The Buckeye, Nov/Dec 2017

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017

Vol. 28, Issue 6

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OFFICERS Josh Posey, President Buckeye Resources, Inc. Steve Maddox, Jr., Immediate Past President Bower & Branch Andy Doesburg, President-Elect Thornton Landscape DIRECTORS James Beardslee Beardslee Nursery Lenny Garrard Bobcat Enterprises Columbus Tom Hilgeman Bower & Branch Ryan Kolb Ryan Kolb Co. LLC Mindy Moore Cardinal Landscape, Tree Service & Lawn Care Steve O’Neal Columbus State Community College Ellen Gallucci Purcell Riepenhoff Landscape Ltd. STAFF Ken Fisher, Executive Director Karen Lykins, Accounting Keith Manbeck, Sales Roni Petersen, Membership & Certification Alana Settle, Marketing & Communications Mary Ann Shrum, Education Tracie Zody, MGIX 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.

CONTENTS

3 Executive Director's Message 5 President's Perspective 6 Legislative Update 8 ONLA Golf Outing Recap 10 ONL PAC 13 Membership Matters 14 Safety Update: OSHA Injury Tracking FEATURE STORIES

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Marty Grunder's Business Buzz Why Trees Matter: Holden Arboretum Wonderful Woody Plants MGIX 2018 Planning Guide

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What We Do Together Matters Ken Fisher, ONLA Executive Director

What we do together matters when it comes to growing and protecting the future of our industry in Ohio and beyond. In the next few months, Ohio Nursery and Landscape Association will host two important events to showcase and advance our association. Ohio Nursery and Landscape Association and our consortium of education and industry partners are focused on investing in workforce development programs through the Ohio High School Landscape Olympics and the commerce and educational programs at MGIX in January to help ensure our ongoing business success.

In early October, I was able to represent our association at an industry workforce development conference in Fairfax, Virginia. Over forty representatives from industry associations, government, and academia met to discuss best program practices for bringing more interested professionals into our industry and growing the training programs to speed their development. Our goal is to find what works in one location and make the framework available for others to implement. I’m proud to say that our Ohio High School Landscape Olympics, being held Thursday, November 2 & Friday, November 3, at the OSU ATI Campus, Wooster, OH is a best practice in the industry.

As I wrote last month in this column, the Ohio High School Landscape Olympics is a unique and important program that tests students' skills through hands-on, competitive events designed by industry professionals to build students' landscaping skills in a fun team environment. The event includes ten indoor and outdoor competitions, a career exploration fair, kick-off party, and awards ceremony. We have over 200 students competing this year as the event continues to grow. We invite each of you to joins us in Wooster and help cheer on these next generation nursery and landscape professionals. onla.org

If you haven’t already, now is the time to make plans for attending, exhibiting, and experiencing ONLA’s annual conference, the Midwest Green Industry Experience 2018, January 15–17 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center.

In January, we will welcome over 5,000 attendees and more than 200 exhibitors to one of the industry’s largest and most impactful regional trade show and education events. This is your opportunity to gain access to new and innovative products and service providers from across the Midwest. It is also a great place to meet new customers and new suppliers who can help your business grow.

We will offer more than 90 educational sessions from leading academic and industry professionals on topics including: Horticulture, Landscape Design, Pests & Diseases, Arboriculture, Irrigation, Sustainability, Management, and Marketing. It is also the best place to get professional credits approved by a wide array of our industry’s credentialing providers.

There are still good exhibit and sponsorship opportunities available to showcase your products and services.

Registration is now open at www.mgix18.com/register.

Our team at ONLA is working hard to bring you events to improve your business.

Your membership and participation in ONLA events will encourage others to join. I appreciate your continued support of ONLA. Help us get the word out: the industry benefits from a growing ONLA membership.

Because “what we do together matters”. B Ken Fisher can be contacted at ken@onla.org November/December 2017

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President's Perspective Josh Posey, 2017 ONLA President

During the last week of September, ONLA welcomed more than 100 individuals to our annual committee meetings. I would like to thank all of you who took time out of your week to attend. It was great to see so many familiar faces and it was even better to see new people getting involved in such an important day. The hard-working folks that make up this organization have brought some really great ideas to the forefront that most certainly will move ONLA into the future.

With that said, I would encourage all of you to spread the word to all ONLA Members to get involved in any way they can to ensure the stability of this great organization. ONLA will always need new ideas, suggestions, and participation from our members to ensure that this organization continues to be one of the best in the country.

As the old saying goes,"you have strength in numbers.” I encourage you to help spread the word about the benefits of becoming an ONLA member. ONLA can save you time and money. Member discounts include reduced pricing on education programs, OCNT exam registration, MGIX registration, and exhibit space. All members have access to service providers such as credit collection-cash flow management, merchant services, fuel discounts, health insurance, property insurance, safety services, workers compensation and legislative advocacy. More about the benefits of membership can be found at onla.org.

