B&B - 2018 Issue IV - Trend Report by WSNLA

2018 | VOL 70, ISSUE 4

Contents Features

8 2018 WSNLA Pioneer

Award Recipients

Industry pioneers are honored for their enduring efforts given to the Washington horticulture industry.

11 Rooted Together

Garden Media Group’s 2019 Garden Trends Report.

16 The Value of Retail

Gardening Classes The Growing Trend.

18 Industry News

Workers’ compensation insurance in Washington will see biggest price drop in a decade.

THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF (Above) WSNLA’s Day of Professionalism! WSNLA Vice President Shannon Grina, CPH (Grina Landscape Design), on right, moderated a panel discussion on industry professionalism and promotion. (Panelists from left to right) Chris Sexton Smith, CPH (Lake WA Institute of Technology), Lauar Wildfong (Northwest Nurseries) Rob Boyker, EPC (Avid Landscape Design & Development). Check out page 5 for more pictures of WSNLA’s new 1-day convention!

Columns 4

From the President

Executive Director

Bugs & Blights

Departments 22

Calendar of Events

Chapter News

WSNLA Marketplace

Washington State Nursery & Landscape Association

2018 | VOL 70. NO. 4 Editor Breanne Chavez Published Quarterly By: Washington State Nursery & Landscape Association. 34400 Pacific Hwy S., Suite 2 Federal Way, WA 98003 800.672.7711, info@wsnla.org Deadlines:

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This year, the look of the WSNLA Convention Changed! Lucinda McMahan, CPH WSNLA President Lucinda’s Landscapes | Mountlake Terrace

This year, the look of the WSNLA convention changed! WSNLA’s one day convention, or Day of Professionalism, was held on November 6th at the Brightwater education center in Woodinville. I really enjoyed the various speakers, and the addition of a get together after the convention closes. It was a great opportunity to network as well as catch up with friends and colleagues. It was especially great to see the positive response through registration numbers and feedback from attendees. Over the last couple of year, many of you participated in a survey providing feedback on WSNLA’s annual convention. We, the WSNLA Board of Directors, found that our members would prefer a local one day event with speakers geared more toward the WSNLA mission. After a lot of thought, discussion and work, we think this has been accomplished with the new improved WSNLA convention. I feel this is something our members will enjoy and also be involved in for years to come. Thank you to all who attended and supported WSNLA’s Day of Professionalism. I would also like to thank our event sponsors. Without their support, this event would not be possible. They include: Northwest Nurseries and T&L Nursery. WSNLA Marketplace Vendors included: Blooming Nursery, Belgaard, VPC Sales, Paradise Lake Nursery, Pacific Stone Company, Please enjoy a few pictures from the event here. For more, go to the WSNLA Facebook page where a event album has been created! I look forward to seeing you all there next year! Lucinda McMahan, CPH | WSNLA President

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CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE: 1) Panelists from left to right) Chris Sexton Smith, CPH (Lake WA Institute of Technology), Laura Wildfong (Northwest Nurseries) Rob Boyker, EPC (Avid Landscape Design & Development). Moderator Shannon Grina, CPH (Grina Landscape Design) is standing on right. 2) Chris Sexton Smith, CPH and Jessi Bloom, CPH, EPC (NW Bloom Ecological Services). 3) JD Nelson and Gregory Smaus, CPH, EPC (Rock Solid Landscapes). 4) Alex LaVilla (Swansons Nursery) facilitates the Nursery Roundtable Discussion. 5) Kryssie Maybay, EPC and Heidi Skivaski, CPH, EPC (Sublime Garden Design). 6) Award recipients from left to right: Ciscoe Morris - Educator of the Year; Brenda Scott (daughter of Sharon Scott Pioneer Award Recipient); Glenn Aldrich - Pioneer Award; John Wott - Pioneer Award; Arthur Job, EPC - Environmental Excellence Award. 7) Sarah Greiner, Tricia Avery, Kristen Schultz, CPH (Urban EARTH Nursery). 8) Laura Wildfong (NW Nurseries, Supplier of the Year), Kirsten Lints, CPH (Gardens ALIVE Design) and Lara Vyas, CPH (Natural Greenscapes).

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[ FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ] WSNLA continues to evolve & innovate to serve you and your business!

