B&B - 2018 Issue II - Working Together to Advance our Industry

2018 | VOL 70. NO. 2

VOL 69, NO. 1, 2018

THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF Washington State Nursery & Landscape Association

We are Farwest. We come to emerge in the green industry and grow family traditions.

Meet us out West to discover horticultural gold.

August 22-24, 2018

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Chris and Josh Robinson Robinson Nursery Farwest Exhibitor

2018 GardenWashington Guide & Green Passport. Over 16,000 guides have been distributed across Western Washington.

COVER: Kache Un Bjou at the NW Flower & Garden Show. Turn to page 18 to learn more from this year’s codesign leads.

Cover Photo Credit: Schafer Specialty Landscape & Design.

Contents

THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF Washington State Nursery & Landscape Association

2018 | VOL 70. NO. 2 Editor Breanne Chavez Published Monthly By: Washington State Nursery & Landscape Association 34400 Pacific Hwy S., Suite 2 Federal Way, WA 98003 800.672.7711 fax 253.661.6058 Subscription Price: $39 Annually Deadlines:

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Features 10 WSNLA

Leadership Awards Cultivating, Advocating & Making a Difference

13 WSNLA Scholarship

Recipients Announced Since 1978, over $500,000 has been given out. Learn more about the 17 scholarship and 7 grant recipients.

18 Kache Un Bijou

Q&A | Partners In Leadership

Columns 4

From the President

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Executive Director

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Legislative Report

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Growing the Success of our Members

Departments 22

Calendar of Events

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Chapter News

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WSNLA Marketplace

Melissa Schafer, co-design lead, shares her insights in co-leading. Plus, picture review of Kache Un Bijou.

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WSNLA

[ Message from the President ]

Washington State Nursery & Landscape Association

Life is Good & Busy!

Lucinda McMahan, CPH WSNLA President Lucinda’s Landscapes | Mountlake Terrace Spring was underway, it seems to me, pretty quickly this year! Many I have spoken with also had little downtime over the winter.

In this issue you will learn more about the WSNLA Leadership Award recipients. Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to honor these individuals by presenting their awards during the WSNLA Annual Meeting. Turn to page 10 to join me in celebrating and thanking these individuals for their contributions to WSNLA and our our industry. Attending the WSNLA Annual Meeting, celebrating our Association achievements, and those that provide leadership is always enjoyable for me. It’s a reminder of the high caliber of members we have within our organization. I would like to encourage you to become involved. We have a great organization and having members more involved only makes it better!

Also in this issue, a brief recap of the NW Flower & Garden Show Design Team. The WSNLA wine Garden was another beautiful success. A special thank you to Teresa Scigliabaglio (Willows Lodge) and Melissa Schafer, CPH (Schafer Specialty Landcape & Design), as well as the whole design team for making it happen! The format for our involvement in the show for 2019 could look different and we are excited for the challenge! Turn to page 18 for more.

WSNLA Chapters are gearing up to announce regional events planned for the remaining of the year. Watch your inbox as meetings will launch in June! I look forward to seeing you at an upcoming chapter event!

Thank you, Lucinda

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[ FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ] Working together to advance our industry.

WAFLORA Scholarship & Research Charitable Fund transfers $201,816 to WSNLA Charitable Fund growing the collective fund to $793,296.

Breanne Chavez WSNLA Executive Director WSNLA members work together throughout the year to advance our industry. You should also know that, WSNLA continues to work with aligning organizations to strengthen the industry, as well!

In 2015, representatives from the WAFLORA Scholarship & Research Fund approached the WSNLA Charitable Fund seeking a permanent home for their organizational funds to live on and continue to serve floriculture students. Because of WSNLA & WAFLORAs aligning missions, overlapping membership and our historical involvement together, this seemed like a natural fit.

Since then, the two organizations have been working together to ensure proper tax preparation, approval from Secretary of State, legal dissolution of WAFLORA, and finally to transfer WAFLORA funds to the WSNLA Charitable Fund where they will live on in honor of the WAFLORA mission. I am pleased to announce this has been achieved. In March 2018 WAFLORA officially transferred $201,816 into the WSNLA Scholarship & Research Fund, an independent 501c(3) organization. Collectively, the fund is worth $793,296 today.

Looking forward, a blended leadership of the two organizations will work together to continue providing educational benefit to all aspects of our industry. New WAFLORA scholarships will focus specifically on floriculture studies and activities. Applications for these scholarships will be begin to be accepted by WSNLA beginning February 2019.

With that being said, this year the WSNLA Schoalrship & Research Charitable Fund received a record amount of applications. Utimately awarding over $34,000 that funded 17 student scholarships and 7 grants. Please enjoy learning more about how your Charitable Fund is serving students and the industry on page 13.

Generous donations from members and industry partners continue to support and grow WSNLA’s Charitable Fund. If you are interested in making a tax-deductible donation to the WSNLA Scholarship & Research Charitable Fund, please visit WSNLA. ORG/MakeADonation.

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WSNLA

Washington State Nursery & Landscape Association

2018 WSNLA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Your New Industry Resource

WSNLA’s Online Plant & Product Finder Watch your email inbox for the official launch and site access!

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 Duane Job | Past President Job’s Nursery 509-547-4843 | duanejob@gmail.com Peter Van Well | North Central Chapter President Van Well Nursery 509-886-8189 | pete2@vanwell.net Tim Gray | Northwest Chapter President Pacific Stone Company 425-258-1911 | timg@pacificstoneco.com

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WSNLA’s online industry resource, developed by the industry for the Finder homepage!