On November 6, we will be kicking off our first PAC fundraiser week to increase awareness of ONLA’s advocacy efforts and to secure donations to the Ohio Nursery and Landscape PAC. Our goal is to raise $10,000.

Participation in advocacy in the national, state, and local level is the most important thing we can do. When deci-

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sions are being made and when laws are being written, the PAC allows us to have a seat at the table in order to protect what is in the best interest of our companies and our industry. Donations of all denominations ensure that our industry has a strong PAC. Please consider contributing (See pages 10 and 11 for details). If you have any questions about the ONLPAC please contact me or the ONLA staff.

ONLA will host the second annual Ohio High School Landscape Olympics (OHLO) at Ohio State ATI in Wooster, Ohio on November 2 and 3. There will be 20 schools competing in this year’s event. If you can make time to attend one or both days of this event, it is a great opportunity to see the next generation of green industry workers. As we all know, labor continues to be the top issue of our industry and taking some time out of your day to see these students compete is a great way to encourage them to continue pursuing a career in this field we are all passionate about.

Please contact Roni Petersen at the ONLA offices for more information.

MGIX 2018 is just around the corner! This year’s event takes place January 15–17 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. Please plan to exhibit, attend first class education classes, and walk the show. This Midwest show is a fantastic opportunity to start 2018 in a great way. Please check out www.mgix18.com or contact the ONLA office for more information. There are still prime spaces for exhibitors and great sponsorships opportunities. I look forward to seeing all of you there!

As my term as ONLA's Board President nears completion, I can't help but reflect on what a rewarding experience it has been. Thank you for giving me the privilege. B Josh Posey can be contacted at josh@buckeyeresources.com

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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

THE PLAYS AND THE PAC Belinda Jones, Capitol Consulting Group, Inc.

As we all equate fall and football season, it seems a particularly good time to use sports analogies. As such, on the legislative front, here is the news on offense, defense and the sidelines!

OFFENSE When we use the term "offense" in the legislative field, we really mean a bill that is initiated by us. Soon, we will be running offense on a bill topic that was brought to us by the Accredited Snow Contractors Association (ASCA) and the Ohio Landscape Association (OLA). The subject is the elimination of indemnity agreements in snow and ice removal contracts.

DEFENSE As you might guess, bills that trigger our "defense" are bills that we oppose. With approximately 900 bills introduced every two years, there are many bills that we oppose but most of those bills do not stand much of a chance for political reasons (thus, we won't list them all in this article). There are two bills for which we are prepping a solid defense:

If you are in the snow removal business, you know that slip and fall claims are prevalent. Property owners and managers have found a way to protect themselves by adding indemnification language and hold harmless agreements in contracts. Such contracts unfairly pass the liability on to the snow removal contractor. Additionally, these contracts also unfairly dictate terms of service such as "service cannot begin until two inches of snow hit the ground". Failure to sign these unfair contracts causes loss of work (property owner moves on to another contractor).

HB 148: Home Improvement Board (Patmon) This bill would require a statewide registration of home improvement contractors, would create the Home Improvement Board, and would make an appropriation.

It would also put a burden on "suppliers" to confirm their customers are registered.

ASCA has been working with model legislation in other states and ONLA and OLA are joining forces to start the discussion in Ohio. With the help of State Senator Gayle Manning, we are creating an offense by having the bill drafted. We will need your testimony to help the team.

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This is a similar bill to one that was introduced previously

by Rep. Bill Patmon (D; Cleveland) in previous General Assemblies. As you might guess/remember, the goal is to weed out unethical contractors. Our members would be subject to the bill, as changes to structures such as decks are included in the definition. This version of the bill is more broad than past versions. It is pending in the House Finance Committee. Here is a link to the bill: http://www. hannah.com/ShowDocument.aspx?BTextID=202369 onla.org

HB 380 Illegal Aliens and Workers Comp (Seitz, Householder) HB 380 would amend sections of the Revised Code to prohibit illegal and unauthorized aliens from receiving compensation and certain benefits under Ohio's Workers' Compensation Law. In the past, ONLA had concerns about this bill because we hire employees with the understanding that they are legal, thus, we pay into workers comp on their behalf. While the board has not taken a position on this recently introduced bill, based upon our thoughts on past versions, we anticipate playing defense.

Here is a link to the bill: http://www.hannah.com/ ShowDocument.aspx?BTextID=205132

coaching, and we all know that it takes a full bench, cheerleaders, and a band to make it a great game!

How can you help? Be a booster. Support the Ohio Nursery and Landscape PAC (See pages 10 and 11 for details).

The ONL PAC has lent credence to our playbook.

Legislators seek out our opinions. Through our PAC, we have a presence at events and are considered a relevant industry. Now is the time to build our team.

