Free State - Spring 2015

Free State

Spring 2015 Vol. XLII No. 1

NURSERY, LANDSCAPE AND GREENHOUSE NEWS

Phlox: Hugging the Ground or Dancing in the Breeze

MNLGA Annual Meeting • MANTS 2015: A Retrospect

The Spotted Lanterfly Winterization and Those Darned Invasive Species

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President’s Message Maryland Nursery and Landscape Association Officers 2015

Maryland Horticulture … Use and Promote Environmentally Sound Practices!

President Brent Rutley Capitol City Contractors, LLC 301-854-5620 1st Vice President Steve Black Raemelton Farm 240-416-0714 2nd Vice President Jessica Todd Clear Ridge Nursery, Inc. 410-775-7700 Secretary Greg Stacho Akehurst Landscape Service, Inc. 410-583-4018 Treasurer John Marshall Marshalls’ Riverbank Nurseries 410-677-0900 Director-at-Large Garet Bunting Bunting’s Landscaping & Nursery, Inc. 410-352-3371 Executive Director Vanessa Akehurst Finney

Maryland Nursery, Landscape and Greenhouse Association P.O. Box 726 Brooklandville, Maryland 21022 Phone: 410-823-8684 Fax: 410-296-8288 e-mail: office@mnlga.org Website: mnlga.org Free State E-mail: freestate@mnlga.org

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Brent Rutley Well, spring is on us like nobody’s business! We went from shoveling snow off sidewalks to shoveling snow out of mulch beds so we could start edging. I’m curious to see how much cold and ice-melter damage we will see this spring? A block of Leylands we root pruned, (a little late in the season I might add), is looking pretty crispy and I’m wondering if they will be joining the “short supply plant list” at our nursery. Those of you wise enough not to be scared off by the recession in the 2010-2012 planting seasons should be in good shape if you still have any 2-2.5” material! Many reports at MANTS and after reveal a shortage of 2-2.5” stock … my hope would be this is due to brisk sales, but I’m thinking more along the lines of a lack of planting new liners 3-4 years ago has created the shortages.

Well back to the title block, “Use and Promote Environmentally Sound Practices”.

During the winter season many of your MNLGA Board members, (oh by the way did you notice the new logo? We added the Greenhouse Association to the MNLA at the annual meeting and wow, what an impact already!), have been busy on the legislative and regulatory front. Remember, if we don’t inform and educate by being at the table, we might just be what’s for lunch! Using Environmentally Sound practices can be anything, from closing the loop on operational waste stream, (recycling, re-purposing or reducing landfill bound waste), to using more IPM in your daily maintenance programs. All of these Best Practices need to not only be implemented, but advertised to your clients, no matter how small they may seem to us; to our clients they are huge!

Think corporate BRANDING! As always, thank you for the privilege of serving as your president. ❦ Brent Rutley MNLGA, President brentrutley1@gmail.com

Contents

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20 16

7 Features

Departments

7 This Business of Ours – Mike Hemming

2 From the President

1 Growing with Education 1 – Ginny Rosenkranz

4 Director's Message

14 MNLGA Annual Meeting

5 Special Announcement

16 It’s Time for Sharing – Jerry Faulring

28 New Members

20 MANTS 2015: A Retrospect

39 Press Release

30 Featured Member Walnut Spring Nursery 9 Total Plant Management 3 – Stanton Gill

Executive Director: Vanessa A. Finney Quercus Management Staff: E. Kelly Finney and Chelsea Bailey Phone: 410-823-8684, Fax: 410-296-8288

2 Association Officers

4 MNLA Board of Directors

38 Calendar of Events

43 MNLA Mission Statement 43 Directory of Advertisers 44 MNLA Chairmen and Committees

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E-mail: office@mnlga.org Web: mnlga.org Free State e-mail: freestate@mnlga.org

Design: Gregory J. Cannizzaro (contact information page 42)­ © 2015 Maryland Nursery, Landscape and Greenhoue Association, Inc.

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Director’s Message Maryland Nursery and Landscape Association Board of Directors Terms Expiring 2017 Mary Claire Walker Patuxent Nursery 301-218-4769 Andrew Thompson Foxborough Nursery, Inc. 410-836-7023 John Murphy Murphy John's, Inc. 410-928-3029 Ted Carter Pinehurst Landscape Company 410-592-6766

Terms Expiring 2016 Larry Hemming Eastern Shore Nurseries 410-822-1320 Carrie Engel Valley View Farms 410-527-0700 Peter Driscoll Dogwood Hill Farm 301-428-8175 Wm. Oliver Hardy Classic Lawn & Landscape Ltd. 410-335-6868

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I’ve an endless supply of ideas in which I believe fruition of would be of benefit to MNLGA members. Some ideas, granted are “better” than others, and some I’ve no sounding board on which to gauge their validity. So, they are just my thoughts and often they go no-where. I am a realist and generally terribly pragmatic, so I don’t want to waste my time, or any one other’s, perpetuating anything that is not perceived to be a value to the Vanessa Finney MNLGA and its members. So I’m sitting here thinking about what programming the MNLGA offers and its value to the members.

I’d like those of you who are reading this column to take about three minutes (one minute per question, below) and e-mail me your thoughts and ideas regarding your membership in the MNLGA: • Why do you/your firm belong to the MNLGA? • What educational programming would you like to see offered? (The more specific you are, the better.)

• What, beyond providing education, should MNLGA be doing to better serve you and your company?

I’d like to take this feedback back to the board, have discussion, and make your ideas operational, as tangible response from the membership on what they (you!) want from the MNLGA. This is your association – and its direction should come from you.

On another front, Chelsea, who’s been working full-time with our management company for just about a year now, has spent a great deal of her time developing and working with outside vendors to beef up our “Affinity” program. This is a work in process; President Rutley has also been working on developing some programs to offer. Affinity programs are generally special business deals offered to association members, offered at a discount because of the potential association-wide bulk-sales that can be generated. For a list of programs currently offered, please see page 32 of this issue. In addition, the programs are contained within the members-only portal of the MNGLA website. I expect we’ll be updating and revising this program on a fairly routine basis. Changes will be announced via “Root of the Matter.” ❦ Vanessa A. Finney Executive Director “Know what you want, work to get it, then value it once you have it.”

Nora Roberts, Morrigan’s Cross

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For more information, e-mail: freestate@mnlga.org

For more photos from the 2015 MNLGA Annual Meeting, see pages 14 and 15.

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Special Announcement

MNLA Announces New Name and Logo Per decision voted on at the association’s annual meeting in January, the MNLA officially became the Maryland Nursery, Landscape, and Greenhouse Association, Inc. in February.

Along with the name change come a new logo, e-mail addresses, and website. Our new web address is www.mnlga.org and e-mails are as follows.

New E-mail Addresses: Office@mnlga.org Vanessa@mnlga.org Kelly@mnlga.org Freestate@mnlga.org

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This Business

of

Ours

Winterization and Those Darned Invasive Species Mike Hemming

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nother winter has passed. Isn’t there something we can do to stop this never-ending progression of cold, snow and wind? I guess not, or some politician would have. I’d vote for that candidate.

