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Fruit Tree Nurseries See Booming Sales. Van Well Nursery and C&O Nursery share their story on page 12 - 14. Photo Credit. (Left) C&O Nursery in Wenatchee. (Below) Van Well Nursery in Wenatchee.
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The Official Publication of Washington State Nursery & Landscape Association
APRIL & MAY 2017 VOL 69. NO. 2 Editor Breanne Chavez Published Monthly By: Washington State Nursery & Landscape Association 34400 Pacific Hwy S., Suite 2 Federal Way, WA 98003 800.672.7711 fax 253.661.6058
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Scholarship & Grant Recipients
Over $500,000 awarded since 1978.
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Funded Through WSDA
Washington State Nursery Advisory Committee Reviews & Awards Research Projects.
12 Fruit Tree Nurseries
See Blooming Sales
16 Clean Plant
Network Northwest
“Start clean, stay clean” is more than just a tagline.
Columns 4
From the President
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Legislative Report
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Executive Director
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Bugs & Blights
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Certified Professional
Horticulturist of the month
Departments 22
Calendar of Events
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Chapter News
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[ Monthly Presidential Musings ]
Ways to be bee-friendly
Duane Job WSNLA President Job’s Nursery Pasco
I have always enjoyed the sound of buzzing bees. A wonderful sound of spring. Though I worry about their health as a species, and I look at ways to be bee friendly. One way I do this is by planting early spring flowering plants in my yard and around the nursery to give them food. It also gives me color after a long winter. For summer we plant mustard as a rotator crop and let it bloom for months, the bees absolutely love it. I look at it as I’m planting extra flowers for bees, so those who can’t because of fear or allergies to bee stings. We also pay attention when bees are out foraging and avoid spraying at those times. Due to the snowy winter, I spent some time reading about ways to help bees like my favorite idea the Bee Gym. It’s just a wire mesh that the bees rub against and it removes the mite that causes problems for the bees. The mites drop down into to a sticky tray. What a neat idea. The drawback to being bee friendly is that I get stung once or twice a year. Bees aren’t too bad, just get a little cool mud on the sting and you’ll be fine, that’s what my grandmother taught me growing up. The worst place I ever got stung at was just inside my nose. O that hurt, but that was a wasp. Those really hurt. I must have been a sight. Running to find mud to stuff up my nose. The take away here is to look at simple ways to help bees in everyday life. Though bees can sting it’s not that bad.
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Legislative & Regulatory WSNLA Works To Protect Your Business Heather Hansen WSNLA Lobbyist Olympia
employer, the employee, or split; amount of premium; and length of leave. See the bottom of this report for details about SSB 5835 requiring accommodation for pregnant employees.
The regular legislative session ended April 21 without fanfare. Legislators went home knowing they would be back for one or more special sessions until an agreement is reached and a budget is passed. The big issue continues to be school funding and how to pay for it and whether or not it will be with new taxes. In addition to taxes, several other issues are still in play during the special session. Many legislators are still hopeful that an agreement will be reached to deal with the Hirst decision regarding rural wells. If a bill does pass, it may be somewhat different than SB 5239 as it passed the Senate. Labor issues are still very much alive with ongoing negotiations on paid family leave proposals. Many business groups are concerned that if a bill does not pass the legislature, there will be a citizen’s initiative with more onerous provisions. Fighting an initiative would be costly and have an uncertain outcome. Paid family leave would be allowed for: maternity/paternity leave for a newborn or newly adopted/foster child; caring for a family member with a serious health condition; and exigencies related to active duty or deployment. The points being debated include: how many hours and employee must work before qualifying for paid leave; amount of benefit; who pays the premium – the
Note several bills below that should benefit small business owners. The following bills all passed the legislature. 2SHB 1120 Regulatory fairness act Provides that the regulatory fairness act does not apply to the adoption of a rule if an agency is able to demonstrate that the proposed rule does not affect small businesses. Requires a proposing agency to consider mitigation options if a proposed rule affects only small businesses. Requires the office of regulatory assistance to act as the central entity to collaborate with and provide support to state agencies in meeting the requirements of the regulatory fairness act. Requires the state auditor to conduct a performance review of agency compliance with the regulatory fairness act. Provides that this act is null and void if appropriations are not approved. HB 1352 (SB 5230) Small business owners. Requires the attorney general to review the administrative procedure act, as well as related administrative rules, similar statutes, and case law, to identify the current rights and protections afforded to small business owners selected for agency enforcement actions including inspections, audits, site visits, or record review. Requires the department of agriculture, department of ecology, employment security department, department of labor and industries, department of revenue, and state fire marshal to: (1) Review provisions of their governing statutes, administrative rules, policy statements,
guidance, and directives to identify the current rights and protections afforded to small business owners that are selected for inspection, audit, or other enforcement action by the agency; and (2) No later than August 31, 2017, provide the attorney general with certain information. Expires December 31, 2017. ESHB 1538 (SB 5222) Subcontractor bonding. Authorizes a subcontractor, at any time before final formal acceptance of a project, to request the contractor to submit a bond to the public owner for that portion of the contractor’s retainage pertaining to the subcontractor in a form acceptable to the public body and from a bonding company meeting standards established by the public body. HB 1906 Farm internship program. Allowing the expansion of counties qualifying for the farm internship program, Includes Clark, Cowlitz, and Lewis counties as qualifying for the farm internship pilot project. EHB 2005 Municipal general business license. Improving the business climate in this state by simplifying the administration of municipal general business licenses. Requires a city, that requires a general business license of a person that engages in business activities within that city, to partner with the department of revenue to have the license issued, and renewed if the city requires renewal, through the business licensing service. Requires the department of revenue to phase in the issuance and renewal of general business licenses of cities that required a general business license and are not already partnering with the department. Requires cities, working through the association of Washington cities, to Continue reading on page 19. Washington State Nursery & Landscape Association - 5
[ FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ]
WSNLA continues to evolve & innovate to serve you and your business!
