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2016
October 24
NVNLA Membership Meeting
See flyer this newsletter
October 31
Halloween
November 24
Thanksgiving
December 25
Christmas
2017
January 1
Happy New Year!
January 11-13
MANTS
Baltimore Convention Center
January 17-20
Mid-Atlantic Horticulture
Short Course
Virginia Beach
contact 757-523-4734
January 26
NVNLA Awards Dinner
SAVE THIS DATE !!!
March 16
NVNLA Spring Jump Start
June 15
NVNLA
General Membership Meeting
Location TBD
Calendar of Events
NORTHERN VIRGINIA NURSERY & LANDSCAPE ASSOCIATION
President’s Message Fall 2016
Just another Hunter & Associates publication
Volume 14 Issue 3 October 2016
I want to thank Tony Orband,
your NVNLA Board Treasurer, for 5 plus
years of dedicated service to the NVNLA
Board and the organization as a whole.
Tony was recently presented with a unique
opportunity to continue growing in the
landscape profession but it called for him
to resign from the board and relocate out of
the northern Virginia area. The Board
wishes him well in his future pursuit as a
landscape business owner!
The NVNLA is a unique organi-
zation for landscape professionals working
in northern Virginia. Folks of likeminded
pursuits in professional landscaping ser-
vices gathering to share answers to com-
mon issues whether it is botanical or busi-
ness. I became aware of the organization
20 plus years ago and felt validated in my
pursuit to make a living in a professional
manner “working in gardening”. I found
this profession by accident (more like trial
and error while trying to find myself as a
young adult) when I began working in
lawn care for a local company. If I had
more guidance in my college years I might
have had a head start on establishing a re-
sume conducive to outdoor landscaping.
Looking back I wish I had better direction.
But I digress. Today the landscape industry
is huge and is validated as a legitimate pro-
fession starting in high school. Reason I
mention this is the NVNLA for roughly 60
years has had as one of its goals to provide
educational opportunities to promote pro-
fessionalism. We offer scholarships to de-
serving candidates. By providing scholar-
ships we get the added benefit of growing
our base of members. Now I’m going out
on a limb here but just maybe this should
lend itself to stimulating a feeling of giving
back as a way of giving thanks for the mon-
etary help.
With a new vacancy on the board,
it’s more important than ever to find new
energetic thoughtful professionals who can
share some of their expertise and
thoughts…Seriously it doesn’t take a lot of
time commitments, just a willingness to
“help out”. If this sounds like a siren call to
you, just drop me an email. I can be reached
at
[email protected] or text me at
571-237-4195!
Regards,
Chuck Wood
President
NVNLA General Membership Meeting
Location: Lee Highway Nursery in Warrenton
Monday, October 24th, 2016
Time: 5:30 PM social/registration 6:00 PM dinner
RSVP to [email protected]
See flyer inside this newsletter for more information.
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V OLU ME 1 4 IS SU E 3
The mission of the NVNLA Green Committee
is to provide opportunity and support to NVNLA members participating
in community service projects that involve elements of the soft-scape while
promoting industry standards and educational outreach.
Our first goal is to assist in organizing a project by connecting members
to use their unique skills and resources to beautiful a feature in the community.
Successful projects will advance the participating members’ brands, improve
networking among companies, and provide a great service to the community.
Possible projects might include the cleanup or renovation of planting areas for a
library, school, fire station or other community facility.
A more comprehensive project could mean partnering with the NVNLA
Hardscape Committee to really make a greater positive impact. We look forward
to working on projects with fellow members and among our communities.
If you have a project idea in mind, please contact Tony Orband at
[email protected] or 571-366-0330.
If you are interested in becoming a member of the
Hardscape Committee but have not yet joined NVNLA,
please feel free to contact me directly and
I will be happy to send you a membership application.