We had very little winter damage that has shown up so far. However, the season is still young; as the weeks progress, we may find more damage on plants like Crepe Myrtles. The temperatures did go below zero on a number of nights, a sure sign it has gotten too cold for the Eastern Shore. What I have seen so far is that plants, like hollies, those that tend to be pot-bound and get dry, are the plants that suffer the most. Frost-proof Gardenias, as everyone says, “aren’t”. The ones we have in #1 containers have suffered, but look like they will grow out of it. Maybe we shouldn’t grow the plant but it is easy, sells well and after warning the customer if they want it, they can have it. We do guarantee it like every other we sell.

We do use two forms of winter protection here, poly houses, of course, and covering some plants with insulating frost blankets (see image, right and pages 8 and 9). We have found that low growing and dense plants like the Japanese hollies that we winter pot do just fine

that way. Long ago, Dr. Frank Gouin came up with the winter protection blanket idea. His method was to lay established plants on their sides then cover them with 2 layers of poly with straw between the 2 layers. It worked quite well, as I am to understand, though we never used that method at the time. Several years later a material known as microfoam was sold; the original was laid over the plants and then covered with a sheet of poly. It worked great but the microfoam was delicate and rarely lasted more than 1-2 years. It just wasn’t a very economical option. A later version had the microfoam sewn onto a woven plastic sheet, which lasted longer and was, to my mind, borderline economical.

Finally, a material that was a white spun, bonded plastic, (continued on page 8)

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Dr. Frank Gouin came up with the winter protection blanket idea. His method was to lay established plants on their sides then cover them with 2 layers of poly with straw between the 2 layers. It worked quite well…

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similar to Tyvec used in construction, was introduced.

It was sold in two grades for protecting plants, like strawberries, at up to what they called 10 degrees of frost.

This is the product we now use. We get the heavy material in a 25 foot width and double it over. It is laid over the plants and held down at the edges with cinder blocks. To prevent snow from crushing the plants, smaller upside down pots are set between the plants. We have had up to 30 inches of snow on top of the fabric with no physical breakage. Night time temperatures as low as -5 Fahrenheit have never caused any damage. The plants are snug for the winter, with no need to worry about rain leaking through the fabric.

It lasts quite a few years if stored properly in a dark place, before the late spring sun deteriorates it. Because of its durability and longevity, I have found it to be quite economical. The only downside is mice; they love it under there, all warm and cozy. I have tried mouse baits and most work on mice, however the scent of the bait attracts possums and raccoons that will tear the fabric open to get the bait. Raccoons will only eat it once but possums will eat it, throw it up and move down to the next bait and do the sequence all over again. They are not overly bright animals. During the years when I use mouse baits I put them near the fabric and contain it in such a way that only mice can get to the bait.

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Flo and I did take a trip this winter, a cruise out of Baltimore down the coast to Port Canaveral, Key West and Nassau. It was our 50th anniversary and our son Larry and his wife Lori’s 25th anniversary, so we called it a 75th anniversary cruise. It was a good time and we all enjoyed it, but really didn’t see much that was horticulturally interesting. Hemingway’s house and his six-toed cats were not worth the cost or wait to see. If you ever have the opportunity to go, I recommend taking the Conch Train and get a good tour and some history of the city, which is interesting. Then do the Jimmy Buffet thing and head back to the ship.

But, enough about Florida. Let’s turn to one of the most important factors our industry faces – invasive species.

The first five plants have been run through the Invasive Species List protocol; it ended up about what I expected.

Iris pseudacorus, Yellow Flag Iris, Geranium lucidum and Shining Cranesbill will be tier 1. That means that it will be illegal to sell these species because of the environmental damage they can and have caused. The Iris grows everywhere but it is in ditches, wetlands and riparian areas that its damage presents the greatest risk.

The Shining Cranesbill is a variety I am unfamiliar with, but the most important thing to know about it is that it is a high-risk candidate to become invasive in Maryland. It spreads rapidly and competes very well with native species.

It is not yet established in Maryland, which is why it is deserving of a tier 1 designation.

Three plants ended up on the Tier 2 list: Burning Bush Euonymus alatus, Ligustrum obtusafolium, a blunt leaved Privet, and Wisteria sinensis, a Japanese and Chinese Wisteria complex. Burning Bush is probably the most popular of these three, only receiving a tier 2 rating because it is already so wide-spread in the state; otherwise it would have gotten a tier 1 rating. The same goes for the Privet. Running it through the Maryland filter got it a tier 2 rating because it is already so prevalent.

Wisteria ended up the same tier because of the damage it causes, smothering and strangling trees of all sizes where it has escaped. The fact that it is already so wide-spread kept it out of tier 1, but it is a plant we should stop selling immediately.

So there is the beginning. This round was not so bad, but it will get more painful, economically speaking, as we progress through the future candidates. Some will cause more squawks than others but most will deserve the rating they get. Where it will get interesting are the border-line cases, such as Nandina. Yes, it seeds heavily, but in my long experience the seeds are not spread by anything but gravity. I’ve never seen any evidence of bird transport. A search I did of the internet for invasive plant evidence listed Nandina, but had no evidence of where it is problematic. I don’t know about you but we sell a lot of Nandina varieties. It’s going to hurt if it goes on tier 2 but it looks like it will fall through the crack. ❦ Mike Hemming Eastern Shore Nurseries, Inc.

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We do use two forms of winter protection here, poly houses, and covering some plants with insulating frost blankets … low growing and dense plants like the Japanese hollies do just fine that way.

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Growing

with

Education

Phlox it can Hug the Ground or Dance in the Breeze Ginny Rosenkranz

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here is a saying that behind every popular plant is a good press agent, and good press is now the trend for many American native plants that had once been ignored as weeds. Fortunately, that was never the case for the Phlox family of native plants which have found their way into many landscapes all across the United States.

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or they can tower over most plants and dance in the sun and breezes. They are listed as being resistant to the browsing of deer and rabbits, air pollution, yet attract butterflies, hummingbirds and other pollinators to the garden and, once established, are very drought tolerant.

Many species, however, are susceptible to powdery mildew and spidermites, making selections of powdery mildewresistant plants extremely important in areas of high humidity.

The ground hugging, mat-forming Phlox include the earliest to bloom, Phlox subulata or Moss Phlox. These long-lived herbaceous perennials are evergreen with light green foliage during the chilly winter that warm up to a medium green for the rest of the year. The foliage is aweshaped leaves that feel prickly when picked up. These sunloving Phlox prefer to grow in sandy or very well drained soils where they can spread over the ground, cascade down slopes or flow over walls and provide color and texture all year long.