Breanne Chavez WSNLA Executive Director Cultivating professionalism and developing future professionals is a core WSNLA initiative. To that extent, the WSNLA Board of Directors continuously assesses all WSNLA programs to ensure they remain relevant and deliver maximum value for you and your business. Last month, it was determined that Washington State Nursery & Landscape Association and Washington Association of Landscape Professionals (WALP) would discontinue our admnistrative partnership of the annual NW Green Industry Conference, a partnership spanning 9-years. This determination was made after much discussion and review of member data, including involvement and feedback, gathered from you in regards to this event. This decision will not impact WSNLA & WALP’s partnership coadministering the ecoPRO Sustainable Landscape Professional certification program. Looking forward, the WSNLA Board of Directors is excited to explore new opportunities mutually beneficial in serving all of WSNLA’s diverse membership community inclusive of retail and wholesale nurseries, greenhouse growers, landscape design, maintenance and construction businesses, horticultural suppliers, educators and research professionals. WSNLA President Duane Job shared, “I have enjoyed attending many WSNLA conferences over the years. They have provided me an opportunity to learn new skills, meet new friends and connect with old
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ones. However, I believe now is the time to evolve this valued industry event, with a focus on providing greater access and relevancy for all WSNLA members, Certified Professional Horticulturists and ecoPRO Sustainable Landscape Professionals.” WSNLA remains dedicated to providing innovative and solution-oriented professional development. A WSNLA committee, inclusive of various industry business segments, has already been established and is discussing ideas of what our potential next generation event will look like. If you’re interested in being a part of this exciting new committee, or have thoughts and ideas, please let me know! Your input is always valuable as we look to the future. And while change is certain, WSNLA’s events and programs will continue to provide opportunities for you and like-minded professionals to network, learn, advance your skills and grow your business! I look forward to continuing to work together in our commitment to growing your business and advancing our horticulture industry. Below are a few ways for you to get involved!
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2017 WSNLA Officers Duane Job, President Job’s Nursery 509-547-4843 | duanejob@gmail.com Lucinda McMahan, CPH | President Elect Lucinda’s Landscapes 425-773-4237 | lucinda31@comcast.net Bill Raynolds, My Garden, Treasurer 206-406-3487 | mygardennursery@gmail.com Tim Gray, Past President Pacific Stone Company 425-258-1911 | timg@pacificstoneco.com Ingrid Wachtler, CPH, Past President Woodbrook Native Plant Nursery 253-265-6271 | woodbrk@harbornet.com
WSNLA Board of directors Peter Van Well, III, Van Well Nursery 509-886-8189 | pete2@vanwell.net North Central Chapter President
Industry trade associations are driven by members. Today, I ask you as a member, to consider serving on a WSNLA committee or task force. Your time, talent, and knowledge will work to strengthen and shape your industry and ultimately grow the success of your business.
The Certified Professional Horticulturist Committee is currently seeking volunteers to help with the following: Supports cultivating professionalism by helping to increase consumer awareness of the Certified Professional Horticulturist designation. - Oversee the CPH Booth at the NW Flower & Garden Show. - Conduct outreach to horticulture students regarding certification. - Oversee planning of annual CPH networking event. - Identify strategies to increase awareness of Certified Professional Horticulturist designation.
WSNLA NW Flower & Garden Show Design Team - With veteran leadership and support in place, this is a great year to get involved, provide support and learn from your peers. This year’s design team is currently seeking volunteers to provide support, and cultivate interest for future design team leadership! The Design Team is planning to meet in early June.
GET INVOLVED TODAY. Contact the WSNLA Office to learn more at (800) 672-7711 or breanne@wsnla.org.
Scott Pringle, CPH, Paradise Lake Nursery 206-930-4132 | paradiselakenursery@gmail.com Northwest Chapter President Megan Pulkkinen, CPH | Megan Pulkkinen Landscape Design 360-698-1865 | megancph@hotmail.com Olympic Chapter President Kirsten Lints, CPH, Gardens ALIVE Design 425-318-2971 | kirsten@gardensALIVEdesign.com Seattle Chapter President Toni Cross, CPH, Toni Cross Seasonal Color Pots 206-781-1060 | toni@seasonalcolorpots.com Design Caucus Chair Chris Smith | Lake Washington Institute of Technology 425-739-8424 | chris.smith@lwtech.edu Horticulture Educator Caucus Chair Timothy Gray | Pacfic Stone Company 425-258-191 | timg@pacificstoneco.com Horticultural Supplier Caucus Chair Gregory Smaus, CPH, ecoPRO 206-227-4458 | gregory@rocksolidlandscapes.com Landscape Caucus Chair Ben DeGoede, CPH, Windmill Gardens 253-863-5843 | info@windmillgardens.com Retail Caucus Chair Shannon Grina, CPH, Grina Landscape Design (425) 736-5170 | shannon99@comcast.net CPH Caucus Chair
Open Positions: -
Mt Rainier Chapter President Greenhouse Grower Caucus Chair Wholesale Grower Caucus Chair Out of State Caucus Chair
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Scholarship & Research Charitable Fund 2017 Scholarship & Grant Recipients Nicole Ballard SPONSORED BY MARLAND EDWARDS SCHOLARSHIP $500
School: Gonzaga University Area of Study: Undetermined Expected Graduation Date: June 2021 Nicole’s Future Plans: I hope to start a program with plant therapy to help people overcome life obstacles with the help of plants. Just like horse therapy or light therapy - plant therapy is a different way of helping patients. I think this is an unusual but beneficial way to think about the horticulture industry and combine my two passions: agriculture and helping people.
Neil michael carleton Sponsored by peter Van well sr. SCHOLARSHIP, $1500
School: Eastern Oregon University Area of Study: Agriculture Science Expected Graduation Date: June 2020 Neil’s Future Plans: My life goal is to become an orchardist or an agricultural field man. Working in the outdoors, being environmentally conscience and helping the nation feed the population are honorable and worthwhile pursuits that fit my interests, and my desire to be of service to others.
TAYLOR ENNS Sponsored by JIM BROWN SCHOLARSHIP, $1000
School: Washington State University Area of Study: Undetermined Expected Graduation: June 2021 Taylor’s Future Plans: As for my career, I plan to be an agricultural educator and I want to teach courses related to horticulture, floriculture, and environmental studies. I would love to start a large community garden that would be managed by my students.
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EVELYN (EVE) HANLIN SPONSORED BY THE WALTERs Family & HERBERT & MARION FROST SCHOLARSHIPS, $1000
School: Clark College Area of Study: Biology Expected Graduation: Fall 2020 Evelyn’s Future Plans: My horticultural passion truly took root when I was 15-years old and took the WSU Clark County Master Gardener training program. I was the youngest Master Gardener in Clark County. Since then, I have volunteered over 500 hours for the program. I have spent time working and volunteering in this field of interest, and I have been lucky enough to make small differences in the lives of others already. With a degree, I hope to be able to do more.
ALEXANDRA MCPHERSON SPONSORED BY LENO BASSETT SCHOLARSHIP, $1500
School: Lake Washington Institute of Technology Area of Study: Environmental Horticulture Expected Graduation: August 2017 Alexandra’s Future Plans: I had always enjoyed working with plants and never realized that I could have a successful career pursuing that passion until I worked for a nursery. It was then I knew that this was what I was meant to do with my life. I am incredibly thankful to be able to dedicate myself to this field and look forward to learning about something I truly enjoy every day.
BRIAN ROY SPONSORED BY RAY HOLMBERG, $500
School: Lake Washington Institute of Technology Area of Study: Environmental Horticulture Expected Graduation: Fall 2017 Brian’s Future Plans: My ultimate goal is to be a working professional in the horticulture field, with aspirations toward the forestry service or state parks department with a desire to help preserve this ecology that has meant so much to me.
