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Excellence In Landscape Awards Project FOCUS: iLandscape Show Guide Issue

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A Landscape Contractor’s Story — Seldom Told 10

Meet Katie Parkhurst Garden Speak 14

Vernonia the iron workhorse

Pruning Workshop 22

Photos from the 2018 event

Design Challenges 24 The above ground pool

Color in the Garden 32 Understanding the principles of color array Natives with a Pedigree Thinking outside the box

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2019 iLandscape Show Guide A pull-out program with all you need to know

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Great Perennials for Pollinators 92 A host of plants to attract the pollinators you want

Web Based Irrigation Controls New technology offers many benefits

Pest and Disease Roundup What’s been bugging your plants?

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Resumen de plagas y enfermedades Pest and Disease Roundup

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Revisiting Your Plant Palette A look at Baptisias

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Member Profile

Weather Command

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ILCA Calendar

From Where I Stand President’s Message New Members Classified Ads Advertisers Index

Photo Credits ILCA Awards Program 8-9 Rick Reuland 22-23 Richard Hawke 14-20, 92-112 Grant and Power 10 Bret-Mar Landscape 24-30 Chicago Botanic Garden 36-40

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President’s Message — “Make neither shoe nor shaft for another.”

President

Tom Lupfer Lupfer Landscaping (708) 352-2765 tom@lupferlandscaping.com

Odin, The Prose Eddas

I love this quote. A God is telling you to not do nice (or essential) things for others because it will come back to bite you in the end. The shoe will eventually bind, and the arrow will eventually miss. And when they do, you will be blamed. Not of the Judeo-Christian model, but good advice all the same.

Norse mythology has always intrigued me. It is a cross between the pantheon style of religion from the Greeks and Romans with the cyclical nature of things from Hinduism. They were definitely mushroom eaters, but hit on a couple of themes that have stayed with me. Their religion says there are seven things that happen when you die. To the Vikings, immortality is the first of two things that you leave behind: your wordfame and your character/luck/essence.

The character/luck/essence is the idea that the kind of person you were will be visited upon your descendants. So, if you were a jerk, an adulterer, and stole from your customers, your children would be treated badly, your daughter would be cheated on, and they would be constantly getting taken advantage of.

That’s a pretty powerful incentive to act the right way.

Wordfame is also a powerful incentive. The stories that you leave behind and the things that people say about you are your legacy and nothing else matters. Material things all eventually turn to dust, but the ‘legend’ of your name endures forever. Now, the Vikings had a different idea of the stories they wanted told about them but to me; my wordfame will be the values I believed in and lived by: integrity and stewardship.

“Integrity is the most important word in the dictionary.” My grandfather was a man of few words but when he did speak, it was mostly to repeat this phrase. He was the type of doctor that would do house calls after dinner was finished. We have pictures of him in Army issue wool underwear operating on Marines in the jungles of Guadalcanal.

He repaired the roof on the steeple of his church because the cost was too high (not to mention the steeple). His wordfame was massive so I listened when he spoke.

Integrity is how you act when nobody is looking. Do you return a wallet with the money in it? Do you add a few bucks to the old lady’s bill because she won’t notice?

How do you speak to people when no one else will hear what you say or how you say it? Do you pay back debts; both monetary and personal? It is the internal looking value that best helps me navigate this nasty world we live in.

Stewardship is the external value that helps guide my actions. It is a way of looking at things that comes natural for a landscaper; we are stewards of the land and understand what it takes to make things grow and thrive and prosper. We are also natural stewards to our families. We all have a sister that needs help or a son that requires a little more effort. So why not use that same ethos when dealing with our employees or the companies that we work for? The communities we live in?

If I am successful at living up to these values, then my character/luck/essence will be a blessing for my offspring and my wordfame will be an example for others to follow.

This is where I go back to the quote from Odin and it’s cynical take on things: employees will steal, customers will leave, competitors will cheat, but you can’t let that effect who you are. It’s all ‘material things’ that turn to dust when you are gone.

May you live long and prosper.

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Eric Adams Russo Power Equipment (847) 233-7811 eadams@russopower.com Jennifer Fick Wilson Nurseries and Landscape Supply (847) 683-3700 jennf@wilsonnurseries.com Allan Jeziorski Hartman Landscape (708) 403-8433 allan@hartmanlandscape.net

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Bruss Landscaping, Inc. • Wheaton A Family Retreat This active family realized that their small patio – with its bulky, traditional table and chairs – wasn’t getting much use. They envisioned a larger, more comfortable space where both family and friends could gather informally and relax. Their style had also graduated beyond the outdated and mixed hardscape materials. Ultimately, they wanted to add functionality, keep the views into the mature backyard plantings they loved, and bring the personality of their family and beauty of their home to the outside.

With the desire to incorporate a hot tub, grilling area, planting space, and a lounge area with a firepit, the overarching requirement was to eliminate unsightly mechanical elements while not blocking the sightlines from the house to the yard beyond the patio. Moving the grilling area (and its visual weightiness) to one side opened the center of the patio for a seating area and firepit. Lowering the hot tub and enveloping its two prominent sides with layered masonry walls that function as screening, seating, and planting space result in attractive, unobstructed views.

To bring the style and character of the house into the outside space, special attention was given to material choices. The stone used in the masonry walls perfectly matches the stone used in the home’s lower exterior walls and fireplace, while the color range of the bluestone patio complement its paint palette. Details of the window ledges are repeated in the rockfaced steps leading from the house to the patio. The nuanced curve in the grill area’s wood arch and patio planting bed echo an architectural element along the roofline.

A vast expanse of stonework was avoided by integrating refined planting areas within the patio, including a raised bed to soften the hot tub walls and adding a few pots with flowering annuals. The grill area features a handsome wood arch detail that gracefully, yet unobtrusively, frames the view to the yard.

Low voltage lighting built into the masonry and arch add function and beauty, while uplights on the trees and key areas of the house add depth and enjoyment for a family whose kids now have later bedtimes.

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Special Feature

A Landscape Contractor’s Story —

by Patrice Peltier

Like many of us, Katie Parkhurst is troubled

by all the news about harassment in the workplace. She thinks it is time for a good news story: hers.

Even good news isn’t always easy to tell, though.

Parkhurst, office manager for Grant & Power Landscaping, doesn’t usually like to call attention to herself.

“I’m the kind of person who doesn’t even like it when people sing ‘Happy Birthday’ to me,” Parkhurst says.

Nonetheless, she decided to tell her story “because I believe it is one that should be heard,” she explains.

It all began 12 years ago Parkhurst joined Grant & Power as an administrative assistant in 2006.

“Katie is a takecharge person, and she’s really a team player,” owner Gene Grant says. Before long, she was doing estimates for residential maintenance jobs.

In a little over a year, Parkhurst was promoted to managing the residential maintenance crews. Another year passed, and she was promoted to manage

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commercial maintenance as well. Soon, she was assisting with snow operations, too.

The recession came and went, taking along with it three of the company’s four managers. “I was the only remaining manager, and the only female of the four managers,” Parkhurst recalls. By 2011, with the economy recovering, Parkhurst managed the operations staff of 80 during the landscape season plus the snow plow staff.

Over the next six years, the company grew, and so did Parkhurst’s responsibilities. “I was also routing all of our snow operations, plus hiring and managing subcontractors for both snow and commercial maintenance,” she explains. “It was a lot, but I loved it.”

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An ill wind In 2017, Parkhurst noticed she was beginning to lose feeling in her hands. For several months, she consulted doctors as the condition worsened. In October 2017, she was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis.

She started treatment and kept working.

Anyone who’s worked in snow operations knows the hours can be long and

— Seldom Told erratic. Sleep can be hard to come by, and routine is nonexistent—not to mention it’s cold, physically demanding work.

“I realized I wasn’t recovering quite as well after working a schedule determined by Chicago’s schizophrenic weather,” Parkhurst says. “My body just couldn’t cope the same way anymore.”

Parkhurst realized it was time to meet with Grant and the company’s senior partners to discuss her health issues.

“I decided I had to be my own advocate and be honest with them,” Parkhurst recalls. “I was incredibly nervous because I didn’t know if they had anything else for me. I was very emotional because I have such strong attachments to my crews. I was afraid it was all over.”

She needn’t have worried “We pride ourselves on treating the people in our company as a person, not just an employee,” Grant says. “If anyone has a challenge—at work or in their personal life—we try to work through it with them.”

“She has been an extremely good employee, and we wanted to keep her,” says Jan-Gerrit Bouwman, Senior Landscape Architect and Partner. “Good employees are hard to find.”

Parkhurst recalls that first conversation as “more personal.

They wanted to know about my symptoms and my treatment plan. They were very positive about my future with the company. They said, ‘We’re going to work it out.’”

As it happened, the office manager was leaving to pursue other opportunities. “It was a win-win,” Bouwman recalls.

“Katie needed something else, and we knew this position was opening.”

“You want me to do what?” is the way Parkhurst remembers her initial reaction to the office manager position. “I had worked outside in the elements since I was twenty years old and had no experience working in, much less running, an office.”

Parkhurst’s friends shared her initial reaction. She’d never handled billing or accounts payable, never managed credit card payments or qualified prospects for sales leads, never (continued on page 12)

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Special Feature (continued from page 11) heard of QuickBooks, didn’t know a manila folder from a hanging file, and didn’t own any office attire.

“All I have is boot cut jeans, Grant & Power t-shirts and steel-toed boots,” Parkhurst says with a tinge of pride. “I tried to wear flats in the office once, and I couldn’t stand it.”

Scott Hutchings, vice president of operations, has been Parkhurst’s boss for ten years. Unlike her friends, he was optimistic Parkhurst could handle her new position.

“I did know it was going to be a challenge. It’s definitely different from what she’s used to. She’s always been in the field. I wondered if she’d be able to sit still in the office,” he says. “But Katie will take on something new and adapt to it.”

“It actually worked out perfectly,” Grant says. “Katie changed her focus and applied her abilities to it.”

In fact, Grant says Parkhurst’s extensive knowledge of the operations side helps her answer client questions and otherwise informs her approach to the office. In October, for instance, she was scouting for snow subcontractors—not because anyone asked her to, but because her experience told her they’d be needed.

Grant sees Parkhurst’s success as an example of what people can do if you give them a chance. “It’s important to look at your employees as more than just a position,” he says. “There’s so much more people can offer if you give them the opportunity and some tender loving care.”

“So here I am, a 40-year-old woman with MS,” Parkhurst says. “I’m learning a completely new skill set.

It’s challenging, different, stressful and fun. The actions and risk Grant & Power took have reinforced my confidence and sense of value. They did something for me that they didn’t have to. They simply wanted to.”

“Mine is not a story of objectification or harassment, but rather a story of mutual respect, camaraderie and appreciation,” Parkhurst concludes.

That’s the kind of story we all love to hear.

Editor’s note: Grant & Power Landscaping has been an ILCA member since 1980. Over that time, the firm has received many ILCA Excellence in Landscape awards. Many Grant & Power employees have graciously served on committees and volunteered for a variety of tasks.

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Vernonia —

Meet the Iron Workhorse

by Nina Koziol

Visit a prairie

from late summer to fall and you’re sure to see an assortment of butterflies and an occasional hummingbird hovering over thick clusters of vibrant purple flowers. It’s ironweed—the common name for the genus Vernonia. Ironweed refers to the plant’s rigid stems that often remain upright during winter. Look past the quirky common name and you’ll discover a plant that’s not only a butterfly magnet, but one that spurns deer and rabbits, too.

Long-lived native perennials, Vernonia species grow throughout the Midwest. They are rugged, drought-tolerant plants that can top seven feet or more in their native habitats.

There are five species native to Illinois. They grow in wet prairies, dry prairies, open floodplain woods, sedge meadows and along roadsides.

In recent years, breeders have begun selecting and hybridizing Vernonia in search of more compact plants, suitable for smaller gardens. Their long bloom time, attractiveness to pollinators and their late-season role in the sunny bed or border, make them a valuable perennial for residential and commercial landscapes.

Richard Hawke, plant evaluation manager and associate scientist at the Chicago Botanic Garden, has evaluated several ironweeds since 2010, with the trials lasting a minimum of four years. “Ironweeds are great pollinator plants and they’re natives,” Hawke said. “The only plant I’ve trialed that’s more pollinator-friendly is Pycnanthemum (mountain mint),” and, that’s a selling point for ecologically savvy clients who would like to see more butterflies and bees in their gardens.

Hawke’s evaluation included 10 Vernonia species along with seven cultivars and hybrid selections. All were grown in full sun with well-drained alkaline, clay-loam soil. In a residential or commercial landscape, they’ll take full sun to part shade and moist, well-drained soil, but they are quite adaptable to drier soils once established.

Hawke was impressed the first time he encountered ironweed many years ago at the Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Madison, Wisconsin. “I think it was their overall size that caught my attention,” he said. “I love them—there’s something because of their impressive stature, they are not the typical (continued on page 16) 14

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Garden Speak — Practical Plant Evaluations (continued from page 14) late-season perennial found in most gardens. Rather, it’s the imposing Vernonia species that are often used in prairie restorations or naturalistic landscape designs. When using the taller species, Hawke recommends pruning if you want to reduce overall plant size. “Cut back new stems by half in late spring,” he said. Doing so produced plants that were as much as 18 inches shorter in his Vernonia trials. As you’ll see in his evaluation, there are some compact garden-worthy cultivars worth serious consideration and more are on the way.

Features A member of the Aster family, ironweed has several ornamental traits. The foliage is deep green and the flowers are purple-blue, but they’re sometimes described as purple-fuchsia. Flowering takes place from late summer to early fall and lasts about a month. The plants attract native bees and several species of butterflies, including swallowtails, sulfurs, monarchs, painted ladies, skippers and others. Some of the plants in the evaluation experienced powdery mildew or rust on the foliage. But there’s a bonus: because of the plant’s bitter foliage, deer and rabbits tend to avoid it.

Plant Combos There are several ways to use the plant, Hawke suggests. “They can be massed together, but a single specimen is fine, too,” he said. “I like the taller, bigger ones for the back of the border. They almost all bloom at the same time.” For a more naturalistic setting, Hawke says Vernonia pairs well with big grasses, such as switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) and ‘Skywalker’ Indian grass (Sorghastrum nutans ‘Skywalker’). “Prairie dropseed and Vernonia does nicely as a matrix, too,” Hawke said.

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Some common perennial companions in the plant’s native Illinois habitats include sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale), round-headed bush clover (Lespedeza capitata), mountain mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum), spotted Joe Pye weed (Eupatorium maculatum), blue vervain (Verbena hastata), Culver’s root (Veronicastrum virginicum), New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) and giant goldenrod (Solidago gigantea).

The Trial’s Top Performers V. gigantea — Giant Ironweed At a whopping 8 1/2 feet tall and sporting 10-inchlong leaves, giant ironweed is a behemoth. The purpleviolet flowers are only 1/2 inch wide, but the prolific clusters span more than a foot across, putting on quite the show. Plants were big and beefy at almost 6 1/2 feet wide.

‘Jonesboro Giant’ (V. gigantea ssp. gigantea ‘Jonesboro Giant’) is one of Hawke’s favorites—living up to its name at 12 feet tall and 5 feet wide!

V. lettermannii — Narrowleaf Ironweed At 43 inches tall and 48 inches wide, this ironweed is covered with slender, narrow leaves from top to bottom, which gives it a fine-textured look unlike any other ironweed. Native to parts of Arkansas and Oklahoma, narrowleaf ironweed needs well-drained soils on the dry side.

V. lettermannii ‘Iron Butterfly’ “I found ‘Iron Butterfly’ completely different from any other Vernonia,” Hawke said. “It looks like an Amsonia with a grasslike appearance.” Compared to giant ironweed, ‘Iron Butterfly’ is petite at 33 inches tall and 54 inches wide. It was the shortest Vernonia in the trial. (continued on page 18)

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Garden Speak — Practical Plant Evaluations (continued from page 16) “I felt that this would be the one represented in most gardens,” Hawke said. “It’s uncommon and people take to it. It has no significant fall color, but great texture all season.” While the stems of some taller ironweeds may splay open a bit, ‘Iron Butterfly’ is less prone to that because of its compact size.

V. ‘Southern Cross’ Compared to other ironweeds, ‘Southern Cross’ is compact at four feet tall and wide. It’s a selection from Illinois plant breeder, Brent Horvath of Intrinsic Perennial Gardens. He discovered it as a standout plant in a seedsown batch of ‘Iron Butterfly.’ Although it has narrowleaf ironweed genes, the other parent is a mystery. This selection has purple stems and a bronze cast to the upper leaves.

“It’s a hybrid that’s bigger and taller than the lettermannii species and it has a bigger leaf,” Hawke said.

V. ‘Summer’s Surrender’ Jim Ault at the Chicago Botanic Garden created this cultivar from a cross between narrowleaf and Arkansas ironweeds. It produces a broad, mounded habit at 48 inches tall and 74 inches wide—an enormous floral platform that attracts many pollinators. Flowering takes place from early to late fall with an impressive show of dark purple blossoms.

V. ‘Summer’s Swan Song’ This is another ironweed creation by Jim Ault. At the time of Hawke’s evaluations, this plant was one of the smallest cultivars, offering a compact size of 36 inches tall and 40 inches wide. Deep red stems and purple-tinged olive green foliage set it apart. The plant produces deep purple flowers from early to mid-autumn. “The stems are simple but they have branching terminals that weave together—it’s a great quality,” Hawke said. “It holds itself up and produces more flowers.” Keep your eye out for this one.

V. lettermannii — Narrowleaf Ironweed

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V. arkansana — Arkansas Ironweed

V. arkansana — Arkansas Ironweed For the evaluation, this ironweed was grown from seed that was wild-collected in the Ozarks. This accounted for some slight variability in the foliage and overall growth habit of the plants. Hawke observed hummingbirds and butterflies seeking nectar at the flowers. The slender, 7-inch-long leaves are willowy. Late-season powdery mildew and rust was observed on some of the plants, but large heads of purple flowers up to 1 1/2 inches wide made up for that. (continued on page 20)

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Garden Speak — Practical Plant Evaluations (continued from page 18) V. noveboracensis — New York Ironweed Another whopper at 80 inches tall and 74 inches wide, New York ironweed is covered in deep purple flowers and sports big lance-shaped leaves up to 8 inches long. Hawke described young plants as gangly, but over time they developed a strong, bushy habit. The cultivar ‘White Lightning’ (V. novaboracensis ‘White Lightning’) is a new, whiteflowered selection from Jelitto Perennial Seeds.

V. baldwinii — Western Ironweed Plants in the trial topped out at 68 inches tall and 50 inches wide, covered with 3/4 inch purple flowers. This particular species was originally found decades ago in Kane County, Illinois, and was assumed to have been introduced from farther west. During the seven years that Hawke evaluated western ironweed, it didn’t spread or colonize.

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V. missurica — Missouri Ironweed Although named for Missouri, this ironweed is found in almost every county in Illinois.

Plants in the trial reached 74 inches tall and 64 inches wide and were covered with 1-inch-wide, bright purple flowers. This species was easily Hawke’s favorite. He gave it points for putting on one of the best late-summer shows he’s observed. “It has a soft velvety leaf and fuzzy stems.” The leaves can reach 7 inches long and have a silvery look.

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Design Challenges —

The Above Ground Pool:

From Eyesore to an English-inspired Landscape Renovation

by Nina Koziol

In our ongoing series on small space land-

scape makeovers, we look at a suburban backyard that no longer met the owners’ needs.

The Project: Create a semi-private space where the owners can relax and entertain.

The Site: An above-ground pool took up most of the space and was surrounded by red lava rock. The clients wanted the pool removed since their children were grown and it was seldom used. A white fence outlined the lot.

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The Challenge: The surrounding homes were large, close together and looked onto the backyard. The property was long, narrow and sloped to the back. Limited site access required that all the materials be brought in by hand from the street.

The Inspiration: The client had travelled to Europe and liked boxwood hedges, perennials, flagstone and sculpture.

The Elephant in the (Outdoor) Room Sharon and Kurt Marrin of Bret-Mar Landscape had previously worked with the client at a different home nearly 20

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years ago. When the clients moved to this location, Bret-Mar was called to put in a pergola, pond and waterfall next to the existing pool and arborvitae hedge.

“Above ground pools are like big elephants,” says landscape architect Sharon Marrin. “The pool, the red lava stone, the white fence and the long, sloping lot made for an interesting project.”

Once the clients decided the pool had to go, Bret-Mar was invited back again to redesign the backyard, which involved dismantling the pool and installing a semi-private entertainment space that had a European flair.

The client had travelled overseas and loved the look of English and Irish gardens. She wanted that feeling translated into her suburban garden. “She shared with me what she liked and her husband trusted us,” Sharon said. “We did a design and gave them two options. The clients trusted us and that makes you mindful of all the decisions you make with their landscape.”

The Slope Factor Although the ground sloped to the back of the lot, it presented both a challenge and an opportunity. “I love when there are elevation changes,” Sharon said. “This kind of project doesn’t come along often.”

After the crew removed the pool and all the red lava rock, the ground was partially leveled. Stone retaining walls were installed, creating a sunken garden with steps leading into the space. The retaining walls are mirrored by a seat wall on the opposite side and a space was left on the inside of the walls for shallow perennial beds.

Flagstone was placed in the center with room left for Irish moss between the stones. “The Chilton flagstone is very subdued, but offers a little more color,” Sharon said. “It has a bit of blue and pink in it.”

This type of flagstone placement is called “crazy paving” in England. In the Arts and Crafts gardens of the 19th and 20th centuries, English gardens featured stone, brick and tile that formed elaborate patterns for paths and patios. Crazy paving features irregularly shaped pieces of stone fitted together in a random fashion like a jigsaw puzzle, with earthfilled joints and dwarf creeping plants. This type of stone placement allows rainwater to percolate through the Irish moss and surrounding planting beds rather than running off into surrounding ground and sewers.

Focal Points A fountain made with Mexican pebbles sits in the middle of the sunken garden. “I like the water feature and I put lighting in it,” Sharon said. The soft bubbling sounds help create a distraction from the surrounding houses, which are home to families with young children who are often playing outdoors.

“The water feature also created a nice focal point when you walked down the stairs from the house,” said Ashley Marrin who works with her parents.

While on vacation, the clients found two bronze garden statues in San Francisco and had them shipped home. One features a boy and girl seated on a bench reading a book. The other has two children playing on a seesaw. “We were happy to install them,” Sharon said. (continued on page 26)

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Design Challenges — (continued from page 25) The Process The project took about seven days from the time the crew removed the pool and the red lava rock to the installation of all the hardscape and plants. “My husband Kurt is pretty efficient,” Sharon said. “We’ve worked together since 1985 when we worked on school projects in college.”

To provide some screening, they included a multi-stemmed crabapple (Malus ‘Prairifire’) along with ornamental grasses, viburnum, a maple tree and ornamental pears. Other plants used in the project include Japanese yews (Taxus cuspidata ‘Capitata), dianthus, roses, coreopsis, lavender, sedum, coral bells, sweetspire, Russian sage, and a weeping Louisa May crabapple.

“It was a great sunny spot for the pool, but they needed more shade,” Sharon said. “The fence just disappears and it screens the property pretty nice.” (continued on page 28)

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Design Challenges — (continued from page 28) The Result When the project was completed, the clients had a ribboncutting ceremony. “They’d have wine and cheese at night out there,” Sharon said. “And, the garden felt more intimate.”

Although their daughter Ashley did not work on the project, she calls it one of her favorite gardens. “I love the texture of the flagstone against the retaining walls,” she said. “There’s a good balance of soft and hard textures and I like the elevation change. It’s so cozy and private. I always thought it was a cool space.”

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Special Feature

Color in the Landscape:

A Guide to Compelling Combinations

by Nina A. Koziol

“I’d like more color.”