They can thrive in acidic to alkaline soils in landscapes from USDA zones three through nine. The five-petaled, star shaped, notched tubular flowers are held in a loose pyramid of three to five flowers that top just over the foliage at six to nine inches tall. The slightly fragrant

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flowers of Phlox subulata come in shades of pure white, red, blues and purples, white with a pink stripe, but the most common color is pink, giving these plants a common name of Moss Pinks. Many of the cultivars also have a darker colored “eye.” Depending on the spring temperatures, Phlox subulata can bloom for four to six weeks in April to May and if the plants are trimmed after flowering, a light crop of flowers can sprinkle the ground later in the season.

Some cultivars of merit include ‘Emerald Blue’, ‘Fort Hill’, Candy Strip’ and ‘Drummond Pink.’

Phlox stolonifera, or ‘Creeping Phlox,’ is also an early blooming mat-forming, ground hugging Phlox, but this species needs both partial shade and moist, acidic soils. The foliage is a darker green and the pyramidal fragrant flower clusters node six to twelve inches above the ground. This species spreads over ground by stolons and rooting at the nodes of the plants that touch the ground.

Blooming from April to May, ‘Sherwood Purple’ is the most powdery mildew-resistant variety, and, like the Creeping Phlox, needs excellent air circulation. Phlox divaricate, or ‘Woodland Phlox,’ is a semi-evergreen species that also loves bright shady

areas with moist soils. Woodland Phlox blooms a bit later than Moss Phlox or Creeping Phlox but it is worth the wait for the lightly fragrant white, blue or lavender flowers that float above the dark green foliage to about 12 to 15 feet off the ground.

Clouds of Perfume’ is more fragrant than most of the cultivars while ‘Fuller’s White’ is more compact and is usually so covered with flowers that the foliage is not even noticed. Within the species, the flower colors may vary from darker shades to very pale shades. Powdery mildew is also a pest of this fragrant beauty, so good air circulation is a must.

Phlox maculata or Wild Sweet William is a sun lover that grows in moist but well drained soils and is not picky about acid or alkaline soils. P. maculata blooms June through August with 24 to 36 inch tall dome-shaped clusters of flowers. This species’ flowers are mauve pink in color while the cultivar ‘Natascha’ has candy pink and white pinwheeled striped flowers and ‘Miss Lingard’ has pure white flowers. Both of the Wild Sweet William cultivars are more powdery mildew-resistant than the species and make a wonderful transition from spring to early summer flowering phlox.

From mid-summer to early fall, the Phlox paniculata, or ‘Garden Phlox,’ is often the star of the garden show.

The dark green leaves of the Garden Phlox

make a wonderful setting for the beautiful and extremely fragrant flowers that bloom from late June through September and often even in to October. The plants grow three to four feet tall and three feet wide while the tall dome shaped panicles of flowers perfume the air. Once the top panicles finish blooming they should be removed to allow the side panicles to show off in the landscape.

Some colorful cultivars include ‘White David,’ a pure white flowering phlox that has the best resistance to powdery mildew, ‘Bright Eyes,’ which is light pink with a dark pink eye, ‘Katherine,’ which has lavender flowers and is also resistant to powdery mildew, and ‘Starfire,’ a bright cherry red. Garden phlox needs full sun in rich organic well drained soils and excellent air circulation to reduce the downy mildew that troubles so many of the phlox. Like all the phlox, Garden Phlox attracts butterflies, hummingbirds and other pollinators to the landscape and are not tempting to the palate of deer. ❦ Ginny Rosenkranz Extension Educator, Commercial Horticulture University of Maryland Extension Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester County 410-749-6141 ext. 106

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MNLGA

Annual Meeting

Back Row (L-R) Greg Stacho, John Murphy, Wm. Oliver Hardy, Carrie Engel, Garet Bunting, Pete Driscoll, Larry Hemming, Ted Carter, Andrew Thompson Front Row (L-R) Mary Claire Walker, Steve Black, Brent Rutley, Jessica Todd, John Marshall

Brent Rutley presents Professional Achievement Award to Alan Jones of Manor View Farm

Mark Dougherty, Adam Tankersley and Jim McWilliams 14 • Spring 2015

Brent Rutley, MNLGA President MDA Secretary Buddy Hance and Deputy Secretary Mary Ellen Setting

Jim Ferrant, MDA Secretary Hance and Bill Schrodel

The Maryland Agriculture Commission tours MANTS

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Brent Rutley presents the “Golden” Goose Award to Secretary Hance and Deputy Secretary Setting for their outstanding contributions to Maryland Horticulture

Thank you for your Support

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It’s Time

for

Sharing

The History of

Jerry Faulring

Waverly Farm’s Land

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aryland is rich in history and was one of the original 13 colonies. The colonies were divided into three groups; New England Colonies, Middle Colonies and Southern Colonies. Maryland belonged to the Southern Colonies.

Almost every city, town, village and county in Maryland has an interesting story to tell as the colony evolved over time and played major roles in the founding and development of our nation.

Maryland was a very important colony due to its port at Baltimore, abundant seafood from the Chesapeake Bay, rich farmland found everywhere, and favorable agricultural climate. Maryland’s early economy was based on shipbuilding, iron production, agriculture, and import/ export.

My research over the years has discovered very interesting facts and tidbits, too numerous to share in a brief article. Below, I share very briefly, the story of the land that has become home to Waverly Farm. The Carroll family, through many generations, is one of the most important families in Maryland’s history and is where our story begins.

of 27. There were five generations by the name Charles Carroll. To differentiate, the first four assumed interesting names rather than I, II, III, and IV. The first was Charles Carroll the Settler who became enormously wealthy with diversified businesses and eventually acquired tens of thousands of acres and fortune in part through marriage. Charles the Settler was the largest mortgage lender in the colony. When he died in 1720 he was considered the wealthiest man and largest landowner in Maryland. Using this type of naming for subsequent generations was not common back then but was also not unusual.

1700’s Charles Carroll of Annapolis Charles Carroll of Annapolis (1702 to 1782), son of the Settler took over the family empire and expanded it.

Charles Carroll of Annapolis acquired 17,000 acres in Central Maryland and named the site Carrollton Manor (date unclear) and granted the entire estate to his son Charles Carroll of Carrollton. It is said he chose the land because it was covered in native red and white oak, hickory, and massive walnut trees. He understood that these species thrived in the best soils.

1600’s Charles Carroll the Settler

1800’s Charles Carroll of Carrollton

The story of Waverly Farm is rooted in the immigration of Charles Carroll (1661 to 1720) from Ireland to Maryland in 1688. Well educated and connected in Europe he received a commission to be the attorney general of Maryland, then a colony, on his arrival at the young age

Charles of Annapolis’ son was known as Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1737 to 1832). Carroll County, Maryland was named for him in 1837. He was very influential in politics and in settling matters of government. He was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and was the last signer to

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Carrollton Manor—Circa 1700

die. As was tradition in colonial times, he partnered with tenant farmers to develop Carrollton Manor. Originally, tobacco was the important crop which gave way to wheat, cotton, and other small grains. He was a good landlord, helped others build homes and paid for the construction of Saint Josephs Catholic Church (1829, rebuilt 1867) which still stands today. In 2014, the parish built a brand new church but left the original. His daughter, Marianne, built a mansion named the Manor House around 1864 not far from the church. It has been restored over time and still stands prominently in our neighborhood. The Manor House eventually became part of 3,000 acres owned by Eastalco, a subsidiary of ALCOA. They built a smelting plant to produce Aluminum, employed 500, and shut down in 2005 when they lost a long term electric supply contract. When they shut down they were the state’s largest electricity consumer paying $75,000,000 per year.

