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Contents Features
10 2019 WSNLA
Scholarship & Grant Recipients Announced
THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF (Above) Little Prince of Oregon’s Sempervivum ‘Gold Nugget’ Chick Charms®. In summer months, Sempervivum
License Funded Projects
16 The Horticulture Research Institute
From new technological innovations to understanding how consumers buy plants, this set of awards benefits everyone in environmental horticulture.
18 Local Students Prepare to Compete at National Nursery & Landscape Competition
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Since 1978, The WSNLA Scholarship & Research Charitable Fund has given over $550,000 in support of horticulture education & research.
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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:
News, Classified ads Advertising
Columns 4
From the President
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Executive Director
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Legislative Report
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Bugs & Blights
Departments 22
Calendar of Events
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Chapter News
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WSNLA Marketplace
Interested in sharing your opinions and comments with B&B readers? If you take the time to share your thoughtful comments, WSNLA will be sure to share them with B&B readers. Please submit to breanne@wsnla.org or by fax at (253) 661-6058. Deadine: 1st of each month.
5pm the 1st of the month preceding the first-of-the-month publication. To place an advertisement, contact Breanne at (800) 672-7711 or breanne@wsnla.org. WSNLA reserves the right to refuse any ads which are misleading, unethical, contrary to WSNLA policy, or which do not pertain to the industry.
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2019 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Lucinda McMahan, CPH | President Lucinda’s Landscapes 425-773-4237 | lucinda31@comcast.net C. Andrew Barker , CPH | Vice President Cloud Landscape Design (206) 919-1361 | candrewbarker@gmail.com Kirsten Lints, CPH, Gardens ALIVE Design Interim-Treasurer 425-318-2971 | kirsten@gardensALIVEdesign.com Duane Job | Past President Job’s Nursery 509-547-4843 | duanejob@gmail.com Peter Van Well | North Central Chapter President Van Well Nursery 509-886-8189 | pete2@vanwell.net Tim Gray | Northwest Chapter President Pacific Stone Company 425-258-1911 | timg@pacificstoneco.com Megan Pulkkinen, CPH | Olympic Chapter President Megan Pulkkinen Landscape Design 360-265-5799 | megancph@hotmail.com Ingrid Wachtler, CPH | Mt Rainier Chapter President Woodbrook Native Plant Nursery 253-265-6271 | woodbrk@harbornet.com Scott Pringle, CPH | Wholesale Grower Chair Paradise Lake Nursery 206-930-4132 | paradiselakenursery@gmail.com Gregory Smaus, CPH, ecoPRO | Landscape Chair Rock Solid Landscapes 206-227-4458 | gregory@rocksolidlandscapes.com Ben DeGoede, CPH | Retail Chair Windmill Gardens 253-863-5843 | info@windmillgardens.com
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Greenhouse Grower Caucus Chair Landscape Design Caucus Chair Horticultural Educator Caucus Chair Horticultural Supplier Caucus Chair Out of State Caucus Chair Southwest Chapter President Spokane Chapter President South Central Chapter President
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Scholarships are an underused & possibly unknown option for helping students to accomplish their goals. Lucinda McMahan, CPH WSNLA President Lucinda Landscapes Mountlake Terrace
Continuing to support and encourage those coming into our industry is, I feel, an important part of our organization. One way WSNLA achieves this is by working with students and supporting them with scholarships. Some are coming in as a continuation of a passion they have held for a long time, and others are coming in as a new and completely different career change. Scholarships are an underused and possibly unknown option for helping students to accomplish their goals. When I was going to Lake Washington Institute of Technology (LWIT, I was made aware that scholarships were available. The one I was awarded was made available by a former horticulture student whose positive experience at LWIT was something she wanted to pay forward by supporting a current student. It was not a big amount, but it made a huge difference for me at the time. The WSNLA Scholarship & Research Charitable Fund board members are able to award money to deserving students. When they apply, they complete an application, share about their career apsirations and include references. Many deserving students receive a little compensation, that in my case came at just the right time. If you know a student, encourage them to apply. It really makes a difference knowing someone cares! The application can be downloaded at WSNLA.ORG/Charitable Fund and the deadline is always February 28. Lucinda McMahan, CPH | WSNLA President
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[ FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ] Cultivating An Industry through support of future & emerging professionals, as well as funding innovative research that works to advance & protect.
Breanne Chavez WSNLA Executive Director WSNLA’s annual ‘Cultivating and Industry’ issue has grown into one of my favorites, as it highlights the various resources the industry has developed over the years to support future and emerging professionals, and fund innovative research that works to advance and protect. In this year’s issue, you will find: The WSNLA Scholarship & Research Charitable Fund scholarship and grant recipients are announced. You may not remember, but at this time last year, I announced WAFLORA Scholarship Funds had been transferred to the WSNLA Scholarship & Research Charitable Fund where named WAFLORA scholarships would live on in honor of the organizational mission to serve floriculture students. This year I am pleased to announce the first WAFLORA scholarship with those funds has been awarded. Find out more about this year’s WSNLA Scholarship & Research Charitable Fund scholarship recipients and grant funded activites on page 10 - 11. Did you know a portion of the WSDA Nursery License you pay each year goes towards industry research? The Washingon State Department of Agriculture 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 various industry interests that pay into the nursery license. Learn more on page 13 - 14.
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Are you familiar with the Horticulture Research Institute? If not, the Horticultural Research Institute (HRI), the AmericanHort Foundation, was established in 1962. It has provided more than $7.5 million in funds to research projects covering a broad range of production, environmental, and business issues important to the green industry. Nearly $11 million is committed to the endowment by individuals, corporations, and associations. To learn more about HRI funded projects, turn to page 16 - 17.
Congratulations to Cedarcrest FFA Nursery & Landscape Team for their win at the Washington State competition!! This talented team of five will head to Nationals in October to represent Washington state at the FFA National Convention. There they will compete against the other state winning teams from across the nation. You can learn more about their achievements, learnings and the overall competition on page 18 - 19.
