The Buckeye, March/April 2020 by OGIA

MARCH/APRIL 2020 Vol. 31, Issue 2

The Official Publication of Ohio Nursery & Landscape Association

INSIDE: A New Abelia to Consider Bobbie Schwartz's Artful Gardens Central Ohio Landscape Company Goes Employee-Owned

2020 Scholarship Recipients

Coralie Farinas The Ohio State University ONLA President's Scholarship Bryan A. Champion Memorial Scholarship awarded in conjunction with the Horticultural Research Institute (HRI)

Nall Moonilall The Ohio State University

Isabel Emanuel The Ohio State University

Julia Glen University of Cincinnati

Patricia Marie Cordero Irizarry The Ohio State University

Madelyn Pohlgeers University of Cincinnati Artist in Landscape Design Scholarship Sponsored by Kent Fullmer

Maria Caplinger Coventry High School FFA Scholarship

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The Buckeye is published six times per year by Ohio Nursery & Landscape Association, Inc. 72 Dorchester Square, Westerville, OH 43081 614.899.1195 | www.onla.org

EDITORIAL / ADVERTISING ISSN 1536-7940 Subscriptions: $75/year alana@onla.org OFFICERS Emily Showalter, President Willoway Nurseries, Inc. Tim Clark, Immediate Past President H. J. Benken Florist & Greenhouses, Inc. Devon Stanley, President-Elect Benchmark Landscape Construction, Inc. DIRECTORS Jason Cromley Hidden Creek Landscaping, Inc. Brandon Druffel Dan Druffel, Inc. Michael Hall Harrell's LLC Molly John M.J. Design Associates, Inc. Scott Knowles Wolf Creek Company Wendy Moore Davis Tree Farm & Nursery, Inc. Steve O’Neal Columbus State Community College

STAFF Ken Fisher, Executive Director Karen Lykins, Accounting Roni Petersen, Membership & Certification Alana Settle, Marketing & Communications

CONTENTS 3

Executive Director's Message

President's Perspective

Legislative Update

FEATURE STORIES 9

Is Your Team Ready? by Marty Grunder

Greenscapes Landscape Company sells to an ESOP

Abelia "Sweet Emotion" by Stephanie Cohen

The Artful Garden, Part Three by Bobbie Schwartz

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE 16

In Memoriam

Classifieds, Calendar of Events, Advertising Index

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.

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE Ken Fisher, ONLA Executive Director, ken@onla.org We’re kind of a big deal.

Ways that we do that include:

Every five years the government conducts surveys and census to measure the size and growth of the U.S. environmental horticulture industry, or green industry. It comprises nurseries, greenhouses, turf grass producers, landscape design, construction and maintenance firms, wholesale and retail distribution firms, and allied trades suppliers of inputs to the industry.

Employee and Workforce Development • Ohio High School Landscape Olympics • Certification and Credits • Seasonal Worker Programs - H-2A/B (through participation in Lighthouse Program)

The latest survey data from 2018 has recently been analyzed and reviewed and we are part of something pretty impressive. The economic contributions of the green industry in the United States for 2018 shows direct industry output for all sectors estimated at $159.57 billion, and total output contributions, including indirect and induced regional economic multiplier effects of export sales, were $348.08 billion. The industry had direct employment of 1,599,662 fulltime and part-time jobs, and total employment contributions of 2,315,357 jobs in the broader economy.

Advocacy • Ohio Green Industry Advocacy Day • Ohio Green Industry Alliance Political Action Committee (ONLPAC) Facilitate Commerce • Trade shows and sponsorships Support and Grow the Industry Professional Network • Golf Outing • Member Retreat • Women in the Green Industry events

But more importantly are the numbers of the state of Ohio. In 2018 the green industry in Ohio supported direct employment of 90,406 jobs and direct economic output of $14.5 billion. Only California, Florida and Texas scored hirer than Ohio.

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We’re a $14.5 billion economic juggernaut in the state of Ohio. With that, it is estimated that the green industry in Ohio paid $628 million in state taxes and $1.02 billion in Federal taxes. (Ok, you probably could have lived without that last statistic.)

Research • ONLA Horticulture Research Institute Fund

Our industry had initially peaked in 2007 and then was hit hard by the recession of 2008–2009. It took a while but industry employment and output in 2018 has recovered fully and in fact has now surpassed the previous high water mark of 2007. Congratulation and job well done. You’re kind of a big deal!