Please consider being a strong supporter of the PAC. It is important to our offense, our defense and the future of our industry. B

FROM THE SIDELINES On the sidelines, we are monitoring hundreds of bills on your behalf. We have an active board and legislative committee, and our experience and institutional knowledge on many issues is imperative to a good game plan. But not all of us have time to commit to

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2017 GOLF OUTING FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 Thank You to Our Sponsors

$7,200+ Raised in Support of the Ohio High School Landscape Olympics!

GREEN INDUSTRY ADVOCACY

Protecting Our Business A COLLECTIVE VOICE

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Representing Ohio’s Green Industry

Join the Political Action Committee

It is up to us to ensure our industry— and your company—is not negatively impacted, even unintentionally, by the many bills introduced in the Ohio General Assembly each session.

Ohio’s green industry can’t take a passive approach to advocacy. A political action committee strengthens our collective story with proactive leadership.

ONLA’s advocacy team takes an active role in monitoring legislative activity, providing input on current issues, introducing legislation, and maintaining strong relationships with legislators.

Issues That Matter • Invasive Plants & Pests • Pollinators • Home Improvement Contractors legislation • Tax Issues, CAUV, Snow Removal

DON’T LEAVE IT UP TO CHANCE Your Involvement Matters Every voice should be heard. Small business owners are especially impacted by regulatory burdens, but even if you are just entering the workforce, legislation passed today could negatively impact your future in this industry.

The PAC financially supports political candidates who have shown a commitment to understanding our industry and the challenges our businesses face. These candidates can beneficially influence legislative issues related to Ohio’s green industry. They may have a voting record and positions on issues impacting the green industry, or have relevant committee assignments or leadership roles.

Disbursement of PAC funds is recommended by green industry lobbyist, Belinda Jones of Capitol Consulting Group, in concert with the ONLA Board of Directors, and ONLA Legislative Committee. PAC funds are disbursed to state elected officials who are supportive of our industry regardless of party affiliation.

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Voting in your local, state and federal elections is just one way of exercising your political rights.

Your PAC Leaders • Josh Posey, ONLA Board President • Andy Doesburg, ONLA Board President Elect • Tom Demaline, Legislative Committee Chair • ONLA Board of Directors • ONLA Legislative Committee

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Build relationships with your elected officials. They want to hear from you!

YOUR SUPPORT IS ESSENTIAL

It is your responsibility to tell your story, and you have the opportunity to be part of the decision-making process.

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Check onla.org/advocacy for updates on current issues

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Become a member of the PAC to advance and amplify our message

Contribute to the PAC. Consider it an important invesment to protect your business, amplify your industry’s voice, and ensure our continued successes.

AMPLIFY THE VOICE OF THE GREEN INDUSTRY Become a Member of Ohio’s Only Green Industry Political Action Committee

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DONATE TO THE PAC

The Ohio Nursery and Landscape PAC allows the green industry to take a proactive approach to advocacy.

A strong PAC means a larger impact. PAC funds are used to support political candidates who have demonstrated an understanding of our industry.

The PAC is a separate entity from ONLA. ONLA membership dues do not contribute to PAC funds, nor can corporations make donations. Support from individuals is essential for a strong PAC!

DONATE BY NOVEMBER 10 TO RECEIVE:

Donate online at www.onla.org/PAC17 or complete the form below and return to 72 Dorchester Sq., Westerville, OH 43081 ________________________________________ Name ________________________________________ Home Address ________________________________________ City, State Zip

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MEMBERSHIP MATTERS

By Molly John, ONLA Membership Committee

ONLA recently held its annual Committee Meetings at which time Ken Fisher, our new Executive Director, talked to the group about the challenges we face in the green industry. Ken shared that he has been meeting with other green industry leaders and associations across the country to collaborate on ways to address common issues such as labor and regulations. In our ever-changing environments and with a new generation of workforce, Ken stressed that we need to work together to ask the bigger questions: How can we help? What is it that we need to make our businesses more successful? What is it going to take to move us forward?

As a member of the Membership committee and a business owner, Ken’s words struck me. We can and need to work together as a team to help all our businesses be successful.

It does not matter if we are a grower, landscape architect, equipment salesman or stone supplier. We all rely on one another to produce a product that reflects positively on our industry.

As the Membership committee met that morning, we were brainstorming ways to get more businesses to join ONLA. Just like our individual teams make our businesses successful, all our businesses working together can make our organization stronger. ONLA offers many benefits to its members, whether that be through its preferred service providers or our legislative advocacy. In larger numbers, we can make an impact in front of our legislators to make policy changes that will help our businesses, not harm them.

Personally, I feel networking is the most important benefit ONLA offers to its members. We have more than 700 member companies from various industries who are willing to share and collaborate on ideas that can help our businesses. onla.org

The Membership committee has set aside the week of December 4 for a Membership Drive. Committee members will be calling past members on December 7 to find out what they want from the organization and to encourage them to join again. Do you know someone in the industry who is not a member of ONLA? Please ask them, “Why not?” Encourage them to attend MGIX in January. Talk to them about why you are a member. If you get them to attend MGIX, meet them for lunch or bring them with you to the opening night party.