How You Can Support:
1. Generous donations from members and partners work to support and grow the Fund. The WSNLA Scholarship & Research Fund is an independent 501c(3) organization, that is led by an independent Board of Directors. If you are interested in making a taxdeductible donation to the WSNLA Scholarship & Research Charitable Fund, please visit WSNLA.ORG/ MakeADonation. 2. Consider supporting Cedarcrest High School students in their efforts to represent Washington and the nursery & landscape industry at Nationals! Donations can be made directly to the Cedarcrest High School Nursery & Landscape Team. Contact information can be found on page 19.
as a WSnla member, you have contributed to protecting, promoting and educating
As a our WSNLA member, you have contributed to protecting, promoting and horticultural community. Please help recognize the hard work, passion and talents educating our horticultural community. help recognize the and hardlandscape work, being invested to ensure a vibrant industryPlease for current and future nursery businesses. industry initiatives thatto ensure a vibrant industry for current and future passion and talents being invested ensure a vibrant industry for current and businesses. nominating a friend, colleague, employee, co-worker, yourself future nurseryConsider and landscape businesses. industry initiatives that or ensure a for the leadership, hard work and commitment to professional horticulture. vibrant industry for current and future businesses. Consider nominating a friend, Submit Nominations November 4. colleague, employee, co-worker, or yourselfbyfor the leadership, hard work and Supplier of the Year WSnl a award Categories Include: commitment to professional horticulture. Criterion: Hardgood or non-plant supplier who has shown an Environmental Excellence Award
above average support of the association, the industry and the members. The award is to the person, not the company.
through the use of plants and proper horticultural practices. The award can be given to a person or firm within or outside of the
Educator of the Year Criterion: Given for meritorious service in any “education” function serving the industry. Has been awarded to Cooperative extension personnel, due to the strong education mission of that organization and its staff.
Criterion: This award goes to a person or company that WSNLA Award Categories Include: significantly improved, protected or repaired the environment
Environmental Excellence Award nursery and landscape industry. Criterion: This award goes to a person Cultivating Community Award Criterion: This awardsignificantly is given to a new orimproved, established or company that WSnla member for involvement that has provided notable protected or repaired the environment service in cultivating the WSnla community, and supporting ourorganizational mission. through the use of plants and proper WSNLA Member of the Year The award can horticultural practices. Criterion: Given to a member who has rendered outstanding be given to a person firm within service to WSnla and the or industry during the yearor just past. outside of the nursery and landscape Jerry Rosso “Involvement” Award Criterion: In the tradition of Jerry Rosso, given to a member who industry. has demonstrated consistent commitment and involvement over the long term.
Cultivating Community Award Legislative Award Criterion: Givenaward to a member has actively Criterion: This is who given to a supported WSNLAand shown leadership in legislative issues on behalf of the nursery member for involvement that has and landscape industry. provided notable service in cultivating the WSNLA community. 16 - The B&B Magazine
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3. Voice Your Research Needs! The research needs for our industry are vast and diverse. Because of this, it is vital that our industry, and all of the various niches, articulate clearly research needs. The input received from you will guide the various leaderships charged with overseeing and awarding research grants. Please be sure to let the WSNLA office know what kind of research would best serve you and your business at breanne@wsnla.org. Warmly,
Criterion: Given to a member who has rendered outstanding service to WSnla and the industry during the year just past.
Jerry Rosso “Involvement” Award
Criterion: In the tradition of Jerry Rosso, given to a member who has demonstrated consistent commitment and involvement over the long term.
Industry Legislative & Advocacy Award
Criterion: Given to a member who has actively supported and shown leadership in legislative issues, or has advocated on behalf of the nursery and landscape industry.
Supplier of the Year
Criterion: Hardgood or non-plant supplier who has shown an above average support Honorary Lifetime Member Criterion: Goes to an individualthe who, industry having been anand activethe of the association, member, performed some outstanding service to the field of members. award to the person, not horticulture or inThe the interest of theis industry. the company. Harold Young Lifetime Achievement Award Criterion: Given to a member who has demonstrated exemplary service to WSnla and the industry throughout their career.
Educator of the Year
Criterion: Given for meritorious service HOW TO SuBMIT YOuR NOMINATION: Please submit your nominations, along with a few sentences in any “education” function serving about the person you are nominating by november 4. all the nominations will be presented and reviewed byto theCooperative WSnla industry. Has been awarded executive committee in november. award recipients will extension personnel, duePresentation to the strong be honored at the 2017 WSnla awards and featured in the february 2017 B&B Magazine. Please send your education mission of that organization nominations directly to Breanne Chavez at breanne@wsnla.org. and its staff.
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Criterion: Given to an individual who has demonstrated exemplary service to the industry throughout their career. HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR NOMINATION: Please submit your nominations, along with a few sentences about the person you are nominating by August 1. All nominations will be presented and reviewed by the WSNLA executive committee. Award recipients will be honored at the 2019 WSNLA Conference in November and featured in the B&B Magazine. Please send your nominations directly to Breanne Chavez at breanne@wsnla.org.
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WSNLA’s business membership includes a diverse community of large and small growers, garden centers, landscape professionals and suppliers. It is the intent of the Board of Directors to ensure legislative activities focus in on overarching WSNLA member needs, while effectively balancing the diversity in business scale and location. To that extent, the WSNLA Board of Directors, with member input, developed the following priorities to guide and strengthen WSNLA legislative and regulatory activities throughout the State.