Bill Bland - Sales Consultant, L.C. Smith
or
cell 703-751-5420
Officers of the NVNLA
President Chuck Wood, Wheats Landscaping, [email protected]
Past President Amanda Caldwell, 703-338-7489, Merrifield Garden Center, [email protected]
Vice President
Treasurer Tony Orband, Hidden Lane Landscaping, [email protected]
Secretary Amy Ordonez, Virginia Cooperative Extension, [email protected]
Committees Membership: Open for anyone interested!
Hardscapes Committee: Bill Bland, LC Smith, 703-751-5420, [email protected]
Education: Lanelle Kyle, 703-314-3284, [email protected]
Amy Ordonez, [email protected]
David Yost, Merrifield Garden Center, 703-560-6222
Green Ind Sem/Fld Day: Lanelle Kyle & Adria Bordas (see contact information above and below)
General Meetings: Amy Ordonez, [email protected]
Annual Golf Outing: Bill Bland, LC Smith, 703-751-5420, [email protected]
Paul Eden, South Riding Nurseries, 703-327-5161, [email protected]
Newsletter Coordinator: Amy Ordonez, [email protected]
Historian Byron E. Wates, Jr., 703-327-7075
Your Local Extension Agents
Fairfax Co. Extension: Adria Bordas, 703-324-8558, [email protected]
Prince William Co. Extension: Paige Thacker, 703-792-6285, [email protected]
Arlington County Extension: Kirsten Buhls, 703-228-6432, [email protected]
Fauquier County Extension: Tim Ohlwiler, 540-341-7950, [email protected]
Loudoun County Extension: Beth Sastre, 703-777-0373, [email protected]
Culpeper County Extension: Debbie Dillion, 540-727-3425, [email protected]
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Catering by: Shawn’s BBQ
BBQ Chicken Pieces, Pulled Pork BBQ
Rolls & BBQ Sauces
Mac and Cheese, BBQ Baked Beans
3 Cabbage Slaw
½ Cookies ½ Brownies
For RSVP or questions, please contact:
Amy Ordonez via email at
SPEAKER:
Heather Callahan
Mike Patronik
TOPIC:
Heather will speak on new and improved plant
varieties for 2017
Mike will speak on Gator Bases and give an
installation demonstration
TIME:
5:30-6:00 Registration and Early Tour
6:00 Dinner and Meeting
PRICE:
$25.00 members - due at the door
$30 non-members - also due at the door
**cash, check, and now credit card too!
LOCATION:
Lee Highway Nursery
7159 Burke Ln.
Warrenton, VA 20186
540-347-5640
NVNLA General Membership
Meeting
Please RSVP by October 19th
Meeting Date:
Monday, October 24th, 2016
Please Thank Our Drink Sponsor: MAP TO Lee Highway Nursery:
DIRECTIONS:
Lee Highway Nursery is located a short distance from
the center of Warrenton, Virginia, on the Rte. 29 bypass,
about 3 miles past Lord Fairfax Community College as
you head south towards Opal and Culpeper.
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Fossil shell in the clay matrix surrounding it. There are areas un-
der the cliffs where the fossil shells are much more prevalent.
The 1.8 mile walk to the beach takes you through some diverse
ecological communities. Note the blooming waterlilies in October.
Calvert Cliffs
State Park, MD is a day-use park featuring a sandy
beach, unique fossils, recycled tire
playground, fishing, a freshwater
and tidal marshland and 13 miles
of hiking trails located in Calvert
County, MD.
History: The massive cliffs, from
which Calvert Cliffs State Park
was named, dominate the shore-
line of the Chesapeake Bay for
roughly 24 miles in Calvert Coun-
ty and were formed over 10 to 20
million years ago when all of
Southern Maryland was covered
by a warm, shallow sea. When the
sea receded the cliffs were ex-
posed and began eroding. Today
these cliffs reveal the remains of
prehistoric species Including
sharks, whales, rays, and seabirds
that were the size of small air-
planes.
Features: Fossil Hunting - Fossil
hunting can be done at the open
beach area at the end of the red
trail, approximately 1.8 miles from
the parking lot. Over 600 species
of fossils from the Miocene era
(10 to 20 million years ago) have
been identified in the Calvert
Cliffs, many of which can be
found at Calvert Cliffs State Park.
