Note the shape of the fruits.

Image 8: Name this maple from its fruit.

INSERT MISSING PHOTO HERE Image 6: Name this maple. Note the leaf shape that is unusual for maples.

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Image 9: Name this maple from its bark.

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Image 10: These early flowers glisten in the sun. Name this fastgrowing maple.

Image 13: This maple from the Far East has interesting leaf buds

Image 11: What are the reddish structures with these emerging snakebark maple’s leaves

Image 14: Another view of this maple from the Far East with its soft emerging foliage.

Image 12: Name this maple. These flower buds are on a maple named for a state/person and the Latin binomial is forever missspelled

Image 15: The shape of the leaves of this maple give it it’s name.

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Image 16: This maple gives depth to our morning repasts as well as an upright growth habit.

Image 17: Harvest of maple sap.

Answers: • Image 1: Box Elder Maplem, Acer negundo • Image 2: Erineum Patch Mite on Box Elder Maple • Image 3: Maple Bladder Gall Mite on Red Maple • Image 4: Acer rubrum fruit, known as a Samara • Image 5: Hedge Maple, Acer campestre • Image 6: Hornbeam Maple, Acer carpinifolium • Image 7: Norway Maple, Acer platanoides • Image 8: Japanese Maple, Acer palmatum • Image 9: Paperbark Maple, Acer griseum • Image 10: Silver Maple, Acer saccarinum • Image 11: Stipules • Image 12: Striped Maple, Acer pensylvanicum • Image 13: Three Flower Maple • Image 14: Three Flower Maple • Image 15: Trident Maple • Image 16: ‘Temple’s Upright’ sugar maple, Acer saccharum ‘Temples’ Upright’ • Image 17: Black Sugar Maple, Acer nigrum • Image 18: Sugar Maple, Acer saccharum

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Historical Membership Moment As I sit to write this article on May 2, 2014, about my history with the ONLA, the first thing that comes to mind is age – mine and how much time has passed since I first joined this organization. I remember taking the ONLA Nurseryman/OCNT test and being expected to pass to become an OCNT. My certification number is under 100.

Today, I am glad to be under 100 in age and still an active member in an association that I have learned from for the past 32 years. Time flies when you have this much fun!

I think about what I would have been doing on a Friday in May of 1982 when I was a new member….probably out on a landscape job hustling to finish. I had so much energy! I have been fortunate to have had some great opportunities in this industry that I still love.

After finishing college in 1979, my first job was at Knollview Nursery in Woodburn, Oregon. Two years later I moved to Cincinnati mostly due to too much rain and that I was a Midwesterner. Shortly after returning to the area I joined the Taft Museum as a “resident horticulturalist.” This lasted only about a year as I grew bored just managing a 3 acre area. I went to Sugar Run Nursery and did a multitude of jobs as a landscaper, garden center manager and green house grower. Sugar Run is gone now but I met some great people in the industry, some I still know and see today.

I remember calling on Dave Richards when he was purchasing nursery stock in Lake County in the early 90’s. I remember calling on Natorp’s when Kyle Natorp was in middle school and his dad didn’t have gray hair.

I remember when Tom Gear was a one pickup truck landscape company. Rick Doesberg was a landscape foreman at Thorton-Wilson and son, Andy, was probably in middle school with Kyle….now they take care of my mother’s subdivision in Loveland. I remember when Dan onla.org

Druffel got his hands dirty in the landscape business…. now he runs a huge nursery and landscape company around the corner from me. I think about Andy Harding, Bob Lyons, Mark Gilson, Paul Reiner, Bob Maddux and Tom Demaline and how much I have learned from them and who are still active in the association.

I sold nursery stock for large nurseries in Michigan and Ohio for 12 years and then settled in with Scott’s (now Everris) selling Osmocote and Peters fertilizers and pesticides for the last 26 years. I’ve called on many of the same people over the years who are still friends in the ONLA . I participate on the membership and exhibits committees for ONLA and enjoy going to the meetings and the CENTS show in January. I am a past president of the Cincinnati Flower Grower Association and have been an active member of Nursery Growers of Lake County.

So this May, 2014, as I finish up in front of this computer which is such a big part of our industry now, I will look forward to getting outside to transplant some trees and perennials, using implements and tuning up my landscape on my small farm. Somehow I wondered how I started college in pre-law and after that first summer working for a landscaper contractor, I changed my major to horticulture. I enjoy the industry as much now as I did then. I am grateful for the camaraderie and knowledge I have gained in this wonderful this field. My son, Ian, is also in the industry as a successful Sales Manager for Scott’s Lawn Service in Tennessee…I hope one day in Ohio! B Don Furterer Senior Territory Manger, Everris International don.furterer@everris.us.com

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Look to the Future

Where Are They Now? Each year, The Ohio Nursery & Landscape Association (ONLA) provides high school students participating in FFA, with the opportunity to apply for the FFA Phil Kozel Memorial Scholarship. These scholarships are given in memory of Dr. Phil Kozel, former Professor of Horticulture at The Ohio State University and longtime ONLA supporter. Dr. Kozel was also director of the Shade Tree Evaluation Program until his untimely death in 1979. Students who choose to pursue a career in the Green Industry are eligible for this scholarship, whether continuing their post-high school education at a two- or four-year institution.

To qualify for this scholarship, eligible applicants must: • Hold a current ONLA membership, • Be a member of their FFA student organization, • Show outstanding scholastic achievement, • Provide noteworthy participation in

extracurricular activities, and • Have a need for financial assistance.

This scholarship is an excellent opportunity, to which past recipients can attest. Here is a glimpse into the lives of four previous recipients of the Phil Kozel FFA Memorial Scholarship, and how the scholarship contributed to their career success.

Nick Wolf was the elected president of his FFA horticulture student organization at the Gates Mills Environmental Education Center, where he focused on Landscape & Turf Operations. Nick had aspirations to be the first person in his family to earn a college degree.

After graduating in 2008, Nick utilized his scholarship at The Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute (OSU ATI), and succeeded in being the first degreed member of his family when he graduated from ATI in 2011. Following his graduation from OSU ATI, Nick secured employment at the nationally known Valley Crest Landscape Companies in Florida. Because of his determination, focus and perseverance, Nick quickly worked his way up to become an account manager in Sarasota, Florida and currently oversees and schedules

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several crews. Nick’s passion for the Green industry has influenced many people, including his younger brother Mike, who elected to follow in Nick’s footsteps.

Mike Wolf chose to pursue an education in Landscape & Turf Operations, also at the Gates Mills Environmental Education Center. Like his brother Nick, Mike volunteered to help maintain the school grounds for four summers and continues to volunteer at the Gates Mills Environmental Center during school breaks. Mike was also elected FFA President by his fellow student organization members and was chosen as a Phil Kozel Memorial Scholarship recipient in 2012. Mike is currently in his second year at Cuyahoga Community College and is working towards his degree in Landscaping. Mike interned at Valley Crest Landscape Companies last summer and will be the second member of his family to earn a college degree.

Kalman Zaranec started his career in the Green Industry at the age of 15, at his local public golf course, Bunker Hill. Because of his love for the industry, Kalman focused his career technical education in Horticulture.

Kalman actively participated in and was elected President of his FFA student organization at Medina County Career Center (MCCC). Kalman’s positive attitude and extraordinary focus on professionalism, helped to strengthen the FFA program at MCCC. He received the FFA Phil Kozel Memorial Scholarship in 2011 and Kalman chose to promote his career at The Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute (OSU ATI).

While at OSU ATI, Kalman’s focus at The Hawk’s Nest Golf Course owned and operated by OSU ATI included turfgrass management, irrigation & drainage. Kalman also took the initiative to supplement his education with voluntary tournament work at Oak Hills Country Club in San Antonio, Texas for the AT&T Championship and Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York for the PGA Championship. Achievement of an internship at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa Oklahoma, home to several U.S. Open and PGA Championships, helped Kal truly hone his skills in professional turfgrass management. After graduation, Kalman returned to onla.org

Southern Hills Country Club as an Assistant in Training and just recently moved to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho and is working as the Second Assistant at Gozzer Ranch Golf and Lake Club.

Jerry Chidsey was elected President of his FFA horticulture student organization at the MCCC where he increased visibility of the FFA program, while giving back to the community. Jerry remains one of the few people to earn his ONLA Ohio Certified Nursery Technician (OCNT) certification in Landscape, while still in high school. He received the FFA Phil Kozel Memorial Scholarship in 2010, and used those funds to promote his career at the OSU ATI. While there, Jerry placed in the nation’s top ten for CAD Landscape Design and Plant Installation at the PLANET Student Career Days Competition 2012, and was named 2012 Student of the Year. Jerry graduated in 2012 with a focus on Landscape Horticulture, and an emphasis on Landscape Design. Jerry interned at Land Creations Landscaping and Lifestyle Landscaping where he learned high-end quality and hands-on skills, as well as, the importance of giving back to the industry and the community that supports him. Jerry now owns Chidsey Landscape Design, a landscape design/build company, with a full schedule of residential clients in Wayne County.

The Ohio Nursery & Landscape Association FFA Phil Kozel Memorial Scholarship provides an opportunity for passionate high school students to build on their foundation of horticulture knowledge, at the college level. This and other scholarships are supported by our professional organization and help promote the education and professional growth of our future industry leaders. B

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Educational Update Say It With

Video This article is provided to you as a benefit of membership in the Ohio Nursery & Landscape Association.

Content for this issue provided by:

Tim Rhodus, Professor Department of Horticulture & Crop Science The Ohio State University rhodus.1@osu.edu

Using video to enhance your company’s image or inform customers about new products and services is becoming very popular these days. No longer is video something to be viewed as time consuming, requiring expensive equipment or restricted to video professionals. In fact, any person with an interest in plants and owns a smartphone or tablet can be taking photos, capturing video, recording audio and editing their projects, all on the same device.

But video is not just for the company website. Millions of people routinely add video to their Social Networking conversations hosted

by Facebook, Twitter or Google+.

Imagine a situation where a customer is texting your sales manager or posting a message on the company Facebook page and you are able to respond not only with a text message or a photo but also a video clip you have hosted on YouTube covering common situations encountered each year.

