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4 WALP President 23 The Right Water for 4 WALP President 5 WSNLA President Irrigation 5 Landscape WSNLA President

6 Calendar Of Events King County Recycled Water 6 Calendar Of Events 10 Bugs & Blights 10 Bugs & Blights 26Advertising Did You Know?

Index 26Bartlett DidTreeYou Know?

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For more information contact Breanne Chavez, WSNLA Executive Director, at (800) 672-7711 or breanne@wsnla.org.

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From the WALP President

Washington State Nursery & Landscape Association

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HR Answers

Growing the Success of our Members

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Government Relations

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Stellar Work

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Calendar of Events

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From the WSNLA President

Ingrid Wachtler, CPH 2016 WSNLA President Owner, Woodbrook Native Plant Nursery Gig Harbor

Before I became involved with WSNLA as a board member, it did not occur to me to go to conventions. It seemed like a lot of time and a lot of money.

After increasing my involvement with WSNLA by being on the board and then started to go to chapter meetings and the convention, I felt rewarded in doing so. Not necessarily in increased earnings, nor anything specifically beneficial to me or my business (although that has happened too) – something else.

There is something very good for balance in my life to go to these activities at which I interact with other business owners and people working in the trade. I am not alone in my little part of improving the world one plant at a time, one customer at a time and hopefully not going broke in the process. I am not sure how to put the benefit in words – goodness knows I am not a wordsmith!

I guess people call it networking. Some people in my town actually get up and go to breakfast with other business owners at 6 or 7 am once a week. How dreadful! I am not criticizing them – I just politely say no thanks – not my thing- too early. But chapter meetings and conventions are different. Interacting with people from all areas of the nursery trades. At a better time of the day or evening for my tastes.

This year the convention is at a spectacular place – the water views are breathtaking.

I really like beautiful places. I am sure we will have a nice slate of classes to choose from. For those needing CPH class hours, this will fill the bill! The classes I have attended, were interesting and exposing me to ideas or thoughts I would not have otherwise experienced.

And the networking is good. Get to know others in the trade. The vendors displaying can answer lots of questions one on one – good time to make another contact. Explore tools, plants and products that can benefit your business.

There is an old saying of sorts – you get out of something what you put in. This has been true for me and my serving various positions and getting more involved with WSNLA. I feel I have benefited a lot. Maybe not in something tangible I can put my finger on. Just an overall enriching of my professional life. So I hope more of you will attend the convention this year and give it a whirl – if nothing else, you can have a few days by the surf at a very nice hotel! But let’s hope you get a lot more out of it than that.

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President’s Message

Chapters Provide Valuable Programs to Support Your Business

From the WALP President

Help Our Organization Grow

By Michael Murphy, 2016 WALP State President Owner/President, Sunrise Landscape Design

Michael Murphy Welcome to spring, longer days, warmerPresident weather. We broke recent rainfall 2016and WALP records, but the good news is that El Nino is finally over and dryer weather is ahead.

Owner/President, Sunrise All of the WALP Chapters are working hard to provide you with valuable programs Landscape Design to support your business. The Southwest Chapter, which I am a member of, recently had an L & I representative speakVancouver with us on what landscapers need for an audit, safety

inspection, and how to reduce our rates. I have recently gone through this with my own company and could have benefited from the information ahead of my audit. This is one of many reasons you need to attend your Chapter Meetings.

But more important, no matter how busy you are, you need to take time out to invest in your professional advantage. As industry members, we need to be trained, knowledgeWe have arrived at fall. This Our most recent production was the able, andfinally competent. summer was fast and furious.

WALP’s Landscape Certified (LIC)calendar. yearly Listed below are upcoming WALP state events for youIndustry to put down on your Committees outdid themselves and put exam.

We were at a new location this Please plan to attend and help grow this organization. on some extraordinary events. First, I year which meant the LIC Committee  Field Day would like to thank Peter Dervin and the had to build a new site and layout. Thank July 14for an outstanding FieldThursday, Day Committee you Jeff Carroll, John Murphy, and the Instant – Redmond, eventJBheld at JBLawn Instant Lawn in WA Committee for all the blood, sweat, and Chairman: Peter Dervin Redmond, WA. There were over 30 tears that went into pulling this together. pdervin@vpcsales.com vendors, educational seminars, and, of We had over 50 candidates and as many course, some great food. This Field Day in judges and volunteers. It was very  Golf Tournament took me over four hours to walk through successful, and we look forward to many Friday, July 29 and talk with everyone.

I picked up great more years at our new location at Lake Foster Golf Links – Tukwila, WA advice, consulted on new products, Washington Institute for Technology in Chairman: Ken Yorozu and enjoyed the many gifts and prize Kirkland, WA. tyorozu@comcast.net drawings.

Now for the most important date to Second, the WALP Golf Tournament at put down in your calendar. Please hold Foster Golf Links was wonderful. What a January 26 and 27 for the WALP/WSNLA beautiful location, and the weather was Northwest Green Industry Conference at Providing 1-1/2” to 5” caliper perfect. I have Ken Yorozu and the Golf Semiahmoo Resort in Blaine, WA. Before street landscape trees Tournament Committee to thank for a you say that is & way too far, I want you successful event. My skill as a golfer is to see this as a destination event. It is in limited, but those I played with were January, so your life should have slowed exceptional. I tend to do better at door to a more reasonable pace. Come and prize drawings. take this opportunity to have fun, as well as meet new and past friends. The speakers this year are exceptional. So The Awards Bus Tour is always a show  Landscape Industry Certified make this time to attend and enjoy the stopper.

It is a chance to go see the Technician Exams Environmental time away from your busy lives. Look for SeptemberLandscape 16 & 17 Award projects first hand.

A special touch is having the more details on the WALP website andWA Lake Washington Institute of 15119 McLean Rd, Mount Vernon, designers and contractors there to give in this combined issue of the Northwest Technology – Kirkland, WA Ph: (360) 428-5810 F(360) 428-1822 Landscape Professional and B&B. See you you the details behind the project. Thank Chairman: Jeff Carroll www.urbanforestryservices.com all at Semiahmoo Resort. you, jeffersonlandscaping@comcast.net Linda Zimmer for arranging this very or jim@urbanforestryservices.com private showing.

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Mission Statement For The Washington Association Of Landscape Professionals To promote professionalism, integrity, and education within the Landscape Industry through the members we serve.

Vision Statement For The Washington Association Of Landscape Professionals • The Washington Association of Landscape Professionals is a publicly recognized and unified industry of landscape professionals who embody business and technical excellence.

• The Washington Association of Landscape Professionals provides and promotes the opportunity to educate, mentor, certify, and support its members.

• The Washington Association of Landscape Professionals’ members receive value and benefit by sharing knowledge, resources, and experience.