How can we reach out to the next generation of landscape professionals? They will be taking the lead in our businesses in the coming years and direct this industry in the future, so they need to be involved with ONLA. With a strong membership that spans many generations, we have the opportunity to ultimately revolutionize our industry in ways that we never thought before. We can share ideas on best practices and techniques, while the younger generation can share their knowledge on technological advancements and new ideas that can advance our businesses.

Organizations are only as strong as its members. As Ken said, let’s ask ourselves some questions. What can we do to help grow the Ohio Nursery and Landscape Association?

What does the future hold for this industry and what can I do to help? Get involved. Be a part of making a difference.

Make it happen. B

- Molly M. John, M. J. Design Associates Inc., mjohn@mjdesignassociates.com

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SAFETY UPDATE OSHA's New Injury Tracking Application Gary Hanson, American Safety & Health

WHAT IS THE FINAL RULE?

The new rule, which took effect on January 1, 2017, requires employers to electronically submit injury and illness data.

This is information that employers are already required to collect. The new rule will: • Encourage employers to increase efforts to prevent worker injuries.

• Provide safety data to workers, job seekers, customers, researchers, and the general public.

• Encourage workers to report work-related injuries or illnesses to employers and prohibit employers from retaliating against workers for making reports.

from OSHA Forms 300, 300A, and 301. Establishments with 20-249 employees in certain industries must electronically submit information from OSHA Form 300A only.”

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SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

The new rule applies to the following: • Establishments with 250+ employees* that are currently required to keep OSHA injury and illness records must electronically submit information from OSHA 300 (Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses), 300A (Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses), and 301(Injury and Illness Incident Report) • Establishments with 20–249 employees* that are classified in certain industries with high rates of occupational injuries and illnesses must electronically submit information from OSHA Form 300A.

HOW TO SUBMIT DATA

*From OSHA's website: “The electronic reporting requirements are based on the size of the establishment, not the firm. The OSHA injury and illness records are maintained at the establishment level. An establishment is defined as a single physical location where business is conducted or where services or industrial operations are performed. A firm may comprise one or more establishments. To determine if you need to provide OSHA with the required data for an establishment, you need to determine the establishment's peak employment during the last calendar year. Each individual employed in the establishment at any time during the calendar year counts as one employee, including full-time, parttime, seasonal, and temporary workers.

The website also includes a list of frequently asked questions: osha.gov/injuryreporting/

All establishments with 250 or more employees in industries covered by the record keeping regulation must electronically submit to OSHA injury and illness information

- Gary Hanson, American Safety and Health, ashmci@aol. com, 330.495.3437.

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1. Use OSHA’s secure website: osha.gov/injuryreporting/ 2. Create an account; this should take about 10 minutes.

3. Add OSHA 300A summary data 4. Submit data to OSHA 5. Review confirmation email The OSHA website offers ITA Job Aids to assist in the submission process: osha.gov/injuryreporting/jobaids/getting-started-in-ita.pdf

Establishments have three options for submitting information: • Manually enter the information into the online form • Upload a CSV file • Transfer data electronically using an application programming interface (API) Source: US Department of Labor, www.osha.gov, OSHA Fact Sheet

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BUSINESS BUZZ

By Marty Grunder

How do I instill my values in my team and get them to uphold them even when I’m not there?

Every fall I invite landscaping professionals from around the country to spend a day at Grunder Landscaping Co., where they go behind the scenes of our operations and learn directly from my staff how we strive to set ourselves apart from the competition.

Of all the learning events I lead throughout the year, this one is my personal favorite. Sure, it’s great not to have to hop on a plane for a change, but more than that, I love these field trips because they are a chance for my team to shine and share their expertise with a small group of ambitious pros who want to learn and grow. You wouldn’t think a day and some change is long enough to form much of a bond, but at the end of every trip I’m always amazed by the camaraderie that takes root among everyone who participates and their boundless enthusiasm for our industry.

At this year’s field trips, I was asked one question again and again: How do I instill my values in my team and get them to uphold them even when I’m not there? It’s a great question, with a simple though not necessarily easy answer.

The trick is you have to really care about the outcome and commit yourself to getting it.

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First, it’s crucial to understand that your company’s values aren’t your values. I didn’t roll into the office one Monday morning and announce my company’s values to my team. I didn’t impose them from on high like a king to his subjects.

Instead, we had a facilitator come to our campus and interview everyone at Grunder Landscaping, asking each of us what’s important in our workplace. What words would we use to describe the way we work? What do we like? What do we not like? Through this process, we arrived together at four words: quality, leadership, teamwork, and profitability. These are our values. They’re internal to us. They’re who we are—all of us together—and who we want to be.

