INLA Newsletter November - December 2023

Indiana Nursery & Landscape News Volume 83 • Issue 6

November | December 2023

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Inside This Issue: 2

Upcoming Events

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Executive Director's Letter

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New INLA Members

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New IAH Members

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President's Message

2023 EXECUTIVE TEAM Gabriel Gluesenkamp, President Designscape Horticultural Services 2877 S. TC Steele Road Nashville, IN 47448-9584 812-988-8900; Fax 812-988-2639 gabrielg@designhort.com Shaun Yeary, President-Elect Greendell Landscape Solutions 749 West State Road 42 Mooresville, IN 46158 317-996-2826; Fax 317-996-2032 syeary@greendelllandscape.com

11 NEW in 2024 at the Indiana Green Expo 12 Note to Indiana Green Expo Exhibitors 14 INLA Awards of Excellence Information + Application 18 Niemeyer's Landscape Supply: Sustainable Growth for Over 75 Years!

Dean Ricci, Past President Ricci’s Landscape Management, Inc. 502 Norbeh Drive, Hebron, IN 46341 219-996-2682; Fax 219-996-2680 dean@rlminc.com

22 IOMA Golf Outing Recap 26 Reducing Credit Card Risk & Potential Liability 28

Bob Wasson, Vice President Wasson Nursery 13279 E. 126th St. Fishers, IN 46037 317-770-1123 bob@wassonnursery.com

George Brenn's IAH Chapter Study Guide - Earn CEUs!

Rick Haggard, Executive Director & Publisher 7915 S. Emerson Ave., #247 Indianapolis, IN 46032 Office: 800-443-7336 or 317-889-2382 Cell: 765-366-4994 S rhaggard@inla1.org • haggard.rick@att. net

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Erick Brehob (2023) Brehob Nursery • 317-783-3233 erick@brehobnursery.com

Indiana Nursery & Landscape News Volume 83 • Issue 6 - November | December 2023

Indiana Nursery and Landscape News is the official publication of the Indiana Nursery and Landscape Association, Inc. (INLA) and is published bimonthly.

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Views expressed in articles or editorials do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the association or its directors, but are those of the writer. Trade names used in articles are for identification only. No discrimination is intended toward similar products and the INLA does not endorse the use of the products mentioned.

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UPCOMING EVENTS November 15

Early Bird Submission Deadline for INLA Awards of Excellence

16-17 Turf and Landscape Seminar W.H. Daniel Turfgrass Research & Diagnostic Center, West Lafayette Register at mrtf.org/upcoming-events December 1

Submission Deadline for INLA Awards of Excellence

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S LETTER

Rick Haggard

Now that the fall season is fully engaged and the daylight working hours have subsided, there is no real excuse, not to kickback relax and read my current notes, albeit I will leave out words of wisdom. What a year! 2023 is quickly coming to an end and the ever realization of “Where did all the productive days go that lead to the hurry and scurry to get things done, before the snow flies?” Please accept my apologies for taking the time in this letter to express a little selfreflection of what “big picture” I was missing.

Reflection moment from myself as I have seen post COVID happening with many firms as they try to keep/cope with outlying factors: I am sure most businesses have had to make many adjustments due to product shortages, shipping delays, lack of decent weather, rescheduling due to “decent” weather, etc. I am not even going to go down the path of employees. I will focus on the newness of trying to be more front and center with the Social Media entity of Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and other trials to try to engage the younger generation(s). Yes, I guess as I was told by a senior INLA member and company owner, “We are all getting older and sometimes we just need to step aside and encourage the younger ones start taking charge.” These words at first haunted me as to what would transpire, but then I actually took a little time to reflect on those that are willing to do the necessary work, both physically and mentally, as they will always lead others by example. I guess I can see light at the end of the tunnel. I remember in the early 80’s, computers were expensive as all get out, let alone who was going to operate them. But those that took the risk, perhaps saw the writing on the wall, that labor at some point was going to be quintessential to do the physical work and there was going to be less personnel to do the “small stuff”, answering phones, writing letters, creating artistic designs to increase sales, oversee the health of employees, etc. I have seen an extreme number of companies take a day of rewarding employees by engaging them in doing community work, team building, employee appreciation events/days, just to hopefully let them know how important they are to the success of their company.

The INLA has been successful in getting through another year of ups and downs, as we have finally started moving to the new age of “What’s Next”, not looking at those words as fear, but the opportunities that lie abound and bridge the age gap that society sometimes uses as a hinderance, instead of teaching an old dog new tricks. I only hope that I can enjoy the full benefits of the progression from recent past INLA boards, and especially the most current, that if we continue to not try things, we might be come stagnant and fall into the trap of “NOT TRYING AT ALL!” Most of this might not make any sense, as I for one was getting way too comfortable in not trying new things from being too conservative and holding tight to purse strings. But after reading a few books, I realized that if a person lives their entire life just being repetitive with daily routines, they are probably losing out on seeing the joy of life. The current INLA board has made me feel more appreciative of this industry, by showcasing through social media, blogs, webinars, YouTube videos, Instagram and the likes of how true professionals they are, by creating a beautiful artistic environment for not only their customers, 4

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but all others to see. I look at our Facebook/Instagram accounts and see how not only other individuals, but companies now follow us.