• The Washington Association of Landscape Professionals is the networking place and referral resource for “Landscape Industry” professionals.

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Human Resources

Answers HRHR Answers

Electronic Pay &Equipment Records Considerations Return Of Company

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By Dan FazioFazio Director, wafla Director, Washington Farm Labor Association

Q. We Werequire are looking into developing a secured employee portal that current Q. employees to wear coveralls while working.

• Employee Uniforms: If the required clothing is a andpurchase past employees can access tohas view andsets download pay “uniform”, records such We them, and each employee several the employer must provide it at no cost. A of coveralls assigned to them.

We loan the coveralls to the “uniform” is defined by Washington Law as clothing as paystubs and W-2s. Is there anything that requires us to also mail employee and cover the laundry expense.

If an employee clearly identifying the person as an employee of a paper copies, or can we convert to mandatory electronic access? terminates without returning the coveralls, it results in specific employer; apparel specially marked with the considerable expense to the company. Can we require that employer’s logo; unique apparel to identify historical to direct deposit at a specific bank; and, • Procedure for obtaining a paper A. In short, yes, you can convert to all coveralls be returned upon quit/termination and deduct the or ethnic background; or, formal attire. If any of these finally, employees must have access copy of the Form W-2 and whether the electronic, but you need to follow certain replacement cost from the final check if they are not? describes the clothing that you require the employee to their paystubs. The employer must request for a paper statement is treated rules we will outline here. to wear, you must provide it free of charge, and, provide the employee a direct deposit as a withdrawal of their consent to A. Your question us an opportunity to review several therefore, it is not a benefit to the employee to use it.

Electronic Pay andgives Pay Stubs authorization form to complete. This receiving the Form W-2 electronically. key Based on the definition of uniforms, I do not believe Let’sconcepts. first address electronic pay form provides the employer with the that your coveralls qualify uniform.consent.

However, if is the • How as to awithdraw What (direct deposit). It has become quite necessary bank account information and Whenever you provide equipment to an employee, whether you required the employee to wear coveralls with your effective date of withdrawal of consent, commonplace for companies to pay authorization for the employer to retain it is coveralls or pruning shears, you should make it clear if company logo, they would qualify as a uniform. and how will the employer confirm that electronically. Pay cards and other direct for their records. If an employee doesn’t you expect that equipment to be returned.

What happens consent has been withdrawn. deposit systems are perfectly legal in have a bank account, the employer can if the equipment is not returned?

You are allowed to take • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Employers must Washington if: There is no cost to the use a pay card instead of a paper check.

• That the withdrawn aemployee; deductionthe from an employee’s final paycheck, up to the provide personal protective equipment toconsent workersdoesn’t free employee is not required As to accessing pay stubs electronically, apply to previously issued Forms W-2. total amount owed, if the expenditure is for the benefit of charge. Examples would include special mesh gloves most payroll companies provide this of the employee and the employee has agreed to it in worn by butchers, special coveralls for people who • Conditions under which electronic service. If the employee does not have advance. An example might be a loan made by employer to work with pesticides, etc.

If the Department of Form W-2s will no longer be Labor furnished access to a computer, you would have to the employee several weeks earlier, wherein the employee and Industries (L&I)(for found that coveralls wereofpersonal example, termination make one available for the employee to agreed the balance of the loan becomes due if employment employment). use at a reasonable employer location. ends.

Again, employees cannot be charged to • Procedures for updating contact access their pay stubs. information that enables the employer to In the case of coveralls, or pruning shears, if you wanted to provide electronic Form W-2s. be able to recover the cost of any missing items, you would W-2s need to use a three step process as follows: Employers may furnish W-2s • Of any changes to the employer’s electronically. The employee must contact information.

1. You would first require the employee toconsent provide(either their electronically or by a Last, you must furnish electronic Form own coveralls. You could state that employees must paper document) to receive their Form W-2s by the same due date as the paper wear clean coveralls to work.

W-2 electronically, and you must notify Form W-2s. For more information on the employee of all hardware and furnishing Form W-2 to employees 2. You could offer to provide coveralls if the employee software requirements to receive the electronically, see regulations section agrees in advance that the coveralls willform. be returned You may not send a Form W-2 31.6051-1(j), http://bit.ly/2cxmYdb. when employment ends. In order for this to be electronically to any employee who a benefit to the employee, you must allow the consent or who has revoked doesn’t employee the choice of whether to useayour coveralls previously provided consent. To This column is produced by wafla for or provide his own. furnish Form W-2s electronically, you informational purposes only. The items must provide a clear and conspicuous contained herein are provided for general 3. You should make sure the employee agrees, in writing, statement to employees as follows: information and do not constitute legal to this arrangement well prior to the final paycheck. advice. Wafla does not provide legal • They will receive a paper Form advice or counsel; and readers should W-2 if consent isn’t given to receive it There are a couple of things that concern me. The first make their own inquiries before making electronically. is the uniform rule, and the second is the personal any decision based on this or any other protective equipment (PPE) rule. Let’s take• aThe lookscope at and duration of the consent. information received from wafla. each: 8- B&B Magazine & Northwest Landscape Professional, October/November 2014 6 - B&B Magazine & Northwest Landscape Professional Joint Issue

Government Relations Protecting & Advocating for WSNLA Members Heather Hansen WSNLA Lobbyist, Olympia

In August, I wrote about a variety of citizen initiatives that had qualified to be on the November ballot. Now, I’d like to take a closer look at two that will have the greatest effect on small businesses in Washington.

Minimum Wage & Sick Leave

Initiative 1433 increases the state minimum wage and mandates paid sick leave. If it passes in November, it would increase the state hourly minimum wage for employees who are at least 18 years old to $11.00 in 2017, $11.50 in 2018, $12.00 in 2019, and $13.50 in 2020.

Washington’s current minimum wage is $9.47 an hour and is adjusted each year for inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index. This current scheme was passed in a citizen’s initiative in 1998. The Washington Research Council called I-1433 a “blunt instrument.” There are no exemptions, it doesn’t differentiate between the size or location of the company, it doesn’t allow for a training wage for those new to the labor market.

I-1433 would also require employers to provide paid sick leave starting in 2018. Sick leave could be used to care for family members. Sick leave would be accrued at least one hour for every forty hours worked. By mandating paid sick leave, the initiative requires employers to increase compensation without allowing them any flexibility to decide how best to compensate their employees.

Carbon Tax

Initiative 732 was originally proposed as an initiative to the legislature. Since

the legislature did not act on it, it now goes to a vote of the people. It creates a tax on carbon emissions and lowers the state sales tax in an effort to be revenue neutral. However, controversy over how much money the sales tax reduction would remove from the state treasury has resulted in significant opposition.

Initiative sponsors expect it to increase gasoline prices 10 to 20 cents. That’s on top of existing state and federal gas taxes, which combined are already 67.8 cents a gallon and among the highest in the nation.