Cultivating an Industry Over $500,000 awarded since 1978.
KOLTON CURTIS RUGGLES SPONSORED BY JOHNNIE HOLMASON & BERT SNYDER SCHOLARSHIPS, $1000
School: Walla Walla University Area of Study: Agri-Business/Crop & Soil Science/Precision Agriculture Expected Graduation: June 2020 Kolton’s Future Plans: The agriculture industry is quite broad; therefore, I will have a lot of career options in my future with the three degrees I plan to obtain. I hope with the knowledge I gain from my education I will be able to assist the growers and farmers that have provided for my community and add value to their livelihood.
JENNIFER TUSSING SPONSORED BY WINDSOR BOND & GEORGE GILLETT SCHOLARSHIPS, $1000
School: Lake Washington Institute of Technology Area of Study: Landscape Design Expected Graduation: August 2018 Jennifer’s Future Plans: After completing the Lake Washington’s Environmental Horticulture program, I’ll be looking for part-time employment in a landscape design company while I save up tuition and scholarship support to attend Edmonds’s Community College’s Landscape DesignA-AS program. I will gain more skills in landscape design like computer aided design drawing, construction principles, bidding and estimating, and working with clients.
WSNLA Scholarship & Research Charitable Fund WSNLA Scholarship & Research Charitable Fund is a separate 501c3 charitable corporation and managed by a Board of Directors. The Fund distributes on average $20,000 to students, institutions, and researchers on a yearly basis. Assets of this corporation amounting to nearly $568,097 in March 2017 are managed by a Board of Directors that is nominated by the WSNLA Board of Directors. Individuals and companies provide lasting support for the horticultural industry through bequests and donations to the Washington State Nursery & Landscape Scholarship and Research Charitable Fund. This charitable foundation takes the gifts it receives, manages the fund for growth, and distributes scholarships and grants annually to support horticultural education for students and funding for horticultural research. In 2017, $22,000 was awarded to students and horticultural education serving students and professionals. The annual deadline to apply is February 28. Visit WSNLA.ORG/CharitableFund for: - Directions on how to apply and the selection criteria for scholarships and grants.
Turn the page to learn more about the WSNLA grant projects awarded in 2017.
- Learn more about the industry involvement, impact and careers of the individuals behind the WSNLA named scholarships. - And, how to donate or preparing for planned giving to the WSNLA Charitable Fund.
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Jeanne E. McNeil Scholarship Fully Funded. Last Spring, to honor the memory of Jeanne E. McNeil and her commitment to the professionalism of the nursery and landscape industry, her family approved establishing a WSNLA scholarship in her name. Today, financial commitments have been made to ensure the Jeanne E. McNeil Scholarship is fully funded. This year, the Jeanne E. McNeil Scholarship was awarded to Lake WA Institute of Technologies new Sustainable Landscape Technologies Program. Jeanne, during her tenure as WSNLA Executive Director, served on the advisory committee that worked collaboratively to develop the ecoPRO Sustainable Landscape Certification. Her commitment to the ecoPRO program continued as she transitioned to the position of WSNLA’s ecoPRO Administrator. In this position she continued to cultivate industry professionalism through the pursuit of certification. The Sustainable Landscape Technologies program dove-tails nicely with the best management practices of the ecoPRO program. Thank you to the following individuals for their charitable contributions that helped establish the Jeanne E. McNeil Scholarship. This scholarship will provide lasting support of Jeanne commitment to industry professionalism, which she believed so strongly in. Barbara Schmidt Dale & Joy Gerber George & Jan Bahr, CPH | Roadhouse Nursery Heather Hansen | WSNLA Lobbyist Ladd Smith, EPC | In Harmony Services, Inc. R. Jerry Rosso, CPH Linda Malland Linda Whitehead | Whitehead Landscape Design Luba Fetterman, EPC Megan Pulkkinen, CPH, EPC Richard Haag Associates Scott B Sprague Scott Pringle, CPH | Paradise Lake Nursery Susan Jones Goodwin Tanya DeMarsh-Dodson, CPH Ingrid Wachtler, CPH | Woodbrook Native Plant Nursery Charles Morton | Community Integrated Services Holly & Ray Osborne | WSNLA Breanne & Sheldon Chavez | WSNLA
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LAKE WA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, HORTICULTURE DEPARTMENT SPONSORED BY JEANNE E. MCNEIL SCHOLARSHIP, $2500
PROJECT TITLE: SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPE TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM Grant funds will support a program manager to continue curriculum development, course implementation, marketing and ultimately approval for a professional certificate of completion for this new industry program. The goals of the Sustainnable Landscape Technologies program are to: meet the needs of students interested in a career in sustainable landscape management; meet the needs of individuals employed in landscape, irrigation and horticulture industries; meet the needs of employers in landscape, irrigation and horticulture industries; allow for a professional certificate program; and, prepare students and professionals to achieve certifications such as IA, ecoPRO, CPH, and PLANET.
RHODODENDRON SPECIES BOTANICAL GARDENS SPONSORED BY JUNKOH HARUI SCHOLARSHIP, $2000
Project Title: Retail Internship This internship is designed to augment classroom training with actual work experience. The student will work with Rhododendron Species Botanical Gardens staff to price and arrange plants available for sale, assess effective plant sale strategies, and maintain the sales area in an attractive and professional manner. Students have the opportunity to work with unusual and rare plants and to take into consideration their care and landscape uses and to use this knowledge to assist our customers as they consider possible purhcases from our extensive collection of unusual materials.
South Seattle Community College Arboretum SPONSORED BY FRED PALMER SCHOLARSHIP, $2000
Project Title: Arboretum Management Internship This position has been created to insure continuity in the care and maintenance of The ARB, through student participation. The ARB is a five acre living laboratory for the horticulture students and also serves as a public garden for the students, faculty and community at large.
University of Washington Botanic Gardens SPONSORED BY WSNLA Olympic Chapter SCHOLARSHIP, $500
Project Title: Elisabeth C. Miller LIbrary - Purchase Additional Resource Materials This year’s selections include several books on two popular subjects: gardening with edibles, and designing a dry garden. For the professional, “Environmental Horticulture” and “Urban Tree Management” will be very valuable. The design of interior garden space is a growing industry. Rhododendrons retail their popularity, especially those that have impace throughout the year. Finally, the RHS encyclopedias are the standard for general reference works.
WSNLA PROseries SPONSORED BY WSNLA SCHOLARSHIP & RESEARCH CHARITABLE FUND, $500
The WSNLA Scholarship & Research Charitable Fund supports advanced learning. In ensure quality and profesional instruction provided to professionals, WSNLA Scholarship & Research Charitable Fund is matching the WSNLA investment for speaker honorariums and other costs associated with providing professional continuing education. There ongoing support in this area cements their commitment to education and will make the WSNLA Scholarship & Research Charitable Fund a partner of the 2017 WSNLA PROseries.