What we do together matters when it comes to growing and protecting the future of our industry in Ohio and beyond. 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. B

A strong overall economy helps, but our industry has been diligent and hard working. You have made careful investments, served your customers well, and grown despite labor constraints. Ohio Nursery and Landscape Association is building programs to help Ohio Green Industry small business owners improve their ability to compete and succeed. Ken can be contacted at ken@onla.org onla.org

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Welcome New Members! The following companies 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 companies are applying for ACTIVE membership: Blooming Designs Susie Dempster 3621 Summit Rd Norton, OH 44203 Garden Of Eden Landscaping Services, LLC Phil Wolford 31195 State Route 37 Richwood, OH 43344 Linden Landcare LLC Aaron Buehler 10130 Beeson St Alliance, OH 44601 Those Guys Lawn and Landscape Andrew Leidheiser 4366 E. Trail Port Clinton, OH 43452 STUDENT Membership: Auburn Career Center Cooper Jochum Raymond Johnson Grace Kimpton Cincinnati State Tech & CC Paul Broxterman Eddie Fink Luke Foley Paul Gessner Nicholas Glines Benjamin Gressie Sierra Hayden Christian Haynes Johnny Julian Jenny Kent Jacob Kibler Anna Loschiavo Jack Marschall John McGuire

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PRESIDENT'S PERSPECTIVE Emily Showalter, Willoway Nurseries, Inc.

Where did winter go? I hope you all had a chance to take a little time away for some well-deserved rest and relaxation in preparation for what should be a fantastic spring. I also hope you and your staff were able to take advantage of the wonderful education events hosted by ONLA in December and January. Employees from both of our companies attended the Credits and Coffee event and were very impressed with the speakers, updates on industry trends that will affect our businesses this year and into the future, and with the amount of credits they earned all in two days, all in one place. And the Management Retreat in December was a true retreat for us. We took 15 of our top-level managers to the event and, WOW! We were blown away by the amazing keynote speakers and walked away with countless action items to implement right now in our businesses. The staff at ONLA are looking forward to developing more exciting education for 2020. The workload and pace of the winter months changes from year to year for all of us in the green industry. Here at Willoway and Premier Plant Solutions, we take advantage of the winter months to dial in on our strategic direction for the upcoming year, focusing on our annual goals which will get us to where we need to be in 3–5 years and then ultimately our long-term vision. The topics presented at the Management Retreat were so relevant to our focus on strategic planning, it was like the ONLA staff were reading our minds when putting this event together. Among other take-aways from the Management Retreat, we were reminded that the process of strategic planning is just as important as actually updating our strategic plan. Involving your team in the planning process is refreshing and creates buy in with the goals of the company. We held a very impactful strategic planning session with our management team in January. We refreshed our value proposition, set our annual Key Performance Indicators, and tied everything together by re-defining our core values. Remember the plan is the roadmap to get you to your long-term vision. Utilizing the road map frequently with your teams to remain focused on the goal line is of utmost importance, so be sure to avoid letting all that hard work collect dust on a shelf.

We started by tearing apart our organizational chart and rewriting position descriptions for every single employee. Job duties are constantly changing with company growth, a constant focus on gaining efficiencies, and an evolving marketplace. Every employee deserves to know what their primary and secondary responsibilities are at work if they are to be held accountable for meeting your expectations. And even more important, transparency with an organizational chart and current position descriptions can improve communications and efficiencies tremendously. Don’t be afraid to share your org chart and position descriptions throughout your company. With accurate, up-to-date position descriptions and a freshly laid out org chart, we were also able to create a road map for employees who are interested in the potential to move up in the company. We have always felt our structure for performance reviews was very good, up until a light bulb came on this year. Each January, our entire company would complete performance reviews for all employees in their departments. And in the process of our succession planning we realized: how are we completing accurate performance reviews if we didn’t have a current position description to match? So, we added an annual requirement to our performance review structure, in which all position descriptions must be reviewed with the employee and updated accordingly every year. I have shared just a few of the things we learned through this journey and we are truly looking forward to implementing our plan over the next several years. Focusing on transparency and clear, consistent communication has been key throughout this entire process. Spring is here—cheers to a prosperous 2020! B

Emily can be contacted at eshowalter@wwninc.com

This year has been particularly exciting as we began really focusing on succession planning at our companies. We started this process back in October and we learned that we will never be finished! Here are a few pointers we learned through the process which I hope you find useful in your businesses.