WASHINGTON STATE NURSERY & LANDSCAPE ASSOCIATION LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES
Washington Nursery and Landscape Association supports stewardship of the land and the plants and trees that grow upon it. Our priorities include: • Promoting a positive business climate for growing and marketing plants and landscape services. • Protecting our industry from burdensome regulation, taxes and fees. • Working in a bipartisan manner and focusing on results. • Ensuring policies are reasonable and based on sound science. WSNLA will coordinate with other affiliated professional organizations to support our members on agricultural and environmental issues such as: • • • •
Water availability, management & quality Urban planning and the inclusion of green spaces Pesticide regulation Open space taxation
On general business issues, WSNLA will focus in impact to members. Such issues include but are not limited to: • Labor: availability, training, minimum wage, workers comp, health care, benefits • Simplifying business regulation including streamlining local jurisdiction business licensing • Taxes WSNLA Priorities drafted June – September 2017. Member comment period January – June 2018. Board approved June 2018.Questions? Contact WSNLA at 253.661.6055, info@wsnla.org. 8 - The B&B Magazine
Heather Hansen WSNLA Lobbyist Olympia
The legislature finished their work just before midnight on the last constitutional day of the session. This was an incredibly difficult session for both agriculture and business. Numerous bills that would have been harmful for small businesses, independent contractors and employers were proposed. In the end, most did not make it through the process. Several bills passed that may contribute to increasing the cost of both electricity and fuel including the Governor’s 100% clean energy bill E2SSB 5116 which requires utilities to phase out all use of coal by 2025 and requires all retail sales of electricity to Washington customers to be greenhouse gas neutral by 2030. SB 5552 requires the WA State Department of Agriculture to establish a program to protect pollinator habitat and the health of pollinator species. The program must provide technical and financial assistance to implement practices promoting habitat for managed pollinators, as well as beekeeper and grower best management practices. WSDA must develop educational materials regarding the best practices for avoiding adverse effects from pesticides on populations of bees and other pollinating insects. WSDA must establish a pollinator health task force including representatives from various state agencies, agricultural industries, the Washington State University, pesticide distributors and applicators, conservation organizations, beekeeping organizations, a youth representative from an organization that encourages students in agricultural education, and two members of the public. The task force must develop a state pollinator health strategy that includes: • a research action plan to focus state efforts on understanding, preventing, and recovering from pollinator losses; • a plan to expand and coordinate public education programs to help address the loss of pollinators; • a plan to expand research on and education related to varroa mites and other pests and diseases that affect bees; • recommendations for developing partnerships to encourage pollinator protection and increase habitat and forage for pollinators; • recommendations for promoting seed banks and native plants beneficial for pollinators; • recommendations for developing a plan to improve communication between beekeepers, landowners, and pesticide applicators; and • recommendations for legislative, administrative, or budgetary actions necessary to implement the strategy.
ESSB 5998 Graduated Real Estate Excise Tax A new graduated real estate excise tax will increase the tax rate on real estate transactions over $1.5 million. This new rate will not apply to agricultural land including any structures on agricultural land. Business property not enrolled in a current use property tax program will be subject to the new graduated tax. ESSB 5035 Prevailing Wage Increases the time period to file a complaint for nonpayment of prevailing wage from 30 days to 60 days. The civil penalty for the nonpayment of prevailing wage is changed to a minimum of $5,000 or an amount equal to 50 percent of the total prevailing wage violation found on the contract, whichever is greater. Each contractor and subcontractor must keep accurate payroll records for three years from the date of acceptance of the public works contract. Contractors must, at least once per month, file a copy of its certified payroll records using L&I’s online system or directly with L&I.
High Priority Bills
E2SSB 5438 (HB 1398): Ag & seasonal workforce srv Status: Del to Gov Sponsor: McCoy Position: Oppose Establishing the office of agricultural and seasonal workforce services within the employment security department. All fees were removed from this bill. SSB 5550 (2SHB 1725): Pesticide application safety Status: Del to Gov Sponsor: Saldana Position: Support Implementing the recommendations of the pesticide application safety work group. SSB 5552: Pollinators Status: Del to Gov Sponsor: Liias Position: Support Concerning the protection of native pollinators, including bees. ESSB 5998: Grad. real estate excise tax Status: H Spkr Signed Sponsor: Nguyen Establishing a graduated real estate excise tax.
Position: Oppose
Medium Priority Bills
2SHB 1087 (SSB 5331): Long-term services & support Status: Del to Gov Sponsor: Jinkins Position: Concerns Concerning long-term services and supports. SHB 1403: Municipal B&O tax apportion. Status: C 101 L 19 Sponsor: Frame Position: Support Simplifying the administration of municipal business and occupation tax apportionment. ESSB 5035 (SHB 1072): Prevailing wage laws Status: Del to Gov Sponsor: Saldana Position: Concerns Enhancing the prevailing wage laws to ensure contractor and owner accountability and worker protection. Revises prevailing wage provisions regarding usual benefits, inadvertent filing or reporting errors, unpaid wages, the curriculum of required training, investigation and recovery of unpaid wages, increasing certain monetary penalties, and a contractor’s accuracy of payroll records.
E2SSB 5116 (2SHB 1211): Clean energy Status: Del to Gov Sponsor: Carlyle Position: Concerns Supporting Washington’s clean energy economy and transitioning to a clean, affordable, and reliable energy future. SB 5566 (HB 1361): Prevailing wage admin. fees Status: Del to Gov Sponsor: Braun Position: Support Requires the fees charged for the approval of statements of intent to pay prevailing wages and the certification of affidavits of wages paid to be forty dollars or less, as determined by the director of the department of labor and industries. For the 2019-2021 biennium, the fees must be twenty dollars or less. SSB 5883: Farm products/vehicle weight Status: H Spkr Signed Sponsor: King Position: Support Authorizing vehicles or combinations of vehicles carrying farm products to exceed total gross weight limits.