Chesapectens, Ecphora, Miocene
era oyster shells, and sharks teeth
are common finds. Sieves and
shovels can be used to sift the
sand for fossils. Please keep in
mind that the area beneath the
cliffs is closed due to dangerous
land slides and the potential for
injury. It is illegal to collect fossils
beneath the cliffs.
(This visitor is flummoxed as to
the overprotective stance of the
Park that takes the primary attrac-
tion away from the visitors. Com-
mon sense should be your guide.)
Beach: The Calvert Cliffs' beach area is a sandy quarter mile stretch lo-
cated on the Chesapeake Bay. The shortest route to the beach is the 1.8
mile red trail. Fossil hunting, swimming, sunbathing and an open play
space are common reasons people visit the beach. No lifeguard is present
and swimming is at your own risk. This beach is located near the Calvert
Cliffs.
Nature Trails: Designated as a wild lands area, 1079 acres of the park
are preserved for hiking and nature appreciation. Thirteen miles of
marked foot trails are open to the public. Cyclists and equestrians are re-
stricted to the service road. Biking and horseback riding are prohibited
on designated wild land trails to prevent further impact. The Maryland
Park Service does not rent horses, and only provides the trails as a means
of recreation.
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Heather Callahan:
Speaker Bio SAVE THAT
DATE !!!
Pesticide Recertification time is just
around the corner !!
We have Friday January 27th,
as our date at the
Ernst Community Cultural Center
on NOVA's Annandale Campus.
We will be re-certifying Pesticide
Applicators from VA, MD, and DC in
Turf and Ornamentals, Research, Right
of Ways, and Certified Tech Cat 60, etc.
The whole list will be available on the
VDACS and Green Industry Seminar
websites in early October.
Keep checking the websites as we may
be including Fertilizer application
recertification too.
Thanks for your attention and we hope
to see you soon!
Heather is a self described
plant geek with widespread horti-
cultural experience as a profes-
sional grower, retailer and broker.
She graduated from Colorado
State University and furthered her
education in horticulture at Dela-
ware State. She considers her most
valuable education to be the years
she spent as a professional grower
of annuals, perennials and shrubs,
her experiences helping home gar-
deners in the selection of appropri-
ate additions to their gardens, and
the many seasons spent growing
Proven Winners and other breed-
ers sample plants in her Virginia
home trial garden.
Heather lives in Castleton
Virginia close to the Blue Ridge
Mountains with her two Jack Rus-
sells, Huckleberry and Marley.
She is an avid grower/gardener,
animal lover and cook. Heather
enjoys growing vegetables and
herbs as well as annuals, perenni-
als, trees and woody shrubs, roses,
orchids and really any sort of plant
with the possible exception of al-
gae.
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Sustainable Lawn Care Waste Management Strategies
The county will no longer
allow yard waste to be set out in
plastic bags beginning in July
2017. In preparation for this effort,
the county will be encouraging
alternative methods for managing
yard waste, including grasscy-
cling, mulching, and on site com-
posting. When there is no alterna-
tive but to dispose of yard waste,
customers should be encouraged
to use reusable containers or paper
lawn bags. Using a reusable trash
can is the most sustainable and
economical option because it re-
quires only a one-time purchase of
a reusable container.
The purpose of this pro-
gram will also help address the
following issues:
· The threat of increased dis-
posal costs at local composting
facilities due to cost of de-bagging
equipment, labor, and the need to
dispose of the leftover plastic;
· The potential for reduced
operational costs because workers
will instantly know the material is
yard waste;
· The reduction of worker
injuries related to picking up plas-
tic bags that are over-weight, or
unstable; and
· Eliminate plastic from the
end-products the composting facil-
ities sell to help cover the cost of
their overall operations.
Eliminating plastic bags
for yard waste collection also
helps ensure all local yard waste
management facilities are provid-
ing the end-users the highest-
quality end-products for use on
residential and commercial lawns
and gardens.