Your listings can be placed and industry, is for locating wholesale plant material and allied WSNLA’s online industry resource, If you areproducts. a greenhouse grower, updated all year long, providing developed by the industry for the wholesale grower orplant reseller, or a most current availability Plus, listings are updatedyour throughout the year, delivering current industry, is for locating wholesale horticulture supplier , an online and offerings to customers. plant material and allied products. availability and new product offerings! ad places your business front and And, WSNLA’s Plant & Product Plus, listings are updated throughout the year, delivering current plant availability and new product offerings!

Finder is supported with outside advertising placement!

This means, your business, plants, products and more will be promoted to potential customers throughout the Western Regional US and British Columbia.

center in front of your prequalified target market!

Plus, outside advertising is placed drawing customers throughout the Western Regional US and British Columbia to the WSNLA Plant & Product Finder and your online ad!

List your plant availability, products, supplies, and more on the online WSNLA Plant & Product Finder. Your listings can be placed and updated all year long, providing your most current availability and offerings to customers.

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And, WSNLA’s Plant & Product Finder is supported with outside advertising placement! This means, your business, plants, products and more will be promoted to potential customers throughout the Western Regional US and British Columbia.

Advertise your business to the industry by placing a online display ad on the WSNLA Online Plant & Product Finder homepage!

If you are a greenhouse grower, wholesale grower or reseller, or a horticulture supplier , an online ad places your business front and center in front of your prequalified target market! Plus, outside advertising is placed drawing customers throughout the Western Regional US and British Columbia to the WSNLA Plant & Product Finder and your online ad!

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

The WashingtonVotes.org website also has general information about the legislative session. For the 2018 session, it shows the following: • New bills introduced: 1,425 • Number of bills passed: 310 • Total roll call votes (bills and amendments): 1,041 You already know that decision made by the Washington State legislature can have a huge impact on your business.

Who are these people and how can you learn more about them?

Much information is readily available online. The Washington State Legislature website has a wealth of information and is easy to use, see http://leg.wa.gov/.

You can find your legislative district, look up your legislators contact information, see what committees they are on, what bills each one has sponsored, read their bio and more. You can also search for bills by topic.

If you are interested in how your legislators voted, check out Washington Votes.org. It has a wealth of information.

Not only can you look up how your legislators voted on each bill, you can also create your own scorecard on issues that are important to you.

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That’s a lot for a 60-day session. During the 2017 regular and special sessions, the legislature passed 377 bills in 193 days. Note that the number of bills passed does not reflect the quality of the work. The big different between the 2017 session and the 2018 session was split party control. In 2017, the Democratic party controlled the House of Representatives while the Republican party controlled the Senate. In 2018, the Democratic party controlled both chambers. That makes it much easier to pass bills.

Another website of interest is the Secretary of State’s Elections page, https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/.

This shows all of the offices up for election this year. At the federal level, all members of Congress are up for election as well as US Senator Maria Cantwell. At the state level, all members of the House of Representatives are up for election

as are half of the state Senators. Three Supreme Court Justices must run, along with numerous Court of Appeals Judges and Superior Court Judges. Another link will show you all of the offices up for election in each county. The site contains a link to the statewide online Voters Guide, allows you to update your voter registration, see which candidates have filed to run for election, read any citizens initiatives that have been filed and after the election, see results. The research link allows you to delve deep into election law and statistics. For example, did you know that Washington currently has 4,235,390 registered voters? 7.4 million people live in the state, so only 57% are registered to vote.

(I hope you are one of them!)

Currently, the candidate filing page is blank. Candidates are only allowed to file for election between May 14-18 in 2018. The Washington state primary is August 7 this year. The general election is November 6.

Look for more information about candidates and voting as election day gets closer.

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2018 WSNLA LEADERSHIP AWARDS

WSNLA MEMBER OF THE YEAR

SHANNON GRINA, CPH. GRINA LANDSCAPE DESIGN

Since becoming a Certified Professional Horticulturist and joining as a WSNLA member in 2007, Shannon has been involved with the Certified Professional Horticulturist committee where her passion for professionalism has been put to work. She has served as the CPH Committee Chair in 2010 and 2012, and has served on the WSNLA Board of Directors as the CPH Caucus Representative working to bring a unified voice to the CPH Community at the state level. She is continually working to increase the visibility and value of the Certified Professional Horticulturist program within the industry, and also the public. This year, Shannon ‘Takes the Next Step’ and is serving as the WSNLA Vice President. Her organizational and leadership skills will continue her work with the CPH program while working to achieve strategic goals for WSNLA.

JERRY ROSSO INVOLVEMENT AWARD

KIRSTEN LINTS, CPH. GARDENS ALIVE DESIGN

For nearly a decade, Kirsten has been working with her peers through continuously volunteering her time in a variety of areas working to protect, promote and educate our horticulture industry. Kirsten has served on the WSNLA Board of Directors as the Design Caucus Chair, and currently as Seattle Chapter President. In 2014, she was the co- garden lead for the awardwinning WSNLA & WALP garden at the NW Flower & Garden Show. Her passion for this industry is deep and includes continued involvement with the WSNLA Design Team, and contributing support to WSNLA community and environmental projects such as the Washington Tree Recovery Campaign.

Through involvement with her local FFA, high school advisory committee, and UW Career Fairs, she is dedicated to engaging students and bringing new professionals into our industry. If that is not enough, Kirsten also serves as the WSNLA representative on the Urban & Community Forestry Council, where her involvement has provided an opportunity for the forestry and nursery industry to be better connected.