In this article, I will showcase some of the current videos available online from various garden centers, landscape designers and wholesale nurseries which feature a company’s services or educates consumers in the proper way to care for plants. I’ll describe how you can create your own video us-

ing still images, background music and a voice-over narration using only an iPhone or iPad. Lastly, I’ll explain how to upload the video to your own video channel on YouTube and link to it from your website.

Learning from others As with most new things I try to do with a computer, I look up the topic on the Internet and see what is available. In this case, I did a search on YouTube’s website for videos from Ohio green industry companies. I selected six different firms to highlight their use of online video, including: Ciminello’s Inc. Landscaping and Garden Center, Finlandscape, Wilson’s Garden Center, Cedarbrook Landscaping and Garden Center, Scott’s Garden Center and Art Form Nurseries.

Comparison of Firms Let’s start by looking at each of the videos presented in the table (page 17), Online Videos by the Ohio Green Industry.

Looking at the most recent video from each firm, we saw one company, Wilson’s Garden Center using a video recording of two people talking to a camera and explaining how to do something. The

Creating Your Video on an iPhone or iPad As seen above, it is pretty common to work with photos, music and even a voice-over narration when putting together a video to explain your company’s products and services. One app that I’ve started to use with students at Ohio State is called SPLICE. Information about the app is available at: spliceapp.com I’ve used this app with students who don’t own an iPad but do own a smartphone, most owned an Apple iPhone that can take photos and video.

They were assigned to complete two video projects using SPLICE on the iPad or iPhone. Many of the students chose to download the app to their personal iPhone and do the whole project on the phone. Isn’t that amazing?!?

Here’s what the SPLICE app description says: “You capture it. You edit it. You put music to it. You share it with the world. All from your iPhone. The most advanced app of its kind on the market, Splice is an easy-to-use yet highly sophisticated video editing and audio/ video effects system. And it works on the iPhone 4 and 3GS running iOS4.”

Online Videos by the Ohio Green Industry

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Online Videos by the Ohio Green Industry

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Comparison of Firms https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeSUgx7rczY Let’s start by looking at each of the linked videos presented in the table, Online Videos by the Ohio Green Industry.

Comparison of Firms

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other videos were more of a slideshow emphasizing services and work history. One video utilized a narrator to provide voice-over information and four utilized text on the screen to convey company information.

However, given the large number of videos that Art Form Nurseries has produced over the past four years, they also produce videos with a person talking to the camera. One interesting note, Art Form Nurseries produces bi-weekly videos throughout the season which offer updated information on plant availability.

Lastly, if you want to learn about plants, crafts, seasonal ideas and events be sure to check out the excellent library of videos offered by Wilson’s Garden Center at: youtube.com/ user/Wilsonsgardencenter/videos

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For me, the features of the app are GREAT and the price couldn’t be better, it’s FREE. So let’s take a look at making your first video.

For my project, I chose the Dr. Steven M. Still Garden at The Ohio State University (Fig 1). Located in front of Howlett Hall.

“The Steven M. Still Garden features an extensive display of multi-seasoned perennials, shrubs, and small trees. On September 7, 2005 world-renowned English garden designer and plants man Adrian Bloom led the one-day installation of the garden with 120 volunteers, creating a colorful and diverse entrance to the Learning Gardens.” Source: Charwick Arboretum & Learning Gardens.

Word of Caution: Before we get started, let me say that I have not received any support from the companies described in this example. Undoubtedly, there are other apps and mobile devices capable of producing a similar video product, but I lack the resources and time to check all possibilities. OK, now let’s get started.

STEP 1: Take Photos - Depending on the goal of your video, you may need to wait until it is appropriate to take the seasonal photos you want to use. Once Spring has passed, it’s kind of hard to take photos of spring flowers. However, other people may have photos or you can sort through photos that you have collected over time. In my case, I used the same iPad last summer to take photos of the Steven Still Garden, so I have that covered. When you take photos or video with an iPhone or iPad, they are stored in the Photos library, called the Camera roll.

HINT: If you want to transfer photos from your computer to the iPad, utilize Dropbox. This free cloud service offers online storage for any digital file format, including MS Word, Excel, PDF, photos, video and others. Their free app works very nicely on the iPad/ iPhone and easily transfers photos into the iPad photo library.

STEP 2: Select Audio - Depending on the goal of your video, you may want classical, progressive, jazz or some other type of music for your background. I found royalty-free music in MP3 format (required) at: incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/ The site is well organized for easy searching of various music Genres and Feels. Search results provide impressive details about the selection, the instruments being played and download options. All you have to do is click on the play/stop buttons and decide whether you want to browse more selections or download what you already found.

HINT: Observe the length of the audio file you are considering. To avoid adding additional software to 18

your system, pick an audio file that is in the ballpark of your finished video and click on Download.

Otherwise, you can trim a 10 minute audio down to 1 minute using the free software, Audacity. Source: audacity.sourceforge.net/download/ Unfortunately, due to software patents, Audacity cannot include MP3 encoding software. So, you need to read the instructions for downloading and installing the LAME MP3 encoder. Source: go.osu.edu/LAMEmp3 STEP 3: Transfer Audio to iPad - The most reliable way to transfer an MP3 audio file to the iPad is through iTunes sync. This involves adding the new audio file to your iTunes library on a laptop or desktop computer and then syncing the iPad to that computer.

In this way, the background music file(s) can be easily selected in SPLICE. STEP 4: Download SPLICE App - Connect to the iPad App Store and download SPLICE - Video Editor STEP 5: Create a New Project - Enter the appropriate name and click Done. You can change the default settings but I like to go with: High Definition, No border, Landscape orientation and Crossfade transition.

STEP 6: Add Photos - From the initial screen, you can add Video/Photo(s), a Transition or a text Title. In my case, I will select Video/Photo (Fig 2). This opens your list of albums. After selecting the desired photos, tap Yes to automatically add default transitions between photos.

HINT: Arrange photos into albums for ease of access by SPLICE. STEP 7: Adjust Photos - Tap the first photo, editing options will appear (Fig 3). The “+” on the left and right side of the photo allows you to add more photos, video or text. Tap the pencil option, you can select from Pan and Zoom, Special Filters, Duplicating or Deleting (Fig 4). Pan and Zoom is especially nice. Experiment with the start and stop settings.

Some people may like to zoom others may like to pan.

Just pinch the photo to determine where you will start and where you will stop. Tap the Play button to preview your choice. The Duration button is especially useful for controlling the length of time the photo appears. By default, each image stays on screen for five seconds. Duration can be set to any value between one and ten seconds. Tap Done.

STEP 8: Switch to Audio - Tap the top button marked Audio at the top of the edit window (Fig 5).

You have three tracks to work with, two for background audio and one for voice recording using the built-in iPad mic. To insert music, tap the “+” button on the first audio track. Select iPod Library and one of your iTunes music files. Alternatively, you can choose Splice Library which provide two free audio tracks plus 18 sound effects.

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HINT: Music that you purchase for use on your computer and iPad is not allowed to be attached to a video project and widely distributed. Better to stick with the Royalty-free music from: incompetech.com/ music/royalty-free.

STEP 9: Record Voice-Over Narration - After adding background music, you are ready to add a voice narration. Tap the “+” button on the third audio track, marked with a microphone icon (Fig 6). On your first attempt, SPLICE will ask for permission to access the built-in mic. Go ahead and approve that.

However, you will need to delete the short audio track you just generated. Tap the orange/brown clip on the microphone track and tap on the trash can icon to delete (Fig 7). Now, you are ready to record.

HINT: Prepare your script and practice it a few times before doing the recording. If you need to trim your audio or expand your photos, do so in advance.

SPLICE will stop the audio recorder when it reaches the end of the photos/video timeline, even if you haven’t finished. Also, you may need to lower the volume of the background music track, so as to better hear the voice recording. That can be done without having to redo the voice track. Click on the music track and slide the audio level to lower it. Tap the “X” in the top corner to close this window (Fig 7).

STEP 10: Preview, Adjust and Export - Tap the top button marked Preview at the top of the edit window. Watch and listen to the final video (Fig 8). If necessary, adjust the transitions between photos, rerecord the voice track or switch the background audio file. If everything looks and sounds fine, tap Export (Fig 9). SPLICE will begin processing the project and create an HD video. It will be saved in the Camera Roll folder, alongside your other photos taken with the iPad. STEP 11: Create YouTube Channel and Upload Video - Before uploading to YouTube, you need to create a Google account (Google owns YouTube) and a YouTube business channel. The following two links

Captions: Figure 1: (Top Left) Steven M. Still Garden; Figure 2: (Top Right) First screen of a new project; Figure 3: (Middle) After importing photos, options for first photo; Figure 4: (Bottom) Photo options for Pan and Zoom or Crop.

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Captions: (Clockwise From Top Left) Figure 5: Options for adding audio tracks; Figure 6: Background music track is inserted and recording voice-over track; Figure 7: Options for each audio track- trim, fade, volume, delete and play; Figure 8: Edit Screen- Preview option; Figure 9: Following Preview, tap Export to finish processing; Figure 10: Youtube Video with Share link.

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Once you have created your business channel, you are ready to upload the finished video that was exported to the iPad Camera Roll. Tap the desired video and make sure it plays alright. Tap the Upload icon located in the lower left corner (square shape with an arrow pointing up). You can choose between Message, Mail, iCloud, YouTube, Facebook or Vimeo.

However, I’ve had trouble using this upload approach because the video goes into my personal channel, not my business channel and once that happens you can NOT transfer a video between channels. So, I open the DropBox app on my iPad and upload the finished video to my account, which I can then access on my laptop or desktop computer. This allows me to connect to YouTube and confirm that I am in the business channel before uploading my video. Additional information from Google regarding uploading videos is at: www.support.google.com/youtube/ answer/57924?hl=en STEP 12: Edit settings in YouTube using video manager - Lastly, from within your business channel on YouTube, you are able to adjust the video title, add a description and select among different security

preferences - Public, Unlisted or Private. You can also edit the look of your business channel by uploading a custom header graphic and providing business contact information.

