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Repairing Backflow Assemblies

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MNLA CONNECTS Bringing our members and industry together

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10 From the President Scott Frampton discusses top priorities for MNLA — improving workforce and regulations 12 Out & About

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Photos from member visits and time spent at August supplier shows.

18 2019 Landscape Awards

21 Stink Bug? There’s an App for That!

Dr. Calkins discusses a new app for smartphones/tablets that will improve pest identification and reporting.    

Why should you enter a project in the MNLA Landscape Awards? Find out this year’s deadlines and details.

26 Northern Green Review Master Classes, sessions-at-a-glance,

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MNLA Landscape Awards – Judges’ Choice Profile Highlighting the 2018 project that took home the Judges’ Choice Award.  

registration packages, show floor features, and CEO and Interactive Track options coming to Northern Green 2019.

56 Widmer Golf Tournament Recap

51 NICH Invites You to Join their Big Tent Striving to unite all stakeholders in consumer horticulture and get 90 percent of U.S. households gardening by 2025. 

Celebrating 28 years of fundraising and still going strong!

58 #SmartWaterMonth July’s social media outreach focused on

52 The MNLA Foundation: What is it?

MNLA Foundation Trustee Jim Saybolt discusses the evolution of the MNLA Foundation and its recent focus on workforce development. 

60 Irrigation Professionals! Do you Remember the “Good ol’ Days”?

MNLA works with the Plumbing Board and Legislature to bring common-sense change to testing and repairing backflow prevention assemblies.  

 Landscape & Hardscape Install & Design  Garden Services & Landscape Management  Garden Centers  Growers: Nursery & Greenhouse  Irrigation & Water Management  Arborists & Tree Services  All

sharing tips, tricks, and resources on water preservation for #smartirrigationmonth and #smartwatermonth The Scoop, September 2018, Issue 9, is issued monthly, 12 times per year. All original works, articles or formats published in The Scoop are © Minnesota Nursery & Landscape Association, 2018, and may not be used without written permission of MNLA, 1813 Lexington Ave N., Roseville, MN 55113. Subscription price is $99 for one year, which is included with member dues. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Scoop, MNLA, 1813 Lexington Ave N., Roseville, MN 55113.

Editorial Contributions. You are invited to share your expertise and perspective. Article ideas and manuscripts should, whenever possible, reflect real and specific experiences. When submitting an article, please contact the publisher at jon@mnla.biz or 651-633-4987.

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MINNESOTA NURSERY & LANDSCAPE ASSOCIATION Successful Businesses Grow Here!

1813 Lexington Ave. N. Roseville, MN 55113 651-633-4987 • Fax: 651-633-4986 Outside the metro area, toll free: 888-886-MNLA, Fax: 888-266-4986 www.MNLA.biz • www.NorthernGreen.org

MISSION: The mission of the Minnesota Nursery & Landscape Association is to help members grow successful businesses.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

scott frampton, president

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tim malooly, cid, clia, cic, VICE-PRESIDENT Water in Motion 763-559-7771 • timm@watermotion.com

randy berg, mnla-cp, SECRETARY-TREASURER Berg’s Nursery, Landscape/Garden Center 507-433-2823 • randy@bergsnursery.com

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executive director:

Cassie Larson, CAE • cassie@mnla.biz

membership director & trade show manager:

Mary Dunn, CEM • mary@mnla.biz communications dir.: Jon Horsman, CAE • jon@mnla.biz education/cert. manager: Susan Flynn • susan@mnla.biz Government Affairs Dir: Larry Johnson • larry@mnla.biz

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Improving Regulations & Workforce Strength Summer vacation season is in full swing, back to school is on display everywhere, and the state fair is rapidly gearing up. Deadlines are arbitrarily set, anxieties about time, product availability, and weather are all building … The reality that the final third of our season is upon us is setting in.

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As we ponder the stress of the final months of the season, I often consider how fortunate some of us are that soon we get to transition to a slower gear with ample time to sharpen our tools, rest and organize to do it all over again another year.

Recently the Texas Nursery and Landscape Association (TNLA) conducted a tour of Minnesota and several member businesses. During my brief visit with some of their members it was fascinating to hear from those that were in awe that many plants they have at home grow this far north. One of their irrigation members couldn’t believe that there was a market for irrigation here.

Setting these surprising similarities aside, it was no surprise to me that regulation, and work force issues are among the top concerns in Texas, too. It’s also no coincidence it’s what I hear from businesses at the Great Lakes Conference and at national conferences regularly.

Actively listening and working to improve regulations and workforce strength are at the top of the list of MNLA initiatives. We have several volunteer members working on our behalf to improve code requirements in Minneapolis, working to streamline the tree care registry and local licensure to potentially evolve to a state level license. The irrigation sector is continually working to improve backflow maintenance requirements and who can perform the work along with many other code changes and threats to our irrigation professionals.

On the workforce front, the careers committee had its second meeting on August 14th and is showing promise that our profession is beginning to see itself as a career versus labor to fulfill a temporary need. In addition, the MNLA Foundation is making inroads with high school september 18

Actively listening and working to improve regulations and workforce strength are at the top of the list of MNLA initiatives. We have several volunteer members working on our behalf to improve code requirements in Minneapolis, working to streamline the tree care registry and local licensure to potentially evolve to a state level license. students and teachers exposing green industry professions to the next generation.

I am very excited to see our staff and volunteers continually work hard to fulfill the MNLA mission, it’s definitely some of the most rewarding work I am part of on a daily basis.

Please feel free to contact me regarding any questions you have about the MNLA or nursery and landscape business generally.

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AN INITIATIVE OF THE MNLA MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE is to stay in touch and thank members with occasional visits. This month we also feature photos from recent supplier shows.

The plant health booth at the Bailey Expo was fully staffed and frequently visited.

Bailey Expo: This crew is off to tour the Bailey container tree farm.

Sandy from Whispering Gardens Garden Center checking out one of the great displays at the Bailey Expo.

Derek Lynde provides a guided tour to Rep. Dennis Smith, MNLA Lobbyist Doug Carnival, and MNLA Staff at Lynde Greenhouse.

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Dr. David Zlesak in a deep conversation with Ryan McEnaney during the Bailey Expo.

A quick shot of Jo, Rod, and Gordie Bailey between visits with customers at the Bailey Expo.

Thanks to Dee Ann Larson from Landscape Gal who renewed her MNLA membership early in 2018 and won our prize drawing!

Dawn and David Oberle of Excel Gardens.

Carrie Evans and George Ritten of Grove Nursery.

Monica Landkamer and Donna Atallian from Lynde Greenhouse & Nursery.

Juan Lozano, John Bailey, Mike Nelson, Rod Bailey, and Tony Sparks.

We got to chat with Marilyn Donner and Jeff Farber from Greenwood Nursery.

Ivan Izzo hard at work!

Our newest member Joanne Goddard of Goddard’s Gardens in Minneapolis. Welcome aboard Joanne and team!

Mary Beth Gullickson and Jean Sticha from Cedar Brook Garden Center.

Katie and Teri Otterness of Highland Nursery.

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Chris Wacker led a walking tour of the Bailey Nord Farm site at Bailey Expo.

Tracy and Bernie from Knecht’s Nurseries & Landscaping.

Tanya Anderson, Mandy Grosinger, and Cathy Walker, Malmborg's Garden Center.

Floyd and Carol Broman of Broman’s Greenhouse LLC.

Deb and Dave Schulte of Schulte’s Greenhouse and Nursery.

Tim Swedberg of Swedberg Nursery.

Welcome to one of our newest Northern Green Exhibitors for 2019, Curt Selinsky, Global Glove & Safety, with Chan Carlson from Crossroads Sales.

Mark and Peggy Sailer of Sailer's Greenhouse.

Tom and Mary Holm from the North Dakota Nursery and Greenhouse Association.

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POLLARDING Pollard (verb): to cut off the top and branches of (a tree) to encourage new growth at the top.

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ubbin trees” is how one client described trees she saw in Europe. I knew exactly what she was talking about.

Pollarding. This is an old form of labor-intensive pruning, usually carried out as a means of managing a tree from an early age to maintain a small, manageable crown. Pollarding (from the word “poll,” which originally meant “top of head”) started as an ancient agricultural practice for producing easy-to-reach leaves and firewood, while keeping the branches above the grazing level of livestock. Pollarded trees develop long, wispy, straight shoots that can be made into baskets, mats, fences, thatched roofs, tool handles, garden stakes, or flower arrangements.