The new contract doubled the electric cost and they left town. Eastalco used the Manor House to entertain visitors and hold meetings.

The Manor House of Carrollton Manor During the 1800’s Carrollton Manor evolved into very successful privately owned farms and plantations when the Carroll family began selling parcels of ground. Current day Waverly Farm is part of Carrollton Manor and was named Waverly mid-1800; I can find no reference as to why the name was chosen.

The Waverly site was first purchased by Benjamin Moffett from St. George Tucker (son of Charles Carroll Tucker) on November 18, 1850 for $13,500. While General Robert E. Lee and General Stonewall Jackson were traveling past Waverly to Gettysburg, Moffett presented Jackson with a beautiful white horse; Moffett along with many Marylanders was sympathetic to the South. Moffett

Carrollton Manor—Circa 1800

sold the farm to Archibald T. Snouffer on May 1, 1866 for $20,000. The Italianate home we use as our office was considered a mansion when it was built by Archibald T. Snouffer (more on the Snouffer family later). Archibald sold the farm to George Snouffer for $20,000 ($6,000 cash and $14,000 in assumed mortgage) on June 17, 1882.

There was a recession about this time and presumably land prices declined; we know about such things. Several Snouffer family members owned farms nearby and were considered the largest slave owners in Maryland. Waverly, along with many of the plantations in this area had slaves.

Maryland Cotton Plantation, 1800’s There are many historical references to the quality and productivity of the soil found in the valley. When you visit Waverly Farm, many will travel south on route 85 (previously an important north-south Indian trail) from Frederick through Buckeystown. The prominent village had many important businesses including a tannery, grain mill, brickworks, and lime kiln. Canneries were later found in the area to preserve the valley’s vegetable production.

When the food preservation industry gained scale and with the coming of frozen food, the valley evolved into dairy farming accompanied by grain and forage production. In recent decades, dairying has declined but the land remains highly productive for small grains and of course, nursery production. When looking to the east from Waverly, one sees Sugarloaf Mountain and a stone barracks high on the west overlook used by the Union Army as a lookout to track Confederate movements.

Adamstown, MD, our mailing address, holds its place in history but not significantly. Adamstown was first known as Davis’ Warehouse because Dr. Meredith Davis, a leading Quaker miller, built a warehouse there (continued on page 18) Free State • 17

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There are many historical references to the quality and productivity of the soil found in the valley … The village had many important businesses including a tannery, grain mill, brickworks, and lime kiln …

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Maryland Cotton Plantation— Circa1800 (continued from page 17)

about 1835. The first settler in Adamstown was Robert Palmer, an African American “post and railer” who also ran a general store around 1835. The 1832 arrival of the railroad to Carrollton Manor created the economic and transportation impetus for the development of the community. CSX and MARC trains run on the same right-a-way today which passes through Adamstown. In 1840 when Adam Kohlenburg was appointed the first B&O railway agent, the community became Adamstown after his given name. He was also the first postmaster and ran a general store. Many skirmishes in the Civil War were fought here and the town was often raided, most notoriously by the 43rd Battalion Virginia Calvary, also known as Mosby’s Rangers, on July 30 and October 14, 1864. On one of these raids, Adam Kohlenburg’s entire stock was taken. Local folklore holds that one family had a son fighting for the North and one fighting for the South.

Frederick City, about nine miles to the northwest from the farm, became an important crossroad for Civil War activities in the North. The road that runs in front of Waverly Farm the east boundary was the passage for tens of thousands of Union and Confederate soldiers and their equipment to engage at the battles of the 18 • Spring 2015

Monocacy, Antietam, Boonsboro, South Mountain, Hancock, Gettysburg, Williamsport and many other lesser skirmishes. The Potomac River lies a couple miles to our south and provided several crossing points for the armies.

Modern History Waverly Farm has its roots at River Farm Nursery, a 25-acre plot of land on the Potomac River near Poolesville, Maryland. I had already spent 20 years in the green industry owning Hydro Lawn, a regional lawn and landscape firm. River Farm Nursery started out as a diversion from the day-to-day hectic pace of operating a five-state business with tens of thousands of residential customers. I rediscovered my roots having grown up in a dairy farming community in Western New York State.

Farming was back in my life for good.

I developed a passion as a grower and 25 acres couldn’t really keep me that busy. Finally in 1996, after an extensive five-year search, I found what I had been looking for in Frederick County, Maryland. The land for the future Waverly Farm was divided into two 100acre parcels, separated by a county road. The property was essentially twice as much land as I was looking for, but because the soils were so valuable, I didn’t want to

pass on this opportunity. I bought the whole farm, with every intention of selling off the additional hundred acres. Turned out, 100 acres wasn’t enough either and the original 200 acres is now Waverly Farm.

Current day look at the Waverly Manor House and Nursery Production The site for Waverly Farm, formerly a dairy farm, was selected based on its high quality soil. We recognize the value of these soils and are committed to preserving the land. We have committed nearly 50 acres to grass isles and perimeter strips throughout the nursery to prevent soil erosion. To assure soil is always available for production, and to build new soil sold with plants, we amend them with 120 tons per acre of compost with each planting rotation.

An interesting historical note relates to Dulles Airport which is about 20 miles to our southwest. When Dulles was in the planning stages, the valley that contains Waverly was seriously considered as a site for the new airport.

In 2013, I was very fortunate to meet Pat and Stanley Snouffer. Stanley is a descendant of the Snouffer family that owned Waverly in the 1800’s. They have become

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great friends of the farm and visit regularly as Stanley is a Civil War artifact enthusiast who metal detects here and at many other sites in the region. He has had some good days here finding artifacts to add to his vast collection.

He has also studied the history of his family and the area extensively, providing us with much detail about this part of Maryland.

Waverly Farm is a part of the county that extends from the Catoctin Mountain Ridge to the Potomac and Monocacy Rivers. Frederick County is committed to limiting growth in the area while preserving small town character, scenic vistas, a clean environment, and historical sites. Waverly Farm is preserved in perpetuity through the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation.

The land can never be commercially developed and will always be a productive part of Maryland’s agricultural community of over 2,000,000 acres statewide. In 1960, Maryland farmers worked on 3.67 million acres compared to the 2 million today. Sadly, farmland acres continue to decline. ❦ Jerry Faulring Waverly Farm 1931 Greenfield Road Adamstown, MD 21710 301-874-8300

Current day look at the Waverly Manor House and nursery production

The site for Waverly Farm, formerly a dairy farm, was selected based on its high quality soil. We recognize the value of these soils and are committed to preserving the land.