You’ve probably heard that specific request from homeowners who want to update their landscapes. It’s easy to do when their gardens are in full sun—there are countless sun-loving annuals and perennials that fill that bill. There’s everything from hot-colored orange zinnias and purple salvia to pale pink angelonia, roses, catmint and phlox. When it comes to shade, however, colorful flower options dwindle.

You know plants and how they work, where to place them, and how to care for them. Understanding how colors work together can help you create beautiful combinations for beds, borders and containers, whether in sun or shade.

Perhaps you use a computer program or hand sketch your designs, or they’re in your head and not on paper at all. It doesn’t matter, because whether you can draw a straight line or not, as designers and contractors, you’re artists—painting a palette of plants for your clients to enjoy.

Just as an artist moves paint from palette to canvas, the landscaper’s art lies in creating a colorful arrangement of flowers and foliage that harmonize and complement one another. A planting of beefy burgundy-leaved cannas, orange zinnias, red-leaved fountain grass, salmon calibrachoa and bronze-leaved coleus makes for a hot-colored tapestry that feels tropical and exotic. At the other extreme is a grouping of pale blue ageratum, pastel pink roses, blue-flowered catmint and white sweet alyssum, which creates a cool, soothing, classical English-garden combination.

Here’s a look at how colors affect our perception and emotions.

A Mind’s Eye Exam

Stare at the X in the yellow circle for 20 seconds. Then, stare at the X in the white circle. What do you see?

Many people see a pale violet after-image in the white circle. (If you didn’t see it right away, try this again under bright light and count slowly to 20.)

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Special Feature Now take a look at the color wheel. Violet is opposite yellow.

Colors that are opposite one another on a color wheel—red and green, blue and orange or yellow and violet—are called complementary colors.

When you stared at the yellow circle, your brain was also visualizing violet, the complementary color. If the circle had been red, you would have seen a faint green afterglow. Likewise, if the circle was orange, you would see a blue afterglow.

So, what’s the big deal? When you combine colors that are opposite one another on the color wheel—complementary colors—you get a bigger bang for your buck and a more eye-popping performance in your client’s garden.

For example, when red is used in a shade garden that is typically filled with 50 shades of green—hostas, ferns, hellebores, etc.—the red immediately pops out more than any pink, white, yellow or blue flower. Your eyes see green but your brain perceives red as well even before you see a red flower. Adding a red element, whether it’s a red container or a pot filled with red geraniums or red begonias, makes for a more vivid, vibrant combination. (continued on page 36)

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“From a design perspective, color is where design starts,” says Andrew Bunting, the Chicago Botanic Garden’s assistant director and director of plant collections. “Good design, from my point of view, should provoke an emotion and have a visceral effect. For example, cool colors have a calming effect, while hot colors evoke a different emotion.”

“I think that when a lot of people begin doing color design they start with pastels, because it’s easier,” Bunting explained.

“Pastels are not as jarring for some people. As you become more comfortable, you start using more colors and experimenting more.”

For the 2018 growing season, the Garden’s horticulturists developed display garden designs based on the color wheel.

Some of the gardens featured analogous (similar or harmonious) color combinations. Harmonious colors are those that are adjacent to one another on the color wheel—for example, red/orange, orange and yellow/orange. Other display gardens used triadic combinations (such as red, yellow and blue) or contrasting colors (blue and orange).

Monochromatic gardens rely on the use of one flower color, such as an all-blue or all-white garden. This type of garden was very popular among the Victorians and is trendy again.

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Bunting said. These single-color themes are popular in England, at Sissinghurst Castle, which has a white garden.

“Another great monochromatic garden is the red border at Hidcote. All the flowers are red and the foliage is purple or burgundy, which makes the red colors pop out. Purple and burgundy often get loosely interpreted as red.”

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Before you focus on what colors you and your client like, consider the backdrop for your plants—against a fence, the house or garage, in a window box or flower pot. The background color can make a difference. A brick or wood wall that’s brown, reddish-brown or orange will be a good backdrop for warmcolored flowers and foliage. A taupe, grey or white background lends itself to shades of white, pink, blue, purple and lemon-yellow.

“To me, color in design is purely subjective,” Bunting said. “If you read some of the early gardening books on color theory, they say you should never combine two really striking colors like magenta and orange or chartreuse, (continued on page 38)

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Special Feature Consider using a variety of contrasting heights and shapes in shade so that everything’s not at the same level. Consider placing a container (or three) on a pedestal in a shade garden to draw the eyes up and away from all the ground cover.

Although impatiens as bedding plants are no longer the go-to annual for shade because of disease, New Guinea impatiens are a good replacement.

There are many other red-flowered, shade-tolerant annuals that can take their place, too. Begonias lead the list of striking, shade-tolerant annuals for color. Dragon Wing and Baby Wing, along with interspecific breeds like Megawatt and Bossa Nova from Ball Seed are long bloomers with outstanding performance in shade. Don’t overlook foliage in raised containers—coleus in shades of chartreuse and scarlet works well, too. (continued from page 37) but you often see those three colors in nature.”

Bunting also likes pairing opposing colors. “I like purple and orange or orange and blue, which you don’t see that often. I’ve seen incredible combinations of lady’s mantle and a pink carnation and although it’s a jarring combination, it can be effective. If you like every color under the rainbow, so be it.”

Bunting notes that as designers gain experience they often evolve from “safe” colors. “It may be pastels at first, and then as you get to know plants and color, and the use of color, you become a bit more experimental, using contrasting colors or triadic colors because they’re equidistant on the color wheel.”

Shade Color Combos

Creating a “wow” experience with flowers in a shady site is a challenge. The predominant color in a full shade garden is green, but light-colored foliage or variegated leaves stand out in shade, especially at dusk. “In shade, I’d do colors like white, silver, chartreuse or yellow,” Bunting said. “I’d use white or chartreuse-variegated hosta. Color can be articulated through flowers and with foliage.”

“If the reaction to a garden is ho-hum, you’re not accomplishing much,” Bunting said. Instead, experiment with color combinations. “Maybe it’s a garden with hot colors and many people will say, ‘this is incredible’ while others may not like it, but it evokes a response. I’d rather a garden evoked a response. It’s a personal thing.” Spoken like a true artist.

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Here’s to Hue: Color Terms

For a dramatic visual impact, combine complementary colors—those on the opposite sides of a color wheel.

Examples are yellow and violet, red and green, blue and orange. Placed next to each other, complementary colors appear more vibrant than when standing alone.

If you’re uncertain whether certain color combinations look good together, try using white flowers or silver foliage to make the scene more cohesive.

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Don’t overlook colorful foliage, such as canna lilies, ornamental grasses and caladium to add spots of color.

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You can create eye-catching combinations in shady spots using plants such as chartreuse-leaved Hakonechloa grass with orange-flowering tuberous begonias and blue-leaved hostas. In shady spots, we rely more on contrasting textures, unusual foliage or flowers, including that provided by many native plants, colorful pots or perhaps a standing stone or obelisk to create visual interest.

Hue: Another name for color Primary Colors: Red, yellow and blue. They’re called primary because they cannot be made by mixing other colors (with paint) together.

Secondary Colors: Orange, green and violet. Artists can create these colors by mixing various other pigments.

Complementary: Colors that appear opposite one another on the color wheel, such as red and green, orange and blue, yellow and violet. Combining complementary colors makes them more vibrant and intense. After staring at a specific color and looking away at a white background, your mind’s eye creates the opposite color. Providing both colors together makes them appear more intense.

Harmonious: Colors that appear next to one another on the color wheel, such as green and blue, blue and violet, yellow and white, red and orange. A garden designed with a single color as the emphasis, such as a “blue” border, could use many harmonious shades of blue, blue-green, and violet or purple.

Monochromatic: A theme using one color, such as an allblue or all-white garden.

Warm: Red, orange and yellow. These colors tend to be exciting, vibrant, and tropical.

Cool: Green, blue and violet. These colors are soothing and soft.

Tint: The result of mixing white with any color. Typically this term is used more for painters, but you can get the same effect by pairing orange flowers next to pale corals. (Zinnias and daylilies, for example.)

Shade: The result of mixing black with any color. Shades are simply more saturated colors. Red is a shade, while pink is a tint.

Key Color: The dominant color used in a color scheme.

Think about what dominant color you prefer and which complements your house.

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In 1996, Brent Horvath

had a revelation when he came across the book “Alan Bloom’s Hardy Perennials: New Plants Raised and Introduced by a Lifelong Plantsman.” Horvath, who had worked at his father’s garden center and graduated with a degree in horticulture, was developing his family’s plant nursery at the time.

“The book really showed me how you can breed plants, find them, and select them from a wide range of seedlings or by growing [different species] near one another—that’s what I wanted to do,” Horvath said. As a plant breeder and owner of Intrinsic Perennial Gardens in Hebron, IL, Horvath has introduced more than 100 new plants, many of them cultivars of native perennials. “The biggest thing about breeding is improving a plant—either a better habit, or disease resistance, or a longer-lived plant. The durability is very important to me.”

Whether to use a “straight” native species—such as Echinacea pallida (pale purple coneflower) or a native cultivar—such as Echinacea purpurea ‘Magnus’—is not without debate. Since this series on native plants began, some readers have asked, ‘Is it truly native if it’s a cultivar?’

There are the “purists” who believe that only native species should be planted because they provide food for specific native insects, birds and other wildlife that evolved with the plants over thousands of years. On the other hand, some landscapers and designers choose native cultivars because the plants may be more compact, have more flowers, better disease resistance or other desirable attributes that are not found in the straight species.

“Many of these native cultivars are genetically diverse plants and not in any way less attractive to native insects and pollinators,” Horvath said. “It’s rare for a new plant or a new ‘nativar’ to be sterile or less attractive or not have that potential for genetic diversity, which is one of the reasons for planting natives.” Some of the plants were selected from seedlings that resulted when Horvath grew a few species near one another and the bees did the work. Breeding can take at least four to five years or more before plants make it to market. It’s a labor of love and he’s always on the lookout for something new.

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Here are some of his native cultivar introductions:

Vernonia ‘Southern Cross’ Horvath discovered this hybrid ironweed among Vernonia lettermanii seedlings. “It stands 3 to 4 feet tall—a nice intermediate size—and has upright, solid stems with beautiful dark green foliage.” The finetextured leaves look more like Amsonia than ironweed.

“It had a wider leaf—that’s how I noticed that it was different from all the others.

When I’m growing more than two different species or varieties together, I’m collecting all that seed and it’s a mixed collection that I sow. I’m looking for certain characteristics in the seedlings.” Prefers full sun and well-drained soil.

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Allium

‘American Gold Rush’

Anyone who has grown Rudbeckia ‘Goldsturm’ knows how bad it looks when Septoria leaf spot disfigures the plants in midsummer. ‘American Gold Rush’ is different—its thin, hairy leaves show resistance to leaf spot and it blooms from July through September. “This cultivar is naturally compact at 24 inches tall, which is a nice size in the garden,” Horvath said. “The shape is quite unique— it’s more of a dome, like a mum.” He’s not quite sure of the plant’s parentage. Rudbeckia fulgida var. deamii was one of the parents but only the pollinating bees know the identity of the other.

cernuum ‘Wine Drop’

Horvath was growing A. cernuum (nodding wild onion, a native to NE Illinois) for use on green roofs and containers when he noticed that some of the flowers were darker pink and this particular one had reddish-pink pedicels (flower stems) as well. “That, with the pinker flower, is a nice combination. It’s very subtle. The wine-color pedicel makes that whole flower cluster more pink.” Grows 15 to 18 inches tall and prefers full sun and well-drained soil.

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Native Intelligence — Allium ‘Falling Stars’

Amsonia tabernaemontana ‘Fontana’

‘Falling Stars’ is the white-flowered form of nodding wild onion. “It has thicker, grayer foliage,” Horvath said.

“That’s the cool thing about natives and the kind of traits that are available in these gene pools. This one could be just an exceptional form of the species, but it does look different from most.” He made the selection from his growing fields. “Typically, these alliums are always pink and I noticed that one was white, so I pulled it out and we did it from vegetative division.” Grows 18 to 24 inches tall in full sun to light shade in average, well-drained to dry soil.

‘Fontana blue’ star is noted for its red stems, willow-like foliage and flowers that are darker blue than the species.

“The color bleeds from the stem into the flower and it’s a nice, bushy plant,” Horvath said. Plants reach 3 feet tall or more and bloom from May into June. Grows in full sun to light shade in well-drained to dry soils.

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Native Intelligence — Amsonia ‘Halfway to Arkansas’

Echinacea ‘Showoff’

This was Horvath’s first Amsonia cultivar. “It came from an Amsonia hubrichtii seedling, but it has vigor and size. It can get to be 5 feet by 7 feet if it’s very happy.” He spotted a handful of seedlings in his nursery that had wider foliage and potted them up. Plants form a rounded, mounding shape that is typically four feet tall and wide. Grows in full sun to light shade in well-drained to moist soils.

Horvath selected this long-blooming coneflower for its extra wide drooping pink petals and showy orange cones. ‘White Showoff’ is a long-blooming white strain with bright honey colored cones and hanging white petals. Plants are vigorous at 3 feet tall and wide. Grows in full sun and well-drained soil.

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Native Intelligence — Andropogon ‘Blackhawks’

Liatris spicata ‘Trailblazer’

‘Blackhawks’ is a seedling of Horvath’s earlier bluestem introduction, ‘Red October.’ “It’s clearly darker and instead of scarlet red fall color it became near black,” Horvath said. “The color is quite distinct when you see them growing side-by- side.” Plants reach about 5 feet tall and grow in full sun with average soil.

Unlike Liatris spicata (the straight species), which can be leggy, ‘Trailblazer’ is compact and showy. It reaches 24 inches tall and 15 to 18 inches wide. The purple flowers appear in summer and attract a host of butterflies. Grows in full sun and average garden soil.

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Brad James

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Cell: (815) 761-6623

Cell: (815) 690-1656

Office: (815) 286-7441

Office: (815) 436-8600

brad.james@tricountystockdale.com

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Grass Seed - Fertilizer - Erosion Control - Turf Chemicals - Ice Melt We provide delivery and unloading to your shop or jobsite, And we make ordering materials easy and convenient!

25520 W. Black Rd. Joliet, Il. 60404

www.tricountystockdale.com

Booth #1306

(815) 436-8600

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Native Intelligence — Prunella vulgaris ‘Magdalena’ Several years ago, Horvath noticed that there were few cultivars of P. vulgaris, the native ‘self-heal,’ which grows in every Illinois county. “I started growing out seedlings and in a short time we had a wide mix of colors and foliage. Some were more pointed, more rounded, had bigger habits or larger flowers, while some were pink, purple, blue and bicolor. I started looking for selections.” The initial bloom begins in June. “In 2017, it bloomed from June through September.” Grows in full sun to part shade in moist to well-drained soil.

Eryngium yuccifolium ‘Prairie Moon’ Horvath selected this seed strain for its shorter stature—it tops out at about 3 feet while the straight species can grow to 5 feet and flops. Foliage is thinner and more blue than the species. White flowers appear in June and brown seed heads persist into winter. Grows in full sun and dry to well-drained soil.

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Native Intelligence — Eupatorium perfoliatum ‘Milk ’n Cookies’ In July, the chocolate-maroon foliage on ‘Milk ’n Cookies’ is topped with milky white flowers on 3-foot-tall stems. In contrast, the native species have light or yellowgreen foliage. Horvath collected seeds from wild plants that had darker foliage. “Some seedlings were darker purple compared to even the wild plants. I grew out the most purple ones and decided to do one vegetatively so I wouldn’t have the variability of seed-grown plants that might be dark green or light purple. This one turned out to be exceptional. I have hybrids with this one now that I’m really excited about.” Prefers full sun and rich, consistently moist but well-drained soil.

Schizachyrium scoparium ‘Jazz’ ‘Jazz’ is a shorter form of little bluestem grass and is about 2 feet tall and wide, which keeps it upright rather than flopping. It’s a good substitute for the sometimes short-lived blue oat grass and it has some purple fall color to the stems. “I selected this plant in a garden that was installed at my brother-in-laws’ house,” Horvath explained. “He had ‘The Blues’ growing in his garden and I noticed this one was shorter and didn’t flop. I dug it out and made 50 to100 divisions and did the same this year.”

Grows in full sun and well-drained soil.

See more of Horvath’s introductions at http://www. intrinsicperennialgardens.com/plant-programs/ipg-introductions/

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DISCOVER YOUR ELEMENT

January 30 – February 1, 2019 iLANDSCAPESHOW.COM

iLandscape: The Illinois and Wisconsin Landscape Show

DISCOVER YOUR ELEMENT January 30–February 1, 2019

iLandscape 2018 had over 6,000 attendees!

We enjoyed a record number of booths, attendees, and education participants.

Don’t miss the 6th annual iLandscape Show.

The Illinois Landscape Contractors Association (ILCA) and Wisconsin Nursery & Landscape Association (WNLA) are proud to present iLandscape 2019. The show will be hosted at The Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center and Hotel, located in Schaumburg, IL.

WELCOME

Attending the iLandscape Show will help you discover new knowledge, ideas, products, acquaintances, and more! The show will feature 275 exhibitors, the hottest products, amazing educational speakers, ILCA’s Excellence in Landscape Awards Night, entertainment, prizes, a Career Fair, and much more.

Visit over 500 booths to see the latest trends in plants, green industry products, hardscapes, equipment, and more. Enjoy the Wednesday night party featuring Howl at the Moon! iLandscape gathers the best minds in the green industry as part of its educational program.

The event features over 50 unique education sessions.

Spanish-language education sessions are available at no additional cost and students can attend the show for free and receive discounted rates on education!

Join thousands of landscape professionals for three days and two nights of industry fun and excitement.

Discover Your Element at iLandscape 2019!

TABLE OF CONTENTS Gardens, iPix, Dining .....................................................3 Wednesday Education.................................................. 4-7 Clases en Español...........................................................7 Wednesday Party and Prizes............................................8 Irrigation Workshop and iLandscape Walkabout................9 Artists and Musicians.......................................................9 Thursday Education..................................................10-12 Awards Night...............................................................13 Friday Education......................................................14-15 Guide to Locations.........................................................16 Sponsors......................................................................17 ILCA Membership..........................................................17 iLandscape at a Glance............................................18-19 Discovery Hall Floor Plan..........................................20-21 Innovation Hall Floor Plan...............................................22 Exhibitors.................................................................23-36

SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

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Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Thursday, January 31, 2019

Friday, February 1, 2019

EXHIBIT HALL HOURS 9:00am–4:30pm

EXHIBIT HALL HOURS 9:00am–4:30pm

EXHIBIT HALL HOURS 9:00am–2:00pm

EDUCATION SESSIONS 8:00am–9:15am 9:45am–10:35am 12:30pm–1:45pm 2:15pm–3:30pm

EDUCATION SESSIONS 8:00am–9:15am 9:45am–10:35am 12:30pm–1:45pm 2:15pm–3:30pm

EDUCATION SESSIONS 8:00am–9:15am 9:45am–10:35am 12:30pm–1:45pm

SPANISH-LANGUAGE EDUCATION 8:15am–9:15am 9:45am–10:45am 12:30pm–1:30pm 2:15pm–3:15pm

IRRIGATION WORKSHOP 8:30am–12:30pm

STUDENT ROUNDTABLES 9:00am–10:00am

RAFFLES AND GIVEAWAYS 4:15pm

RAFFLES AND GIVEAWAYS 4:15pm

CAREER FAIR 9:00am–1:00pm

WEDNESDAY NIGHT PARTY— HOWL AT THE MOON 4:30pm–7:00pm

ILCA EXCELLENCE IN LANDSCAPE AWARDS NIGHT 5:00pm–9:00pm

RAFFLES AND GIVEAWAYS 1:45pm

DISCOVER THE GARDENS The garden spaces are always an exciting feature of iLandscape. This year, the primary garden spaces will be an artistic gesture toward the 4 elements: Earth, Wind, Fire, and Water.

The Earth Garden will be a place to escape, relax and experience the show.

The Wind Garden will be a prairie garden walkthrough

EARTH

WIND

FIRE

WATER

with overhead elements that capture and celebrate the power of wind.

The Fire Garden will incorporate a place to sit and

enjoy the outdoor fire feature with appropriately flamed themed plantings. reflecting ponds with planting accents and a bridge.

iPix 2019 Photo Competition We had over 150 photo submissions! Be sure to check out the winners and runners-up in the iPix gallery in Innovation Hall.

While all winners were notified prior to the show, the Grand Prize winner ($1,000 prize) will be announced at iLandscape on Thursday, January 31st at 4:00pm.

2019 iLandscape Show Food Outlets AM Breakfast Kiosk: (located near escalator in Schaumburg Foyer East) Grab & Go coffee, NEW! yogurt, fruit, pastries, hot breakfast sandwiches.

Innovation Hall Ballroom Bistro: Discovery Hall Concessions: (2 counters located at the back of Discovery Hall) Breakfast: Grab & go: coffee, yogurt, pastries, hot breakfast sandwiches Lunch: Soup, chili, pizza, burgers, Vienna hot dogs, nachos, plus daily lunch specials: bratwurst with caramelized onions, street tacos, chicken parmesan sandwiches.

Sam & Harry’s Steak House: (located on the second floor – hotel lobby) Upscale dining with full menu of salads, sandwiches, cooked USDA Prime steaks, fresh seafood, and vintage wines. (Open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner).

Gather Bar: (located on the second floor – hotel lobby) Casual dining featuring delicious cocktails, salads, sandwiches, and entrees. (Open for lunch and dinner).

(located in Innovation Hall on Garden Stage 2) AM Menu: Chocolate croissant, lemon poppy seed loaf, apricot custard danish, cinnamon streusel coffee cake, raspberry bear claw, honey cinnamon scone, gelato, espresso drinks, coffee, tea, decaf, assorted bottled juices. PM Menu: Asian noodle bowl, sweet chili meatballs, chicken salad on croissant, seared tuna banh mi, mini muffalettas.

GARDEN SPACES • iPiX • DINING

The Water Garden turns into the gesture of multiple

RENdevous Café: (located on the second floor – hotel lobby) Starbucks® hot and iced beverages along with pastries, chef-crafted sandwiches, salads, and a marketstyle selection of beer and wine. (Open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner).

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2019 EDUCATION One fee, three days.

Below are the educational sessions for Wednesday, January 30, 2019

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM NIRVANA

Frederick Law Olmsted: Environmental Visionary!

WEDNESDAY EDUCATION

Kirk Brown, John Bartram Lives, Olmsted Lives F.L. Olmsted gave form to urban America in his design of cities. Chicago became the #1 travel destination of the world because of his template for the Columbian Exposition of 1893. His collaboration with Calvert Vaux established the blueprint for creating public gardens around the world.

This dramatic presentation focuses on the life of the father of Landscape Architecture who created cities out of the American wilderness and began a conservation movement still challenging the world today.

SCHAUMBURG AB

Annuals That Deliver C.L. Fornari, Gardenlady.com Your clients want flowers all summer. You want plants that your crew doesn’t have to coddle, tweak, or replace in early August.

This presentation provides a list of flowering plants of several sizes and a recipe for their successful growth. Included in this talk are annuals for containers, flower gardens, mixing with perennials and planting in challenging locations.

SCHAUMBURG CD

New Elms for American Cities and How to Train Them for a Productive Future Kris Bachtell, The Morton Arboretum No more nightmares on elm street. Today a completely new generation of elms is becoming available to beautify and green American cities. For these trees to have longevity they need to be sited property and a sound, well developed structure. For mature trees to have good structure they must be pruned properly when young. Gain an understanding of how these pruning principals can be utilized to improve your communities’ trees for a long, productive future.

New iLandscape Education Portal

!

NEW

ENTER TO WIN $500 on Wednesday and Thursday and $250 on Friday by completing your session evaluation in the new iLandscape Education Portal!

Open the web browser on your mobile device and type in the following address: ilandscape.cnf.io.