Please contact the Recy-
cling Outreach Team for more in-
formation, or to receive an elec-
tronic version of the Plastic is
NOT Fantastic postcard for distri-
bution to your customers, by con-
tacting Christine McCoy
at703.324.5230, or by visit-
ing: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov
/dpwes/recycling/yardwaste.htm
Written by Christine McCoy, Re-
cycling Outreach & Education,
Fairfax County Solid Waste Man-
agement Program
Christine McCoy
Recycling Outreach & Education
Solid Waste Management Program
Fairfax County, Virginia
Work: 703.324.5058
Cell: 703.868.9566
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NVNLA Continuing Education Scholarship
Would you like your employees to become certified? Would you like them to attend educational
events? Winter time is the best time for the landscape and nursery industry employees to attend educa-
tional conferences obtain re-certifications or new certifications, but it is also a time where many mem-
ber companies cash flow are decreased because of the winter season. The board of the NVNLA has
elected to offer NVNLA Members and/or their employees an opportunity to apply for continuing educa-
tion scholarship. This scholarship can be used for an employee of a member company who would like
to become certified or re-certified in a specific area of our industry. These areas might include but not
be limited to: Virginia Certified Horticulturist, ISA Certification, Pesticide Certification as well as
hardscapes certification ICPI, PICP and NCMA.
Continuing education is important to our industry professionals as well as to the success of your
business. If you would like to apply for a scholarship for any of your employees, please fill out the
form below and mail them to: NVNLA Continuing Education Scholarship, PO Box 2155, Centreville,
VA 20122. Please note that certification must be obtained to receive full scholarship amount. In the
event that certification is not obtained, it will be the individual’s financial responsibility.
NVNLA Continuing Education Scholarship
Name __________________________________________________________________________
Address ________________________________________________________________________
Telephone _________________________ E-Mail __________________________________
Areas of interest in the Green Industry: ________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
Employment experience related to the Green Industry: ________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
Current educational pursuits/future educational plans: ________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
On a separate sheet, please provide a typewritten explanation of how this scholarship will help you in your career and what your
future plans are within the Green Industry.
Signature _______________________________________ Date ___________________
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Recent outbreaks of box-
wood blight, caused by the fun-
gus Calonectria pseudonavicula-
ta, are causing concern in Vir-
ginia. Boxwood blight can cause
severe defoliation of susceptible
boxwood, including English and
American boxwood, and is of seri-
ous consequence to nursery grow-
ers, landscapers and homeowners.
All diagnoses of boxwood blight
in home landscapes made by the
Virginia Tech Plant Disease Clinic
since last fall are linked to new
boxwood purchased from several
Virginia locations of one national
retailer, and new cases are likely
to emerge. (See news article at:
http://www.newsadvance.com/
news/local/boxwood-blight-hits-
lynchburg/article_a2860e97-438c-
523a-9c63-202902eaf42b.html).
Agents will likely get inquiries, so
we wanted to update you on the
disease, the current situation in
Virginia, and available education-
al resources.
Symptoms of boxwood
blight include leaf spots, black
streaking on stems and severe de-
foliation. Other diseases of box-
wood, such as Volutella blight and
root diseases, can be confused
with boxwood blight; therefore,
laboratory confirmation is neces-
sary. Learn to recognize symp-
toms of boxwood blight by view-
ing the image gallery on the Vir-
ginia Boxwood Blight Task Force
web site (http://www.ext.vt.edu/
topics/agriculture/commercial-
horticulture/boxwood-blight/).
In all the cases diagnosed
by the VT Plant Disease Clinic in
home landscapes, the disease was
introduced on infected boxwood
plants. The fungus has sticky
spores and is not adapted for
movement on air currents; howev-
er, spores may stick to and be
transported by spray hoses, tools,
clothing, shoes, and vehicles. The
fungus can also be transported in
soil and likely by animals moving
through infected plants, e.g. deer,
dogs. Infected boxwood may also
be present in holiday greenery.
What to tell clients concerned
about boxwood blight:
1) Although the disease has been
found in 21 counties/independent
cities in Virginia, to our
knowledge it does not appear to be
widespread in any county.