Other Bills
2SHB 1059: B&O return filing due date Status: C 63 L 19 Sponsor: Van Werven Position: Support Extending the business and occupation tax return filing due date for annual filers. SSB 5581 (HB 1890): State tax laws Status: C 8 L 19 Sponsor: Rolfes Improving the effectiveness and adequacy of state tax laws by clarifying and simplifying nexus provisions, by decreasing compliance and administrative burdens for taxpayers and the department of revenue, by facilitating the collection of new tax revenue resulting from the United States supreme court’s decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc., by providing more consistent tax obligations for both domestic and foreign sellers, and by simplifying the expiration of sales tax sourcing mitigation payments to local governments on September 30, 2019. SB 5795 (HB 1752): Contractor bonding Status: Del to Gov Sponsor: Zeiger Increasing contractor bonding requirements. Allows the director of the department of labor and industries to require an applicant applying to renew or reinstate a registration or applying for a new registration to file a bond of up to three times the normally required amount, if the director determines that the applicant or a previous registration of a corporate officer, owner, or partner of a current applicant, has had one, instead of three, final judgment in actions in the past five years involving a residential single-family dwelling. Requires the department of labor and industries to convene a work group to consider additional safeguards for consumers who engage contractors.
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2019 Recipients Announced Robin Bentley JIM BROWN SCHOLARSHIP, $1000
School: Lake Washington Institute of Technology Study: Environmental Horticulture Expected Graduation: August 2019 Future plans: Currently, I am studying Environmental Horticulture at LWTech so I can focus on becoming a garden designer and planting specialist with a design firm. I am also very interested in opportunities to expand knowledge of greenhouse growing for the individual to further community sustainability and individual self-sufficiency.
Neil Michael Carleton PETER VAN WELL SR SCHOLARSHIP, $1500
School: Oregon State University Study: Agriculture Science, with minor in Crop & Soil Science Expected Graduation: June 2020 Future plans: Owning my own farm or orchard is part of my future plans and interning on a cattle ranch-crop-farmorchard was a way for me to experience several agriculture options simultaneously. I will most likely return to Chelan County to assist my family on their orchard and work as a field man for a large co-op.
Michael Dolieslager FRED PALMER SCHOLARSHIP, $1500
School: Washington State University Study: Landscape, Nursery & Greenhouse Management Expected Graduation: December 2020 Future plans: I am currently enrolled in Everett Community College and have sent in my fall 2018 transfer application to Washington State University with the intent of obtaining a Bachelors of Science in Integrated Plant Science. Upon completion I intend to dive head first into the horticulture industry.
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Jacqueline Donovan RAY HOLMBERG SCHOLARSHIP, $1500
School: University of Washington Study: Masters of Landscape Architecture Expected Graduation: May 2020 Future plans: My love of plants and thirst for knowledge continues. I want to continue my research in plant culture.
Southern Reign Head WINDSOR BOND SCHOLARSHIP, $750
School: Wenatchee Valley College Study: Horticulture or Horticultural Therapy Expected Graduation: 2021 Future plans: With this education, I would like to become a horticultural therapist. I think it would be most interesting to work with people with mental health disabilities and show them the benefits and joys of gardening.
Dale Lee JUNKOH HARUI SCHOLARSHIP, $1500
School: Lake Washington Institute of Technology Study: Environmental Horticulture Expected Graduation: August 2019 Future plans: My plan is to be a person who makes gardens for people. Providing appropriate garden type to people and giving proper information to manage will give my life pleasure.
Ricardo Naranjo JOHNNIE HOLMASON SCHOLARSHIP, $1500
School: Washington State University Study: Fruit & Vegetable Management/Greenhouse, Landscape & Nursery Management, with minor in Horticulture. Expected Graduation: May 2020 Future plans: After I graduate next year, I would like to work as a chemical fieldman helping advise growers on their pesticides and herbicides, but I am also open to greenhouse, nursery or agricultural research work.
Over $22,000 awarded in 2019, working to fund 11 Scholarships & 6 Grants. Since 1978, The WSNLA Charitable Fund has given over $550,000 in support of horticulture students, advancing industry professionalism & research! Laura Pearson MARLANDS EDWARDS SCHOLARSHIP, $1000
School: Lake Washington Institute of Technology Study: Environmental Horticulture Expected Graduation: December 2019 Future plans: As I am new to horticulture as a professional career, I am not entirely sure what I would like to do with it, once I achieve my associates degree. I am learning of new opportunities all the time. I do love spending time at nurseries and garden centers, so working at one of those is a great possibility. Beyond that, my other love is animals and becoming a zoological horticulturists sounds fascinating!
Lorena Terres Pulido LENO BASSETT SCHOLARSHIP, $1000
School: Lake Washington Institute of Technology Study: Environmental Horticulture Expected Graduation: 2020 Future plans: I want to work in a landscaping company for at least 8 years to gain experience and principally enjoy and have fun using my hands to make places look nice so people can feel peace in nature. Ultimately my goal is to have my own landscaping company and be able to provide work for more people like me that love the art of landscaping.
Megan Reid WAFLORA SCHOLARSHIP, $1500
School: Washington State University Study: Agricultural Education Expected Graduation: June 2019 Future plans: My career goals are to become an Agricultural Educator, so that I can share my passion of agriculture to the younger generations just as my agricultural teachers did for me. In the 1920’s 27% of the workforce was made up of people in the agricultural industry, but as of today that number is less than 2%. If this number continues to drop and our population continues to rise, we will not be able to sustain ourselves. To me this is a problem that needs to be solved and I believe the education of our younger generations can be the beginning to fixing this issue.
Marina de la Cruz GEORGE GILLETT SCHOLARSHIP, $1000
School: Lake Washington Institute of Technology Study: Environmental Horticulture Expected Graduation: August 2019 Future plans: I am hoping to someday work at the Amazon Spheres in Seattle.
Grants
Lynnwood High School, Rain Garden | Grant: $500
Each Spring out classes focus on wetland restoration and specifically the Lake Washington watershed. With this in mind we are beginning to consider building a rain garden on our campus. Creating a landscaped area to capture excess rain water would be an excellent educational experience for the plant science students at our school to have an active part in reducing water pollution in our local lakes and streams. They have spent the year studying seeds, soil, plants and shrubs. This hands on project could bring alive their academic studies of the last six months.
Lake WA Institute of Technology Sustainable Landscape Technologies Program JEANNE E. MCNEIL SCHOLARSHIP, $2500
Funds will enable a program manager to continue development of an instructor registry (focusing on professionals with expertise in the specific course topics), curriculum development and orientation with new and returning instructors, course implementation, marketing of the newly approved professional Certificate of Completion, and coordination with OIC and the LWIT I-Best program.