Find the session you attended and click the blue “Evaluate” button to complete your session evaluation.

It’s that easy!

iLandscape is going digital this year with an education portal that allows attendees to navigate the program, download handouts, and complete evaluations. Thanks to our Education Sponsor, Montale Wholesale Nursery.

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Approved for CEUs for Landscape Architects Applied for CEUs for Certified Arborists Presenter will sign books after presentation

SCHAUMBURG AB

UTOPIA AB

Myth to Money: 5 Myths Top Salespeople Avoid Merit Gest, Merit-Based Sales Development, Inc. You’ve been lied to. People meant well, but the “truths” they’ve told you about success in sales are the very things causing you to make costly mistakes. In this interactive and entertaining session, you will: discover 5 myths top salespeople avoid, learn a methodology to go from myth to money, apply the myth to money shifts to real life sales scenarios, practice a sales technique that will put money in your pocket now, and laugh!

Your Role in Monarch and Pollinator Conservation Jane Grillo, Midwest Groundcovers and butterflyjane.com Monarchs are one of the most recognized and loved butterflies. However, their population, as well as that of many pollinators, is in decline. Come and learn the value of pollinators, look at the life cycle of monarchs, understanding their fascinating annual cycle and the many plants that landscapers may incorporate in the landscape to help support them and other pollinators.

SCHAUMBURG CD

UTOPIA CD

Landscaping in Drifts of One: A Focus on Plant Combinations Tony Avent, Plant Delights Nursery, Inc.

9:45 AM – 10:35 AM NIRVANA

Plant Porn: We’ll Make You Want to Try It! A Panel of Plant Professionals Moderated by Kevin McGowen, Kaknes Landscape Supply Steve Raczak, Twixwood Nursery Cathy Schroeder, Mariani Plants Richard Forey, Lurvey Landscape Supply Grace Koehler, Pizzo Native Plant Nursery Bow-chika-wow-wow. A group of industry professionals will share some of the plants that blow their hair back. Let these talented professionals inspire you to use something you may not yet use. Everything from annuals to trees will be covered in this with hot, but tasteful photographs for each of the plants. Listen to stories about how and why these plants pound pulses. Then it’s time for a cold shower.

Approved for CEUs for Landscape Architects Applied for CEUs for Certified Arborists Presenter will sign books after presentation

Richard Hentschel, University of Illinois Extension This session will address the art and science of shrub pruning. Professionals must understand the appropriate times to prune flowering shrubs for a better bloom show. We will discuss proper pruning techniques and timing for maintaining plant health and appearance. It is vital that crews are taught proper pruning techniques while respecting the regimentation and time constraints crews must deal with on every property.

Learn the difference between efficient pruning and quick and shoddy pruning.

UTOPIA AB

Production Planning Analysis and Execution Fred Haskett, The Harvest Group Time may be money, but somedays it’d be nice to buy a little more time. This session will demonstrate the difference between using systems management vs. task management in day-to-day operations. It will cover effective production planning, structured scheduling and routing, and efficient job execution. Days aren’t getting any longer, but we can show you how to make them a little easier.

WEDNESDAY EDUCATION

Gardening rules say to limit your plant palette, but this only makes gardens boring and identical. Instead, let’s focus on increasing botanical diversity by paying closer attention to colors, textures, sizes and forms. This allows landscape professionals to create much more interesting, aesthetically pleasing, and botanically diverse gardens.

Proper Pruning for Better Blooms and Plant Health

Walkabout with Dr. Allan Armitage Wednesday, January 30, 2019 2:00 PM Meet at the ILCA Booth #1112 Walking the floor with Dr. A always results in many opinions (some better than others), lots of discussion and the ability to get up close and personal to some of the best vendors in the industry. He will stop by a half dozen excellent booths on the floor and you will meet the people there and learn about some of the plants they are excited about. Real world and timely horticulture.

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UTOPIA CD

The Hows, Whats, and Whys of Tree and Shrub Growth Regulation Patrick Anderson, Rainbow Treecare Scientific Advancements Plant growth regulators (PGRs) can be a versatile tool for managing trees and shrubs within the urban/suburban interface. PGRs are being adapted in to landscape operations to reduce tree and shrub pruning frequency. Reduced pruning cycles can benefit budgets, improve safety and labor allocation, and result in less frequent wounding of trees and shrubs. By the end of this talk, attendees will have a better understanding of how PGRs work and their application in the landscape.

WEDNESDAY EDUCATION

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM NIRVANA

State of the Green Industry Craig Regelbrugge, AmericanHort Our national politics have not been so “colorful” in a long time, but the stakes for our industry are high. We have deep concerns about the workforce. Will Congress help, or at least do no harm? What about the Trump Administration? Where might the green industry be headed on our top issues? Politics, legislative initiatives, public policy efforts and government regulation affect all of us—whether you’re a landscape architect/designer, grower/nursery/greenhouse, garden center/retailer, irrigation contractor, landscape professional, educator/ student, trade association, etc. No one can afford to be in the dark or not know how that evolving political landscape may affect our industry as we move forward.

SCHAUMBURG AB

Fantastic Foliage Annuals Mark Dwyer, Rotary Botanical Gardens While compositionally diverse landscapes offer a wide variety of plants that appeal to our senses, the strong contribution of seasonal plants with “presence” can enliven any setting. Beds, borders and containers benefit from the strong textural and colorful contribution of annuals in which the primary feature of interest is engaging foliage. We will examine specific plants, both old and new, as well as examine their successful use in strong compositions.

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Approved for CEUs for Landscape Architects Applied for CEUs for Certified Arborists Presenter will sign books after presentation

SCHAUMBURG CD

Deep Rooted Wisdom Jenks Farmer, JenksFarmer.com Plantsman Nursery

Gardening styles, techniques and expectations changed dramatically in the last few decades. With style changes, great horticultural techniques, knowledge & design get forgotten & ultimately lost. Jenks Farmer combines stories and lessons from his horticulture mentors, with artful, ecologically friendly garden design. Jenks will share stunning photos and warm stories from his favorite gardening projects and parts of his recent Timber Press book “Deep Rooted Wisdom: Skills and Stories from Generations of Gardeners.”

UTOPIA AB

What’s it Worth: Promoting the Green in Green Industry Bryce Lane, North Carolina State University

New generations of consumers have a different view of plants, landscaping, and gardening. It’s time we take a good hard look of how we can appeal to those consumers and encourage their continued and increased use of green industry products and services. This talk focuses on how to market the value plants add to all aspects of our lives, from the environment, to the economy, and to our own health and well-being.

UTOPIA CD

Ornamental Grasses for Now and the Future Brent Horvath, Intrinsic Perennial Gardens Ornamental grasses have been building in demand and use in the landscape since the 1980’s. Currently the industry is crazy for Carex. Learn new and not so new grasses and Carex to incorporate into your landscape, gardens and containers too. Also, learn some of the best companion plants to use with those grasses.

2:15 PM – 3:30 PM UTOPIA CD

Local Landscape Architecture: Designing Grounded Respites in the Global and Virtual Age Shannon Nichol, Gustafson Guthrie Nichol Landscape Architects This presentation will share proven methods in designing landscapes such as the Lurie Garden at Millennium Park, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the National Museum of African American History & Culture.

The focus of the presentation will be on the importance for landscape designers to find and express the often-hidden and overlooked local-landscape characteristics and cultural stories. Local plants, building traditions, and landscape patterns will be discussed incorporating seemingly regular, vernacular context into designed landscapes.

Sponsored by: Millennium Park Foundation

2:15 PM – 3:30 PM

UTOPIA AB

SCHAUMBURG AB

Supercharge Your Sales Process Mark Bradley, Landscape Management Network

Fred Haskett, The Harvest Group One of the most powerful tools in business is benchmarking against the past, the future and most importantly against industry standards. We put this 2017 study together to provide information that can be used to compare compensation averages against individual firms to help design and maintain compensation programs. Learn to better understand our largest cost structure, improve effective recruiting tactics, build better teams through incentive packages, provide employee benefits as well as reduce turnover.

NIRVANA

SCHAUMBURG CD

Diseases of Trees and Shrubs Brian Hudelson, University of Wisconsin-Madison Plant Disease Diagnostics Clinic Learn about common diseases of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs and their management.

This presentation will focus on leaf and needle diseases, canker diseases, and vascular wilt diseases. Learn to ID these in the field, identify pathogens, and identify weather conditions that lead to their establishment.

A Celebration of Eccentricities: The Plants and Their People Tony Avent, Plant Delights Nursery, Inc Behind every great plant, there’s a great, oftcrazed plant person. We’ll share stories of some of the most fascinating plant personalities along with their amazing plants and discoveries. This enlightening session will tell the stories behind the famous plants that make us all look good.

Approved for CEUs for Landscape Architects Applied for CEUs for Certified Arborists Presenter will sign books after presentation

CLASES EN ESPAÑOL

Spanish language classes are free on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 in Euphoria 8:15 AM – 9:15 AM 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Practical Experience for Landscape Employees Marco Lenis, Vocational Rehabilitation Management of Illinois (VRMI)

The expression has always been time is money, but these days, time seems even more valuable and rare. This practical session will instruct field staff on how to solve problems at the jobsite without constant calls to HQ. Employees will understand how to confront and troubleshoot problems while maintaining a positive image for the company and bottom line. Lastly, field staff will be instructed on how to interact with clients in a professional and courteous manner.

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM Earn Your Customer’s Confidence Before You Try to Sell Your Products & Services Ed Gomez, Red Oaks Landscape Contractors

Get to know your customer’s needs & wants so that you don’t try to sell them the wrong products. Don’t let projects sell by itself by offering a low price—we will show you strategies you can use to win customers for a lifetime.

Overcome the fear of providing services to potential customers due to broken or limited English language.

Project Manager: How to be the Gateway of Information Luis Arteaga, Hursthouse Have you wondered how to manage multiple projects and still keep your sanity? We all know communication is very important but are you doing it to the best of your abilities? I will help you understand the different levels of communication. We will also discuss how bad communication could affect a project. Come and join me to talk about the multiple tasks a project manager takes on a daily basis and I will share what has and has not worked for me.

2:15 PM – 3:15 PM

WEDNESDAY EDUCATION • CLASSES EN ESPAÑOL

In this presentation, Mark will cover the importance of a repeatable sales process and how to manage a sales funnel to increase revenue and profits simultaneously.

A deep dive into how to use technology to discover exactly where you need to make changes, where to focus your sales efforts, how to identify your best opportunities and avoid the pitfalls along the way using a “Profit Awareness Roadmap” to stay focused on overall company success.

Employee Compensation for the Lawn and Landscape Industry

Effective Tools - Work Smarter, Not Harder Auggie Rodriguez, Unilock

Tools are making work easier and safer in the field, we’ll take a look at different options that will help revolutionize the jobsite.

Labor is scarce and maximizing your labor goes hand in hand with choosing the correct tools for the job. We’ll discuss the newest tools on the market and how they can help with production, profit, and overall employee health and safety.

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FREE iLANDSCAPE SHOW PARTY

Wednesday, January 30, 2019 • 4:30pm – 7:00pm

WEDNESDAY NIGHT PARTY • PRIZES

An Unforgettable Night

by Howl at the Moon

Gather with your friends, colleagues or customers for hors d’oeuvres, drinks, and great music.

GET READY TO ROCK! HOWL2-GO provides the ultimate event entertainment, combining the customizability and variety of a DJ and the excitement and fun of a live band. Dueling pianos provide what other entertainers fail to bring: energetic and unique event entertainment for all ages.

HOWL 2-GO’s dueling piano players perform music that will fit every musical taste, rocking music of any and all genres. Whether you’re a country fan, a R&B lover, classic rocker, pop enthusiast, or if you just like to dance, this is the party for you!

Come have a blast singing and dancing to your favorite songs.

YOU CAN WIN! $30,000 in cash prizes and more!

All attendees at iLandscape can enter to win prizes on the day(s) they attend.

Wednesday – Thursday – Friday prize giveaways will include: Cash Prizes, Sea Eagle Watersnake, Deluxe Leg Lamps, Sam & Harry’s Steakhouse Gift Cards, Odyssey Dinner Cruises, Pelican Coolers, Carrom Hockey Game, Mountain Bikes, Morton Arboretum Memberships, Drones, Glass Sculptures, and more!

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Irrigation Contractor Essentials: 4 Hour Refresher Course THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2019 8:30AM–12:30PM EUPHORIA MEMBER RATE: $100 NON-MEMBER RATE: $150

Course Approval #: 750-221 Raul Gonzalez , Ewing Irrigation & Landscape Supply Raul has more than 45 years of green industry experience, 35 of which have been spent with Ewing. Raul has been training landscape and irrigation professionals for more than 17 years, and is well equipped to teach industry professionals everything they need to know about landscape irrigation design and system diagnostics.This four part class covers the essentials for professional irrigation contractors.

It will review backflow preventers, proper joint connections, both poly and PVC, electrical troubleshooting with proper wire connections, and add-ons and retrofits to increase business.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2019 10:30AM–11:30AM Directly on the convention center floor Meet at the ILCA booth #1112 All of nature. The complexity of what we do. The form and beauty of the world around us. All can be distilled down to their simplest forms known as the classical elements. Walkabout tour guide Ed Beaulieu will use the creative direction of iLandscape to showcase vendors who understand how these structural elements form the building blocks for all that we do. See, touch, and experience the classical elements at work in our profession and better understand how they come together in extraordinary ways. Wear comfortable walking shoes, grab your walking staff, and gear up for this amazing trip around iLandscape complete with Ed’s usual brand of wisdom and whimsy.

iLandscape is more than a tradeshow!

The show informs, innovates, and inspires.

To set the tone, it gathers artists and musicians from across disciplines. These artists and musicians will infuse each day of the show with energy and creativity.

Ellen DeSitter The Living Statue

Ink Factory

ARTISTS & MUSICIANS

John Fister

Matt Stedman Band & Ring of Music Kent Arnsbarger Steel Drums

John Measner Magic Show

IRRIGATION WORKSHOP • WALKABOUT • ENTERTAINMENT

This course is approved by the Illinois Department of Public Health for 4 hours of continuing education that is legally required for all registered irrigation contractors in the State of Illinois.

iLandscape Walkabout Discover Your Element: Earth, Wind, Fire, Water Ed Beaulieu, Aquascape

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2019 EDUCATION One fee, three days.

Below are the educational sessions for Thursday, January 31, 2019.

8:00 AM - 9:15 AM SCHAUMBURG AB

IM4U: Managing Landscape Labor in the Digital Age

THURSDAY EDUCATION

Kirk Brown, John Bartram Lives, Olmsted Lives

Human Resources could be the most challenging element of any Landscape Design/ Build installation. Keeping the crews filled, the days productive and the clients happy is a three-ring circus of conflicting energies. This session will develop new digital strategies to help small businesses with large objectives keep track.

SCHAUMBURG CD

Installation Practices and Profitability of Using Travertine Randy Weldishofer, TruStone Distributors Natural stone travertine has long been recognized for its beauty and appealing features in pool surrounds and patios. Coming from quarries all over the world, this presentation will highlight factors which affect quality and durability of materials, particularly as they relate to suitability for use in Chicago and other northern areas. As with bluestone and limestone, there is good quality bluestone, limestone, and travertine; there is also poor quality bluestone, limestone and travertine.

UTOPIA AB

Raising Your Game: Ways to Improve Design, Plant Selection, and Maintenance William Moss, Get Out & Grow This timely and relevant presentation will review some of the problems with common landscapes and low level maintenance.

Solutions that improve design, raise the profile of the gardening professional and increase profits will all be discussed.

Approved for CEUs for Landscape Architects Applied for CEUs for Certified Arborists Presenter will sign books after presentation

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UTOPIA CD

The Practical Science Supporting Tree Planting Best Practices Gary Watson, The Morton Arboretum Successful tree planting practices must be based on sound science. This up-to-date synthesis of the research devoted to planting urban and suburban trees can be used to understand and implement the appropriate practices that are vital to planting trees that will last a lifetime.

Topics covered will include choice of tree size and nursery production method, site preparation, tree responses during digging, planting, and establishment at the new site.

NIRVANA

How Can I Know What’s New When I Am Still Learning What’s Old? Dr. Allan Armitage, University of Georgia

Dr. A will talk about what he sees in the herbaceous plant world in his travels to breeders, gardens, and trial grounds. Newer does not necessarily mean better, but he will share some of the new bells and whistles of herbaceous breeding in the last few years. Also, he will give his opinion on some of the trends he sees in people and plants as he travels the industry. With humor, common sense and integrity, he will enlighten.

9:45 AM - 10:35 AM NIRVANA

Creating a Company Culture That is Distinctive and Remarkable Lee Fredericks, Rainbow Treecare Scientific Advancements Many companies today operate much like a company from 30 years ago. The problem is, the world has changed. Companies with a successful culture have been able to adapt, adjust and continue to grow and outperform the competition. Today the secret sauce for successful recruitment and marketing is a well-defined and ingrained company culture. This presentation will share practical strategies for every level of an organization from owner down to the labor force.

SCHAUMBURG AB

Ecology and Control of Yellow Nutsedge Roch Gaussoin, University of Nebraska Yellow nutsedge is one of the most difficult weeds to control in turf and landscapes. It is very unique in its biology and ecology. A single nutsedge plant can produce nearly 5,000 tubers by the end of the growing season. This presentation will use a multi-step strategy, developed after nearly 5 years of research, to effectively manage yellow nutsedge in turfgrass.

SCHAUMBURG CD

Segmental Permeable Pavement Pete Baloglou, Techo-Bloc Midwest Corp Determining when permeable pavements are applicable begins with soil analysis and surrounding topography.

This practical session will cover permeable pavers from tip to tails with deep analysis into soils, geotextiles, sub-bases, base materials, and paving unit integrity. It will also cover the bells and whistles from curbing and edging, joints, and erosion and sediment controls. A can’t miss session for those using stone to deal with Midwestern water issues.

UTOPIA AB

Employee Incentives and Motivation Paul Kimicata, Kimicata Brothers, Inc.

12:30 PM - 1:45 PM NIRVANA

Landscaping with Wildflowers Jack Pizzo, The Pizzo Group Join Jack Pizzo as he shares expert advice on how to integrate native plants into your next landscape design and the resulting benefits to your clients. Attendees will discover the rewards of using native wildflowers in your clients’ projects and learn how to use wildflowers in rain and perennial gardens.

Finally, attendees will see the latest trends in native landscape design and restoring native areas and see why natural landscapes can reduce overall maintenance costs.

SCHAUMBURG AB

How do you keep employees engaged within your company? Paul is a third generation owner of a design/build/ irrigation/maintenance landscape firm in Pittsburgh. He watched his relatives struggle to keep an employee more than a few years before they moved on. He will share specific methods used to keep employees engaged and a bonus system that is relevant the entire year, not just the last 3 weeks of the season.

5 Steps to Increasing Your Profitability with Quickbooks

UTOPIA CD

SCHAUMBURG CD

Paul Drobot, Plants to Grow - plantstogrow.com If you have a garden or landscape, you have weeds. Besides physically pulling the weeds, there are many other strategies to controlling them.

Soil improvements, plant selection, yard or garden design, proper use of mulches, proper tools, etc. all help make the job easier. Be persistent, use some of the strategies presented, and you can control the laughter of the weeds.

Too often in business we forget the basics. Learn the 5 steps that will help you increase your profitability with QuickBooks—from setup, to reviewing your results and streamlining your workflow.

Avoid the common mistakes so many users make.

Guarantee Compaction and Eliminate Structural Failures in the Residential Market Bill Gardocki, Interstate Landscape Co. Most residential contractors have no specific means to measure compaction. It is hard to believe more attention isn’t given to this issue when most hardscape failures occur because of a lack of compaction. This technical session focuses on four compaction issues: compaction equipment, compaction testing, proper soil selection, and geosynthetic soil stabilization aids.

THURSDAY EDUCATION

Are Your Weeds Laughing At You?

Monica Muir, Muir & Associates, LLC

NEW! iLandscape Education Portal ENTER TO WIN $500 on Wednesday and Thursday and $250 on Friday by completing your session evaluation in the new iLandscape Education Portal!

Open the web browser on your mobile device and type in the following address: ilandscape.cnf.io.

Find the session you attended and click the blue “Evaluate” button to complete your session evaluation.

It’s that easy!

Approved for CEUs for Landscape Architects Applied for CEUs for Certified Arborists Presenter will sign books after presentation

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UTOPIA AB

New Arrivals: Keeping a Look Out for Invasives Fredric Miller, Joliet Junior College This presentation will address the newest invasive species including brown marmorated stinkbug, spotted lanternfly, spotted-wing drosophila, walnut twig beetle, and pin-hole borers (Ambrosia beetles) affecting landscape plants. Proper identification, plant symptoms, economic importance, host plants, and pest management will be discussed. You’ll never outnumber them, but you can outsmart them.

UTOPIA CD

Soils in the Urban Landscape

THURSDAY EDUCATION

Paul Drobot, Plants to Grow— plantstogrow.com All landscape professionals know that successful gardening is dependent to a great extent on the quality and condition of the soil. Understanding some of the basic properties, physical structure, and soil living organisms is important. This in turn will assist the landscape professional’s decisions on how to improve the soil, understand fertilization, and watering.

Monica Muir, Muir & Associates, LLC Discover ways to use features in QuickBooks you never thought about, or understood, that can help you market smarter and work smarter. You will learn aspects to setup that not only help you track profitability better, but help you track key metrics so you can market more effectively. Monica will also share reporting that will help you analyze your profitability and key metrics so you can make wiser decisions.

SCHAUMBURG CD

Hardscaping Sales 101 for the Residential Contractor Bill Gardocki, Interstate Landscape Co What good are hardscape skills if you can’t close the deal? This session focuses on bidding and selling residential projects.

Comparisons are made to softscape and maintenance bidding and selling. This practical discussion includes what areas on a hardscape project can get installers into trouble and what areas to focus on to help grow a business.

UTOPIA AB

2:15 PM - 3:30 PM NIRVANA

Structural Pruning at Planting: Crucial for Upping Your Game Ed Gilman, University of Florida Prune at planting? I thought we didn’t do that! The research and experience show us the way to a better urban forest. Roots and shoots are best pruned at planting to correct structural deficiencies because most never get pruned again for structure. Nursery stock arriving with inferior structure WILL benefit. We show you the way.

There is sure to be plenty of discussion and disagreement.

Come prepared to defend your position—I will.

Approved for CEUs for Landscape Architects Applied for CEUs for Certified Arborists Presenter will sign books after presentation

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SCHAUMBURG AB

4 Steps Key to Better Job Costing in Quickbooks

Sabbatical to Plant Freedom Austin Eischeid, Austin Eischeid Garden Design Sponsored by: Millennium Park Foundation As a student of Piet Oudolf, Austin has grown into his own unique design style that uses elements of his mentors. He will discuss his work experiences and how it formed the garden designer he is today.

Austin will share his design process and talk about using strong perennials for seasonal interest.

UTOPIA CD

The Incredible Edible Landscape Lisa Hilgenberg, Chicago Botanic Garden Gorgeous photography, thoughtful perspective, design and planning tips, and best fruit cultivars and vegetable varieties illustrate how edible plants and flowers can be incorporated into modern landscapes, providing experiential havens for our scattered lives, providing nourishment and respite for clients, family and friends.

ILCA EXCELLENCE IN LANDSCAPE AWARDS PROGRAM

THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2019 • Reception begins at 5:00 pm • Dinner begins at 6:00 pm • Program starts at 7:00 pm

Don’t miss the ILCA’s annual showcase featuring the best landscapes in Illinois. Awards Night will be the crown jewel of iLandscape networking opportunities, as well as a great venue to see the industry’s best projects.

Come join the celebration of these coveted awards. please note:

Join friends for an evening of mingling, honoring & celebrating: • Excellence in Landscape Award Winners

Awards will have a limited amount of tickets available.