WA State Nursery Advisory Committee RESEARCH to serve THE WASHINGTON nursery industry
The Nursery Advisory Committee was established to advise the director regarding the administration of the Nursery Inspection program. A surcharge is assessed on fees collected by nursery retailer licenses for the purpose of creating a nursery research fund. These fees are used solely to support research projects which are of general benefit to the nursery industry and are recommended by the Nursery Advisory Committee. The committee consists of nine members representing the interests of licensed nursery dealers and the nursery industry. Each year the Nursery Advisory Committee awards funding to support research that benefits the Washington State nursery industry. New projects funded are: Projects listed beLOW ARE NEW FUNDED PROJECTS.
WORKING TOGETHER TO ADDRESS THE ENGLISH IVY PROBLEM
Funding Amount: $10,500 Project Lead: Alison Halpern, WA State Noxious Weed Conservation Board
Project Scope: The objectives of this project are to: 1)Create an online/mailed survey for Washington retail and wholesale nurseries to find out: whether H.hibernica (Atlantic ivy) is still commonly carred, and to determine the most popular H. hibernica cultivars being sold. 2) Conduct genetic analysis of escaped, invasive ivy in Washington to determine whether the majority of opulations are still H. hibernica and whether invasive cultivars such as ‘Baltica’, ‘Pittsburgh’, and ‘Star’ are still distinguishable either morphologically or genetically. 3. Compare morphology and genetics of popular H. helix cultivars sold in nurseries to determine accuracy of plant pot tags. 4. Recommend policy based on the outcome of this research. 5. Conduct outreach to the nurseries about the findings of this project. Benefits to the nursery industry: This project demostrates a collaborative effort to further understand the genetic composition of escaped, invasive ivy populations and to being to assess the validity of Hedera helix cultivars currently carried in the trade through expert identification and genetic analysis. The information gathered will help with policy recommendations.
OXYGEN AVAILABILITY IN SOILS UNDER VARIOUS MULCH MATERIALS
Funding Amount: $15,000 Project Lead: Linda Chalker-Scott, WSU Puyallup Research & Extension Center Project Scope: This project will investigate soil conditions beneath several mulches and mulch combinations. The mulches
chosen are popularly used in nursery production, landscape and garden management, and ecological restoration. They include both sheet mulches (landscape fabric and cardboard) and arborist wood chips.) The objectives of this study are: 1) To assess carbon dioxide and oxygen levels below different mulch types and combinations. 2) To determine which of these levels fall outside the known range of tolerance for groups of soil organisms (eg. plant roots, earthworms, microbes). 3) To make recommendations to the nursery industry on best mulch materials that will suppresses weeds without creating hypoxic conditions in the soil underneath. Benefits to the nursery industry: With an improved understanding of how mulch characteristics alter soil dynamics, it will be easier to predict subsequent effects on microbes, fauna, and plant roots. This will not only increase the overall soil ecoystem health, but decrease maintenance costs and pesticide usage.
MANAGEMENT OF PHYTOPHTHORA ON LAVENDER
Partially Funding Project Lead: Dr Gary Chastagner and Dr. Marianne Elliott, WSU Puyallup Research & Extension Center Project Scope: Phytophthora root and crown rot (PRCR) is an emerging problem in lavender. The objectives of this project area: 1) Conduct a state-wide survey of lavender nursery stock and established production fields to determine the prevalence of PRCR in Washington. 2) Identify Phytophthora species associated with PRCR on lavender in Washington. 3) Confirm the pathogenicity of any novel Phytophthora spp. that have not been reported on lavender in the literature. Benefits to the nursery industry: We anticipate a high level of success with this project as we have already detected two Phytophthora spp. on lavender in Washington, and worked with one of the nurseries and a grower to do some preliminary investigation of the problem. Lavender producing nurseries in Washington will be able to evaluate the risk of Phytophthora spp. moving into their facility from plants purchased elsewhere, and also moving out of their nurseries in plants being sold. If Phytophthora is found in these nurseries, a further examination of nursery critical control points can be done to locate and eradicate the source of the infesatation. For a complete list of continued projects, please visit http:// agr.wa.gov/PlantsInsects/NurseryInspection/NurseryResearch/ NurseryResearch.aspx. Washington State Nursery & Landscape Association - 11
(LEFT & TOP) An estimated 10 million to 15 million apple trees are grown in Washington each year to satisfy the needs of commercial orchardists, wholesale and retail nurseries, private gardeners and hobby farmers. (ABOVE, BOTTOM) Cosmic Crisp Apples. Photos provided by Van Well Nursery.
Fruit Tree Nurseries See Booming Sales BY PETER VAN WELL | VAN WELLL NURSERY, WSNLA NORTH CENTRAL CHAPTER PRESIDENT The deciduous fruit tree industry is booming with demand for apple trees at all-time highs. Washington State is a national leader in the production and sale of Malus (apple) trees (in addition to Prunus avium (sweet cherry), Prunus cerasus (tart cherry), and Pyrus (pear) trees). An estimated 10 million to 15 million apple trees are grown in Washington each year to satisfy the needs of commercial orchardists, wholesale and retail nurseries, private gardeners and hobby farmers. A driving factor increasing demand is the shift to high-density, commercial apple orchards. Where apple growers once planted 200 to 400 trees per acre, trees are now being set at 1,000 to 2,000 trees per acre. Small acreage plantings now require tens of thousands of trees, while larger operations can plant anywhere from a quarter million to more than one million trees in a single season. 12 - The B&B Magazine
Dwarf apple understock, more commonly referred to as “rootstock”, has been around since before World War II. The majority of rootstock planted was bred at the East Malling Station near Kent, England. The primary dwarfing stock is Malling.9 (M.9), which grows an apple tree approximately 30 percent of standard at full maturity. There are several strains of M.9, including B.9, RN.29®, Pajam 1 and Pajam 2. Cornell University’s breeding station at Geneva, NY, has introduced several dwarf rootstocks in the last two decades, including G.65, G.41, G.11, G.16, G.202 and G.935. These rootstocks were bred to provide growers with alternatives that are resistant to fire blight and replant disease (with varying success). Dwarf stocks are extremely precocious (bear fruit at a young age). Because of the earliness in fruiting and the dwarf nature, these trees have to be permanently staked or trellised to avoid tipping in the orchard row. Breakage at the graft union is another problem, especially in the nursery fields of the Columbia Basin, which is prone to high winds in late August and September. Rootstocks are cloned in layer or stool beds or tissue culture labs. In traditional layer beds, rootstocks are lined into rows approximately a foot apart. The top of each liner is pinned down in the row, bending the stock so it lays horizontally along the ground in the foot spacing between the next rootstock. This becomes the mother plant and will be buried and layered with sawdust. The buds on each plant will grow up and away from the mother. The mixture of sawdust in the soil causes each of these shoots to root. At harvest, the sawdust is raked away and the shoots are cut with sickle bar off the mother. The mother will remain in the ground growing more and more successive crops, while the harvested roots are graded and planted out in the nursery to be bud grafted at a later date. Willow Drive Nursery near Ephrata is one of (if not the) largest stool bed operator in the state. In addition to stool beds, nurseries also propagate rootstock from leaf cuttings in the lab, where they grow and root the genetic material in special media. Later, the small plants are taken out of the petri dish, put into tray plugs and grown in greenhouses. Oregon’s North American Plants, Washington’s Phytelligence, Inc. and California’s ProTree Nurseries also supply tissue culture to finished apple tree producers. Writer’s note: All the scion and rootstock varieties discussed in this article have been bred using traditional breeding methods. None of the Malling rootstocks, Geneva rootstocks, nor Cosmic Crisp® brand apples are genetically modified.