WSNLA SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR

LAURA WILDFONG, NORTHWEST NURSERIES

Laura has provided Association, industry and member support in many ways over the past years. She has loaned plant material for the Certified Professional Horticulturist exam, the WSNLA Wine Garden and has supported industry events through sponsorship and involvement. This year, Laura graciously opened her nursery doors, for the second annual end of summer BBQ. Supplying good food, drinks and an atmosphere filled with energy, industry professionals come together and celebrate their season. She works closely with the Lake WA Institute of Technology Horticulture program where her passion for working with students shines. Laura, thank you for your continued generosity.

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CULTIVATING COMMUNITY AWARD

SALLY LABAY & SHONDELL KELLEY

For the past two years, Sally LaBay and Shondell Kelley, have given support to the Seattle Chapter by helping generate ideas and locations for meetings, coorindate event logistics, and help manage chapter communications and registrations.

They help with event promotion and outreach, and continually work to cultivate the largest WSNLA Chapter Community by providing opportunities for members to learn and network.

ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE AWARD

ARTHUR JOB, EPC | JOB’S NURSERY

In 2014, Arthur Job became the first ecoPRO Certified Sustainable Landscape Professional in Eastern Washington.

His commitment to protect and enhance the environment is on display in numerous ways, including: Serving on the City of Pasco’s Parks and Recreations Commission where he encourages the use of sustainable practices and a healthier urban forest; at his family’s nursery, Job’s Nursery, he has been adapting and using cover crops to build up soils and create a better environment for beneficial insects and birds. He also planned, and with the help from his family/partners, installed several upgrades across the nursery to reduce the amount of water needed to grow nursery crops. With the landscape side of their business, he works with clients to help their landscapes save water and have better plant health with water smart technologies.

As a member of the Mid-Coulumbia Community Forestry Council, Arthur encourages tree health through demonstration, sharing of successes with member and teaching classes about trees. He also helped with the development of a local tree list. And as a consultant, he has been aiding the Port of Kennewick with adaptation and adjusting how they implement more water smart technologies, aid with their plant selection and care practices to have a healthier landscapes through sustainable practices.

EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR

CISCOE MORRIS

An honorary Certified Professional Horticulturst, Master Gardener and Certified Arborist, Ciscoe Morris got his start as a professional gardener at the age of 10 working at his church. In 1972, he made his way from Wisconsin to the Northwest. After landing a summer job with Seattle City Light in Newhalem, he entered the entered the horticulture program at South Seattle Community College.

Upon graduation, he began to apply his education and practical experience at Seattle University grounds maintance. In 1980, he lead the effort to go without pesticides, starting the program by bringing thousands of beneficial insects that were released throughout the campus.

Ciscoe has applied his practical experience throughout his radio and television career, including: his Friday night Q & A show, ‘Gardening with Ciscoe Live’ broadcast on Northwest Cable News; appearances on KING5’s New Day Northwest with Margaret Larson; “Gardening with Ciscoe” show with Meeghan Black airs on KING/KONG TV and every Saturday morning on News Talk 97.3 KIRO FM. His book, ‘Ask Ciscoe’, was among the top selling garden books nationwide.

In addition, he has co ‐ authored books on roses and perennials, and he also writes a weekly garden column in The Seattle Times. Despite his busy scheduled, he manages to find time to lead garden tours around the world, support independent garden centers with garden talks and features, and he helped to highlight the Certified Professional Horticulturist program on his radio show.

With a multi-media platform that has reached millions, Ciscoe has educated and inspired PNW gardeners for generations. For this, he is honored as the WSNLA Educator of the Year.

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HAROLD YOUNG LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

HAROLD YOUNG LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

CASS TURNBULL , FOUNDER OF PLANT AMNESTY & INDUSTRY ADVOCATE

DR SARAH REICHART, UW BOTANIC DIRECTOR & INDUSTRY ADVOCATE

Born in Seattle in 1951, Turnbull studied for a liberal arts degree at Fairhaven College of Western Washington State University in Bellingham, Washington. She was a Washington State Certified Landscaper and a Certified Arborist--and taught horticulture at Washington State Vocational Schools. A veteran of the King County Master Gardener Program, she also studied horticulture at the University of Washington Center for Urban Horticulture and at Edmonds Community College.

Sarah was born on December 16, 1957, and grew up in New Orleans and North Carolina. She earned her bachelor’s in botany from the University of Washington in 1981, and then her master’s (1989) and Ph.D. (1994) from the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences. Her research and teaching interests included the biology and ecology of invasive plants, as well as the recovery of rare species. Her courses on campus ranged from plant identification to public presentation in horticulture, and she led unforgettable botanical tours from Cuba to South Africa.

Cass Turnbull left the Seattle Parks Department in 1986 after 11 years to start her own landscape maintenance and consulting business. One year later, she founded PlantAmnesty, a private nonprofit organization that now numbers nearly 1,200 members in 46 states and five countries. PlantAmnesty’s goal to “end the senseless torture and mutilation of trees and shrubs” has gained considerable local and national press as the organization strives to educate the commercial and public sectors on responsible, appropriate pruning and landscape management practices, establishing a standard of quality care for the urban ecology. Cass also founded TreePAC, an organization focused on protecting, maintaining and increasing the urban forest.