Regular pruning of the young growths is carried out on an annual basis, back to knuckles or knobs that are formed on the ends of the scaffold framework. After a few prunings, a knob of callus and buds develops at the end of each headed branch. The knob becomes a mass of buds. Cutting back to a well-developed knob does not re-open the branch below to the possibility of decay as would occur if the branch were headed below the knob. Annual removal of the previous year’s shoots keeps the roots and tops fairly well in balance, so pollarded trees remain healthy and vigorous. Trees that respond well to this treatment include willow, crape myrtle, London plane tree, and linden. Pruning is best done in the spring, before the new growth begins and can be done annually or every other year, depending on the length of new growth required and the amount of available time and resources available to carry out this work, which is as you can imagine, is very labor intensive.

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Cutting back to a well-developed knob does not re-open the branch below to the possibility of decay as would occur if the branch were headed below the knob.

(Left): Pollarded trees on Lombard Street, San Francisco, California signify wealth that you can afford an army of laborers to work in your garden.

Photo Credit: Faith Appelquist. (Top): Pollarded London Planetree (Platanus acerifolia) is the center of attention at a cafe in Marseille, France. Photo Credit: Faith Appelquist. (Above): Snow covered pollarded tree makes an outstanding ornamental effect in Switzerland. Photo Credit: Rich Thompson.

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Winning an MNLA Landscape Award increases your ability to: 1. Promote the high quality of your work. If you win an award, you’ll be able to add “MNLA Award-Winning” to your marketing, plus we’ll provide you with artwork to use in your promotional pieces.

2. Strengthen customer relationships. Your clients will feel proud that their property was deemed one of the best in the state, and it will re-confirm their choice of putting their faith in you as their landscape professional.

3. Motivate employees and improve team performance. There is a great deal of effort that goes into executing all of the details of a landscape, and winning an award validates the team’s work.

4. Build a photo library. Preparing for awards entries gets you in the habit of photographing your work (especially construction details), and you never know when you’ll capture that perfect shot that you’ll use for years to come.

5. Generate sales. Closing the deal with your prospects will be easier when they see the value and prestige they will receive from working with your award-winning firm.

BONUS: Once again this year, SPACES Magazine will feature the MNLA Landscape Award winners in an editorial package in their spring edition, including a feature story on the Judges’ Choice project.

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Plan to enter this year and begin reaping the benefits next year and in the years to come!

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Nov. 14, 2018: Submission Deadline Nov. 21-Nov. 28, 2018: Entry Judging Dec. 3-7, 2018: Entry Status Notifications Jan. 15, 2019: Green Industry Awards Celebration

Judging Reminders • Entries are judged anonymously.

Judges do not know who submitted the projects.

• The size and cost of a project are not part of the criteria for judging.

• In any given year, ALL entries could win awards, or NO entries could win an award. Entries are not judged against each other; rather each entry is evaluated by judges who must determine whether an entry meets or exceeds the standards of excellence.

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STINK BUG? THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT

MNLA members encouraged to report brown marmorated stink bug finds using new smartphone/tablet app developed at University of Minnesota.

Dr. James Calkins | Research Information Director, Minnesota Nursery and Landscape Association Foundation

Figure 1. A new tool for identifying and reporting non-native stink bugs, including the invasive brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB; Halyomorpha halys), has been developed at the University of Minnesota; the Midwest Stink Bug Assistant app is free and available for both Apple (iOS) and Android operating systems (Photo Credit: James Calkins).

new app called the Midwest Stink Bug Assistant has been developed for the purpose of identifying and reporting occurrences of the invasive brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB; Halyomorpha halys) (Order Hemiptera, Family Pentatomidae). The app was developed by the University of Minnesota Extension IPM Program in partnership with the Minnesota Terrestrial Invasive Plants and Pests Center (MITPPC) and Purdue University using funds allocated from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund (ENRTF) to the MITPPC, as recommended by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR). Minnesota Nursery and Landscape Association (MNLA) members are encouraged to download the free Midwest Stink Bug Assistant app, to be on the lookout for this invasive agricultural, landscape, and nuisance pest, and to report suspected BMSB detections using the “Report Invasive” feature of the app.

The brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) is a non-native, invasive, sap-feeding insect with piercing-sucking mouthparts that feeds on over 300 plant species from more than 45 plant families. Native to eastern Asia (China, Japan, North and South Korea, Myanmar, Taiwan, and Vietnam), and first detected in North America in Pennsylvania in 1996, both the larval instars (nymphs) and adults feed on and damage host plants making the BMSB a serious, season-long pest that is a growing threat to many agronomic, horticultural, and silvicultural (forestry) crops including nursery and landscape plants and other horticultural crops. Other hemipterans, all with piercing-sucking mouthparts, include other sap-sucking insects like aphids, cicadas, leafhoppers, planthoppers, scale insects, shield bugs, and spittlebugs, predatory insects like assassin bugs and some water bugs, and the blood-sucking bed bugs.

In addition to being a serious plant pest, the BMSB can also be a significant nuisance pest as adults commonly seek shelter and overwinter in homes and other manmade structures in very large numbers (hundreds to thousands and even tens of thousands or more). september 18

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First detected in Minnesota in 2010, it appears the BMSB is reproducing successfully and spreading in the state based on the presence of nymphs and increasing numbers of adults in recent years. Thus far, the largest infestations have been reported in the Twin Cities metropolitan area, but the BMSB is expanding its range in Minnesota and has been found as far north as Alexandria and Duluth. If you haven’t already seen one, it is likely that you will in the near future. In addition to being aware of the threat posed by brown marmorated stink bugs, nursery and landscape professionals can also play an important role in documenting the presence of brown marmorated stink bugs, and are encouraged to do so, by watching for brown marmorated stink bugs and reporting suspected finds.

The Midwest Stink Bug Assistant app is designed to help users identify and distinguish native stink bugs that are commonly encountered in the Upper Midwest from non-native species like the brown marmorated stink bug. The app includes high-resolution, side-byside images to enable easy comparisons among stink bugs and other identification tools to assist in the identification of adult and immature stink bugs, including the BMSB, and also includes information about look-alike species.

Users can also help with early detection and distribution mapping by using the “Report Invasive” feature to report and upload photographs of suspected invasive stinkbug finds. The app is also designed to allow users to report another invasive stink bug that has only recently been detected in Minnesota — the bagrada or painted bug (Bagrada hilaris) which was detected in 2017 near Northfield south of the Twin Cities and near North Branch north of the Twin

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Cities. In both cases, the insects were caught in BMSB traps. The bagrada bug is primarily a pest of members of the cabbage family (Brassicaceae), but also feeds on plants in a number of other families. Suspected detections of nonnative stink bugs reported using the Midwest Stink Bug Assistant app will be verified by a stink bug expert and added to the national database to help track the spread and distribution of these insects.

Once again, the Midwest Stink Bug Assistant app is free and can be easily downloaded for Apple (iOS) or Android platforms at https://itunes.apple.com/us/ app/midwest-stink-bug/id1317807186? mt=8 or at https://play.google.com/store/ apps/details?id=edu.purdue.ceris.stinkbug, respectively.

MNLA members had the opportunity to learn more about the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) in the August 2018 edition of The Scoop magazine.

Additional information about the BMSB is available through the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) webpage at http://www.mda.state.mn.us/ plants/insects/stinkbug.aspx. In addition, MNLA members and the general public can report BMSB observations through the MDA Arrest the Pest reporting program at http://www.mda.state.mn.us/ plants/pestmanagement/arrestthepest.aspx.

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The USDA-sponsored (National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA) Stop BMSB: Management of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug in US Specialty Crops website (http://www.stopbmsb.org/; Northeastern IPM Center, Cornell University) is also a good source of information about the BMSB including a list of plants preferred by the BMSB (http://www.stopbmsb.org/where-is-bmsb/host-plants/).

Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) reports, and reports of other invasive species, can also be submitted using the Great Lakes Early Detection Network (GLEDN) smartphone/tablet app (https://apps.bugwood.org/apps/gledn/). The GLEDN app is part of the Bugwood Network and the Early Detection and Distribution Mapping System (EDDMapS; www.eddmaps.org) developed and managed by the University of Georgia’s Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health (www.bugwood.org). Verified BMSB reports submitted using the Midwest Stink Bug Assistant app ultimately end up in this database.

The Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center (MITPPC) was established by the Minnesota Legislature in 2014 for the purpose of researching and developing effective measures to prevent and minimize the threats posed by terrestrial invasive plants, pathogens, and pests, including agricultural weeds and pests, in order to protect the state’s native prairies, forests, wetlands, and agricultural resources.

For additional information about the Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center, which includes MNLA Advisory Board representation, visit the MITPPC webpage at http://mitppc.umn.edu/.

Additional Resources: Hutchison, B., T. Cira, and B. Koch. 2018. New App for MN Farmers, Consultants: Midwest Stink Bug Assistant. Minnesota Crop News, University of Minnesota Extension; April 10, 2018. http://blog-crop-news. extension.umn.edu/2018/04/new-app-for-mn-farmers-consultants.html (Accessed July 19, 2018) Koch, R.L., A. Ambourn, and J. Burington. 2018. Detections of Bagrada hilaris (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in Minnesota. Journal of Entomological Science 53(2):278-280. https://doi.org/10.18474/JES17131.1 (abstract only) United States Department of Agriculture. 2018 (Last updated July 19, 2018). Brown Marmorated Stink Bug. National Agricultural Library, National Invasive Species Information Center. https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/animals/stinkbug.shtml (Accessed July 20, 2018) Cira, T. and W.D. Hutchison. 2014. BMSB. Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota. https://www.fruitedge.umn.edu/sites/fruitedge. umn.edu/files/bmsb_factsheet.pdf (Accessed July 20, 2018) United States Environmental Protection Agency. 2017 (Last updated June 27, 2017). Brown Marmorated Stink Bug. https://www.epa.gov/ safepestcontrol/brown-marmorated-stink-bug (Accessed July 19, 2018)

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WEDNESDAY At-A-Glance COLOR KEY:

Premium Content Concurrent Session Trade Show Campfire, Sandbox, or Theater Session

7:30 AM 8:20 AM

University of Minnesota Turf Research Update Brian Horgan, Eric Watkins

8:30 AM 9:45 AM

OPENING KEYNOTE: Open Roads Open Minds: An Exploration of Creative Problem Solving Steve Uzzell | Main Aud All attendees and exhibitors welcome!

10:00 AM 5:00 PM

Trade Show Open

10:00 AM 11:00 AM

Hardscape Installation | Rich Lahren

www.NorthernGreen.org January 15–17, 2019 Minneapolis Convention Center 1:15 PM 1:45 PM

Climbing Demo | Climbers Corner

1:45 PM 2:15 PM

Top 10 Shrub Combinations Alan Branhagen | Innovation Theater Sports Turf Management Lakeshore Campfire Landscape/Hardscape Contractor Networking Group Backyard Campfire 2:00 PM: MNRC Meeting | Room 207

2:00 PM 3:00 PM

Hardscape Installation | Rich Lahren New ANSI Pruning Standards | John Ball Outstanding Herbaceous Plants: Your Rx for Long Lasting Color in the Landscape | Bob Lyons Irrigation System Inspections and Commissioning Brent Mecham ARTSCAPING IN DRY STONE: Delightful Curiosities: A Visual Tour of Purpose–built Enigmas | Dan Snow Scoring Tees | Jan Bel Jan

2:00 PM 3:00 PM

CEO PREMIUM CONTENT: Employee Development: Creating a Career Path Model | Jim Huston

2:20 PM 2:50 PM

What’s New in Lighting Walkabout Gerry De LaVega | Innovation Theater Nursery Networking Group with special guest Leif Knecht | Lakeshore Campfire Drought-Resistant Grasses or Lawns Andy Hollman | Backyard Campfire

3:00 PM 3:30 PM

Top 10 Roses for Minnesota David Zlesak | Innovation Theater U of M Survey — How Pollinator Friendly Is Your Landscape?

Julie Weisenhorn | Lakeshore Campfire

3:10 PM 4:10 PM

CEO PREMIUM CONTENT: Employee Development: Creating a Career Path Model | Jim Huston

3:10 PM 4:10 PM

Fungicide Selection for Foliar Diseases on Shrubs and Trees | Janna Beckerman This is a Good Sign: Retailers Best Practices Bridget Behe Foodscaping for Sustainability | Brie Arthur Container Root Pruning | Leif Knecht ARTSCAPING IN DRY STONE: Examining Process in the Creation of One-of-a-Kind Stoneworks Dan Snow Golf Courses and the ADA | Jan Bel Jan

3:15 PM 3:45 PM

Pruning Demo | Climbers Corner

4:20 PM 4:50 PM

Garden Center Display Problem Solver Innovation Theater Managing Crews Using Technology Lakeshore Campfire Arborist Networking with special guest John Ball Backyard Campfire

Through the Eyes of a Plant Shopper | Bridget Behe The Color of the Native Plant Palette and Other Related Thoughts | Bob Lyons Pressure Regulation for Irrigation Efficiency Brent Mecham Tree Safety | John Ball Golf and the Weather | Dr. Kevin Kloesel

10:00 AM 12:00 PM

CEO PREMIUM CONTENT: Employee Development: Creating a Career Path Model | Jim Huston

10:05 AM 10:35 AM

Exploring Sports Turf Innovation Theater Pruning Tools & Gear Nick Grebe | Lakeshore Campfire Managing Public Spaces for Wildlife Backyard Campfire

10:40 AM 11:10 AM

Top 10 Container Combinations Megan Nichols | Innovation Theater Certification Exam Study Tips Certification Task Team | Lakeshore Campfire Research for the Real World—The Year in Review Jim Calkins | Backyard Campfire

11:15 AM 11:45 AM

Climbing Demo | Climbers Corner

11:15 AM 12:15 AM

MN Patrol Commercial Vehicle Inspection Demo The Sandbox

11:20 AM 11:50 AM

Top 5 Tree Diseases/Top 5 Tree Pests Chad Giblin | Innovation Theater Salt/Brine Demo Dave Voight | Lakeshore Campfire Professional Gardening Networking Group Backyard Campfire

12:15 PM 12:45 PM

Top 10 Grasses Mary Meyer | Innovation Theater Marketing Horticultural Crops in the Garden Center Bridget Behe | Lakeshore Campfire Golf Course Turf Backyard Campfire

1:00 PM 1:30 PM

Top 10 Perennials | Mike Heger | Innovation Theater Backflow for Irrigation Brent Mecham | Lakeshore Campfire Business & Tax Issues Copeland Buhl | Backyard Campfire

THURSDAY At-A-Glance COLOR KEY:

11:15 AM 12:15 AM

MN Patrol Commercial Vehicle Inspection Demo The Sandbox

11:20 AM 11:50 AM

Next Gen Leadership, Pt. 2 Steve Bench | Innovation Theater How Can We Get New Trees Into the Market Place?

Kris Bachtel | Lakeshore Campfire Landscape Design Networking with special guest Roy Diblik | Backyard Campfire

Premium Content Concurrent Session Trade Show Campfire, Sandbox, or Theater Session

12:00 PM: MAC Luncheon | Lounge A

7:00 AM: MNLA Annual Meeting | 101 FG 7:00 AM 8:00 AM

No-Mow Fine Fescues | Zack Reineking

12:15 PM 12:45 PM

8:00 AM 8:50 AM

Perennial Garden Design with Affection And Planting Through Self Discovery, Part 1 | Roy Diblik Fine Fescues | Ken Nice The Importance of Tree Diversity Kris Bachtel The Foodscape Revolution | Brie Arthur Succession Planning Terri and Steve Wilcox Natural Turf Management, Pt. 1 Chip Osborne

Landscape Awards Presentations, Pt. 1 Innovation Theater Garden Center Networking with special guest Katie Dubow | Lakeshore Campfire Silica OSHA Regulations Tim Huinker | Backyard Campfire

12:15 AM 12:45 AM

Climbing Demo | Climber’s Corner

8:00 AM 10:00 AM

INTERACTIVE TRACK—The Right Tools & Technology for Efficiency Onsite | Frank Bourque

9:00 AM 4:00 PM

Trade Show Open

9:05 AM 10:05 AM

Perennial Garden Design with Affection And Planting Through Self Discovery, Part 2 | Roy Diblik Top Garden Center Trends for 2018 Katie Dubow Stormwater Management | Mike Isensee Woody Plants Topic | Philip Ronald Natural Turf Management, Pt. 2 Chip Osborne Fine Fescue Discussion Panel | Zack Reineking, Ken Nice, Jake Schmitz, Mark Michalski, Jeff Johnson, Sam Bauer and Matt Cavanaugh

9:10 AM 9:40 AM

Best Performing Annuals Steve Poppe | Innovation Theater Invasive Insects Kimberly Thielen Cremers | Backyard Campfire

9:45 AM 10:15 AM

Tree Planting BMPs Gary Johnson | Innovation Theater Plant Disease Janna Beckerman | Lakeshore Campfire Horticultural Therapy Heidi Heiland | Backyard Campfire

10:40 AM 11:10 AM

Next Gen Leadership, Pt. 1 Steve Bench | Innovation Theater Should You Leverage Facebook Live?