One most demanded apple trees is an exclusive variety developed and being launch by Washington State’s apple industry. The apple variety is the latest edition of Washington State University’s world-class tree fruit breeding program. With more than 5 million trees bud grafted and ready to ship to apple growers in Spring 2018, Cosmic Crisp™ brand apple is set to be hottest new arrival in the produce department at the grocery store. Bred by WSU at its Tree Fruit Research Station in Wenatchee, Cosmic Crisp™ (commonly known by its cultivar name WA.38) is a red apple cross between ‘Enterprise’ and ‘Honeycrisp’. The large, juicy apple has a remarkably firm and crisp texture. Its exceptional flavor profile provides ample sweetness and tartness, making it an excellent eating apple. In addition to being delicious, it is slow to brown when cut and maintains its texture and flavor in storage for more than a year. Not even on the market, the apple received rave reviews from the New York Times and has been featured in other major national and international publications. Only Washington growers, packer/shippers and marketers will be allowed to license this variety for production and sales. The first commercial trees will be planted this spring in limited numbers by growers who won a special lottery to get the first trees in the ground. The only other Cosmic Crisp™ trees planted to date are in test sites and nursery scion orchards. All nursery stock of the Cosmic Crisp™ can only be grown by using certified, virus-free scion wood and tree propagation must be approved by the Northwest Nursery Improvement Institute. Cosmic Crisp™ will be available at three WSNLA member businesses, they include: Van Well Nursery in Wenatchee: vanwell.net C&O Nursery in Wenatchee: c-onursery.com Biringer Nursery in Mount Vernon: biringernursery.com
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BY TODD SYNDER | C&O NURSERY & WA NURSERY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBER In today’s big business, family is an afterthought – success is what counts. Well, here at C&O Nursery we feel a bit different. To us, if you value family, and spread those values to your employees and friends, it will reach out to your customers. Success becomes a by-product, not the end goal. C&O’s “roots” began way back in 1906 as a family business. While I am proud to say I am now in my 31st year of 3rd generation ‘experience’, I am more proud to say I have one of my sons in as a 4th generation. To make that even better, I have a cousin who is ‘experiencing’ his 46th year, gladly sharing his insight and knowledge, and his oldest son also in the biz as 4th generation. Add another cousin in the office (also 3rd generation) and you get a family history that has seen a few changes in the ag business! Back ‘in the day’, tree digging was helped along by a horse. Compare that to modern times and what began in 1906 as digging a few thousand trees a day has evolved into 50-70,000 trees a day – whew! Trees were shipped via truck or train to reach orchardists all over our area; today trees travel up to thousands of miles to allow orchardists all over the world to enjoy the best fruit trees around. C&O had the good fortune of receiving the very first Red Delicious patent – the Shotwell Red Delicious in 1934, and throughout C&O’s 111 year history has received over 25 plant patents and awards – including the Wilder Medal (highest award in hort) in 1953 for the Richared Delicious apple. Fast forward to today. The Snyder family continues to direct C&O into the forefront of today’s growers through advanced selections of top quality apple, cherry and pear varieties. If it is a hit in agricultural retail, chances are C&O either has a hand in it, or can help obtain it for the grower. From using the latest technologies in certifying its varieties, growing the highest quality tree, storing and shipping safely that tree to its orchard home, or researching new and upcoming promising varieties, C&O continues to strive to be a leader in the agriculture industry.
(Clockwise from top left Jack Snyder, Todd Snyder, Shad Snyder, Gary Snyder, and Ty Snyder)
From its involved role in the International New-Varieties Network (INN), sharing testing results and varieties with other key players around the world, to being a leading nursery offering WSU’s latest apple variety, Cosmic Crisp™ (initially only offered to Washington State growers), C&O has the opportunity to share its family ideals with its customers near or far. The highest percentage of trees we grow remain within the boundaries of Washington State, helping our own ‘family of orchardists’ become as successful as they can. A statement we hold dear to our business mantra is “the single biggest key to our success is YOUR success”. This idea will never die. It not only makes common sense, but business sense. After all, when you shake our hand, and become a friend, nothing makes us smile more than you letting us know that you’re more successful today than you were yesterday. Look us up. Become our friend. Plant a tree. It all starts with the roots.
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Bugs & Blights
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Clean Plant Center Northwest
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The Clean Plant Center Northwest is a collaborative effort of scientists, researchers, growers, and nurseries. We work together to increase the economic sustainability of specialty crop production in the United States. At the Clean Plant Center Northwest (CPCNW), we offer clean plant services for the fruit trees, grapes and hops industries. Our clean plant services include virus- and virus-like disease detection and treatment and the production, distribution, and retention of healthy plant material. In addition to our clean plant services, we conduct targeted research in fruit trees and hops to find better, faster and cheaper ways to test for viruses and better ways to manage diseases. The talented and diverse staff at CPCNW have relevant scientific, horticultural, research, laboratory, and management expertise. “Start clean, stay clean” is more than just a tagline. It’s our philosophy. We know the stability and growth of the fruit trees, grapes, and hops industries depends upon healthy, productive plants. The Clean Plant Center Northwest propagates and distributes clean plant materials across the U.S. to ensure orchards, vineyards, and hopyards start with healthy, disease-free plants. What is a “clean” plant? What process does the Clean Plant Center Northwest use to ensure fruit tree, grape, and hop plants (or root stocks) are healthy? At the Clean Plant Center Northwest (CPCNW), we follow a rigorous testing, propagative, maintenance, and retention process to ensure our plant materials are free from virus-like pathogens. In addition to verifying the health of our plants, we also verify they are true-to-type through genotyping.
submitted to the CPCNW for testing (either a piece of budwood or rootstock, or plant) and labelled with a propagation number, plant identification number, and variety name to ensure each piece of plant material can be tracked as it moves through the clean plant process.