2) English and American box-
wood are very susceptible to the
disease
3) Other plants in the boxwood
family that are susceptible to the
disease include pachysandra and
sweetbox (Sarcococca), so avoid
introducing those plants into land-
scapes with highly valued box-
wood.
4) The primary way the disease
gets around is on infected plant
material, so avoid introducing dis-
eased plant material, especially if
susceptible boxwood are already
present.
5) Because the disease can also be
transported on equipment, it is im-
portant for landscapers to sanitize
tools and equipment between
properties. Home growers should
only hire landscapers who demon-
strate awareness of the disease and
who are implementing measures to
prevent transport of the disease
from one property to another.
6) We strongly recommend that
growers purchase boxwood from a
nursery or retail outlet that has
purchased boxwood exclusively
from a boxwood producer in the
Boxwood Blight Cleanliness Pro-
gram
(http://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/
plant-industry-services-boxwood-
blight.shtml). These growers fol-
low stringent practices to avoid
the introduction of this disease to
their nurseries.
7) Purchase cultivars with re-
sistance to boxwood blight (e.g.
Green Beauty, Nana, Golden
Dream, Northern Emerald, Wed-
ding Ring).
8) Familiarize yourself with the
symptoms of the disease and best
management practices by visiting
the Virginia Boxwood Blight Task
Force web site (http://
www.ext.vt.edu/topics/agriculture/
commercial-horticulture/boxwood
-blight/).
9) Monitor all boxwood plants in
areas where new boxwood has
been introduced within the past
year for symptoms of the disease.
10) If you suspect boxwood
blight, collect symptomatic branch
samples with at least a few green
leaves still attached. Double bag
the samples and take them to your
local Virginia Cooperative Exten-
sion office (http://www.ext.vt.edu/
offices/index.html). Samples will
be forwarded to the Virginia Tech
Plant Clinic for diagnosis.
“Obedient to the thong, it weaves wide
circles in the gaping view of its small
masters, who, admiring, see the
whirling boxwood (volubile buxum)
made a living thing under the lash.”
Virgil - b. 70 BC - d. 19 BC
Roman poet and author; quoted from his
most famous Aeneid 7: 17; 382]
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Boxwood has been known since Classical times and frequently appears in Roman literature. Loudon
(1783 – 1843) [Loudon J.C. Arboretum et Fruticetum Britannicum1838; 99: 1334] was a landscape artist
and encyclopaedist, writing an ‘Encyclopaedia of Gardening‘ and starting a vogue for ‘Gardenesque’, a
style of garden design that had been out of fashion for a century. He has been the 1838 author whose
quotations have been most copied in the ‘History of Boxwood’ section of boxwood books and papers and
this article is designed to look at the validity and contexts of his quotations, a particularly difficult project
as he gave almost no references, only the names of the authors, and even then sometimes not accurately.
He quoted ‘Pliny’, for instance, using the name to cover both Pliny the Elder and Pliny the Younger.
The varieties of boxwood were described by Pliny the Elder. Caius Plinius Secundus (23-79 CE) had
served in the Army of the Rhine and was the Prefect of one of the two Roman navies. He died when he
went ashore to investigate and help to evacuate victims of the volcanic eruption of Vesuvius at Pompeii in
79 CE. He wrote 37 volumes of Historia Naturalis in around 77 CE but he was primarily a historian and
storyteller, editing from previous documents uncritically and at times with errors. He extensively re-
viewed the knowledge of boxwood of that time.
Attribution: Boxwood In Roman Times By Mark V Braimbridge; Dec 29, 2013;
http://www.ebts.org/2013/12/boxwood-in-roman-times-by-mark-v-braimbridge/
Reconstructed Roman garden at the J Paul Getty Museum in Malibu, California, based on the Villa
dei Papiri in Herculaneum (©2005 Richard Ross with the courtesy of the J Paul Getty Trust)
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Newtowne Neck State
Park, MD Newtowne Neck State
Park is a 776 acre peninsula sur-
rounded by Breton Bay, St. Clem-
ents Bay, and the Potomac River.