Cass Turnbull’s latest book, Cass Turnbull’s Guide to Pruning, Third Edition was published in 2013 by Sasquatch Books and distributed by Random House. She was also the author of The Complete Guide to Landscape Design, Renovation and Maintenance. Turnbull, recipient of the WSNLA Educator of the Year and Environmental Excellence awards, lectured widely to parks departments, school districts, community clubs, commercial landscape groups, garden shows, and industry seminars. She was frequently published and interviewed on the subject of pruning reform and won four awards for her work--which included not only teaching and lecturing, but also PowerPoint Presentations, instructive pamphlets, a quarterly newsletter, information booths, a how-to book, and videos.

Cass Turnbull died January 26, 2017 while on vacation in Hawaii. She resided in Seattle with her husband, two cats, and garden.

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“Losing Sarah has been devastating to our community,” says SEFS Director Tom DeLuca. “Sarah gave everything in directing the UW Botanic Gardens, and she absolutely loved the Arboretum and Center for Urban Horticulture. She was a noted scholar in plant conservation and invasive ecology, and well loved and respected as a colleague, friend and faculty member. Sarah was also dedicated to educating children on the importance of nature in their lives and used her position as director to expand our role in K-12 education, including establishing hugely successful programs like the Fiddleheads Forest School.”

Sarah was not only a dedicated director of the UW Botanic Gardens and “beloved professor”, she was also a long-standing industry advocate, including: - Served in leadership of Plant Conservation Committee and College and University Gardens Committees - Specialist in invasive species evaluations and rare plant conservation, leader in conservation ethics, helped develop Invasive Plant Species Voluntary Codes of Conduct - 2006 recipient of the Association’s Professional Citation Award - Authored several articles and book reviews for Public Garden - Participated in numerous conferences as a Presenter, Moderator, and attendee - Authored the chapter on Conservation Practices at Public Gardens in Public Gardens Management Sarah’s contributions truly impacted the industry and she will be greatly missed.

Over $34,000 Awarded, Funding 17 Scholarships & 7 Grants

WSNLA Scholarship & Research Charitable Fund 2018 Recipients Announced NATALIE PARKS SPONSORED BY BERT SNYDER SCHOLARSHIP - $1000

will provide interesting challenges and allow for growth in my job role and responsibilities.

and getting my hands dirty in gardens and landscapes.

JENNIFER GREEN SPONSORED BY LENO BASSETT SCHOLARSHIP - $1000

School: Lake WA Institute of Technology.

Area of Study: Horticulture Expected Graduation: 2019 Natalie’s Future Plans: After graduating from Lake WA Institute of Technology, I will find a job that my field of education specializes in like working at a nursery, or working with one of the cities to maintain the towns plants. My biggest dream would be to start my own business of growing herbs, or have a hydroponics greenhouse and grow different kinds of vegetables in it.

School: Oregon State University Area of Study: Major: Agriculture Science; Minor: Crop & Soil Science Expected Graduation: 2020 Neil’s Future Plans: My long-range career goal includes owning my own apple orchard, becoming a field man or working for a large import/export company in the tree fruit industry.

JULIANA BERTUCCI SPONSORED BY MARLIN EDWARDS SCHOLARSHIP - $1000

MICHAEL DOLIESLAGER SPONSORED BY FRED PALMER SCHOLARSHIP - $1500

School: Everett Community College Area of Study: BS Integrated Plant Science. Expected Graduation: 2019 Neil’s Future Plans: I am currently enrolled in Everett Community College and have sent in my fall 2018 transfer application to Washington State University with the intent of obtaining a Bachelors of Science in Integrated Plant Science. Upon completion I intend to dive head first into the horticulture industry.

School: Lake WA Institute of Technology.

Area of Study: Environmental Horticulture. Expected Graduation: 2018 Chyna’s Future Plans: My first and foremost goal is to finish the Environmental Horticulture program and then immediately become a Certified Professional Horticulturist. I have immensely enjoyed our preparation at school for this certification, my favorite subject being Plant ID. Following my certification, I intend to obtain my Pesticide Applicators License, as well as become an ecoPRO Sustainable Landscape Professional.

SHAINELLE DYSER SPONSORED BY JUNKOH HARUI SCHOLARSHIP - $1000

CHELSIE MARTELL SPONSORED BY JIM BROWN SCHOLARSHIP - $1000

School: Bastyr University Area of Study: Certificate of Holistic Landscape Design Expected Graduation: August 2018 Juliana’s Future Plans: With new knowledge and credentials I plan on designing and implementing sustainable landscapes to heal the earth and benefit people, mutually supportive goals and principles of permaculture.

KARA BURTON SPONSORED BY HERBERT & MARION FROST SCHOLARSHIP $1000

School: Lake WA Institute of Technology.

Area of Study: Environmental Horticulture. Expected Graduation: August 2018.

Kata’s Future Plans: My occupational goal is to work in a nursery. I seek employment in a fast-paced positive and dynamic work environment which

NEIL CARLETON SPONSORED BY PETER VAN WELL SR SCHOLARSHIP - $1500

School: Lake WA Technical Institute.

Area of Study: Environmental Horticulture. Expected Graduation: 2018 Shainelle’s Future Plans: After graduating from Lake Washington, I plan to gain more experience in the field by working for and with industry experts

School: Edmonds Community College Area of Study: Restoration Horticulture, Nursery/Greenhouse Jennifer’s Future Plans: My focus in both degrees is in ecological restoration and the propagation and management of Washington native plants.