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MANTS

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Attendees check out shrubs at Star Roses and Plants/Conard Pyle

Attendees and Exhibitors talk business

Kristina Keeling of Lancaster Farms with a customer 20 • Spring 2015

Customers shop at R & H Nursery

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ospect Jill Sliker of Briggs Nursery and Scott Christy of Terra Nova Nursery

Rick Goff of Advanced Grower Solutions Anna Magazzeni of Pughtown Agway Garden Center

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Steve Black from Raemelton Farm talks trees

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MANTS

The Masterpiece

A Retro

Joe Marano of Fort Washington, PA checks inventory at Cam Too Camelia Nursery

MANTS Means Talking Business

David Wilson of Overdevest Nurseries talks herbs 22 • Spring 2015

John Makley of Mansfield Ohio visits Lambert Peat Moss

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ospect Terry Buff of Mariner Business Solutions

MANTS Means Researching Business (and resting) Walter Ruigrok of ADR Bulbs with William Verbrugge and Robert Van Trigt

Jack and Jean Lowry – 45 years at MANTS and counting

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Over 1,500 choices delivered to you. perennials, natives, ferns, grasses, vines, herbs, ground covers, pansies, dahlias, cannas, green roof and environmental planning material.

www.cavanos.com • 410-592-8077

We have answers when you have questions …

mnlga.org

The MNLGA web site is designed for our members and is your single source for the answer to almost any question. The site is your: • Membership Directory with member search options • Up-to-date industry calendar • Classified ads which members can post and track resumes/ responses • CPH program information including basic and advanced test applications and registration • Business resources • CEU forms • Free State Nursery, Landscape and Greenhouse News (electronic issues) • Root of the Matter issues and MaGIC updates

• Chesapeake Green - speaker resources - year round • Industry calendar includes: – Event postings from organizations and educational institutions around the Mid-Atlantic region; – Resources for finding CEUs for pesticide recertification, nutrient management recertification, and general education in horticulture topics; – MNLGA events including Field Day, MANTS, Chesapeake Green and much more

Visit mnlga.org today!

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Get your Ag Tag today!

www.agtagmd.com Educating Youth about Agriculture PUBLICATION NOTICE: The deadline for submissions for the summer issue of Free State Nursery, Landscape and Greenhouse News is July 1, 2015.

We welcome your company news and updates or columns with your professional insight. E-mail any submissions you have for Free State to freestate@mnlga.org or mail to MNLGA, P.O. Box 726, Brooklandville, MD 21022

The MNLGA annually sponsors FFA educational programs.

These programs help to ensure that our youth are actively engaged in studying agricultural education. Below, you will see a personal thank you letter that the MNLGA received on behalf of our sponsorship.

Dear MNLA, Interested in a subscription to

Free State News?

Contact us with your request and we’ll add you to the mailing list.

Subscriptions are $35 annually; MNLGA will invoice you upon receipt of your subscription request. (members need not subscribe)

Name__________________________________________________ Business_______________________________________________ Address________________________________________________ City, State, Zip__________________________________________

Thank you very much for helping out with the Nursery/Landscape CDE. We really appreciate your continued support of our organization.

Thanks again, Maryland FFA

E-Mail_________________________________________________ Mail/Fax or e-mail: Free State, MNLGA, P.O. Box 726, Brooklandville, MD 21022 or e-mail: freestate@mnlga.org Free State • 27

New Members We welcome the following into MNLGA membership. Full contact information may be found within the member portal of the MNLGA website, mnlga.org. We encourage you to reach out to your peer members — they may be a valuable business connection for you.

Ambrose Landscaping, LLC Seth Ambrose Glen Burnie, MD

Glen Cole’s Twin Cedars Nursery Glen Cole Massey, MD

Planted Earth Landscaping

Baker Forest Products Brian Baker Fallston, MD

Greenskeeper Landscaping and Lawn Management David Mamana Fulton, MD

Premier Outdoor, LLC David Welsh Parkton, MD

Bill & Walt’s Down to Earth Landscaping, Inc. David Calloway Tyson Corner, VA D & A Dunlevy Landscapers, Inc. Blake Dunlevy Barnesville, MD Dennis Wilmeth (Student) Columbia, MD Designs for Greener Gardens Nancy Moitrier Annapolis, MD Eastern Shore Forest Products, Inc. Sara Hall Salisbury, MD

JL Services Jack Lattimore Gwynn Oak, MD

Chris Vedrani Westminster, MD

Richard Landscaping, LLC Elizabeth Bajana Bethesda, MD

Michael Detwiler Baltimore, MD

River Hill Garden Center Nicole Woodham Klein Clarksville, MD

Midtown Community Benefits District Michelle Wirzberger Baltimore, MD

Sonco Pipe and Tube Buddy Breen Bladensburg, MD

Phelps Lawn Care, Inc. Les Phelps Linthicum, MD

TSB Enterprises, LLC Rebecca Wheeler Lothian, MD

PlantANT Darryl Tackoor Davie, FL

The MNLGA welcomes the following MGGA members who transferred their membership to the MNLGA.

Backyard Growers John Mackert Parkton, MD

K.C. Schaefer Supply Co., Inc. Charles Schaefer York, PA

Speaker’s Gardens, LLC John Speaker Silver Spring, MD

Ball Horticultural Company Chris Corwin Owings, MD

Keith’s Greenhouse Keith Malkus Cambridge, MD

Terry Ann Plants James Hannawald Denton, MD

Bill Preston Cut Flowers William Preston, Jr. Bowie, MD

Loch Less Farm Betty Knapp Owings, MD

Thanksgiving Farm Produce Timothea Zimmermann Adamstown, MD

Chevy Chase Club Judy Johnson Chevy Chase, MD

Murphy John’s, Inc. John Murphy Sudlersville, MD

Trail Nurseries Kathy Miller Dover, PA

Hillcrest Nursery Steve Hershfeld Millers, MD

Persimmon Pond Plants Wendy Barth Frederick, MD

USDA Martha Schmidt Beltsville, MD

Jefferson Greenhouses Jerry Mark Winchester, VA

Putnam Hill Nursery Melanie Ruckle Forest Hill, MD

Village Greens Garden Center Pamela McGrath Berlin, MD

John H. Radebaugh, Inc. Jack Radebaugh Freeland, MD

Snell’s Greenhouses Ross Snell Mt. Airy, MD

White House Nursery Marilyn Sparks Upperco, MD

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SAVE THE DATE Chesapeake Green 2016 AN ANNUAL HORTICULTURE SYMPOSIUM

February 18 & 19 The Maritime Institute and Conference Center, Linthicum, MD Please save the date for our annual Horticulture Symposium, Chesapeake Green 2016. The MNLGA will be holding “Chessie Green”, as it is known in the industry, at the Maritime Institute again in 2016. This year’s dates will be February 18 and 19, 2016. We look forward to seeing all of you there in 2016!