Katie Dubow | Lakeshore Campfire Golf Course Case Study Nick Folk | Backyard Campfire 10:45 AM: MPSTMA Annual Meeting | 101FG

11:15 AM 11:45 AM

Climbing Demo | Climber’s Corner

12:30 PM: MGCSA Annual Meeting | 101FG 1:00 PM 1:30 PM

Landscape Awards Presentations, Pt. 2 Innovation Theater Smart Controllers Russ Jundt | Lakeshore Campfire Flower Grower Networking Meeting with special guest Steve Poppe | Backyard Campfire

1:30 PM 3:20 PM

INTERACTIVE TRACK—The Right Tools & Technology for Setting Up Your Mobile Office | Frank Bourque

1:45 PM 2:15 PM

Landscape Awards Presentations, Pt. 3 Innovation Theater Invasive Species/Noxious Weed Status Update Jim Calkins | Lakeshore Campfire Rhododendrons Betty Ann Addison | Backyard Campfire

2:15 PM 2:45 PM

Pruning Demo | Climbers Corner

2:30 PM 3:00 PM

Sports Turf Management | Innovation Theater How to Prevent Aquatic Invasive Species Kelly Pennington | Lakeshore Campfire H-2 Works Visas: Trends and Immigration Compliance Loan Huynh | Backyard Campfire

2:30 PM 3:20 PM

The Business of the Game of Golf Managing Landscapes From a Pollinator Standpoint Elaine Evans Knowing your Customers: Results of the 2018 Retail Garden Center Customer Survey—MDA Paul Hugunin Hardscape Tools and Technology A Focus on Irrigation Water Using Trees and Shrubs to Conserve Energy Jennifer Teegarden

3:20 PM 4:00 PM

Closing Keynote: The Work We Do Ted Schick | Innovation Theater

CAMPFIRES: CONNECT + GROW ON THE GO

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Lakeshore Campfire INNOVATION + INSPIRATION THEATER

Innovation & Inspiration Theater

This theater, with a huge screen in the center of the action, hosts a variety of live events, including sessions focusing on next generation leadership, garden center merchandising, tree planting BMPs, presentations from Landscape Award recipients, and several “Top 10” plant lists! Plus, featured interviews, video highlights, and educational content all tailored specifically for green industry professionals.

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New this year, this area will feature hands-on activities including MN State Patrol Commercial Vehicle Inspection & Demo and a Safety Trailer with training and how-tos!

The Sandbox TECH LAB

Tech Lab

Come and experience the unexpected at Northern Green through exploration of the cutting-edge technology available in the green industry. Flying drones have become a tool used in many of our industry segments, from mapping a landscape site to detecting problems in turf to marketing. Come explore the opportunity to fly one yourself and see its capabilities.

CLIMBER'S CORNER

Stop by the Climber's Corner where Certified Arborists from S&S Tree & Horticultural Specialists will provide tree climbing and pruning demos.

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Climber’s Corner ESCAPE ROOM CHALLENGE

Looking for a fun team building event that will challenge your industry knowledge during Northern Green? Visit the NEW mini-escape room on the trade show floor! Sign up your team of 4 or 5 people for a 10-minute time slot online and see if you can beat our landscape/golf/plant-themed puzzles. Will your crew have what it takes to escape? Come and find out!

ESCAPE ROOM CHALLENGE

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A Trade Show Floor That’s More Dynamic Than Ever!

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Tuesday, Jan. 15, 4:00–6:30pm

PREVIEW PARTY

Do you like to be first? The Northern Green Trade Show Preview Party is a chance for attendees of Tuesday Master Classes, anyone holding a 2-Day or 3-Day Northern Green pass, or customers with a special invitation directly from their supplier to get a sneak peek into the trade show before it officially opens! Yes, you can be first! There will be free appetizers, cash bars, a poker run and a keg crawl throughout the show floor during this happy hour affair.

While you’re visiting with Northern Green exhibitors and learning about their offerings, you also have a chance to find treasure. A number of exhibitors have donated prizes for the Treasure Hunt. Simply follow the treasure map on the card available outside the trade show entrance and dig up booth personnel at each participating booth to sign your card. Then, drop off the completed card in the big drum in Lobby C to be entered into a drawing to win fabulous prizes!

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Visit hundreds of exhibitors in the 198,000 square-foot exhibit hall onsite at Northern Green 2019. For the latest listings, please check www.NorthernGreen.org or the Northern Green app.

SCHEDULE FOR 2019 Tuesday, January 15: PREVIEW PARTY 4:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

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...AND VISIT THEM ONLINE. Connect with these exhibitors all year long by visiting the Vendor Directory online at www.NorthernGreen.org.

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Tuesday, January 15, 2019 Develop your skills as a green industry professional by attending one of the full-day Master Classes on Tuesday of Northern Green week. Sign up at www.NorthernGreen.org!

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Pending Minnesota Dept. of Labor & Industry approval, this class satisfies eight hours of continuing education requirements for the Power Limited Training Licensure, including 2 hours of code and 6 hours of technical training oriented specifically toward the landscape industry.

Pesticide Recertification Workshop

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This workshop meets the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) Commercial Pesticide Applicator Requirements for Category A (Core) and Category E (Turf and Ornamentals).

Recertification for optional Categories F (Aquatics) and P (Vertebrate Pest) will also be offered as part of this workshop.

Licensed applicators with Categories A and E who last attended a recertification workshop in 2017, and newly-licensed pesticide applicators in 2018, must attend an MDA-approved workshop by 12/31/2019. By attending the Pesticide Recertification track and completing the on-site attendance documentation, applicators will obtain recertification credit.

For applicators to receive credit for Category F or Category P, they must attend the entire Pesticide Recertification track (Category A, E, and F or P) and complete on-site attendance documentation.

NCMA Certification: Segmental Retaining Walls Installer Course – Level I/Basic Instructed by Dale Buker, County Materials, an NCMA Certified instructor This one-day Segmental Retaining Wall (SRW) Installer Course teaches installers fundamental SRW installation guidelines, material and system component properties, soils and compaction, the effect of water, and site practices. Those who successfully complete the classroom training and pass a written examination become certified as a Certified SRW Installer (CSRWI).

This credential is highly valued by consumers and the program includes a wealth of valuable course information and reference material that attendees take back to work for implementation as moneysaving and profit-making ideas.

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Weather and the Urban Landscape As landscape managers, we have very little control over the impact weather has on the landscapes we manage. The weather seems to get more severe with each passing year, anything from increased rainfall rates in the summer, to extreme dryness in the fall, to the much-maligned polar vortex. The only real tool we have is to better educate ourselves on how such events impact the plants we manage.

This class will discuss how turfgrass and trees react to drought, heat, and winter-related stresses.

Presenters will provide ways to help manage our plants during strange and stressful weather patterns.

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SketchUp: A Workshop with Daniel Tal Presented by Daniel Tal, DHM Design and DanielTal.com This one-day technology training class is focused on SketchUp - a 3D modeling computer program. Daniel Tal is a registered landscape architect with over 18 years of experience and a 3D modeling and visualization expert.