CHYNA MAPEL SPONSORED BY JOHNNIE HOLMASON SCHOLARSHIP - $1000

School: Cascade College Area of Study: BA of Applied Science in Sustainable Practices Expected Graduation Date: 2019 Chelsie’s Future Plans: In the summer of 2016 I became the nursery Continued on next page Washington State Nursery & Landscape Association - 13

Cutivating An Industry I would like to thank you and the WSNLA Scholarship Board for your generous $1000 Scholarship. I was very happy and appreciative to learn I had been slected as a recipient. I hope to someday be able to help horticulture students as you have helped me.

- Alejandra Feliciano Thank you so much for the scholarship and the opportunity to attend WSNLA events. It is such a horror to be rewarded from such a great organization. With the scholarship I will be spending it on my tuition helping my dreams of becoming an amazing horticulturist come true.

- Kelsey Schoen I want to thank you so much for awarding me this scholarship! It really means a lot to me! It has helped me pay for my tuition, books and tools for the horticulture program. I can’t thank you enough.

- Natalie Parks We are thrilled to have this funding from the Washington State Nursery and Landscape Association. This year, with your help we will be able to purchase the newest in reference materials and periodical resources for the entire horticulture community: students, professionals, and homeowners alike.

As you know, the Elisabeth C. Miller Library is part of an academic institution, but also serves as a public library. More than 90% of our annual operating budget is from private source, indluing donations and grants.

Your grant will be an important contribution to both th eMIller Lirbary and the entire horticulture community.

Thank you so much!

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Since 1978, The WSNLA Charitable Fund has given over $500,000 in support of horticulture students, advancing industry professionalism & research. manager (Go Natives Nursery), where my responsibilities grew and I was given more unsupervised tasks. After Edmonds Community College I now attend Cascadia, to earn a Bachelors in Applied Science in Sustainable Practices (BASSP). I hope to continue my work in the horticulture industry with the new knowledge I learn at Cascadia.

DENALI SPRING SANDERS SPONSORED BY OLYMPIC CHAPTER SCHOLARSHIP - $1000

School: Brigham Young University Area of Study: Genetics & Biotechnology Expected Graduation: 2022 Denali’s Future Plans: I have chosen BYU’s genetics program because it allows for a specialization in plant genetics and has a focus on orphaned plant species. History teaches us that the more diversity we have in our crop base, the more protected we’ll be from famine. With a degree in genetics, I can help create crops that are drought and climate resistant. I can identify and fight diseases, blights, and fungal infections in plants, and I can use genetics to create beautiful new hybrid flowers and ornamental plants. We also know that plants hold many undiscovered secrets to chemicals that can become medicines for humans. I want to be able to discover these things and work with plants in these ways.

KELSEY SCHOER SPONSORED BY THE WALTERS FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP - $1500

School: The Evergreen State College Area of Study: Horticuture Expected Graduation: 2020 Kelsey’s Future Plans: As I am continuing my education in horticulture I want to keep encouraging children to live in a healthy and sustainable manner and to realize what they can do to make a difference in the horticulture world.

ELLEN FEASTER SMITH SPONSORED BY WSNLA SCHOLARSHIP - $500

School: Everett Community College Area of Study: Horticulture Expected Graduation: 2020 Ellen’s Future Plans: Graduating from the horticulture program at Edmonds Community College will be a big step in achieving my goals. My husband and I have a dream to create a landscaping company together here in the Skagit Valley. In addition I plan to continue to work at Christianson’s Nursery, and move up to helping my grandfather manage the business in the future.

EVAN CORNELL SMITH SPONSORED BY WSNLA SCHOLARSHIP - $500

School: Edmonds Community College Area of Study: Horticulture Expected Graduation: 2020 Evan’s Future Plans: I have been able to begin a more-legitimate discipline in first-hand experience under the guidance of the senior staff members at the nursery (Christianson’s Nursery ) and am now faced with the reality that if I want to truly pursue my goals of having my very own landscaping business with my wife, it would surely behoove me to attain an institutionally-administered and recognized education in the field of verdure.

LEANDRA THOMPSON SPONSORED BY WSNLA SCHOLARSHIP - $750

School: Edmonds Community College Area of Study: Urban Agriculture Certificate. Expected Graduation: 2018 Leandra’s Future Plans: I have hope that my vision of creating a permaculture demonstration farmlet will show others that it is possible to get to know your food again, eat well for yourself, have enough to share with others and be soft on the earth. My aspiration is

Where Are They Now?

Past WSNLA Scholarship Recipient, Ann Gilpin, Shares How Receiving Her Scholarship Help Shape Her Story.

Q1: What is your current position and employer? to make my farmlet be replicable for people who wish a less consumable and more sustainable way to living and that possibility is achievable and affordable.

ROBIN TURNER SPONSORED BY RAY HOLMBERG SCHOLARSHIP - $1500

School: Washington State University Area of Study: BA Integrated Sciences: Nursery Landscape Greenhouse Management.

Expected Graduation: 2019 Robin’s Future Plan: What I want to do is continue on to graduate school and get a masters degree in either plant pathology or horticulture. Then I want to take what I learn from innovative up to date research and inject it into the community through extension work.

JENNIFER TUSSING SPONSORED BY GEORGE GILLETT SCHOLARSHIP - $1000

School: Lake WA Institute of Technology Area of Study: Environmental Horticulture. Expected Graduation: 2018.

Jennifer’s Future Plans: Beginning in September 2019, I will enroll in Edmonds Community College Landscape Design program to earn an additional ATA degree. I am exploring different landscape design specialties and am also looking for internships to further my professional growth.

ROBERT WRENCH SPONOSRED BY WINDSOR BOND SCHOLARSHIP - $1500

School: University of Washington, School of Environmental & Forest Sciences.