Breanne Chavez WSNLA Executive Director As we close out 2018 and look to 2019, I’d like to share a few WSNLA highlights from this year with you: WSNLA Nursery Grower Summit: Earlier this year, nursery growers came together to identify research and education priorities. These priorities are working to guide WSU as they look to serve our industry with research and education and the WSDA Nursery Advisory Committee as they review and consider research projects for funding. WSNLA is set to carry these priorities forward in seeking partnerships, resources and solutions for growers. Consumer Marketing: 16,000 GardenWashington Guides, which includes Green Passport Coupons and nursery maps, were handed out to the gardening public this year! In 2019, The Guide’s circulation will grow to 18,000. WSNLA will also be investing advertising dollars to promote member garden centers, nurseries and landscape companies to consumers. Online Buyers Guide: This new online resource will help you source wholesale plants, products and services for your retail and landscape business. Online and print advertising to the industry throughout Washington, Oregon and British Columbia will work to increase awareness of this new industry resource. WSNLA Day of Professionalism: The launch of our new 1-day conference received a glowing reception from all in attendance. The nearly 130 attendees enjoyed a diverse offering of education and networking with peers. Roundtable table discussions centered on labor issues. With specific needs identified, WSNLA will be looking at ways to provide tools and solutions in 2019. WSNLA Scholarship & Research Charitable Fund: The WSNLA & WAFLORA Scholarship Funds have been working together for nearly 3 years with the goal to dissolve WAFLORA and give the WAFLORA funds a permanent home with the WSNLA Scholarship Fund. This year that mission became complete. Supporting the labor conversation, the WSNLA Scholarship & Research Charitable Fund has given $5000 to begin promotion of Careers in Horticulture. WSNLA is seeking further grant funding to promote the various careers available in horticulture. 6 - The B&B Magazine

Professional Certification: Both the Certified Professional Horticulturist and ecoPRO Certified Sustainable Landscape Professional programs experienced growth in certified individuals. This year, both certifications established marketing committees that reviewed and updated marketing objectives. In 2019, consumer marketing that educates on these two certifications will be active.

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Membership: Our retention is strong, and for the second year in a row, WSNLA business memberships have shown steady growth. Continuing to grow the WSNLA membership is imperative. I robust membership community is the most valued asset in advancing WSNLA industry initiatives.

2018 WSNLA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

In 2018, groundwork has been laid to make headway on protecting, promoting and educating the horticulture community. Please join us at the WSNLA Annual Meeting this January 30th at 3:00pm at Cascade Tropicals to learn more about your Associations initiatives for 2019!

Shannon Grina, CPH | President Elect Grina Landscape Design (425) 736-5170 | shannon99@comcast.net

Warmly,

Lucinda McMahan, CPH | President Lucinda’s Landscapes 425-773-4237 | lucinda31@comcast.net

Letter to the Editor

Peter Van Well | North Central Chapter President Van Well Nursery 509-886-8189 | pete2@vanwell.net

IN RESPONSE TO ARE NATIVE TREES & SHRUBS BETTER CHOICES FOR WILDLIFE IN HOME LANDSCAPES, 2018 VOL. 70, ISSUE 3.

Tim Gray | Northwest Chapter President Pacific Stone Company 425-258-1911 | timg@pacificstoneco.com

As members of WSNLA, or persons in the restoration or sustainability community, we were concerned by the bias of Dr. Chalker-Scott’s article in the recent B&B.

Megan Pulkkinen, CPH | Olympic Chapter President Megan Pulkkinen Landscape Design 360-698-1865 | megancph@hotmail.com

Statements that lay the groundwork for the article are logically and ecologically constrained, if not incorrect, and the negative arguments she makes about native trees and shrubs can all be equally applied to non-natives!! All of us are faithful adherents to the “right plant right place” mantra as all good landscapers should be.

Ingrid Wachtler, CPH | Mt Rainier Chapter President Woodbrook Native Plant Nursery 253-265-6271 | woodbrk@harbornet.com

We would like an opportunity to respond to the article, and provide more specific rationales than the well-known “Action Items” she offers. There are well known reasons for lower biodiversity in urbanized and altered environments, but they are not the fault of individual tree species! Professor John Marzluff’s NSF study showed that scale and patch size are responsible for loss of bird diversity, for example. We would like to provide more interesting approaches on issues like the loss of critical food webs and the lack of keystone species in urban areas. As Doug Tallamy, a professor of entomology at University of Delaware has pointed out, without native trees for the caterpillars, there will be no butterflies for the pollinator gardens, and also no food for the baby birds! In the two examples she provides in the article, we take issue that madrone should not be planted, which actually do well in urban sandy soils, and are an excellent pioneer species. The bird folks in our group are a liitle miffed by the use of a feral mallard as “wildlife.” Really, there are better choices. It is this tone that infers the bias to which we needed to respond to. Donald Norman, Go Natives! Nursery Ben Alexander, Sound Native Plants Shirley Doolittle-Egerdahl, Tadpole Haven Native Plants Ingrid Wachtler, Woodbrook Native Plant Nursery Cynthia Easterson, Puget Sound Bird Observatory