STEP 13: Embed Your Video - Now that all the work is finished, it’s time to embed your video into your company website. While there are many different ways to accomplish this, you will need to communicate with your website developer. However, YouTube videos offer a unique id for each video that will form the basis of linking or embedding your video. This YouTube short code is located under the Share this video (Fig 10). I hope you enjoy this brief video about the Dr. Steven M. Still Garden at The Ohio State University. View the final video at: www.youtu.be/ sBtzqkEKm5o. B

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FINDING TOMORROW’S

LABOR FORCE

still today’s biggest challenge As our economy recovers and unemployment rates settle, optimism of a better tomorrow once again fills the air. Banks are loaning money, interest rates remain low and the roads are filled with trucks on their way to the next new construction site. Companies who weathered the storm can look ahead to the future. In the landscaping industry, as is common in most construction trades, the future still holds major uncertainty in the area of labor. It is an age old question I feel we overlooked the past few years but must once again ask ourselves, “Who will do the work in years to come?”

According to the Occupational Health and Safety website the average age of a construction worker in 2008 was 40.4. This is 4.4 years older than the average in 1985.

It is well-known and documented that our workforce is aging. What is most alarming is the rate at which the average age keeps increasing. I feel this is due mainly to the lack of younger members in the workforce that would keep the average in check. While researching this topic I came upon an interesting statistic and it really spiked my interest.

The U.S. Department of Labor has statistics and data on almost anything you wish to research that pertains to labor. One piece of information I found very interesting was the lack of summer employment in the age group 16-19 currently versus decades past. According to the Department of Labor in 2000 51.7% of teenagers in the age group 16-19 participated in summer employment while not in school. In 2009 the number for the same age group dropped way down to 32.9%. I find this incredibly intriguing as it relates strongly to how I became first employed in this industry and how I learned I could make a career in landscaping and be successful.

At the young age of 15 I was given a chance to work at a Garden Center and Landscape Co close to my house.

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It was great as I could ride my bike and earn money to buy things I wanted without begging my parents for the money. Of course I needed their permission to be able to work at that age but I can’t think of many parents who would hold back their kids from getting a summer job.

The work was hard yet rewarding in so many ways. I went from loading cars during the bagged mulch sale to joining an installation crew and eventually leading my own crew. I have since continued to work my way up and am a Production Manager and Maintenance Salesperson for GreenScapes Landscape Co here in Columbus, OH. What started as a summer job has turned in to a lifetime career.

To learn the number of teenagers obtaining summer jobs has declined so much was alarming. I understand it is a relatively small factor in causing the lack of youth in the workforce but did help put it in perspective. Our industry is at a critical junction. The current workforce will continue to age and will need replaced. Our Government will most likely continue to restrict foreign workers. The common misconception that a skilled labor position is an unworthy profession continues to misguide our youth as well. Our industry, along with any construction-type industry, will need to work together to combat these obstacles.

We need to promote our industry as the rewarding career it can be and encourage young members of society to go to work. This is not an easy task but important beyond any words I can write for this article. The time to engage these much needed future workers is while they are still young and trying to figure out their path to their success.

We should all get involved in high school programs as well as college and technical schools. The industry has given me a lot in terms of opportunity and I owe it to the industry to share my stories. I am a current member of onla.org

the ONLA Next Generation Committee and am excited to participate in all the Committee does. I hope we all do our part to promote this industry and help answer the too often asked question, “Who will do the work?” B

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Loss of Methyl Bromide Increases Need for Preemergence Herbicides in Woody Plant Seed and Liner Beds Loss of Methyl Bromide Forests and the urban forest are increasingly important, for mitigating global environmental challenges. The first step in forest is the production of tree seedlings by forest tree seedling nurseries. To a lesser extent the first step in landscape tree establishment may be seedlings either as root stock for grafted stock or for species that are grown from seed such as Quercus, where cultivars are not asexually propagated. These nurseries provide healthy starting materials for reforestation and/or afforestation. Direct yield losses, in terms of seedlings/hectare, can be quite large when improper pest control is practiced. Intensive seedling production relies on the ability of nursery manager to meet quality and yield goals as well as certification that the plants are essentially pest-free.

Methyl Bromide (MeBr) has been used extensively as the soil fumigant of choice to manage fungal pathogens (e.g., Fusarium, Alternaria, Phytophthora, Pythium, Rhizoctonia, Cylindrocladium spp., Cylindrocarpon, and Macrophomina), nematodes (e.g., Circonemoides, Helicotylenchus), and yellow and purple nutsedges (species of Cyperus) in forest and herbaceous seedling nurseries of the US. In 1994, the Clean Air Act mandated 100% phase-out of MeBr by 2001. MeBr was being phased out internationally because it depletes stratospheric ozone, which protects life on Earth from the harmful effects of the sun’s ultraviolet radiation. In 1998, the phase-out schedule was revised. The U.S. Congress amended the Clean Air Act to synchronize it with the Montreal Protocol. The 1998 phase-out planned for developed countries to reduce production and import of methyl bromide by the following percentages of the 1991 baseline amounts: 25% in 1999, 50% in 2001, 70% in 2003 and 100% in 2005.

Later developing countries were scheduled to freeze consumption in 2002 at 1995-98 levels and reduce all use by 2015. In 2015, MeBr will be gone. There will be no more Critical Use Exemptions that have essentially kept the seedling nurseries in business since 2005.

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There has been research over the years on alternative fumigants but none have proven to be as successful for weed control (in particular) as MeBr. We had wanted to originally test in the 2013 trails, two MeBr alternative fumigants, Chloropicrin and Basamid with supplemental low-rates of preemergence herbicides for weed control.

However, before beginning the studies, in the spring of 2013, additional regulations were placed on the use of Chloropicrin in 2012 that made the use of this product impossible. Chloropicrin is a powerful tear gas; it is one of the most toxic to insects of the fumigants. Chloropicrin is a highly hazardous material and can be handled and used only by those who are specially trained. The additional restrictions placed on Chloropicrin in 2012 also made this MeBr alternative extremely restrictive for seedling growers to consider. The industry had no desire to test Basamid (e.g. metam-sodium and dazomet) due to inconsistent pest management performance in previous studies.

Since 2005, forest nurseries and other seedling growers have made nominations for critical use of MeBr in those nurseries where registered alternatives are not effective or sufficiently tested to enable commercial use. The use of MeBr is considered critical where alternatives are not suitable because of regulatory, economic, or technical constraints. Instead of supplementing the use of low rates of preemergence herbicides with Basamid or Chloropicrin (as planned) the herbicides in this project were tested as supplements to MeBr applications. All except Picea abies fields at New Life in this study were treated with MeBr either in the fall or spring before planting. Our 2013 studies, represent the first to evaluate supplemental preemergence herbicides use on three growth stages of deciduous and coniferous seedling beds.

Materials and Methods The three growth stages are listed below in order of highest to lowest potential to cause injury and death: 1. Before the seed emerged in seedling beds onla.org

2. Two to six weeks after the seedlings had emerged 3. Transplant beds, two weeks after two year old seedlings were transplanted from seedbeds to the transplant beds.

Stage 2 and 3 trials were conducted at New Life Nursery, 3720 64th St. Holland, MI on deciduous and coniferous seedlings. Applications were applied in the early afternoon of May 22, 2013. There was a moderate rain, cloudy skies and the temperature was 55°F. Stage 2 trials consisted of nine treatments and replicates were randomized within each bed/ species. Chemical treatments included trifluralin (Treflan 4 EC) (Helena Chemical Company, Collierville, TN, 38017) applied at (1/2 rate) 1qt and (1/4 rate) 1 pt. per acre; prodiamine (Barricade 4FL) (Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, Greensboro, North Carolina, 27419) applied at (1/2 rate) 10 oz./ac; Barricade 4FL (1/4 rate) (5 oz./ac) plus Treflan 4EC (1/4 rate) (1pt/ac); oxyfluorfen + prodiamine (Biathlon) (OHP, Inc., Mainland, PA, 19451) applied at (1/4 rate) 50 lb./ ac; pendimethalin (Pendulum 2G) (BASF Corporation, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709) applied at (1/2 rate) 100lb./ac and oxadiazon + pendimethalin (Jewel) (ScottsSierra Crop Protection Company, Marysville, OH 43041) applied at (1/2 rate) 50 lb./ac. The remaining two treatments to total nine were an untreated weeded check and

an untreated weedy check. Four replications of 3 ft. X 3 ft. sections of beds and one ft. buffers between each were used. For Stage 3 trials, 12 treatments were conducted: dimethenamid-P + pendimethalin (FreeHand 1.75G) (BASF Corporation, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709) applied at (normal rate) 150 lb./ac; indaziflam (Marengo G) (OHP, Inc., Mainland, PA, 19451) applied at (½ rate) 50 lb./ac and (normal) 100lb./ac; oxyfluorfen + prodiamine (Biathlon) (OHP, Inc., Mainland, PA, 19451) applied at (3/4 rate) 150 lb./ac and (1/3 rate) 75 lb./ac; pendimethalin (Pendulum 2G) (BASF Corporation, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709) applied at (1/2 rate) 100lb./ac; oxadiazon + pendimethalin (Jewel) (Scotts-Sierra Crop Protection Company, Marysville, OH 43041) applied at (normal rate) 100 lb./ac; Barricade 4FL (1/4 rate) 5 oz/ ac plus Treflan 4EC (1/2 rate) 1qt/ac; dimethenamid-P (Tower) + pendimethalin (Pendulum Aqua Cap) (BASF Corporation, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709) applied at (normal rates) 1 qt/ac + 1 qt/ac; and, isoxaben (Gallery) (Dow Agro Sciences, LLC, Indianapolis, IN 46268) applied at (1/3 rate) 0.65 lb.ac + Barricade 4FL (½ rate) 10 oz./ac. The remaining two treatments to total 12 were an untreated weeded check and an untreated weedy check.

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nigra; and, Bur oak, Quercus macrocarpa. Soils at New Life are Saugatuck series sands. They are very deep and somewhat poorly drained soils with cemented subsoil.

Saugatuck Series soils were formed in sandy glaciofluvial deposits on lake plains, till plains, and outwash plains (Fig. 1 and 2). The lilac field had been fumigated prior to fall planting with MeBr at 400 lb/ac. Post planting, a thin layer of pine mulch was applied to the lilac field to decrease wind erosion of the sandy soils. The walnut and the bur oak were also fumigated with MeBr at 400 lb/ac prior to fall planting. Lilac had emerged approximately ¼ inch above the ground at time of application on May 22, 2013. Cotyledons were present and some seedlings had their first true leaves just expanding (Fig. 1 A and B).