In this edition of the INLN, there will be some exciting movement for the Indiana Green Expo, January 16-19, 2024. As a partner with the MRTF, a joint decision was made to up the ante as we will be having workshops for the mid to upper management training, certifications, as well as the ever-present diversification among companies to find what fits their culture and business model the best. Please read more in this edition.

Also please look on page 14, the new Green Excellence Awards submittal and opportunities, as hopefully the INLA has turned the corner to help make this reward a more viable opportunity for companies to truly showcase their creativity and artistic beauty through the vision of landscaping.

A couple of other little tidbits of information: Melanie Ellis has taken over the position formerly held by Jennifer Nettles at Vincennes University, regarding horticulture. In case many of you are not aware, several INLA Past Presidents, which many are Vincennes Alumni as well, have served on the Advisory Council for Vincennes University. Please reach out to her at: Melanie Ellis, Agribusiness and Horticulture Coordinator

812-888-5777 | melanie.ellis@vinu.edu I am honored to have been requested by Purdue University’s Dean of Agriculture, Bernie Engle, to serve on his Advisory Council for a 3-year term.

I gladly accepted this, but my first conflict is the first meeting is during set -up for the National FFA event at Crown Hill. Will keep everyone updated, as I know this a very important for all in the green industry as the past few years has engaged the general public’s awareness to our professionalism.

Also, current President Gabriel Gluesenkamp and myself have been asked to be of the Purdue Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Advisory Board.

All of this offers our members the importance of Purdue University and INLA continued support for one another.

Rick Haggard

Brayden Baldwin Excel Center Richmond | Lynn, IN Rosa Figueroa Excel Center West | Indianapolis, IN Francisco Galeana Excel Center West | Indianapolis, IN

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Keep(in) it green,

Congratulations New IAHs!

Carolina Martinez Excel Center West | Indianapolis, IN Fayzana Samadi Exel Center West | Avon, IN Alicia Sims Excel Center West | Indianapolis, IN Anthony Tonti Exel Center West | Indianapolis, IN The Indiana Nursery and Landscape Association has developed the Indiana Accredited Horticulturist Program to provide a method of self-study and accreditation for individuals in the nursery Industry.

The goal of this certification is to develop knowledgeable, motivated, professional employees for the landscape and nursery industry.

There are over 700 IAHs and over 125 Master Horticulturists today.

Each INLA Newsletter features a study guide chapter and quiz, located on page 30 in this issue.

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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE couple weeks of 95+ temps, so plants rebounded, and life moved on -- but now many of them are two months behind or 10 months ahead of schedule, depending on how you want to look at it.

Old-wood blooming shrubs and evergreens especially have their clocks mixed up to the point intervention is necessary to promote ideal growth.

For shrubs that are blooming out of sync (fortunately, on the new wood bloomers), you can start fresh next year with a spring haircut. On the old-wood bloomers, my advice is to continue the weather bluff and prune swollen buds plus fresh and spent blooms ASAP! If you let them go without getting out your Felco 2’s, you should expect a less prolific bloom season and probably denser inner foliage next year.

Gabriel Gluesenkamp + Family

How’s your season going? Our summer rainy “season” hit the brakes hard in mid-August and by mid- September we were in a full-on drought – even hand watering Norway’s just to get them out of the ground.

The growing season came back into swing with beautiful weather through October - Extended warm days with plenty of GDD (growing degree days) and just enough rain on the weekends to keep pace. Never have I ever had fescue growing this late into the season and it feels like for the last 3 weeks I keep repeating, “This is the last mow.”

With the first frost of the year hitting Oct. 30, here are some horticulture hindsights for you to consider.

Last year harshly showed the effects of extreme weather in the landscape and that is still trending going into this fall. Right now, my Incrediball Hydrangea and Korean Spice Viburnum are in full bloom with supple green leaves; even my Dogwood has almost broke bud.

The short is that established plants in the landscape are confused and I am feeling déjà vu. In the history book 12 months ago, we were experiencing a similar forecast, and the end result was a mixed bag of less than pleasing results.

In the fall of 2022, our season ended warmer and dryer than normal, causing my dogwood to bloom on Thanksgiving Day. With multiple freeze and thaws the GDD’s over the winter setting bugs out on a feeding frenzy well before a normal calendar year -- and following the fake spring season in the dead-middle of winter -- the real Spring had back to back late frosts after premature new growth came on that killed butterfly bush and beautyberry back to the ground and set the time clock back for the rest of the season.

Summer here provided more-than-ample rain and only a 6

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On the evergreens that continue to grow even through the winter, hand watering through warmer drought periods will hopefully mitigate any 2024 late spring frosts.

On the admin side, recognizing the normal for each year is always a moving target and communicating well to your customers will springboard the professionalism of your business.

Best practices show proactive/general maintenance continues to prove less costly than waiting for the emergency to react.

Something we just started at Designscape is sending “report cards” to contracted clients.