Kirsten Lints, CPH | Seattle Chapter President Gardens ALIVE Design 425-318-2971 | kirsten@gardensALIVEdesign.com Scott Pringle, CPH | Wholesale Grower Caucus Chair Paradise Lake Nursery 206-930-4132 | paradiselakenursery@gmail.com Chris Sexton - Smith, CPH | Horticulture Educator Caucus Chair Lake Washington Institute of Technology 425-739-8424 | chris.smith@lwtech.edu Gregory Smaus, CPH, ecoPRO | Landscape Caucus Chair Rock Solid Landscapes 206-227-4458 | gregory@rocksolidlandscapes.com Ben DeGoede, CPH | Retail Caucus Chair Windmill Gardens 253-863-5843 | info@windmillgardens.com C. Andrew Barker, CPH | CPH Caucus Chair Cloud Landscape Design (206) 919-1361 | candrewbarker@gmail.com

Open Positions:

- Greenhouse Grower Caucus Chair - Out of State Caucus Chair

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2018 WSNLA Pioneer Awards

For their enduring efforts given to the Washington horticulture industry.

Dr. John A. Wott

Director Emeritus, UW Botanic Gardens

Sharon Scott

President, Tacoma Bark & Garden Center Sharon served on numerous committee as a member of WSNLA, first as Treasurer, Secretary, Vice President, and President of the Mt Rainier Chapter of WSNLA. In 1991, Sharon served as WSNLA President. Sharon’s slogan for her year as President was, ‘ What goes around - comes around. You only get out of an organization what you put into it. We are respected and appreciated for our knowledge and expertise in our occupation, my hope during my term of office is to promote this to the general public so they will understand what the WCN & WCL classification stands for. I Look Forward to Serving WSNLA - The Men, Women, and Staff in 1991, The Only Way I Know How, Giving 100% at All Times.’ Sharon was also active in her community: Puyallup Chamber of Commerce, Tacoma Chamber of Commerce, Advisory Board Clover Park Technical College, Floral Judge Western Washington Washington Fair for numerous years.

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Dr. Wott, an Ohio farm boy and 4-H and FFA member, received his BS (Ohio State University in agriculture education) and MS, Ph D (Cornell University in ornamental horticulture). His sixty-year career has focused on plants and people in academics as well as the public arena. Upon graduation from Cornell in 1968, he joined the horticulture faculty at Purdue University where over a period of 13 years, he created the most comprehensive public program in home gardening in the country, In 1981, he became the first faculty member to help found the Center for Urban Horticulture at the University of Washington, being responsible for creating horticulture public programs reaching thousands through CUH as well as the Washington Park Arboretum (WPA). He “officially” retired in 2006, but continues to lecture, write articles, give tours and showcase his personal garden of over 200 rare and unusual plants. For over 50 years, he has been a member and leader in the 3000-member International Plant Propagators Society. He served as their international CEO for 20 years whereby he traveled, lectured, lead tours and interacted with gardens, horticulturists, and nurserymen around the world. He currently serves on gardening committees of 4 local gardens. And, he recently co- chaired a campaign for funds to design a new educational and environmental center in the WPA. For over thirteen years, he was the resident director of the WPA during which he led the 7-year planning process for the current Master Plan, working with the City of Seattle, University of Washington, Arboretum Foundation, and numerous public groups. The Pacific Connections Gardens, specifically the New Zealand Garden have resulted. In 2016, John Wott Way was dedicated in his honor. And, Dr. Wott established a graduate fellowship at the UW, and continues to share his knowledge and love of people and plants, especially in the Northwest.

His involvement in FFA taught him that being involved in your industry provides an opportunity to learn about how to do what you are doing, and that you can help shape the rules that you must live by. After highschool he went on to earn a degree in vocational agriculture education from Washington State College, taught for a couple of years, and spent 3-years in the US Air Force. In 1964, Glenn returned to the farm with his wife Wisten, where he added about 20 acres to the blueberry fruit producing acreage, began to produce conifer seedlings & transplants Eventually getting into B&B conifers - first as living Christmas trees and later for larger materials. Looking back on his growing career, Glenn estimates he has experimented with growing over 60 species from seed. Glenn’s involvement in WSNLA, Grange, Farm Bureau, the Washington Blueberry Commission, Pacific Northwest Christmas Tree Association, and service as County Commissioner provided an opportunity to contribute to our total agricultural industry by bringing information and experiences from one group to another and thus adding to the total effort.