Opponents of I-732 estimate the impact will be even higher, adding up to 25 cents to gas and diesel prices. In addition, it would create an estimated 10 percent increase in the cost of electricity and a 15 percent increase in the cost of natural gas.

A broad mix of organizations have lined up to oppose Initiative 732 including WA State Democratic Party; WA State Labor Council; WA State Sierra Club chapter; Association of Washington Business; Automotive United Trades Organization; Greater Yakima Chamber of Commerce; Industrial Customers of NW Utilities; KelsoLongview Chamber of Commerce; Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce; NW Food Processors Association; NW Pulp & Paper Association; Pasco Chamber of Commerce; Puyallup-Sumner Chamber of Commerce; WA Association of Wheat Growers; WA State Farm Bureau; WA Cattlemen’s Association; WA Oil Marketers Association; WA Potato & Onion Association; WA State Council of Farmer Cooperatives; WA State Dairy Federation; WA State Tree Fruit Association; and WA Trucking Association

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Northwest Green Industry Conference January 26 – 27, 2017 | Semiahmoo Resort, Golf, and Spa | Blaine, WA

Culture is important in the world today as it influences an individual’s life in a variety of ways. In addition, belonging to a culture provides people with a sense of identity, purpose, and belonging.

According to GreenIndustryPros.com, the Green Industry remains one that is fairly easy to break into, but not so easy to persevere in — especially without a dual passion for both landscaping and business.

Addressing the importance of culture, Thomas Jefferson, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence and the third President of the United States, once said, “No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth, and no culture comparable to that of the garden.”

That is why the Northwest Green Industry Conference is a “must attend” event for any professional in the Green Industry to help them be creative, achieve unimaginable levels of performance, connect with remarkable people, explore how to excel as leaders, and advance their organizations to be well-positioned for the future. This event is your opportunity to develop new ideas into executable actions that can be implemented when you return to your business.

How appropriate then that “Green Culture” is the theme of the 2017 Northwest Green Industry Conference, which is a leading-edge forum that fosters connections, cross-pollination, and collaboration by bringing together diverse people from throughout the Green Industry.

Please join us for this unique learning and networking event. Read on for complete details on a year’s worth of business-building opportunities in just two days!

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO! Official Conference Hotel Washington State’s iconic Semiahmoo Resort, Golf, and Spa is located on the pristine shores of Semiahmoo Bay and Drayton Harbor. Just 90 minutes north of Seattle, Semiahmoo Resort features a pool, full-service spa, fitness center, multiple and diverse restaurants, and two challenging and highly acknowledged public golf courses.

Semiahmoo Resort has been deemed one of the best lodging choices in Northwest Washington for those traveling for business or leisure.

To make guestroom reservations at Semiahmoo Resort, you may book your hotel room online using the reservation portal on the Official Conference Page at www.walp.org or contact the Resort at (360) 3182000 or (855) 917-3767. Be sure to tell the reservationist that you are with the WALP/ WSNLA Northwest Green Industry Conference. Single/double occupancy group rates being offered (excluding applicable state and local taxes, fees, and assessments).

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Group rate is available three days pre- and post-Conference.

Reservations must be made by Friday, December 30, 2016.

Semiahmoo Resort, Golf, and Spa 9565 Semiahmoo Parkway, Blaine, WA 98230 Phone: (360) 318-2000 Toll Free: (855) 917-3767 Directions to the Semiahmoo Resort For directions to the Semiahmoo Resort, visit their website at www.semiahmoo.com/location.htm.

Sponsorship & Vendor Display Space Available To make sure you are as visible as your competition and can benefit from the marketing opportunities the Northwest Green Industry Conference provides, including direct access to Washington’s Green Industry decision makers, visit the Official Conference Page at www.walp.org or contact the WALP office at (206) 209-5285, info@walp.org.

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Join the best minds in the Green Industry while earning Landscape Industry Certified (LIC), Certified Professional Horticulturist (CPH), and ecoPRO continuing education credits! APLD credits pending.

Thursday, January 26, 2017 9:00 am – 6:00 pm

Registration

10:30 am – 12:15 pm

Opening General Session

Ed LaFlamme

Bill Arman

“Are You a Fierce Competitor?”

By Ed LaFlamme & Bill Arman, The Harvest Group Does this sound familiar?

• We are fighting off the “low-ballers” by low-balling, and it isn’t pretty.

• It feels like our services are becoming more and more a commodity.

• How can my company enjoy success in today’s competitive market?

• Why do some companies contine to struggle, while others are doing quite well?

• Why am I working harder and longer hours and making less money?

What do you need to do to be a “Fierce Competitor” and get back into the game? Harvesters Bill Arman and Ed LaFlamme will lead this Opening General Session on what it takes to be a Fierce Competitor in any market including yours – focusing on learning the 10 traits that you and your organization need to learn and practice to be a Fierce Competitor. These 10 traits will lead you and your organization to success even in the toughest of competitive markets. You will learn what it takes to lead an organization to success in today’s world. Additional session take-a-ways include: • Learning how to best position yourselves to find, attract, get on-board, keep, and grow the right customer base you want to do business with who will benefit from your professional services.

• Hearing about how other companies are successfully dealing with the same issues you have.

• Gaining information about how to build a solid game plan to start, improve, or adjust a fierce competitor trait.

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• Obtaining several very useful and practical ways to make more profit.

• Learning what milestones are critical to success and how you stack up to Green Industry standards.

• Identifying your organizations’ weak areas that need attention and tuning up.

Presenters: Ed LaFlamme has been in the Green Industry for 44 years. He’s a Landscape Industry Certified professional and author of the hugely popular book “Green Side Up, Straight Talk on Growing and Operating a Profitable Landscaping Business!” Bill Arman is a 39-year Green Industry veteran, 2006 National Landscape Leadership Award recipient, and author of the book and recruiting kit ‘’The Harvest Way for Recruiting and Hiring the Right People”. While Ed was building the largest landscape maintenance company in Connecticut, voted one of the top 25 companies in the United States, where he maintained 10 corporate world headquarters in Connecticut and New York, from Aetna to GE to Xerox, Bill was enjoying a nearly 30-year career at ValleyCrest Companies. At ValleyCrest, Bill went from apprentice gardener level to become the Regional VP of Southern California, leading a $25 million portfolio in the maintenance division, with over 600 employees. Bill also served as VP of Human Resources at ValleyCrest Companies, where he and his HR team built the training, recruiting, and performance review programs for over 6,500 employees.

Ed and Bill co-founded The Harvest Group in 2007 and now serve Harvest Group Members in over 42 states and five countries. Ed and Bill are both published authors who have written columns and articles for leading publications. They have also given talks, workshops, webinars, and podcasts – specializing in consulting and coaching landscape owners and leaders.