For a preview of what to expect at Chessie 2016, please view the Chessie 2015 webpage on the MNLGA website, mnlga.org.

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Featured Member

Walnut Springs Nursery

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alnut Springs Nursery in western Howard County, Maryland begins its second halfcentury this year as a wholesale grower of annuals. Still family-owned and operated, the nursery was started in 1964 by J. Alvin Smith, who is still very much involved in the business.

Smith has been producing flowers for sale since he was 10, when he began experimenting with growing techniques and sold flowers in Washington, D.C. retail markets.

He grew up on the Gude Farm in Laurel, Md. and was inspired by his father, Robert Henry “Smitty” Smith, and the Gudes to become a professional horticulturist. Before his teens, Smith had set life-long goals of owning and operating the best quality nursery on the East Coast.

Smith started working part-time with Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) before graduating from high school. He trained under Dr. Neil Stewart in research and development of new fertilizers and pesticides. After a stint with the U.S. Army, he continued work at MDA and then the W. R. Grace Company.

Walnut Springs, named for the many walnut trees and fresh springs at the original location on McKendree Road in West Friendship, has been a “wholesale only” nursery from the beginning. Production started with azaleas, woody ornamentals and rhododendrons, with foliage plants and poinsettias added in the 1970s. In the early 1980s, spring annuals in pots and hanging baskets became the main focus. Fall pansies were added in the 1990s.

Inspired by their father’s hard work and dedication, sons Burke and Cortland and daughter September joined the operation in the early 1990s, as did nephew David Ahlquist. Al Smith is the CEO, with Cort serving as president, Burke as vice president, Ahlquist as general manager, and September as treasurer.

Through the years, greenhouses were gradually added and a second location was opened a couple of miles away in Glenwood. Eventually the business was consolidated at the newer, larger location at 14812 Burntwoods Road. “It’s a good location,” said September. “We’re in the suburbs between two communities, with access to D.C. and Baltimore.”

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In 1999, after 35 years in business, Walnut Springs was recognized as an “up and coming” greenhouse operations and was rated one of the Top 100 Growers in America by Growers Talk magazine.

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In 1999, after 35 years in business, Walnut Springs was recognized as an “up and coming” greenhouse operations and was rated one of the Top 100 Growers in America

by Growers Talk magazine. The following year, Maryland Greenhouse Growers Association named the nursery “Greenhouse Grower of the Year.”

Walnut Springs now has 70 greenhouses. “We grow (in size) a little bit each year,” September said. The family continually seeks innovative ways to grow, sell and deliver plants. Two improvements in recent years are installation of the ARGUS environmental control management system for better greenhouse growing techniques, and the SBI inventory control and sales management system for better office and customer communication.

Efficiency sometimes means cutting back, though. In 2008, Walnut Springs discontinued growing poinsettias after 40 years of producing them. In response to industry concerns about impatiens downy mildew, a devastating disease which appeared in 2012, the nursery chose to stop growing all impatiens for the foreseeable future.

Their 50th year was celebrated with a great deal of pride.

“We are really proud of our father, what he started with and what he has done to grow a small company to what it is today,” September said. “We celebrated throughout the year.” Family and staff decorated a float for the local community’s Fourth of July parade and gave out pots of vinca to everyone along the route.

The partying is over, but the pride remains. “We are especially proud of our plants!” the website proclaims.

“We are excited and honored to provide beautiful flowers in our region to help keep ‘America in Bloom.’”

An online catalogue includes colorful photos of flowers grown in spring or fall. For availability or to place an order, call 410-422-2299 or 301-854-6688 or send an email to sales@walnutsprings.com. ❦ Carol Kinsley Mid-Atlantic Grower 410-822-3965

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Maryland Nursery, Landscape and Greenhouse Association (MNLGA) Affinity Programs

Getting the Most of Your Membership Office Depot • High use office items discounted up to 85% • Everday office essentials catalog items discounted up to 70% • Discounted copy, print and binding services • Full line promotional products catalog selection discounted up to 20%

PartnerShip • Discount shipping program through AmericanHort partnership • Small Package Discounts using FedEx • FedEx Express Discounts including Overnight, 2Day, International Services, and Saver programs as much as 27% • Save on Truckload and Tradeshow Shipments • FedEx Ground and Home Delivery discounts starting at 5% • PartnerShip LTL freight discounts 32 • Spring 2015

Commercial Friends and Family Program • Invoice pricing on all vehicles in stock. Pricing for locates are on a case by case basis.

• Brands include Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep, Ford and Ram. Expanding to other brands soon.

• All incentives that are being offered will be deducted from invoice pricing • Up-fits offered at employee cost • $500 off any negotiated price for used vehicles • Honor all Fleet accounts and if needed can be established with Ford or Chrysler • Discount delivery vehicle program or if qualified, courtesy delivery to local dealer

Plant and Supply Locator • All MNLGA members receive 6 months of free unlimited online Plant Booth listings • Free subscription to Plant Locator magazine • After free 6 month period, members will receive: – Ability to keep 5 listings online free for an additional two years – MNLGA members already listing in print will receive equivalent online plant listings – Discounted packages for listings in print and online

TireBuyer.com • 5-10% discount on tire purchase • Free shipping on many products • Over 110 warehouses in the US, over 8,500 nationwide installation partners • All other purchases qualify for either free shipping or discounted shipping • Lower shipping rates than industry averages when shipping to a home or business

For full program description, discounts offered, and access to program contact information, log into the MNLGA membership portal on the MNLGA website. Portal access is located on the upper right hand corner of all pages of the website. If you do not recall your access credentials, simply select the link, “Forgot Your Password,” and you will be given instructions on how to proceed.

Shell – Fleet Plus Fuel Program • 15 cents off per gallon on fuel purchases from Shell for 12 months • After 12 months, tier structure rebate program • No minimum gallons required • Built in security and purchase controls • Online account management • Comprehensive reporting • No transaction fees, no card fees, and no report fees

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Free State Nursery, Landscape and Greenhouse News is seen by members of Maryland’s Nursery, Landscaping and Garden Center Industries and is the leading publication for members of the Maryland Nursery and Landscape Association (circulation to members and CPHers is about 600 unique individuals) Free State Nursery, Landscape and Greenhouse News enhances your ad by providing important industry specific articles which are educational and informative, and with the new digital version, readers are sent directly to your website via links Free State Nursery, Landscape and Greenhouse News helps promote your company and product while providing direct access to readers in Maryland’s Green Industries Articles appearing in Free State Nursery, Landscape and Greenhouse News are contributed by highly regarded members of the industry, many of whom have a lifetime of knowledge and are frequently published Free State Nursery, Landscape and Greenhouse News is a cost effective way to help keep your name out in front of and reach your customers Free State Nursery, Landscape and Greenhouse News helps support the association in its endeavors on behalf of the green industry in the state of Maryland

For more information on advertising in the Free State Nursery, Landscape and Greenhouse News contact Kelly Finney at MNLGA at 410-823-8684 or e-mail freestate@mnlga.org

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You only grow the best.

