B&B - 2018 Issue I - New Plants

VOL 69, NO. 1, 2018

THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF Washington State Nursery & Landscape Association

Moving forward.

Giving back.

Our mission is to support agriculture with reliable, consistent credit. As a cooperative, our members benefit through patronage dividends and our support of rural communities.

A century of helping Northwest producers has positioned us well to embrace the challenges and opportunities ahead. And we’ll continue moving forward and giving back for another 100 years.

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2018 New Plant Introdutions. T&L Nursery, Skagit Gardens, Blooming Nursery, Bailey Nurseries and Briggs Nursery share their intros on page 10 - 17.

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Photo Credit. (Left) T&L Nursery, Woodinville. (Below) Bailey Nurseries.

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Features 5

Meet Your 2018 WSNLA Officers

Hear from your Executive Committee

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New Plant Introductions

WSNLA member growers highlight new plant introductions.

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Bugs & Blights

Columns 4

From the President

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Executive Director

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Legislative Report

Departments 22

Calendar of Events

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Chapter News

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WSNLA Marketplace

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[ Message from the President ]

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Life is Good & Busy!

Lucinda McMahan, CPH WSNLA President Lucinda’s Landscapes | Mountlake Terrace WSNLA is a professional organization that I have been proud to be a member of for over 17 years. I have appreciated all of the hard work our organization puts into supporting our industry, including legislative and promotional activities that support our members.

As I begin my year serving as WSNLA President, I thought it would be helpful to share a little about myself. In 2001, I graduated from the Lake Washington Institute of Technology Horticulture program, sat for the Certified Professional Horticulturist exam, and officially became Certified. I have enjoyed working in this industry and am currently an estate gardener... my dream job! It is something I would never have dreamed of doing in my previous careers. I have been married to my husband Pat going on 21-years in February and have two sons and daughter in laws; Cole and Morgan, and Ryan and Emily. Plus, I have my adorable grandsons, JD and Henry. Life is good and busy!

My experience serving on the WSNLA Board of Directors began as the representative for the Certified Professional Horticulturist certification program. In 2016, I stepped on to the WSNLA Executive Committee as WSNLA Vice President and worked my way through the chairs to my current position as WSNLA President. I have enjoyed serving on the Board as it has provided a broad vision of our industry, including its challenges and strengths. This year, I’m hoping to hear from you. Please feel free to reach out to me, other WSNLA Board members or the office with your thoughts and ideas.

Contact information for the entire WSNLA Board of Directors and the WSNLA office can be found on page 3.

I look forward to hearing from you!

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Meet Your 2018 WSNLA Executive Officers TONI CROSS, CPH | SEASONAL COLOR POTS, SEATTLE WSNLA President Elect

As the oldest organization in Washington State representing the nursery and landscape industry, WSNLA is cognizant of its past and focused on its future. I joined the Board of Directors because I want to be a part of the future of the industry which has brought me so much joy and satisfaction. I benefit personally from WSNLA’s outreach and educational offerings, and I want to help strengthen those benefits to our members. Increasing the visibility of Certified Professional Horticulturists is also very important to me as a Board member. I am also focused on creating and encouraging mutually beneficial partnerships with other organizations important to our industry.

SHANNON GRINA, CPH | GRINA LANDSCAPE DESIGN LLC, GIG HARBOR WSNLA Vice President

I am a Certified Professional Horticulturist and owner of Grina Landscape Design, LLC. I previously served on the WSNLA Board of Directors as the Certified Professional Horticulturist Caucus Chair. I have also been the past chair and active member of the Certified Professional Horticulturist Committee starting in 2009. Serving on the WSNLA Board has provided me the opportunity to learn more about all facets of the Washington horticulture community and a way to represent my fellow Certified Professional Horticulturists at the state level. As Vice President, I plan to continue to pursue an agenda that includes: effectively representing our varied member’s interests, enhancing public awareness of WSNLA, continuing to provide relevant, timely educational programs, and advocating professionalism throughout our industry.