Glenn Aldrich

Nurseryman & Owner, Aldrich Berry Farm & Nursery Glenn grew up on the farm, weeding the garden, trying to get plants to grow and produce. During that time, Glenn helped his Dad plant the first commercial blueberries in Lewis county. By the time he graduated, the farm had eight acres of blueberries, five acres of filberts, and three acres of raspberries.

Through his various Associations, Glenn worked with the legislature in establishing open space taxation and was an early-on influence of legislative efforts to preserve open burning for insect/disease control. He was part of the effort to establish the Washington Blueberry Commission and is fortunate to serve on their Research Committee. Glenn also advocated within WSNLA to get a paid person hired to work legislative activity. In all, these past 50+ years of learning to be a ‘plantsman ‘ have been very enjoyable. He says, “Thank you, WSNLA - and particularly to all those other nurserymen that I have benefitted from - for being a part of that.”

Industry Pioneers

THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN HONORED WITH THE WSNLA PIONEER AWARD * Bruce & Doris Briggs, 1999 * J.A. “Bert” Snyder, 1999 * John Holmason Sr., 1999 * Peter Van Well Sr., 1999 * Marland Edwards, 2000 * John Strander, 2000 * Stan & Lenora Walters, 2000 * William Griswold, 2001 * Herbert & Marion Frost, 2001 * Leonard & Frances Roberson, 2001 * Leno Bassett, 2002 * Glen & Oleah Greseth, 2002 * Wayne Cockburn, 2002 * Bob & Marge Tindall, 2003 * Adolf Krause, 2003 * Larry Krause, 2003 * Frank Staneck, 2003 Jack & Jean Doty, 2004 * Harold Hopkins, 2004 * Harold Wells, 2004 Ed Hume, CPH, 2005

John J. Snyder, Sr., 2005 * Ranville ‘Randy’ Hart, 2005 * Dirk Oosterwyck, 2006 * Ed Heath, 2006 * Jerry Monro, 2006 Bob Snyder, 2007 * Betty Alkema, 2007 * L.M. ‘Bud’ McGuire, 2007 * Honore’ Hocansen, 2008 * Windsor Bond, 2008 * Ray Holmberg, 2008 * LaDon Henson, 2009 * Emil deWilde, 2009 Egon Molbak, 2010 * Julius Rosso, 2010 Johnnie Holmason, 2010 *Jack McConkey, 2011 5 Corner Nurseries, 2011 Peter J. Van Well, 2011 Dr. Ray Maleike, 2012 * William “Heather” Steward, 2012

* Paul Vernon Adams, 2012 * R.W. Williams, 2013 * W.L. Fulmer, 2013 John E. “Jack” Van Well, 2013 Sharon Collman, 2013 Gie & * Carl Perleberg, 2014 Dr. Harold Tukey, Jr, 2014 Debra & * George Gillett, 2014 William Collins, 2015 Murit ‘Ike’ Aichele, 2015 * Tom Charboneau, 2015 Tom Van Well, 2016 * Dr. Earl, Blogdett, 2016 * Fred Palmer, 2016 * deceased Pioneer Award Nominating Committee R. Jerry Rosso, WSNLA Past President - 1968 Linda Malland, WSNLA Past President - 1990 Steve Crick, WSNLA Past President - 1985

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Rooted Together

United with Mother Nature to Survive and Thrive

Rooted Together Sales Data for Washington State GROWER SALES: Nursery, tree & floriculture sales Y2017: Y2016: Y2015: Y2014:

$531,885,773 $436,033,134 $336,754,428 $317, 835,946

RETAIL SALES: Nursery, garden center & farm supply stores Y2017: Y2016: Y2015: Y2014:

$1,181,978,206 $968,784,334 $910,026,457 $872,380,040

LANDSCAPE SERVICES: (Care, Installation, Maintenance, Contractor- except construction) Y2017: Y2016: Y2015: Y 2014:

$1,950,016,352 $1,665,639,378 $1,534,356,784 $1,364,303,899

Source: WSNLA collected this data from WA Dept. of Revenue. Complete data was not available for Y2018.