Then we looked for ways to foster and reinforce these values in each other. We had signs made to promote our core values and posted them around the office and in our shop, so they’re always, inescapably, top of mind. Once a quarter, we meet as a whole team and go around the room, sharing examples of how we’ve demonstrated our values. The catch is you can’t talk about yourself; you have to shine the light on your colleagues. This exercise both celebrates and fosters teamwork, itself one of our core values. It’s fun, too.

We don’t take it too seriously—there’s plenty of jokes and

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gentle ribbing—but the support and care my team has for each other comes through and through.

Posters and a quarterly exercise are both admittedly small steps, yet they can have a surprisingly large impact. Part of it is just sheer repetition, and the other part, I think, is because people want to be a part of something larger than themselves. Values, clearly communicated and consistently upheld, provide that.

And while it’s true you can't impose your values from your leadership perch and expect your team to internalize them, this does not absolve you from having to live them. Your team will see better than they hear, so make sure you and your management team exemplify your company's values.

And then you have to hire for your values. In our industry, there’s constant turnover and with it the continual need to find new team members. Labor is undeniably one of the greatest challenges landscaping companies face. But in my experience you never get ahead by hiring someone who can't get behind your values. That’s why we make who we are clear in our recruiting efforts—whether it’s an ad or in a booth at an industry event or on our LinkedIn profile—and work to screen out candidates we don’t think align with our values. We also take care to demonstrate our values throughout the interview process. It’s the first in-person impression we make on a hire and we want it to set the right tone for the future.

To me, a company's core values are who you are when the owner isn't there. When your company knows and lives theirs, you increase your team’s capacity tenfold. B - Marty Grunder, Grunder Landscaping Co. marty.grunder@grunderlandscaping.com

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WHY TREES MATTER A Visit to Holden Arboretum

By Jim Chatfield, OSU Extension

In mid-September I received a lovely speaker’s gift at the Waynesboro Tree Workshop in Virginia: Ancient Trees: Portraits of Time by Beth Moon. There is a branch of a poem in the limited text of the book, from Richard Wilbur’s A Black Birch in Winter.

“Old trees are doomed to annual rebirth, New wood, new life, new compass, greater girth, And this is all their wisdom and their art – To grow, stretch, crack, and not yet come apart.”

And, so it is. Trees are ever with us and ever intriguing.

On their website, the arboretum states it is “an outdoor living museum on 3,600 acres that promotes the beauty and importance of trees and other woody plants. The grounds feature over 20 miles of trails that lead you through cultivated gardens and native forests. The Arboretum also features the Murch Canopy Walk, an elevated walkway 65 feet above the forest floor, and the Kalberer Family Emergent Tower, a wooden tower that rises 120 feet above the forest floor for breathtaking views of the surrounding landscape.”

A small stroll through the alphabet on my day among the storied trees of Holden Arboretum in Kirtland, Ohio....

A. Aesculus is the genus for buckeyes and horse chestnuts and at Holden they have many, including a hybrid from Texas of a yellow buckeye, A. octandra, and…I’m not sure.

But, oh, those, fruits, all my life I’ve been waiting for fruits such as these: lovely, shiny buckeyes glistening in the afternoon rain. True to at least one of the parents there were multiple seeds per fruit. onla.org

B. Birches (Betula). One of my favorite birches, lemon yellow in fall, with cherry-like bark, multi-stemmed with each 40 feet tall in my front yard, is the native sweet birch (Betula lenta). Its greatest feature is the twigs which have methyl salicylate-fueled aromas and taste. In fact, the oils of this birch were once used to make oil of wintergreen for birch beer.

Two other birches also containing significant methyl salicylate are our native yellow birch (B. alleghaniensis), and another one I discover during my visit, the Japanese cherry birch (B. grossa).

Other lovely native birches we espied from Holden’s collections include a triad of paper birch (B. papyriferae) and a heat-tolerant and more-than usual alkaline soil tolerant Dura-Heat river birch (Betula nigra ‘Dura-Heat’).

C. A specimen of Corylus fargessii, a Chinese hazelnut, is truly outstanding in the field at Holden, as is the proud Charles Tubesing, Plant Collections Curator of Holden. It has a nice rounded shape, lovely fall color and very attractive exfoliating bark.

F is for white fringetree (Chinoanthus), and their lovely blue egg-shaped fruits. Fringetree is closely related to ash trees, and emerald ash borer does infest this tree genus, although to date this appears to be an unusual and nonlethal event.

H. Heptacodium is also known as seven-sons flower. This large shrub to small tree has attractive shedding bark, a somewhat awkward growth habit, and neat leaf veins that November/December 2017

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almost look like a willow leaf is embedded within the larger leaf. The real deal though is the extended floral display. It starts with a month of attractive white petal effect, but will extend the show long into the fall with its attractive sepals (the flower part behind the petals). The sepals start green, but expand in size and become salmon-colored.