WILLIAM ‘BILL’ RAYNOLDS | MY GARDEN NURSERY, BELLINGHAM WSNLA Treasurer

After a lifetime (31 years) in international investment banking, I entered the crazy world of the retail nursery business. Fortunately, I have a partner Jenny Gunderson who creates magic in the space that we call My Garden in Bellingham. One of the key strengths that I have brought to the table in our business is an understanding of finance and how to maximize the usefulness of every dollar that our business generates.

My participation on the Board of Washington State Nursery and Landscape Association has been one of the highlights of my 13 years in the nursery business. This organization is made up of dedicated industry leaders who see the benefits of volunteering their time and efforts to further the growth and sustainability of WSNLA’s members. I think that my contributions to WSNLA will continue to be best utilized in the role of Treasurer where I will be able to assist in improving the organization’s financial footing and in clearly communicating WSNLA’s financial condition to the Board and its members.

DUANE JOB | JOB’S NURSERY, PASCO WSNLA Past President

As WSNLA Past President I would like to encourage people to get involved in WSNLA. There is always a need for new faces and new ideas. By serving on the board it gets you away from all your business stuff for a short time. You get to meet new people, share ideas, talk about some of the headaches with being in business and help provide solutions. It is a lot of fun and you are continually learning new things supporting the success of your business and industry.

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[ FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ]

There are far better things ahead than any we leave behind.

- C.S. Lewis

Breanne Chavez WSNLA Executive Director This year is off to a steady and solid start. In January, WSNLA and the Puget Sound Flower Growers hosted a Grower Research Summit that launched an ongoing discussion with Washington State University regarding research needs and extension service. With a new Dean of CAHNRS just anounced, it provides an opportunity to renew and strengthen our industry relationship with our state land-grant University.

Later that month, WSNLA members came together at the WSNLA Annual Meeting in Woodinville to hear an update on WSNLA activities and 2018 initiatives. This event demonstrated that making time to connect with colleagues is time well spent. New and familiar faces enjoyed great conversation and merriment.

The NW Flower & Garden Show is the largest consumer and industry event that WSNLA participates in. Over 100 volunteers work to design, install and staff the WSNLA Wine Garden and Certified Professional Horticulturist booth. Thank you to everyone who partcipated. (Watch for more of both in the next B&B Magazine.)

Looking forward, there are several new endeavors ahead in 2018. Here are just a few to keep your eye out for.

Protecting & Advocating WSNLA Legislative Priorities WSNLA is represented by a diverse business membership of large and small growers, garden centers, landscape professionals and suppliers. It is the intent of the Board of Directors to represent the balanced needs of 6 - The B&B Magazine

the WSNLA membership effectively. To that extent, the WSNLA Board of Directors is developing legislative priorities to guide and strengthen WSNLA legislative and regulatory activities throughout the State. In January, a draft of those legislative priorities was emailed to all WSNLA business members. Before being approved, your input on those draft priorities has been requested.

Cultivating Professionalism Certified Professional Horticulturist & ecoPRO Sustainable Landscape Professional certification programs While uniquely different, these two certification programs work together to advance professionalism. The driving force of both programs, is a committed and diverse group of Industry volunteers who provide leadership in a variety of areas working to oversee and grow each program. Among other responsibilities, this year volunteer leaders will give focus to reviewing strategies and identifying new ones for outreach to industry, as well as increasing consumer awareness of the CPH and ecoPRO certifications.

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2018 WSNLA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Lucinda McMahan, CPH | President Lucinda’s Landscapes 425-773-4237 | lucinda31@comcast.net

Shannon Grina, CPH | President Elect Grina Landscape Design (425) 736-5170 | shannon99@comcast.net Toni Cross, CPH | Vice President Seasonal Color Pots 206-781-1060 | toni@seasonalcolorpots.com Bill Raynolds, My Garden, Treasurer 206-406-3487 | mygardennursery@gmail.com

WSNLA 1-day Conference On November 6, WSNLA is launching a 1-day conference featuring concurrent educational line-ups delivering content relevant to growers, nurseries, landscape professionals and business leadership. Mark your calendar now because this is an event you will not want to miss. Watch for more details to be announced soon!

Duane Job | Past President Job’s Nursery 509-547-4843 | duanejob@gmail.com

Increasing awareness about the benefits & value or plants, trees and landscapes.