The Future is Positive

People are awakening to Mother Native to find balance and peace and are awakening to our responsibility to help save the Earth. This awakening cultivates a healthier relationship with technology, draws people outside, brings them in touch with their roots. Gardening is a natural fit. Horticulture is essential to solve climate change, biodiversity loss and urban eco-system services. According to author Michael McCarthy, a modern day Rachel Carson, finding joy in nature will help save the environment, and in turn save us. Garden Media Group collected the following data supporting the positve outlook for the horticulture industry: - American gardeners set a record $47.8 billion in lawn and garden retail sales - from bulbs to furniture. - Average households set a spending record of $503 - up nearly $100 over the previous year. - 18-34 year olds set a record high, too... making up 29% of all gardening households. - Container gardening and landscaping set a new high in gardening sales, too. - Consumer horticulture creates more than 2M jobs. Washington State Nursery & Landscape Association - 11

Meanwhile, the experiential side of retail — the part that involves discovering great products and socializing with others — won’t be going away. People will still make their way to physical stores, not because they want to “buy stuff,” but because they want to get experiences that they won’t find anywhere else. “There is no doubt that Amazon will continue to disrupt distribution, in particular in the chore side of retail that not many of us like. Technology can predict our behaviour and preferences and automation can deliver our bread, toilet paper or a replacement phone charger just in time. Alexa can be your personal assistant simplifying the chore of retail. “Alexa, we need more dishwashing liquid, and something eco-friendly please”. I think this leads to a more delightful experience because it removes the chore. But there is also no doubt that retail is becoming more vibrant and diverse. More independent stores not fewer. More artisan products. More carefully curated sets of products for you to fall in love with and cherish. It has never been easier to run a retail store than before. And technology is driving this.” Source: Vaughan Rowsell, Founder at Vend

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Who is the Indoor Generation?

90% of people worldwide spend nearly 22 hours a day inside without enough daylight or fresh air. Reports show that Americans spend approximately 93% of their time enclosed either indoors or in vehicles. Children spend on average less than 1 hour per day outside, 50% less than their parents did as children. Solution: Bringing Mother Nature indoors adds light, life and fresh air to the indoor generation. In the last few years, Millennials were responsible for 31% of houseplant sales, according to GardenResearch.com. And, 30% of all households bought at least one houseplant last year. Plus, Pinterest searches for indoor plants is up 90%!

In 2018, the act of buying commodities (i.e. buying things because we HAVE to) will become less of a chore. Players like Amazon and subscription businesses will make this part of retail easier through offerings like auto-renewals, one-tap purchases, and same-day delivery. In other words, the “chore” or routine component of shopping will become more streamlined.

“Chore” shopping will become easier, but the demand for “cherish” retail will be stronger than ever

Turn Off the Blue Lights & Teach Our Children Well

Mobile time for 0-8 year olds has tripled since 2013, to 48 minutes a day, says Common Sense Media. Tweens log about 4.5 hours a day, while teens spend almost 7 hours, estimates the American Academy of Pediatrics. And, adults spend 11 hours a day looking at screens and checking their phones every 10 minutes. Prune screen time and teach our younger generations healthy media habits. Be sure to remember: 1) Gardening teaches responsibility and encourages healthy choices. 2) Gardening teaches nurturing, patience and delayed gratification. 3) Gardening teaches trust and confidence. 4) Gardening teaches good stewardship and how to care for Mother Earth.

The Golden Hearts are looking for fulfillment outside of themselves and are turning to caring for the earth. Unilever found 1/3 people worldwide choose brands for their social and environmental impacts. Other notable movements, include: - Volunteering among 18-34 year olds set a record 25.2%, exceeding the national rate, according to The Corporation for National & Community Service. - The Million Pollinator Garden Challenge numbers doubled in 2018. - A 1.9M partnership with Microsoft and Future Farmers of America will reach more than 650,000 ‘new environmentalists’ age 12-21.

Volunteers offer brands and businesses opportunities to drive a big environmental stake into the ground.

What is the Movement?

Root-to-stem. Zero Waste. Upcyling. Recommerce. Conscious Consumption. 1/3 of all food globally is wasted each year. 4.4 pounds of waste is trashed daily by each American. That’s 1600 pounds per year, or the weight of a 22/ U-Haul truck. Last year, Google saw a 700% increase in the search term Zero Waste. Currently only 9% of plastics are being recyled, and 8 million metric tons a year are being dumped into the ocean. Upcycling isn’t new but expectations are. A world-wide shift is zeroing in on the need for sustainable solutions. For example, Make Soil, Not Waste! The EPA says food is the largest waste in landfills - more than diapers, styrofoam and tires combined. Landfills are the 3rd largest source of the greenhouse gas methane. One Solution: Compost reduces household waste by almost 40%. Composting is the new recylcing. Make healthy food to help Mother Earth Survive and thrive.