What we have found with greater frequency is customers rarely communicate directly until their problem becomes a frustration. See the generic illustrations, but the basic concept is to give a lookback to what is done and a forecast to what is upcoming.

One immediate benefit is it puts the responsibility on the homeowner to look through communicated action items and weigh in on their priorities -- could you imagine sometimes best horticultural practices don’t always equate to high customer satisfaction?

A great company is willing to learn their customers’priorities and provide opportunities to help solve their problems.

Lastly for those looking for growth in the industry, the single best opportunity is the Indiana Green Expo sponsored jointly by the INLA and MRTF.

Every year builds on the last, and after almost 20 years I think we might have the most well-rounded event todate.

Opportunities for growth in landscaping and turf with beginner to advanced courses can help get you started or take you to the next level.

This year the INLA and MRTF jointly agreed to double reading this and have been before, please pass on to another could-be member -- if you need further our budget for speakers to build on the quality of convincing, just contact us. education provided and most specifically in the form If you are a member and not actively involved, please of professional growth.

In addition to trade familiar topics like chemical safety, take the opportunity to further engage yourself in what could be the best career move you make this pruning techniques, installation methods, and best maintenance practices there will be the opportunity to year, or even decade. expand your horizons beyond the trade.

Workshops and general sessions for admin team Cheers, members and owners to help with business basics Gabriel Gluesenkamp like reading a balance sheet, understanding P&L’s, and how to identify your important KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators).

We have opportunities for education on safety best practices and even CPR certified training. I am probably most looking forward to hearing insights from Dr. Charlie Hall, who is one of the nationally recognized leaders for research on the economics of our industry.

I would say the cheapest looking glass you could buy for forecasting your business would be admission to his sessions.

I will end this letter with the same invitation that if you need some help working through things in your own company please just reach out and ask myself or Rick.

The wealth of knowledge you can get at IGE and as Spreadsheet to track proactive maintenance a member of the INLA expands constantly. If you are

Designscape's customer report card example

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Several factors have left Puerto Rico with unemployment rates well above national average.

Since Puerto Ricans have been U.S. citizens since 1917, they are not subject to the many visa labor restrictions. While there are regulations with the Puerto Rican Department of Labor, we have developed a program to obtain the necessary approvals to recruit in Puerto Rico and provide Puerto Rican laborers. We have also established recruiting networks in other areas of the United States that persistently sees high unemployment and an excess of laborers.

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January 17 - 19, 2024 Indiana Convention Center

EXCITING NEWS regarding the 2024 Indiana Green Expo! The following companies are sponsoring the Indiana Green Expo, in the following aspects, and there are still more opportunities: Corporate Sponsors: Blue Grass Farms of Indiana, Brehob Nurseries LLC, Proven Winners® Color Choice,® Schuetz Insurance Services Lanyard Sponsor: Syngenta Opening Session Sponsor: Midwest Groundcovers

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Education Schedule The masses have spoken, and we have listened as the 2024 IGE will have Keynote Speakers for both the Landscape Horticuture and Turf primary groups. The 2024 IGE will also have more workshops and educational sessions geared toward not only mid/upper-level management, including office staff and field foreman/supervisors, but upgraded tracks for special entities such as Spanish Tracks, Women in the Green Industry, Plant Talks, Hardscapes updates and Employee Well Being, just to name a few. More talks and hands-on training will take place on the trade show floor with more frequency. Lunch will be available via concession stand in Hall F. Hotel Information The host hotel is The Westin (discount to the left), please do not utilize any other request, left) as you must make the contact with the hotel or through this link only. The cut-off date for discounted pricing is good until December 18, 2023 (UNLESS THE ROOM BLOCK SELLS OUT BEFORE THEN!)

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Trade Show Exhibitors: Regarding the trade show, we will be in Hall F (move-in via Hall G) and the Exhibitor setup, while still in the finalization phase, you will have an extra partial day to setup large exhibit booths (20x20), as well as move in equipment on January 16, 2024, time to be determined. If you plan on doing hardscape and feel this would help with setup, let us know. If your name as of October 15, 2023 is not on the list below, we do not have a signed contract or actual contract, period.

Highlighted Exhibitors are NEW in 2024!

Acorn Farms Inc Advanced Turf Solutions Ag Nutrition Alsip Home and Nursery Ameri-Turf Arborjet / Ecologel Artisan Outdoor Craftsman Automatic Supply B&H Electrical Supply Blue Grass Farms of Indiana Bowling Nursery Bobcat of Indy Brehob Nurseries LLC Eason Horticultural Resources Elevate Landscape Architecture & Design Estes Material Sales Finn All Seasons Green Stone Greendell & Musselman Landscape Solutions Harrell's LLC Home Nursery, Inc Hortica, A Brand of the Sentry Insurance Group Indiana DNR Indiana FFA Leadership Center Indiana Invasive Species Council Indiana Mulch & Stone INLA Indiana Nursery Endowment Fund Indiana Professional Lawn & Landscape Association 12

Indianapolis Landscape Association J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co Jackson's Nursery, Inc Kankakee Nursery Kenney Machinery LaCrosse Seed McGavic Outdoor Power Mid-State Truck Equipment, Inc Midwest Groundcovers Midwest Regional Turf Foundation Millcreek Gardens LLC National Nursery Products North Branch Nursery, Inc Northland Farms LLC Office of Indiana State Chemist Perennials Plus Power Equipment Distributors Proven Winners® Color Choice® Rubley's Nursery Schuetz Insurance Services Service First Processing SiteOne Landscape Supply Southern View Nursery Stantec Native Plant Nursery Stone Center of Indiana Syngenta TenBarge Seed The Cisco Company- Cisco Seeds Townsend Arborcare Tri State Foliage Turf Titan

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We're looking for the best landscape projects in Indiana.