12:15 – 1:45 pm “Celebrate Certification” Luncheon Professional certification of a specialized skill set affirms a knowledge and experience base for those in a designated profession. It signifies to employers and the public that the professional is committed to career development.

During this special luncheon, come meet and hear from Green Industry members who have earned the Certified Professional Horticulturist, ecoPRO Certified Sustainable Landscape Professional, and/or Landscape Industry Certified designations. They will share their personal stories on how certification programs have helped them elevate their professional standards, enhance their individual knowledge, and be recognized as leaders in the Green Industry.

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Thursday, January 26, 2017 2:00 – 3:30 pm

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Breakout Sessions

Breakout Session #1 “Recruiting to the Rescue! How to Find, Attract, Get Onboard, and Keep the Right People”

By Bill Arman, The Harvest Group Sponsored by Cascade Compost Is your company not growing because of a limited workforce? Is your labor cost too high? Can you not find the right people? If you answered yes to any or all of these questions, don’t give up! This session will “rescue” you and your organization. Find out how to set up a comprehensive recruitment program, including how to: Source, screen, and select the right people. Learn the 10-step process to build your organization into a “Recruiting Machine”. Harvester Bill has successfully used these 10 steps for the past 40 years to find the best the Green Industry has to offer. You will learn a whole new “way of life” thinking on recruiting and hiring. He will assess your specific needs and determine the best strategies, tools, and practices to use to attract, find, and land the people you need. You will also learn: • How to identify the right person for the job.

• How to creatively find the right people and get them to be part of your team.

• How to ask questions that will “root” out what you really need to know.

• How to make yourself more attractive than your competitor.

• Why the first 90 days is so critical to the new employee’s success.

Harvester Bill has conducted over 5,000 interviews and has hired hundreds of middle managers, leaders, and business developers. Learn how Harvester Bill has used his tips, tactics, and techniques for recruiting and hiring the right people to build some of the best teams in the Industry.

Presenter: Bill Arman (See photo and bio under 10:30 am – 12:15 pm Opening General Session.)

Breakout Session #2 “Get Out of Your Rut – Try These New, Exciting, and Underutilized Tree Varieties”

By Jim Barborinas, Urban Forestry Services, Inc. You won’t believe the tree varieties that are now available for street and landscape use. Trees with better disease and insect resistance, well defined mature forms, and more diversity Jim Barborinas

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in the landscape. There is a whole new world out there of improved tree cultivars to replace the overused maple, oak, and ash trees planted almost everywhere. Come and learn about what is available and spread the word to cities, LAs, designers, and developers.

Presenter: Jim Barborinas, an ISA certified arborist, is President and Founder of Urban Forestry Services, Inc. that was founded in 1990. Jim has worked throughout the Puget Sound Region with large and small communities, landscape architects, engineers, developers, housing authorities, school districts, and private citizens on many urban forest issues. He has provided tree evaluations, tree protection specifications, design review, and monitoring for contract compliance for mature and new landscape trees on numerous sites over the last 20 years. More recently, Jim has provided numerous tree assessments and appraisals of trees and vegetation in anticipation of the ongoing Sound Transit projects. He has also helped to develop Urban Forest Strategy Plans and is the On-call Arborist for several communities. He has performed thousands of street, park, and forest tree evaluations for risk assessment, maintenance, and specifications for challenging landscape installation requirements. Jim specializes in providing documentation on trees to be retained near construction activities and recommendations on how to protect trees and perform work near them while minimizing tree damage.

3:30 – 3:45 pm

Networking & Beverage Break

Sponsored by Ragen & Associates 3:45 – 4:45 pm

Breakout Sessions

Breakout Session #3 “Nothing Happens Without a Sale!”

By Ed LaFlamme, The Harvest Group Your phone rings from referrals and your marketing program, but are you getting your share of the work? If you are: Chasing leads, but they’re just “tire kickers”; losing too many sales to “low ballers”; unsure about the sales process; or giving a ton of proposals but not getting the jobs; then you need this session – it’s “just what the doctor ordered”!

Sales are all about trust. Do your potential customers “feel the trust”? Do you want to double or even triple your sales success? Join us for this “not to miss” session, and you will leave this session learning: How to succeed in the sales process; how to give your potential customers trust so you win the jobs; and how to close more deals!

Presenter: Ed LaFlamme (See photo and bio under 10:30 am – 12:15 pm Opening General Session.)

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10:15 – 11:45 am General Session

“Designing and Maintaining with Biological Integrity: Are You Serving the Demand?”

“It’s Now or Never: Transforming Trash to Treasure”

By Thomas Hobbs, Southlands Nursery

By Alison Kutz, Sound Horticulture Customers are demanding more Alison Kutz ecologically-based solutions.

Have you added these services to your bottom line? With simple adjustments to your program, you can serve up a twist by adding biological control to your pallet. Beyond the basics of utilizing good compost and sustainable design, let’s not only invite beneficial insects to the garden, but let’s look at how to solve some pest and disease pressure that we have come to expect in the Pacific Northwest. Vine weevil, fleas in dog parks, cranefly, wireworm, fleabeetle will be our topics du jour!

Presenter: Alison Kutz is the owner of Sound Horticulture, which has served greenhouse growers and farmers since 2000 with beneficial insects and biological controls.

Sound Horticulture offers microbial products, consultation, support, and service based on 35 years of experience in the Nursery Industry. Its mission is to help growers integrate the most ecologically-sound solutions to an array of plant production challenges.

6:00 – 8:00 pm

Welcome Reception & Tabletop Displays

Join us for reconnecting and conversation, plus hors d’oeuvres and beverages at the Conference’s Welcome Reception. This special gathering is attendees’ first opportunity to meet and visit with the Conference displayers, as well as an ideal opportunity to make new acquaintances and valuable career connections with other Green Industry contemporaries from throughout Washington State.

Friday, January 27, 2017 8:00 – 8:30 am

In this vibrant presentation, hear Thomas Hobbs’ personal story as he Thomas Hobbs shares how he, and his partner Brent, transformed 20-acres into the garden of their dreams. Through beautiful pictures and stories that include short cuts and solutions, Hobbs will cover major site challenges tackled and showcase stunning features of his landscape today. Be inspired by this international plantsman.

You may not have 20-acres to renovate, but you are certain to gain ideas to benefit your customers.

Presenter: Thomas Hobbs was “born obsessed with plants” and had his first greenhouse at age six. He has gone on to become an internationally-known impresario of garden and floral design, and he emphasizes the importance of design as a means to connect with the earth. He runs Southlands Nursery in Vancouver, Canada, and his private garden has been featured in many prominent magazines, including “Horticulture”, “House Beautiful”, “Better Homes and Gardens”, and “Garden Design”. Tom has a weekly television show in his native Canada in which he offers gardening tips and encourages gardeners to tap into their creativity for design projects. He has been featured on “Martha Stewart Living” and gives popular lectures across North America on inspirational garden design. His first book was the acclaimed bestseller “Shocking Beauty”, and “The Jewel Box Garden” is his equally stunning sequel.