It is vital you register early if you plan to attend Awards Night. iLandscape cannot guarantee a ticket without pre-registration.

• Person of the Year

Awards Night includes reception, dinner and the program; cash bar.

• Student Design Competition Winners

• Distinguished Service Award Winner • 2018-19 Scholarship Winners

• JUDGES’ AWARD — The best project among all entries as chosen by the judges.

• PROFESSIONALS’ CHOICE — The best project among all entries as chosen by other contractors and green industry professionals.

AWARDS NIGHT

In addition, the winners of two prestigious industry awards will be announced that night:

The Excellence in Landscape Awards Night is a separate ticketed event. Awards tickets do not include a tradeshow pass. If you wish to attend the tradeshow or educational sessions, please select the appropriate pass in addition to the Excellence in Landscape Awards ticket during registration.

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2019 EDUCATION One fee, three days.

Below are the educational sessions for Friday, February 1, 2019.

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM NIRVANA

Sharing Thoughts About Existing and Designed Plant Communities Gerould Wilhelm, Conservation Design Forum and Roy Diblik, Northwind Perennial Farm The Earth has been covered with diverse plant communities long before we became designers, landscapers, growers, and gardeners. Plants have lived in intimate, healthy, social relationships with millions of other living beings creating conditions for flourishing, continued health. Our horticultural planting practices should and will continue to evolve, recognizing the opportunities and possibilities for plants. Better understand native plants in remnant communities, re-established communities how to live with durable perennials, and proper stewardship practices.

SCHAUMBURG AB

From Surviving to Thriving: How to Build Revenue From Today’s Consumers Susan Martin, Horticultural Marketer The potential for garden and landscape sales from women and younger gardener audiences is enormous, yet we are only tapping into a small portion of that revenue today. In this session, you will learn how to thrive, not just survive by delivering what today’s consumer really wants. We’ll examine the practices of successful gardening businesses who cater to these audiences and you’ll walk away with concrete ideas you can act on today.

SCHAUMBURG CD

The New Perennial Garden: Design and Maintenance Bobbie Schwartz, Bobbie’s Green Thumb

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For years, perennial gardens were designed as side by side blocks of color. Over the past 10 to 15 years, these designs, with European influences, have become more impressionistic. In addition, more importance is being given to foliage, deadheads, and lengthening the seasons of interest. The degree of maintenance is also affected by these changes in design and by plant selection.

UTOPIA AB

Landscape Design, Site Design Critiques Gregory Pierceall, Professor Emeritus, Purdue University, Department of Landscape Architecture As a practiced and experienced site design educator, Gregory will cover the basic elements of good landscape and site design.

Using finished designs he’ll illustrate the structure, forms and components that make a good landscape functional and attractive. See that form and functions are basic to solid design. Let decades of experience demonstrate that “design” is invisible until it does not work.

UTOPIA CD

Plants for Problem Areas Melinda Myers, Nationally known gardening expert, TV/radio host, author & columnist Too much water and wind are just a few challenges you and your clients may face when designing or renovating a landscape. Help them correct problem areas to mitigate the challenge whenever possible. And when it isn’t possible, select the plants that tolerate difficult growing conditions including dry shade, heavy clay, and deer-populated areas.

9:45 AM – 10:35 AM NIRVANA

Consilience, Concinnity, and The Way Gerould Wilhelm, Conservation Design Forum This imaginative session will examine native prairie, woodland, and riverbank landscapes to illustrate consilience and concinnity.

Natural systems are uninterested in good intentions, budgetary problems, personnel problems, government regulations, or ignorance on the part of stewards or scientists. We must learn The Way of our land and accommodate it just as strictly as must a pilot obey the laws of flight in accordance with the configuration and design of his airplane.

SCHAUMBURG AB

How Networking & Connecting Can Grow Your Business Dean MacMorris, Night Light, Inc. This presentation will introduce the 8 rules of networking and the types of people who can help us network. We will discuss strategies for being a top-notch networker.

Attendees will be given a list of questions to make it all about the person you are talking to, while networking. It’s never about you, but what goes around, comes around.

Approved for CEUs for Landscape Architects Applied for CEUs for Certified Arborists Presenter will sign books after presentation

SCHAUMBURG CD

The Artful Garden Bobbie Schwartz, Bobbie’s Green Thumb The most obvious notion of the artful garden is the incorporation of art, e.g. sculpture and ornament, into the garden but another aspect is the realization that structures such as fences and arbors can be artistic, not just functional. Add creative garden design plus thoughtful choices and uses of plant material to make your garden a living work of art.

SCHAUMBURG AB

Give Your Employees C.R.A.P. … and 7 Other Secrets to Employee Retention Jeff Kortes, Human Asset Management LLC

UTOPIA AB

Jeff shares eight key fundamentals that drive employee retention and how leaders are a key role in retention. He’ll highlight how employee turnover affects the image of the organization and how the financial costs are big money. Attendees will understand the key traits to retain the new generation of workers and how using the “Great Boss” questions to assess if you have what it takes to be a retention magnet in your area of influence.

Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, The Hoosier Gardener

SCHAUMBURG CD

Woody Plants Worthy of Small Spaces

UTOPIA CD

Propagating Horticulturists: A Cultural Guide for Cultivating Interest in Plants Jared Barnes, Stephen F Austin State University We are incredible propagators of plants, but a challenge we face is how do we make more horticulturists? In this enthusiastic presentation, Jared will discuss the great similarities in how we sow seeds and how we expose youth to horticulture, in how we take cuttings and how we help amateur horticulturists continue growing, and in how we graft two different species together and how we bridge a connection between plants and people’s other passions.

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM NIRVANA

Carmen Miranda in the Midwest Irvin Etienne, Indianapolis Museum of Art A garden requires many elements to be successful but one of the most important is eye-popping attention-getting color and texture. The only plants that can provide the extravagance that makes gardening worthwhile are tropicals and annuals.

When you go Carmen Miranda, plants jump right out of the containers and into garden beds. They may combine with hardy plants or they may create beds of pure tropicalissmo.

Either way the result is true garden ecstasy.

Approved for CEUs for Landscape Architects Applied for CEUs for Certified Arborists Presenter will sign books after presentation

Migrating North: Inspiration From a Southerly Plant Palette Jared Barnes, Stephen F Austin State University The South is being hailed as a rising cultural epicenter for great crafts, music, and food. We’ve also got some great plants, y’all. In this presentation, Dr. Jared Barnes will share some of his favorite southern plants, native and adapted, that you can use for inspiration for your northern gardens.

UTOPIA AB

Permaculture: A Sustainable Living Methodology for the Home, Garden and Community Will Hooker, Will Hooker: Landscape Architecture Permaculture is a design and management methodology where environments are set up to supply as many of the needs of the residents as possible. These needs include food, water, energy, shelter, and a sustainable resource stream. This presentation will entail a brief overview of the principles of permaculture with an in depth description of how these principles were applied to a 1/3 acre peri-urban home in Raleigh, NC.

FRIDAY EDUCATION

Explore the trees and shrubs that earn the space they take in the urban and suburban landscape by multi-seasonal interest, longbloom cycles or other attributes. Some even work well in ornamental containers. Lots of breeding going to reduce the size of woody plants without diminishing their flower power, and we’ll take a look at some of them.

UTOPIA CD

Rapid Fire Sketch Design Craig Stoffel, Studio Inside|OUT Attendees will learn the fundamentals of sketch techniques to create realistic and expressive drawings to communicate design ideas and intent. Step-by-step slides will highlight the basic set up and composition to demystify the process that creates beautifully loose sketches that communicate to the clients and design teams the overall character and spatial compositions. *Attendees are encouraged to bring their own drawing materials and follow along with the instruction. All skill levels are encouraged to attend.

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guide to locations

GUIDE TO LOCATIONS

D I S C O V E R Y H A L L

PLEASE NOTE — the iLandscape Trade Show is in two halls Discovery and Innovation INNOVATION HALL

REGISTRATION

PLEASE NOTE —New location for registration

• The iLandscape Trade Show is located on the first floor in both Discovery and Innovation Halls • The ILCA and WNLA booths are located in Discovery Hall Booth 1112 • Educational classes are located on the FIRST + SECOND FLOORS • Excellence in Landscape Awards Night will be held in the Utopia Ballroom upstairs

SECOND FLOOR

Awards Night is in the UTOPIA BALLROOM

• Educational classes are conducted in:

— Utopia AB, CD

— Nirvana

— Euphoria

— Schaumburg AB, CD • Spanish language education and Irrigation Workshop are held in Euphoria • The book store and signings are in Prosperity

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Promotional Bags

Aisle Decals

• Political representation in Springfield and Washington D.C. • Access to ILCA’s free legal hotline • Volunteer opportunities

Front & Center

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Hotel Key Cards

Beverage Cups

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SPONSORS AND MEMBERSHIP

• Company profile on ILCA’s website

Major Sponsor

Exhibitor Keg Parties and Beer Tastings

Visit ilca.net for more information and to join.

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iLandscape at-a-glance thursday

wednesday Registration Hours

7:00am – 4:00pm

Registration Hours

7:00am – 4:00pm

Exhibit Hall Hours

9:00am – 4:30pm

Exhibit Hall Hours

9:00am – 4:30pm

Educational Sessions

8:00am – 9:15am 9:45am – 10:35am 12:30pm – 1:45pm 2:15pm – 3:30pm

Educational Sessions

(See complete session listings on pages 4-7)

Spanish-Language Educational Sessions 8:15am – 9:15am 9:45am – 10:45am

12:30pm – 1:30pm

2:15pm – 3:15pm

(See complete session listings on pages 10-12)

Irrigation Contractor Essentials: 4 Hour Refresher Course 8:30am – 12:30pm iLandscape Walkabout Discover Your Element: Earth, Wind, Fire, Water Prize Giveaways Garden Stage 4:15pm

Prize Giveaways Garden Stage 4:15pm

Howl at the Moon 4:30pm – 7:00pm Garden Stage

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8:00am – 9:15am 9:45am – 10:35am 12:30pm – 1:45pm 2:15pm – 3:30pm

Excellence in Landscape Awards Program 5:00pm – 9:00pm Utopia Ballroom on Second Floor

10:30am – 11:30am

friday

fun fun fun

Registration Hours

7:00am – 1:00pm

Exhibit Hall Hours 8:00am – 9:15am

9:00am – 2:00pm

Educational Sessions

8:00am – 9:15am 9:45am – 10:35am 12:30pm – 1:45pm

(See complete session listings on pages 14-15)

Student Roundtables 9:00am – 10:00am Euphoria Career Fair 9:00am - 1:00pm Second Floor Foyer

Prize Giveaways 1:45pm Garden Stage

2018 Career Fair

Prize Giveaways

You can WIN! All attendees at iLandscape can enter to win prizes on the day they attend. Over $30,000 in prizes!

YOU MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN! Wednesday, January 30th $200 cash prizes $500 cash prizes $1,000 cash prize $2,500 cash prize Deluxe Leg Lamp Drone Mountain Bike Odyssey Dinner Cruise Pelican Cooler Sam & Harry’s Steak House Gift Card Sea Eagle Watersnake Thursday, January 31st $200 cash prizes $500 cash prizes $1,000 cash prize $2,500 cash prize Deluxe Leg Lamp Drone Ignite Glass Sculpture Mountain Bikes Odyssey Dinner Cruise Pelican Cooler Sam & Harry’s Steak House Gift Card Friday, February 1st $200 cash prizes $500 cash prizes $1,000 cash prize Carrom Hockey Game Ignite Glass Sculpture Membership to The Morton Arboretum Pelican Cooler

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Stockyards Brick

835

834

Encore Landscape Lighting 930

825

Earth Garden 820

Hicksgas Pine817 Hall Brick Company

816

BCA Products

811

812

EXIT

909

905

KO Supply Company,Inc

1018

1117

916

1015

1016

1115

910

Fabriscape, Inc.

10'

906

Cedar Path Nurseries

1014

1009

EdenValders Stone

1113

1012

1111

1010

1109 The Mulch Center

10'

Red 1008

1107

Flint Rock-& Stone 1006

Turfmaker Corporation

McGinty Bros.Inc

1218 Pizzo Native PLant Nursery

1317 Home Nursery, Inc.

1104

Fire Garden

1105 Oly-Ola Edgings, Inc.

1004

TheTree Connection

Ariens and Gravely

Stone

1212

1311

1210

1305

1312

1413 Arthur J.Frank Clesen, Inc. Schmidt 1409 &-Son Co

Northern Compeer Family Financial Farms

10'

Keystone Hatcheries LLC 1208

EasyPro Pond Products

1206 AltaFalls & Pond Supplies 1204

Goodmark Nurseries

10'

1310 Illinois Green Industry Association 1308

1407

1306

1405

Johnson's Curv-Rite, Nursery Inc. Tri-County Kramer Stockdale Tree Company Specialists

1304

Alert Distributing

EXIT

EXIT

F.E.C.

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Exhibit Hours - Wednesday 9:00am-4:30pm - Thursday 9:00am-4:30pm - Friday 9:00am-2pm F.E.

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Aisle 1400

Aisle 1300

Aisle 1200

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1112

10'

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1313

R.A. Adams Enterprises

WNLA

Krukowski DynaScape Stone Software Company

Cherokee Manufacturing

Central Sod Farms

Ridge Nursery Halquist

ILCA

A.D.R. Bulbs

Wandell's Nursery

Unilock

1319

1216 Fox

Spring United Greenhouse Grove Systems Nursery

1013

904

Bailey Nurseries

Ornamental Lincoln Growers Nurseries Assoc.

Permaloc Corporation

Rain Bird

1118

1119 Kaneville Chicagoland Tree Grows Farms

United Label

1005

1220

18' F.S.

F.E.C.

F.E.

804

1017

Kaknes Landscape Supply

Capital Stoneworks

Central Turf & 806 Irrigation ProLine Supply Division

918

912

911

Aquascape

EXIT

1020

1320

Twixwood Nursery

1121

1019 Forrest Keeling Nursery

Sheridan Nurseries

Northshore RWC Landscape Insurance Products Group 808

Doty Nurseries

Russo Power Equipment

1224

Landscape Green Material Glen & Firewood Nursery, Sales Inc.

1021

A-Beep Mariani Diga-Talk Plants

814 913 McKay Northland Nursery Farms Company

10'

1022

1333

Cassidy Tire Co.

Water Garden

1439

JULIE, Ivanhoe Inc. Nursery

1230

1124

Carlin Sales/ProGreen Plus

1026

SiteOne Landscape Supply

1330

Lemke Stone

Dayton Bag & Burlap

Knapheide Manufacturing Company (The)

1031

Products

1337

1238 Fiore Nursery& Landscape Supply

1443

GRO

Blue Horticultural Grass Enterprises Farms 1441 Triple of Crown Indiana 1340

Hinsdale Nurseries

1234

1342

1339

DPM,Inc. Dutchman Industries

1030

Altorfer Cat

1341

Carlton Plants

MTI

F.E.C.

F.S.

Stone &Natural Stone Veneers

Banner 1033 Sales and Consulting

Arlington Power Equipment

Cardno Native Plant Nursery

FondDuLac 1036

1242

Stone Age Manufacturing

1346

F.S.

F.E.C.

Landscape Hub

815 Better Bilt Products

Longshadow

GAS

915

818

Stone Center LLC

1343 Phoenix Weiler, Irrigation Inc. Supply

1240

1135

1038

924

Contree Sprayer-& Equipment

Halloran Mowerworks

819

1037 John Holmlund Nursery

Ball Seed Company

920

Garden 1139 Prairie Nursery & Organics

Tree Expert Co.

1244 Arthur

Alta Equipment Company

821 Midwest Arborist Supplies

Davey 1040

F.S.

F.E.C.

1039

Diamond Blade Warehouse

PACE, Inc. #1 1136

1141

RR Landscape Supply

Aluminum Edging/ Wolverine Tools

F.E.C.

F.S.

Proven Winners

GAS

Sure-Loc 1042

1035

It! Garden Socially

1143

Badger Evergreen Nursery

Fox River Stone

1041

Butterfield Color

DeWitt Company

932Grow

Lafarge 1044

Aisle 1100

1043

Aisle 1000

944

Master Classic Groundcovers Mark

934

Rochester Concrete Products

Reinders, Inc.

1045

Avant Tecno USA

1246

1144

Hunter Industries/FXL

838 Rainbow TreeCare Scientific Advancements

Marco

1046

17.5'

Kankakee Nursery Company

Hulton Tool Company

SEK Surebond

Clesen Brothers

938

937

840

Armintrout's 946 West Michigan Farms

CONCESSIONS

EXIT

A-Block Marketing

F.H.V. F.E.C.

Creek Nursery

F.S. Sable

DISCOVERY HALL FLOORPLAN

All-Stone Solutions

842 Walnut

839

F.E.C.

941

844 TransChicago Truck Group

StoneWall 1047 Retaining Walls/ TrenchNedge Trenc

Monroe-Truck Equipment

Premium Travertine

Aisle 800

RockSteps

Aisle 900

846 Loma

EZ 945 Kut Vista Nursery Products

U.S. Arbor Products

948

Ecoturf Eby's Evergreen Midwest Plantation

845

F.E.C. GAS

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848

Studebaker Nurseries

EXIT

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Discovery Hall

F.S. F.E.C.

EXIT

JAN.

F.E.C. F.S.

CONCESSIONS

10'

Belgard

Chi Turf

1742 1841 Surefoot Hometowne Hardscape Insurance Services Products

1842

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1941 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District

EXIT

Wednesday 9:00am-4:30pm

1944

LF George

F.S.

1834

Ditch Witch Midwest

Thursday 9:00am-4:30pm

F.E.C.

1934

STIHL

1st Choice Equipment

Exhibit Hours FHV/FEC

Aisle 1900

The1843 Rock Stone& Landscape Supply

1943

Atlas Bobcat

1744

Perfect Turf

1844

Aisle 1800

Techo-Bloc Midwest Corp.

EXIT

Friday 9:00am-2pm

GAS

Chicago Gas-Lines

Deere and Company

Vermeer Midwest

1848

Grasshopper Company

Keg Parties F.E.C.

1636

EXIT

F.E.C.

1436

1741

1642

GAS

F.E.C. F.S.

F.S. F.E.C.

Husqvarna Aisle 1700

1536

1746

1646

Willoway Nurseries

Hayward Distributing Co.

Aisle 1500

PACE, Inc. #2

JAN.

Echo Incorporated

1546

Advanced Turf Solutions

1444

Aisle 1600

F.H.V. F.E.C.

F.S.

CONCESSIONS

EXIT

JAN.

F.E.C.

Wednesday

1424

1726

Wind Garden

Xylem, Ltd

1406

1507 CAST Lighting, LLC

Feece Oil Co.

10'

10'

1705

1608

National Seed Nursery

10'

1404

St.Aubin Nursery

Hortech, Inc

EXIT

1807

1708

Arrowhead

Ecoverse Ornamentals

Garden Products

1913

Clesen Wholesale

9.5'

1914

Wholesale Tree, Inc.

1911

Montale Wholesale

Illinois Nursery Brick 1909 Company Peerless Fence

10'

1806

GAS

Martin Implement — 3:30

F.S.

F.E.C.

1810

1809

B-and-B Bedding

Belgard — 3:30

F.E.C.

Thursday EXIT

1907

Kasota Stone Alliance Fabricators Designer 1905 Products Landscape

Vermeer Midwest — 2:00

EXIT

Kaknes Landscape Supply ­— 2:30

Management Network

Conserv FS

1804

Unilock — 3:00

T

EXIT

1814

SavATree

1811 Herman Losely &Son

Supplies, 1604 Kuenzi 1805 1706 Wilson Inc. Midwest Turf & Compost Nurseries, Nursery Inc. (Ceiling height approx. 15' below dotted line)1704DeVroomen

1505

Homer Industries

F.S.

1504

Rosetta

Modeco Systems

1816 1915 Emergent Intrinsic Safety Perennial Supply Gardens

F.E.C.

1509 Colorblends Wholesale Flowerbulbs

Rental Max LLC

Unilock­— 3:30

Dutchman Tree Farms

1918

Alexander Equipment 1710

Unilock­— 3:00

1920

Lurvey Landscape Supply

1714

1610

F.S.

1410

Casey Equipment Co.

F.E.C. Aesthetic Metals

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Martin Implement Sales

Ero-Tex Hanes

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World Rotochopper LandOpt of Stones 619 617 621

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Riverside Plastics

Sea Grant

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504 506 Bronze 508 Wisconsin Riverfarm Memorial Dept-of Nursery Foundry Agriculture

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Dauer Manufacturing

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Listerman & Associates

Mulch Woody Curb Manufacturing, Warehouse Depot 221 Inc. Nursery 219 217

Sester Farms

2017 EXHIBITORS

Salvador Omega-II Insurance Fence Systems Agency 207 205

Greenius-by LS-Training Systems

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118 120 122 Tillmann Green Natural Crum-Halsted Soils Wholesale Repellents Insurance Management Growers

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www.DigaTalkPlus.com Booth# 1305

Advanced Turf Solutions, Inc. Brian Hissem 1225 Lunt Avenue Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 Phone: 815.414.8711 Email: bhissem@advancedturf.com www.advancedturf.com

Booth# 1642

Aesthetic Metals Barb Foster 600 18th Avenue Rockford, IL 61104 Phone: 815.316.4000 Email: barb@aestheticmetals.com www.aestheticmetals.com

Booth# 1924

Alert Distributing, Inc. Jim Schroeder 16873 Fish Point Road SE Prior Lake, MN 55372 Phone: 952.224.4070 Email: jschroeder@alertdistributing.com www.alertdistributing.com

Booth# 1304

Alexander Equipment Steve Johnston 4728 Yender Avenue Lisle, IL 60532 Phone: 630.663.1400 Email: sjohnston@alexequip.com www.alexanderequip.com

Booth# 1714

Alliance Designer Products Robert Cadieux 225 Bellerose Blvd. West LaVal, QUE 0 Phone: 866.212.1611 Email: robert@AllianceGator.com www.alliancegator.com

Booth# 1806

Booth# 941 Compact wheel loaders Skid steer loaders Mini excavators Bark blowers Trenchers

• Hundreds of attachments

Booth# 1220

Alta Falls & Pond Supplies Irv Geffre 2687 West Wayzata Boulevard Long Lake, MN 55356 Phone: 952.476.282 Email: sales@altafalls.com www.altafalls.com

Booth# 1206

Altorfer Cat Diana Forbes 635 W. Lake Street Elmhurst, IL 60126 Phone: 630.758.1268

Booth# 1031

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AmericanHort Booth# 320 Terri Brown 2130 Stella Court Columbus, OH 43212 Phone: 614.487.1117 Email: hello@americanhort.org www.americanhort.org Aquascape Inc. Booth# 808 Em Wleklinski 901 Aqualand Way St. Charles, IL 60174 Phone: 630.659.2000 Email: emails@aquascapeinc.com When www.aquascapeinc.com you buy a select new CAT® Machine, choose between*

SPEND LESS GET MORE

The Original 1988 MULE™ 1000

0% FINANCING FOR CASH BACK 48 MONTHS ON SELECT MACHINES

Ariens and Gravely Booth# 1316 Carol Dilger 655 West Ryan Street Brillion, WI 54110 From the roll out of the first MULE™ 1000 to the new 2018 MULE PRO-FXR™ and Phone: 920.756.2141 MULE 4000 Trans™, Kawasaki continues to build its legacy of hardworking machines.

Email: Offer applies to theinfo@ariens.com following NEW machine purchases: SkidonSteer Loaders, Multi Terrain Explore the history of MULE Kawasaki.com Kawasaki.com/MULEhistory Loaders,www.gravely.com Compact Track Loaders,Compact Wheel Loaders, Mini Hydraulic Excavators, (model not for sale)

MULE 4000 Trans™

MULE PRO-FXR™

2019 EXHIBITORS

Maintaining An Edge In Your Communication A. D. R. Bulbs, Inc. Booth# 1113 Keeps You Ahead of Chris Ruigrok P.O. Box 538, 49 Black Meadow Road Your Competition!