Tim Gray | Northwest Chapter President Pacific Stone Company 425-258-1911 | timg@pacificstoneco.com

GardenWashington Guide Nearly 11, 000 guides were distributed at the NW Flower & Garden Show this year. Another 3000 have been distributed throughout the Puget Sound region.

This year, a task force of members and staff will begin working to develop a digital app or other digital component of this consumer resource. If you are interested in helping, please contact me asap.

WSNLA Plant Finder Over the last year, a task force of members and staff have been working to transition the WSNLA printed Buyers’ Guide into an easy-to-use online industry resource. This is a promotion hub for greenhouse growers, wholesale growers and suppliers who can list their plants, products and supplies. It will also serve as a resource for nursery and landscape professionals to locate plants, products and supplies.

If you have not submitted your listings, you now have the ability to upload and update your listings on an ongoing basis throughout the year.

WSNLA has over 80 years of involvement, but the best is yet to come! With over 750 WSNLA members, Certified Professional Hortulturists, and ecoPROs, WSNLA remains dedicated to providing innovative and solution-oriented professional development; effective advocacy; and strategic promotion and outreach for your business, and industry.

I look forward to continuing to work together in our commitment to protecting and advancing our horticulture industry.

Peter Van Well | North Central Chapter President Van Well Nursery 509-886-8189 | pete2@vanwell.net

Megan Pulkkinen, CPH | Olympic Chapter President Megan Pulkkinen Landscape Design 360-698-1865 | megancph@hotmail.com Ingrid Wachtler, CPH | Mt Rainier Chapter President Woodbrook Native Plant Nursery 253-265-6271 | woodbrk@harbornet.com Kirsten Lints, CPH | Seattle Chapter President Gardens ALIVE Design 425-318-2971 | kirsten@gardensALIVEdesign.com Scott Pringle, CPH | Wholesale Grower Caucus Chair Paradise Lake Nursery 206-930-4132 | paradiselakenursery@gmail.com Chris Sexton - Smith, CPH | Horticulture Educator Caucus Chair Lake Washington Institute of Technology 425-739-8424 | chris.smith@lwtech.edu Gregory Smaus, CPH, ecoPRO | Landscape Caucus Chair Rock Solid Landscapes 206-227-4458 | gregory@rocksolidlandscapes.com Ben DeGoede, CPH | Retail Caucus Chair Windmill Gardens 253-863-5843 | info@windmillgardens.com C. Andrew Barker, CPH | CPH Caucus Chair Cloud Landscape Design (206) 919-1361 | candrewbarker@gmail.com

Open Positions:

- Greenhouse Grower Caucus Chair - Out of State Caucus Chair

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Legislative & Regulatory WSNLA Works To Protect Your Business Heather Hansen WSNLA Lobbyist Olympia

Both House and Senate supplemental budget proposals were released this week.

The legislative session is in the home stretch. The last day of the regular session is March 8. 317 bills have passed the House of Representatives so far.

Now they must pass the Senate and vice versa.

The Washington State Economic and Revenue Forecast Council released its quarterly state revenue forecast last week. Because of a strong economy in much of the state, the revenue forecast has been increased by $647 million for the 2017-19 budget cycle and over $1.3 billion over the next four years.

This level of growth has not been seen for over a decade. Most legislators acknowledge that most of the economic growth is in the greater Puget Sound region, while much of rural Washington has a more stagnant economy.

In spite of the good news on the revenue front, multiple tax bills still appear to have support from some legislators.

Governor Inslee continues to push for a carbon tax which would raise in excess of $3 billion. House Bill 2967 would impose a new capital gains income tax. Senate Bill 6609 would revoke the sales tax exemption for pesticides, fertilizer and numerous other items.

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Early in the legislative session, the bill rural Washington has been waiting for over a year finally passed.

After more than a year of negotiations, a bipartisan solution to the Hirst case was reached. Senate Bill 6091 will allow for permanent, legal, reliable water to rural property owners who were left in limbo by the Hirst decision. The most important thing to know about SB 6091 is that if you own land and have been waiting to build, now you can. If you were concerned about property values declining after Hirst, they should rebound.