Submission Deadline 12/15/2023 Winners Announced at Indiana Green Expo. January 2024

Submit Your Project to the Indiana Nursery & Landscape Association's Annual Awards Program!

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Indiana Nursery and Landscape Association’s

Annual Awards Program Criteria and Application Forms for Awards of Excellence CATEGORIES:

PURPOSE:

Residential Landscape Landscape projects for single family or duplex residences. (Apartment projects and similar multi-family buildings must be entered in the Commercial category.)

Projects where the hardscaping exceeds 25% of the total price must be entered in the Hardscape Category.

The Awards of Excellence, given annually, recognizes those firms that have enhanced the Indiana environment with creativity and beauty through landscaping and horticulture.

Commercial Landscape Includes commercial sites or institutional projects as well as multi-family residential projects. Projects where the hardscaping exceeds 25% of the total price must be entered in the Hardscape Category.

Awards of Excellence Special Achievement Awards

Submit

Online!

ENTRY FORMAT: Each project must include: Completed entry form Entry fee ($250), made payable to the Indiana Nursery & Landscape Association After October 31, 2023 Entry Fee increases to $350

Hardscape Hardscape projects can be residential or commercial.

Examples: Paver or Natural stone application, wall systems, outdoor living spaces.

Landscape Maintenance Open category. Winning company would have provided landscape maintenance to a previously installed landscape. Can be residential, commercial or industrial setting. No dollar amount tied to this category.

Special Projects Any non-conforming horticulture/landscape project of special merit or unusual character which does not belong in one of the other categories. Examples include: lighting, seasonal color & décor, water features, synthetic turf, erosion control, interiorscapes, restoration ELIGIBILITY: • All INLA active members (except award committee members).

• A previous winning project can NOT be re-entered in the same category.

• Non-winning project may be re-entered in same category.

• All projects must include a completed entry form, written description and photos of the project (hard copy and electronic preferred), and entry fee.

ENTRY FEE: $250 per project submission

Project submission in that includes a written description, photos, and if available, landscape plans of the project.

Written description of project: A descriptive text (500 words maximum) which explains the background for the project and takes into account potential problems and solutions, cost considerations, budget, and any constraints. Text MUST list the client’s criteria for the project and budget considerations. Descriptive text should be saved as a Word document or a PDF with a filename that includes the project name only.

Do not include your company name in the filename. Please include the project description in both the printed and digital submissions.

Photos of project: – Include up to 15 photos for the judges. These photos should include up to 5 photos of the site Before / During Construction and up to 10 photos of the finished project. Please remove any company logos contained in the photos (such as on shirts or trucks) before submitting. If any photo contains your company logo that photo will not be forwarded to the judges.

– Electronic submission: Include a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 15 digital images, saved as JPEG files. Label images as 01_project name.jpg, 02_project name.jpg, etc. in the order you wish the judges to view your images. Do not list your company name in the filename. Please ensure photos are at high resolution (300 dpi or about 3 MB) for use in the INLA magazine and for display purposes. The complete electronic submission (photos and written description) may be submitted via inla1.org/awards or saved to a CD or thumb drive.

Landscape plans Please remove any company logos/names.

Note: Incomplete entries or nonconforming entries will not be considered for awards.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: DECEMBER 1 (All entry materials, fees, and forms due by this date.)

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Awards of Excellence

ENTRY FORM This program is designed to reward and recognize those firms that have enhanced, through landscaping and horticulture, the environment in the state of Indiana through creativity and beauty.

Please read guidelines before completing application form.

ONE FORM PER CATEGORY • DEADLINE DECEMBER 1 1) PROJECT INFORMATION — PLEASE PRINT IN BOLD DEADLINE: December 1 Project Name: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Project Location: __________________________________________________________________________________________ Name of Individual(s)/Firm: __________________________________________________________________________________ Address: ________________________________________________________________________________________________ City/State/Zip: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Phone: ____________________________________________ Fax: _____________________________________________ Email: _____________________________________________ Role in Project:____________________________________________________________________________________________ 2) ACKNOWLEGEMENT & CONSENT: By proceeding with the INLA Awards of Excellence submission: a.) You confirm that you have obtained clear and unambiguous authorization from the property owner to share the associated photos and project details. b.) You hereby grant the INLA the unreserved right to use, display, and share the submitted project images for both internal communications and external promotional activities.