Chester, NY 10918 Phone: 800.990.9934 Email: chris@adrbulbs.com www.adrbulbs.com

and service needs.

Alta Equipment Company Jim Proctor Call us at 844.Go2.ALTA or56195 visit us Pontiac online at Trail ALTAEQUIPMENT.COM Bloomington| Ottawa | Peotone | Spring Grove New Hudson, MI 48165 Phone: 248.356.5200 www.altaequipment.com

Booth# 918

A. Block Marketing Ron Jesselson 855 E. Golf Road, Suite 1133 Arlington Hts., IL 60005 Phone: 847.437.7088 Email: ron.jesselson@sbcglobal.net

Volvo and more, Alta is here to provide you with your rental, sales, parts,

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A Beep (Diga-Talk) Tom Wessling 452 N. Chicago Street Joliet, IL 60432 Phone: 815.740.1780 Email: jennifer@abeep.com www.abeep.com

Equipment. Carrying equipment from Takeuchi, Toro, Avant, Finn, Gehl,

All Stone Solutions Brad Gerlach • W8260 Hamilton Road • Butternut, WI 54514 • Phone: 651.249.4388 • Email: allstonesolutions@gmail.com Made Easy www.allstonesoultions.com •

1st Choice Equipment Booth# 1734 Jeff Patterson 124 N. Schmale Road 4G LTE Nationwide Carol Stream, IL 60188 Push-To-Talk Two-Way Radio Phone: 630.510.6050 • Compact, Portable, Rugged Design Email: jpatterson@1stchoiceequipment.com • Clear Full-Color Display www.1stchoiceequipment.com

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Company has you covered this Spring with our wide variety of Compact

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Small Wheel Loaders, Backhoe Loaders, Small Track Type Tractors, Telehandlers.

Arlington Power Equipment

20175 N. Rand POWER Road ARLINGTON Palatine, IL 60074 EQUIPMENT Phone: 847.241.1530

Booth# 1136

Contact your local Altorfer sales representative to learn more details and take advantage of this offer.

*For complete details, check with your local Cat dealer. Financing offer valid from February 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019 on select models of new machines manufactured by Caterpillar Inc. Building Construction Products Division only (Backhoe Loaders, Small Dozers, Small Wheel Loaders and Telehandlers). Offers do not apply to Cat Utility Vehicles. To be eligible, a sales contract must be signed during the offer period. Offer available only at participating Cat dealers. Offer is available to customers in the USA and Canada only and cannot be combined with any other offers. Prior purchases do not qualify. Offer subject to machine availability. To receive the financing offer, all balances must be financed through Cat Financial, subject to credit approval through Cat Financial.

Financing rate is subject to approval and not all buyers will qualify. Higher rates apply for buyers with lower credit ratings. Final machine prices are subject to change. Payments are based on an installment sales contract with 48 monthly payments and $0 down. Payment amounts are based on specific machine model and configuration. Payments may vary. Payments do not include taxes, freight, set-up, delivery, document fees, inspections, additional options or attachments. Offer is subject to change without prior notice and additional terms and conditions may apply. This offer has no cash value and is not transferable.

Email: sales@arlingtonpower.com

www.arlingtonpower.com Chicagoland's Newest Armintrout’s West Michigan Farms Kawasaki Zachary Armintrout Side x Side dealer 1156 Lincoln Road

20175 N. Rand Rd. Palatine Il 60074 (847) 241-1530 www.arlingtonpower.com Booth# 946

Allegan, MI 1327 49010 BOOTH Phone: 269.673.6627 Email: info@armintrouts.com www.armintrouts.com

KAWASAKI CARES: Read Owner’s Manual and all on-product warnings. Always wear protective gear appropriate for the use of this vehicle. Never operate under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Protect the environment. The Kawasaki MULE™ side x side is an offhighway vehicle only, and is not designed, equipped or manufactured for use on public streets, roads or highways. Obey the laws and regulations that control the use of your vehicle. ©2017 Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. 17MULE30THFXR6x712x21c

Arrowhead Ornamentals Gail Coleman P.O. Box 157 Hubbard, OR 97032 Phone: 503.651.2040 Email: gail@arrowheadornamentals.com www.arrowheadornamentals.com

Booth# 1807

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Arthur Clesen, Inc. Mark Simon 635 Margate Drive Lincolnshire, IL 60069 Phone: 847.537.2177 Email: info@arthurclesen.com www.arthurclesen.com

Booth# 1413

Arthur Weiler, Inc. Dr. Phaedra Weiler 12247 W. Russell Road Zion, IL 60099 Phone: 847.746.2393 Email: sales@weilernursery.com www.weilernursery.com

Booth# 1244 Arthur Weiler, Inc.

Atlas Bobcat Matt Sobacki 1160 McCabe Avenue Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 Phone: 847.678.3633 Email: info@atlasbobcat.com www.atlasbobcat.com

Booth# 1943

Avant Tecno USA Craig Gustafson 3020 Malmo Drive Arlington Hts., IL 60005 Phone: 847.380.9822 Email: sales@avanttecnousa.com www.avanttecnousa.com

Booth# 1246

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Belden Brick Company Jim Piteo 700 W. Tuscarawas Street Canton, OH 44701 Phone: 330.342.4348 www.beldenbrick.com

Booth# 419

Belgard Booth# 1636 Ross Thomas One Hunt Court Mundelein, IL 60060 Phone: 847.949.3600 Email: ross.thomas@oldcastle.com www.belgard.com Better Bilt Products Inc. Betsy Mostkowski 900 S. Kay Avenue Addison, IL 60101 Phone: 630.543.6767 www.bbponline.com

Booth# 815

Blue Grass Farms of Indiana Kevin McCart 1915 W. 53rd Street Anderson, IN 46013 Phone: 800.346.0272 Email: kmccart@bluegrassfarms.net www.bluegrassfarms.net

Booth# 1342

Blu Petroleum Booth# 600 PARTNER WITH BLU PETROLEUM Cindy Hart FOR ALL YOUR FUEL NEEDS. .

21402 W. IL Route 60 Mundelein, IL 60060 Phone: 847.566.5536 Email: spoole@blupetroleum.com www.blupetroleum.com Clean fuel has a lasting effect on your equipment

B & B Bedding, Inc. Kris Landgrebe 2245 275th Street Oskaloosa, IA 52577 Phone: 800.373.8969 Email: info@bandbbedding.com www.bandbbedding.com

Booth# 1809

Badger Evergreen Nursery LLC Tim Mohrland 902 26th Street Allegan, MI 49010 Phone: 269.673.5546 Email: badger@bciwildblue.com

Booth# 1143

Bailey Nurseries Sue Gundersen 1325 Bailey Road St. Paul, MN 55119 Phone: 779.233.7248 Email: kerry.pieritz@baileynurseries.com www.baileynurseries.com

Booth# 1118

www.blupetroleum.com Bon Tool Company Office: 847-566-5536 Poole Katie Bongiovanni Steve President/Owner 4430 Gibsonia Road Cell: 224-548-9108 Gibsonia, PA 15044 Phone: 724.443.7080 Email: krb@bontool.com www.bontool.com

Ball Seed Company Therese LaTelle 622 Town Road West Chicago, IL 60185 Phone: 630.231.3600 Email: tlatelle@ballhort.com www.ballseed.com

Booth# 930

BP Pro Booth# 605 Luis Perez 2941 W. MacArthur Avenue, Suite 138 Santa Ana, CA 92704 Phone: 714.258.0800 Email: luisp@bppro.biz www.bppro.biz Booth# 302

Banner Sales and Consulting, Inc. Doug Fenner P.O. Box 430 Union Lake, MI 48387 Phone: 888.557.2455 Email: bannersales360@gmail.com www.bannersales.net

Booth# 1033

Breezy Hill Nursery, Inc. Stan Smiley 7530 288th Avenue Salem, WI 53168 Phone: 262. 537.3326 Email: stansmiley1@gmail.com www.BHNWholesale.com

Booth# 506

BCA Products Rob Beres 24399 225th Avenue Sleepy Eye, MN 56085 Phone: 262.313.7691 www.bca-products.com

Booth# 816

Bronze Memorial Foundry Rick Gurrieri 1842 North Elston Avenue Chicago, IL 60642 Phone: 773.276.7972x13 Email: bronzememco@gmail.com www.bronzememco.com

BoBBex Inc Brian McCall 523 Pepper Street Monroe, CT 6468 Phone: 800.792.4449 Email: brian@bobbex.com www.bobbex.com Blu Petroleum

Booth# 206

Booth# 304

Booth# 1041

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Central Turf & Irrigation Supply Andrew Harris 960 N. Ridge Road Lombard, IL 60148 Phone: 630.715.5005 Email: lombard@centraltis.com www.centraltis.com

Integral Concrete Color • Color Hardener Form Liners • Concrete Stains • Cures & Seals • Countertop Mix Decorative Concrete Overlays • Stamping Tools • Antiquing & Release Agents

Your source for native habitat Cherokee Manufacturing C restoration materials and services

Cardno Native Plant Nursery Jason Fritz 128 Sunset Drive Walkerton, IN 46574 Phone: 574.586.2412 Email: nurserysales@cardno.com www.cardnonativeplantnursery.com

Restoration Services909 Booth#

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Assessment & permitting Specification assistance Erosion & sediment control Invasive species control

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Live Plants: plugs and containers Quality tested pure live seed Contract growing Live stakes, fascines & wattles Vegetated coconut logs & mats

> Shoreline & slope stabilization > Wetland mitigation

Booth# 1135

Booth #1041

Booth# 1026

Carlton Plants LLC Lori Spence 14301 SE Wallace Road Dayton, OR 97114 Phone: 800.398.8733 www.carltonplants.com

Booth# 1341

Casey Equipment Co., Inc. Jim Cox 1603 E. Algonquin Road Arlington Hts., IL 60005 Phone: 847.437.8686 Email: jim.cox@caseyequipment.com www.caseyequipment.com

Booth# 1510

Cassidy Tire Co. Bryan Ahern 200 S. Church Street Addison, IL 60101 Phone: 630.620.2300 Email: bahern@cassidytire.com www.cassidytire.com

Booth# 1230

CAST Lighting LLC Brittany Plowman 1120-A Goffle Road Hawthorne, NJ 7506 Phone: 973.423.2303 Email: communications@cast-lighting.com www.cast-lighting.com

Booth# 1507

Cedar Path Nurseries Tom Kadolph 15235 Bruce Road Lockport, IL 60491 Phone: 815.838.4900 Email: tkadolph@cedarpath.net www.cedarpath.net

Booth# 906

Central Sod Farms, Inc. Harrison Warpinski 25606 W. 111th Street Plainfield, IL 60585 Phone: 630.904.1017 Email: team@centralsod.com www.centralsod.com

Booth# 1319

• Sod is our only business — Period!

• Unlimited supply of sod — You Got It! • Fast on-time deliveries — Everyday!

• Great customer service — Call Us! • Green Industry leader — Join Us!

Real Grass...Real Fast!

800-310-0402

Booth# 1010

Chicago Gas Lines Zac Selleck 1118 W. Marion Road Arlington Hts., IL 60004 574 586 2412 Phone: 847.414.7876 nurserysales@cardno.com Email:www.cardnonativeplantnursery.com zac@chicagogaslines.com www.chicagogaslines.com

Booth# 1934

Chicagoland Grows Jim Ault 1000 Lake Cook Road Glencoe, IL 60022 Phone: 847.835.8244 Email: jault@chicagobotanic.org www.chicagolandgrows.org

Booth# 1119

Chi Turf Booth# 1842 Jimmy Bastow 4042 S. Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60653 Phone: 630.805.3800 Email: info@chiturf.com www.chiturf.com Christiansen Farms Saul Gallardo 12151 W. Wilmington Road Peotone, IL 60468 Phone: 708.259.7355 Email: saul@christiansenfarms.org www.christiansenfarms.org

Booth# 516

Classic Groundcovers, Inc. Wally Pressey 405 Belmont Road Athens, GA 30605 Phone: 800.248.8424 Email: wally@classic-groundcovers.com www.classic-groundcovers.com

Booth# 1043

Clean Cut Tree Care Jackie Powers 31064 N. IL Route 83 Grayslake, IL 60030 Phone: 847.265.0000 Email: reception@cctreeservice.com www.cctreeservice.com

Booth# 615

2019 EXHIBITORS

Carlin Sales/ProGreen Plus Carol Maletzke 8170 N. Granville Woods Road Milwaukee, WI 53223 Phone: 800.657.0745 Email: cmaletzke@carlinsales.com www.carlinsales.com

Booth# 905

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Capital Stoneworks of IL Jim Larson 180 Shepard Avenue Wheeling, IL 60090 Phone: 847.873.0298 www.capitalstoneworks.com

Matt Gunderman Plants & Custom 150 Bridgepoint Drive, Suite 200 Seed Mixes For: South St. Paul, MN 55075 > Pollinator habitat & CRP plantings > DOT & roadside corridor projects Phone: 651.373.9949 > Habitat & ecosystem restoration > Stormwater BMPs & rain gardens Email: mattgunderman@cherokeemfg.com 8 0 0 . 2 8 2 . 3 3 8 8

Butterfield Color, Inc. Nathaniel Wagner 625 W. Illinois Avenue Aurora, IL 60506 Phone: 630.906.1980 Email: email@butterfieldcolor.com www.butterfieldcolor.com

Clesen Brothers Inc Booth# 1045 Erik Clesen 34W240 South Drive South Elgin, IL 60177 Phone: 847.695.1500 Email: eclesen@clesenbrothers.com www.clesenbrothers.com Clesen Wholesale Booth# 1913 Jim Keene 316 Florence Avenue Evanston, IL 60202 Phone: 847.448.4230 Email: jim@clesen.com www.clesen.com

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Colorblends Wholesale Flowerbulbs Hanneke Hollander 747 Barnum Avenue Bridgeport, CT 6608 Phone: 888.847.8637 Email: info@colorblends.com www.colorblends.com

Booth# 1509

Compeer Financial Mark Ringhouse 1350 Prairie Drive Sycamore, IL 60178 Phone: 815.756.3440 Email: mark.ringhouse@compeer.com www.compeer.com

Booth# 1311

Conserv FS, Inc. Kimberly Schumacher 1110 McConnell Road Woodstock, IL 60098 Phone: 815.334.5924 Email: kschumacher@conservfs.com www.conservfs.com

Booth# 1804

Contree Sprayer & Equipment David VonBehren W9898 Jackson Road Beaver Dam, WI 53916 Phone: 920.356.0121 Email: daveV@contree.com www.contree.com Cornerstone Processing Solutions Kristy Draves 1600 S. Main Street Oshkosh, WI 54902 Phone: 920.651.8888 Email: Kristy@cornerstoneps.net www.cornerstoneps.net

Booth# 920

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815.344.5950

County Materials Corp.

Booth# 208 EN E MAK GR Angela Scharbius ING YOUR WORLD 205 North Street Marathon, WI 54448 Phone: 715.8748.1365 www.countymaterials.

Booth# 319

Crum-Halsted Insurance Jim Bilinski 2350 Bethany Road Sycamore, IL 60178 Phone: 815.756.2906 Email: jdunlap@crumhalsted.com www.crumhalsted.com

Booth# 118

Cub Cadet Booth# 420 Jennifer Kucera P.O. Box 368023 Cleveland, OH 44136 Phone: 877.428.2349 www.cubcadet.com

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Curv-Rite, Inc. John Mindling 3603 N. Main Street Wayland, MI 49348 Phone: 800.366.2878 Email: sales@curv-rite.com www.curv-rite.com

Booth# 1407

Dauer Manufacturing Booth# 418 Woody Luke 10100 NW 116th Way #14 Medley, FL 33178 Phone: 800.883.2590 Email: woody@fusacorp.com www.dauermanufacturing.com

Professional Landscape Supplier Since 1928

Crop Insurance Solutions John Schreiter 601 1ST Street Milford, NE 68405 Phone: 402.217.0595 Email: wfrpjohn@gmail.com www.cropinsurancesolutions.com

Booth# 219

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ComEd Booth# 518 Kelley Heinz 3 Lincoln Centre Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181 Phone: 630.333.2231 Email: kelley.heinz@comed.com www.ComEd.com

Curb Depot Ryan Wolfrath N2591 Chapel Hill Drive Hortonville, WI 54944 Phone: 920.740.2218 Email: wolfy0032@yahoo.com www.curbdepot.com

Dayton Bag John Hendle 6604 South Union Street Union, IL 60180 Phone: 815.923.1234 Email: jhendle@daybag.com www.daybag.com

Booth# 1234

Decker’s Nursery Adam Brown 6239 Rager Road Groveport, OH 43125 Phone: 614.836.2130 Email: sales@deckersnursery.com www.deckersnursery.com

Booth# 204

Deere and Company Kelli Garry 10789 S. Ridgeview Road Olathe, KS 66061 Phone: 816.560.1063 Email: GarryKelliA@JohnDeere.com www.deere.com

Booth# 1536

DeVroomen Garden Products Patrick Ramsdell 3850 Clearview Court Gurnee, IL 60031 Phone: 847.395.9911 Email: info@devroomen.com www.devroomen.com

Booth# 1704

DeWitt Company Janet Miller 905 S. Kings Highway Sikeston, MO 63801 Phone: 573.472.0048 www.dewittcompany.com

Booth# 1035

Diamond Blade Warehouse Booth# 1039 Jeff Johnson 588 Lakeview Parkway Vernon Hills, IL 60061 Phone: 800.325.2337 Email: jjohnson@diamondbladewarehouse.com www.diamondbladewarehouse.com

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Ditch Witch Midwest Jeff Patterson 124 N. Schmale Road Carol Stream, IL 60188 Phone: 630.665.5600 Email: jpatterson@ditchwitchmidwest.com www.ditchwitchmidwest.com

Booth# 1834

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Docuprint Forms & Signs George Breust 63 Douglas #301 Elgin, IL 60120 Phone: 847.622.1313 Email: gbreust@docuprintforms.com www.docuprintforms.com

Booth# 102

Doty Nurseries Ryan Doty 45W121 Beith Road Maple Park, IL 60151 Phone: 630.365.9063 Email: sales@dotynurseries.com www.dotynurseries.com

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DPM, Inc/Dutchman Industries Aaron Oltmans P.O. Box 36, 306 E. 12th Street Davenport, NE 68335 Phone: 402.364.2186 Email: sales@nurseryjaws.com www.nurseryjaws.com

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45W121 Beith Road Maple Park, IL 60151

Eden Valders Stone Angelina Triscari W4520 Lime Road Eden, WI 53019 Phone: 920.477.2521 Email: angelina@edenstone.net www.evstone.net

Booth# 904

Emergent Safety Supply Ben Voitl 1055 Kingsland Drive Batavia, IL 60510 Phone: 630.406.9666 Email: info@emergentsafety.com www.emergentsafety.com

Booth# 1816

Encore Landscape Lighting Booth# 934 Ken Rutkowski 2277 Elliott Drive Troy, MI 48083 Phone: 248.299.1919 Email: encorelandscapelighting@hotmail.com www.encorelandscapelighting.com

Booth# 1920

Ero-Tex Hanes Dan Salsinger 925 North Oaklawn Avenue Elmhurst, IL 60126 Phone: 630.279.0915 Email: dan.salsinger@hanescompanies.com www.hanesgeo.com

Booth# 1410

DynaScape Software Cathy Castro 217-3425 Harvester Road Burlington, ONT 0 Phone: 905.639.9668 Email: jsalemi@dynascape.com www.dynascape.com

Booth# 1111

Evergreen Nursery Co., Inc. Vickey Vanderhoof 5027 County Road TT Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 Phone: 920.743.4464 Email: quality@evergreennurseryco.com www.evergreennurseryco.com

Booth# 301

Ewing Irrigation & Landscape Supply Lynn Carter 318 Arrowhead Drive Gilberts, IL 60136 Phone: 847.551.0023 Email: lcarter@ewingirrigation.com www.ewingirrigation.com

Booth# 421

EZ Kut Products Scott Bast 744 Telser Road Lake Zurich, IL 60047 Phone: 847.550.8150 Email: scott@ezkutproducts.com www.ezkutproducts.com

Booth# 945

Fabriscape, Inc. Jim Manola 6410 W. 75th Street, Unit D Bedford Park, IL 60638 Phone: 800.992.0550 Email: info@fabriscape.com www.fabriscape.com

Booth# 910

Fairview Evergreen Nurseries, Inc. Tim Kline 7463 West Ridge Road Fairview, PA 16415 Phone: 800.458.2234 Email: info@fairviewevergreen.com www.fairviewevergreen.com

Booth# 317

Feece Oil Co. Craig Olsby 517 Twin Rail Avenue Minooka, IL 60447 Phone: 888.879.1911 Email: craig@feeceoil.com www.feeceoil.com

Booth# 1406

E EasyPro Pond Products Kari Hanes 4385 E. 110th Street Grant, MI 49327 Phone: 231.834.7720 Email: info@easypro.com www.easypro.com

Booth# 1208

Eby’s Evergreen Plantation, Inc. Jeff Alexander 51669 CR 33 Bristol, IN 46507 Phone: 574.848.4520 Email: jeff@exceptionaltrees.com www.exceptionaltrees.com

Booth# 947

Echo Incorporated Brooks Morrison 1251 Tinker Road Rocklin, CA Available 95765 in two sizes!

Phone: 800.723.9993 Email: info@goldeneagledist.com www.goldeneagledist.com

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Irrigation Association - Best New Booth# Product 948 Ecoturf Midwest Inc. Specialty Landscape Category Tom Miller 789 Golf Lane Bensenville, IL 60106 Phone: 630.350.9500 www.ecoturfmidwest.com SPEC SHEETS. HOW TO VIDEO. SELLSHEETS AND MORE. Email: tom@ecoturfmidwest.com www.ecoturfmidwest.com Products available through our network of local dealers!