Applications to the oak and walnuts were conducted on June 19, 2013 due to rain on May 22, 2013 and thus they were more advanced in growth. The Stage 3 trials were conducted using Norway spruce, Picea abies that were being grown as 2+1 transplants (2 years in the seedbed) and transplanted two weeks before on May 8, 2013. They were approximately six inches tall at time of application (Fig. 2). The spruce fields had not received MeBr prior to planting nor mulch post planting. Data was analyzed using SAS® GLM. Phytotoxicity effects of treatments were compared to the controls using Dunnett’s t-test (α = 0.10 and 0.05). Efficacy treatments were compared to each other using least significant difference (ls means). Evaluations were conducted every two weeks after application for 3 months or 12 WAT, unless otherwise stated.

Results, Accomplishments, Conclusions and Recommendations

Captions: Figure 1 A and B: (Top) New Life Nursery, Holland, MI, lilac seeded fall of 2012 just beginning to emerge at time of herbicide applications, May 22, 2013; (Middle) Note the fine layer of mulch applied post planting on top of Sagatuck Series soils; Figure 2: (Bottom) Norway spruce fields at New Life Nursery, Holland, MI. Two year old seedbed spruce (approximately six inches tall) was transplanted into beds on May 8, 2013, two weeks prior to herbicide applications on May 22, 2013.

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The Stage 2 trials at New Life at 12 WAT were showing very low phytotoxicity on the Juglans and the Quercus (Table 1). The damage on these species had been either passing on the Quercus as with Treflan 1 qt./ac and Biathlon 50 lb./ac (Fig. 3 A and B, respectively) or nonexistent with the Juglans (Table 1).

Averaged across all dates of evaluation, there were four treatments that provided commercially acceptable phytotoxicity with the Lilacs, Treflan 1pt./ ac, Treflan 1qt./ ac, Barricade 10 oz./ ac and Pendulum 2G (data not shown). At 8 WAT the Barricade and the Pendulum picked up phytotoxicity and exceeded the level of commercially acceptable (> 3) (Table 1). The best treatments for reduced phytotoxicity at New Life Nursery for Lilac were Treflan 1pt./ac and Treflan 1 qt./ac. (Fig. 4 A and B, respectively). Jewel at 50 lb/ac was the most phytotoxic (Fig. 4D) (Table 1).

The un-weeded control at New Life had significantly lower efficacy than Treflan 1pt./ ac, Treflan 1qt./ ac, Barricade 10 oz./ ac and Pendulum 2G (Fig. 5 A, B and C and Table 3). At New Life, managers were also concerned about weeds, so we ended the efficacy trial at 6 WAT when it was weeded by New Life staff (Table 3). onla.org

Also, the people weeding picked out the plot markers at 8 WAT in the lilac and thus ended the phytotoxicity trial as well. We recommend that trials on woody plant seedlings be continued with Treflan, Barricade and Pendulum 2G at lower rates in further studies and on more species. The low phytotoxicity levels demonstrated with these products would make them of tremendous value for use in forest seedling and ornamental nurseries (growing from seed or rootstock materials, from seed).

Trials on transplant beds of Picea abies seedlings at New Life Nursery, Holland, MI 2 WAT with Barricade + Treflan (5 oz./ac + 1 qt./ac) provided no injury and at 6 WAT (Fig. 7). By 6 WAT, there was phytotoxicity greater than the control but still commercially acceptable (2.8 rating) (Table 2). At 2 WAT with Marengo G 100 lb/ac and at 6 WAT (Fig. 6) provided no phytotoxicity, but at 6 WAT, there was phytotoxicity greater than the control but still commercially acceptable (2.8 rating). (Table 2). B (See pages 28-30 for more photos) Hannah Mathers and Luke Case The Ohio State University mathers.7@osu.edu case.49@osu.edu

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Table 1. Phytotoxicity of several ornamental herbicides in Stage 2 (emerged two to six weeks) seedling beds of Syringa vulgaris, Juglans nigra, and Quercus macrocarpa Syringa vulgaris Treatment

Rate

4 WAT

6 WAT

Treflan

1 qt

2.0yx

1.0

0.8

2.0

Treflan

1 pt

2.8

1.0

0.8

1.0

10 oz

3.5

0.5

1.5

3.5 **

5 oz + 1 pt

4.0

3.0 **

1.8 *

4.0 **

Biathlon

50 lb

5.0 *

2.0 **

2.0 **

3.5 **

Pendulum 2G

100 lb

3.8

2.0 **

1.0

4.3 **

Jewel

50 lb

8.3 **

5.3 **

5.5 **

6.3 **

Untreated weeded

--

2.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Untreated

--

1.5

0.0

0.0

1.0

Barricade 4FL Barricade 4FL + Treflan

2 WATz

8 WAT

Juglans nigra Treatment

Rate

4 WAT

6 WAT

Treflan

1 qt

1.0

0.0

1.0

0.5

Treflan

1 pt

0.8

0.3

0.8

1.3

10 oz

0.5

0.5

0.3

0.5

5 oz + 1 pt

0.8

0.3

0.5

0.3

Biathlon

50 lb

0.3

0.0

0.3

0.3

Pendulum 2G

100 lb

0.0

0.3

0.5

1.0

Jewel

50 lb

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.5

Untreated weeded

--

0.3

0.3

1.5

0.8

Untreated

--

0.8

0.0

1.3

1.3

Barricade 4FL Barricade 4FL + Treflan

2 WAT

8 WAT

Quercus macrocarpa Treatment

Rate

4 WAT

6 WAT

Treflan

1 qt

2.8

0.8

1.8

2.8

Treflan

1 pt

1.5

0.3

0.5

0.0

10 oz

1.3

0.3

0.5

0.0

5 oz + 1 pt

2.3

0.5

0.5

0.8

Biathlon

50 lb

2.0

0.5

2.0

1.0

Pendulum 2G

100 lb

0.3

0.0

0.8

0.0

Jewel

50 lb

1.3

0.5

1.5

0.3

Untreated weeded

--

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Untreated

--

0.3

0.5

0.0

0.0

Barricade 4FL Barricade 4FL + Treflan

2 WAT

8 WAT

z = weeks after treatment (WAT) y = Visual ratings based on a 0-10 scale with 0 being no phytotoxicity and 10 death with ≤3 commercially acceptable x = Treatment means followed by *, ** are significantly different from the untreated weeded control based on Dunnett’s t-test (α = 0.10 and 0.05, respectively

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Figure 3 A and B (Left) Damage on Stage 2 Oaks at New Life Nursery, Holland, MI from Treflan 1 qt./ ac; (Right) Biathlon 50 lb./ac (B) 2 WAT. By 8 WAT, all the oaks had grown out of any phytotoxicity.

Figure 4 A, B, C and D (Left to Right) A: Stage 2 Syringa vulgaris seedlings at New Life Nursery, Holland, MI 2 WAT with Treflan 1 qt/ac; B: Barricade 10 oz/ac; C: versus the weeded control; D: the most phytotoxic treatment Jewel 50 lb/ac.

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Figure 5 A, B, C and D (Left to Right) A: Stage 2 Syringa vulgaris seedlings at New Life Nursery, Holland, MI 6 WAT with Treflan 1 qt/ac; B: Treflan 1 pt/ac; C: versus the un-weeded control; D: the most phytotoxic treatment Jewel 50 lb/ac; Note: more weeds in B versus A; however, far less than in C.

Table 2. Phytotoxicity of several ornamental herbicides on Stage 3 Picea abies seedlings at New Life Nursery, Holland, MI. Treatment

Rate

FreeHand

150 lb

Marengo

50 lb

Biathlon

2 WATz 0.8

4 WAT

6 WAT

8 WAT

10 WAT

12 WAT

0.0

0.8

1.8

1.8

1.5

0.0

0.0

0.8

0.8

1.3

1.3

150 lb

1.5

0.0

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

Pendulum 2G

100 lb

0.8

1.5 **

1.8

2.8 **

3.0 **

2.3 *

Biathlon

75 lb

2.5

0.0

0.5

0.8

0.5

0.3

Marengo

100 lb

1.0

1.0

1.5

3.0 **

2.8 **

2.8 **

Jewel

100 lb

0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

0.0

0.0

Barricade + Treflan

5 oz + 1 qt

2.0

0.8

1.3

2.5Pw *

2.0

2.8 **

Tower + Pendulum

1 qt + 1 qt

0.8

0.3

0.3

0.8P

1.3

1.8

Gallery + Barricade

0.65 lb +10 oz

1.0

0.5

1.5

1.8P

1.5

1.3

Untreated

--

0.5

0.0

0.3

0.0

0.0

0.0

Untreated weeded

--

0.5

0.0

0.3

0.8

0.0

0.3

yx

z = weeks after treatment y = Visual ratings based on a 0-10 scale with 0 being no phytotoxicity and 10 death with ≤3 commercially acceptable x = Treatment means followed by *, ** are significantly different from the untreated weeded control based on Dunnett’s t-test (α = 0.10 and 0.05, respectively. w =  indicates treatment was reapplied on this date

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Figure 6 A and B. A: (Top Left) Stage 3 Picea abies seedlings at New Life Nursery, Holland, MI 2 WAT with Marengo G 100 lb./ac; B: (Top Right) and at 6 WAT; C: At 2 WAT, there was no phytotoxicity, but at 6 WAT, there was phytotoxicity greater than the control but still commercially acceptable (2.8 rating).

Figure 7. A and B. A: (Bottom Left) Stage 3 Picea abies seedlings at New Life Nursery, Holland, MI 2 WAT with Barricade + Treflan (5 oz./ac + 1 qt./ac (A) (above) showing no injury and at 6 WAT; B: (Bottom Right) By 6 WAT, there was phytotoxicity greater than the control but still commercially acceptable (2.8 rating).