Rhododendron Species Garden, Internship | Grant: $2000
This internship introduces horticulture students to the practical aspects of managing a retail nursery through their actual management of the RSBG Garden Gift Shop Nursery located near the entrance to the RSBG. The Retail Internship is designed to augment classroom training with actual work experience. The student will work with RSBG 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 theopportunity 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 purchases from our extensive collection of unusual material.
Elisabeth C. Miller Library, Reference Materials Grant $542 (Funds matched by The Miller Foundation)
The majority of this year’s selections focus on the needs of the home gardeners with an increasing emphasis on creating environmentally sensitive gardens even in a small space. “Ancient Pathways” explores how Native Americans used similar sustainable practices in our region. Other books present fresh approaches to basic cultural practices, including growing fruit plants, maintaining healthy trees, preserving soil vitality, and starting a new or restoring an old garden.
South Seattle Arboretum, Internship | Grant: $2500
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.
WSNLA PROseries | Grant: $500
Funds support advanced learning and work to ensure quality and professional instruction is provided to the industry.ip. I was very happy and app Washington State Nursery & Landscape Association - 11
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Application Deadline February 28
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?
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?
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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!
Nursery Advisory Committee
RESEARCH TO SERVE THE WASHINGTON NURSERY INDUSTRY
About the Nursery Advisory Committee:
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. This year the committee funded the following research grants below: . Black Stem Rust Disease Resistance Screening of Imported Mahonia Species and Cultivars (N17-001 yr 4) Project Leader: Randall Hitchen, South Seattle College Grant Amount: $8,315 Among the most significant impacts of this work will be the acquisition of a broad range of promising new Mahonia for the Washington nursery industry. Of perhaps even greater significance is the fact that these plants will be screened for Black Stem Rust resistance. The overall impact of this work is to effectively ‘fast track’ into production and to the marketplace a group of promising plants that would otherwise face very significant obstacles to introduction. The segments of the nursery industry that will benefit most from this research include nursery growers, retail nurseries, and large scale retail & wholesale nurseries. Efficacy of Trichoderma products in potting mixes for controlling Phytophthora root disease (N19-002 yr 2) Project Leader: Dr. Gary Chastagner/Dr. Marianne Elliott, WSU Puyallup Research & Extension Center Grant Amount: $23,690 This project will benefit both native and ornamental plant growers by determining the effectiveness of Trichoderma amendments in potting mix for container-grown plants. If successful, this technique will prove to be a relatively simple tool that nurseries can include in their best management practices for growing clean plants. This will reduce the risk of Phytophthora diseases moving from the nursery in symptomatic potted plants and contaminating the environment, and increase consumer confidence in the nursery. This is especially important to restoration contractors whose goal is to rehabilitate sites that have been degraded, and to installers of ornamental landscapes where the appearance of unhealthy plants is not tolerated.
Nursery Advisory Committee Members Bob Schmidt, Wileywood - Floricuture/Greenhouse Roger Canfield, CPH - Puget Sound Plants - Nursery Grower Dan Meier, JRT Nurseries - Large Scale Wholesale Nursery Steve Jensen, Branches Garden Center - Independent Garden Center Todd Snyder, C&O Nursery - Fruit Trees Rick Longnecker, Buds & Blades - Landscape Jeff Sample, Terroir Nouveaux Nursery - Vineyards Richard Roozen, WA Bulb Company - Bulbs Jeff Van Lierop, Country Green Turf - Turfgrass Breanne Chavez, WSNLA Executive Director - ex officio Cindy Cooper, WA State Department of Agriculture - admin Lara Massey, WA State Department of Agriculture - admin If you are interested in learning about service on the WSDA Nursery Advisory Committee, please contact Breanne at breanne@wsnla.org.
Evaluating Mahonia Species and Cultivars for Landscape Uses in the Pacific Northwest (N16-005 yr 5) Project Leader: Randall Hitchin, South Seattle College Grant Amount: $15,820 The outlook for success is excellent. To date, the project has succeeded in developing a secure, well-equipped research plot with robust weather instrumentation. In addition, the project has been very successful with the procurement, propagation, and cultivation of a diverse array of Mahonia types. Many of these species, forms, and cultivars are entirely new to our region. South Seattle College remains a strong and committed partner to the project. Taken together, these factors demonstrate that the project is currently on course and on schedule, and these factors also suggest that the project is well poised to be completed in a similar fashion. Among the significant impacts of this work has been the acquisition of a broad range of promising new Mahonia for the Washington nursery industry. Of perhaps even greater significance is that these plants will undergo a systematic assessment of their horticultural merit and be screened for Black Stem Rust resistance. The overall impact of this work is to effectively ‘fast track’ into production and to the marketplace a group of promising plants that would otherwise face very significant obstacles to introduction. The segments of the nursery industry that will benefit most from this research include nursery growers, retail nurseries, and large scale retail and wholesale nurseries
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PROGRESS REPORT Efficacy of Trichoderma products in potting mixes for controlling Phytophthora root disease Project Leader: Dr Gary Chastagner & Dr Marianne Elliott
Major Accomplishments & Results:
Liner plants for the experiments were obtained from Sound Native Plants (Alnus rubra) and Briggs Nursery (Rhododendron ‘Minnetonka’). Growers were consulted about the type of potting media to use and it was determined that 90% ¾” minus bark and 10% peat moss was appropriate for both hosts. This media is being characterized for bulk density, porosity, pH, and electrical conductivity. Plants were held in the greenhouse until they could be repotted into #1 pots. The pots were decontaminated with steam prior to use in this experiment. Arrangements were made with the providers of Trichoderma products for delivery in early January. The products being used in this trial are shown in Table 1. The experimental design and protocol for this experiment were developed and isolates of Phytophthora from the WSU culture collection were tested for viability. Selected isolates are in Table 2. Treatment of plants with Trichoderma is planned for January 2019 and inoculation with Phytophthora will take place one month after treatment. Prior to treatment applications, ten plants of each host will be sampled to determine baseline levels and species of Trichoderma and Phytophthora present.