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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE Belinda Jones, Capitol Consulting Group

ODA/ONLA ADVISORY COUNCIL DISCUSSES INDUSTRY ISSUES About 15 years ago, the ONLA made a conscious decision to be more intentional to meet with regulatory officials at the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) on a regular basis BEFORE a crises ensued, and thus, the ODA/ONLA Advisory Council was formed. Although it was somewhat of a last-minute event, a few members of ONLA met with ODA officials recently to get updates on several issues. C&T Rules ODA Pesticide Section Chief Matt Beal updated the group on federal changes to Certification and Training rules. While there is not space in this article to get into the details of the proposed rule but suffice it to say that ODA is doing going through the proper channels of the guidance and trying to see whether Ohio will need changes in statute and/or rule. The process is cumbersome. ODA has to have a general submission of comments in by March 4, 2020 but the entire process is not expected to be wrapped up until 2024. For more detailed information , visit: https://www.epa.gov/pesticideworker-safety/revised-certification-standards-pesticideapplicators 6â&#x20AC;&#x192; The Buckeye

ORC 927.65 Growers know that according to the Ohio Revised Code (ORC) Section 927.65 requires wholesalers who sell nursery stock to attach on the outside of each "package, box, bale, or vehicle load, or lot sold or delivered" a tag or a poster on which an exact copy of the valid license or certificate of inspection. Explaining that this requirement is time consuming and overly burdensome, we raised the issue with ODA as to whether they would consider allowing a QR code on an envelope to suffice. ODA seemed receptive to this issue. H2OH ODA also updated us on the H2 Ohio efforts as proposed by Gov. DeWine and established in the operating budget. The operating budget allocated approximately $30 million to ODA to provide funding to farmers in the Western Basin of Lake Erie to implement best management practices to improve water quality. Currently, the ODA is holding informational meetings for farmers to learn more about the program. It is anticipated that down the road this program will have statewide application. For more information about the program, visit h2.ohio.gov onla.org

After graduating with a degree in farm management and agronomy from Clark State, Reed worked for 15 years in the chemical fertilizer industry. Thereafter, Reed returned to his family farm and took a job in the aviation industry for several years for Airborn Express where he inspected planes for USDA for Japanese Beetle and other invasives as well as other general aviation responsibilities. Reed retired from the aviation industry and joined ODA in 2010.

Invasive Plants In accordance with enabling legislation sponsored by then Senator Gayle Manning, ODA continues to shepherd discussions about invasive plant species. The statutorily designated committee met in October to review the latest recommendations by the Ohio Invasive Plant Council (OIPC). Kyle Natorp represents ONLA on the ODA committee. At the October meeting, the committee discussed a number of plants that had been recommended were aquatic species along with other plants as well. We continue to have concerns about a blanket labeling of all cultivars. The statute does afford an exemption for certain cultivars but only if proven not to be invasive (which is hard to prove).

Reed started in the Gypsy Moth Program and later moved to tackle the Asian Longhorned Beetle crises in Clermont County. He joined the Division of Plant Health in Reynoldsburg late last fall taking the post previously held by Dan Kenny. Reed said that he loves trees and he is learning a great deal about nursery stock and he looks forward to working with our industry. In fact, he said, "Having grown up in the ag industry and having worked in the private sector, I understand the balance that needs to be considered between regulations and economic issues so we are able to do the right thing for Ohio's consumers."B

Belinda Jones can be contacted at bjones@capitol-consulting.net or 614.224.3855

The Invasive Plant Committee has not set a date for its next meeting but we will let you know the date when available. If you want more info or the list of plants under consideration, please contact me. Other Issues We also discussed BMPs for Boxwood Blight, the Spotted Lantern Fly, ALB and the SANC program. Check the next edition of this article for more details. NEW AGRICULTURE INSPECTION MANAGER IN THE DIVISION OF PLANT HEALTH Welcome Ken Reed! Within the last six months, Reed has been promoted to Agriculture Inspection Manager within the Division of Plant Health. Reed reports to Division Chief Dan Kenny having previously served in the Asian Longhorned Beetle program. Since Reed's role is important to our industry, I thought it would be helpful to give him a more proper introduction. Ken Reed was born and raised in Greene County, Ohio on a grain farm which also had a hog operation. Reed credits his dad for teaching him about all facets of the ag industry including animal husbandry and conservation in addition to traditional row crop issues. onla.org