Under the new law, all existing wells are grandfathered in. There will be some new water usage limits in some Water Resource Inventory Areas (WRIA) across the state. The Department of Ecology will create concise charts for county planners to help everyone understand the new law.

Shortly after the Hirst fix passed, the legislature passed the capital budget.

It includes $52 million to build the new WSU Plant Sciences Building.

On the flip side, more anti-pesticide bills were introduced this session than in the past several decades. The only one still alive is SB 6529. In its original form, it required a 4-day prenotification before

applying pesticides via air, airblast or fumigation. Because of the difficulty of controlling mildew, blight, rust and other diseases, that would have made it nearly impossible to grow apples, cherries, blueberries, wine grapes, hops, potatoes, wheat and many nursery crops in the state of Washington. The bill also required nearly everyone with a pesticide license to send all records to the Department of Health monthly. The department would have been required to post all records on a searchable website.

After an emotional hearing where growers from across the state described how the bill would affect their operations, the bill was dramatically modified. It is now a work group including a legislator from each caucus, and representatives from the departments of agriculture, health, labor and industries, DNR and the commission on Hispanic Affairs. The work group is directed to review existing laws, learn about new application technology, consider reviving the former Pesticide Reporting and Tracking Panel and reviewing current data.

In the first hearing, fifty-one people from across the state, most of them producers, signed in to oppose the bill.

Twenty-seven, nearly all paid lobbyists, signed in support.

Read the complete text here: http:// lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/201718/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6529S2.E.pdf

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T&L Nursery

| www.tandlnursery.com WSNLA Members since 1986 Photos provided by T&L Nursery

Hydrangea macro. ‘Onyx Flamingo’ Mophead Hydrangea Zone 5. Part Sun. Height: 25-36”. Spread: 30-36”.

Hydrangea ‘Onyx Flamingo’ lives up to its name with jet black stems topped by pale pink spheres of flowers, which may turn blue under correct pH conditions. A vigorous grower, it maintains a well-behaved habit while continuing to bloom all summer long.

Ficinia truncata ‘Ice Crystal’ Ficinia

Delphinium ‘Red Lark’ Larkspur

Zone 10. Full Sun to Part Shade.

Height: 6-12”. Spread: 6-8”

Zone 3. Full Sun Height: 3-5’. Spread: 18-24”.

Farfugium japonicum ‘Wavy Gravy’ Leopard Plant

Hailing from South Africa, this adorable clumping grass is an excellent addition to planted containers. Interesting translucent white margins give a frosted effect in any season.

A new Delphinium with a surprising red flower! Wildly attractive to hummingbirds and other pollinators, it is an excellent choice in the perennial garden. Sturdy flower spikes can also be used in cut flower arrangements.

A unique addition to any shade garden, Farfugium ‘Wavy Gravy’ is a real crowd pleaser.

Large, frilly leaves make it a winner for garden borders and mixed containers, as well as cut foliage in floral arrangements.

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Zone 7. Full to Part Shade.

Height: 13-24”. Spread: 18-24”.

Anemone blanda ‘Pink Star’ | Windflower

Zone 5. Full Sun to Part Shade. Height: 6-8”. Spread: 8-12”.

Abundant sweet pink flowers with white centers float above low growing fern-like foliage. Readily naturalizing, this deer and rodent resistant perennial is a perfect choice for woodland borders or near water features.

Hydrangea macro. ‘Miss Saori’ | Mophead Hydrangea Zone 5. Part Sun. Height: 25-36”. Spread: 30-36”.

A standout among Mophead Hydrangeas, ‘Miss Saori’ sports double white blossoms edged in deep pink. Foliage takes on a burgundy hue in cooler months. This variety also flowers longer than most Hydrangeas, from June through September.

Senecio candicans ‘Angel Wings’ Senecio Zone 8. Full Sun to Height: 13-24”. Spread: 10”.

Perhaps one of the year’s most striking debuts, Senecio ‘Angel Wings’ features broad fuzzy silver-white foliage that is as pleasant to caress as it is to behold. A great accent in containers or summer borders, this variety is easy to grow indoors and out, and is drought and salt tolerant.