Table 1. Trichoderma products to be used in this
project. ID# Product name Scientific name, isolate number Supplier Abbreviation 0 Control n/a n/a C ID# PRODUCT NAME ISOLATE# 1 Plant Helper, T. atroviride CHS-861 2 Rootshield, T. harzianum T-22 3 BW161N, T. asperellum Ta04 4 Obtego, T. asperellum (ICC 012) & T. gamsii (ICC 080)
Table 2. Phytophthora isolates used in this project. All isolates were collected from nursery samples. ID# SCIENTIFIC NAME HOST COUNTY 1 P. cinnamomi Arctostaphylos Pierce 2 P. cactorum Mahonia Snohomish 3 P. cryptogea Arctostaphylos Pierce 4 P. cambivora Soil sample Lewis 5 P. chlamydospora Rhododendron King
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Establishing Camellia sinensis as a new crop for the WA nursery industry Project Leader: Carol Miles, WSU Mount Vernon - NWREC Grant Amount: $8,973 The information we gain from establishing and maintaining this tea cultivar trial will be recorded and used to develop a guide for tea planting and maintenance in Washington for the nursery industry as well as their customers. This guide will support the expansion of sales of tea nursery stock in Washington. The guide will provide instructions on Site Selection and Preparation, Planting, Irrigation and Nutrition, Pest and Disease Management, and Pruning and Training. Following other successful grants, we will add Harvesting and Processing Leaves. A complementary on-line database along with PowerPoint presentations and posters will be created for effective mass dissemination of project outputs. Bimodal seed mixes for sustainable urban landscapes Project Leader: Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott, WSU Puyallup Reaserch & Extension Center Grant Amount: $14,825 Although the plant selection method developed here is being applied to seed mixes, it applies to containerized and balled-and-burlapped plant specifications as well. This method could be used with any installation type to create predictable plant communities with known dominance transitions, such that community dynamics are allowed to occur instead of fought against. Gardening tasks—and maintenance costs—are minimized. Their lower maintenance costs, predictability, and sustainability could allow them to be more prolifically installed in urban settings, effectively increasing market share for Washington’s growers and nurseries. Landscape architects will gain a reliable methodology to create sustainable plant communities for urban and suburban landscapes based on experimental data. Adoption of these techniques will depend on effective education of the landscape design community through conferences and publications. This information will also be relevant to homeowners interested in creating sustainable private gardens. Washington Master Gardeners, the Northwest Perennial Alliance, WSNLA, WALP, and similar organizations would benefit from making these findings available to the general public. Understanding the pathology of newly discovered apple viruses Project Leaer: Dr. Scott Harper, Washington State University, CPCNW Grant Amount: $30,000 One of the greatest challenges for the Washington nursery industry is obtaining accurate, relevant information about the impacts of pests to make informed decisions about disease management. This is particularly difficult when the viruses detected are newly discovered and their pathogenesis (the ability to express disease) and virulence (the severity of that disease) have not been clearly demonstrated. This is the case with the newly reported Apple rubbery woodassociated virus-2, and Citrus concave gum-associated virus who have been found in association, with other endemic viruses, in the decline and death of specific apple rootstocks in the state of Washington. In performing this research project, we will be able to establish whether, and under which circumstances, these three new viruses cause disease, and should be managed, or alternatively, whether they can be safely monitored without costly active management and eradication. Nurseries and growers will both benefit through having the data to make informed management decisions and may be able to select rootstocks based on disease susceptibility.
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Horticultural Research Institute Announces 2019 Funded Projects The Horticultural Research Institute (HRI), the foundation of AmericanHort, is pleased to announce the portfolio of research projects to be funded in 2019. Projects range from innovations to crop production for both greenhouse and nursery segments, water management in landscapes, emergent pest issues, and economic and marketing analyses. A total of $437,200 will be awarded this year. “The projects funded this year truly represent all facets of the industry,” commented Steve Mostardi, HRI President. “From support of new technological innovations to understanding how consumers buy plants, there’s something in this set of awards that should benefit everyone in environmental horticulture. HRI’s mission is to advance the industry, and the trustees take that to heart when selecting projects to fund. The continuing financial support of individuals and companies from all branches of horticulture, is much appreciated.” The Horticultural Research Institute’s mission is to direct, fund, promote, and communicate horticulture research. Supporting research that challenges current methods and bridges the divide between businesses and the consumer is exactly how HRI helps build prosperous businesses, advance the green industry, and fulfill its core vision. Off the sales floor & into the cart: Analyzing the path to plant purchases Dr. B. Behe, Michigan State University How do consumers make buying decisions? This project aims to tackle that question about plant purchases. New technologies such as a portable device that tracks eye movement, will be used to investigate visual cue selections that lead to plant purchase. Packaging, in-store signage, brand, and price may impact consumers’ choices. Results should help retailers improve the shopping experience. 16 - The B&B Magazine
Fertility, population dynamics, & pollinator attractiveness of standard & sterile cultivars: Buddleia as the case study may inform the way forward for our national industry Dr. R. Contreras, Oregon State University Many in our industry aspire to maintain and promote ecosystem services of plants. The search for plants that are both not weedy or invasive yet are still attractive to pollinators continues. Often pollinator attractiveness is sacrificed to ensure a new introduction has a low risk of becoming invasive. Dr. Contreras and his group aim to develop robust and consistent metrics for evaluating a plant’s potential to be invasive as well as support pollinator services.
Seed your future Dr. J. Dole, North Carolina State University and S. Yoder, Seed Your Future Increasing the number of students and graduates in horticulture serves the entire horticultural industry. The Seed Your Future project aims to do just that through promotion of horticulture among young people and in academic settings. Over 150 partners are involved, and HRI is pleased to continue support of this work.