The stages of the clean plant process are as follows:
2) Initial screening and therapy: For each of the commodities we work with, the pathogen screening (and subsequent therapy if needed) varies slightly. We test the plant material for an array of viruses and virus-like pathogens. If pathogens are detected, then the cleanup process begins.
1) Introduction: A specific cultivar is
In the fruit trees program, we use heat
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and cold therapy techniques. In the grapes program, we employ microtip tissue culture processes to propagate a clean plant. In the hops program, we also use several different tissue culture processes, including meristem culture, heat therapy and meristem culture, chemotherapy and meristem culture, and cold therapy and meristem culture. Plants are grown under strict biosecurity conditions in growth chambers, greenhouses, and screen houses. For all commodities, the pathogen testing conducted at screening is repeated and if the plant is determined to be clean, it will
Did You Know? “Start clean, stay clean” is more than just a tagline. It’s our [Clean Plant Network Northwest] philosophy. move forward in the process. 1) Selection of ‘mother plants’: We identify a healthy, true-totype plant to serve as the ‘mother’ plant; propagative materials are derived from this plant and prepared for release to the public (typically nurseries and growers). 2) Release: Depending on the plant type (fruit tree, grape, or hop) we release healthy plant materials (budwood, dormant cuttings, propagative green cuttings or whole plants) through an ordering and distribution process that meets all phytosanitary requirements. 3) Maintenance: Mother plants undergo annual testing to verify their pathogen-free status. 4) Retention: We retain one to three plants per cultivar in our greenhouses, screen houses, and field blocks.
Why use tissue culture methods?
The National Clean Plant Network- Fruit Trees’ mission is to provide growers and nurseries with virus-tested propagation material to diminish the impact of fruit tree viruses. They also test new varieties of fruit trees for viruses and other diseases so they can safely be introduced into U.S. orchards. There are three National Clean Plant Network-Fruit Tree centers strategically place in regions where fruit production is most concentrated.
Clean Plant Center NW, Washington State University-Prosser. CPCNW maintains foundation
(G1) planting stock for more than 1,250 public and proprietary stone and pome fruit varieties. Trees are grown inside screenhouses to keep out pests, pollen, and other sources of pathogens. This center holds a USDA-APHIS permit for testing imported cultivars. Infected plant material can be put through the virus therapy program, helping us prevent the introduction of potentially devastating diseases. www.healthyplants.wsu.edu
Foundation Plant Service, University of California - Davis, Foundation Plant Service, University of California – Davis: FPS maintains foundation (G1) planting stock for over 100 public and proprietary stone and pome fruit varieties. Trees are grown in orchards, which encourages more robust budwood production. http://fps.ucdavis.edu
The meristematic region of the shoot tips has high levels of metabolic activity, and high hormone concentration. Most pathogens do not like these conditions, making the meristematic region a pathogen-free zone. Rapid division of the cells and the lack of well-formed vascular connections are the other factors which stops the viruses and other pathogens from getting into the meristem. The chances of producing a clean plant are high, if the plants can be generated from this specialized group of tissue found in the shoot tips.
Southeast Budwood Program, Clemson University, in South Carolina: The Southeast
This technique has been used to generate clean plants in many plant species since 1952. In grapes, the success rate for tissue culture methods in generating clean plants is higher compared to other methods. However, tissue culture requires a great deal of skill. The microtip must be dissected precisely to ensure it is located and sized correctly. Then the microtip must be placed in the right nutrient and hormonal media combination as it transforms into a plantlet.
National Clean Plant Network-Fruit Tree funded centers at Washington State University-Prosser, University of California-Davis, and Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina, work together to deliver research, services, and products.
More information is available at The Clean Plant Network NW’s website: http://cpcnw.wsu.edu.
program houses cultivars important to the eastern growing regions of the U.S. and important “lowchilling” peach cultivars for southeastern commercial growers. The program also provides southeastern growers with field testing services prior to nursery propagation.
Learn more about the research, services and products offered through NCPN-FT.
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Alternative Weed Control Method for Greenhouse Propagation HRI Endorsed Project Progresses with FNRI Funds There is also evidence from some nursery producers that heat or steam will provide effective weed control. In Oregon, some nurseries have adopted the Grower Assisted Inspection Program (GAIP) to prevent the spread of the pathogen Phytophthora ramorum. Part of this program includes the use of hot-water for killing P. ramorum on reused plastic by dipping it in a water tank at 80 °C for 15 minutes. While this control point was intended to prevent the spread of P. ramorum, it has also proven very effective in reducing bittercress populations.
Weed sanitation: Seeds of several container weeds readily stick to plastic containers and germinate around the edge when old containers are reused. Notice the brown bittercress seed sticking to the container sides, along with germinating weeds.
An Agricultural Research Service (ARS) horticulturist is exploring an alternative method for controlling weeds in greenhouse propagation systems by using steam or hot water to kill weed seeds. Dr. James Altland and his colleagues at ARS in Wooster, OH, with funding in part from the Floriculture and Nursery Research Initiative (FNRI), have started documenting the critical temperature and exposure time needed for killing weed seeds with hot water or steam. The Horticultural Research Institute (HRI) works closely with FNRI to steer research funds to projects like this one addressing propagation challenges. Weed control in propagation is difficult because it primarily occurs in greenhouses or other covered structures where herbicides are neither labeled nor safe for use. Reuse of plastic propagation trays and containers exacerbates the weed problem. Seeds of many weeds, most notably bittercress (Cardamine flexuosa) and creeping woodsorrel (Oxalis corniculata), stick to plastic containers and trays and are reintroduced into the production system when these containers and trays are reused. Heat from steam or hot-water will kill weed seeds. There is an abundance of research on the use of soil solarization to reduce weed seed populations and other pests in soil. Soil solarization, however, is a slow process that involves covering the ground with plastic to heat soil over several days or weeks. Research on soil solarization has established thermal killing temperatures over the range of 40 to 70 °C with exposure times of hours to days. Use of hot-water or steam to kill weed seed would ideally use higher temperatures for shorter periods of time (seconds or minutes). 18 - The B&B Magazine
Currently, there is no published (or otherwise) information on how high the temperature or how long the exposure time must be to provide 100% control of weeds common in greenhouse propagation. The most cited publication is over 60 years old and suggests that “most weed seeds” are killed with temperatures of 70 to 80 °C when exposed for 30 minutes. However, the same authors indicate that a few resistant weed seeds require 90 to 100 °C. So far, Altland’s research has found that creeping woodsorrel required exposure to 90 °C for at least 5 minutes for 100% control. Bittercress was completely controlled with 90 °C water at just 1 minute. Altland’s research is updating an old tool with specific information on which temperatures and exposure times can be used to eliminate weeds seeds between successive crops in propagation. For additional information, please contact Jennifer Gray, HRI Administrator, at 614-884-1155 or jenniferg@americanhort.org. Photo credit: Jim Owen at Virginia Tech University Steam sanitation: Large shipping containers can be converted to steam treat recycled plastic containers for both weed and disease control.