Agapanthus ‘Twister’ African Lily

Zone 8. Full Sun. Height: 13-24”. Spread: 18-24”.

Prolific white trumpet-shaped blossoms with deep blue throats attract gardeners and pollinators alike. Its compact habit and eye-catching flowers make it a great choice for mass planting or adding dimension to mixed containers.

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Skagit Gardens

| www.skagitgardens.com WSNLA Members since 1974 Photos provided by Skagit Gardens

Dianthus American Pie™ Series

Bred for fragrant, single flowers on sturdy stems, and outstanding garden performance, the American Pie™ Series is a must-have for every garden. The compact habit is ideal for garden borders or containers, and the blooms make great, long-lasting cut flowers with a heavenly scent.

Height: 12”, Spread, 12”, USDA Zone: 5(-20°), Bloom time: Spring–fall.

Bumbleberry Pie: Intense, rose pink blooms with vivid pink center Georgia Peach Pie: Pale pink flowers with unusual peach and mandarin red center Key Lime Pie: Pure white blooms with apple green center

Hellebore Gold Collection® Ice N’ Roses® Series

This new introduction is part of the outstanding Gold Collection® family of Hellebores, so it’s no surprise that it delivers year-round in the garden. Large blooms are held high on upright stems, with an exceptional outward-facing habit. Flowers appear in winter and bloom profusely through spring. The handsome, deer-resistant foliage is evergreen.

Height: 24”, Spread, 24”, USDA Zone: 5(-20°), Bloom time: Winter–spring.

Ice N’ Roses Red: Deep red Ice N’ Roses Rose: Icy pink Ice N’ Roses White: Pure white

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Briggs Nursery | www.briggsnursery.com WSNLA Members since 1953 Photos provided by Briggs Nursery

Vaccinium ‘Cabernet Splash’

Developed by Briggs Nursery.

USDA zones 4 to 8. Vigorous grower; 4’ x 4’. Full Sun; acidic soil. Pest and disease resistant.

Each leaf if different! With its contrasting dark leaves, ‘Cabernet Splash’ makes a hot garden cool! New foliage emerges a dark, deep cabernet color, then mottles dark green as it matures. Fall leaf color is crimson red and yellow. Mid July to early August, abundant crop of medium-sized delicious, and mildly sweet, berries. Specimen or mass planting; excellent paired with lighter colored or textured foliage plants.

Cabernet Splash™ won a Retailers Choice Award at the 2017 Farwest Show.

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Blooming Nursery, Inc WSNLA Member Since 1999

| www.bloomingnursery.com

Photos provided by Blooming Nursery

Cistus ‘Jester’ An attractive evergreen shrub for xeric and other low water gardens. ‘Jester’ has gray-green rounded leaves and produces lovely medium pink blooms with slightly crinkled petals. Needs very well drained soil and minimal water during the summer.

Grows 3-4’ tall and wide and is hardy to zone 7.

Grows well in full sun.

Anthemis ‘Charme’ This compact growing hardy Margarite Daisy forms rounded mounds of 12-18” tall and wide.

Gold daisies bloom in late spring and continue to fall. Grows best in full sun and is hardy to zone 5.

Phlox Sweet Summer Fantasy (Purple Bicolor) Bred for large, fragrant blooms and disease resistance, ‘Sweet Summer Fantasy’ is a wonderful addition to the fragrance and cutting garden. Blooms resemble pinwheels spinning in the wind with their catchy colors of white and purple. Grows 24-30” tall and wide and is hardy to zone 5.

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Dicentra ‘Fire Island ‘Fire Island’ is an exciting hybrid Dicentra that grows well in sun! Its powder blue foliage provides great contrast to the bright rosy-pink flowers that are produced in abundance. Flowers are sterile, so ‘Fire Island’ continues blooming all summer.

Grows 12-15” tall and 18-24”wide. Prefers a part shade exposure and is hardy to zone 3.

Nepeta faasenii Felix A low-growing Nepeta that is not short on blooms! The flowers are darker lavender blue, emerging late spring and continuing on to late summer providing long term color and interest to sunny beds and containers. Felix grows 1216” tall and will form 24” wide clumps. Begins blooming in late spring and continues to frost.