Signature: ___________________________________________________________ 3) PLEASE SELECT THE APPROPRIATE CATEGORY YOU ARE ENTERING: ____ Residential Landscape

____ Hardscape

____ Commercial Landscape

____ Landscape Maintenance

____ Special Projects (Water, Lighting, Other)

4) MAIL YOUR ENTRY: Mail this form, along with the written description of entry, photos, electronic submission of your project, and the entry fee (per project, per entry) to: Indiana Nursery and Landscape Association 7915 S. Emerson Ave., Suite 247, Indianapolis, IN 46237 Phone: 800-443-7336 • www.inla1.org Deliveries must be made by appointment only. Thank you.

5) PAYMENT: Entry Fee $250/project before Oct. 31, 2023. All Submissions after Oct. 31, 2023 are $350/project.

Make check(s) payable to: Indiana Nursery & Landscape Association (INLA) or Pay by credit card (Master Card, Visa, or Discover only). Please provide the following information printed clearly.

Name on Card: ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Card No.:____________________________________________________________ Exp. Date: __________ 3-Digit PIN: ______ Billing Address/City: ____________________________________________________ Zip Code: ___________________________ 16

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Special Achievement Awards Indiana Nursery and Landscape Association members are encouraged to submit suggestions for these three very special awards—Nursery & Landscape Achievement Award, Award of Merit, and the Indiana Nursery & Landscape Employee of the Year. Please take time to recognize the many deserving professionals for their contributions to our industry!

Nursery & Landscape Achievement Award

To be awarded annually to an individual with good standing in the industry who has given freely of his/her time for the strengthening of the green industry in Indiana. Nominations are voted on by the Awards Committee.

Award of Merit

To be given annually to a business, institution, job, or individual which the INLA feels has contributed significantly to our industry. Nominations are voted on by the Awards Committee.

Special Achievement Awards

Employee of the Year

To be given annually to an individual on staff at an INLA member business where he/she has significantly contributed to the growth of that business and its standing in the community. Five years minimum service required. Nominations are voted on by the Awards Committee. Please provide information about the nominee and his/her contributions.

DEADLINE: December 1

NOMINATION FORM These awards are the most important awards presented by the Indiana Nursery and Landscape Association.

Please take time to submit deserving candidates who meet the criteria listed above and the reason for nominating them.

Email or mail your nomination to the INLA office by December 1.

NURSERY & LANDSCAPE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ AWARD OF MERIT ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ INDIANA NURSERY & LANDSCAPE EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ SUBMITTED BY: Your Name: _____________________________________________________________________ Deadline: December 1 Email completed form to the INLA at: info@inla1.org • Questions: 317-889-2382 Mail to: Indiana Nursery & Landscape Association, 7915 S. Emerson Ave., #247, Indianapolis, IN 46237 INDIANA NURSERY & LANDSCAPE NEWS • NOVEMBER | DECEMBER 2023

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INLA MEMBER FEATURE

Niemeyer Landscape Supply SUSTAINABLE GROWTH FOR OVER 75 YEARS Written by Scott Johnsen For the latest issue of Indiana Nursery and Landscape News we were able to catch up with the crew from our Northwest Indiana member, Niemeyer Landscape Supply. When it comes to running a successful landscaping business there are few companies that can boast a 75 plus year success rate. Born in the days when the agriculture and farming industry were a typical way of life, Niemeyer Landscape Supply has adapted and evolved into one of the state's more well respected retail and wholesale landscape supply centers. Despite the business's relatively modest size, third generation owner Nathan Niemeyer has focused on building a company culture while consistently improving their capacity of industry expertise to stay at the head front of the green industry.

We were fortunate to sit down with Nathan, his wife Jessica, and Greenhouse Managers and horticulturists Wayne Gruber and Dana DeVries.

In a paragraph or two, tell us about yourself: your name, business, partners, etc.

Nathan Niemeyer: My name is Nathan Niemeyer, President of Niemeyer Landscape Supply, and I’m the third generation to run Niemeyer. We started in the farming industry with my grandfather. My father then carried things over into landscape supply, dealing in dirt, mulch, and decorative stone.Then when I came on I transformed the business into what it is today: dealing in Unilock, grills, outdoor lighting and more.

Ten years ago we decided to expand and open the garden center. To make that happen, we brought on Wayne and Dana, who have been instrumental in helping that area of our business grow. We’re currently in the process of expanding again, opening a new facility this year with our brand new green house. We’re hoping to be opening here in a couple of weeks.

What made you decide to bring on the garden center?

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Nathan Niemeyer: I think it was just a natural evolution for us. About ten years ago we decided it was going to be a good opportunity to open up a new garden center. I talked to Wayne Gruber, who was at Gardens on the Prairie at the time, and we ended up making a deal where he came over and ran our garden center here at Niemeyer.

He’s been doing great ever since! We’ve had very good success with it. Now we’ve finally said it was time to expand and grow again, so we made up our mind to build a nice big new green house for the 2024 season. We’re very excited to be opening here shortly, offering a lot of new things with a great team to support it all!