The class will include the following: • SketchUp and 3D modeling – Basic to Advanced • Unmanned Aerial Vehicle; a.k.a. Drones and Landscape Architecture • General Technology Trends and Landscape Architecture This training is part lecture, part hands-on. It is recommended that participants have a working knowledge of SketchUp. To participate in the SketchUp hands-on tutorials, attendees must bring their own laptop computer, a 3-button mouse, and have a current version of SketchUp installed and ready to go.

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Women in Leadership: Grow, Inspire, Lead Women are taking the lead in many industries, including the green industry. Join us for a day devoted exclusively to green industry women.

Jill Blashak Strahan, speaker, author and one of the nation’s leading female entrepreneurs, will kick off the day with a motivational message about overcoming obstacles and using fear as a motivator. Teresa Thomas, speaker and networking expert, will discuss why and how to create meaningful professional connections, and Terri McEnaney, Bailey Nurseries, will share her experiences and discuss work/life balance. There will also be a panel discussion with women business owners, and an opportunity to receive advice on everyday challenges from industry peers.

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Enjoy exclusive sessions and an upgraded experience.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2019

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TRACK

CREATING A CAREER PATH FOR YOUR EMPLOYEES USING JOB DESCRIPTIONS AS A FOUNDATION In this workshop for CEOs, business owners and managers, Jim Huston introduces attendees to the process of creating a career path for their employees using the green industry job descriptions contained in his book. Plus, he also explains: • Why creating a career path mentality for employees is so important.

• The benefits of creating a career path for your employees.

• How job descriptions are used as a foundation for creating a career path.

• The eleven major components contained in a good job description.

• The benchmarking concept of minimal supervision and why it is so important.

• Finding, training and keeping good people.

• Implementing simple incentive and bonus methods.

• The FBI concept of profiling and how it applies to developing a career path.

• Why attitudes determine your company’s altitude and how to incorporate high-performance attitudes into your employees.

• How to measure performance both analytically and intuitively.

Attendees will be provided with numerous handouts and visual aids. Huston’s book, audio book, and MS Word CD will be available for purchase.

Jim Huston

James R. Huston, MBA, CPE, has over thirty-five years of diverse business management experience and holds an MBA degree in finance.

He is also a member of the American Society of Professional Estimators. He is a Certified Professional Landscape Estimator and he is one of only two such CPLE’s in the world.

As a Captain in the U.S. Marine Corps, he held positions in finance, aviation supply inventory management and procurement.

After his tour of duty, he became a senior production control analyst for the Electronics Division of General Dynamics.

Since 1987, he has been a management consultant to the Green Industry. Early in his career, he was in charge of the consulting division for Charles Vander Kooi and Associates, Inc.; and in 1989 he formed J. R. Huston Consulting, Inc. Huston has written seven books and developed five software programs for the green Industry.

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THE RIGHT TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGY TO TRANSFORM YOUR LANDSCAPE OR HARDSCAPE BUSINESS Technology is changing the way the green industry does business. Learn about the tools and technology that will increase your efficiency and business profits, no matter if you are a beginner or if you are already running a multimillion-dollar company.

PART 1: RIGHT TOOLS & TECHNOLOGY FOR EFFICIENCY ONSITE (8:00 AM – 10:00 AM) In this high impact morning session, you will learn the habits, tools, and technologies that are used by highly effective teams, field leaders, and crews. Get the latest information regarding the best industry habits and tools that can increase your efficiency, productivity, and profits as a landscape and hardscape company. This session focuses on several industry leaders/company case studies and how they created award-winning companies.

PART 2: RIGHT TOOLS & TECHNOLOGY TO SET UP YOUR MOBILE OFFICE (1:30 PM – 3:20 PM) You will spend the afternoon learning how to integrate technology and mobile applications in your business to set up your mobile office and increase productivity, efficiency, and profits with your teams. You will learn about available options to design, track, monitor, communicate, advertise, share and access information more easily at anytime from anywhere.

Frank Bourque is an award-winning hardscape professional, speaker, writer, consultant, and entrepreneur with an extensive background in business, landscaping and hardscape construction. His knowledge and experience have allowed him to coach various types of organizations in Frank sales, customer service, installation Bourque practices, peak performance and efficiency strategies. He has been a part of the Green Industry for more than 20 years as a business owner, working in various sectors including retail, landscape management and landscape design/ construction. Frank offers coaching and conferences at some of the largest contractor events throughout the US and Canada such as Hardscape North America, GIE Expo and Landscape Ontario Congress. He is the host of Hardscape Live in Toronto and, a certified ICPI & NCMA instructor.

NORTHERN GREEN 2019 KEYNOTES Opening Keynote Open Roads Open Minds An Exploration of Creative Problem Solving Steve Uzzell WEDNESDAY 8:30–9:45 AM | MAIN AUDITORIUM

Anyone who has had the good fortune to drive for any length of time on a true open road has experienced the remarkable mind-opening phenomenon that results: Our imagination is released, and problems resolve quickly in solution. Why? Why does this ALWAYS work? Steve calls this effect the Spirit of the Open Road. As adults, the continuum of every day is spent solving problems, so… how DO we access the Spirit of the Open Road and turn it into an attitude for everyday problem solving? A 58-minute presentation with over 250 photographs from 44 of the United States and 11 other countries covers 10 key points of the process and much more.

Steve Uzzell is an internationally renowned photographer and inspirational speaker. His photographic assignments have taken him to all 50 United States and 30 countries: from corporations, such as Boeing Steve Uzzell and IBM to more than 100 publications including National Geographic, Smithsonian and Time. As a speaker, he has taken his message of creativity and the power of ideas to over 490 organizations, associations, corporations and colleges (in all 50 states and 6 countries, India and China among them) including the U.S. Naval Post Graduate School, Merrill Lynch, J.P. Morgan Chase, Northrop Grumman, HSBC, Marriott, BNY Mellon and Adobe. Steve began his photography career as the assistant to the editor of National Geographic and a member of its photographic staff. He struck out on his own in 1975 and today spends six months of the year traveling the world for his photographic clients and the rest as a teacher and inspirational speaker. Along the way, Steve has published 3 books of his photography, and received 10 prestigious Communication Arts awards.

Closing Keynote The Work We Do

Ted Schick, Schick Corporate Learning THURSDAY, 3:20–4:00 PM | INNOVATION THEATER

We spend nearly 40% of our lives working. And let’s face it--- our work, to some degree, defines who we are. In this fun and engaging closing keynote, we will look at our work, our motivation and what we need to flourish every day. We’ll examine the roots of our professionalism as well as how to cultivate our teams, so they can grow and blossom. We will close with how to till our own soil, taking care of us as we tend to our health and well-being. A perfect way to close our conference as we anxiously wait for spring (and we will be waiting for a while more).

Ted Schick

With over 20 years in teaching, Ted holds a BA Business from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, a teaching certificate from Bemidji State University, and Master of Education from the University of Minnesota, Duluth.

Ted is a member and past president of the Lake Superior Chapter of the American Society of Training and Development located in Duluth, MN. Ted is active in his community with 13 years on the Spirit Mountain Ski KEYNOTES Patrol and volunteering with local WITH ALL animal humane societies such as PASSES Animal Allies in Duluth and Friends of Animals in Cloquet. Ted is also part of the Cloquet Rotary and Mentor Duluth. In his “spare” time, he has been a stand-up comedian, teaches Boot Camp fitness classes in the Twin Ports and is an accomplished triathlete.

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Residing in Duluth, MN, Ted is a corporate trainer, professional speaker and consultant with his own business, Schick Corporate Learning. A retired naval officer who rose up from the enlisted ranks, Ted has over 30-years’ experience leading people.

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2019, 6:00 P.M. | Ticket price: $40 A joint effort by MNLA and MTGF, this event utilizes the Innovation & Inspiration Theater on the trade show floor, which includes a giant rear-projected screen allowing for an outstanding visual display. There will be fantastic food, cash bars, a master of ceremonies to act as a host for the evening’s festivities, and lots to celebrate! We’ll recognize a number of deserving individuals and companies for their service to the green industry, their research, their excellence in landscape and sports field work, for receiving and sponsoring scholarships, and for completion of the Green Industry Leadership Institute.