It has seven (7) miles of ecologi-
cally and recreationally important
waterfront.
Newtowne Neck was home
to the Piscataway Native Ameri-
can Tribe and their ancestors for
many centuries before its settle-
ment by the colonists. The proper-
ty, Newtowne Neck, is the site of
the first settlement in Maryland
after the original settlement in
Saint Mary’s City. The original
colonists landed on St. Clement’s
Island in 1634. In 1640, William
Bretton was granted 750 acres
from Cecelius Calvert for the
Newtowne Neck tract. In 1668,
the Society of Jesus acquired the
property from William Bretton in
exchange for 40,000 pounds of
tobacco. William and his wife,
Temperance, donated one and
one-half acres of their property in
1661 to the Society of Jesus to es-
tablish a chapel and cemetery. The
property was maintained by the
Society of Jesus until they with-
drew from the land in 1967 to
work in other areas.
The Department of Natural
Resources purchased Newtowne
Neck in late April of 2009. The
land was purchased to protect the
waterfront from development. The
purchase of Newtowne Neck, pro-
vides the ability to preserve di-
verse natural water and land areas,
safeguard wildlife habitats, con-
serve sustainable forest lands, and
protect the quality of the Chesa-
peake Bay. Newtowne Neck will
provide public access to the Cap-
tain John Smith National Historic
Trail and provide a lasting legacy
to future generations of Mary-
landers.
Newtowne Neck is also
designated as the first historic dis-
trict in St. Mary’s County and is
listed on the National Register of
Historic places.
AMENITIES:
Newtowne Neck State Park
was purchased by the State of Mar-
yland in 2009 and promises to be-
come a unique and important addi-
tion to Maryland’s State Park sys-
tem. The park’s outstanding scen-
ery, water access, gentle topogra-
phy and significant history offer
something for everyone.
In 2011, the Department
secured a federal Land and Water
Conservation Fund Grant in antici-
pation of the need for capital fund-
ing to help support future park im-
provement projects that are identi-
fied during the public planning
process. The grant was broadly
written to maximize flexibility re-
garding the use of the funds.
To date, the Maryland Park
Service has made only modest im-
provements to Newtowne Neck
State Park in order to allow for the
community participation process
and master planning effort to
guide further resource analysis,
recreation development, and re-
source restoration activities. Cur-
rently the Park includes the fol-
lowing features:
1) An entrance sign, information
bulletin board, picnic table, and
gravel parking area for several
cars (open sunrise to sunset)
2) A natural surface canoe and
kayak launch that provides access
to a protected cove
3) Access to seven miles of unde-
veloped shoreline for fishing and
wading, much of which consists of
a sandy beach
4) A network of unimproved
farm roads and trails that provide
several miles of hiking and biking
5) Waterfowl hunting to license
holders during regulated seasons
Driving Directions:
Take Route 5 towards
Leonardtown. Turn right at the
light at the intersection of Route 5
and MD-243 and follow the road
for three miles.
Newtowne Neck is an extremely rural area. The Park is no different.
There are no obvious rangers or visitor centers.
Just peaceful, beautiful scenery.
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Not modern art. But unintentional adornment via windblown plastic
bags. How many times have you seen this while driving down a
country road? Likely many times more than you would like.
“If you can't reuse or repair an item, do
you ever really own it? Do you ever
really own it? Do you ever develop the
sense of pride and proprietorship that
comes from maintaining an object in
fine working order?
We invest something of ourselves in our
material world, which in turn reflects
who we are. In the era of disposability
that plastic has helped us foster, we
have increasingly invested ourselves in
objects that have no real meaning in
our lives. We think of disposable
lighters as conveniences -- which they
indisputably are; ask any smoker or
backyard-barbecue chef -- and yet we
don't think much about the tradeoffs
that that convenience entails.”
Susan Freinkel b. 1957
American author & commentator;
Plastic: A Toxic Love Story
Published 2011