Area of Study: Masters of Environmental Horticulture. Expected Graduation: 2019.

Robert’s Future Plans: Following the completion of my horticultural education, I would like to pursue a position as a lead horticulturist/horticulture manager at a public garden.

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AG: Since leaving LWIT, I received my Certified Professional Horticulturist certification. My business income has doubled every year since I started! With design jobs in winter, I’m almost at the point I don’t have to do seasonal jobs (elementary subbing for me) during the coldest, wettest months of December and January.

I am licensed, insured and bonded and I have a reseller’s permit to sell plants, pots, materials to clients. I also wisely hired a bookkeeper skilled in Quickbooks and I meet with her about monthly to balance my books and stay on top of things. Being a fine gardener is complicated with bookkeeping and having someone right there to answer my questions is such a relief.

I set up my business ‘Cultivate’ during the second quarter of horticulture school and I continue to work for myself. I also contract out work with other gardeners and landscapers. Halfway through the horticulture school year I mentored with an experienced gardener and that was extremely helpful in gaining clients and insights of the day to day work of owning a business. After a year I bought a nice truck to really be self sufficient with small yards and be able to expand my services to delivering anything.

Q2: How did the WSNLA scholarship award help you in horticulture school, and how did receiving this scholarship encourage you in your studies?

AG: The WSNLA scholarship allowed me to transition careers from an elementary teacher to gardening. It allowed me to get the tools, books, resources I needed to get started with and I was able to talk with other students and encourage them to apply for the scholarships.

Q3: What do you enjoy most about working in the field of horticulture?

AG: I love being outside and setting my schedule for the week and the day. It’s so interesting working with the clients and how talented some of them are in gardening and other areas. There is a wonderful rhythm of the seasons and the work is always changing from month to month. I also am really enjoying the design aspect and then following up with maintaining the gardens I’ve designed.

Q4: Do you have any career advice for future horticulturists?

AG: Career advice, find a gardener to shadow and work with. Be flexible with trying different kinds of work in the field. I was very apprehensive about doing container plantings but after doing it a few years I feel I’m pretty good at it. Stay in contact with your classmates and the gardening community, I’ve had situations where it was so good to speak with an old classmate however simple my question was. Physically take care of your body, whether it’s swimming, yoga or biking it’s important to build the stamina and stay healthy.

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Why I Give...

To nurture careful & considered voices in the horticulture, nursery, landscape design, outdoor construction & environment care trades.

At Classic Nursery & Landscape Company, we value those that work toward an ecological future - and organizations and educational programs that encourage this approach to being a true steward of the land​ . Too often in our trades now, green industry students and professionals are steered by our own magazines and trade organizations - toward reinforcing the use of landscape chemicals and what we feel are unethical practices.

As part of this effort, we would like to raise our voice to counter this trend and are pleased to support the ​WSNLA Scholarship & Research Charitable Fund. In our troubled political times, we need to nurture careful and considered voices in the horticulture, nursery, landscape design, outdoor construction and environmental care trades. Funding The WSNLA Scholarship & Research Charitable Fund is one small way that we can all provide this support.

- Alan Burke, ASLA Owner, Classic Nursery & Landscape

HOW YOU CAN GIVE

Individuals and companies provide lasting support for the horticultural industry through bequests and donations to the Washington State Nursery & Landscape Scholarship and Research Charitable Fund. Taxdeductible donations can be made at www.wsnla.org/MakeADonation.

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HORTICULTURE GRANTS

LAKE WASHINGTON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, HORTICULTURE DEPARTMENT, SPONSORED BY JEANNE E. MCNEIL SCHOLARSHIP - $2500

PROGRAM: SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM The intent of the series is to teach students and employees in the landscape industry how to manage landscapes in an environmentally sustainable and aesthetically pleasing manner. Grant funding will enable a program manager to continue curriculum development, course implementation, development of a instructor registry, marketing and approval for a professional certificate of completion.

SUSTAINABLE PLANT COMMUNITIES FOR RESILIENT URBAN LANDSCAPES, $1000

PROJECT LEAD: ALEJANDRA FELICIANO, WSU DOCTORAL PROJECT This doctoral project studies the effectiveness of a new method for designing self-sustaining plant communities by addressing plant selection from an ecological perspective. Using community phenology as a basis for plant selection will allow us to compare the long-term performance of a designed community and its ability to maintain a closed canopy year-round.

This can be further enhanced by selecting plant companions based on their colonization dynamics, as predicted by UAST. The goal will be to maximize resiliency of species diversity, aesthetic impact, and minimize weed intrusion over time. The project will document the colonization and maturation dynamics of designed communities over a period of two years.

RHODODENDRON SPECIES GARDEN, $2000

PROJECT: RETAIL SALES INTERNSHIP Grant funds a student to participate in the RSBG Retail Sales Intership. This internship introduces horticulture students to the practical aspects of managing a retail nursery through their actual management of the RSBG Garden Gift Shop Nursery.

EUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON BOTANIC GARDENS, $517

PROJECT: ELISABETH C. MILLER LIBRARY Grant funds will allow the purchase and addition of the seventeen reference materials to the Library’s collection. Many of this year’s selections focus on edible gardening, but with an expanding interest in lesser known fruits and vegetables as well as using sustainable cultural methods. The garden as part of a larger ecological system is an also important topic, as are new books on popular ornamentals such as Japanese maples and peonies.