RFID & beyond: Using RFID, drones, and BLE to improve crop inventory management Dr. R. Fernandez, Michigan State University Dr. Fernandez and his team take an integrative approach to helping environmental horticulture better manage crop inventory and make production more efficient. Three different technologies will be evaluated, including RFID technology, Bluetooth, and drones, and merged for greatest impact. Ultimately, these technologies can allow traceability of production information to crops from the moment they are tagged until they leave the production facility and beyond. This potentially will improve inventory data
accuracy, quality control, irrigation management, and pesticide application.
Fundamental aspects of auxin foliar spray applications to woody plant cuttings Dr. R. Geneve, University of Kentucky Applying auxin as a foliar spray has several advantages over traditional quick dip methods for rooting cuttings, such as potential improved worker safety and application efficiency. Foliar auxin sprays are also becoming an integral part of propagation systems using automated, machine-assisted sticking robotics. However, not all woody species respond to foliar spray as well as a quick dip application for rooting, and there are questions concerning application timing as well as the optimal number of applications. Basic questions about auxin movement in cuttings related to spray volume, single vs. multiple applications, and use of a surfactant will be addressed.
National green industry survey Dr. C. Hall, Texas A&M This group has conducted the National Green Industry Survey every five years since 1988. Each time, the nursery and greenhouse community reports back on production, management, and marketing practices. This information is important to aid industry members and their allied industries make strategic decisions and continues to serve as a way to monitor changes over time.
Interactions between spotted lanternfly and woody ornamentals that influence tree health and insect fitness Dr. K. Hoover, Pennsylvania State University Feeding on more than 65 known species, spotted lanternfly (SLF) poses significant threats to nursery production and landscapes, as well as agricultural commodities. SLF was first found in Pennsylvania in 2014 and has since
“From support of new technological innovations to understanding how consumers buy plants, there’s something in this set of awards that should benefit everyone in environmental horticulture.” been sighted in neighboring states and beyond. USDA APHIS is focused primarily on the impacts to agricultural crops, with minor resources dedicated (to date) to environmental horticulture. Movement of SLF in the landscape will be tracked, host tree preference by life stage will be determined. Information learned will help environmental horticulture protect landscape and nursery investments.
Using hyperspectral technology to assess seed quality of horticultural crops Dr. M. Mesgaran, University of California – Davis
Smartphones have revolutionized the way we find information, like monitoring the weather and remotely adjusting your heating and lighting systems. Wouldn’t it be great to add measurement of your crop’s nitrogen needs to the list? This tool could help enable timely decisions about fertilizer needs in production by bypassing the need for lab analysis (that could take up to 7 days), all the while saving costs and labor. Landscape plant performance: water use assessments of new cultivar selections Dr. L. Oki, University of California – Davis
When starting crops from seed, rapid and uniform germination are highly prized. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. Hyperspectral imaging collects information based on a seed’s electromagnetic spectrum, or wavelengths not visible to the human eye. This technology is being evaluated as a quick and nondestructive alternative to time-consuming and costly seed assays.
Sound science will be employed to quantify and validate water use claims of certain plants. The data generated will enable the industry to better position certain plants as being verifiably drought tolerant or low water use. Landscape managers and nursery producers in states that experience periodic drought conditions, such as California, Texas, Georgia, and Florida, will benefit most from this study.
Boxwood blight management in the landscape Dr. J. LaMondia, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Defying gravity: Stratified growing media to reduce inputs, crop stress, and minimize time to market Dr. J. Owen, Virginia Tech
Historic gardens and home and commercial landscapes alike fear invasion of boxwood blight. Once plants are infected, the current recommendation calls for plant removal and destruction, followed by a rigorous fungicide program to protect any adjacent, symptom-free boxwoods. Dr. LaMondia plans to focus specifically on management of boxwood blight in landscapes with various fungicides.
Have you considered layering two different media substrates? Preliminary studies conducted by Dr. Owen have shown that creating stratified layers of different growing media can help reduce water and nutrient use, all while improving growth and reducing production time. The benefits will be more closely analyzed. As an added bonus, automated container filling systems can be adjusted to create the layers with ease.
Measurement of plant nitrogen status in floriculture and nursery production using smartphones Dr. K. Nemali, Purdue University
Submist for propagation of nursery crops by stem cuttings Dr. B. Peterson, University of Maine
Propagation is a major component of production in environmental horticulture. Overhead mist systems are quite common but use large volumes of water and create environments ideal for disease. In contrast, a submist system could eliminate these shortcomings and perhaps even expand the range of taxa that can be propagated from stem cuttings. Submist will be compared to overhead systems in terms of cost of construction, operating cost per cutting, and water use per cutting.
Preventing clogging of irrigation emitters caused by algae in greenhouse and nursery Dr. R. Raudales, University of Connecticut Clogging of irrigation main pipes and emitters is a persistent problem in both greenhouse and nursery production. One greenhouse operation reportedly dedicated over 13,000 man-hours to inspect, clean, and replace clogged emitters, filters, and irrigation lines in one calendar year. Caused by algae, the biofilm responsible for creating this problem is difficult to manage. Control products exist but could potentially damage crops. As an alternative, manipulation of the irrigation system will be studied as a means to control the biofilm.
Increasing inventory management efficiency with automation for ornamental nurseries & Christmas tree farms using unmanned aerial systems Dr. M. Wallhead, University of Maine Labor comprises a large percentage of production costs within environmental horticulture; therefore, technologies that reduce labor costs and increase production efficiency are needed. Automation offers growers the ability to reduce labor and production costs, while increasing production efficiency. In this study, improvements in inventory management using drones fitted with cameras capable of counting trees, tracking tree location and size, and determining tree health status will be assessed. ABOUT HRI: The Horticultural Research Institute (HRI) has provided more than $7.5 million in funds to research projects covering a broad range of production, environmental, and business issues important to the green industry. Nearly $11 million is committed to the endowment by individuals, corporations, and associations. For more information about HRI, its grant-funded research, or programming, visit www.hriresearch.org. Washington State Nursery & Landscape Association - 17
Cedarcrest FFA Nursery Landscape Wins State Competition will be heading to Indianapolis, Indiana in October to represent Washington state at The FFA National Convention. There they will compete against the other state winning teams from across the nation. When asked about their biggest learning moment, they each shared: Parker Downing: My biggest learning moment of the landscape team was learning how to talk with customers and have good customer service skills. My favorite thing is obviously winning! My future plan is to attend Washington State University. Sawyer Vondra: My biggest learning moment was to learn how to identify all of the plants. My favorite thing about the landscape team is road trips with friends and missing school for competitions. My future plans are to attend a good college.