Hardy to zone 4 and grows best in full sun.

Hemiboea subcapitata This mounding foliage perennial produces large textured glossy leaves that are quite handsome and create a lovely foil for extravagant and exotic blooms. It’s own blooms are nothing of the sort; white tubular blooms with rusty speckled thoats appear in late summer. Spreads by underground rhizomes and can be treated as a ground cover in moist and shaded areas. grows to 12-15” tall and spread to 36” by rhizomes if happy. Hardy to zone 7.

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Bailey Nurseries | www.baileynurseries.com WSNLA Member Since 1989

Photos provided by Bailey Nurseries

First Editions® Virtual Violet® Lilac

Syringa ‘Bailbridget’ PPAF Height 6-8’. Spread 5-7’. Full Sun. USDA zone 3-7.

With shiny violet new leaves, deep purple stems, raspberry-purple buds and fragrant violet flowers, Virtual Violet® is aptly named. Leaf petioles remain violet well into the summer. The habit is upright instead of rounded and compact. The dense habit makes it a great choice for a hedge in smaller spaces as well as a welcome addition to foundation plantings.

Remarkably mildew free. This is a controlled cross between Charles Joly and two outstanding National Arboretum varieties.

Bred by Don Selinger, formerly of Bailey Nurseries.

First Editions® Virtual Violet® Lilac Syringa 'Bailbridget' PPAF

Description With shiny violet new leaves, deep purple stems, raspberry-purple buds and fragrant violet flowers, Virtual Violet® is aptly named. Leaf petioles remain violet well into the summer. The habit is upright instead of rounded and compact.

First The habit Evermore™ makes it a great choice for a hedge in smaller spaces as well asEditions® Evermore™ Light Pink Azalea Firstdense Editions® Orange Azalea Rhododendron ‘MBXOHI-32’ MAXXOHI-02 aRhododendron welcome addition to foundation plantings. Remarkably mildew free. This is a Height 3-4’.

Spread 3-4’. Evergreen. Full Sun to Height 3-4’.

Spread 3-4’. Upright, Evergreen. National Full Sun toArboretum controlled cross between Charlesmounded Joly andshape. two outstanding Part Shade.

USDA zone 7-9.

Part Shade. USDA zone 7-9. varieties. Bred by Don Selinger, formerly of Bailey Nurseries.

A new reblooming azalea with lovely double light pink flowers that bloom in spring, summer and fall. Forms a rounded mound with dark green foliage that needs little care to maintain its shape. Excellent heat tolerance, as well as Description disease and insect resistance make this plantAttributes a must have for the foundation.

This new reblooming azalea has clusters of bright orange flowers and blooms not Height Rhododendron 'MBXOHI-32'

This new reblooming azalea has clusters of bright orange flowers and blooms not only in spring, but throughout the summer and fall. It grows Rhododendron MAXXOHI-02 into a beautiful rounded mound of foliage that needs little pruning to maintain its shape. Dark green foliage is resistant to insect and disease.

First Editions® Evermore™ Orange Azalea

First Editions® Evermore™ Light Pink

3-4' only in spring, but throughout the summer and fall. It grows into a beautiful rounded mound of foliage that needs little pruning to maintain its shape. Dark Spread Description green foliage is resistant to insect and disease.

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First Editions® Straight Talk™ Privet | Ligustrum vulgare ‘Swift’ Height 12’. Spread 2’. Upright shape. Full sun to part shade. USDA zone 4-8.

A natural substitute for ‘Sky Pencil’ holly in colder climates, Straight Talk™ is only 2’ wide and tightly upright. It can be used as vertical accent or grouped for hedging.

In addition to being cold hardy and drought tolerant, it’s easy to grow in a wide range of soils and tolerates urban conditions. Minimal seed production after five years in Minnesota trials. Deciduous. Found by Mike Jeronimus of Green Acres Nursery in Golden, CO.

Picardy Tudor Patio® Clematis | Clematis ‘Evipo024’ Height 4’. Spread varies. Full Sun.

This compact and free-flowering clematis has magenta blooms with brighter red bars. It is ideal for the deck, patio, outdoor dining area and outstanding when grown in a hanging basket. It produces its first flowers on short stems. As these are flowering, it is already producing trailing stems which provide more flowers.