SOUTH SEATTLE COLLEGE ARBORETUM, $5000

PROJECT: THE ARB COMMUNICATION HUB Grant funds will work to support The ARBs larger mission of promoting the Arboretum as a visible invitation for a career in the Green Industry, as well as a public garden for the community at large. Currently the entry is blocked from view, this project will daylight the entry, install hardscaping and plant material, and replace its aging kiosk with a new communication hub. The entry will be visible and allow space for groups to gather and easily follow the various paths leading to Arboretum’s numerous gardens. With the dedication of the communication hub to WSNLA, stating in permanent signage on the kiosk that the space is named the Washington State Nursery & Landscape Association entry garden, this project highlights the valued connection between education and industry.

POWDERY MILDEW RESEARCH PROJECT - $3000

PROJECT LEAD: MICHAEL BRADSHAW, UW DOCTORAL PROJECT The research proposed will look to identify and map out the vast array of powdery mildews located on the University of Washington campus including the Washington Park Arboretum.

Morphological and genetic analysis will be conducted to accurately identify the different taxa. The University contains over 400 acres of land which encompasses thousands of plant species. With their high diversity of potential host species, arboretums and botanical gardens contain extensive collections of undocumented live powdery mildew specimens.

Focus will be given to the pidemiology of these species on campus. The following questions will be addressed 1) How many species are on the University campus? 2) What is the host range of all the species on campus? 3) How prevalent is each species (what percent of each host plant is colonized by each species)? 4) Where else in the world are these species located?

WSNLA PROSERIES, $500

Funds support advanced learning and work to ensure quality and professional instruction is provided to the industry.ip. I was very happy and app

WA State Nursery Advisory Committee RESEARCH TO SERVE THE WASHINGTON NURSERY INDUSTRY

The Nursery Advisory Committee was established to advise the director regarding the administration of the Nursery Inspection program. A surcharge is assessed on fees collected by nursery retailer licenses for the purpose of creating a nursery research fund. These fees are used solely to support research projects which are of general benefit to the nursery industry and are recommended by the Nursery Advisory Committee. The committee consists of nine members representing the interests of licensed nursery dealers and the nursery industry.

Each year the Nursery Advisory Committee awards funding to support research that benefits the Washington State nursery industry. New projects funded are: PROJECTS LISTED BELOW ARE NEW FUNDED PROJECTS.

EFFICACY OF TRICHODERMA PRODUCTS IN POTTING MIXES FOR CONTROLLING PHYTOPHTHORA ROOT DISEAES. Funding: $21,667

Project Leads: Dr Gary Chastagner, Dr. Mariann Elliott, WSU Puyallup Research & Extension Center OBJECTIVES: To determine whether Trichoderma products incorporated into potting mix will control Phytophthora root rot on container-grown nursery stock. Specific objectives are: 1) Evaluate the differences in efficacy among the 3 Trichoderma products under container nursery conditions in western Washington; 2) Examine whether the Trichoderma products will control a range of Phytophthora species or be species-specific; and 3) Determine the effects of Phytophthora infection and addition of Trichoderma products on plant growth.

BENEFIT TO THE NURSERY INDUSTRY: This project will benefit both native and ornamental plant growers by demonstrating the effectiveness of Trichoderma amendments in potting mix for container-grown plants. If successful, this technique will prove to be a relatively simple tool that nurseries can include in their best management practices for growing clean plants. This will reduce the risk of Phytophthora diseases moving from the nursery in asymptomatic potted plants and contaminating the environment and increase consumer confidence in the nursery.

This is especially important to restoration contractors whose goal is to rehabilitate sites that have been degraded, and to installers of ornamental landscapes where the appearance of unhealthy plants is not tolerated.

GARDENWISE: NON-INVASIVE PLANTS FOR YOUR GARDEN - UPDATING & REPRINTING. Funding: $12,000

Project Lead: WA State Noxious Weed Control Board OBJECTIVE: With funding assistance from the WSDA Nursery Research program, the WSNWCB will provide in-kind staff time and additional funding to update both versions of Garden Wise and print approximately 20,000 booklets (14,000 western Washington and 6,000 eastern) to distribute statewide to gardeners and nurseries. Digital files will also be available for viewing and downloading on our website, replacing the existing PDFs of the two versions of Garden Wise.

Nursery Advisory Committee Members

Bob Schmidt, Wileywood - Floricuture/Greenhouse Roger Canfield, CPH - Puget Sound Plants - Nursery Grower Dan Meier, JRT Nurseries - Large Scale Wholesale Nursery Steve Jensen, Branches Garden Center - Independent Garden Center Todd Snyder, C&O Nursery - Fruit Trees Rick Longnecker, Buds & Blades - Landscape Jeff Sample, Terroir Nouveaux Nursery - Vineyards Richard Roozen, WA Bulb Company - Bulbs Jeff Van Lierop, Country Green Turf - Turfgrass Breanne Chavez, WSNLA Executive Director - ex officio

BLACK STEM RUST DISEASE RESISTANCE SCREENING OF IMPORTED MAHONIA SPECIES & CULTIVARS

Funding: $8,315 Project Lead: Randall Hitchin, South Seattle College /Washington Park Arboretum OBJECTIVE: To obtain a diverse and promising selection of Mahonia species, forms, and cultivars and to array these plants in a common garden field trial. Further objectives are to observe, characterize, evaluate, and rank these plants based on a broad matrix of traits related to environmental adaptability, relative ease of nursery production, pest and disease resistance, and ornamental merit.

Those plants with the greatest overall potential for horticulture in the PNW will be screened for resistance to Black Stem Rust.