Breaking Good

Naturally Refreshing

Global trend forecasting network, WGSN, revealed ‘neo mint’ will dominate the worlds of fashion and interiors in 2020. This oxygenating, fresh tone of mint harmonizes science and technology with plant life and nature. This color embodies the drive to move away from ultra-feminine hues such as Millenial pink to more gender-neutral colors. Source: Garden Media Group

PANTONE 16-1546 Living Coral Pantone Color of the Year 2019

An animating and life-affirming coral hue with a golden undertone that energizes and enlivens with a softer edge. Vibrant, yet mellow PANTONE 16-1546 Living Coral embraces us with warmth and nourishment to provide comfort and buoyancy in our continually shifting environment. Source: Pantone Color of The Year 2019

The UN warns 40% of pollinators - particularly bees and butterflies - risk global extinction. New invasive plants and insects, such as spotted lanternfly and allium leafminer, are spreading rapidly due to a lack of natural predators. - The US Forest Service says invasive insects and diseases put 70 million acres at risk.

- The National Wildlife Federation reports 42% of threatened or endangered species are at risk primarily due to invasive species. - The Forest Service says the US spends $138 billion per year to control or eradicate invasives and to restore habitats. The Best Defenses: 1) Early detection of invasives & a rapid response! 2) Plant insect gardens. Add a pond and/or compost heap to offer additional habitat. And, be mindful about pesticide use. “From drones to phones, new technology is making gardening easier,” according to the Associated Press. Walmart filed 6 patents using drones to identify pests attacking crops, monitor crop damage, spray pesticides, and pollinate crops. Drones are the next wave. From Japan to Russia, experitmental mini drones have been 37% successful in pollinating flowers.

Research scientists at Texas A&M are using drones to ‘read the weeds’. Early identification requires fewer chemical controls.

More Than Just a Phase

Connecting with the phases of the moon taps into our deep desire to be in tune with nature. Lunar planting is an age-old belief that phases of the moon affect plant growth. Here’s how it works, according to an Old Farmer’s Almanac tradition:

- Plant annuals and vegetables that bear crops above ground during the waxing Moon; from the day the Moon is new to the day it is full. - Plant flowering bulbs, perennials, biennials, and vegetables that bear crops below ground during the waning Moon: from the day after it is full to the day before it is new again.

Design for the Moon!

Flowers and plants that glow at night appeal to the garden entertainer, a large percentage of consumers. Light-colored plants, such as lamb’s ear, white echinacea or white Muscari, the Bulb.com 2019 Bulb of the Year, reflect the moonlight and glow in a night garden. Night-blooming fragrant flowers, like evening primrose, Angel’s trumpet or moonflower, awaken the senses. Keep biting bugs away with white marigolds, lavender, rosemary, and other insect-repelling plants. An added benefit: Moon gardens attract different nighttime pollinators. 14 - The B&B Magazine

The Value of Retail Gardening Classes The Growing Trend

Whether you are a landscaper & spend time “educating” your customer on how to maintain their new landscape or a retailer & are helping your customer become more successful, the end result is often more sales. Steve Smith, CPH | Owner, Sunnyside Nursery When we in the industry think of “education” our minds usually drift to classroom instruction or on the job training geared toward the professional. But I would submit that the education we provide for the end consumer is just as valuable and certainly a profit center for all of us. Whether you are a landscaper and spend time “educating” your customer on how to maintain their new landscape or a retailer and are helping your customer become more successful, the end result is often more sales. When customers are successful they will spend more money over the long haul and as an added bonus will spread the word about how fabulous and helpful you are. Here at Sunnyside Nursery we have invested heavily in educating our customers to become better gardeners. Almost every Saturday at 10am we offer a class on a variety of horticultural subjects spanning everything from basic gardening to pruning to growing hydrangeas, raising mason bees, encouraging birds and bees and butterflies, house plants, lawn care, container gardening, bulbs, veggies, and 16 - The B&B Magazine