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JUDGES’ CHOICE

PROJECT PROFILE Each year the MNLA Landscape Awards program judges choose their top three favorite projects from all the entries. These votes are tallied and the final winner is announced first at the Green Industry Awards Celebration held the Tuesday of Northern Green week.

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The original scope of this project was to transform a typical Minneapolis lot into an outdoor oasis. The family wanted to focus on creating a usable space for private relaxation and also entertaining. They envisioned elements of old world Tuscany that also complemented the architectural style of their home.

CONSTRUCTION: The tight space required thoughtful and efficient construction coordination. Here the crew is simultaneously building the masonry seatwall and the integral wood pergola.

BEFORE: The focus of the project was a space between the house and detached garage (seen at the back of this photo) that was overgrown with vegetation, with only a narrow lawn path through the middle.

BEFORE: Another view of the original overgrown space. The door straight ahead leads to a sunroom but obviously was not functional.

Circulation overall was not logical or practical.

AFTER: A cedar wood stoop extends from the newly-liberated sunroom door to provide circulation options to the new courtyard.

AFTER: The design investigation also revealed problems with flooding in the garage, and the discussion quickly led to renovating the garage also.

Since the west wall of the garage created one of the walls for our new outdoor room, the garage renovation became integral to the landscape transformation.

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CONSTRUCTION: The outdoor gas fireplace was placed against the garage wall — an efficient use of space and a reduction of the fireplace cost, as one side would not need to be finished.

BEFORE: The dated utilitarian nature of the garage did not have anything to do with the house or the Tuscan style the client envisioned for their new landscape.

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AFTER: Remodeling the garage corrected drainage problems inside and around the structure. The new stucco façade now matches the house. Downspouts were relocated and windows were enlarged. The garage is now an integral backdrop to the flexible entertaining space.

Limestone paving unifies the courtyard between house and garage.

Reclaimed barnwood was used to create a rustic, weathered pergola that frames the entire courtyard. A matching vertical trellis screens the house utilities and a vine will eventually wind its way across the entire pergola, reinforcing the secluded nature of the space.

he winner of the 2018 Judges Choice Award is Overman Residence by the team at Ground One Enterprises. The judges commented: • Very thoughtful and restrained choice of materials and use of space.

• This project looks like it has always been there. Overall appearance is high-quality with great workmanship.

• Working with old wood can provide a challenge; this design and workmanship is spot-on, connecting previously disconnected areas that were essentially useless and breathing usability into features of the home and landscape that had become overgrown.

• Excellent connections were established between all parts of this landscape area and the buildings.

• Overall, this is one of my favorite kinds of projects — a design that takes otherwise under-used space and makes it so much better!

Detail of the reclaimed barnwood pergola.

A stone seat wall matches the fireplace and provides overflow seating for larger gatherings as well as optional built-in seating along the dining table, if desired.

LED strip lighting under the wall cap creates a soft ambient glow, and the aspen behind the wall are also up-lit.

The passage between the house and garage is the homeowners’ primary entrance into the courtyard, so we extended the new design aesthetic to the backdoor of the house and the rest of the backyard to create a cohesive landscape experience. Also note the operational barnwood shutters on the garage match the pergola.

Ground One Enterprises described the project like this: The initial scope of this project was to transform a typical Minneapolis lot into an outdoor oasis. The family wanted to create a usable space for private relaxation and entertaining. They envisioned elements of old world Tuscany that also complemented the architectural style of their home. Their wish list included an outdoor fireplace, grill, dining area, and pergola.

The existing conditions provided no usable entertaining space. A detached garage takes up a large portion of the backyard. A small area between the garage and house was overrun with an arborvitae hedge and a grass path provided tentative access around the house. There is a door off the sunroom adjacent to this space but the door was not functional.

The design investigation also revealed problems with flooding in the garage, and the discussion quickly led to how the homeowners would love to renovate the garage also; its dated utilitarian style did not have anything to do with their house or the Tuscan style they envisioned for their new landscape. Since the west wall of the garage created one of the walls for our new outdoor room, the garage renovation became integral to the landscape transformation.

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BEFORE: View of north side of garage and the backdoor stoop is to the right.

AFTER: Existing concrete stoop was veneered with matching stone.

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The new stoop creates a seamless transition from the house to the courtyard, which is around the corner at the end of the stone path.

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The homeowners’ goals required thoughtful design considerations given the limited space available. The ultimate answer was to create a flexible courtyard that united the house, a rejuvenated garage and the rest of the landscape.

The courtyard became a flexible paved area for dining and grilling.

The fireplace was placed against the garage wall, an efficient use of space and a reduction of cost, as one side would not need to be finished. A stone seatwall matches the fireplace details and provides overflow seating for larger gatherings and built-in seating along the dining table, if desired. The weathered limestone used for paving, fireplace and seatwall elicits a feeling of timeless old-world style. A cedar wood stoop at the newly-liberated sunroom door provides circulation options.

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Other problem-solving included creating a trash enclosure along the new driveway that was attractive and easy to access.

BEFORE: This was the view the homeowners came home to every day.

AFTER: The homeowners’ new daily landscape experience, starting at the street and extending all the way to their backdoor, has the same material vocabulary. The garage has been upgraded and integrated with the architecture of the home and the rest of their landscape.

Reclaimed barnwood creates a rustic, weathered pergola framing the entire courtyard. A matching trellis screens the house utilities where a vine will eventually cross the entire pergola. Barnwood was repeated for the fireplace mantle and operational garage shutters. A portable gas grill is plumbed in two locations to give flexibility of use for larger gatherings.

The design vocabulary was extended to house back door and driveway. The original experience here was a jumble of concrete, brick, timbers, and stone. The existing concrete stoop was veneered with matching limestone to create a seamless transition from house to the rest of the landscape.

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The material selections create a weathered, timeless space.

The entire landscape now comes together as a functional, complete idea of oasis in the city. The material selections create a weathered, timeless space. Disparate parts of this property are now united into a unique whole that the family will embrace for years to come.

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and LED strip-lights under the wall cap glow across the patio. The lighting system and irrigation are controlled via an app on the homeowner’s cell phone.

We were responsible for the garage remodel, which followed the lead of the landscape design. All doors and windows were replaced to better complement the house. The homeowner is an avid container gardener so a windowbox matching those on the house was added under the north windows. Sconces were installed around the building on separate lines to add adjustable levels of ambience. The garage was raised to install a new floor, sillplate and waterproofing. The sagging roof was straightened and reinforced. Siding was replaced with stucco and gingerbread wood inlays to match the house. A new driveway was poured with stone borders matching the patio and walkways. A wood screen provides an attractive, accessible trash storage solution.

The entire landscape now comes together as a functional and complete idea of respite in the city. The material selections create a weathered, timeless space. The design process provided the opportunity to unite disparate parts of this property into a unique whole that the family will embrace for years to come.

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➾ S I NDU E CT ISTRY O N TITLE UPDATE

NICH INVITES ALL TO JOIN TOGETHER UN DER TH E “ B I G TEN T”

MORE THAN 80 INDUSTRY LEADERS ATTEND ANNUAL MEETING & CREATE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR GROWTH PEOPLE IN OUR INDUSTRY LOVE PLANTS. Cultivars

or natives, houseplants or edibles, trees or shrubs,

urban forest or fairy gardens, it doesn’t matter.

Sharing a love for plants and our passion for our industry was the overriding theme at the 3rd Meeting of the National Initiative for Consumer Horticulture (NICH) held in Atlanta June 27–29.

NICH — pronounced like pitch — started as an audacious idea to unite all stakeholders in consumer horticulture and get 90 percent of U.S. households gardening by 2025.

Some 80 U.S. green industry leaders and innovators — from academia to commercial

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growers to associations — pooled their collective brainpower at the meeting and created a strategic plan to achieve that mission. It is centered on several “big ideas”: • Grow consumer horticulture • Build unified engagement across consumer horticulture • Ensure federal, state and other sources of funding At the meeting, Marvin Miller of Ball Horticulture imagined a new “big idea.” He saw NICH as a big tent with open sides.

“I was thinking an umbrella was too small and restrictive,” he explained. “NICH is more like a big tent so people can come under the tent and join the cause yet have the freedom to be independent for their specific objectives and operate for those specific objectives outside the tent.

“We all can appreciate the opportunity to expand the use of plants and the appreciation for horticulture and grow the horticultural community,” he explained. “In my mind, this is where NICH can play a significant role in bringing those with these common goals together.”