Wayne Gruber: It’s interesting, because for me this has really gone full circle. I remember coming here as a 15-year-old, buying seeds and flats of flowers from Niemeyer. They were carrying a few plants back in the day, but mostly hard goods.

Coming here and running the garden center felt like completing the cycle. This was about the third garden center I was involved in when Nathan approached me. What an opportunity in Crown Point! Not only was the market area here ready for that addition, but Niemeyer was ready for it as well. The hard goods needed that compliment of the green goods. Dana and I have been involved

here for ten years now, and that growth has continued every year. It’s been a really great journey, and I think that this beautiful, state of the art greenhouse is now taking us to the next level, particularly on the retail side.

Niemeyers has a lot of long time employees.

What do you think it is about the culture here that makes that low turnover possible?

Nathan Niemeyer: I’ve been very fortunate over the years to have really good team members that work with me, and that’s what’s helped me make the decisions that I have in order to grow this company. Bringing on the hard goods was a major step, and with that having gone very well we then evolved into grills and lighting and pond supplies. We took it about as far as we could with the company growing to that size. That’s when we decided to go forward with the green goods and open the garden center, and it's something that is just amazing to me. It’s been a great ride, the whole experience. Bringing on Wayne and his team over here too; it makes all the difference when you’ve got good people that are working with you to create something. It makes your days more enjoyable. We really do have an incredible team!

Wayne Gruber: I feel a lot of that employee success lies with the management part of this company. Nathan and our management don’t micromanage people. He lets us think for ourselves, lets us make decisions. Of course there’s guidance along the way, and we bounce ideas off of each other, but it really is a great style of management. That keeps everybody happy.

Nathan takes very good care of us and all of our employees, therefore there’s longevity with everyone here.

What is the team’s philosophy? Has the company culture changed at all with this type of growth?

Nathan Niemeyer: Hold on and hope for the best!

Wayne Gruber: I think part of our philosophy that I’ve said all along is that we’re not looking at how to be better than other companies, we’re looking at how to be the best that we can be personally. How to develop along the way, especially when it comes to efficiency. We are always looking for ways we can become more efficient. We strive to foster and manage increase in sales while maintaining a very high level of efficiency, to always be knowledgeable and informative for our customer base and to provide excellent customer service. We want our customers to know, feel and understand that we are one of the best in the community to offer them great products, great advice, and great service.

Jessica Niemeyer: That was part of the reason we wanted to build the new greenhouse. We thought, we’ve got the team, we’ve got the plants, we’ve got the material, so let’s do it! We wanted to provide a place where our local retail customers could shop and have a great experience, as well as a place that we can be proud of.

Nathan Niemeyer: We’ve also been very contractor based over the last twenty years. That’s our bread and butter, really. We thought opening something like the greenhouse would help increase our connection to that retail side, bring local people into our doors and make us more of a home town place for everybody to come to, not just those contractors that come to us for material on a day to day basis. We love our contractors, but we really wanted to open ourselves up to the community and give them a place where they can shop year round moving forward.

Wayne Gruber: Nathan brings up a good point about the contractors, too. I think we have some influence over a much larger area, not just retail, but also the contractor base because they're coming here as well, whether it’s for advice, materials, etc. It’s a whole package that we have here, and we’re proud to offer assistance to multiple niches across the green industry, both on the contractor side and on the local retail side.

Has your involvement with the INLA and doing IAH teaching helped you gain more of a contractor base?

Wayne Gruber: I think the INLA has been good support for business. I think their large educational program—the Indiana Accredited Horticulturist program—is instrumental because it helps not only us, but also fellow people in the industry. Some of our contractors have been involved with the Indiana Accredited Horticulturist program, and locally people like RLM were very involved. Recently I taught a course here in Lake County, and we had 40INDIANA NURSERY & LANDSCAPE NEWS • NOVEMBER | DECEMBER 2023

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coming from the INLA that we can forward on to our sector of the industry.

So, you’ve got the greenhouse, you’ve got your education, you’ve got a great relationship with your partners and the community. Moving forward, what is the next step for Niemeyer Landscape Supply?

Nathan Niemeyer: Honestly, I don’t think we’re looking to expand much more beyond this, at least not right now. I think after this thing opens up it’s going to be good. We’re very happy with what we’ve built, and will likely spend some time working hard to maintain that. We want to make the most of where we’re at now.

50 people in that class. I think that training is super important, and the support from INLA is important on behalf of the IAH. Dana DeVries: We also really enjoy going to the Summer Tour. The networking there is awesome.

I’ve met so many people throughout the state, especially other landscape designers and people that we can bounce ideas off of each other. You meet people there and after you connect with them you know they’re always just a phone call away. It’s been a really good growth tool for us.

Wayne Gruber: Social media also plays a big role for communication to help us out professionally. Also the winter meetings have been great. Dana will be doing a little panel talk for the winter meeting this year and I’ve spoken there before. Again, just another great educational opportunity and another great networking opportunity as well. INLA is pretty instrumental in the professionalism of our industry.

How do you think having the new facility will tie into your passion for education and networking within the industry?