INDUSTRY NEWS & RESEARCH
State launches crowd sourcing pest detection initiative The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) has launched a new crowd sourcing initiative to monitor two new pests that have recently been detected in the state. The Lily Leaf Beetle and the Southern Green Stink Bug are both new pests of concern for commercial growers and home gardeners and are the focus of the initiative. WSDA is asking those who see these insects to submit photos and pest locations on WSDA’s Exotic Pest Survey webpage. Data from these sightings will provide important information for monitoring and managing the pests. Washingtonians have a strong track record for detecting new pests. According to WSDA Entomologist Chris Looney, citizen reports of unusual insect activity account for about 30% of total exotic pest detections in Washington since 1990. Both the Lily Leaf Beetle and the Southern Green Stink Bug were first noticed and reported by alert gardeners in Western Washington.
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form a model ordinance development committee made up of a representative sampling of cities that impose a general business license requirement. Creates the local business and occupation tax apportionment task force to seek input or collaborate with other parties as it deems necessary. ESB 5008 (HB 1041) REAL ID compliance Facilitating compliance with the federal REAL ID act by modifying driver’s license and identicard design and fees. SB 5075 (HB 1132) Seed buyer & dealer disputes Revises the state seed act with regard to dispute resolution between seed buyers and dealers. 2SSB 5285 (SHB 1404) Workforce study for ag., natural resources, etc. Requires the workforce training and education coordinating board to conduct a workforce assessment for the agriculture, natural resources, outdoor recreation, and environment sectors to assess the available data on current and projected employment levels and hiring demand for skilled mid-level workers in those sectors. Expires June 30, 2019. ESSB 5388 (SHB 1305) Unauthorized persons removal. Authorizes a property owner to request assistance from law enforcement for the removal of an unauthorized person from their premises.
“What makes crowdsourcing possible for the Lily Leaf Beetle and the Southern Green Stink Bug is that both of these insects look very distinct. They are not easily confused with other native insects,” Looney said. “As such, public sightings of these insects are likely to be correct, providing a highly-reliable source of information for the state.”
ESSB 5808 Agritourism Requires an agritourism professional to post and maintain warning signs that contain a specific notice which must be placed at the entrance to an agritourism location and at the site of an agritourism activity. Provides immunity from liability for the injury, loss, damage, or death of a participant, engaging in an agritourism activity, resulting exclusively from the inherent risks of agritourism activities.
Although the reporting system has only recently been launched, confirmed public reports already demonstrated that both the Lily Leaf Beetle and the Southern Green Stink Bug are more widespread in Washington than originally believed.
SSB 5835 Reasonable Accommodation for Pregnancy. It is an unfair practice for any employer to: fail to make reasonable accommodation for an employee for pregnancy, unless the employer can demonstrate that doing so would impose an undue hardship; take adverse action against an employee who requests or uses an accommodation; and deny employment opportunities to an otherwise qualified employee if the denial is based on the employer’s need to make reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodation means: providing more frequent, longer, or flexible restroom breaks; modifying a no food or drink policy; job restructuring, part-time or modified work schedules, reassignment to a vacant position, or acquiring or modifying equipment, devices, or an employee’s work station; providing seating or allowing the employee to sit more frequently if the job requires standing; and providing a temporary transfer to a less strenuous or hazardous position; • providing assistance with manual labor and limits on lifting; • scheduling flexibility for prenatal visits; and • any further accommodation an employee may request.
Community involvement is key for the crowd sourcing initiative. In addition to the public meetings, WSDA is partnering with Washington State University Extension and Master Gardener programs to educate the public about these pests and encourage online reporting. Visit agr.wa.gov/PlantsInsects/InsectPests/Exotics/ to learn more, register for the community meetings, and to submit your own sightings of these pests
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Certified Professional Horticulturist Professionalism in the Horticulture Industry
“To ME, the Certified Professional Horticulturist badge is the mark of a pro in our state.”
MollY Malecki, CPH Plant Broker, Western horticultural products (WeHop) CPH Since 2014 multi-million dollar department and had people looking to me to be an expert and a leader. I knew I needed to have the CPH certification more than ever to back my station, so I set my sights on passing the test and worked hard to do so. ES: Why did you become a Certified Professional Horticulturist and how has this certification helped you? MM: I started my career in horticulture at Wells Medina Nursery, where I was hired as a seasonal employee. What an introduction! I was exposed to all kinds of wild and wonderful plant material, got to work alongside some of the smartest, most hard-working horticulturalists in the industry, and had to learn to “swim” fast. I had just finished working on a Master’s in Art History, so I had a couple of degrees, but no formal horticultural education. Customers would come in expecting expert advice and answers. I’d go home physically and mentally exhausted every day, then study my Sunset Western Garden Guide all evening, so that I’d be a little more fluent in plant names and helpful with answers each day. When a co-worker who was a Certified Professional Horticulturist (CPH) talked to me about the program, I knew that this was the perfect professional certification for me, as someone already working in the industry. I wanted to be a CPH very badly, to join that group of pros who have amassed the practical experience and passed the knowledge tests. After a few years at Wells Medina, I was hired as the Annual Buyer at Sky Nursery. Wham! Overnight, I inherited a huge 20 - The B&B Magazine
As a CPH, I feel I’ve gone from being a hobbyist to being a pro who can stand alongside my horticulturalist peers with the distinction of having passed a set of rigorous standards. To me, the CPH badge is the mark of a pro in our state. ES: What is your job currently and how does having a good Plant ID knowledge help you in your career? MM: I work as a Plant Broker with WeHoP (Western Horticultural Products) and Petula. I’m a broker rep for WeHoP, providing local growers with young plants and liners. I’m also a partner in Petula, which works to procure hard-to-find finished plant material for select retailers and grower-retailers. Our combined goal is to provide our customers with plants, knowledge, ideas, and strategies to help them maintain their edge as independents. In this way, we also like to think of ourselves as an industry think-tank, focused on strengthening the role of independent growers and retailers in our area. Plant ID skills are muscles that need to be constantly flexed and the CPH test list is an excellent base for anyone working in our industry in the NW. I’m constantly confronted with plants outside of this realm now, and find I rely on the framework I learned in the CPH exam prep courses to help identify new material. It’s also pretty slick to have the skill to ID some rare tree from across a nursery yard, or be able to ID an unmarked