Why not offer your customers the best in advice, too!

Certified Professional Horticulturists (CPH) provide either “do-it-yourself� or professional landscape installation and maintenance advice.

Maryland Certified Professional Horticulturist Program

For more information contact the Maryland Nursery and Landscape Association at 410-823-8684 or visit www.mnlaonline.org

Cultivate your business with a Certified Professional Horticulturist

Press Release

Akehurst Landscape Service, Maryland’s Oldest Landscape Company Celebrates Team Member Longevity

Greg Stacho and Tom Beishl

April 21, 2015, Joppa, Maryland – Akehurst Landscape Service, Inc. recognized Tom Beishl for reaching his 25th anniversary with the firm this morning. A surprise celebration was held for Tom at their headquarters.

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Tom, started working in the firm as a laborer in 1990 and is currently serving as an Account Manager in the Grounds Maintenance Department. He provides quality control, and oversees numerous crews providing grounds maintenance services to a base portfolio of over 1 million dollars annually.

“Tom’s leadership on a daily basis is outstanding. The respect he has gained from his crews is shown in their work … day in and day out. I am honored to have Tom as a part of the team,” said Greg Stacho, Director of Grounds Maintenance at Akehurst Landscape Service.

Founded in 1876, the company is a privately held firm.

John Akehurst, his brother William K. Akehurst, and cousin Jay F. Tarleton, are the fifth generation in one of America’s oldest family-owned horticultural companies. Akehurst is a full-service business serving the Greater Baltimore Metro region with landscape design/installation, maintenance, interiorscaping and snow/ice management services.

For more about the company visit, www.akehurst.com. ❦

Maryland Nursery, Landscape

and

Greenhouse Association Presents

Dates 2 Great Field Day Events!

Nursery & Landscape Field Day Wednesday, June 17 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Clear Ridge Nursery

Greenhouse Field & Family Fun Day

Thursday, June 25 4:30 to 8 p.m.

Greenstreet Growers, Inc.

Registration will soon open on mnlga.org. Questions, please e-mail office@mnlga.org or call 410-823-8684.

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Maryland Certified Professional Horticulturist Program

Update

C O N G R AT U L AT I O N S !

Congratulations to the following newly-minted Certified Professional Horticulturists. The individuals below passed the Basic Exam on April 13, 2015.

David Adkins, Jr. D.R. Snell Nursery, Inc. Sarah Dickert Baltimore Country Club Daniel F. Felice SynaTek Leah Gacheny Betty Marose Maryland Department of Agriculture Bert Quillin Planted Earth Landscaping Aaron Tenley Montgomery College David Welsh Premier Outdoor, LLC

Students

The following youths received student recognition as CPHers. Full-fledged CPH status will be awarded after they have completed post-secondary education, practical work experience in the field, or a combination of both.

Rhandi Brown Brett Page Kimberly Register Audrey Slayman

Cecil County School of Technology Cecil County School of Technology Cecil County School of Technology Cecil County School of Technology

Revised 2015 Edition of CPH Basic Manual The CPH Basic Manual has undergone significant revision over the past two years. Every single chapter has been reviewed, re-written, and updated. Dated graphics have been replaced and new chapters added, including Propagation, Greenhouse Production, and New Technologies. In addition, the Basic Plant List has been thoroughly amended with notations added to show invasive tendencies, if applicable.

This manual is ready for distribution; the MNLGA is making it available to current and active CPHers at a cost of $75.00 per copy. At this time, the manual is only available for distribution in print, with expectation to offer it electronically soon, at the same cost.

The new CPH manual is not only full of new information, it's a great resource for those who have already passed the exam and would like to stay abreast of industry updates. If you are interested in a sneak preview of a few pages of selected chapters in the new manual, please visit the CPH Program page on the MNGLA website.

Please visit the MNLGA website, mnlga.org and select the CPH Program box to receive more information on purchasing a copy of the new manual.

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For a full and updated calendar of events, and to find registration information and event links, please visit the Maryland Nursey, Landscape and Greenhouse Association website at mnlga.org June 1, 2015 (various other dates and locations)

August 5, 2015

Professional Fertilizer Applicator Recertification Seminar Location: MDA Headquarters Annapolis, MD Contact: MDA, 410-841- 5959 www.mda.maryland.gov/fertilizer

Greenhouse Alternative Crop Production Conference Location: Brookside Gardens Silver Spring, MD Contact: MNLGA, 410-823-8684 www.mnlga.org August 19-21, 2015

June 4-6, 2015

Millersville Native Plants Conference Location: Millersville University Millersville, PA Contact: Native Plants Conference, 717-842-0272 www.millersvillenativeplants.org June 5, 2015

20th Annual Procrastinator’s Pest Management Conference Location: Montgomery County Extension Office Contact: Chuck Schuster, cfs@umd.edu 301-590-2807 June 15-16, 2015

Nutrient Management Consultant Exam Prep Location: Annapolis Contact: MDA, 410-841-5700 www.mda.maryland.gov/fertilizer June 17, 2015

MNLGA Field Day – Nursery and Landscape Location: Clear Ridge Nursery Union Bridge, MD Contact: MNLGA, 410-823-8684 www.mnlga.org June 25, 2015

MNLGA Field Day – Greenhouse and Retail Location: Greenstreet Growers Lothian, MD Contact: MNLGA, 410-823-8684 www.mnlga.org July 27 – August 1, 2015

Perennial Plant Association: Perennial Plant Symposium Location: Hilton Baltimore Baltimore, MD Contact: PPA, 614-771-8437 www.perennialplant.org

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VNLA Field Day & Summer Tour Location: Northern Virginia Area Contact: VNLA, 540-382-0943 www.vnla.org August 21, 2015

Meadows Tour & Field Day Location: York County, PA Contact: CCLC www.chesapeakelandscape.org September 15 – 17, 2015

American Hort, GrowPro Series: Greenhouse Solutions Location: Pittsburgh, PA Contact: AmericanHort www.americanhort.org/ghsolutions September 16, 2015

MAEF/MNLGA Annual Golf Tournament Location: Oakmont Green Hampstead, MD Contact: MNLGA, 410-823-8684 www.mnlga.org October 1, 2015

Interiorscape Conference Location: Rawlings Conservatory – Baltimore, MD Contact: MNLGA, 410-823-8684 www.mnlga.org October 6, 2015

CPH Basic Exam Location: MDA Annapolis, MD Contact: MNLGA, 410-823-8684 www.mnlga.org

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2015 Calendar of Events

Total Plant Management

The Spotted Lanternfly: Stanton Gill

Exotic, Beautiful and a Threat

Pennsylvania has a New Invasive Pest We Hope They Can Hold On To and Keep Within Its Borders Seems like the Asiatic countries cannot help but spread around the insect wealth from their counties alongside the stuff we import.

The pest that showed in central Pennsylvania is called the spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula. It is an unusual plant-hopper insect in the order Hemipetera with a common name “fly” in the name and it looks like a small colorful moth when its wings are spread.