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SPRING WILL BE HERE BEFORE YOU KNOW IT—IS YOUR TEAM READY? Marty Grunder, Grunder Landscaping Co. As I sit down to write this column in February, the weather forecasters are saying today’s temperatures will hit 63 in southwest Ohio, where I live, and that we may soon be enjoying an early spring. For all of us landscape pros, that means we had better act fast to get our ducks in a row and to ensure we’re ready to make the most of our busiest season of the year. One of the most important areas for all of us to focus on now is our teams. Labor remains the number-one challenge in our industry, and with unemployment at record lows and the economy continuing to hum along, that’s unlikely to change anytime soon. That means it’s especially important that you have a good hiring and onboarding process in place. Over the years we’ve put a lot of thought and effort into ours at Grunder Landscaping Co., and here’s what we’ve learned: Take the time up front to screen your job candidates well. When the labor market is as tight as it is now, it can be tempting to hire indiscriminately just to get bodies on jobs. But we’ve found you almost never come out ahead when you do this. Between interviewing, running background checks, onboarding, and training, it takes time and money to bring someone onto your team; if they’re a bad fit, it’s likely they’ll soon quit, or be fired, and you’ll find yourself right back at square one with even less to show for it.

Rally your team with a season kick-off. At GLC, we reserve half a day to welcome new team members, reconnect with returning ones, and get everyone on the same page. We provide employees with a breakfast buffet and then our leadership team delivers a few short presentations on what we want to achieve in the year ahead and the important role that everyone on the team plays in helping us get there. Next we take a tour of either our own property or another one nearby and discuss good horticultural practices. After that, the crews head out for their first half-day on job sites. We have found our spring kick-offs to be an especially effective way of uniting our company around a shared vision and building team spirit, and the time we devote to them pays us back all year long. I hope you’re as excited for spring to get here as I am. Good luck this season and I’ll see you next month! B

At GLC, Amber, our HR director, is careful to explain up front on our first screening call with applicants, and again in interviews, what we expect of our team members and to ensure they understand our mission and core values. Our clients expect a lot from us, and we in turn expect a lot from our team members. We would rather have candidates decide from the get-go that we’re not the right company for them than to waste time trying to convince them we are. The flip side to this is that those we do hire are among the most dedicated in the business. Onboard your new hires for success. How you onboard a new hire can set the course for their entire time with your company. If you’re disorganized, you convey to them your whole company is disorganized, and/or that you don’t value their employment. On the other hand, if your system is organized and seamless, they’ll know they’re working for a company that takes its work and its team seriously. At GLC, we have now fully automated most of ours, enabling new hires to complete all the forms they need and to review our employee handbook electronically. This way we ensure we’re both off to a good start, and no one has to wait needlessly to get their first paycheck deposited. onla.org

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GreenScapes Landscape Company, Inc is Now Employee-Owned GreenScapes Landscape Company, Inc. a premier design and build landscape contracting company located in Columbus, Ohio is pleased to announce the sale of 100% of the Company to an Employee Stock Ownership (ESOP) Trust. Lazear Capital Partners, an investment banking firm in Columbus, Ohio, was engaged to arrange the transaction and serve as the Company’s exclusive financial advisor. Since founding the company in 1977 while completing his degree in Landscape Architecture from The Ohio State University, Bill Gerhardt grew GreenScapes into a fullservice landscape company designing and installing landscaping for commercial properties, residential sites, and site complete maintenance including snow & ice management services. As Bill began considering how to pass on the GreenScapes legacy, he knew that besides capitalizing on his investment he also wanted a plan that would enable his business and its culture to endure while continuing to serve the loyal clients that helped make GreenScapes a leader in Central Ohio. GreenScapes has many talented employees with over 500 years of combined experience at the company!

"Once Lazear Capital Partners helped me realize there was a viable scenario to receive a fair value for the sale of the GreenScapes while at the same time providing the employees with a fully employer-driven benefit, I was hooked. It was important that the employees who helped build the Company into the leader it is today are able to see direct value in the growth and future success of the business. I was successful because of them and now they will take GreenScapes forward and benefit from its future success.” The flexibility of an ESOP gave Bill a solution that met both his financial and personal goals while ensuring his employees will benefit directly in the future success of the business they helped build. Bill will continue to work at GreenScapes as the President for at least the next 5 years. GreenScapes is located at 4220 Winchester Pike in southeast Columbus, Ohio. Learn more about the company at greenscapes.net. B