Table 3. Efficacy of several ornamental herbicides in seed beds at New Life Nursery, Holland, MI, May to June, 2013 New Lifey Treatment

Rate/ac

Treflan

1 qt

8.3 b

7.8 bc

z = treatment means were averaged over liner beds of Papaver, Aquilegia, Delphinium, Penstemon, Asclepias and Rhubarb varieties

Treflan

1 pt

7.5 b

7.6 cd

y = treatment means were taken from a Syringa liner bed

Barricade 4FL

10 oz

8.0 b

7.6 cd

x = weeks after treatment

Barricade 4FL + Treflan

5 oz + 1 pt

7.8 b

7.3 cd

Biathlon

50 lb

8.5 b

8.4 ab

w = visual ratings based on a 0-10 scale with 0 being no control and 10 perfect control with ≥7 commercially acceptable

Pendulum 2G

100 lb

8.3 b

7.3 cd

Jewel

50 lb

9.8 a

8.9 a

Untreated weeded

--

6.3 c

7.0 d

Untreated

--

6.0 c

6.1 e

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6 WAT

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Hands-On Education, Close to Home Professional development is central to the ONLA mission, and as your Education Director, I focus on developing year round options for our diverse members to build new skills, sales and team capacities. Our popular Diagnostic Walkabout Series opens June 5th at the Cleveland Metropark Zoo and provides seven regional options to take a scouting walk with a horticulturalist, learn methods for diagnosing and controlling landscape pests and earn CEU’s.

And NEW this summer, our 2014 ONLA Regional Education Series provides you eleven options to learn locally!

This interactive education series combines hands-on training with expert educators and great options for you to gain new skills, learn industry best practices and earn vital CEU credits. ONLA’s 2014 Regional Education Series delivers regional options for you to expand knowledge and elevate skills across your team in the following areas: Dry-laid Stone – Learn wall construction, the physics of dry-laid stone and the how-to use the tools of the stonework trade. Come prepared to work with stone to construct serpentine and straight walls, and features such as outcrops, arches and corners. Participants of all levels of experience are welcome.

Green Infrastructures Best Practices Tour – Features experts in design, construction and maintenance experts who will share lessons learned, issue resolutions, success stories and measurable results achieved in the green roofs, rain gardens, rain detention and permeable pavers at the Civic Garden Center and Mercy West Hospital. Come learn how to incorporate green infrastructure features into your service mix in a profitable and effective manner.

Lighting Installation – Managers and crew members learn hands-on how to install, troubleshoot or repair low voltage landscape lighting systems. Learn the required equipment and installation techniques you’ll need to install transformers, wire and fixtures in the field from an industry expert.

Lighting Design: Architectural, Landscape and Hardscape – Industry experts illuminate the terms and techniques they use to plan and design and they provide guidance on how to use output charts, collect requirements, onla.org

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identify focal points and spec equipment to profitably cost/ design/install a lighting system.

Irrigation: Diagnostics, Repair and Servicing – Managers and crew members learn hands-on methods to diagnose, wire and repair system components like: controllers, solenoids, pump relays and valve mechanicals.

Come practice using a volt/ohm meter and learn servicing and troubleshooting techniques from an expert.

Tree climbing 101 – Get an overview and hands-on practice climbing safely. Learn about ropes, climbing systems and the essential equipment and steps of professional tree care from a TCIA Certified Tree Care Safety Professional.

Tree Climbing: Efficient and Productive – This advanced program and requires that attendees possess basic tree climbing skills and are physically able to climb a tree as you’ll practice using climbing gear, techniques and safety protocols to efficiently ascend and work in trees from an ISA Certified Climber and Aerial Lift Specialist.

To support your participation in the series, ONLA’s offering an early registration discount of 20% off - on all paid registrations in the 2014 Regional Education Series* programs received by June 16th. Visit the Education & Events tab on the ONLA website to see full details on each course and to register. *Discount ONLY applies to 2014 ONLA Regional Education Series programs.

In other exciting news...plans for the world-classs education programs at the 2015 CENTS University are shaping up nicely. Remember this year, CENTS has new days and dates ... which has opened exciting opportunities for us to provide you hands-on, show-floor and classroom educational programs!

2015 CENTS takes place Wednesday-Friday, January 7-9 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center and will feature a robust trade show and educational program. The ONLA staff and committees are hard at work, building a top-notch show and training experience that will meet the diverse needs of our attendees. Stay tuned for more 2015 CENTS announcements in the ONLA e-newsletters and Buckeye magazine.

I look forward to seeing you soon at an extraordinary ONLA educational program soon. B

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ONLA Regional Education Presents

Architectural, Landscape & Hardscape Lighting Design Workshop This interactive class covers the fundamentals of the planning and design process. Expert trainers provide process guidance on how to capture site/ owner requirements and identify focal points and specify equipment to ensure proper costing and effective design of the lighting system.

• Learn to read, understand and apply color and light output charts • Gain an understanding of specialty lighting and key lighting terminology • Review ten primary lighting techniques and best ways to use key accessories • Learn best practices for properly costing lighting Instructor Bios

Brooke Perin is a Lighting Specialist for the Wolf Creek Company. Brooke is a Certified

by AOLP as an Outdoor Lighting Designer and a Low Voltage Lighting Technician and holds a CPM certification from ISM. Brooke has a BA and BS from the Ohio State University and earned her MBA from Franklin University.

Chuck Watterson is a Landscape Lighting Specialist for Wolf Creek Company and serves customers and store locations in Northern Ohio.

Credits Available!

October 8th: 1 OCNT Credit, 4 Landscape Industry Certified Credits. AOLP, APLD and LACES credits are pending.

October 15th: 1 OCNT Credit, 4 Landscape Industry Certified Credits. AOLP, APLD and LACES credits are pending.

• Lunch included in registration fee • Deadline to register is one week prior to event

Please mark the box of each workshop you will be attending: Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Time: 10am-2pm Price: $40 ONLA Member; $60 Non-Member Instructor: Chuck Watterson Location: Wolf Creek Company 26245B Broadway Avenue, Oakwood Village, OH, 44146

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Time: 10am-2pm Price: $40 ONLA Member; $60 NonMember Instructor: Brooke Perin Location: Wolf Creek Company 11957 Tramway Drive, Sharonville, OH, 45242

Register Now! Space is Limited!

Return this form, along with checks payable to the Ohio Nursery & Landscape Association, 72 Dorchester Square, Westerville, Ohio 43081.

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ONLA Regional Education Presents

Dry-Laid Stone Workshop This hands-on training teaches participants the basics of wall construction, the physics of dry-laid stone and the how-to use the tools of the stonework trade. Come prepared to work with stone to construct serpentine and straight walls, and features such as outcrops, arches and corners. Participants of all levels of experience are welcome.

• Gain hands-on experience with basic stone construction techniques and tools • Learn how to apply your creativity and allow the landscape to guide your design approach • Utilize the equipment, techniques and best practices necessary to construct distinctive stone wall and features Instructor Bio

John DeVore is the Owner and primary designer for DeVore’s Land & Water Gardens located in Cincinnati. John’s work as a designer, builder and educator allow him to apply his skills and passion to create art in the garden and outdoor living environments. He’s trained professionals across the the US as craftsmen in stone, water, hardscape, and horticultural practices.

Friday, July 18, 2014

Time: 9am-4pm Price: $200 ONLA Member; $250 Non-Member Instructor: John DeVore Location: Ohio Mulch- Stone Distribution Center, 776 Reynoldsburg- New Albany Rd. Blacklick, Ohio 43004 Credits Available!

July 18th: 1 OCNT Credit, 6 Landscape Industry Certified Credits. APLD and HSW LACES credits are pending

• Lunch included in registration fee • Deadline to register is one week prior to event

Register Now! Space is Limited!

Return this form, along with checks payable to the Ohio Nursery & Landscape Association, 72 Dorchester Square, Westerville, Ohio 43081.

Name(s): _______________________________________________ Company Name__________________________________________ Address: _______________________________________________ City, State & Zip: _________________________________________ Email (required): _________________________________________ Phone: (_____) _________________ Fax: (_____)_______________ PAYMENT INFORMATION: Check Visa MasterCard Check

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ONLA Regional Education Presents

Efficient & Productive Tree Climbing*

This hands-on training is a sequel to the Tree Climbing 101 program and requires that attendees possess basic tree climbing skills and are physically able to climb a tree*. Participants will elevate their basic skills by practicing efficiently working in the tree. Come learn and practice climbing and performing tree care procedures from a TCIA Certified Tree Care Safety Professional.

• Gain hands-on experience with ascent into the tree • Learn about tie points, safety and usage tips to support efficient tree work • Practice using climbing gear and techniques used in professional tree care Instructor Bio

Chris Ahlum, VP Ahlum & Arbor Tree Preservation, is an Adjunct Professor at Columbus State Community College and one of only three individuals in Ohio to hold both an International Society of Arboriculture’s (ISA) Board Certified Master Arborist and an American Society of Consulting Arborists’ Registered Consulting Arborist designation. In addition, Chris is a TCIA Certified Tree Care Safety Professional and a Certified Tree Worker, Climber and Aerial Lift Specialist from ISA.

Register Now! Space is Limited!

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Time: 9am-3pm Price: $200 ONLA Member; $250 Non-Member Instructor: Chris Ahlum Location: Buckeye Equipment Sales NW, 7800 Broadview Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44134

Return this form, along with checks payable to the Ohio Nursery & Landscape Association, 72 Dorchester Square, Westerville, Ohio 43081.

Name(s): _______________________________________________ Company Name__________________________________________ Address: _______________________________________________ City, State & Zip: _________________________________________ Email (required): _________________________________________ Phone: (_____) _________________ Fax: (_____)_______________

Credits Available!

August 27th: 1 OCNT Credit, 5 Landscape Indsutry Certified Credits. ISA & TCIA credits are pending.

• Lunch included in registration fee • Deadline to register is one week prior to event

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ONLA Regional Education Presents

Green Infrastructures- Best Practice Tour During the interactive tours, design, construction and maintenance experts will reveal lessons learned, issue resolutions and best practices they’ve established at the Civic Garden Center - Green Learning Station and at Mercy West Hospital. The experts will give project overviews while on tour of the green infrastructures elements (roofs, rain gardens, rain detention and permeable pavers) of these proven projects. Come learn how to incorporate green infrastructure features into your service mix in a profitable and effective manner.

• See how green infrastructure projects get accomplished, change over time and deliver measurable results • Learn about the components of rain gardens, pavement and rain detention projects and how they support sustainability • Discover the opportunities and challenges of designing, building and maintaining green infrastructures Instructor Bios

Ryan Mooney-Bullock is the Program Manager of the Green Learning Station (GLS) at the Civic Garden Center. Ryan manages the green infrastructure and food gardens and leads educational tours with fellow members of the Green Learning Team. Ryan earned her BA [University of Chicago] and an MA [Antioch University] in Environmental Studies and enjoys sustainable gardening.