Ecoverse Booth# 1708 Libby Baer 1265 Lear Industrial Parkway Avon, OH 44011 Phone: 440.937.3225 Email: nvala@ecoverse.net www.ecoverse.net

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Dutchman Tree Farms, LLC Justin Bartlett 9689 W. Walker Road Manton, MI 49663 Phone: 231.839.7901 Email: justin@dutchmantreefarms.com www.dutchmantreefarms.com

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Fiore Nursery & Landscape Supply Cara Furlong 16606 W. Highway 22 Prairie View, IL 60069 Phone: 847.913.1414 Email: sales@cjfiore.com www.cjfiore.com

Booth# 1238

Greenius by LS Training System Sylvia Shillinglaw 2026 Oxford Street E London, ONT 0 Phone: 877.482.2323 Email: arden@gogreenius.com www.gogreenius.com

Booth# 216

First Place Oils Jody Gordon 208 Depot Street (P.O. Box 452) Gardner, IL 60424 Phone: 815.570.4645 Email: jgordon@FirstPlaceOils.com www.FirstPlaceOils.com

Booth# 104

Green Soils Management Lee Strait 32W007 IL Route 72 East Dundee, IL 60118 Phone: 847.417.9641 Email: straitl@thelenmaterials.com www.greensoilsmanagement.com

Booth# 120

Fond du Lac Stone (+Natural Stone Veneers Int’l) Brett King Booth# 1036 N4224 Highway 175 (P.O. Box 349) Fond du Lac, WI 54936 Phone: 920.921.8280 Email: brettk@fdlstone.com www.fdlstone.com

GRO Horticultural Enterprises, Inc. Greg Oltman 14440 Marengo Road Union, IL 60180 Phone: 847.669.8658 Email: greg@grohort.net www.grohort.net

Booth# 1443

Forrest Keeling Nursery Kim Lovelace-Young P.O. Box 135 Elsberry, MO 63343 Phone: 573.898.5571 Email: info@fknursery.com www.fknursery.com

Booth# 1019

Grow It! Garden Socially Therese LaTelle 622 Town Road West Chicago, IL 60185 Phone: 630.231.3500 Email: contact@ballhort.com www.growitmobile.com

Booth# 932

Fox Ridge Nursery Brandon Walker 23513 Streit Road Harvard, IL 60033 Phone: 815.943.1111 Email: dan@foxridgenursery.com

Booth# 1216

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Halloran Mowerworks Jill Halloran 2159 N. Rand Road Palatine, IL 60074 Phone: 847.705.1984 Email: sales@halloranpower.com www.halloranpower.com

Booth# 820

Booth# 1313

Garden Prairie Nursery & Organics Mike Dimucci 11887 US Highway 20 Garden Prairie, IL 61038 Phone: 815.597.1318 Email: mike@gpocompost.com www.gpocompost.com

Booth# 1139

Halquist Stone Jeff Brown N51 W23563 Lisbon Road Sussex, WI 53089 Phone: 262.246.9000 Email: info@halquiststone.com www.halquiststone.com

Goodmark Nurseries Paul Ayers 8920 Howe Road Wonder Lake, IL 60097 Phone: 815.653.9293 Email: paul.ayers@goodmarknurseries.com www.goodmarknurseries.com

Booth# 1204

Harrell’s Booth# 401 Michael Hall 5073 New Tampa Highway Lakeland, FL 33815 Phone: 740.644.9020 Email: mhall@harrells.com www.harrells.com

Grasshopper Company Jack Heinz P.O. Box 637 Moundridge, KS 67107 Phone: 620.345.8621 Email: show@grasshoppermower.com www.grasshoppermower.com

Booth# 1848

Hayward Distributing Co. Jason Teman 4061 Perimeter Drive Columbus, OH 43228 Phone: 614.272.5953 Email: gclouse@haydist.com www.haydist.com

Booth# 1546

Great Lakes Landscape Supply Jon Bull 15200 Cedar Springs Avenue Cedar Springs, MI 49319 Phone: 616.696.5665 Email: gllandscape@sbcglobal.net www.greatlakeslandscapesupply.com

Booth# 218

Herman Losely & Son, Inc. Jay Daley 3410 Shepard Road Perry, OH 44081 Phone: 440.259.2725 Email: sales@losely.com www.losely.com

Booth# 1811

Green Glen Nursery Inc. Dick E. Ooykaas 4900 S. Cherry Hill Road Elwood, IL 60421 Phone: 815.723.1140 Email: greenglennurseryinc@yahoo.com www.greenglennurseryinc.com

Booth# 1121

Hicksgas Booth# 819 Bryan Summers 200 E. Grand Avavenue Lake Villa, IL 60046 Phone: 800.519.8294 Email: www.hicksgas.com

High PSI Ltd. Booth# 505 Kim Micha 75 N. Brandon Drive Glendale Hts., IL 60139 Phone: 630.893.0777 Email: info@highpsi.com Over www.highpsi.com 600 acres of nature at its finest.

Our plants are grown and acclimated in the Midwestern soil and climate, so you get an expansive variety that is hardy and resilient.

Hillside Lifts Booth# 201

Shane Hoefs 46735 Wintergreen Road Perham, MN 56573 Phone: 701.866.7955 Email: shane@hillsidelifts.com www.hillsidelifts.com

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Hinsdale Nurseries, Inc. Booth# 1339 Trees, Ornamentals, Evergreens, Shrubs, Annuals, Perennials, Vines, and Groundcover.

Jr. Tecza Over 500 Varieties Over 10 Acres Over 600 Acres of holding yard. of locally grown2353 plants. Creek of fieldRoad & container production.

Main Office & Sales Yard IL 60545Little Rock Farm Plano, 7200 S. Madison • Willowbrook, IL 60527 2353 Creek Road • Plano, IL 60545 Phone: 630.552.8314 630-323-1411 630-552-8314 Growing Nature’s Best For sale updatesEmail: and availabilities, sign up for our email newsletter.

HinsdaleNurseries.com ttecza@hinsdalenurseries.com www.hinsdalenurseries.com Booth# 1317

Homer Industries LLC Josh Doherty 13920 S. Archer Avenue Lockport, IL 60441 Phone: 815.838.0863 Email: info@homertree.com www.homerindustries.com

Booth# 1505

Hometowne Insurance Services, Inc. Tim Leverich 155 Chicago Road Oswego, IL 60543 Phone: 630.554.4040 Email: Tim@hometowneinsurance.com www.hometowneinsurance.com

Booth# 1841

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Illinois Arborist Association April Toney P.O. Box 860 Antioch, IL 60002 Phone: 877.617.8887 Email: jeannie@illinoisarborist.org www.illinoisarborist.org

Booth# 322

Illinois Brick Company Mike Hoffman 8995 W. 95th Street Palos Hills, IL 60465 Phone: 708.237.5600 Email: info@illinoisbrick.com www.illinoisbrick.com

Booth# 1810

Illinois Green Industry Association Kellie Schmidt 2900 Greenbriar Drive Springfield, IL 62704 Phone: 217.546.4733 Email: info@illinoisgreen.net www.illinoisgreen.net

Booth# 1310

Illinois Landscape Contractors Association Booth# 1112 Scott Grams 2625 Butterfield Road, Suite 104 S Oak Brook, IL 60523 Phone: 630.472.2851 Email: information@ilca.net www.ilca.net IL-IN Sea Grant Allison Neubauer 195 Marsteller Street West Lafayette, IN 47907 Phone: 765.496.3722 http://iiseagrant.org/

Booth# 608

Hortech Booth# 1604 Tanya Giaimo 14109 Cleveland Street Nunica, MI 49448 Phone: 800.875.1392 Email: sales@hortech.com www.hortech.com

Intimidator Group Rich Kuse 1 Bad Boy Boulevard Batesville, AR 72501 Phone: 815.557.7321 Email: rich.kuse@spartanmowers.com www.spartanmowers.com

Booth# 622

Hortica, a brand of the Sentry Insurance Group Laurie Coffey Booth# 403 1 Horticultural Lane, P.O. Box 428 Edwardsville, IL 62025 Phone: 800.851.7740 Email: sales@hortica.com www.hortica.com

Intrinsic Perennial Gardens Booth# 1915 Brent Horvath 10702 Seaman Road Hebron, IL 60034 Phone: 815.648.2788 Email: brenth@intrinsicperennialgardens.com www.intrinsicperennialgardens.com

Hulton Tool Company LLC Angela Gulasky 3367 Spring Garden Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15212 Phone: 412.923.3773 Email: hultontool@gmail.com www.hultontool.com

Booth# 937

Ivanhoe Nursery Russ Stokes 22149 W. Illinois Route 60 Mundelein, IL 60060 Phone: 847.566.8001 Email: rs@ivanhoenursery.com

Hunter Industries/FXL Drew Tedford 22W533 Emerson Avenue Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 Phone: 630.743.8932 Email: drew.tedfords@fxl.com www.hunterindustries.com

Booth# 1409

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Home Nursery, Inc. Crystal Gebke P.O. Box 128 Albers, IL 62215 Phone: 800.628.1966 Email: crystalk@homenursery.com www.homenursery.com

Husqvarna Booth# 1646 Josh Terrell 9335 Harris Corners Parkway, Suite 500 Charlotte, NC 28269 Phone: 704.597.5000 Email: josh.a.terrell@husqvarnagroup.com www.husqvarna.com

Booth# 1439

J J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co. Jeff Lafrenz P.O. Box 189 Boring, OR 97009 Phone: 503.663.4128 Email: talk-to-us@jfschmidt.com www.jfschmidt.com

Booth# 1312

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John Holmlund Nursery Scott Field 29285 SE Highway 212 Boring, OR 97009 Phone: 800.643.6650

Booth# 1037

Johnson’s Nursery, Inc. Rob Lucas W180 N6275 Marcy Road Menomonee Falls, WI 53051 Phone: 262.252.4980 Email: info@johnsonsnursery.com www.johnsonsnursery.com

Booth# 1308

JULIE, Inc. Barb Owen 3275 Executive Drive Joliet, IL 60431 Phone: 815.741.5936 Email: info@illinois1call.com www.illinois1call.com

Booth# 1340

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Kaknes Landscape Supply, Inc. Kevin McGowen 31W 545 Diehl Road Naperville, IL 60563 Phone: 630.416.9999 Email: kevin@kaknes.com www.kaknes.com

Booth# 912

Kalb Corporation Jeff Breckenridge 110 West Depot St. Oneida, IL 61467 Phone: 309.483.3600 www.kalbcorp.com

Booth# 601

Kaneville Tree Farms Paul Guzzetta 3s320 Harter Road (P.O. Box 167) Kaneville, IL 60144 Phone: 630.557.2793 Email: trees@ktfinc.com www.kanevilletreefarms.com

Booth# 1020

Kankakee Nursery Co. Pete Worth 4481 S 3250 E Road St. Anne, IL 60964 Phone: 800.344.7697 Email: sales@kankakeenursery.com www.kankakee nursery.com

Booth# 1333

Kasota Stone Fabricators Billi Jo Stevenson 820 Willow Street Mankato, MN 56001 Phone: 507.508.0684 Email: info@kasotasf.com www.kasotasf.com

Booth# 1907

Keystone Hatcheries LLC Mike Robinson 11409 Keystone Road Richmond, IL 60071 Phone: 815.678.2537 Email: mrobinson@keystonehatcheries.com www.keystonehatcheries.com

Booth# 1210

Klyn Nurseries Inc. Michael Scott 3322 South Ridge Road Perry, OH 44081 Phone: 440.259.3811 Email: info@klynnurseries.com www.klynnurseries.com

Booth# 501

Knapheide Manufacturing Company Darla Heberlein 1848 Westphalia Strasse Quincy, IL 62305 Phone: 217.222.7131 Email: knapheide@knapheide.com www.knapheide.com

Booth# 1030

KO Supply Company, Inc. Tim Kehoe 1500 Foundry Street, Unit 1 Saint Charles, IL 60174 Phone: 630.768.7227 Email: tim@kosupplycompany.com www.kosupplycompany.com

Booth# 804

Kramer Tree Specialists “Brand X” Seth Balvanz 300 Charles Court bare root West Chicago, IL 60185 Phone: 630.293.5444 Email: sbalvanz@kramertree.com www.kramertree.com

Booth# 1405

Krukowski Stone Co., Inc. Joanie Whitt 3781 County Road C Mosinee, WI 54455 Phone: 715.693.6300 Email: joaniew@krukowskistone.com www.krukowskistone.

Booth# 1012

Kuenzi Turf & Nursery Which root Jim O’Brien 6475 State Street Salem, OR 97317 Phone: 800.285.8337 Email: jim@kuenziturfnursery.com

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L Lafarge Fox River Stone Jim Slattery 1300 Route 31 South Elgin, IL 60177 Phone: 224.213.4287 Email: jim.slattery@lafargeholcim.com www.foxriverstone.com

Booth# 1044

LandOpt Booth# 621 Cassidy Huff 650 Smithfield Street, Suite 1000 Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Phone: 412.567.4328 Email: alison.blobner@landopt.com www.landopt.com Landscape Hub Emily Stuart 100 S. State Street Chicago, IL 60603 Phone: 773.270.2669 Email: info@landscapehub.com www.landscapehub.com

Booth# 818

Landscape Management Network (LMN) Amy Hoffman 425 Whitevale Road, Unit 5 Whitevale, ONT 0 Phone: 888.347.9864 Email: amy@golmn.com www.golmn.com

Booth# 1905

Landscape Material & Firewood Sales, Inc. Booth# 1022 Dave Cooper 27W250 St. Charles Road West Chicago, IL 60185 Phone: 630.231.7911 Email: dave@lmfsinc.com www.lmfsinc..com

Booth# 502

Master Mark Candice Fritsch 210 Ampe Drive Paynesville, MN 56362 Phone: 320.243.7318 Email: candice.fritsch@avonplastics.com www.mastermark.com

Booth# 944

Lemke Stone, Inc. Mary Schmidt P.O. Box 428 Lannon, WI 53046 Phone: 262.502.1579 Email: service@lemkestone.com wwwlemkestone.com

Booth# 1337

McGinty Bros., Inc. Taylor Arbrahamson 3744 E. Cuba Road Long Grove, IL 60047 Phone: 847.438.5161 Email: info@mcgintybros.com www.mcgintybros.com

Booth# 1107

L F George Inc. Terri Brauch W231 N1129 Highway F Waukesha, WI 53186 Phone: 262.542.9400 Email: jwieneke@lfgeorge.com www.lfgeorge.com

Booth# 1944

McKay Nursery Company Tim Wagner 750 S. Monroe Street Waterloo, WI 53594 Phone: 920.478.8525 www.mckaynursery.com

Booth# 913

Lincoln Nurseries, Inc. Amanda deWit 0-142 Lincoln Street Grand Rapids, MI 49534 Phone: 616.453.2351 Email: amanda@lincolnnurseries.com

Booth# 1018

Metal Pless Jason Whittemore 1683 Blvd. des Sucreries Plessisville, QUE 0 Phone: 819.362.2221 Email: sales@metalpless.com www.metalpless.com

Booth# 220

Listerman & Associates David Listerman 1492 Huntland CTN Xenia, OH 45385 Phone: 937.426.6301 Email: mike@listermanassociates.com

Booth# 202

Booth# 821

Loma Vista Nursery Laura Snider 1107 E. 23rd Street Ottawa, KS 66067 Phone: 785.229.7200 Email: sales@lomavistanursery.com www.lomavistanursery.com

Booth# 846

Midwest Arborist Supplies Brian Barnard P.O. Box 151455 Grand Rapids, MI 49515 Phone: 616.456.8040 Email: brian@grandarborgroup.com www.midwestarboristsupplies.com Midwest Compost LLC Pat Murphy 1320 Spaulding Road Elgin, IL 60120 Phone: 847.931.2900 Email: info@midwestcompostllc.com www.midwestcompostllc.com

Booth# 1805

Midwest Groundcovers Maggie Balistreri 6N800 IL Rt25 (P.O. Box 748) St. Charles, IL 60174 Phone: 847.742.1790 www.midwestgroundcovers.com

Booth# 1514

Longshadow Booth# 811 Daniel Ward 83 Longshadow Lane Pomona, IL 62975 Phone: 618.893.4832 Email: dwlongshadow@icloud.com www.longshadow.com Lurvey Landscape Supply Booth# 1818 Jason Castaneda 2550 E. Dempster Street Des Plaines, IL 60016 Mejores Plantas, Mejor Servicio Phone: 847.391.0980 Y Mejor Selección.

Email: info@lurveys.com www.lurveys.com

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Tenemos expertos ajentes de ventas de habla hispana en nuestras dos localidades, Kenosha Wisconsin y Garden Prairie Illinois. Mariani Plants esta aquí para proveerle mejores Plants Booth# 1017 plantas, mejor servicio y mejor selección.

Mariani Mike Mennenoh Llámenos 13517 Horton Roada Mariani Plants: 866-627-4264 / marianiplants.com Kenosha, WI 53142 Phone: 847.774.6829 TODOS JUNTOS MEJOR. Email: MMennenoh@MarianiPlants.com www.marianiplants.com Martin Implement Sales, Inc. Brad Beaulieu 420 Nolen Drive South Elgin, IL 60177 Phone: 630.883.3320 Email: bradb@martinimplement.com www.martinimplement.com

Booth# 1412

2019 EXHIBITORS

Leaves Inspired Tree Nursery Jared Stroobants 426 E. Brooklyn Street Chilton, WI 53014 Phone: 920.522.2765 Email: jared@leavesinspired.com www.leavesinspired.com

Midwest Trading Booth# 1614 Maggie Balistreri 48w805 IL Route 64 Virgil, IL 60151 Phone: 630.365.1990 www.midwest-trading.com MIDWEST TRADING

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Modeco Systems LLC Lynn Olson 1468 American Eagle Drive Slinger, WI 53086 Phone: 262.677.8184 Email: sales@modecosystems.com www.modecosystems.com

Booth# 1918

Monroe Truck Equipment Sarah Monson 1051 W. 7th Street Monroe, WI 53566 Phone: 608.329.8112 Email: mtemarketing@monroetruck.com www.monroetruck.com

Booth# 938

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Montale Wholesale Nursery Lynn Pries 25865 W. Ivanhoe Road Wauconda, IL 60084 Phone: 847.487.8435 Email: melisa@montalegardens.com www.montalegardens.com

Booth# 1911

Morris Trailer Sales 1805 Ashley Road, Bldg B Morris, IL 60450 Phone: 815.941.2800 Email: sueboat@msn.com

Booth# 620

2019 EXHIBITORS

MTI Booth# 1346 James Stange 4830 Azelia Avenue North Suite 100 Brooklyn Center, MN 55429 Phone: 763.592.5640 Email: james.stange@mtidistributing.com www.mtidistributing.com

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Mulch Manufacturing Inc. Rob Turner 6747 Taylor Road SW Reynoldsburg, OH 43068 Phone: 614.326.9097 Email: rturner@mulchmfg.com www.mulchmfg.com

Northshore Landscape Products Mike Ellis 3055 Apple Ave Waukegan, IL 60085 Phone: 847.668.9600 Email: me.nslandscape@gmail.com

Booth# 812

Nursery Supplies, Inc. Jeff Pissocra 1415 Orchard Drive Chambersburg, PA 17201 Phone: 614.764.0511 www.nurserysupplies.com

Booth# 1705

NYP Corp Booth# 215 Michael Zagorski 805 East Grand Street Elizabeth, NJ 7201 Phone: 908.351.6550 Email: sales@nyp-corp.com www.nyp-corp.com

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MWRDGC Booth# 1941 Dominic Brose 100 East Erie Street Chicago, IL 60611 Phone: 708.588.3134 www.mwrd.org

N National Seed Mark Breier 4720 Yendar Avenue Lisle, IL 60532 Phone: 630.963.8787 Email: info@natseed.com www.natseed.com

Booth# 1608

Natural Repellents LLC Debra DiGiovanna 11 Cedar Gate Road (P.O. Box 251) Denville, NJ 7834 Phone: 973.627.4523 Email: mwilson1123@optonline.net www.tickkillz.com

Booth# 116

New England Ladder Co. LLC Richard Schwerer P.O. Box 469 Kings Park, NY 11754 Phone: 516.350.3450 Email: richard@neladders.com www.neladders.com

Booth# 306

Northern Family Farms LLC Dan Stetzer W10757 Jeffery Road Merrillan, WI 54754 Phone: 800.826.7094 Email: sales@northernfamilyfarms.com www.northernfamilyfarms.com

Booth# 1212

Northland Farms LLC Alan Garter 11161 120th Avenue West Olive, MI 49460 Phone: 800.253.1812 Email: agarter@northlandfarmsllc.com www.northlandfarmsllc.com

Booth# 814

Oly-Ola Edgings, Inc Aymie Clayton 124 E. Saint Charles Road Villa Park, IL 60181 Phone: 800.330.4647 Email: edgings@olyola.com www.olyola.com

Booth# 1105

Omega II Fence Systems Esti Karo 757 East 20th Avenue, #370-339 Denver, CO 80205 Phone: 800.836.6342 Email: esti.karo@omegatwo.com www.omegatwo.com

Booth# 207

Onarga Nursery Company Lindsey Ishmiel 608 N. Oak Street Onarga, IL 60955 Phone: 800.892.1832 Email: onarganursery@gmail.com www.onarganurseryco.com

Booth# 305

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Paul Ayers P.O. Box 67 Batavia, IL 60510 Phone: 630.879.0520 Email: ornamentalgrowers@comcast.net www.ogaoni.com

Booth# 1117

P Pace, Inc. Booth# 1144 Jennifer Ambrose 739 S. Mill Street Plymouth, MI 48170 Phone: 800.686.3128 Email: info@pacelink.com www.pacelink.com Pace, Inc. Booth# 1444 Jennifer Ambrose 739 S. Mill Street Plymouth, MI 48170 Phone: 800.686.3128 Email: info@pacelink.com www.pacelink.com

Pave Tool Innovators Kerri Heffernan 105 Windermere Avenue, 1A Ellington, CT 6029 Phone: 860.870.8665 Email: info@pavetool.com www.pavetool.com

Booth# 402

Peerless Fence Kelli Gadbois 33w401 Roosevelt Road West Chicago, IL 60185 Phone: 630.584.7710 Email: info@peerlessfence.com www.peerlessfence.com

Booth# 1909

R. A. Adams Enterprises, Inc. MaryBeth Adams 2600 W. Illinois Route 120 McHenry, IL 60051 Phone: 815.385.2600 Email: sales@raadams.com www.raadams.com

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Rain Bird Booth# 1005 Andrew Kutschera 6991 East Southpoint Road Tucson, AZ 85756 Phone: 800.724.6247 www.rainbird.com Rainbow Treecare Scientific Advancements Booth# 838 Peter Vue 11571 K-Tel Drive Minnetonka, MN 55343 Phone: 877.272.6747 Email: info@treecarescience.com www.treecarescience.com

Permaloc Corporation Jackie Arendsen 13505 Barry Street Holland, MI 49424 Phone: 616.399.9600 Email: info@permaloc.com www.permaloc.com

Booth# 1013

Red Flint Rock & Stone Tom Ayres 1 American Boulevard Eau Claire, WI 54701 Phone: 715.855.7600 Email: tom.ayres@redflint.com www.redflintrockandstone.com

Booth# 1008

Phoenix Irrigation Supply Tom Kazmer 1261 Howard Street Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 Phone: 847.290.0698 Email: tomk@phoenixirrigationsupply.com www.phoenixirrigationsupply.com

Booth# 1343

Reinders, Inc. Luke Copp W227 N6225 Sussex Road Sussex, WI 53089 Phone: 262.372.5815 Email: lcopp@reinders.com www.reinders.com

Booth# 1046

Pine Hall Brick Company Ed Brewer 2701 Shorefair Drive Winston-Salem, NC 27105 Phone: 804.678.9088 Email: ebrewer@pinehallbrick.com www.pinehallbrick.com

Booth# 817

RentalMax LLC Peggy Rose 908 E. Roosevelt Road Wheaton, IL 60187 Phone: 630.221.1133 Email: prose@rentalmax.com www.rentalmax.com

Booth# 1710

Pizzo Native Plant Nursery Grace Koehler 10729 Pine Road Leland, IL 60134 Phone: 815.981.8000 Email: gracek@pizzonursery.info www.pizzonursery.com

Booth# 1218

Riverfarm Nursery Pat Carey 2901 N. Buckeye Lane Goshen, KY 40026 Phone: 502.228.5408 Email: patc@riverfarm.com www.riverfarm.com

Booth# 504

Premium Travertine Booth# 841 Pat Buescher 586 E 7500 S. Road Chebanse, IL 60922 Phone: 815.405.7087 Email: patb.premiumtravertinepavers@gmail.com www.premiumtravertinepavers.com

Riverside Plastics, Inc. Mike Rinehart 307 Industrial Drive Flemingsburg, KY 41041 Phone: 800.493.4945 Email: inquiry@riverside-plastics.com www/riverside-plastics.com

Booth# 616

ProLine Division Milan Blaho 7 Shepherd Court Galena, IL 61036 Phone: 888.288.5308 Email: milanis@usa.net www.prolinegrabber.com

Rochester Concrete Products Cathy Haggerty 7200 N. Broadway Avenue Rochester, MN 55906 Phone: 507.288.8850 Email: info@rochestercp.com www.rochestercp.com

Booth# 834

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Proven Winners Booth# 915 Paul Koutz 12601 120th Avenue Grand Haven, MI 49417 Phone: 616.414.7378 Email: paul@springmeadownursery.com www.springmeadownursery.com

RockSteps Booth# 845 Rich Kelly 536 Main Street Allenton, WI 53002 Phone: 847.293.2184 Email: rich@norsebuildingproducts.com www.rocksteps.com