BENEFITS TO THE NURSERY INDUSTRY: Among the most significant impacts of this work will be the acquisition of a broad range of promising new Mahonia for the Washington nursery industry. Of perhaps even greater significance is the fact that these plants will be screened for Black Stem Rust resistance. The overall impact of this work is to effectively ‘fast track’ into production and to the marketplace a group of promising plants that would otherwise face very significant obstacles to introduction. The segments of the nursery industry that will benefit most from this research include nursery growers, retail nurseries, and large scale retail & wholesale nurseries.

PROJECTS LISTED BELOW ARE CONTINUED PROJECTS FROM LAST YEAR. EVALUATING MAHONIA SOECIES AND CULTIVARS FOR LANDSCAPE USES IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST Funding: $15,820 | Project Lead: Randall Hitchin, South Seattle College /Washington Park Arboretum ELIMINATING VIRUSES IN SWEET CHERRY CULTIVAR VIA IN VITRO GRAFTING Funding: $25,340 | Project Lead: WSU, Clean Plant Center NW MANAGEMENT OF PHYTOPHTHORA ON LAVENDER Funding: $19,238 | Project Leads: Dr. Gary Chastagner/Marianne Elliott, WSU Puyallup Research & Extension Center OXYGEN AVAILABILITY IN SOILS UNDER VARIOUS MULCH MATERIALS Funding: $15,000 | Project Lead: Dr. Linda Chalker Scott, WSU Puyallup Research & Extension Center Washington State Nursery & Landscape Association - 17

Teresa and I had developed a design that was pretty well defined from the start, it took a whole team of people to support the process and bring to the table a wide variety of skills and experience to help bring the vision to life. This not only builds partnerships with other businesses but also friendships that last beyond the project.

KACHE UN BIJOU: A HIDDEN JEWEL

This is the ultimate courtyard garden – a jewel cached for discovery behind the vibrant tapestry of culture and style of New Orleans’ French Quarter. It’s a respite from the jubilant and boisterous celebrations of the annual Mardi Gras festivities, and an opportunity to indulge the senses in quiet contemplation.

The weary reveler can retreat to the solace of a private courtyard tuckedaway from the festivities. Garden vignettes bring the Creole style to life with a bright, two-story townhouse façade and a lush landscape inspired by the multi-cultural French, Spanish & Caribbean flare of New Orleans. An aged concrete statuary of the feminine Water Goddess is featured in one vignette, while another aged concrete fountain is repurposed into a planter for brightly blooming annuals. An artistic interpretation of a Mardi Gras tree with a stringed bead canopy is highlighted in another scene.

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Melissa Schafer, CPH and Teresa Sciglibaglio

Q1) What inspired you to serve on the Design Team?

MS: It was an opportunity to be part of a very unique and challenging creative and collaborative process opening up partnerships and friendships with other professionals in the industry – designers, contractors, nurseries and specialty fabricators such as new WSNLA member, Tacoma Iron Works, who knocked it out of the ballpark creating our intricately customized iron fencing that become a key design feature and highlight of the garden.

Q2) What did you enjoy most about this volunteer industry effort?

MS: It really speaks to the level of collaboration that can be achieved when you reach out to include other’s in a creative process. While

Q3) What was the biggest challenge?

And, how did you overcome it?

MS: I think for anyone who has had the experience of working on a larger project, there are many layers within the process that can affect the final outcome so it’s not unlike a moving target at times. Not only do you come up with the design you envision, but you come up with plans A, B & C in an attempt to be flexible and anticipate the possibility of changes to avoid the shock of being caught off guard. We encountered several challenges all throughout the process including during install and I feel our team was resourceful and met each challenge head-on, often with better solutions and outcomes.

Photo by Schafer Specialty Landscape & Design

Q4) Looking forward...what words of encouragement would you share with others considering participation on the Design Team?

THANK YOU TO THE 2018 DESIGN TEAM MEMBERS

Melissa Schafer, CPH, Schafer Specialty Landscape & Design Teresa Sciglibaglio, Willows Lodge Smitha Navda Lindsay Irwin, Gray Barn @ Pacific Topsoils Lucinda McMahan, CPH, Lucinda’s Landscapes Kirsten Lints, CPH, Gardens ALIVE Design Megan Pulkkinen, CPH, EPC Landscape Design Susan Calhoun, CPH, Plantswoman Design Jennifer Mock, Plantswoman Design Fred Moore, M&M Irrigation Everett Chu, CPH, EPC, Azusa Farm & Garden

THANK YOU TO OUR GARDEN SPONSORS & DONATIONS

Plant Material: Bailey Nurseries, T&L Nursery, Little Prince of Oregon, Cascade Tropicals and Woodburn Nursery Hardscape Materials: Marenakos Rock Center & Mutual Materials Strutural Feature: M&M Irrigation Fencing: Tacoma Iron Works Lighting & Greenhouse Space: Susan Calhoun & Plantswoman Design Statuary: Gray Barn Nursery @ Pacific Topsoils Pottery: Ragen & Associates & WA Pottery Company

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Photo by Schafer Specialty Landscape & Design

Photo by Schafer Specialty Landscape & Design

MS: Playing a part in an event as widely recognized and highly regarded as the NW Flower & Garden Show is an honor and great opportunity.

Whether your involvement is as a design team member for the WSNLA or volunteering with garden installation and tear-down or perhaps greeting visitors during the show and sharing the message of our organization, it is a truly unique and exciting opportunity to be part of something bigger.

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