11:45 am – 1:15 pm

Awards Luncheon

Sponsored by Northwest Farm Credit Services The Awards Luncheon is WSNLA’s time to pay tribute to those members and leaders for their outstanding achievements and contributions to the Association and the Green Industry over the past year.

1:30 – 5:00 pm

Industry Exams

Registration & Tabletop Displays

Visit tabletop displayers, learn about new products, and hear what services are available.

8:30 – 9:45 am

9:45 – 10:15 am

WALP & WSNLA Annual Business Meetings & Breakfast Break & Tabletop Displays

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In need of passing one or more of the following exams?

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If so, why wait when you can sit for the exam in January at the Northwest Green Industry Conference. For more information or to register, contact the WALP Office at (206) 209-5285 or certification@walp.org.

1:30 – 3:00 pm

Supplier Speed Dating

Sponsored by Northwest Nurseries Having once again received rave reviews at the 2016 Conference, Supplier Speed Dating is making a return engagement. This very quick-paced activity will provide landscape contractors the opportunity to put names with faces of our sponsors and tabletop displayers and also get a feel for the speed dating process! Business cards will fly during this fun event that will allow you to better know and understand the products and services available through our loyal and dedicated vendors.

3:00 – 3:15 pm

Tabletop Displays & Beverage Break

Sponsored by Mutual Materials 3:15 – 4:45 pm

Breakout Sessions Breakout Session #5 “How to Eliminate Competition and Boost Profits in Your Design/Build Landscape Company”

By Kelly Mathison, Legacy Landscapes, LLC

In this exciting and informative session, our presenter will reveal the secrets he has learned and used to build his residential design/build landscape firm and increase his sales by 500 percent from 2009 to now. Session take-a-ways include:

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• How and why you must identify and target your ideal client.

• Why your competition leaves money on the table and how to avoid it.

• Why you must maintain the utmost integrity when selling any project.

• How to interview your potential client and why they want you too.

• Tips on how to close your sales and be more effective.

• Why it is important to have “Nordstrom Customer Service” in the landscape profession.

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face with the hard realities of competition, time management, money management, and business development. He had excellent design skills, but lacked business skills. Fortunately, Kelly was a quick learner. Putting his knowledge to practice, he literally went door to door creating business opportunities and contacts. His business, Legacy Landscapes, did $330,000 in sales in the first year. And that was in 2009 during the biggest economic downturn since the Great Depression.

Since then, Legacy Landscapes has continued to grow, including: $1.2 million in sales in both 2013 and 2014 with only six employees, $1.5 million in sales in 2015 with only 7 employees, and purchasing $100,000 in equipment (using cash) while maintaining clean credit.

Breakout Session #6 “Irrigation Troubleshooting: Four Secrets to Successful Irrigation System Renovation”

By Jeffrey Knight, Ewing Irrigation Whether renovating an old irrigation system or installing a new one, Jeffrey Knight understanding the four critical elements to maximizing an irrigation system’s efficiency is your key to success. Outdated irrigation systems are everywhere and represent a tremendous business development opportunity. Most aging and underperforming systems can be saved and revitalized. This technical session covers the four secrets that will turn any new installation or poor performing system into a problem-free system while saving money and water. Not sure if you should attend? Try answering the following questions to gauge if this workshop is right for you: • How much pressure loss do typical residential and commercial systems have?

• How can you isolate the location of a flow restriction in large irrigation systems?

• Can drip irrigation and rotary heads be mixed on the same valve? Are you sure?

• How can the flow rate of rotary heads be determined without access to the manufacturer’s catalog or a water meter?

Presenter: Jeffrey Knight is well-known to irrigators throughout the Southwest for his informative, engaging style of teaching. With over 20 years of Green Industry experience, Jeffrey served as a Texas contractor for over ten years and has been training landscape and irrigation professionals for 18 years. Jeffrey is a Texas Licensed Irrigator (LI 5270), licensed Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester (BPAT 4603), Certified Landscape Irrigation Auditor (CLIA), Certified Irrigation Contractor (CIC), and Certified Irrigation Designer (CID) (steps 1 – 4). He is an approved CEU provider and has taught the Licensed Irrigator Preparatory Course in Texas for the last 15 years. Jeffrey holds a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from West Texas A & M University and is a Credentialed GREEN CULTURE | 2017 Northwest Green Industry Conference

REGISTER ONLINE AT WALP.ORG OR WSNLA.ORG Secondary Teacher in the State of Texas.

5:30 – 6:30 pm

Reception / WEF Silent Auction

network with your Green Industry colleagues.

6:30 – 8:30 pm

Awards Banquet

Sponsored by VPC Sales, Inc. Kicking off this special evening is the much anticipated WALP Educational Foundation Silent Auction, which raises funds for the WALP Educational Foundation that provides scholarships to students interested in a career in the Green Industry. You definitely want to come prepared to bid on all of the fabulous items that are generously donated each year. In addition, this reception is a great opportunity to

Always an evening to remember, the Awards Banquet culminates with special member award presentations, the introduction of the WALP Educational Foundation and Rick Pankow Memorial Trust scholarship recipients, and the announcement of the prestigious 2016 WALP Environmental Landscape Award winners – recognizing outstanding performance by WALP and WSNLA members in producing landscapes of notable merit.

PRE- AND POST-CONFERENCE OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES Following are just a few ideas for Conference attendees to experience at Semiahmoo and/or Whatcom County prior to or following the Conference.

Northwest’s finest courses. The course is open to the public on even days of the month. To reserve your tee time call (360) 332-1725.

Take a Drive on Iconic Highway

An Oasis of Relaxation

Chuckanut Drive (State Route 11) is a favorite and historic entry into Whatcom County. This designated scenic byway connects Whatcom County to Skagit Valley by winding along the rocky shoulder of the Chuckanut Mountains and follows the shoreline a couple hundred feet above sea level. It overlooks the San Juan Islands and offers stunning views of Chuckanut and Samish Bays, as well as the Olympic Mountains and Lummi Island. It travels through Larrabee State Park, farmlands, and near numerous trailheads, unique art galleries, restaurants, and cafes.

The Spa at Semiahmoo offers an extensive array of skin care treatments amidst the tranquil setting of a stunning resort. Its spectacular seaside location provides the ideal refuge for rejuvenating mind, body, and spirit. Be pampered by skilled technicians utilizing the highest-quality, pure skin care products. Services and treatments at The Spa at Semiahmoo are available: Sunday – Thursday, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm and Friday & Saturday, 9:00 am – 9:00 pm. To schedule spa appointment(s), email spa@semiahmoo.com or call (360) 318-2000. Let your transformative journey begin now.