Once it has finished its first flowering, it may be pruned back to 6” and it will regrow and flower again if kept well-watered and fed.

First Editions® Straight Talk™ Priv Ligustrum vulgare 'Swift'

Description A natural substitute for ‘Sky Pencil’ holly in colder climates, Straight Talk™ is only 2’ wide and tightly upright. It can be used as vertical accent or grouped for hedging. In addition to being cold hardy and drought tolerant, it’s easy to grow in a wide range of soils and tolerates urban conditions. Minimal seed production after five years in Minnesota trials.

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INDUSTRY NEWS Your Input is Needed! Help Position Consumer Horticulture for a Bright Future

by Jill Calabro, PhD and Jennifer Gray

The Economic Committee of the National Initiative for Consumer Horticulture (NICH) is seeking insight into benchmarks and tools used by our industry to manage their businesses – basically what numbers are important to our industry and are there any gaps.

By understanding the economic data, NICH will identify ways to increase our industry’s access to federal, state, and other sources of critical funding. These resources will shape our ability to grow and strengthen horticulture.

Please take a few moments to complete the NICH survey. The survey should take 3 minutes or less. Access the survey at: https://ugeorgia.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/ SV_43gZpbu7oi9lRQ1 This is important because: Economic data guide strategic decisions whether or not to make investments in new products and services for an industry; Economic data drive marketing decisions; Industry market trends identified by economic data are critical for making business loans; and Economic data raise awareness by government officials and elected leaders as to which industries they should pay extra attention.

NICH will host a press conference to discuss survey results in June 2018.

AmericanHort and the Horticultural Research Institute support NICH’s efforts through participation on the Economic Committee. NICH aims to create a coherent voice for all aspects of consumer horticulture. According to the National Gardening Association, over 70% of all U.S. households spend time and money on some form of horticulture, whether it is a lawn, landscape, garden, or even houseplants. The goal of NICH is to increase that number to 90% of households by 2025.

Amazon Settles Over Illegal Pesticide Distribution

by Jill Calabro, PhD

As Amazon.com delves further into the fresh live plant market, the company recently settled allegations surrounding the illegal sale and distribution of pesticides not registered in the U.S. Amazon reached an agreement with EPA to pay a $1.2 million penalty and begin the close monitoring and removal of illegal pesticide products.

These products were immediately removed from the company’s website, and foreign pesticide sellers are now banned. Furthermore, Amazon contacted customers who bought these products from 2013-2016 to communicate safety concerns and urge them to properly dispose of the products. Refunds were also issued, a total value of around $130,000.

Amazon will also develop an online training course on pesticide training and policies that will be available to the public soon. Successful completion will be mandatory for anyone selling pesticides on their site.

EPA began investigating Amazon in 2014, and in 2015, inspectors reportedly ordered illegal pesticides from the site. Further violations were found in 2016. These efforts are designed to help protect the public from the potential hazards of unregistered and/or misbranded products.

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Outreach Campaign to Show Value of Nursery Endorsement License

by Cindy Cooper, WSDA Plant Services Program It is possible that some nurseries and landscapers operating without a license may not be aware they need one.

Participation in the licensing program that funds these efforts have fallen off in recent years, and with it, the widespread awareness of our state’s plant protection rules and standards. Currently, there are more than 5,000 licensed nurseries in the state, a decline in compliance of 40 percent since 2008 when more than 8,500 businesses held a WSDA nursery endorsement on their business license.

WSDA would like to reverse this trend.

Businesses that sell more than $100 worth of plants in a year are required to have a nursery endorsement on their master business license from the Department of Revenue’s Business Licensing Service. That means garden centers, landscapers, grocery stores that sell plants, home improvement stores, pet stores that stock aquatic plants, and farmers market vendors need a nursery endorsement. To obtain a nursery endorsement visit: http://bls.dor.wa.gov/ nursery.aspx.

Fees for a nursery endorsement are based on gross annual sales of plants and whether you sell more retail or wholesale. The cost of the nursery endorsement ranges from $63 a year up to $273 a year. The fees support the program of inspections and education, but they also support important research that benefits the state’s nurseries and landscapers.