This “big tent” idea caught fire at the NICH meeting.

Casey Sclar, NICH’s Inaugural Chair and Executive Director of the American Public Gardens Association, added, “NICH welcomes all sectors to gather under this tent and creates one powerful, unified voice to promote the value of plants and ultimately grow all aspects of end-use horticulture.”

Attendees at the meeting, ranging from seasoned veterans to millennials, spanned all sectors of consumer horticulture.

Peter Moe, director of the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, reflected on how fortunate we are to work in a field that creates a more beautiful and healthier world.

“We are excited to work together across university, association, and corporate boundaries to encourage more people to participate in horticulture and learn how it will add to their quality of life,” he said.

Since the first national meeting in 2015, NICH has made strides that would have seemed unimaginable just a few years ago.

Since its inception, NICH has: • Set up goal-driven working committees amidst its organizational structure with by-laws • Received federal funding from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture and participated in recent USDA-NIFA listening sessions • Created free to use marketing materials, including five infographics (#PlantsDoThat), housed on a comprehensive website • Spread the word via press releases and articles in trade magazines, and presentations at dozens of conferences and industry trade shows • Captured the breadth and depth from three scholarly manuscripts to many trade stories and social media posts • Released five surveys and created

The meeting concluded with the group motivated, passionate, and action-oriented.

a participant list of over 500+

Visit our website: consumerhort.org, to learn more and get involved.

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➾ MNLA FOUN DATION

The MNLA Foundation: What Is It? The MNLA Foundation’s back story is an interesting one. Furthermore, its current focus may surprise you as being more nimble than one might guess.

I am willing to bet the Foundation’s most recent initiatives would pleasantly surprise you through its proactive work addressing one of our most pressing concerns: labor.

First, some history: The ‘MNLA Foundation’ is a separate organization from the Minnesota Nursery Landscape Association, or MNLA. For this history we are talking about the Foundation, not the MNLA as a whole.

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• In 1955, The Minnesota Nurseryman’s Association (today’s MNLA) created the Minnesota Nursery Research Corporation (MNRC). MNRC collected voluntary payments from growers of ornamental and fruit introductions that originated from the University of Minnesota. This money was returned to the U of M to further new plant research.

MNRC now operates separately from the MNLA. • In 1982, MNLA created a Contributions Committee to manage general fund contributions to programs like the MN Landscape Arboretum and the Teaching, Research & Extension (TRE) Nursery on the U of M’s St. Paul campus.

• In the late 1990’s, the MNLA Contributions Committee’s annual investments reached $50,000 and it changed its name to the Research & Educational Investment Committee.

Happening in parallel to the above timeline: • In 1980, Johnson Wholesale Florist created the Johnson Research Fund. Customers voluntarily contributed ¼ of 1% on purchases made at Johnson Supply. JR Johnson matched it dollar for dollar (and continues to do so today via the company that acquired it, BFG).

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• By 1997, the Johnson Research Fund incorporated and changed its name to the Richard Widmer Education and Research Fund to honor Dr. Widmer, a longtime floriculture teacher and researcher at the U of M. MDM Horticultural Supplies joined the initiative (also acquired by BFG). By 2003, the Widmer Fund had provided thousands of dollars for floriculture-related research and had an endowment of $250,000.

If we pause here, we can see that there were some really great parallel forces at work. Businesses were donating to and funding two non-profits: The Richard Widmer Education and Research Fund, and the MNLA organizations that benefited the same nursery, greenhouse and landscape businesses that funded them. They were operating independently but with somewhat parallel missions.

• In 2003, Widmer Fund trustees Todd Bachman and John R. Johnson encouraged discussion with the MNLA to essentially merge their resources and foundation with the MNLA. • In 2004, the MNLA Foundation was created whereby the Widmer Fund’s incorporation was changed and a new Board of Trustees was named reflecting representatives from the Widmer Fund board, the MNLA board, and two representatives from academia.

In short, they combined forces. This move was diplomatic, strengthening, and smart. Credit to Bachman and Johnson for the strategic selfless move.

• In the last 14 years, the MNLA Foundation has funded more than $325,000 in grants for research and education. The recipients’ varied studies are available for review on MNLA’s website.

As the foundation looks to the industry’s

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current and future challenges, research

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and education remain a mission, but there

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is also rising concern from members

What does the Foundation’s future look like, and how does this affect me?

regarding labor, labor retention, and the future of the labor market.

• This year, the MNLA Foundation’s mission remains: “Improving the outdoor living environment in the north central region by investing in research and education.” Sounds great, but how do they currently do this? The current four focus areas are: Research: The foundation is a conduit for compiling Minnesota-pertinent environmental horticulture and landscape research and distilling it into user-friendly formats to share with MNLA members.

The MNLA Foundation is at a unique moment in time. In years past, there was more of an emphasis on plant propagation research and development through grants. From 2010–2014 there were none.

Over time, it has become apparent that private industry has improved its ability to fund plant trials and research faster and more efficiently.

As the foundation looks to the industry’s current and future challenges, research and education remain a mission, but there is also rising concern from members regarding labor, labor retention, and the future of the labor market. In my opinion, this is the area where the foundation is doing some of its most potentially pertinent work for the general MNLA constituency.

The Career Development focus area (#2) listed above has been an initiative and priority of the current Foundation Board. Under

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current President Jay Siedschlaw’s leadership and the work of the current board, this initiative has recruited and hired Bob Marzolf, a U of M Agricultural Education staff mentor, to work on behalf of the MNLA Foundation. He’s created high school appropriate, upper-Midwest landscape related curriculum specific to share with high school teachers. The goal is to incorporating it at the high school level to engage future generation’s interest with careers in our industry. In short, the idea is to plant seeds of interest and help nurture future career paths in our industry.

It’s not a perfect science, but it’s a start, and an exciting initiative worth tracking for results. If work like this might get more kids interested in our careers at the high school level, we have additional incentives to keep them engaged through our established focus area #3: Scholarship Programs. Bob Marzolf and MNLA President Cassie Larson report seeing measurable benefits already through increased curriculum requests and MNLA website engagement metrics specific to this shared curriculum. We look forward to learning more as this outreach initiative continues.

In closing, a mutually beneficial request: The MNLA Foundation is working on your behalf but also needs constituent’s support.

Please consider participating in these events where all are invited to participate:

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• Consider Contributing to the Research and Education Partners Fund: J.R. Johnson had such a good idea back in 1980, and we continue it! You can donate ¼ of 1% on purchases at BFG (which acquired the aforementioned JR Johnson in 2010 and MDM Hort. Supplies in 2006), Bachman’s, Gertens, Hedberg Supply, Cross Nurseries, Central Landscape Supply, Bailey, or Wilson’s Nursery. Just let your customer service representative at these companies know you are interested in doing this.

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• Surplus Auction: A late summer/fall pick-up of unwanted equipment from your business. Think of it as donating your unwanted car, but for your entire shop/business. We come get it, and you get a tax write-off. Proceeds benefit the MNLA Foundation.

• Golf Tournament: The Widmer Golf Tournament was at Majestics Oaks Golf Club on Tuesday, July 24th. Be sure to attend next year’s fun day of golf!

• Shootout: The Shootout will be held at the MN Horse and Hunt Club on September 19th. Sponsorships are now being solicited. Besides sponsorships, individuals can come out to shoot sporting clays. www.mnla.biz/events • Scholarships: Please consider sponsoring for a scholarship, and giving resources to the next generation of association leaders. https://www.mnla.biz/page/Scholarships • Silent Auction: January 16–17, 2019 At the Northern Green convention. More info coming, but always a good time!

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âžž G OLF OUTIN G

CELEBRATING 28 YEARS OF GOLF!

2018

Thank you to all who joined us for the 28th Annual Widmer Golf Tournament on July 24th. A perfect warm sunny day was spent at Majestic Oaks Golf Course in Ham Lake. Funds raised from the golf tournament support MNLA Foundation activities including scholarships, research and career development.

t Tournamen CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNERS!

First Place Team

Second Place Team

Brian Olsen, Ramsey Conservation District

Aaron Madson, Natural Creations

Adam Tremaine, Tremaine Design

Andy Healy, Myslajek Kemp & Spencer, Ltd.