Jessica Niemeyer: Having this new facility will allow us to do more workshops and more retailfocused events.

Dana DeVries: I think the IAH training for our staff has been so great. We’re actually able to take that knowledge and turn it around and offer that back to our customers. With the whole staff being IAH members, mostly here in the garden center, we’re able to offer more workshops in the new space. We have a lot more room now, so we can do more seminars and workshops that will help our customers in the long run with plant knowledge and things along those lines.

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Dana DeVries: Absolutely! We want to continue to be at the same level we are now, especially with our customer service and offering knowledge to our customers and contractors.

Wayne Gruber: Really our plan is to work our butts off with where we’re at now. We need to build the retail, continue to get people in the store, continue to let them know what we’re about and be the absolute best that we can be.

We also want to keep building up our contractors, educating them, making new connections across the state, offering newer products and refining our product lines. We’ve got a lot ahead of us, but we can’t wait to officially open our latest addition with the greenhouse and welcome the community in!

This concludes this issue's Member Feature. We want to highlight your company! If you're an INLA member, we invite you to reach out to us on Instagram or Facebook to be included in our magazine features or social media coverage.

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EVENT RECAP

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IAH STUDY GUIDE

George Brenn’s IAH Study Guide

Text: © George Brenn

George Brenn, Four Seasons Landscaping Nursery, created this study guide to help teach the material covered in the IAH Manual. His intention was to assist those trying to master the subjects within the manual.

CHAPTER 8 (Part 1)

The Indiana Nursery and Landscape Association has developed the Indiana Accredited Horticulturist Program to provide a method of self-study and accreditation for individuals in the nursery industry. The goal of this certification and accreditation program is to develop knowledgeable, motivated, professional employees for the landscape nursery industry.

There are over 700 Indiana Accredited Horticulturists and over 125 Master Horticulturists.

The success of the program and the upgrading of the personnel in the nursery industry are direct results of the emphasis the Indiana Nursery and Landscape Association have placed on education programs.

You are encouraged to take advantage of this valued educational service of your association.

Much of Chapter 8 involves visual associations of particular insects and the IAH Manual contains over 80 images of these insects and/or the damage they inflict on ornamental plants. Many insects are readily identified by their appearance and many can be easy identified by observing the damage they do.

INSECTS - What are they? Insects and mites are Anthropods (=jointed foot) and legs of all species are jointed. People have internal skeletons; anthropods have exoskeletons that also serve as their skin.

Structure Insects have 3 body parts: Head, Thorax, & Abdomen • Head contains eyes, antennaw, mouth and brain •

Mouthparts are variable based on how the insect feeds •

Chewing: Beetles, Bees, Ants, Grasshoppers •

Sucking: Aphids, Scale Insects, Leafhoppers, Mosquitos •

Lapping and Sponging: Houseflies •

Siphoning: Butterflies and Moths • Thorax has 3 segments, each usually has one pair of legs; some insects have legs which can be modified for certain purposes: Grasshoppers have back legs which can jump; Jap Beetles have front legs which can dig; Larval stages may have prolegs (fleshy, unjointed) •

Wings, if present, are attached to 2nd and 3rd thoracic segement; most specied have 2 paird of wings as adults; Jap Beetles have thickened front wings that protect abdomen when not flying • Abdomen is usually larger than the head and thorax combined, and is segmented; contains gut and reproductive organs; can expand to hold food, water, air, eggs, etc.

Life Cycle - most insects (not all) start life as an egg. Egg laying = oviposition; some insects, Aphids in particular, give birth to live young.

• Simple Metamorphosis= young (nymphs) look like adults, but no wings and not yet reproductive. Examples: Aphids, Cicadas, Plant Bugs, Leaf Hoppers, Scales, Thrips • Complete Metamorphosis= first: young are in Larval Stage (=worm, grub, maggot); next, they enter the Pupal Stage (inactive and do not feed) usually in a cocoon. Examples: Beetles, Butterflies, Bees, Ants, Sawflies, Houseflies. Both Nymphs and Larvaw shed their skin as they grow = Molting; most species molt a set number of times before becoming an adult, and these stage of development = Instars.

Jap Beetles have 3 instars; Periodical Cicadas have 5 instars. Some natural enemies attack only at certain pest instars.

• Adult insects usually have wings and can reproduce. Once the insect becomes and adult, no further growth occurs.

Generational Cycle - depends on insects and environmental factors; Tuliptree Ahpids can complete 1 generation in approx 10 days, so population expands rapidly throughout the summer, whereas Eastern Tent Caterpillar has only one generation per year.

• Overwintering - in cold winter regions: insects either die or go into diapause = an overwintering state of arrested development. Gypsy Moth overwinters as an egg; Zimmerman Pine Moth overwinters as a larvae; Lacebug overwinters as an adult.

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Pest Management Based on Growth and Development - Larvae and Adults of insects with complete metamorphosis feed on different parts of a plant. Jap Beetle Larvae (White Grubs) feed on roots, while adult Jap Beetles skeletonize leaves. No feeding occurs while insect is in pupal stage.