a whole host of other topics. We offer over 50 classes a year and typically have anywhere from 50 to 150 attendees per class. (One year when we offered a class on growing berries and the local paper gave us a feature to promote the class and we had 210 attendees). Pruning and lawn care are probably our most popular classes, both of which are offered multiples times a year and are always a standing room only situation. Classes are all free except for “make and take” classes which involve a material charge. The return on this investment is both immediate and long term. On the day of a specific class will often see a 50% increase in sales, especially if the weather is lousy (which we all know is a huge factor in the retail gardening business). We offer a 20% discount for class attendees only on the day of the class for plants and/or related products that are discussed in the class. So for example, if we hold a class on planting fall bulbs we will offer a 20% discount on bulbs that day. I firmly believe that these additional incentives stimulate sales for the day of the class. A class on conifers

will have a huge spike in conifer sales for the day and the same for a class on Japanese maples. It is a formula that has worked well for us and seems to be well received by our customer base as well. Over the last four years we have educated over 10,000 customers with the numbers increasing every year. In 2017, we were served around 3,500 alone. By offering these classes we are building customer loyalty and gaining a reputation as a source for reliable information. That, in my book, is the long term benefit. In today’s world of mass merchants it is hard for customers to find sales staff that is experienced and knowledgeable. Independent gardens center have a huge advantage over the box stores in this category and customers are willing to pay a premium for this benefit. If you are not investing in the education of your customer base then you are missing the boat. Whether you are a landscape installer, designer, or garden center, the more successful your customers are the more profitable you will be and that is a win-win for everyone.

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Scholarship & Research

Charitable Fund

WSNLA Scholarship & Research Charitable Fund Now Accepting Applications

Q: What is your current position and employer?

JF: Adult Education Supervisor, University of Washington Botanic Gardens

Q: How did the WSNLA scholarship help you in horticulture school, and how did receiving this scholarship encourage you in your studies?

JF: This scholarship helped me pursue my research on public gardens management and administration. With this scholarship, I was able to purchase equipment and focus more of my time on my studies, which included conducting several interviews with public garden professionals to learn about management and funding partnerships at their institutions. My thesis included management recommendations for maintaining healthy and sustainable partnerships that support thriving public gardens.

Q: What do you enjoy most about working in the field of horticulture? JF: I love working for an organization that is engaged in important research and

conservation, collections management, and public education. I am lucky to work in a beautiful setting that offers daily opportunities to help connect people with nature.

Q: Do you have any career advice for future horticulturists? JF: Get to know others working in the field – it’s a great community! And learn the

stories behind the plants you are working with. When you know where plants are from, what type of setting they prefer, how they might have been used by people and how they interact with other species, you can be a better planner, designer, and caretaker, and you have great stories that can help others get excited about plants too!

Do you know someone interested in pursuing a career in floriculture, horticulture or the landscaping trade? Small grants are also considered for industry research & horticulture programs supporting advanced education.

Application Deadline February 28 To download an application, go to:

WSNLA.ORG/CharitableFund

Questions?

Contact the WSNLA Office: PH: (253) 661-6055 E: holly@wsnla.org

Industry News

Workers’ compensation insurance in Washington will see biggest price drop in a decade The price of workers’ compensation insurance in Washington will take the largest drop in more than 10 years on January 1. Today, the state Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) announced a 5 percent decrease in the average amount employers pay for the coverage. “We’re seeing fewer injuries on the job and we’ve made improvements in helping injured workers heal and return to work. That’s good news for workers and employers, and it’s helping us significantly lower workers’ compensation costs,” said L&I Director Joel Sacks. Under the lower 2019 rate, employers will pay an average of about $58 less per employee for a year of workers’ compensation coverage. Workers will also pay less, with their share of the cost dropping by about $6 a year. The new rates take effect the first of the year.

As a result of the reduction, as a group, workers and employers will pay $136 million less in premiums in 2019. Improving workers’ comp and helping workers heal and return to work L&I workers’ compensation insurance covers about 2.9 million workers and nearly 180,000 employers in Washington. The department accepts more than 90,000 injured worker claims each year. In the past five years, the projected long-term costs for the workers’ compensation system have fallen more than $2 billion thanks to a variety of department efforts. L&I programs to help injured workers heal and return to work, reduce opioid use during treatment, and provide vocational support earlier in injury claims are all helping workers while reducing costs. Determining workers’ compensation premium rates. Each fall, L&I

determines the proposed rate for the following year by looking closely at expected workers’ compensation payouts, the size of the contingency reserve, wage inflation and other financial indicators. The agency held three public hearings around Washington to take input on the rate proposal before making the final decision. A 2.5 percent decrease last year, along with some small increases in workers’ compensation premiums since 2014, have kept rates steady and predictable, making it easier for employers to budget for workers’ compensation costs while keeping the system healthy and stable. The 5 percent rate decrease is an average. An individual employer’s actual rate change may be more or less depending on that employer’s industry and claims history. More information about 2019 workers’ compensation rates available at www.Lni. wa.gov/Rates.