M. is for Magnolia. In this case Magnolia sieboldii, introduced by the plant explorer, Philipp Franz von Siebold from Asia in the mid-1800s, is an uncommon magnolia with intermittent white flowers through the growing season. It is now in its fruiting season, with lovely teardrop rose-pink fruits that contain glistening orange-red seeds. Mag-nificent.

P is for Parrotia. This member of the witch-hazel family is becoming more popular in gardens. It develops lovely mottled bark over the years, has extremely interesting but tiny vermilion flowers in February snows, and develops brilliant fiery and burnt orange fall foliar colors.

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P is also for pawpaw (or as known to the “Latin is for Pawpaw Lovers” crowd as Asimina triloba). Holden has divergent clones of pawpaw so they have fruits, including some very large fruits that have become by now food for wildlife, foiling human foragers also in search of their sickly-sweet tropical fruit taste. The pawpaw is a native fruit tree that is the northernmost genus of a tropical fruited family of plants, and was once a significant culinary savior for the Lewis and Clark Expedition as it headed west.

Q is for Quercus (oaks). Holden is a national oak repository and there are too many to recount here, but there were two that jumped out (no, there were no jumping oak galls–that is a story for another time). The Maurice Sendak-like fruits of bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa) had fringey acorn cup edges. The soft rounded lobes of a Texas post oak (Quercus stellata) were prettied up by a lavender-colored fall aster arising from the center of leaves and clustered buds of a low branch of the post oak.

S is for Sumac, even though it is really a shrub rather than a tree. Not the poisonous Toxicodendron vernix sumac kind, but in this case shining or winged sumac (Rhus copallina). What a great native landscape plant. Note the winged appendages on the rachis (the main axis of a pinnately compound leaf). But most of all, plant a few of these for the wonderful glistening fall foliage effects of reds, oranges, purples, and yellows.

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Z. Last but not least, Z is for the best of all Latin names – Ziziphus jujube, the Chinese date tree, the jujube plant. Found right outside the Holden Visitor Center. My love for its juice unparalleled while recently in China.

I recommend a visit to Holden any day of the year to enjoy the trees, and herbaceous plants, such as the ‘Firecracker’ goldenrod and the yellow jewelweed (Impatiens pallida). B - Jim Chatfield, chatfield.1@osu.edu

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WONDERFUL WOODY PLANTS Planning and Planting for Four Seasons Vic Swanson

“Raindrops on roses, and whiskers on kittens…” Come on, you know the song. “…These are a few of my favorite things…” Well, that’s what woody plants are for me. These great plants provide a bountiful palette of flowers, colorful fruit, fantastic fragrance, brilliant fall color, leaf and bark texture, shade and more.

Woody plants anchor and frame the distinguished landscape. The diversity of wonderful woody plants not only bestows a feast for the eyes, but supports precious pollinators, and offers habitats for feathered creatures and other animals.

Here are a few of my “favorite things”.

In the book, Witch Hazels* by Chris Lane, Tim Brotzman’s remarks in the Foreword clearly illustrate the importance of diversity in the landscape and how selection of woody plants with four season interest creates a dynamic garden:

of others, equally confused, which bloom during winter with apparent indifference to frost and snow. That all of these hardy plants are members of the genus Hamamelis distinguishes witch hazels as perhaps the only flowering shrubs in the Northern Hemisphere whose cheerful blooms frame both sides of our harshest season.”

“No doubt many people have wandered the autumn woods of eastern North America and asked how any sensible plant could be coming into full bloom while the trees overhead were losing their leaves in a riot of color. The astute gardener can certainly counter that he or she knows

Witch Hazel and other varieties in the family of Hamamlidaceae can be chosen to provide flower, fragrance and texture from autumn through seemingly bleak winter days into early spring. What could be more stunning on a winter day, than fresh fallen snowflakes clinging on stems

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covered with bright yellow, orange, red or rust colored, strap-like crinkled petals? Varieties such as ‘Jelena’, ‘Arnold Promise’, ‘Pallida’, ‘Primavera’, ‘Barmstedt Gold’ are only a few of varieties in the trade. The scent of those that are fragrant will knock your socks off!

Also gracing the Hamamelideaceae family is Disanthus cercidifolius. The heart-shaped leaves of this stunning, yet little known shrub, add a unique texture to the greens of summer, turn rich orange to red to burgundy in late summer through fall.

Some genuses show-off multiple season interest such as Halesia carolina (aka Halesia tetraptera), an underused plant in the industry. Branches are graced with profuse white bell-shaped flowers in May followed by a shapely canopy of rich green leaves. Flowers are followed by four winged dry drupes which “shimmer in the summer morning sun!” Autumn ushers in the change of summer’s green leaves to a golden yellow. Leaves often drop fairly early in the season, exposing brownish winged nut-like fruits, however, do not despair! Winter shows off Halesia’s skeleton

of smooth grayish bark adorned with subtle white stripes.

Truly a four-season gem!

Summer-blooming trees and shrubs add a special bonus to any design. One of my favorites is Stewartia pseudocamellia, with myriads of white, camellia-like flowers in summer.