Mites - are not insects, but are arachnids and many insecticides have little effect on them. Mites have two body regions and usually have 4 pairs of legs; no wings. Mites are very small (about 1/50" long). Mites have a piercing and sucking mouthparts which extract leaf fluids.

• Spider mites are quite common on Spruce, Honeylocust, Maples, and many other trees and shrubs.

• Eriophyid Mites have cigar-shaped bodies (Hemlock Rust Mites) • Some mite species cause plants to product Galls (abnormal growths of plant tissue) • Some mites are predators (good guys) and feed on harmful spider mites.

How plants are injured by Insect & Mite feeding • Chewers- cut into or remove whole parts of plant tissue • Defoliation - Eastern Tent Caterpillar, Gypsy Moth • Skeletonization - Japanese Beetle, Elm Leaf Beetle • Boring into trunk - Bronze Birch Borer, Emerald Ash Borer • Suckers- piece plant tissue and suck out fluids • Stippling ("white spots" on leaf durface due to chlorophyll being sucked out) - Lacebugs • Distorted Leaves- Honeylocust Plant Bug, Potato Leafhopper • Curled Leaves and Stems- Aphids • Black Sooty Mold- from Honeydew (sugary excrement) • Egg Depositors- Oviposition = laying eggs on or into plant tissue.

• Stem Damage- Cicadas • Gall formation- Horned Oak Gall Maker Pest Management Options - some plant injury can be tolerable, but usually becomes unacceptable when damage is over 10% or when other insect matters cause client concern (excrement, defoliation, webbing, etc.)

• Cultural control- keep plants actively growing via proper watering, fertilization, pruning, and mulching, using resistant plants, and plant diversity • Mechanical control- pick off bagworms, smash Japanese Beetles, prune out scale-covered branches • Biological control- using predators, parasites, or pathogens that feed on the pests themselves • Chemical control- via foliar or trunk sprays, soil drenches or tree injection. Some foliar pesticides are systemic and move through leaf & bud tissue. Some insecticides, applied as soil drenches or via direct injection move through the plant's vascular system (Imidacloprid is one example).

Conventional Pesticides- wide range of toxicity & residual activity; most attack central nervous system.

• Organochlorines: persistent; almost all gone from market; Methoxychlor, Chlordane, Kelthane • Organophosphates: deteriorate rapidly; do not tent to bioaccumulate; many are now off the market; Acephate, Diazinon, Dursban • Carbamates: lower toxicity to mammals, but highly toxic to bees: Carbaryl (Sevin) • Pyrethroids: synthetics that imitate Pyrethrin (naturally occuring botanical); low toxicity to mammals; quick kill; Bifenthrin, Cyfluthrin, Deltamethrin, Permethrin • Chloronicotynils: low toxicity to mammals, longer lasting systemics; Imidacloprid Alternative Pesticides• Botanicals- plant extracts having insecticidal properties; Pyrethrin, Rotenone, Neem, Citrus Oil • Insect Growth Regulators (IGRs)- synthetics that act like insect hormones: kills insects during molting or makes adults sterily; most active on immature insects; Fenoxycarb, Halofenozide • Mocrobial Extracts- produced by microbial organisms; BT (Bacillus thuringiensis), Spinosad, Bacillis popillae (Milky Spore) • Horticultural OIls- Petroleum or plant-based hydrocarbon chains with insecticidal activity; toxicity due to suffocation or membrane disruption; Dorman Oils are applied during winter.

• Insecticidal Soaps- Potassium or Sodium sales of fatty acid chains; good on soft bodied insects by smothering or disrupting cell membranes • Biologicals- living organisms that can be applied with conventional spray equipment; Entomophagous Nematodes

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INDIANA NURSERY & LANDSCAPE ASSOCIATION • www.inla1.org

50 years of

Design Leadership 1972

FIRST PAVER in North America

1983

CLASSICO CURVE

1993

GEOMETRIC SHAPES

2004

TIMELESS ELEGANCE

2007

SLEEK UMBRIANO

2012

UVISION 3D DESIGN

2018

PATENTED U-CARA

For over 50 years, Unilock has set the standard with ground-breaking products and designs. In 1972, we introduced UNI-Stone® to North America, taking hardscapes to new heights of durability and aesthetics.

A decade later, we introduced Classico®, the first circular paver system.

From timeless Elegance™ products to the contemporary Umbriano®, we continue to innovate and grow. We’re 30 years ahead of the curve in geometric designs, with a line of geometric forms and unique banding technique, and a design manual we initially dubbed “Paver Quilting”!

Thanks to the U-Cara® Multi-Face Wall System, contractors can express their design creativity vertically. Thousands of contractors and designers use our user-friendly, cost-effective U-Vision® 3D design software since its introduction more than 20 years ago.

50 years and counting and we’re just getting started!

Contact us at 1-800-UNILOCK or UNILOCK.com to see how we can help you reach your design goals.

Rick Haggard, INLA Executive Director Indiana Nursery and Landscape Association 7915 S. Emerson Ave., Suite 247 Indianapolis, IN 46237 NOVEMBER | DECEMBER 2023 Address Service Requested

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