Brian Nelson, Nelco Landscaping

Adam Tebrake, Vocational Consultants of MN

Michael Keenan, Urban Ecosystems

Seth Midura, Natural Creations

Prize sponsored by Bailey.

Prize sponsored by Ziegler CAT.

Mega Putt Winner:

Hit the Keg Contest

Longest Putt Winner:

Longest Drive Winner: Closest to Pin Winner: Super Ticket Prize

Dale Johnson

Winner:

Hannah Dahlman

Adam Tremaine

Aaron Hanson

Winner:

Environmental

Ryan Dennis

Zeigler CAT.

Tremaine Design.

Midwest

Bryan Shantz

Landforms.

Creekside Inc.

Prize sponsored by

Prize sponsored by

Landscapes, Inc.

County Materials Corp.

Prize sponsored by

Prize sponsored by

Bachman’s Wholesale

Walser Polar Chevrolet.

Prize sponsored by

Prize sponsored by

Gertens Wholesale &

Purple Wave Auctions.

Nursery and

Gertens Wholesale &

Jeff Belzer Chevrolet.

Hardscapes.

Professional Turf Supply.

Professional Turf Supply, Impressive Print, and Rotochopper, Inc.

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THANK YOU WIDMER GOLF TOURNAMENT SPONSORS! HOLE SPONSORS:

The Mega Putt contest started the day.

EVENT SPONSORS: Lunch:

Drink Tickets and Beverage Cart:

Prize for Champion Team:

Prize for Second Place Team:

Hit the Keg Contest:

Longest Putt Contest:

Golf Carts and Goodie Bags:

Fishing for ducks at a sponsor hole.

Breakfast & Mega Putt:

Closest to the Pin Contest:

Longest Drive Contest: Super Ticket Prize Contest:

The dinner and awards ceremony were great for networking.

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#SMARTWATERMONTH MNLA joined the Irrigation Association and others across the country to promote #smartwatermonth and #smartirrigation on social media during the month of July. All month long, we shared tips, tricks, and resources that members could use to teach their customers and clients how to help preserve precious water.

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Do you remember the “good ol’ days” of backflow prior to 2016?

As you know from professional experience, before 2016, the Minnesota State Plumbing Board and the Minnesota Plumbing code allowed non-plumbers (irrigation professionals) the right to train and become certified to test and inspect backflow prevention assemblies in the irrigation systems you install and maintain for your customers.

Back then, the state regulated only reduced pressure zone (RPZ) assemblies, so our tester-certified irrigation professionals were able to test and rebuild as needed the Larry Johnson pressure vacuum breaker (PVB) backflow prevention asGovernment Affairs Director semblies most commonly associated with the irrigation systems you install and maintain The Minnesota Plumbing Board changed that by adopting a new plumbing code that took effect in 2016.

The new Minnesota code listed several additional types of backflow prevention assemblies, including PVB’s, as “testable devices,” meaning that all those new classes of assemblies were now regulated by the code. Current Minnesota statutes and rules require that only licensed plumbers who are backflow-rebuilder-certified can rebuild those “testable devices.” This change in the plumbing code and its unintended results have cost our industry money, preventing our trained professionals from repairing backflow prevention assemblies they find faulty during their routine spring start up testing.

The Advocacy team at the MNLA has worked with our members over the past year on a carrot and stick approach in hopes that the plumbing board — the state institution charged with promulgating rules related to any pipe fitting, valve or other plumbing construction and this part of our business — irrigation — which overlaps with plumbing turf.

Speaking with irrigation professionals about how this rule change has impacted their business, one gets the impression that implementation and enforcement are erratic at best and confusing at a minimum. Current Minnesota statute mandates that cities provide oversight to maintain that “testable devices” are being tested annually. Some cities are diligent in enforcing the 60

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Besides Plumbing Code Changes, the MNLA Advocacy Team has been busy this summer working on a host of other issues. That list includes (but is not limited to): • Exploring Arborist Licensure • Federal Electronic Logging Device Mandates • Federal Farm Bill Extensions • Immigration: H-2A and H-2B Visa Reform • Minneapolis Retaining Wall Ordinance • Minnesota Invasive Species Council • Noxious weed review • Planning and proposing town hall meetings for the fall elections • Pollinator Protection/ Health • Salt Applicator Liability—expanding our network of supporters • Smart Irrigation Month

provisions. Some lack the manpower or the resolution to enforce yet another mandate from the state and tacitly allow for these backflow devices to be tested (and repaired as necessary) without their knowledge. The new code has made not only a new set of steps and additional procedure for calling in a licensed plumber, adding costs and time to an often-simple process, it has also increased the time and cost for cities who are expected to keep records on required testing of all “testable devices.”

Following two years of efforts requesting changes to the draft MN code as it was being considered by the Plumbing Board, MNLA members filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent enactment of the code, citing the failure of the Plumbing Board to adequately consider the merits of a competing national plumbing code that MNLA and many MN cities preferred. When that lawsuit was unsuccessful, MNLA’s Advocacy staff drafted a bill to be introduced at the

legislature in 2018 to change relevant Minnesota statutes legislatively vs. the administratively approach we had been pursuing. This may sound like fancy word play but there are certain safeguards put in place as checks and balances that continue to allow citizens with concerns to have these matters addressed.

The legislation we introduced in 2018 got the Plumbing Board’s attention and showed we are not planning to back away or accept these changes. Our common-sense reform proposal will allow qualified irrigation professionals to train and certify as backflow prevention assembly rebuilders under the code adopted by the plumbing board. Our goal is save time, money and resources for our consumers while maintaining public health and safety. Although the legislation did not move in 2018, we have now begun reaching out to individuals on the plumbing board in hopes of finding a compromise or a change that would placate all sides while helping us reach our goal for our members.

As always, we could really use your help in telling your stories.

Please call or email Larry Johnson at the association to add your experience with this change to our repertoire of anecdotes and general understanding of how the new code is affecting businesses, cities and most importantly, consumers.

Speaking with Duggan Kelly of Kelly Green about the recent changes to the State Plumbing Code, one is left with

LARRY JOHNSON can

be reached at larry@mnla.biz.

the impression that the ill-considered changes to the code two years ago which removed the ability for irrigation contractors to repair faulty backflow prevention devices — are having additional unintended consequence.

We all know that the changes to the code have significant impact on our irrigation contractor members. Less publicly known is the impact this unfunded mandate is having on cities. Duggan mentioned that some cities are diligent about enforcement of the new code, ensuring compliance from all contractors that no repairs are being

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done to PVBs or RPZs by anyone other than a licensed plumber.

Some cities lack the staff or the additional funds to administer these new changes which mandated that certain assemblies must be tested every year — an additional cost to the homeowners of $100 to $150 or more. If the device is found to be defective, a licensed plumber is called in at a cost of $200 to $300 for parts and another $200 or more for labor — on a device that can be repaired in only a few minutes. There are not enough plumbers available to meet this sudden demand and it can take unnecessary time waiting for a plumber to arrive and repair the device. Prior to this change in the state rules, irrigation contractors like Kelly Green were able to test

Bushes and Beyond Dustin Nelson Elk River, MN, 763-442-9383

Nelson Brothers, Inc. Michael Nelson Nisswa, MN, 218-839-4285

Damyans Construction LLC Ilya Damyan Shorewood, MN, 612-987-1913

NS Landscapes LLC Nick Schroers New Prague, MN, 952-292-1975

GE Knutson, Inc. Gregory Knutson Ham Lake, MN, 763-434-4354

Rutgers Outdoors LLC Roger Rutgers Mendota Heights, MN, 320-3848330

and repair a malfunctioning device, saving the city time and effort on enforcement and saving the consumer money and time as the spring “start-up” season comes, and residents want to start watering as soon as possible to make their landscapes look their best for the summer months.

MNLA is working with the Plumbing Board and the Legislature to bring some common-sense changes into the code by expanding the

K&S Irrigation Rob Kietzman Ainsworth, NE, 402-760-0813

Yardworx Outdoor Services Luke Benson Zimmerman, MN, 763-458-3448

Kriha Electric LLC Kevin Kriha Montgomery, MN, 507-364-7520

pool of individuals allowed to certify to test and rebuild these devices.

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