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Time: 8:30am-3:30pm Price: $150 ONLA Member; $200 Non-Member Location: Civic Garden Center of Greater Cincinnati, 2715 Reading Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45206

Credits Available!

July 16th: 1 OCNT Credit, 6 Landscape Industry Certified Credits. APLD, HSW LACES and Irrigation credits are pending.

Register Now! Space is Limited!

Return this form, along with checks payable to the Ohio Nursery & Landscape Association, 72 Dorchester Square, Westerville, Ohio 43081.

Name(s): _______________________________________________ Company Name__________________________________________

Rose Seeger GRP, LEED AP, is the Owner of Green City Resources, a Cincinnati-based women-owned landscaping company specializing in the design, installation and maintenance of storm water management systems; Green Roofs, bio retention, rain water harvesting and sustainable site design. Rose participated in the construction of GLS project and serves as site maintenance contractor for the Mercy Hospital West green roof projects.

Address: _______________________________________________

• Lunch included in registration fee • Deadline to register is one week prior to event

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ONLA Regional Education Presents

Irrigation Electrical Service Workshop This hands-on training is designed for managers and crew members who service landscape irrigation systems. The course focuses on the diagnostics and repair of system electrical components (controller, wiring, and solenoids). Come practice using a volt/ohm meter and learn servicing and troubleshooting techniques from an expert.

• Learn valve mechanical diagnostics • Gain an understanding of pump start relay and grounding systems • Learn wire, controller, electrical and decoder system diagnostics Instructor Bios

Scott Knowles is Owner and President of Wolf Creek Company, and has degrees from The Ohio State University in Agriculture and Engineering and studied Irrigation Technologies at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Scott is an Authorized Instructor with the Irrigation Association and has been certified by IA as an: Irrigation Designer, Contractor and Auditor. Scott serves as Water Sense Partner of the U.S. EPA and has received MaxiCom Certification from Rain Bird.

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Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Time: 10am-2pm Price: $40 ONLA Member; $60 Non-Member Location: Wolf Creek Company 1635 Shawnee Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43211 1 OCNT Credit, 4 Landscape Industry Certified Credits. IA, HSW/LACES & APLD credits are pending.

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Time: 10am-2pm Price: $40 ONLA Member; $60 Non-Member Location: Wolf Creek Company 11957 Tramway Drive, Sharonville, Ohio 45242

1 OCNT Credit, 4 Landscape Industry Certified Credits. IA, HSW/LACES & APLD credits pending.

• Lunch included in registration fee • Deadline to register is one week prior to event

Register Now! Space is Limited!

Return this form, along with checks payable to the Ohio Nursery & Landscape Association, 72 Dorchester Square, Westerville, Ohio 43081.

Name(s): _______________________________________________ Company Name__________________________________________ Address: _______________________________________________ City, State & Zip: _________________________________________ Email (required): _________________________________________ Phone: (_____) _________________ Fax: (_____)_______________ PAYMENT INFORMATION: Check Visa MasterCard Check

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ONLA Regional Education Presents

Lighting Installation Workshop This hands-on training is designed for managers and crew members who install, troubleshoot or repair low voltage landscape lighting systems. Learn the required equipment and installation techniques you’ll need to install transformers, wire and fixtures in the field from an industry expert.

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Practice operating and reading a volt/ohm meter

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Work in small groups to learn proper wiring techniques for transformer and lighting fixtures

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Learn installation, mounting and positioning of transformers and fixtures

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Review fixture, lighting and system options

Instructor Bio

Brooke Perin is a Lighting Specialist for the Wolf Creek Company.

Brooke is a Certified by AOLP as an Outdoor Lighting Designer and a Low Voltage Lighting Technician and holds a CPM certification from ISM. Brooke has a BA and BS from the Ohio State University and earned her MBA from Franklin University.

Chuck Watterson is a Landscape Lighting Specialist for Wolf Creek Company and serves customers and store locations in Northern Ohio.

Check the box of each workshop you will be attending:

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Time: 10am-2pm Price: $40 ONLA Member; $60 Non-Member Instructor: Brooke Perin Location: Wolf Creek Company 11957 Tramway Drive, Sharonville, OH, 45242

1 OCNT Credit, 4 Landscape Industry Certified Credits. APLD, AOLP & LACES credits are pending.

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Time: 10am-2pm Price: $40 ONLA Member; $60 Non-Member Instructor: Chuck Watterson Location: Wolf Creek Company 26245B Broadway Avenue, Oakwood Village, OH, 44146

1 OCNT Credit, 4 Landscape Industry Certified Credits. APLD, AOLP & LACES credits are pending.

• Lunch included in registration fee • Deadline to register is one week prior to event

Register Now! Space is Limited!

Return this form, along with checks payable to the Ohio Nursery & Landscape Association, 72 Dorchester Square, Westerville, Ohio 43081.

Name(s): _______________________________________________ Company Name__________________________________________ Address: _______________________________________________ City, State & Zip: _________________________________________ Email (required): _________________________________________ Phone: (_____) _________________ Fax: (_____)_______________ PAYMENT INFORMATION: Check Visa MasterCard Check

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ONLA Regional Education Presents

Tree Climbing 101 This training opens with an overview of the equipment and steps participants need to follow for safe tree climbing in a variety of situations. Come learn and practice climbing a tree the ‘right way’ from a TCIA Certified Tree Care Safety Professional.

• Gain hands-on experience with basic climbing and safety skills • Learn about various climbing systems, ropes and usage tips per application • Review the equipment and techniques used in professional tree care Instructor Bio

Chris Ahlum, VP Ahlum & Arbor Tree Preservation, is an Adjunct Professor at Columbus State Community College and one of only three individuals in Ohio to hold both an International Society of Arboriculture’s (ISA) Board Certified Master Arborist and an American Society of Consulting Arborists’ Registered Consulting Arborist designation. In addition, Chris is a TCIA Certified Tree Care Safety Professional and a Certified Tree Worker, Climber and Aerial Lift Specialist from ISA.

Please mark the box of each workshop you will be attending:

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Time: 9am-1pm Price: $150 ONLA Member; $200 Non-Member Instructor: Chris Ahlum Location: Buckeye Equipment Sales NW, 7800 Broadview Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44134 1 OCNT Credit, 4 Landscape Indsutry Certified Credits. ISA & TCIA credits are pending.

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Time: 9am-1pm Price: $150 ONLA Member; $200 Non-Member Instructor: Chris Ahlum Location: Franklin County Historical Society, 5274 Norwich Street, Hilliard, Ohio 43026 1 OCNT Credit, 4 Landscape Indsutry Certified Credits. ISA & TCIA credits are pending.

• Lunch included in registration fee • Deadline to register is one week prior to event

Register Now! Space is Limited!

Return this form, along with checks payable to the Ohio Nursery & Landscape Association, 72 Dorchester Square, Westerville, Ohio 43081.

Name(s): _______________________________________________ Company Name__________________________________________ Address: _______________________________________________ City, State & Zip: _________________________________________ Email (required): _________________________________________ Phone: (_____) _________________ Fax: (_____)_______________ PAYMENT INFORMATION: Check Visa MasterCard Check

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“Plant That Ate the South” Heads North: Poster Tells Public to Watch Out for Kudzu ‘Plant That Ate the South’ Is Here: Poster Tells Public to Watch Out for Kudzu COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Kudzu, the “plant that ate the South,” is now in Ohio. And experts with Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences want people to know it.

Specialists with the college’s outreach arm, Ohio State University Extension, have created and are distributing a new identification poster featuring the climbing, entwining, engulfing invader.

“Kudzu is in scattered spots in Ohio. One of the reasons for the poster is to get a better idea of where and how much of a problem it is,” said Kathy Smith, director of OSU Extension’s Ohio Woodland Stewards Program.

“We’re hoping to raise awareness of kudzu specifically and of invasive species in general.”

She said she hopes the poster leads to more Ohioans spotting then reporting kudzu, which they can do using the program’s free Great Lakes Early Detection Network (GLEDN) smartphone app. Early detection usually leads to better and cheaper control.

The app can be downloaded at go.osu.edu/GLEDN. Kudzu grows fast, smothers everything in its path -- including trees, buildings and utility poles -- and is difficult and expensive to get rid of once established.

Considered a significant invasive species, kudzu has been reported in at least 15 of Ohio’s 88 counties, mostly in the southeast part of the state but also in Summit and Cuyahoga counties in the north, according to the national Early Detection and Distribution Mapping System (EDDMapS).

In all, kudzu covers an estimated 8 million acres of land in the U.S., mostly in the Southeast, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service.

One estimate puts the weed’s cost in the U.S. at more than $500 million a year when counting both control efforts and lost forest productivity.

There’s also concern that another damaging invasive

The new kudzu awareness poster is available free from the Ohio Woodland Stewards Program, ohiowoods@osu.edu, 614-688-3421.

species, the kudzu bug, may follow the plant to Ohio.

Already widespread in the South, the aptly named kudzu bug feeds, yes, on kudzu but also on soybeans, whose annual positive economic impact in Ohio is more than $5 billion, according to the Ohio Soybean Council.

And like the annoying, invasive multicolored Asian lady beetle, which it resembles in size, the kudzu bug swarms on and invades people’s homes in fall, seeking a place to spend winter.

Fortunately, the kudzu bug hasn’t reached Ohio yet, Smith said.

Sightings sent in by people using the GLEDN app go

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into the EDDMapS system, which scientists use to track and manage invasive species around the U.S. -- not just kudzu and kudzu bugs but Asian carp, zebra mussels, emerald ash borers, thousand cankers disease and hemlock woolly adelgids, to name a few.

Copies of the kudzu poster have been sent to Ohio’s state forests, OSU Extension county offices, and farming- and natural resource-related agencies, with further distribution to come in cooperation with the Ohio Invasive Plants Council, Smith said.

For a free copy of the poster, contact the Ohio Woodland Stewards Program at ohiowoods@osu.edu or 614-688-3421.