The winning Washington State FFA Nursery Landscape Team Cedarcrest High School. Pictured from left to right; Brooke Downing, Parker Downing, Leila Misallati, Advisor Seth Thomas, Keaton Downing and Sawyer Vondra.
by Leila Misallati On Friday March 22, Cedarcrest High School’s Nursery Landscape Career Development Event (CDE) team traveled to the small, farm town in Eastern Washington of Lind. Lind-Ritzville High school hosted the five members from Cedarcrest, as well as many other teams from around Washington in the state competition. Sawyer Vondra, Brooke Downing, Parker Downing, Keaton Downing, and Leila Misallati competed in plant identification, landscape estimating, and a knowledge test. They also competed in an individual practicum that tests their landscape knowledge as well as their ability to perform industry 18 - The B&B Magazine
tasks such as verbal customer assistance, written customer assistance, and potting or propagation. They then competed in the team activity where they were given a scenario to design a landscape and present it to a panel of judges. Cedarcrest had all five members of the team score as top ten individuals. Keaton Downing earned 10th place, Parker Downing earned 8th place, Brooke Downing earned 6th place, Sawyer Vondra earned 4th place, and Leila Misallati earned 2nd place. With their accumulated scores, Cedarcrest High School earned 1st place team award, and
Keaton Downing: My biggest learning moment was touring all the nurseries and seeing all the different plants. My favorite things about the nursery landscape team is road trips with my siblings and friends. My future plans are to go to college and do well at nationals. Brooke Downing: My biggest learning moment was going to my first nursery competition and trying to learn everything the eight hours before. My favorite thing is being able to compete with such a successful team. My future plans are to attend Washington State University and major in civil engineering. Leila Misallati: My biggest learning moment was going through the test bank and learning so much about plant parts and systems as well as landscaping and having a better understanding about plant physiology. My favorite thing about competing is getting to apply my knowledge in a real world situation. My future plans are to attend University of Washington and major in Environmental Science while focusing my studies on Urban Horticulture.
Also notable, all five students placed in the top ten individual rankings, as well as they are a very young team made up of three sophomores, one junior and one senior.
About FFA’s Nursery/Landscape Career Development Event Event Purpose The purpose of the National FFA Nursery/Landscape Career Development Event is to promote career interest, encourage proficiency development and recognize excellence in participants of the event which includes all aspects of the industry to produce, market, utilize and maintain landscape plants (woody and herbaceous plants and turf grasses), as well as related production and landscaping products, equipment and services including design. This event encourages student proficiency in nursery and landscape development and practices in order to build solid, successful careers. The Nursery Landscape Career Development Event tests participants by having them identify plant specimens according to their technical and common names, select nursery plant material and take a multiple-choice exam. The FFA members also perform hands-on activities that range from landscape estimating to interpersonal relations to nursery operation practices. Specific objectives include: Nursery/Landscape Principles: To apply nursery and landscape principles and practices as they impact residential, commercial, public and recreational applications. Plant Materials: To demonstrate the ability to identify, select and utilize nursery and landscape plants (interior/ exterior), landscape materials and turf grasses commonly used in the United States. Plant Disorders: To demonstrate the ability to identify unhealthy plant conditions due to pests, nutritional/ physiological disorders and mechanical/ chemical injury.
Cultural Practices: To demonstrate knowledge of the principles and skills involved in propagation, growth requirements, growing techniques, harvesting, sustainability, marketing and maintenance of interior and exterior landscape plants and turf grasses. Design and Construction: To demonstrate knowledge of the principles and techniques of landscape design, estimating and construction. Supplies and Equipment: To demonstrate the ability to identify, select, use and maintain appropriate supplies and equipment for nursery and landscape operations, including equipment and procedures in mechanization and automation. Safety: To demonstrate knowledge of safety practices in nursery and landscape operations. Interpersonal Relations: To demonstrate skills in oral and written business communications. Business Management: To demonstrate an understanding of marketing principles and business management as well as proper sales and service skills. Records and Reports: To demonstrate the ability to prepare estimates and complete financial statements. Learn more about the Career Development Event format, including for individual and team activities, requirements, and overall scoring at www.washingtonffa.org. The event handbook is located under the ‘student tab’, by clicking ‘career development event’ and then ‘nursery/ landscape’ located on the right.
What does the team do throughout the year to prepare? Throughout the year the team goes to different nurseries to study plant identification which comes from a list of 150 plants, 50 tools, and 20 pests and disorders. They learn knowledge from a 500 question test bank on plant physiology, horticulture, and landscaping. They interpret landscape plans and learn how to give material and cost estimations. They learn how to take cuttings and pot plants. They practice verbal and written customer assistance skills. They spend about two hours a week practicing as a team as well as the countless hours they spend studying the written materials on their own time.
How can industry professionals provide support? Industry professionals can provide support for the Cedarcrest Nursery & Landscape Career Development Team by: 1. Donating money to help offset the cost to travel to Nationals. If you are interested in learning more about making a donation to support the Cedarcrest High School Nursery & Landscape Team go Nationals, please contact Team Advisor Seth Thomas at thomasse@rsd407.org 2. On a large scale they can contact Washington State FFA and get involved by donating their time and helping to coordinate or host these contests. To learn more about how you can get involved with the Washington FFA, please visit www.washingtonffa.org.
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