2019 EXHIBITORS

Perfect Turf Booth# 1744 Dave Sternberg 230 Gerry Drive Wood Dale, IL 60191 Phone: 888.796.8873 Email: sales@perfectturf.com www.perfectturf.com

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Rosetta Booth# 1610 Christian Kirkby 05481 US 31 South Charlevoix, MI 49720 Phone: 231.547.6568 Email: info@rosettahardscapes.com www.rosettahardscapes.com

SEK-Surebond Booth# 840 Lynn Walsh 3925 Stern Avenue St. Charles, IL 60174 Phone: 630.762.0606 Email: info@sek.us.com www.sek.us.com

Rotochopper, Inc. Rita Dullinger 217 West Street Saint Martin, MN 56376 Phone: 320.548.3586 www.rotochopper.com

Booth# 619

Sester Farms Bethany Sester 33205 SE Oxbow Drive Gresham, OR 97080 Phone: 503.663.4844 Email: sales@sesterfarms.com www.sesterfarms.com

Booth# 318

Round Grove Products Scott Widmer 5587 Mt. Hope Road Kidron, OH 44636 Phone: 330.621.3657 Email: sales@roundgrove.com www.roundgroveproducts.com

Booth# 106

Sheridan Nurseries Christina Buck 12302 Tenth Line Georgetown, ONT 0 Phone: 905.873.3442 Email: sales@sheridannurseries.com www.sheridannurseries.com

Booth# 916

RR Landscape Supply Matthew Buck 3900 W. 167th Street Markham, IL 60428 Phone: 708.596.7200 Email: matt.buck@rrmulchandsoil.com

Booth# 1141

Booth# 924

Russo Power Equipment Peter Liakouras 9525 W. Irving Park Road Schiller Park, IL 60176 Phone: 847.678.9525 Email: events@russopower.com www.russopower.com

Booth# 1330

SiteOne Landscape Supply Bill Hackiewicz 5379 Walnut Avenue Downers Grove, IL 60554 Phone: 630.515.8555 Email: whackiewicz@siteone.com www.siteone.com

Booth# 303

RWC Insurance Group Mark Duncan 7239 Laraway Road Frankfort, IL 60423 Phone: 815.469.6585 Email: rwc@rwc4ins.com www.rwc4ins.com

Booth# 911

Snow Systems Trevor Biebrach 600 N. Wolf Court Wheeling, IL 60090 Phone: 847.808.7800 Email: contact_snow@snowsystems.com www.snowsystems.com Spring Grove Nursery, Inc. Becky Thomas 1255 W. Spring Road Mazon, IL 60444 Phone: 815.448.2097 Email: bthomas@springgrovenursery.com www.springgrovenursery.com

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S Sable Marco, Inc. Christopher Carbonneau 26 Chemin de la Peche Pont Rouge, ONT 0 Phone: 866.999.4509 Email: ccarbonneau@sablemarco.com www.sablemarco.com

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St. Aubin Nursery Todd Sullivan 35445 Irene Road Kirkland, IL 60146 Phone: 815.522.3535 Email: info@staubin.com www.staubin.com

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StoneWall Retaining Walls/ Trench’edge Trencher Pat Dean Booth# 1047 8028 Hill Trail N Lake Elmo, MN 55042 Phone: 651.777.7923 Email: ped@selecticd.com www.trenchnedge.com

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Tillmann Wholesale Growers Jeff Tillmann 4010 Champeau Road New Franken, WI 54229 Phone: 920.468.9222 Email: jtillmann@tillmannwg.com

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TransChicago Truck Group Jeremy Beseke 19521 NE Frontage Road Shorewood, IL 60404 Phone: 815.600.8301 Email: jbeseke@transchicago.com www.transchicago.com

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Turtle Creek Nursery Rachelle Lurvey Eifert N5480 Johnson Road Delavan, WI 53115 Phone: 262.214.2058 Email: turtlecreek@centurytel.net

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Twixwood Nursery Robbie Shannahan P.O. Box 247 Berrien Springs, MI 49103 Phone: 269.471.7408 Email: info@twixwood.com www.twixwood.com

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T Techo-Bloc Midwest Corp Frederique Parenteau 2397 County Road 27 Waterloo, IN 46793 Phone: 877.832.4625 Email: info@techo-bloc.com www.techo-bloc.com

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The Davey Tree Expert Company Mandy McCauley 1375 E. Woodfield Drive, Suite 204 Schaumburg, IL 60173 Phone: 630.422.1870 Email: mandy.mccauley@davey.com www.davey.com

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The Espoma Company Jim Voytus 6 Espoma Road Millville, NJ 8332 Phone: 856.825.0542 Email: sshockey@espoma.com www.espoma.com

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The Morton Arboretum Beth Corrigan 4100 Illinois Route 53 Lisle, IL 60532 Phone: 630.725.2119 Email: trees@mortonarb.org www.mortonarb.org

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WI Dept. of Agriculture Elizabeth Meils 2811 Agriculture Drive Madison, WI 53718 Phone: 608.224.4572 Email: DATCPnursery@wi.gov www.datcp.wi.gov

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Willoway Nurseries Danny Gouge 4534 Center Road Avon, OH 44011 Phone: 866.934.4435 Email: danny@wwninc.com www.willowaynurseries.com

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U.S. Arbor Products, Inc. Dan Kallas 5600 N. River Road, Suite 800 Rosemont, IL 60018 Phone: 847.993.3060 Email: dan@usarbor.net www.usarbor.net

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Wilson Nurseries, Inc. Jennifer Fick 1555 N. US Hghway 12 Volo, IL 60041 Phone: 847.683.3700 Email: jennf@wilsonnurseries.com www.wilsonnurseries.com

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Wisconsin Nursery & Landscape Association Christopher Ruditys 4323 Milton Avenue Janesville, WI 53546

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Woody Warehouse Nursery, Inc. Tiffany Washam 3339 W. 850 N. Lizton, IN 46149 Phone: 317.994.5487 Email: tiffany@woodywarehouse.com www.woodywarehouse.com

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V Vermeer Midwest Jackie Carino 2801 Beverly Drive Aurora, IL 60502 Phone: 630.820.3030 www.vermeermidwest.com

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W Walnut Creek Nursery Paul Hackett 35910 Polk Road Marengo, IL 60152 Phone: 815.770.7500 Email: phackett@wcnursery.com www.wcnursery.com

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Walters Gardens, Inc. Barbara Balgoyen P.O. Box 137 / 1992 96th Avenue Zeeland, MI 44964 Phone: 616.772.5975 www.waltersgardens.com

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Focus on Pollinators —

by Patrica Peltier

Which pollinator-friendly plants are also highly

rated for ornamental qualities, cultural adaptability, winter hardiness and disease and pest resistance?

Richard Hawke, Plant Evaluation Manager and Associate Scientist at Chicago Botanic Garden, is in an ideal position to observe which pollinator plants are also top performers in the garden. For more than 30 years, he’s been conducting comparative evaluations of ornamental plants, predominately herbaceous perennials, to determine the best garden plants for the Upper Midwest. Here, he shares with ILCA members his list of some top-performing plants that also support pollinators.

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Editor’s note: After perennials have been evaluated a minimum of four years, the results are published in Plant Evaluation Notes which can be found on the Chicago Botanic Garden website.

This material was originally presented at the Midwest Groundcovers Pollinator Event in the summer of 2018.

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Focus on Pollinators — Achillea millefolium ‘Balvinrose’ – New Vintage Rose™ yarrow (Zones 4-7) Full Sun Dark rosy pink flowers; 3½ in. flower clusters, mid-June to late August; 36 in. tall × 40 in. wide. Comment: For flower color, I really like the New Vintage Violet™. Be advised that Achilleas are not particularly long-lived plants.

Agastache ‘Rosie Posie’ – hyssop (Zones 5/6-8) Full Sun

Agastache ‘Purple Haze’ – hyssop (Zones 5-8) Full Sun

Purple-pink flowers with darker rosy calyces, mid-July to early October; 22 in. tall × 24 in. wide. Nice, compact plant blooms a long time.

Blue-purple flowers, in upright clusters to 11 inches long, late June to frost; 38 in. tall × 36 in. wide. This cultivar has particularly long inflorescences and an elegant form.

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Allium ‘Summer Peek-a-Boo’ – ornamental onion (Zones 5-8) Full Sun

Allium ‘Millenium’ – ornamental onion (Zones 5-9) Full Sun

Andropogon gerardii ‘Blackhawks’ – big bluestem (Zones 3-9) Full Sun

Light purple flowers, 2 in. wide, midJuly to mid-August; 16 in. tall × 20 in. wide; dark green leaves, flowers sit on top of leaves; compact sport of ‘Summer Beauty’

Rose-purple flowers, 1¾ in. sphere, early July to mid-September; 20 in, tall × 13 in. wide; dark green leaves. Flower color is darker than ‘Summer Beauty’.

Deep green leaves begin turning purple in late June; becoming dark burgundy to nearly black in midsummer and fall; 62 in. tall × 24 in. wide; blooms August and September; larval host for many species of butterflies. A slender plant. Brent Horvath introduction.

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Focus on Pollinators — Schizachyrium scoparium ‘Jazz’ – little bluestem (Zones 4-10) Full Sun

Asclepias tuberosa – butterfly weed (Zones 4-9) Full Sun

Asclepias viridis – green milkweed (Zones 5-9) Full Sun

Blue-green leaves; 24-30 in. tall and 18-24 in. wide; stays upright; similar to but shorter than ‘The Blues’; larval host for many species of butterflies and moths

Orange to yellow or red flowers in mid to late summer; dark green leaves; 12-36 in. tall × 24 in. wide. Long-lived, very drought-tolerant plant, with considerable variation in flower color because it’s seed grown.

Yellow-green corolla and pink hoods, 3-5 in. wide, early June to mid-July; open habit, rhizomatous; 18 in. tall × 27 in. wide; drought tolerant; emerges late in spring

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Focus on Pollinators — Baptisia ‘Lemon Meringue’ – false indigo (Zones 4-8) Full Sun

Baptisia ‘Lunar Eclipse’ – false indigo (Zones 4-8) Full Sun

Calamintha nepeta ‘Montrose White’ – calamint (Zones 5-7) Full Sun

Bright yellow flowers, 16 in. long, l Late May to mid-June; 32 in. tall × 62 in. wide; dusky buds and stems. Baptisia genera offers a good pollen source for bumble bees.

Cream and violet flowers, 22 in. long, late May to mid-June; 36 in. tall × 68 in. wide. Yellow in bud. Flowers range from creamy white at the top of the inflorescence to blue at the base.

Small white flowers, early July to frost; sterile; 25 in. tall × 36 in. wide; somewhat drought-tolerant. Not much different from the species.

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Focus on Pollinators — Coreopsis pubescens ‘Sunshine Superman’ – star tickseed (Zones 5-9) Full Sun to Part Shade

Coreopsis verticillata ‘Novcorcar’ Crème Caramel™ – threadleaf tickseed (Zones 5-8) Full Sun

Golden-yellow flowers, 2 in. wide, midJune to early September; 20 in. tall × 34 in. wide; downy leaves give gray-green impression; fairly generous self-sowing; drought-tolerant. Holds up through the whole summer.

Orange flowers, age to pinky peach and pale red, 2 in. wide, mid-July to frost; 17 in. tall × 29 in. wide; terracottahued flowers are similar but darker than ‘Sienna Sunset’ and ‘Sweet Marmalade’.

All C. verticillatas can be short-lived.

Dalea purpurea – purple prairie clover (Zones 3-8) Full Sun Purple flowers, 2 in. long, late June to early August; fine-textured foliage; 27 in. tall × 16 in. wide

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Focus on Pollinators — Echinacea purpurea ‘Pica Bella’ – purple coneflower (Zones 3-8) Full Sun to Part Shade

Echinacea tennesseensis – Tennessee coneflower (Zones 5-9) Full Sun

Eryngium yuccifolium ‘Prairie Moon’ – rattlesnake master (Zones 3-8) Full Sun

Deep pink flowers, 4 in. wide, mid-June to mid-September; 30 in. tall and wide; strong-stemmed, bushy habit. One of the best of the pink coneflowers. Ray flowers are canoe-shaped. Stems are maroon.

Long blooming.

Pink flowers, 2-3 in. wide, June to Aug and into October; 18-24 in. tall and wide; upward-facing ray florets give flower a cup-shaped look; downy foliage; long-lived plants; Federally Endangered Species; ‘Rocky Top’ is comparable to the species.

Greenish white flowers in globe-shaped head with silvery green bracts; 2½ in. wide, late June to late August; short selection 39 inches tall and wide (species is 4-5 feet tall)

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Eutrochium ‘Little Joe’ – Joe Pye weed (Zones 3-9) Full Sun to Part Shade

Helenium ‘Loysder Wieck’ – sneezeweed (Zones 3-8) Full Sun

Helianthus angustifolia ‘Gold Lace’ – swamp sunflower (Zones 5-9) Full Sun

Purple flowers, 5 in. wide, early August to mid-September; 60 in. tall × 36 in. wide; mildew-resistant; moist soils.

Attracts monarchs and swallowtails.

Yellow rays with rusty red undersides; curled rays look orange overall, 1½ in. wide, early August to mid-September; 40 in. tall × 40 in. wide; prefers moist, well-drained soils; one of the best selections we’ve trialed.

Golden yellow flowers, 2½ inches wide, in late September through November; 48-60 in. tall × 36 in. wide; fine-textured dark green leaves. Good for late-season butterflies. Some literature lists as Zone 6 plant; may not be fully winter hardy everywhere.

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Focus on Pollinators — Hibiscus ‘Jazzberry Jam’ – rose mallow (Zones 4-9) Full Sun to Partial Shade

Hibiscus ‘Midnight Marvel’ – rose mallow (Zones 4-9) Full Sun to Partial Shade

Lavandula angustifolia ‘Imperial Gem’ – English lavender (Zones 5-9) Full Sun

Deep magenta flowers, ruffled edges, 9 in. wide, early August to mid-September; green leaves with red veins; 50 in. tall × 60 in. wide; indeterminate blooming; loves moist soils.

Scarlet-red flowers, 8 in. wide, late July to early September; 48 in. tall × 48 in. wide; purple, maple-like leaves. Showy plant.

Dark lavender flowers with dark purple calyces, ¼ in. wide, late June to midSeptember; 22 in. tall with flowers × 45 in. wide; gray-green leaves. I was surprised how many different lavenders survived the winter and the wet clay soil.

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Focus on Pollinators — Nepeta ×faassenii ‘Purrsian Blue’ – catmint (Zones 3-8) Full Sun

Penstemon digitalis ‘Dark Towers’ – beardtongue (Zones 4-8) Full Sun

Penstemon digitalis ‘Precious Gem’ – beardtongue (Zones 4-8) Full Sun

Lavender-blue flowers, 6 in. long, late May to October; bluer than Junior Walker; green leaves; very compact habit, 17 in. tall × 25 in. wide. Plant does not open up; doesn’t make as bold a flower statement as ‘Junior Walker’.

Light pink flowers, 1 ¼ in. long, early to late June; lustrous deep burgundy leaves; 27 in. tall × 40 in. wide; persistent dark burgundy seedheads. Newer version of ‘Husker Red’.

Light purple-pink flowers, 1¼ in. long, early June to early July; 26 in. tall × 40 in. wide; bronze to coppery leaves, especially at tips; chocolatey purple fruit. Comment: More flower production than ‘Dark Towers’.

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Snow Melting—New Pour Tuff Cable or Hott-Wire Heating Element is installed in concrete, asphalt, or under pavers for safe and convenient snow melting solutions.

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Focus on Pollinators — Phlox paniculata ‘Ditomdre’ – Coral Crème Drop garden phlox (Zones 4-8) Full Sun to Partial Shade Coral flowers, 1⅜ in. wide, mid-June to October; 32 in. tall × 22 in. wide; upper leaves and calyces are deep burgundy; excellent mildew resistance. Vibrant color; narrow habit.

Phlox ‘Forever Pink’ – phlox (Zones 4-8) Full Sun

Pycnanthemum muticum – blunt mountain mint (Zones 4-8) Full Sun to Partial Shade

Purplish-pink flowers, 1 in. wide, June and intermittently into October; 17 in. tall × 31 in. wide

Tiny pinkish white flowers, late June to mid-October; excellent pollinator plant; aromatic, showy, bright green leaves with silver terminals; 44 in. tall × 57 in. wide; rhizomatous so beware; does not like wet soils (Montine McDaniel Freeman Award) GCA Plant of the Year 2018—award to a N.A. native plant worthy of special recognition

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Rudbeckia ‘American Gold Rush’ – Everlasting Sun™ black-eyed Susan (Zone 4-9) Full Sun Golden yellow flowers, 2¼ in. wide, drooping rays, late July to mid-October; dense bushy mounds, 27 in. tall × 40 in. wide; hairy foliage resistant to Septoria leaf spot. Best Rudbeckia I’ve ever grown. Brent Horvath introduction.

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“About 60 to 70 percent of our customers already know about them,” Gold says. The rest “have no idea that they exist.” For Gold and his colleagues, these web-based controls have been a win-win situation. “With the old controllers, we had to get into the garage (where controls traditionally were located) to make changes, but now all we have to do is hit a button on the phone.”

The first versions came on the market about five years ago, says Lynn Carter, account manager for Ewing Irrigation

& Landscape Supply. Among other things, they are designed to simplify the process of not only regulating irrigation in various zones on the property, but also serve to conserve water – potentially reducing water bills, says Carter.

Gold’s large commercial accounts and a few of his larger residential ones, often have up to 50 or 60 zones, and he finds that the web-based controllers facilitate regulating those.

They allow users or contractors – or both – to set lawn watering schedules based on times, sectors or zones on the property and calendars. Most brands are connected to weather services, either proprietary or commercial. This lets them automatically adjust irrigation based on weather forecasts.

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Irrigation Update ­­­— the new web-based controllers. It is, says Carter, like putting a modem on the controller.

They are taking off more, because users are looking for efficiencies,” says Carter. She ticks off a list of advantages that she sees in the web-based controllers: 1. Monitors water so that users can be “water smart” 2. Reduces water bills 3. Can automatically alert contractor and customers to problems before they become serious 4. Contractors see it as a good “up-sell” or added retrofit to existing customers’ systems American National Sprinkler & Lighting, the company for which Gold works, has equipped its technicians with cell phones, as well as GPS. “I am connected to everyone of the controls,” he says. “I can hop on the phone or the computer.”

Unlike the analogue versions, customers do not have to be home for the service technicians to access the controls through an app on the phone or computer.

“It makes things easier from a watering standpoint, because irrigation contractors do not water plants and grass the same,” says Gold. “People want to put annuals, perennials and grass on different schedules.” In addition, many communities have water restrictions during the summer months. The web-based controllers can

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govern the watering based on these schedules.

Flow meters on the systems also will alert the property owner or manager, as well as the contractor if the water flow changes. Gold frequently sets alerts if the flow is 25 percent to 30 percent above what it should be. The system them automatically notifies him, so that he can find and fix the problem quickly.

He also values reporting features built into these systems.

There are a number of companies that have jumped into the market. Carter points to Hunter Industries’ Hydrowise™, as well as Rain BirdŽ.

Others include Rachio 3 Smart Sprinkler Controller, Orbit B-Hyve, Scotts and Green IQ. While most have similar abilities, they often vary as to the number of zones that they will support.

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Disease & Pest Roundup —

Pests and Disease Roundup:

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2018 brought us many pest

and disease challenges in the landscape.

In conversations with the University of Illinois, The Morton Arboretum, and the Chicago Botanic Garden, these were some issues that were reported the most.

Of course, there are many more pests and diseases out there.

How do you communicate with your clients about these issues? In most cases, prompt treatment at the proper time with the correct technique means good resolution to the problem. Offering identification and treatment can also be a healthy line item in your business plan. All three of the institutions consulted have offices where you can bring samples or email photos. The University of Illinois Plant Clinic is able to culture and test for diseases. They welcome and encourage samples as it builds the data case for the prevalence of a pest or disease as well as maps where the issue is located. “Send us more samples!” urged Diane Plewa, Plant Diagnostic Outreach Specialist at the University of Illinois Plant Clinic.

As with anything in Mother Nature, every year is different and pest populations can dip or soar from year to year. Diseases can be prevalent one year and disappear the next. With three cold wet springs and two years of subsequent drought, we’re seeing more fungal problems across the board. “We’re seeing a lot of stress issues because of changing weather. It takes a long time for plants to rebound, sometimes years, after a major stress event,” reported Plewa. All chemical treatment recommendations discussed come from the University of Illinois Extension Service.

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Tar spot on maple (Rhytisma sp.)

This is a fungal disease that presents itself in dramatic fashion in August and September. Tar spot causes large raised black spots on the upper surfaces of the leaves and resemble drops of black paint or tar. Many times, people won’t notice the disease until they start raking their leaves in the fall. The first symptoms appear in mid-June as small, pale yellow spots that expand in mid-July and start to form thick, raised black stomata.

The fungi that cause tar spot overwinter on infected leaf litter and in the spring fungal fruiting bodies ripen and eject spores. Carried by the wind, the spores infect host trees. It can particularly affect Norway and silver maples, but all maples are susceptible to some degree.

“It did turn up more heavily than usual on Autumn Blaze maple this year,” reported Julie Janoski, Plant Clinic Manager at The Morton Arboretum.

“The rain in May came exactly the wrong time,” commented Sharon A. Yiesla, MS, Plant Knowledge Specialist at The Morton Arboretum.

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Fortunately, this is more of a cosmetic disease and rarely affects overall tree health. To manage the disease, rake and destroy infected leaves in the fall. If your client desires to treat trees, use a fungicidal spray in early spring when leaf buds begin to open and re-apply twice more at 10-day intervals. Effective fungicides include those with the active ingredients mancozeb or copper hydroxide.

Spruce diseases There are two diseases on spruce that have been particularly prevalent.

Cytospora kunzei and Rhizosphaera kalkhoffii have been affecting primarily blue spruce (Picea pungens) and its cultivars, but we’re also seeing it on other spruce species. Cytospora starts on the lower branches of the tree and moves progressively upwards over the course of several years, in many cases causing a distinctive triangular pattern of necrosis. Needles on the ends of the branches turn purplish, then brown, and fall off, leaving dry brittle twigs and branches. On severely infected trees, the fungus will enter the trunk through wounds and cause a canker, an area of dead tissue. Conspicuous white resin or sap flow can cover the canker and black, pinhead-size fruiting structures (pycnidia) of the fungus can be seen with a microscope or hand lens and are a positive sign of the disease. Sap flow can also be caused by other pests or diseases, however. The fungus lives on diseased stems and spores spread by splashing rain, wind, sprinklers, and pruning tools. “Cytospora is almost a daily question,” says Yiesla “The big key is not to have 20

of something. If you plant a spruce, plant one. Don’t plant 10 of them. You’re just setting the banquet table if you plant 10 and the next yard plants 10, and so forth.”

Cytospora is a stress-induced disease and one that has no effective chemical treatment. The best care is easing the stress of the trees with mulch, watering in periods of drought, and spacing to allow air flow. Avoid pruning when wet, as spores travel easily in water, and clean tools thoroughly.

Rhizosphaera, another stress-induced disease, in the first year of infection causes firstyear needles to appear mottled or speckled with dull yellow or reddish blotches in late summer. The second year, infected needles on the interior of a branch turn lavender to purplish-brown.

Infection starts in spring on the lower branches and gradually move upwards through the tree. Sometimes, it will start in the middle of the tree and cause a hole of dead twigs. Rhizosphaera rarely kills a tree, but subsequent years of attack will weaken it until only the current needles may remain. “Blue spruce isn’t necessarily well-adapted to Illinois soils and weather,” commented Plewa.