The poster was published with funding from the Renewable Resources Extension Act through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. B Kurt Knebusch Technical Editor College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences College Communications knebusch.1@osu.edu cfaes.osu.edu

(Top Left) Native to Asia, a scourge in the South, invasive kudzu has moved north into Ohio. An aggressive vine, it can grow up to 60 feet a year. (Photo: Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org.); (Bottom) Kudzu vines, shown here below Cincinnati’s Kenton Street Bridge, smother street signs, utility poles and anything else in the way.

They also choke out other plants, including trees. (Photo: Joe Boggs, OSU Extension.); (Top Right) Kudzu bugs swarm on and often into people’s homes in fall. They feed on both kudzu and soybean plants. Experts fear the pests may follow kudzu into Ohio and, besides being a nuisance, may hurt the state’s soybean crop. (Photo: Matthew Gibson, Bugwood.org.)

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Taco Tuesdays When I’m in town, I always enjoy my Tuesday lunches with several of my friends. We meet at a local restaurant, where they have “Taco Tuesdays.”

For the last couple of weeks, much of our discussion has been about our cable company. The talk has not been positive.

For the past year, Lynn and I have not changed anything in our cable plan. Yet, our billings have been between $134.07 and $137.46. To me, that’s quite a bit of money just to have a few extra channels on our TV, but we’re not about to give up ESPN, CSN, and NBCSN. And yes, it does include internet access.

So we’ve been willing to pay for the “luxury” of seeing these stations. We also pay to have a DVR, so that we can record shows that we want to watch later. We’ve only needed a “cable box” for two of the TVs, for the “luxury” of having the DVRs and HD TV. So what was the “buzz” all about at lunch? Our cable company has decided that we now need to get a “cable box” for every TV in the house. (We have 7), and pay an additional $12 per box. Their excuse – they are going to offer more channels in HD. We’ve been satisfied to watch 5 of our TVs without HD. We didn’t need a box for these. Now we do.

Our cable company is holding us “hostage.”

Back to our lunch conversation. Everyone at the table for the past couple of weeks has been complaining about the changes, trying to figure out what to do. Should we get a cable box for every TV in the house? Should we just go back to “antenna TV?” Should we switch to “the dish?” (We’ve all heard horror stories about trying to watch “the dish” when it’s rainy or windy.) The bottom line is – we were content with what we had, and are now being forced to pay more to “upgrade” our package. It’s an “upgrade” that we never asked for, and don’t want to be forced to pay for.

their lobbyists make sure that congress gives them this monopoly. We’ve been willing to go along with the system, but this has us, and my “Taco Tuesday” friends, trying to find a better way. I’m told that this will come. Some communities have had the foresight to make internet access available to everyone.

And eventually, we (hopefully) won’t need cable or satellite companies to get the services they now sell.

That will really be something to celebrate at “Taco Tuesday!” B Mark Mayberry (815) 209-1381

Do your Customers talk about your nursery/landscape company at lunch? If so, is the conversation filled with praise – or complaints?

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Ohio Certified Nursery Technician Exam Application Application Instructions: Fill out one form per applicant. Make copies as needed. Print or type information. Return completed application with proper payment to The Ohio Nursery & Landscape Association, 72 Dorchester Square, Westerville, OH 43081; Fax: (614) 899-9489.

Application Deadline: Friday, July 25, 2014 no later than 5 p.m. No extensions.

Name :_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Home Address:__________________________________________________________ Email:__________________________________________ City:___________________________________________ State:_________ Zip:____________ Phone:_________________________________ Company Name:________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Address:_______________________________________________________________ Email:_________________________________________ City:___________________________________________ State:_________ Zip:____________ Phone:_________________________________

First Time?

Re-Testing?

9:00 am Garden Center test 11:30 am Grower test 2:00 pm Landscape + Core test

9:00 am Garden Center test 11:30 am Grower test 2:00 pm Core test 2:00 pm Landscape test

Test Pricing: (ONLA will verify membership) ONLA Member: $35.00 per test Non-member: $70.00 per test

Retest Fees (NOTE: The retest must be taken within one year of the original test date to qualify for the retest fee.)

Previous test date:_______________________ ONLA Member: $30.00 per test Non-member: $60.00 per test

Test Dates & Locations: Please select date and test desired. (limited to first 50 applicants per test) CENTRAL OHIO August 5, 2014 Holiday Inn Worthington 7007 North High Street Worthington, OH 43085

SOUTHERN OHIO August 7, 2014 Butler County Extension Office 1802 Princeton Road Suite 400 Hamilton, OH 45011

NORTHERN OHIO August 12, 2014 Herman Losely & Son, Inc. 3410 Shepard Road Perry, OH 44081

Employer’s Statement (REQUIRED!): I confirm that the above applicant meets the OCNT eligibility requirements: • Worked 1000 hours in the Green Industry or • Worked 500 hours in the Green Industry and is currently enrolled in or has successfully completed a recognized Horticultural Program (i.e. college or high school) or • Worked 1500 hours as a volunteer in the Green Industry at an arboretum, botanical garden or as a master gardener Employer Name:____________________________________________ Payment Methods:

Signature:___________________________________________

Check enclosed—Check #:____________________

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Card Number:______________________________ Exp. Date: _______ Signature:____________________________________________ Additional information: Attendees should arrive 15 minutes prior to testing time! NO ONE will be admitted after the classroom doors have closed. After sending payment, you will receive a copy of this form stamped “CONFIRMED.” You must bring this copy and Photo I.D. with you to the testing site. No refunds will be given after the application deadline. Questions?

Call the ONLA at (614) 899-1195.

Increase Your Credibility By Getting Certified!

The ONLA is proud to offer the Ohio Certified Nursery Technician (OCNT) Program.

pertise. In order to provide sound scientific horticultural advice to customers, the garden center employee must be knowledgeable in a wide variety of subjects including proper plant usage, plant health, soils, turfgrass management, landscape design, proper planting and maintenance of nursery stock and more.

PurPose The purpose of the OCNT Program is threefold: to improve the skill and knowledge of green industry employees; to have this improvement and professional qualifications recognized in the eyes of the public as well as within the landscape and nursery industry; and to provide a means of self-improvement and increased worth to the employee.

DescriPtion of sPecializations Garden Center The retail nursery is the information center on which homeowners have come to rely for dependable horticultural ex-

Grower The grower is the base of the green industry. In order to have healthy plants to sell, the nursery employee must be knowledgeable in a wide variety of subjects including plant identification, development and health; growing and harvesting techniques; plant nutrients; pest and disease elimination; plant maintenance and more.

Landscape The public, architects and contractors have come to rely on landscape contractors and installers for dependable landscape construction

techniques and horticultural expertise.

In order to provide sound scientific horticultural advice and proper installation, the landscape installer must be knowledgeable in a wide variety of areas including plant identification, plant usage, plant health, soils, turfgrass management, use of pesticides, construction techniques, design, sales and more.

Core Core is important to all aspects of the Green Industry. Plant ID, Professionalism, Safety & First Aid are examples of the Core chapters of which all nursery and landscape professionals should have knowledge.

Upcoming OCNT Test Dates & Locations: August 5, 2014 Columbus, OH August 7, 2014 Hamilton, OH August 12, 2014 Madison, OH Visit onla.org to download your OCNT test application or to get more information on the OCNT program or contact ronipetersen@onla.org.

Training Manual Order FOrM NAME: COMPANY: ADDRESS: CITY:

STATE:

PHONE #:

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MEMBER RATES (Call for non-member pricing) * Landscape + Core ______ x $125.00 Garden Center ______ x $75.00 Grower ______ x $75.00 All Manuals ______ x $250.00 Replacement CD Rom ______ x $25.00 Total

= $_______ = $_______ = $_______ = $_______ = $_______ = $_______

* Written Manual and Computer Based Training CD Rom for each

Signature: Return to: The Ohio Nursery & Landscape Association • 72 Dorchester Square • Westerville, OH 43081-3350 Ph: (614) 899-1195 • (800) 825-5062 • F: (614) 899-9489

DiagnosticforWalkabouts the green industry Join ONLA, OSU & AGI for a critical look at landscape and turf during early morning landscape walks throughout Ohio. Tim Malinich, Horticulture Educator with Ohio State University Extension, and other horticulturalists will lead in-depth discussions of the art and science of scouting, diagnostics and control of landscape pests. This is for commercial horticulturalists only, The walks are offered seven times during the season and cover the problems prevalent during that time of the season – no two will be the same. All Walks are from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

June 5, 2014 Cleveland Metropark Zoo Cleveland, OH .5 (Core), 1 (6A), .5 (8)

1 CEU

July 31, 2014 Franklin Park Conservatory Columbus, OH .5 (Core), 1 (6A), .5 (8)

1 CEU

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.5 (6A), .5 (8)

1 CEU HSW

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September 11, 2014 Inniswood Metro Gardens Westerville, OH 1 (Core), .5 (6A), .5 (8)

1 CEU HSW

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Register Today! Space is Limited!

Each walkabout is $40/person (ONLA member) or $60/person (non-member) Return this form, along with payment, to the Ohio Nursery & Landscape Association, 72 Dorchester Square, Westerville, OH 43081. Ph: (614) 899-1195. Fax: (614) 899-9489.

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August 14, 2014 Stan Hywet Hall And Gardens Akron, OH

.5 (Core), .5 (3A)

1 CEU

September 25, 2014 Sunset Memorial Park North Olmsted, OH

HSW

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August 28, 2014 Toledo Botanical Gardens Toledo, OH

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Welcome New ONLA Members The following firms and individuals have been approved for ONLA membership, pending the completion of the application process, which includes requesting comments from the current ONLA membership regarding the qualifications and/or dues classifications of applicants within three weeks following receipt of this issue of The Buckeye.

The following company is applying for ACTIVE membership: Buckeye Equipment Sales, LLC - DBA Bandit of Ohio 7800 Broadview Road Parma, OH 44134 Greg Hards, Category 5 The following people are applying for Student membership: Jeffrey Bocook, Hocking College Matthew Dawson, Hocking College Brady Schardine, Hocking College Ronnie Thomas, Gates Mills Environmental B

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Industry Calendar

View www.onla.org for seminars, events, trade shows and more! O designates qualifying OCNT recertification events

O June 5, 2014 Diagnostic Walkabouts for the Green Industry, Cleveland, Ohio, Join ONLA, OSU & AGI for a critical look at landscape and turf during early morning landscape walks throughout Ohio.