Autumn brings multiple foliage colors of reds, oranges and purples. The drama continues into the winter landscape with its highly ornamental bark of mottled shades of brown, gray, cream and orange.

Another favorite, Magnolia sieboldii exhibits a bold, somewhat coarse-textured branching, displays large white nodding flowers with crimson colored stamens blooming from May into July. This grand plant will bloom sporadically into fall, and has a delicate fragrance.

Heptacodium miconoides attracts butterflies and other pollinators with its late summer white and fragrant flower panicles. The flowers then turn to sepals of light to deep pink—a real fall extravaganza! The bonus is the attractive exfoliating and peeling bark once winter sets in.

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Franklinia alatamaha presents a doubly delightful late summer and fall showing with its striking white camellia-like flowers beginning in September against shiny green leaves.

The bonanza of flowers continues until hard frost against a dazzling background of deep red, burgundy and orange fall foliage.

Gray winter skies can be brightened by branches of Ilex verticillata, laden with brilliant red fruits of many varieties that often hold until Christmas or later depending on weather conditions. Then, our feathered friends enjoy a feast on the berries. Less common, but no less attractive, are yellow and orange berried varieties of this particular shrub.

Magnolia virginiana’s shiny green leaves contrasted with silvery undersides of semi-evergreen blesses the summer landscape with its showy, creamy white gardenia-like flowers that are packed with fragrance. The drying seed pods expose orange-red seeds. Autumn leaves then turn tan in

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fall, as leaves slowly abscise on into winter, giving way to silhouettes of a layered sympodial branching habit.

The selection of wonderful woodies continues. Explore the newer selections of dwarf lilacs and varieties of shrub roses.

Careful selection of woody plant material for the landscape is essential to capture the essence of each of the four seasons.

The choices of woody plants are endless and add drama and delight to every landscape. Create a kaleidoscope of interest in your landscape designs! What’s in your palette? B Vic Swanson, Owner, Arcola Creek Nursery ONLA Green Industry Grower Committee Member arcola@ncweb.com *Lane, Chris, “Witch Hazels”, Timber Press, Portland and Cambridge, Copyright 2005, page 7

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Attain, Train, Retain and Entertain a Modern Day Green Industry Workforce Marty Grunder

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How to Employ Legal Temporary Labor: Navigating H-2A and H-2B Arnulfo Hinojosa

Restorative Gardens John DeVore

Designing Vegetated Areas That Protect Water Quality Kurt Keljo

Profitably Integrate Bioproducts into Your Growing Operation Brain McSpadden-Gardener

Snow Service Contracts and Independent Contractor's Agreements Michael Anderson

Efficient Irrigation Design & Installation Jeff Muhlbach

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New and Great Old Plants Bill Hendricks

Insuring Your Business: Knowing What is Covered Marc McTeague

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Short Plants for Filling a Niche Stephanie Cohen

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CLIMBERS' CORNER TARGETED TRAINING FOR ARBORISTS This live education stage features expert educators on a wide array of arboriculture topics, benefiting tree care professionals, landscape crews, managers and landscape designers. Courses, led by arboriculture trainers Phillip Kelley and Anthony Tresselt, include: Anchoring Your System – Three Part Program Evolution of Climbing – Three Part Program Lightening Protection Systems ANSI Z133 News and Updates Tree and Gear Inspections Aerial Felling and Chainsaw Use

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Making Plants Work for You Bill Hendricks

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If Patton Ran Your Business Tom Shay

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Room for Large Plants in the Landscape: Destroying the Dwarf Plant Myth Paul Snyder

Why Plants Do the Things They Do James Chatfield, Lee Beers

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Invasive Plants, Options for Control Kathy Smith How to Kill a Tree: A How-to Guide to Assisted Herbicide Joseph Boggs, Eric Draper

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Other services include online reporting, check guarantee service and working capitol funding. Scott Norris, scott. norris@merchantsvcs.com Energy Program - Growers Energy Solutions (GES) Manage your energy costs by joining ONLA members as one buying group. GES provides the opportunity to manage your energy needs and save on your natural gas & electric costs.

Our programs can offer pricing to members located in all Ohio gas and electric utilities that allow third party supply.