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AmericanHort Commends Passage of Farm Bill

AmericanHort commended Congress on Wednesday for the swift passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, which cleared by overwhelming bipartisan votes in both the House and Senate this week. The Senate voted 87-13 on Tuesday while the House passed the legislation by a 369-47 vote this afternoon. The bill now awaits the President’s signature to be enacted into law and will be in effect until 2023. “This Farm Bill is a monumental win for the horticulture industry. Through provisions such as increased funding for research programs, sustained commitments to help our industry deal with pest and disease threats, improved intellectual property options, and research & development for better greenhouse crop insurance – this Farm Bill has it all. We commend leadership of both the House and Senate Agriculture Committees, along with party leadership, on getting this bill done and delivering for our industry,” said AmericanHort senior vice president Craig Regelbrugge. Some top highlights in the Farm Bill: · Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI): Allows for specialty crops to compete for the full $80 million per year for specialty crop research. This was achieved by moving $25 million in dedicated citrus industry funding, which was previously taken from the overall funding, into a separate trust fund. The new provisions provide a $125 million increase over current law for the new five-year Farm Bill. · Specialty Crop Block Grants: Provides continued funding at $85 million a year. This represents a significant increase in total funding for the program over the five-year lifespan of the Farm Bill from $375 million to $425 million. The legislation also works to help ease existing hurdles in current law that have made the funding of marketing and multi-state projects more difficult. · Pest and Disease: Maintains FY2018 funding at $75 million per year for pest and disease prevention and mitigation initiatives. Overall this is an increase of $50 million over the life of the 2018 Farm Bill. It also reauthorizes the National Clean Plant Network, which protects key sectors from pathogen threats by providing access to pathogen-tested accessions of the newest varieties of tree fruit, berry, roses, and other high-value horticultural crops. · Greenhouse Crop Insurance: Initiates research and development into potential expansion/improvement of greenhouse crop insurance coverage. Other key provisions worthy of mention include expanded plant intellectual property rights options for plant breeders, as well as language throughout the research title to ensure prioritization of research into labor-saving mechanization and automation in various USDA programs. “Passing the Farm Bill was a critical priority for our organization in 2018, as grassroots action and lobbying efforts in Washington, D.C. played a big part in the success of this effort. AmericanHort members and grassroots partners sent hundreds of emails to their elected officials while our advocacy team engaged directly with lawmakers and staff via joint efforts with the Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance,” said AmericanHort director of government relations, Tal Coley. “We look forward to building off the success of its passage and allowing the industry to access and use the resources which it contains.”

WA State Invasive Species Council Meeting Highlights Submitted by Bill Raynolds, My Garden Nursery (WSNLA Treasurer). Raynolds represents our industry on the Advisory Council. Below please find a few items from their most recent meeting:

1) First and foremost of interest to our industry: There is an ongoing discussion regarding the regulation and inspection of potted fruit trees in the State of Washington. The underlying concern is about apple maggots and other potential fruit pests. The timing of this new regulation is not clear but likely to be some time next year. I suspect that this will affect growers more than retailers. WSU Extension office will be involved in this. 2) Most of the discussion throughout the meeting focused on critters (bugs, snail, crabs, mussels, crayfish, and pike). Almost no discussion about plants. 3) Dept. of Transportation made a presentation regarding the maintenance of 55,00+ acres of roadside vegetation. Washington’s roadsides are not nearly as aesthetically pleasing as Oregon’s, but are much more pollinator friendly. 4) Mar. 29 there will be an Exotic Pest Workshop in Bellingham for Green Industry participants. Justin Bush will advise WSNLA and I will advise NNBA. 5) There was great hope and excitement about funding for an emergency response fund for Invasive Species outbreaks in Washington. Unfortunately, at the end of the meeting we were informed the Gov. Inslee did not approve the funding. 6) Invasive crayfish are a rapidly growing problem in Oregon. The crayfish are taking over rivers and eating salmon eggs and fingerlings at an alarming rate. The crayfish have few natural predators in this region. 7) New Zealand mud snails have been found in Lake Padden in Whatcom County. Not sure why these are a threat.

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