tray of seedlings, where the plants have little more than their cotyledons. ES: What do you love the best about your job? MM: I never know where each day will take me! I have the opportunity to work with all different kinds of people across the industry on a lot of different levels: growers, suppliers, nursery owners, buyers, landscape and design professionals, breeders, and propagators. I get to hand-deliver customers’ orders a lot of the time, which makes for a different kind of contact and relationship with my customers (and I drive the delivery truck!). I feel privileged to have this vantage point, to be able to learn and gather information from so many sources, as well as being a connector between individuals. I’m also extremely fortunate to work with my partners, Mike Cole and Tonya Cole. I’m so excited about what we are building with Petula. I also get to travel quite a bit to hunt for plants and ideas. And, I ride A LOT of ferries! ES: What’s your biggest challenge as a sales representative? MM: My biggest challenge is trying to shake a lot of people in our industry out of complacency. Many growers choose to grow the same things every year, because they’ve always done so. Retailers are limited by an ever-shrinking pool of suppliers and choices, or by fear related to the ‘flavor of the day’: hardiness, economy, weather, price, etc. We’ve lost so many growers and retailers, coupled with a shrinking pool of young minds interested in horticulture as a career. I see a lot of decline and consolidation in our industry and it scares me. I like to encourage my customers to be brave and bold. Grow something different! Take advantage of our favorable climate and our intelligent NW gardeners, who are HUNGRY for choices and new ideas. Many people are scared to try new things, which is understandable, but I’ve personally found that life is a lot more interesting erring on the side of ‘why not?!’ ES: What is your favorite hobby outside of work? MM: Gardening, of course. But, you’ll also find me at Safeco Field just about anytime the M’s are playing at home. ES: What’s your favorite plant right now and why? MM: Tough question for a plant nerd! Right now I’m thrilled with an Amorphophallus konjac that we brought up from California. I’m also very keen on a few Dianella, a genus that not many folks know up here, but has a lot of virtues and applications. I’m really liking the lovely variegated Dianella tasmanica ‘Destiny’ and am waiting on a new blue, black-tipped cultivar called ‘Avistar’ due out next year from EuroAmerican. ES: How do you remain current on the latest trends in horticulture? MM: With WeHoP, I’m able to travel to California Spring Trials each April. I also love visiting garden centers and avant-garde retailers everywhere I go. I try to stay current with trade magazines and select gardening magazines that I enjoy—I live
for Frank Ronan’s column in Gardens Illustrated each month (nothing to do with trends though—musings on the joys, lessons & perils of gardening). I’ll attend any lecture or seminar that catches my interest. I’m a member of the RHS and like to keep up on gardening information and trends in the U.K., a nation of gardeners. My advice: keep an eye on Instagram. Since it’s image-based, it’s a plantsperson’s dream and there’s a great wealth of ideas and inspiration being showcased on this platform. Then again, it’s always good to ask one’s self: why follow trends when you can set them? ES: Do you have a go-to website for plant questions? MM: Not really, but OSU has a great database for landscape plants (oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants). Because of the further-afield types of material I work with, I use online grower indexes (Suncrest Nurseries, Monterey Bay Nursery, San Marcos Growers). Sometimes, I’ll consult other grower or mail-order websites too (Xera Plants, Cistus Nursery, Far Reaches Farm, Plant Delights, Annie’s Annuals), along with the catalog and blog at Plant Lust (plantlust.com). And, I still consult my library of books. ES: Tell the truth, as a member of the green industry, how does your home garden look right now? What do you like best about gardening? MM: My garden? It’s looking like a whole lot of projects waiting to happen! My driveway looks like a nursery. My neighbors stop by asking if I’m going to have a plant sale. I probably should! I’m really good at amassing plants and have big dreams about what I will do with them. However, I’m so limited with the time that I have in spring to actually work in my own yard that most of my gardening happens in late fall or winter. I like best that gardening is a process. In a garden, one is always a student. Gardening teaches a person many lessons, but above all to slow down, observe, and marvel at the power and magic of nature. ES: Is there one garden anywhere in the world that you have always wanted to visit and why? MM: After years of savoring her lovely books, The Beth Chatto Gardens are next on my list.
BE A Featured Certified PRofessional Horticulturist!
Are you interested, or would you like to suggest a colleague, employee, or your employer to be our next featured Certified Professional Horticulturist? If so, please contact Elaine Sawyer, CPH and CPH Committee member at elaine.sawyer@lwtech.edu.
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2017 WSNLA Chapter Activities Mt Rainier Chapter
For more information or to be added to the email list to receive chapter meeting notice announcements, contact Ingrid Wachtler, Woodbrook Native Plant Nursery at woodbrk@harbornet.com.
Northwest Chapter
For more information or to be added to the email list to receive chapter meeting notice announcements, contact Scott Pringle, CPH, Paradise Lake Nursery at paradiselakenursery@msn.com
Olympic Chapter
For more information or to be added to the email list to receive chapter meeting notice announcements, contact Megan Pulkkinen, CPH at megancph@hotmail. com.
Seattle Chapter
For more information or to be added to the email list to receive chapter meeting notice announcements, contact Kirsten Lints, CPH at kirsten@ gardenALIVEdesign.com.
Host or Sponsor a Chapter Meeting Hosting a chapter meeting at your business is a great way to introduce your plant availability, products and services to potential clients and customers. By inviting nursery and landscape professionals to your business site, it provides an opportunity to share your expertise and build valuable relationships to grow your business.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Find more industry events at WSNLA.ORG! JUNE 15 & 16. Advanced Biological Pest Management for Nurseries & Greenhouses A Workshop and Educational Tour. Hosted by Northwest Center for Alternatives to Pesticides Location: WSU Mount Vernon. CPH & ecoPRO Credits Available. WSDA Pesticide Recertification Credits Pending. JUNE 21, 2017 WSNLA LANDSCAPE DESIGN TOUR. LOCATION: GIG HARBOR. COST: Earlybird registration before April 30. $65 Member, $85 Non Member. After April 30 $75 Member, $95 Non Member. CPH & ecoPRO Credits Available. JUNE 28. WSNLA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING & TOUR. Location: Wildhorse Renewal Energy Center in Ellensburg. All WSNLA members welcome.
SEPTEMBER 21, FROM 10AM - NOON. LANDSCAPE LEARNING LAB. Location: McMenamin’s Pub - Anderson School in Bothell. Landscape manager, Riz Reyes, will guide the group through the historical gardens filled with plant diversity. Riz will address the overall maintenance philosophy and what the staff is trying to achieve to serve their customers, as well as the challenges that come with such extensive gardens, including constant disturbance by guests to highly destructive wildlife. CPH & ecoPRO Credit Available. NOVEMBER 14-17, ecoPRO TRAINING & EXAM. Location: Brightwater Treatment Plant, Woodinville. Learn more at www. ecoPROcertified.org.
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JULY 2, WSNLA OLYMPIC CHAPTER MEETING. TOPIC: Landscape Equipment presented by ecoPRO Richard Hedahl, Hedahl Landscapes. Contact Megan Pullkinan at megancph@hotmail.com.
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