If Golfing Is Your Sanctuary Designed by the late and great Arnold Palmer, Semiahmoo Golf & Country Club is a 7,005-yard tree-lined masterpiece. It allows golfers to relax and enjoy nature at its best.

Among its golfing challenges are water in play on five holes and 67 strategically placed bunkers. Tee box placements adjust the degree of difficulty to make the course playable for golfers of all skill levels. Semiahmoo is open to the public on odd days of the month. To reserve your tee time call (360) 371-7015.

Designed by Graham Cooke, Loomis Trail Golf Course is the #5 public golf course in Washington as rated by Golfweek, 2012. It’s also the only course in Washington State to make the nation’s Top 100. Constructed with the Northwest in mind, Loomis Trail is at the top of the list for year-round play. The scenic beauty is unsurpassed, and the consistently smooth, fast, and true greens put Loomis Trail among the GREEN CULTURE | 2017 Northwest Green Industry Conference

Stretching Minds, Inspiring Preservation Committed to connecting people to new ideas, old traditions, and each other, the Whatcom Museum encourages visitors to take part in a vast range of programs and exhibitions designed to get us all thinking about our changing cultural, natural, and historical landscapes. The goal? To build strong art muscles, understand our shared heritage, stretch minds, inspire preservation, and stoke creativity.

For more information on Bellingham/Whatcom County activities, contact the Bellingham Whatcom County Tourism at (800) 487-2032 or email tourism@bellingham.org.

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Northwest Green Industry Conference January 26 – 27, 2017 Semiahmoo Resort, Golf, and Spa • Blaine, WA

Register at www.walp.org!

Registration Packages: Full Registration — Includes all events, educational sessions, and meal functions, including Friday dinners.

Sponsor/Displayer Additional Discounted Registration — Includes all events, educational sessions, and meal functions, including Friday dinner.

Thursday Only Registration — Includes Conference sessions and meal functions on Thursday.

Friday Only Registration with Awards Dinner — Includes Conference sessions and meal functions on Friday.

Friday Only Registration without Awards Dinner — Includes Conference sessions and meal functions (except Awards Dinner) on Friday.

Spouse/Guest Registration — Includes all meal functions. Does not include educational sessions.

Student Registration — Includes education only.

WALP, WSNLA, & Other Industry Assn Members On or Before 12/15/16

Registration Tuition:

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$225

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$195

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Conference/Registration Questions?

For additional information or if you have questions about the Northwest Green Industry Conference, contact the WALP Office at info@walp.org, (206) 209-5285 or the WSNLA Office at (800) 672-7711, info@wsnla.org.

Thank You to Our Current Sponsors!

Thursday Afternoon Break Ragen & Associates

Friday Lunch Northwest Farm Credit Services

Education Session Cascade Compost

Friday Afternoon Break Mutual Materials

Friday Reception VPC Sales

Tabletop Displayer Abbotsford Concrete Products

Supplier Speed Dating Session Northwest Nurseries

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ecoPRO Case Study

Ecolawn at the Capitol Campus Please save your file as “Case Study – your name – your project’s name.doc” ecoPRO case study-bchapman-Capitol ecolawn 7-12-16

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Dr. Brent Chapman, Capitol Campus Horticulturist | Department of Enterprise Services

(Above) East Capitol Campus grounds staff members Thomas Lambert, Mary Harrison and Ash Venable at a wildflower ecolawn trial bed, July, 2016. (TOP RIGHT) Campus Overview map. YELLOW indicates areas designated to Grow out existing turfgrass to maturity and RED is st Capitol Campus members Thomas mix.

Lambert, Mary Harrison Ash Venable a wildflower ecolawn Newlygrounds seededstaff turf/wildflower (Bottom right)and Enlarged mapatof al bed, July,area 2016 ‘A’, ecoturf, 9-12” tall. Yellow line indicates pedestrian pathway.

Overview A major goal for the Department of Enterprise Services in caring for the Capitol Campus grounds is to become a leader in the use of environmentally sustainable landscape practices. As part of this ongoing effort, the Department of Enterprise Services grounds staff is conducting an ecolawn trial in 2016 on sections of east and west campus.

Ecolawn usually consists of slow-growing grasses, clover and other low-lying perennials that crowd out weeds while still allowing people to walk on it or through it. The use of ecolawn can lower maintenance costs and reduce environmental impacts compared to a conventional lawn.

Two different types of ecolawn are being tested. On one side of the campus, closer to the Capitol Building, a section of existing turfgrass was allowed to grow out to maturity. A mowing strip was created around the edges to convey a sense of intentionality and paths were mowed through the trial area for access to picnic tables and to provide an opportunity to investigate the ecolawn

flora. On another section of campus, some of the conventional turfgrass was tilled, compost was added and a mix of dwarf, drought tolerant grass species and wildflowers were sown.

• Reallocate grounds staff time to ensure highest priority areas are maintained to the proper level of detail.

The concepts and goals of the ecolawn trials were presented to and reviewed by Campus ecolawn trial goals: many stakeholders, including Department • Determine tenant and public reactions of Enterprise Services (DES) grounds staff, to two different types of ecoturf.

Photos with captionsprogram below: Please creditexecutive State of Washington managers, managersDepartment o Letting existing turf grow out to its and government committees with mature height oversight authority of the Capitol Campus. o A seeded wildflower/turf mix

Educational Outreach & Promotion

• Determine best horticultural Site signs were created and installed at management practices for each of the both trial locations that outlined the goals two types of ecoturf.

Photos with captions below: Please State of The Washington Department and benefits forcredit the project. signs also • Reduce consumption of water, include a link to DES website where there fertilizer and pesticides. are additional details about the trials and short survey for providing feedback. The • Reduce contaminants in campus trials have received much media attention, stormwater runoff. including stories in The Olympian, Spokane • Per the recommendation of the Spokesman-Review, King 5 News, Thurston 2009 Master Landscape Plan, improve Talk and Governing magazine, a national, sustainability while creating a meadowmonthly online news magazine. like transition area between the surrounding urban street edge and the Current lessons to date: Olmsted-designed, highly formal focal • There can be a very wide range of point and axis at Tivoli Fountain. opinions on ecolawn, especially in a traditional setting such as a Capitol • Increase the visual diversity of the Campus. campus grounds.

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udy – your name – your project’s name.doc” se study-bchapman-Capitol ecolawn 7-12-16 Comment [JE1]: The problem with these maps is they don’t include the Legislative Building, which is an important reference point to orient the viewer who might not be familiar with the campus.