This insect loves to feed on tree of heaven, Ailanthus altissima, and willow trees, Salix sp. (continued on page 40)

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A potential threat to several important agricultural commodities, including grape, hardwood, tree fruit, landscape, and nursery industries. Its native habitat is in China, India, Japan and Vietnam; it attacks a variety of plants, including grape, apple, pine, stone fruit, tree of heaven, and many others. (continued from page 39)

This exotic, invasive insect was found for the first time in the United States in Berks County, Pennsylvania in September 2014. It poses a potential threat to several important agricultural commodities in the United States, including grape, hardwood, tree fruit, landscape, and nursery industries. Its native habitat is in China, India, Japan and Vietnam; it attacks a variety of plants, including grape, apple, pine, stone fruit, tree of heaven, and many others.

Pennsylvania is Trying to Isolate this Pest and Prevent Spread

The good news, that one of the Penn State entomologists who presented at our eastern branch ESA meeting last week, was that Pennsylvania experienced its coldest February on record; they found that the egg masses laid on tree trunks had frozen. The egg masses which have been brought into the lab have also failed to hatch – so far.

Unfortunately, the female lays egg masses on stones and logs close to the ground and these egg masses may survive.

The egg masses look like a gray colored version of the gypsy moth egg mass and tend to blend in with the bark.

Places with Current Quarantines in Pennsylvania: Counties: Berks (District, Hereford, Pike, Rockland and Washington townships; including Bally and Bechtelsville); Earl Township, added November 21, 2014.

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What Does the General Quarantine Cover?

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• Any living life stage of the Spotted Lanternfly.

• Brush, debris, bark or yard waste.

• Landscaping, remodeling or construction waste.

• Logs, stumps or any tree parts.

• Firewood of any species.

• Packing materials such as wood crates.

• All plants and plant parts.

• Outdoor household articles like RVs, lawn mowers,

chairs, grills, tarps, tile, stone, deck boards and trucks or other vehicles not stored indoors.

You Can Move These and Similar Items if:

• You have a valid certificate or limited permit that shows that the item has been inspected and determined free of Spotted Lanternfly.

• You have entered a compliance agreement that shows you have the understanding to identify the pest and can ensure the items you transport aren’t carrying it.

• You are driving through the quarantined area and are transporting your item in a way that makes it unlikely to harbor the pest as you pass through.

If you see gray color egg masses on any trees or firewood contact us or the MDA as soon as possible. ❦ Stanton Gill, Extension Specialist in Nursery and Greenhouse IPM, Central Maryland Research and Education Center, University of Maryland Extension and Professor with the Landscape Technology Program, Montgomery College

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Advertising Brochures Direct Mail Catalogs

Fresh Soultions

Gregory J. Cannizzaro Graphic Design 410-444-5649 • gjc.graphicdesign@yahoo.com

Directory of Advertisers

MARYLAND

N URSERY, L ANDSCAPE AND G REENHOUSE A S S O C I AT I O N , I N C .

Mission Statement The purpose of the Maryland Nursery, Landscape and Greenhouse Association is to promote the use of ornamental plants, products, and services.

The association supports all constituent groups of the horticulture industry including landscape, garden centers, interiorscape, grounds maintenance, nursery, greenhouse, and arboriculture. The association communicates the role of the horticulture industry in improving people’s quality of life.

Specific Goals

Firm Name Angelica Nurseries, Inc. Babikow Greenhouses

Page Outside Back Cover Inside Front Cover

Braun Horticulture

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Cam Too Camellia Nursery

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Cavano's Perennials

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CPH 35 Foxborough Nursery

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Gregory J. Cannizzaro Design

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Holly Hill Farms

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Homestead Gardens Horticultural Supply Manor View Farm

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MANTS 29 Promote professionalism through education programs for members and the public and by encouraging enrollment in educational institutions.

Monitor state and local laws relating to horticulture industry.

Participate actively in legislative and regulatory processes.

Promote the use of environmentally sound practices in the horticulture industry.

Monitor and communicate to members developments in allied industries including agritechnology.

Support donations of plant products and services to state and community programs.

Support research relevant to the horticulture industry.

MD Ag Ed Foundation

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MNLGA Field Day

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MNLGA On-Line

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OHP 1 Pender Nursery

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Walnut Springs

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To join the growing list of companies who advertise in the Free State Nursery, Landscape and Greenhouse News or for more information, please call Vanessa or Kelly in the MNLGA office at 410-823-8684.

Visit the redesigned association website at: mnlga.org.

E-mail Free State News at freestate@mnlga.org.

Participate in Maryland agricultural organizations.

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Chairman and Committees Education

CPH

Angela Burke Dave Clement Stanton Gill Hank Doong Mary Kay Malinoski Bayley Mullan Ginny Rosenkranz

George Mayo – Chair Steve Black Shelley Hicks Cindy King Dr. Andrew Ristvey Martha Simon-Pindale Bob Trumbule Gaye Williams

Nominating

Mark Dougherty – Chair Richard J. Watson Finance and Planning

John Marshall – Chair Brent Rutley Steve Black Larry Hemming Link/Shanks Scholarship

Mark Dougherty – Chair MANTS

Jan S. Carter Bernard E Kohl, Jr. William A. M. Verbrugge Membership Committee

Scholarship

Bernie Kohl, Jr. – Chair Hank Doong Jessica Todd Leslie Hunter-Cario George Mayo Greg Stacho Mary Claire Walker Economic Survey

Steve Black Bernie Kohl George Mayo Brent Rutley Dr. John Lea Cox

Advisors to the Board

Rich Poulin Greg Stacho

Carol Holko MD Department of Agriculture

Awards - Professional Achievement, Carville M. Akehurst

Dr. John Lea-Cox University of Maryland

Michael Marshall– Co-Chair Kevin Clark - Co-Chair Historian

George Mayo – Chair

Advisors to Others LEAD Maryland Vanessa Finney Maryland Agriculture Commission Karl Fischer Marion Mullan Maryland Farm Bureau Larry Hemming Vanessa Finney MAEF Hank Doong Maryland Invasive Species Council (MISC) John Peter Thompson MDA Nutrient Management Advisory Committee Signe Hanson Young Farmers Advisory Council Jessica Todd Invasive Plants Advisory Council Mike Hemming

Signe Hanson Independent Horticultural Consultant

Legislative/MaGIC

James R. McWilliams– Chair Signe Hanson Alan Jones Bernard E. Kohl, Jr.

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Every member of every committee listed above is an individual who volunteers their time in support for the MNLGA and it is with the utmost gratitude and appreciation that we thank you for your selfless endeavors. If your name is not listed above, please consider following the example of those who are. Contact Vanessa at 410-823-8684 with your interest.

Foxborough Nursery

3611 Miller Rd. / Street, MD 21154 / phone 410.836.7023 / fax 410.452.5131

View Photos & Plant Information on

www.FoxboroughNursery.com