Tim Malinich, Horticulture Educator with Ohio State University Extension, and other horticulturalists will lead indepth discussions of the art and science of scouting, diagnostics and control of landscape pests.

June 5-7 2014 2014 Native Plants in the Landscape Conference, Millersville, PA, The 2014 Native Plants in the Landscape Conference will be held June 5-7, 2014 at Millersville University, in Millersville, PA. Speakers for the conference include Eric Toensmeier, Marcus de la Fleur, Benjamin Vogt, Candy DeBerry, Sabrena Schweyer and many others.

June 18-21, 2014 Snow & Ice Management Association Presents the 17th Annual Snow & Ice Symposium, Columbus, Ohio, The 2014 Symposium will include over 20 educational sessions (including two keynotes), a 100+ exhibit Trade Show Floor, three snack & chat roundtable discussions, an off-site Brine Making Workshop, receptions, networking, and more. Visit www.sima.org/show for details on every aspect of this exciting show!

O July 10, 2014 Diagnostic Walkabouts for the Green Industry, Huron, Ohio, Join ONLA, OSU & AGI for a critical look at landscape and turf during early morning landscape walks throughout Ohio. Tim Malinich, Horticulture Educator with Ohio State University Extension, and other horticulturalists will lead indepth discussions of the art and science of scouting, diagnostics and control of landscape pests.

O July 16, 2014 Green Infrastructures: Best Practice Tour, Cincinnati, Ohio, During the interactive tours, design, construction and maintenance experts will reveal lessons learned, issue resolutions and best practices they’ve established at the Civic Garden Center - Green Learning Station and at Mercy West Hospital. The experts will give project overviews while on tour of

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the green infrastructures elements (roofs, rain gardens, rain detention and permeable pavers) of these proven projects. Come learn how to incorporate green infrastructure features into your service mix in a profitable and effective manner.

O July 18, 2014 Dry-Laid Stone Workshop, Blacklick, Ohio, This hands-on training teaches participants the basics of wall construction, the physics of dry-laid stone and the howto use the tools of the stonework trade. Come prepared to work with stone to construct serpentine and straight walls, and features such as outcrops, arches and corners.

Participants of all levels of experience are welcome.

O July 23, 2014 Tree Climbing 101, Cleveland, Ohio, This training opens with an overview of the equipment and steps participants need to follow for safe tree climbing in a variety of situations. Come learn and practice climbing a tree the ‘right way’ from a TCIA Certified Tree Care Safety Professional.

O July 29, 2014 OSU’s Annual Trial Garden is where YOU can get info on annuals to include in your sales plans.

Growers, independent garden center buyers, landscape designers and installers are encouraged to visit and take note of the new varieties being grown and to observe and study the different growth habits, tolerances and visual characteristics of the many different varieties that have been put on display.

A wide variety of annual plant material will be presented so industry professionals can evaluate and note those that have commercial application in Ohio.

O July 30, 2014 Lighting Installation, Sharonville, Ohio, This hands-on training is designed for managers and crew members who install, troubleshoot or repair low voltage landscape lighting systems. Learn the required equipment and installation techniques you’ll need to install transformers, wire and fixtures in the field from an industry expert.

O July 31, 2014 Diagnostic Walkabouts for the Green Industry, Columbus, Ohio, Join ONLA, OSU & AGI for a critical look at landscape and turf during early morning landscape walks throughout Ohio.

Tim Malinich, Horticulture Educator with Ohio State University Extension, and other horticulturalists will lead indepth discussions of the art and science of scouting, diagnostics and control of landscape pests.

August 5, 2014 OCNT Test, Columbus, Ohio, The Ohio Certified Nursery Technician (OCNT) Garden Center, Grower & Landscape tests will be given. Garden Center test 9:00 a.m., Grower test 11:30 a.m., Landscape test 2:00 p.m.

O August 6, 2014 Lighting Installation, Oakwood Village, Ohio, This hands-on training is designed for managers and crew members who install, troubleshoot or repair low voltage landscape lighting systems.

Learn the required equipment and installation techniques you’ll need to install transformers, wire and fixtures in the field from an industry expert.

August 7, 2014 OCNT Test, Hamilton, Ohio, The Ohio Certified Nursery Technician (OCNT) Garden Center, Grower & Landscape tests will be given. Garden Center test 9:00 a.m., Grower test 11:30 a.m., Landscape test 2:00 p.m.

O August 11, 2014 NGLCO & ONLA Grower Bus Tour, Lake County, Ohio, Join the Nursery Growers of Lake County Ohio and the Ohio Nursery & Landscape Association for the 2014 Ohio Grower Bus Tour. More details to follow.

August 12, 2014 NGLCO Field Day, Perry, Ohio, The NGLCO Summer Field Day is a long-standing tradition for green industry professionals. Mark your calendar and attend the 2014 event!

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August 12, 2014 OCNT Test, Perry, Ohio, The Ohio Certified Nursery Technician (OCNT) Garden Center, Grower & Landscape tests will be given. Garden Center test 9:00 a.m., Grower test 11:30 a.m., Landscape test 2:00 p.m.

O August 14, 2014 Diagnostic Walkabouts for the Green Industry, Akron, Ohio, Join ONLA, OSU & AGI for a critical look at landscape and turf during early morning landscape walks throughout Ohio. Tim Malinich, Horticulture Educator with Ohio State University Extension, and other horticulturalists will lead indepth discussions of the art and science of scouting, diagnostics and control of landscape pests.

O August 26, 2014 Irrigation Electrical Service, Columbus, Ohio, This hands-on training is designed for managers and crew members who service landscape irrigation systems. The course focuses on the diagnostics and repair of system electrical components (controller, wiring, and solenoids). Come practice using a volt/ohm meter and learn servicing and troubleshooting techniques from an expert.

O August 27, 2014 Efficient & Productive Tree Climbing* Cleveland, Ohio, This hands-on training is a sequel to the Tree Climbing 101 program and requires that attendees possess basic tree climbing skills and are physically able to climb a tree*.

Participants will elevate their basic skills by practicing efficiently working in the tree. Come learn and practice climbing and performing tree care procedures from a TCIA Certified Tree Care Safety Professional.

O August 28, 2014 Diagnostic Walkabouts for the Green Industry, Toledo, Ohio, Join ONLA, OSU & AGI for a critical look at landscape and turf during early morning landscape walks throughout Ohio. Tim Malinich, Horticulture Educator with Ohio State University Extension, and other horticulturalists will lead indepth discussions of the art and science of scouting, diagnostics and control of landscape pests.

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O September 11, 2014 Diagnostic Walkabouts for the Green Industry, Westerville, Ohio, Join ONLA, OSU & AGI for a critical look at landscape and turf during early morning landscape walks throughout Ohio. Tim Malinich, Horticulture Educator with Ohio State University Extension, and other horticulturalists will lead indepth discussions of the art and science of scouting, diagnostics and control of landscape pests.

O September 17, 2014 Greenhouse Growers Bus Tour, Bowling Green/Toledo, Ohio, The Greenhouse Grower Bus Tour will take place September 17, 2014 in the Bowling Green/Toledo area. Company stops include: Hoenes Greenhouse, Bottsdorffs, and North Branch Nursery.

More Details Coming Soon!

O September 25, 2014 Diagnostic Walkabouts for the Green Industry, North Olmstead, Ohio, Join ONLA, OSU & AGI for a critical look at landscape and turf during early morning landscape walks throughout Ohio. Tim Malinich, Horticulture Educator with Ohio State University Extension, and other horticulturalists will lead indepth discussions of the art and science of scouting, diagnostics and control of landscape pests.

O October 8, 2014 Tree Climbing 101, Hilliard, Ohio, This training opens with an overview of the equipment and steps participants need to follow for safe tree climbing in a variety of situations. Come learn and practice climbing a tree the ‘right way’ from a TCIA Certified Tree Care Safety Professional.

O October 15, 2014 Architectural, Landscape & Hardscape Lighting Design, Sharonville, Ohio, This interactive class covers the fundamentals of the planning and design process. Expert trainers provide process guidance on how to capture site/ owner requirements and identify focal points and specify equipment to ensure proper costing and effective design of the lighting system.

O January 7-9, 2015 CENTS Marketplace & CENTS University, Attend CENTS Marketplace & CENTS University, with over 225,000 square feet of exhibition space and world class education. B

O October 7, 2014 Irrigation Electrical Service, Sharonville, Ohio, This hands-on training is designed for managers and crew members who service landscape irrigation systems. The course focuses on the diagnostics and repair of system electrical components (controller, wiring, and solenoids). Come practice using a volt/ohm meter and learn servicing and troubleshooting techniques from an expert.

O October 8, 2014 Architectural, Landscape & Hardscape Lighting Design, Oakwood Village, Ohio, This interactive class covers the fundamentals of the planning and design process. Expert trainers provide process guidance on how to capture site/owner requirements and identify focal points and specify equipment to ensure proper costing and effective design of the lighting system.

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The Buckeye is the nursery and landscape industry’s authoritative voice in Ohio.

Second to none in editorial and graphic quality, The Buckeye publishes a wide range of editorial features on the green industry’s key issues.

The Buckeye is another example of how the ONLA leads, promotes, and facilitates the success and growth of green industry businesses.

The Buckeye is published 10 times each year with a circulation of over 5,000 each issue and an

estimated readership of over 10,000. Advertisers benefit from an industry-specific audience, with distribution to professional nursery, landscape and independent garden center businesses and individuals, certified green industry professionals, educators/researchers, and subscribers.

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The online classified service can be found on onla.org along with the complete postings. New ads will be added as soon as they are submitted to the ONLA. For more information, please contact the ONLA office at (614) 899-1195. The ONLA reserves the right to refuse ads. As we go to press, here are the ads posted on onla.org’s online Classified Section:

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Operations Manager, Environmental Management Services, Dublin, Ohio Part Time Landscape Contractor/ Manager, Gardens by Monette, Columbus, Ohio Shade Tree Nursery Manager, Acorn Farms, Fredericktown, Ohio Sport Turf & Landscape Management Instructor, Tolles Career & Technical Center, Plain City, Ohio

claypaver.com Plant Something. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 buckeyegardening.com/plant-something Scarff’s Nursery, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 scarffs.com Spring Meadow Nursery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 colorchoiceplants.com Unilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IFC unilock.com

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