(ABOVE) West Capitol Campus ecolawn trial bed in May, 2016 . (BELOW, TOP TO Please save your file as “Case Study – your name – your project’s name.doc” BOTTOM) Honeybee visiting a mustard flower at one of the East Capitol Campus ecoPRO case study-bchapman-Capitol ecolawn 7-12-16 ecolawn trial beds, June, 2016. West Campus ecolawn trial bed with English daisies, May, 2016. West Capitol Campus ecolawn trial bed, July, 2016

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West Capitol Campus ecolawn trial bed in May, 2016

• It is not possible to over communicate about the STAND FOR EXCELLANCE in sustainable reasons and potential benefits of using ecolawn landscape management before and during the project. For example, when some people learned the benefits of ecolawn to pollinators they were more receptive to the HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT on our different look, or when they learned that meadows Washington environment & communities. were part of the original Olmsted vision for parts of the west campus they had a greater appreciation INCREASE YOUR CREDIBILITY among for the more wild look. your peers, customers and clients.

• Some wildflowers were very vigorous and outcompeted the grass species that were trying to be established along with the flowers.

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• Communicate in advance the importance of letting the trials go through several seasons in Please save your file as “Case Study – your name – your project’s name.doc” ecoPRO case study-bchapman-Capitol ecolawn 7-12-16 order to categorize the benefits and management challenges at different times of the year. Honeybee visiting a mustard flower at one of the East Capitol Campus ecolawn trial beds, June, 2016

Ecolawn benefits to date: • Reduced mowing time. Grounds staff has been able to reallocate time to tend to other higher priority areas of the campus. Estimated time savings from trial areas for one mowing season is 115 hours.

• Reduced use of water.

• No synthetic fertilizers used.

• No herbicides t of Enterprise Services used.

• Increased observation of bees, dragonflies and birds at these parts of campus.

• Increased visual and seasonal interest in the landscape.

NEXT TRAINING & EXAM March 2017 Please save your file as “Case Study – your name – your project’s name.doc” ecoPRO case study-bchapman-Capitol ecolawn 7-12-16

• Increased engagement and interest from grounds staff in experimentation and use West of Campus ecolawn trial bed with English daisies, May, 2016 sustainable landscape practices.

• Community members asking how they can replicate ecolawns in their landscape.

Project Specific Resources - DES web page link: http://www.des.wa.gov/ services/facilities/CapitolCampus/Pages/CapitolCampus-Grounds.aspx

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Stellar Work

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Bellevue Residence Showcases Nyce Gardens’ Sustainability Skills Complex Permitting Process, Great Results

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When a Bellevue family was looking for a landscape contractor to improve the physical and aesthetic connection between their home, the front and back yards, and the lovely Phantom Lake, they selected Nyce Gardens of Sammamish to take charge. It turned out to be an excellent choice, and the fine work was recognized with a Grand Award in this past year’s WALP Environmental Landscape Awards program in the Design/Build category.

The extensive property features a welcoming area, outdoor living space with fireplace, bocce ball court, boardwalk, water feature, Pacific Black Basalt patio, crucial lighting elements, and wetlands requiring protection. It is a complex landscape that is breathtaking and incredibly varied.

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“The hardscape plans went through the permitting quite easy,” says Tina Nyce of Nyce Gardens. “The planting plan, on the other hand, took nine months to gain approval and required wetland biologists’ reports, numerous mitigation alterations, and a five-year surety bond”.

In keeping with its sustainable focus, the project also included capturing runoff from an addition to the residence and replacing a wasteland of invasive plants with a healthy and attractive landscape for both the client’s enjoyment and for the native wildlife.

Nyce Gardens is a landscape design, construction, and maintenance business blending the talents of husband and wife, along with a strong staff of dedicated professionals.

Tina Nyce began designing after graduating in 1980 from Temple University’s Horticulture and Landscape Design program and spending a few years at the Biltmore Estate. She lived in and created landscapes in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Vermont before coming to the Pacific Northwest in the late 1990s. With an incredible passion for landscape design, she is a founding member of APLD (Association of Professional Landscape Designers), a certified landscape designer, and was bestowed the honor of APLD Fellow in 2011 for her contributions to the Industry.

Jay Nyce is a graduate of Penn State in Industrial Engineering. Following a career in finance, IT, and manufacturing, he joined his wife’s design firm transforming it to a design/build company over 10 years ago. Never interested in technology, Jay leads the irrigation, lighting, and business matters for Nyce Gardens. He is a CIC and a Certified Irrigation Auditor. Jay is currently the Treasurer for WALP’s King County Chapter.

Sustainability and creativity are at the core of their work. Blending the individuality of each client with their property and their desires in a timeless, diverse, and beautiful landscape is their goal in bringing people outdoors.

Congratulations to Nyce Gardens! For more information, contact them at (425) 533-4292 or visit their website, www.nycegardens.com.

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5) Bocce ball court serves as separation from the wetland. 6) Nurse log is a focal point from the house.

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King County Recycled Water

The Right Water for Landscape Irrigation

By Kristina Westbrook, Recycled Water Program Lead | King County Wastewater Treatment Division The summer of 2015 was the hottest summer ever recorded in King County, shattering temperature records, stressing rivers and causing municipal water suppliers to ask their customers to conserve water. However some King County sports fields and golf courses were able to irrigate without restrictions on the amount of water they used. Why? These facilities used recycled water, also known as reclaimed water, a product of modern wastewater treatment processes. Recycled water provides an affordably priced water resource that saves drinking water and keeps more water in streams and rivers.

Why Use Recycled Water? here are many benefits to using recycled water. Recycled water saves drinking water and lets more water flow in streams and rivers during the warm, dry summer months. This is important because when streams run too low, the water temperature can get too high, creating an unhealthy environment for fish and insects.

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Recycled water is used throughout the United States for a variety of purposes.

In Florida, approximately 350,000 households use recycled water to irrigate Recycled water can do even more than residential lawns and landscape plants. stretch our water supply and help our rivers Recycled water is also used in many and streams stay cool. Recycled water can regions for commercial agricultural also reduce fertilizer use. When King County irrigation water. Many of the fruits and recycles water for irrigation, it is treated vegetables we find in supermarkets, both to kill bacteria and contains the same conventional and organic, are irrigated nutrients that are supplied by fertilizers. with recycled water. Sod farms and Every inch of recycled water applied from nurseries use it for irrigation. Roughly King County’s Brightwater treatment system 1,700 18-hole golf courses are irrigated delivers 0.16 pounds of nitrogen and 0.06 with recycled water. pounds of phosphate for each 1,000 square feet of irrigated area. After switching to King County recycled water, the Willows Run Golf Complex in Redmond reduced their use of synthetic fertilizer and has been certified as Salmon Safe, one of the few golf courses in Washington State that is certified.