Joe Perlaky, perlaky@bex.net Fuel/Fleet Program - SuperFleet Save $.05 cents per gallon on all fuel purchases at Speedway, Marathon and Rich Oil locations with no minimum purchase required. This card can be used for shops and services or can be restricted to fuel use only. Also receive discounts on oil changes and car washes. John Kennedy, jmkennedy@ speedway.com Health/Life/Income Insurance - TAH Benefits ONLA partners with various insurance plans to offer a wide variety of benefit options for members including medical, vision, dental, life, and disability. Representatives will help tailor-make a program specifically to fit your needs, including advanced plan designs, management techniques, and improved benefits administration that can result in substantial cost savings and reduction of employee benefits liability exposure. Jay Hazelbaker, onla@tahins.com onla.org

Property/Casualty Insurance - Best Hoovler McTeague Save on your property and casualty insurance with BHM’s group program designed for ONLA members to save at least 15% with the best coverage rates for your liability, fleet and equipment. Marc McTeague, mmcteague@bhmins.com Safety Services - American Safety & Health Management Consultants, Inc. American Safety & Health Management Consultants, Inc (ASH) fills the growing need for professional safety and health management services for companies of all sizes. ASH has the capabilities to provide Total Safety Management, from working on a single problem area to evaluating, developing and administering an entire comprehensive safety and health problem. Gary Hanson, ashmci@aol.com Soil & Plant Tissue Testing & Consultation - CLC LABS ONLA members receive various laboratory services at a 10% discount off list prices including testing of soil nutrients, soil texture, soilless media nutrients, plant tissue nutrients and irrigation water suitability testing, plus consulting services on all aspects of testing. Chuck Darrah, clclabs@aol.com Workers’ Compensation - CareWorksComp The ONLA Workers’ Compensation Group Rating Program has saved its members over $21.4 million in the last 11 years.

Through CareWorksComp, members are offered multiple savings levels, ranging from the BWC maximum to a lesser percentage, for companies with claims. Free, no obligation analysis of potential workers’ comp premium savings.

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UPCOMING EVENTS View www.onla.org for more information. O designates qualifying OCNT recertification events.

Ohio High School Landscape Olympics November 2 & 3, Wooster, OH Visit onla.org for details

ONLA Awards Celebration & Dessert Reception January 14, 7 pm, at MGIX Featuring the Landscape Awards Program, 2018 Scholarships, and Professional Awards. Visit mgix18.com for details.

OCNT Exams November 16, 2017, 9 am, Westerville, OH January 15, 16, and 17, 2018 at MGIX Register at onla.org

Annual Business Meeting January 15, 2 pm at MGIX Learn about important updates at ONLA, including elections to the Board of Directors.

ONLPAC Fall Fundraiser Deadline for contributions is November 10, 2017.

See pages 10 and 11 for details ONLA Membership Drive Thursday, December 7 Email info@onla.org for details

110th Anniversary Breakfast Mingle January 16, 6:45 am at MGIX Enjoy coffee and donuts and celebrate ONLA's rich history. Visit mgix18.com for details.

Midwest Green Industry Experience January 15, 16, and 17, 2018, Columbus, OH Visit www.mgix18.com for details

Turfgrass Sod Grass Seed

Fertilizers

Pre-emergent Herbicides

Post-emergent Herbicides

Fungicides

Growth Regulators

Soil Amendments

Wetting Agents

Aquatic Pond Management

Spray Additives

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Insecticides

Athletic Field Products

Ornamentals

Erosion Control

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OPEN POSITIONS Sales Account Manager/Production Leader Quality Yard and Home Maintenance Pataskala, Ohio CSR and Inside Sales Rep Lake County Nursery Perry, Ohio Landscape Sales Designer Grunder Landscaping Company Dayton, Ohio Landscape Gardener The Dawes Arboretum Newark, Ohio Container Manager Herman Losely and Son Nursery Perry, Ohio Landscape Design Sales Support Rice's Landscape Redefined Canton, Ohio

ADVERTISER INDEX Arborjet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 arborjet.com Buckeye Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 buckeyeresources.com Ernst Seeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 ernstseed.com Evergreen Seed Supply.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 evergreenseedsupply.com Fairview Evergreen Nurseries. . . . . . . . . 25 fairviewevergreen.com Green Velvet Sod Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 greenvelvet.com Kennco Mfg, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 kenncomfg.com Medina Sod Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Ads listed here were current as of press time. For more information, please contact the ONLA office at 614.899.1195 or visit onla.org/careers

medinasodfarms.com Millcreek Gardens LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 millcreekplants.com

HIRING?

Post your open positions on onla.org. Listings are posted for 60 days online, and included in The Buckeye, ONLA's email newsletter, and social media posts. ONLA reserves the right to refuse ads. $50 ONLA members, $100 non-members

Oberfields. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 oberfields.com Pine Hollow Farm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 pinehollowfarmltd.com Spring Meadow Nursery. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Do you have news to share?

ONLA member companies are encouraged to submit industry-related news and upcoming events. Submissions may appear in the News section of ONLA's website, in the Calendar of Events, and may be included in additional print or digital communications. Published at ONLA's discretion.

colorchoiceplants.com Unilock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IFC unilock.com

Ad Rates & Info Contact Alana Settle alana@onla.org, 614.899.1195

Press releases and event information can be emailed to alana@onla.org onla.org

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YOUR MIDWEST GREEN INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE JANUARY 15–17, 2018 COLUMBUS, OHIO Start off the new year right.

Get inspired, discover new products, build relationships, and make smart business decisions at ONLA's Midwest Green Industry Experience.

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