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Spores are produced in moist conditions and fungus inside older needles produces black fruiting structures (pycnidia) that appear as distinct rows of black, pinhead-size dots. They can be seen with a hand lens as the fruiting structures emerge through needle pores as rows of black stomata.

Infection occurs in warm, wet weather and spores are released spring through fall. Culturally, treatment is the same for cytospora, however, rhizosphaera is treatable with fungicide applications. Remove infected needles and branches, using good sanitation practices. Fungicide applications are twice a year in spring, usually for multiple

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Viburnum leaf beetle Native to Europe, viburnum leaf beetle is a new development in Illinois.

“It doesn’t seem to be widespread, more in smaller pockets, but that can change in a year,” indicated Yiesla. This insect’s favorite meal is Viburnum dentatum or arrowwood viburnum, although it will go after others. Cornell University has a particularly good fact sheet listing vulnerable and resistant species. Viburnum leaf beetle overwinters as eggs on the host plant. In May, larvae hatch and begin to feed on the leaves, skeletonizing them. They are tiny, greenish-yellow and develop dark spots. In early to mid-June, the caterpillars drop to the ground and pupate in soil for about 10 days. Small, golden-brown adults emerge in mid- to late July and feed on leaves. Females lay eggs on twigs in late summer and fall, chewing holes in a line along the top 12 inches or so of the branch. Because there are two cycles of feeding, this pest can be devastating to the plant and move through a hedge quickly.

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ing the pest away from the plant. You can also treat them with an insecticide, but you need to spray when the larvae and adults are active. Foliar sprays containing carbaryl, cyfluthrin, permethrin, or resmethrin are effective as well as systemic insecticides containing imidacloprid. Keep in mind that bees favor viburnum flowers. It’s something to consider when applying an insecticide.

Cornell University also recommends insecticidal soap or spinosad to treat larvae and minimize the impact on bees.

Boxwood blight (Calonectria pseudonaviculata and Calonectria henricotiae) Boxwood blight is not common but has been found in northern Illinois on landscape material brought in mostly from eastern nurseries. It is a potentially

devastating disease and is regulated at the state level. Look for leaf spots, stem cankers, and defoliation. Leaf spots will appear as light or dark brown circular lesions, often surrounded by a large yellow halo. Lesions near the margin of the leaf may be semi-circular or V-shaped.

Stem cankers are easiest to spot on new, green stem tissue. The cankers are dark brown or black, and are often linear or diamond-shaped. Loss of leaves is the final symptom. These symptoms can be similar to other problems on boxwood, so it is highly recommended that you submit samples to the University of Illinois Plant Clinic for confirmation.

There are no effective chemical treatments for boxwood blight. Plants found with blight must be destroyed according to state regulations. Scouting for this disease is an important factor to keep it from spreading.

Bur oak blight (Tubakia iownesis) Bur oak blight is a relatively new disease and most of the work identifying and treating it has been done at the University of Iowa by Dr. Tom Harrington. It mainly attacks bur oak and targets Quercus macrocarpa var. oliviformis. Research suggests that it is a native pathogen that has become problematic due to climate change, particularly moist springs. There is a spring and a summer infection cycle. The pathogen overwinters on attached petioles and fungal spores splash onto newly expanding leaves in moist, spring weather.

Summer infection starts as purple-brown spots that coalesce into necrotic veins in the leaf. This expands until you see a wedge-shaped necrosis of the top third or so of the leaf.

Fortunately, this disease does not affect all bur oaks and you may find one diseased tree in a group of healthy ones. If you suspect this disease, have it confirmed by a laboratory in order to make sure you perform the correct treatment. Raking diseased leaves is not effective, as the fungus overwinters on attached petioles. Iowa State has found that a trunk injection of propiconazole to be effective and can last several years. “One injection can protect until another

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Verticillium wilt (Verticillium dahlia) Verticillium wilt is a soil fungus common in Illinois, and there are a couple of strains. It can lie dormant for years until a susceptible plant’s roots grow close to it, activating the fungus which then infects the plant through openings in the roots. The fungus then spreads through the plant through the vascular system, restricting water movement. Symptoms resemble sudden wilting of individual branches, usually on one side of the plant. The leaves will dry and hold on. When you cut the twig, you may find dark streaking on the sapwood, but it varies greatly from species to species. There are more than 300 susceptible species of woody plants. Verticillium crops up in cool to warm wet weather.

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There is no chemical control for this disease, so it is particularly important to have samples tested. Many times, trees can outgrow the disease if you reduce stress. Verticillium persists in the soil indefinitely, but it doesn’t seem to move very far. It can be transmitted via pruning tools, so be sure to use good sanitation practices. There are a number of plants resistant to verticillium and there are abundant lists on university extension websites.

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These past eight to 10 years have been very tough. Watering is key. If we can get people to water trees, you’re taking a big stress off of them.’

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Other Challenges These are three challenges that are on the horizon. If you suspect any of these issues, please send samples to the University of Illinois for confirmation.

Spotted lantern fly (Lycorma delicatula) A planthopper native to Asia, spotted lantern fly has been found in Pennsylvania and is spreading. It has the potential to damage valuable tree and fruit crops including ornamental trees, pines, apples, and grapes.

Thousand canker disease (Geosmithia morbida) Now in Indiana, thousand canker disease is a fungal disease on black walnut that is spread via walnut twig beetles and weevils that feed on

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Sudden needle drop (SNEED) on spruce (Setomelanomma holmii) While, uncommon, more cases of SNEED have been reported in recent years as mature trees become more stressed. It is mostly found on Norway and Colorado spruces and causes yellowing then browning of the interior needles. By the end of the summer all the needles on affected branches fall off.

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Resumen de plagas y enfermedades: por Heather Prince

Este año ha planteado muchos desafíos al

paisajismo en forma de plagas y enfermedades. Según conversaciones con la Universidad de Illinois, el Arboreto Morton y el Jardín Botánico de Chicago, estos fueron algunos de los problemas que fueron más reportados. Por supuesto que hay muchas más plagas y enfermedades por ahí. ¿Cómo habla usted con sus clientes sobre estos problemas?

En la mayoría de los casos, el tratamiento oportuno en el momento adecuado con la técnica correcta significa una buena solución del problema. Ofrecer identificación y tratamiento también puede ser una partida saludable en su plan comercial. Las tres instituciones consultadas tienen oficinas a las que se pueden llevar muestras o enviar fotografías por correo electrónico. La Clínica de Plantas de la Universidad de Illinois tiene capacidad de hacer pruebas de cultivo para diagnosticar enfermedades. Aceptan y animan el envío de muestras porque desarrollan el caso de datos para detectar la prevalencia de una plaga o enfermedad así como mapear el lugar donde existe el problema. “¡Envíennos algunas muestras!”, urge Diane Plewa, especialista en Promoción de Diagnósticos de Plantas en la Clínica de Plantas de la Universidad de Illinois.

Como suele suceder con la Madre Naturaleza, cada año es diferente y las poblaciones de plagas pueden disminuir o aumentar de un año a otro. Las enfermedades pueden predominar durante un año y desaparecer el año siguiente. Con tres primaveras frías y húmedas y los dos años de sequía subsiguientes, estamos viendo más problemas fúngicos en todos los ámbitos. “Estamos viendo muchos problemas relacionados

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con el estrés debido a los cambios climáticos. A las plantas les toma mucho tiempo rebotar, algunas veces años, después de un evento estresante”, informa Plewa. Todas las recomendaciones de tratamientos químicos discutidas provienen del Servicio de Extensión de la Universidad de Illinois.

Costra negra del arce (Rhytisma sp.)

Esta es una enfermedad fúngica que se presenta de forma dramática en agosto y septiembre. La costra negra del arce produce en las superficies superiores de las hojas manchas negras grandes con reborde que parecen manchas de pintura negra o alquitrán. Muchas veces la gente no advierte la enfermedad hasta que comienza a rastrillar las hojas en el otoño. Los primeros síntomas aparecen a mediados de junio como pequeñas manchas amarillas pálidas que se amplían a mediados de julio y comienzan a formar estomas negros y gruesos, con reborde. Los hongos que causan la costa negra del arce sobreviven el invierno en hojarascas de hojas infectadas y en la primavera cuerpos fructíferos fúngicos maduran y eyectan esporas.

Transportadas por el viento, las esporas infectan los árboles huéspedes.

Pueden afectar de manera especial los arces noruegos y plateados, pero todos los arces son susceptibles de ser afectados en algún grado. “Este año, apareció de manera más marcada que lo usual en el arce Autumn Blaze”, informó Julie Janoski, Gerente de la Clínica de Plantas en el Arboreto Morton.

“Las lluvias de mayo vinieron inoportunamente”, comentó Sharon A. Yiesla, MS, Especialista en conocimiento de las plantas en el Arboreto Morton.

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Enemigos viejos y de reciente aparición Afortunadamente, esta enfermedad es más una enfermedad cosmética que raramente afecta la salud global de los árboles.

Para controlar la enfermedad, hay que rastrillar y destruir las hojas infectadas en el otoño. Si su cliente desea tratar árboles, utilice un atomizador fungicida a comienzos de la primavera cuando los pimpollos de hoja comienzan a abrirse y vuelva a aplicar el atomizador dos veces más con intervalos de 10 días.

Entre los fungicidas más eficaces se cuentan los que tienen los ingredientes activos mancozeb o hidróxido de cobre.

Enfermedad de la pícea Hay dos enfermedades de la pícea que han sido especialmente prevalentes. La Cytospora kunzei y la Rhizosphaera kalkhoffii han estado afectando principalmente a la pícea azul (picea pungens) y sus variedades, pero también las estamos viendo en otras especies de pícea.

La cytospora comienza en las ramas inferiores del árbol y asciende progresivamente durante varios años, en muchos casos ocasionando un patrón triangular distintivo de necrosis.

Las agujas en los extremos de las ramas adquieren un tono purpúreo, luego marrón y se desprenden, dejando ramitas quebradizas y ramas. En varios árboles infectados, los hongos penetran el tronco a través de heridas y ocasionan un cancro, un área de tejido muerto. Resina blanca o flujo de savia conspicuos pueden cubrir el cancro y se pueden ver con microscopio o lupa estructuras fructíferas negras (picnidia), tamaño cabeza de alfiler, las cuales son signo positivo de la enfermedad. No obstante, el flujo de savia puede ser causado por otras plagas o enfermedades. Los hongos viven en tallos y esporas enfermos propagados por la lluvia, el viento, los rociadores y las herramientas de poda. “La cytospora es casi un asunto diario”, afirma Yiesla “la clave es no tener 20 de algo. Si usted planta una pícea, plante una. No plante 10.

Si planta 10, usted está poniendo la mesa del banquete y el siguiente patio planta 10 y así sucesivamente”.

La cytospora es una enfermedad inducida por el estrés y no tiene un tratamiento químico eficaz. La mejor atención es aliviar el estrés de los árboles con mantillo, regarlos en períodos de sequía y espaciar para permite el flujo de aire. Evite podar cuando estén mojados, debido a que las

esporas se desplazan fácilmente en el agua y limpie bien las herramientas.

La rhizosphaera, otra enfermedad inducida por el estrés, en el primer año de infección hace que las agujas infectadas durante el primer año aparezcan abigarradas o moteadas con manchas amarillas o rojizas opacas a finales del verano.

El segundo año, las agujas infectadas en el interior de una rama adquieren un tono entre lavanda y marrón-purpúreo. La

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infección comienza en la primavera en las ramas inferiores y gradualmente asciende por el árbol. Algunas veces comienza en la parte central de árbol y produce un orificio de ramitas muertas. La rhizosphaera raramente mata el árbol, pero años subsiguientes de ataques lo debilitan hasta que únicamente pueden quedar las agujas actuales. “La pícea azul no se adapta necesariamente bien a los terrenos y el clima de Illinois”, comentó Plewa. “Estamos viendo los efectos de varios años de estrés. El mejor control de la enfermedad es reducir el estrés. Regar, echar mantillo y espaciar ayudan al árbol a recuperarse”.

Las esporas se producen en condiciones de humedad, y hongos dentro de las agujas más viejas producen estructuras fructíferas negras (picnidia) que aparecen como hileras distintivas de puntos negros tamaño cabeza de alfiler. Se pueden ver con una lupa cuando las estructuras fructíferas emergen a través de los poros de las agujas como hileras de estomas negros. La infección se produce en climas cálidos y húmedos y las esporas se liberan de la primavera hasta el otoño. Culturalmente, el tratamiento es el mismo para la cytospora, no obstante la rhizosphaera es tratable con aplicaciones de fungicida. Elimine las agujas y las ramas infectadas usando buenas prácticas de saneamiento. Las aplicaciones de fungicida se deben hacer dos veces al año en la primavera, usualmente durante varios años. Estos fungicidas con los siguientes ingredientes activos están etiquetados para uso: clorotalonil, clorotalonil + tiofanatometilo, cobre e hidróxido de cobre.

diseminado, más frecuente en pequeños bolsillos, pero eso puede cambiar en un año”, indica Yiesla. El alimento favorito de este insecto es el viburnum dentatum o arrowwood viburnum, aunque puede buscar otros alimentos. La Universidad de Cornell tiene una hoja de datos especialmente útil con una lista de especies vulnerables y resistentes. El escarabajo de la hoja del viburno sobrevive el invierno en forma de huevos de la planta huésped. En mayo, las larvas maduran y comienzan a alimentarse de las hojas, esqueletizándolas. Son diminutas de color amarillo-verdoso y desarrollan manchas oscuras. De principios a mediados de junio, las orugas caen al suelo y pupan en el suelo durante unos 10 días. Variedades adultas, pequeñas y de color dorado-marrón, emergen de mediados a finales de julio y se alimentan de hojas. Las hembras ponen huevos en las ramitas a finales del verano y en el otoño, perforando orificios en una línea a lo largo de cerca de las 12 pulgadas superiores de la rama. Debido a que hay dos ciclos de alimentación, esta plaga puede ser devastadora para las plantas y moverse a través de un seto rápidamente.

El escarabajo de la hoja del viburno Nativo de Europa, el escarabajo de la hoja del viburno (crisomélido) es nuevo en Illinois. “No parece estar muy

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La pérdida de las hojas es el síntoma final. Estos síntomas pueden ser similares a otros problemas en la madera de boj, por lo que se recomienda encarecidamente que usted envíe muestras a la Clínica de Plantas de la Universidad de Illinois para confirmación.

No hay tratamientos químicos eficaces para la plaga del boj. Las plantas que tengan la plaga del boj deben ser destruidas de acuerdo con regulaciones estatales. Hacer exploraciones para detectar esta enfermedad es un factor importante para evitar que se propague.

El tratamiento más eficaz es podar las ramitas infectadas a finales del otoño, apartando la plaga de las plantas. También se pueden tratar con un insecticida, pero se debe rociar cuando las larvas y los insectos adultos estén en actividad.

Atomizadores foliares que contengan carbarilo, ciflutrina, permetrina o resmetrina son eficaces así como insecticidas sistémicos que contengan imidacloprid.

Tenga en mente que las abejas prefieren las flores de viburnum. Es algo que se debe considerar al aplicar un insecticida.

La Universidad de Cornell también recomienda jabón insecticida o spinosad para tratar las larvas y minimizar el impacto en las abejas.

La plaga del boj (Calonectria pseudonaviculata y Calonectria henricotiae) La plaga del boj no es frecuente pero se ha encontrado en la región norte de Illinois en materiales de paisajismo traídos principalmente de viveros del este. Es una enfermedad potencialmente devastadora y regulada a nivel estatal. Busque manchas en las hojas, cancros en los tallos y defoliación. Las manchas en las hojas aparecerán como lesiones circulares claras o de color marrón oscuro, con frecuencia rodeadas por un halo grande color amarillo. Las lesiones cerca del margen de la hoja pueden ser semicirculares o tener forma de V. Los cancros en los tallos son más fáciles de detectar en nuevos tejidos de tallos verdes. Los cancros tienen color marrón oscuro o negro y con frecuencia son lineales o tienen forma de diamante.

Plaga del roble bur (Tubakia iownesis) La plaga del roble bur es una enfermedad relativamente nueva y la mayor parte del trabajo para identificarla y tratarla ha sido realizados por el Dr. Tom Harrington de la Universidad de Iowa. Ataca principalmente robles bur y fija como objetivo Quercus macrocarpa var. oliviformis.

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En Espanol — especialmente las primaveras húmedas. Hay ciclos de infección en la primavera y en el verano. El patógeno sobrevive el invierno en peciolos adheridos y las esporas fúngicas salpican las nuevas hojas en expansión en clima húmedo durante la primavera. Las infecciones durante el verano comienzan como manchas color marrón-purpúreo que se aglutinan como venas necróticas en la hoja. Estas se expanden hasta que se advierte una necrosis en forma de cuña en cerca de la tercera parte superior de la hoja.

Afortunadamente, esta enfermedad no afecta a todos los robles bur y usted podría encontrar un árbol enfermo en un grupo de árboles sanos. Si usted sospecha que hay un brote de esta enfermedad, pida a un laboratorio que lo confirme para asegurarse de realizar el tratamiento correcto. Rastrillar las hojas enfermas no resulta eficaz porque los hongos sobreviven el

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El estado de Iowa descubrió que una inyección de propiconazol en el tronco es eficaz y su efecto puede durar varios años. “Una inyección puede proteger hasta que aparezca otro brote y esto puede ocurrir una vez cada 10 años”, informó Plewa.

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The company’s clients encompass a wide variety of industries, including snow and ice control, landscape contractors, Soldier Field, professional baseball (the Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers and the Kane County Cougars), Ravinia, film crews, power companies and even nuclear power plants.

Founded in 1946, Murray and Trettel, Inc., Weather Command’s parent company, has grown to include three divisions, providing a range of services. Its divisions include: weather forecasting; environmental monitoring and forensics.

John Murray and Dennis Trettel, both of whom had served as air weather officers for the former Army Air Corps during World War II, realized that there was a need for weather forecasters. Initially they served utilities. From there they grew, eventually adding private contractors, such as landscape contractors and snow and ice removal contractors.

“They were trying to communicate information before there was fax or email,” says John Boyle, Weather Command’s executive vice president and director of sales and marketing, and himself a meteorologist. “They were relying on telephone.”

The two devised a way of making the process faster and more efficient. At the beginning of every winter season, snow and ice removal clients were given blank forms. When called at 2 a.m., Weather Command meteorologists used a sort of shorthand to communicate, so that they knew the weather forecast. “We used those forms until 15 years ago,” Boyle says.

They also created the color coding still used on weather warning forms: green, yellow, red and black. “Back in the day that was cutting edge,” says Boyle.

Snow and ice removal contractors have become an important part of the business since the 1990s. “Snow is tricky,” he says. “A little bit of snow can cause a lot of trouble.” Many of Weather Command’s customers have told Boyle that they weren’t getting much sleep during the winter, worrying about the weather. Now, “they let us do what we do best.”

Today, Weather Command has 20 meteorologists. There are some on duty 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, providing weather forecasting, storm warnings and storm reports.

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The environmental division focuses on power plants in Illinois and along the East Coast. At every plant, there are towers containing devices that monitor current conditions. Murray and Trettel’s staff include five employees who can climb the towers (two are meteorologists) to check and calibrate those crucial instruments. Known as “tower climbers,” they can scramble up 300-foot towers.

The forensic division includes the company’s president, CEO and CIO, Thomas Piazza, who also holds the American Meteorological Society’s (AMS) Certified Consulting Meteorologist (CCM) designation, allowing him to provide expert testimony and reports for any legal cases for which it is important to prove the weather.

Allan Williams serves as director of the operations forecast division and senior meteorologist. A Chicago native, he is a member of the Chicago Chapter of the AMS. Boyle has been in the meteorological field for more than 30 years. In addition, to his work for Weather Command®, he is a certified weather observer for the FAA, something he still does periodically at Chicago-Rockford International Airport. His background includes serving as a meteorologist for radio, television and even USA Today.

During his years in the industry, Boyle has seen much change.

Formerly, meteorologists had information that no one else had. Today weather information is available to everybody. They don’t have the knowledge to correctly interpret it, however.

“Anyone can Tweet that there is going to be six inches of snow and we’ll get phone calls with people asking us about the (non-existent) six-inch snowfall,” says Boyle. “We’re always correcting bad information.”

Weather Command provides snow forecasts geared for plowing on the pavement, not what accumulates on the lawn. “We tailor the forecast to what they need,” he says.

A landscape contractor friend originally suggested that Weather Command look at ILCA membership. Boyle checked out iLandscape.

“ILCA seemed to be a prominent player and I saw that a lot of landscape contractors also provide snow and ice removal services,” he says. There was a need for weather information and Boyle felt that a membership would be “mutually beneficial.”

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Revisiting Your Plant Palette — Baptisia

By Patrice Peltier

Given the profusion of baptisias available

Editor’s Note: Honorary Lifetime ILCA Member Kathy Freeland, a certifiable plant geek, was a regular contributor to The Landscape Contractor starting in the late 1990s. She introduced readers to strange and sometimes exotic plants, frequently offering suggestions on how they might be employed in the landscape. In a world of euonymous and impatiens, she offered a path less travelled. Twenty years later, we offer a look back at how some of her recommendations have stood the test of time.

today, it’s hard to believe it was a little-known plant when Kathy Freeland featured it. In fact, Freeland’s employer, Midwest Groundcovers, didn’t offer Baptisia australis or B. ‘Purple Smoke’, another plant she recommended, until 2002.

When Freeland highlighted B. australis and the natural hybrid Baptisia ‘Prairie Smoke,’ she appreciated the plants’ “long season of interest both in foliage and flowers.” She liked not only the sweet pea-like blue flowers, the dark grey seed pods that formed in mid summer and persisted into autumn, but also the blue-green foliage.

In the early 2000s, Dr. Jim Ault, a plant breeder at Chicago Botanic Garden, began introducing baptisias through Chicagoland Grows®. “His were the first to build on ‘Purple Smoke’ and have stood the test of time,” says Shannon McEnerney, Product Manager at Midwest Groundcovers. “We still carry B. Twilite PrairieBlues™ Twilite PrairieBlues™and Starlite Prairieblues™.”

“Then, in the last five years or so, Hans Hansen has taken it to the next level with the Proven Winners introductions such as Decadence® ‘Cherries Jubilee’ and Decadence® ‘Lemon Meringue.’ He’s breeding for new colors and more compact plants,” McEnerney continues.

Today, Midwest Groundcovers sells over 10,000 baptisias annually, including three native B. ‘Purple Smoke’ and eight non-native varieties.

Baptisias prefer rich, moist, well-drained soils and full sun, although Freeland noted that their deep tap roots help them survive in difficult conditions. These same tap roots can make it difficult to successfully transplant them, she noted, adding “Baptisia can consume a lot of space but can be divided every 5 years or so to keep it within bounds.”

Where do Baptisias work best in the landscape?

B. Decadence®’Cherries Jubilee’ Freeland said, “Baptisia is successful as a small hedge plant, as a specimen in the perennial border or in herb and naturalistic gardens.”

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Baptisia australis (Blue false indigo) Size: 3-4’ Tall and wide Bloom time: May-June Flower color: Indigo blue Baptisia ‘Purple Smoke’ (B. australis x sphaerocarpa) Size: 3-4’ tall and wide Bloom time: April-May Flower color: Smokey violet on charcoal stems Twilite PrairieBlues™ (Chicagoland Grows®) PP19,011 Size: 3-5’ tall; 4-5’ spread Bloom time: May-June Flower color: Violet purple flowers with yellow keels Starlite PrairieBlues™ (Chicagoland Grows®) PP19,971 Size: 3’ tall; 4-5’ spread Bloom time: mid May-June Bloom color: Periwinkle blue flowers with buttercream keels Decadence®’Cherries Jubilee’ (Proven Winners®) PP23,907 Size: 30-36” tall and wide Bloom time: Late spring to early summer Flower color: Maroon and yellow flowers that age to gold. below: Baptisia australis (Blue false indigo)

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