In the Central Puget Sound area, recycled water helps maintain athletic fields and golf courses. The Starfire Sports Complex, where the Seattle Sounders FC team practices, has been irrigating athletic fields with King County recycled water since 1997. The Lake Washington Youth Soccer Association (LWYSA) uses it to irrigate soccer fields at Sixty Acres Park, the largest soccer complex west of the Mississippi River. “Tapping into the recycled water system is an affordable way to benefit both youth sports and the environment,” said past LWYSA president Continued on the next page.

Where is Recycled Water Used for Irrigation? Irrigation is one of the best uses of recycled water because it: • Eliminates or lessens the need for fertilizers.

• Reduces nutrient loading into sensitive aquatic environments.

• Is a reliable, drought-proof water source.

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The Right Water for Landscape Irrigation Continued.

Douglas Bean. Recycled water is a great way to irrigate, saving money and water resources.

The Willows Run Golf Course uses King County recycled water to irrigate the three golf courses and driving range at the complex. Golf courses in the cities of Snoqualmie and Tumwater also use recycled water for irrigation.

The King Conservation District has used

recycled water for nearly twenty years to irrigate their wetland plant nursery.

How is Recycled Water Made?

King County’s wastewater treatment plants use advanced filtration and disinfection to kill bacteria that could be harmful to people. The end product is a very clean water resource that is safe for human contact, but it is not approved for drinking. Recycled water is strictly regulated by Washington State. This

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means it is safe to use recycled water for most everything except drinking, including industrial processes like heating or cooling, or for watering crops and sports fields.

Where is Recycled Water Available?

Recycled water is carried in purple water pipes, separate from wastewater and drinking water pipes. Presently there are twenty eight permitted reclaimed (recycled) water facilities in Washington State producing water for a variety of non-potable uses including irrigation, toilet flushing, industrial process water, groundwater recharge, increasing flow in streams, and even a public wading pool. Some other utilities in Washington that produce recycled water include the Lacey-Olympia-TumwaterThurston County (LOTT) Clean Water Alliance, Kitsap County and the Cities of Snoqualmie, Sequim, Blaine, Cheney, Airway Heights, and Quincy.

King County has recycled water distribution pipes near Renton, Tukwila, and the Sammamish Valley, in the Redmond/ Woodinville area. King County and the City of Tukwila have truck fill stations where recycled water can be hauled for small or temporary water needs. These fill stations are located near Redmond and in the City of Tukwila. Check out www.kingcounty.gov/ recycledwater for more information and water availability in King County.

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For more information on other utilities producing reclaimed water, visit the Washington Department of Ecology Reclaimed Water website: http://www.ecy. wa.gov/programs/wq/reclaim/index.html.

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We’re Bartlett Tree Experts, a 100+ year old tree and shrub care company with global reach and local roots. We protect your property by giving you expert, attentive service, a safety-first record and a range of weather damage services that include: •

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS Find more industry events at WSNLA.ORG & WALP.ORG November 2. 9am – 3:30pm.

WSNLA Nursery Roundtable.

Location: Center for Urban Horticulture, Seattle. Earlybird WSNLA Member: $60 . After $75. Non Member: $75, $90.

Lunch provided. Sponsored by Cascade Compost, Everbearing Services, T&L Nursery, Blooming Nursery and the CPH Certification. Learn more on page 8.

Register at WSNLA.ORG. CPH Credits Available.

November 10 & 11. WALP Planning Retreat. Location: Marenakos Rock Center, Issaquah. Register at WALP.ORG. December 7, 10am 2:30pm. Pest & Disease Management. Location: Lake WA Institute of Technology, Kirkland. Earlybird WSNLA Member: $60 . After $75. Non Member: $75, $90. CPH Credits Available. Learn more on page 9.

Register at WSNLA.ORG. CPH, ecoPRO, WSDA, LIC Credits Available. APLD Credits Pending.

JANUARY 26 & 27, 2017, NORTHWEST GREEN INDUSTRY CONFERENCE. Location: Semiahmoo Resort, Golf, & Spa, Blaine. Register at WALP.ORG. CPH, ecoPRO, WSDA, LIC Credits Available.

APLD Credits Pending.

January 27, 2017. Landscape industry certified written exams. Location: Semiahmoo Resort, Golf & Spa, Blaine. Register at WALP. ORG. JANUARY 2017. PLANT SOLUTIONS, from 9:30 Noon. Location: Woodinville Area. Cost: WSNLA Member $30. Non Member $45.

Register at WSNLA.ORG. CPH Credits Available. ecoPRO Credits Pending.

FEBRUARY 2017.

Sustainable Landscape Management: Peer to Peer Learning. Location: Clover Park Technical College, Lakewood. Earlybird (by January 6) WSNLA Member: $60 . After $75. Non Member: $75, $90. Register at WSNLA.ORG. CPH, ecoPRO, LIC Credits Available. APLD Credits Pending.

MARCH 2017. ecoPRO TRAINING & EXAM. Location: Center for Urban Waters in Tacoma. Cost: $350.

Exam Only: $150. Retest: $75. Find out more at www.ecoPROcertified.org.

March 21, 2017, 5 – 8:30pm.

Certified Professional Horticulturist Exam. Location: South Seattle College. WSNLA Member & Student Rate: $90, Non Member Rate: $160. Register at WSNLA.ORG.

WSNLA MARKETPLACE JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Check out the wSNLA ONLINE CAREER CENTER at WSNLA.ORG for current openings.

PLANTS & TREES AVAILABLE

Vibrant Plants Wholesale Nursery

Serving Washington’s Landscape Professionals since 1968 Family Owned

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HOLLAND-AMERICA NURSERY. Now Available: Van den Akker weeping Alaska cedar 6’ thru 10’. Snowberry 1 gal. & 2 gal. Thuja plicata zebrina 5 gal. Red twig dogwood 1gal. Mahonia aquifolium 1 gal & 2 gal. Mahonia repens 1 gal & 2 gal.

Mahonia aquifolium 5 gal. Rosa nutkana 1 gal. Rosa Rugosa 1 gal. English laurel 2 gal. & 5 gal. b&b. List available. (360) 794-6549, or akker4@gmail.com.

Specimen Street and landscape Trees in large Root Control Bags. Year around availability, easier shipping, handling and establishment. Mount Vernon. (800) 827-4067. Fax (360) 4281822. www.urbanforestnursery.com.

WSNLA MEMBER. Promote your job openings, plants and trees for sale, and other classified listings! Email your copy to breanne@wsnla.org.

DINGO® TX 1000 COMPACT UTILITY LOADERS Vertical lift loader arms: 1000 lb rated operating capacity (narrow) 1075 lb rated operating capacity (wide)

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Oregon Valley Greenhouses Covering Greenhouses throughout the West POWER VENTED DAYTON HEATERS 105,000 BTU LP or NG $1,037 150,000 BTU LP or NG $1,313 200,000 BTU LP or NG $1,683.25 250,000 BTU LP $1,838.25 NG $2,188

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