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If you ever talk about flowering shrubs, as a rule, Abelias are not on any body’s top ten list and probably not on their top 20 either. I am commenting on Abelia grandiflora (Glossy Abelia), which is somewhat of an old fashioned plant generally used as a bank cover, hedge, or as a filler plant in a foundation planting. However, they are never the stars of the show and, sometimes, barely make the chorus line. They have fine textured, lustrous dark green, and generally a sort of purplish bronze in fall. The flowers are small and are white tinged pink, fleetingly fragrant if one takes the small

flower and inserts it in their nostril and although not profuse in flower generally flower from June through frost. This small shrub is fairly tough and barely escapes being called a gas station nomination. They grow in full sun, part shade, and average garden soil. Now a new introduction has come along called Abelia mosanensis ‘Sweet Emotion’. You will notice that this is a different species and it makes all the difference in the world. You may start to think of Abelia as your best friend when it comes to new gardening additions. ‘Sweet Emotion’ grows in a wide range of zones anywhere from 4a to 8b. This means it is a possibility as a shrub for a great deal of the country. It is only 5 to 6 feet tall and the spread is the same. It is not only a candidate for the shrub border, but it can add super interest in the mixed perennial border. It also can be used in a container. Starting in spring the foliage is a medium green and the form is upright and then cascading. It grows in part sun to full sun, flowers on new wood, and likes a moisture retentive soil. The maintenance is a walk in the park, just prune after flowering as it blooms on old wood. I am not a lazy gardener, but this is pretty low maintenance. As late spring approaches it starts to produce clusters of white and pink blooms that are really fragrant. I was totally taken

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By the way, it does attract butterflies that we all desire in our gardens. When it comes to deer they sometimes take a mouthful of leaves, but generally leave it alone. The tags call it deer resistant, but be prepared for an occasional browsing which happened in my garden.

This semi-evergreen plant grows 18– 24” tall. Flowers appear in summer and are 1–1 1/2” in diameter and saucershaped. Makes a good cut flower. Best grown in cool sites and neutral to alkaline soils.

Anemon e ‘Marga rete’ Grows to 2’ tall and flowers on multi-br has double pink anched stems.

Campanula poscharskyana ‘Blue Waterfall’ Serbian Bellflower A low-growing vigorous habit makes this a great ground cover or candidate for the mixed border. Grows 8–10” tall with low mounds of light green foliage covered with dark blue bell-shaped flower in the summer.

Campanula carpatica ‘White Clips’ and ‘Blue Clips’ Bell Flower Have deep blue (‘Blue Clips’) or white (‘White Clips’), cup-shaped flowers in the summer and grow 8” tall in a compact mound. Makes a good groundcover or plant for the front of the garden border. Campanula glomerata Clustered Bellflower This plant grows 12–18” tall and has deep purple flowers in early summer that are arranged in upward-facing clusters. Tolerates wet soil. Divide every two years to promote vigor.

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back because it can compete with jasmine, lilacs, and viburnum carlessii (Korean spicebush) when it comes to a delightful full– bodied aroma. It is not wine, but it is sure potent. This plant needs to be planted where you can enjoy the aroma in your garden. This is late May it flowers for about two months. After that it forms clusters of attractive seed heads that persist into fall. By then the plant exhibits a lovely orange fall foliage color. The leaves persevere for a long time, but it is a deciduous shrub. I think it has great seasonality.

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In my last two articles, I attempted to define an artful garden, discussing creating a mood for the garden, ensuring that the planting design is always evolving, and the elements of illusion and imagination. This time, I want to talk about personalizing the garden with ornament and art, both why and where. This discussion encompasses a wide array of objects, from the serious to the fanciful. Selection will depend entirely on the mood of the garden and the taste of the owners. A typical ornament is a bird bath. Mine is a memento of a trip to North Carolina. I found it in a nursery that was also selling garden ornaments. Fortunately, I had driven so I could easily bring it home. Because I had it converted to a bubbling fountain, it also serves an ecological purpose, i.e. both bath and drink for birds and butterflies. A birdbath I saw in a Minnesota garden sits at the front of a bed and attracts the eye with its beautiful pattern etched into the basin.

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Long fences can be incredibly boring. A homeowner in Buffalo created an X pattern with wire on his fence and then trained vines to grow along those wires. This pattern creates interest but he also added some colorful glass ornaments that make this view special. Many landscapes include eyesores, such as telephone poles and fire hydrants, over which we have no control. Therefore, it is incumbent upon us to find a way to incorporate them. The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden is known for its massive tulip display in April. I never expected to find a gold hydrant in the midst of that display but there it was, flaunting its color while flanked with tulips that echoed and complemented its color. Most people think winter lasts too long and forget that the landscape is merely dormant. If ornament with color is inserted, the landscape becomes a backdrop for it. On a tour of Cleveland gardens, the owner of a fifth-floor condo designed

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