The efforts of the WSDA Plant Services Program and inspectors benefit plantoriented businesses, protect consumers and Washington’s native environment, while reducing the risk of insects and plant diseases moving around the state by accident. WSDA staff plays a vital role in facilitating trade by providing inspections of plants, logs, hay and grain being exported to foreign countries. Licensing is the link to education, awareness.

INDUSTRY NEWS #PlantsDoThat Inside Indoor plants where we live, learn, heal and work have far reaching positive effects on our well-being and indoor environment, according to a new report from the National Initiative for Consumer Horticulture (NICH).

This new series of four #PlantsDoThat Inside infographics focuses on the multitude of ways indoor plants affect where we live, where we work, where we heal and where we learn.

“Greening the great indoors is a way to help create sustainable indoor ecology and healthy minds and bodies,” says Dr. Charles Hall, Ellison Chair, Texas A&M. The infographic series was developed from a scientific literature review evidence base developed Dr. Hall and his students.

The series of four brightly colored inforgraphics, deisgned by Jennifer Gray, AmericanHort and Horticultural Research Institute, is free.

One infographic a week will be released beginning today and can be downloaded from NICH’s website www.consumerhort.org .

“We envision this series of infographics to be used as tools to promote the power of indoor plants,” says Debbie Hamrick, NICH Economic Committee chair. “We want to raise awareness of the positive benefits of plants in our everyday lives.”

Growers, retailers, teachers, extension agents and interiorscapers can use the infographics for promotional and educational materials and uploaded to social media.

According to scientific research from NASA and others, plants clean indoor air, stabilize carbon dioxide and create comfortable ambient air humidity. Plants also boost healing, happiness and productivity.

The #PlantsDoThat Inside infographic on Where We Live shows: • Rooms with plants have fewer pollutants like VOCs (volatile organic compounds).

• Plants in our homes increase room humidity by 10%.

• Plants remove up to 90% of formaldehyde in a room.

“When plants are around, students are just smarter and pay more attention,” says Dr. Hall.

The benefits of consumer horticulture were spotlighted in the first NICH infographic titled “#PlantsDoThat, Horticulture: The Art, Science, & Business of Plants”. The infographic illustrated how consumer horticulture contributes $196 billion to the U.S. economy and creates more than 2 million jobs.

The National Initiative for Consumer Horticulture (NICH) is a consortium of industry leaders who are promoting the benefits and value of horticulture. NICH brings together academia, government, industry, and nonprofits to cultivate the growth and development of a healthy world through landscapes, gardens and plants – indoors and out, and to get 90 percent of U.S. households gardening by 2025. #PlantsDoThat inside is available at the NICH website ConsumerHort.org For more information contact: Susan McCoy susan@gardenmediagroup.com

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Bugs & Blights

Bugs and Blights by Sharon J. Collman, Emeritus Professor, WSU Extension (Photos by SJCollman**) Jan/Feb 2018

BY SHARON COLLMAN, EMERITUS PROFESSOR | WSU SNOHOMISH COUNTY EXTENTION Bugs and Blights

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30 X 96 Greenhouse Kit 5’ OC 4’ side Walls

$6659 NRCS APPROVED STRUCTURES OPTIONAL 30 x 96 KIT WITH 2 3/8” .095 GA BOWS

$7470 Other options/upgrades available Shade Cloth Taller Sides Ground Cover Semi Truss Exhaust Systems Double Poly Code Structures Heaters Manual Roll-up Gear Cranks

Kit Includes:

20 - 30’ Bows 1 7/8” .095 ga, Legs 2 3/8” 3 - 96’ Purlins 4 - 21’ End Braces 2 - Steel End Wall Framing Kits w/ double 4x8 Doors per End 2 - Corrugated Poly Carbonate for Ends 40 - Wire Lock for Ends, Top and Bottom Boards 2 - Roll-up Sides with Wire Lock and Handle 1 - 48 x 100 6 mil 4yr Poly - Single Layer

20357 Hwy 99E, Aurora, OR 97002 * 503-678-2700 fax 503-678-2789 * kips@ovg.com * www.ovg.com