Inside this issue: - Utah Nursery and Landscape Association

Issue 1, 2016
Inside this issue:
Introducing Certificate of Western Horticulture . . . 3, 4
Donna B. Minch is Retiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
NALP Launches New Consumer Site and
Social Media Platforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
In Memoriam, Charles Vander Kooi . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
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Introducing Certificate
of Western Horticulture
Spring Floral Design Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/16/16
Succulent Centerpieces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/21/16
Vegetable Container Gardening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/26/16
Vertical Gardening - Living Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/16/16
Water Features for the Home Garden . 7/27/16 - 7/30/16
Check out the upcoming events and
classes at the Conversation Garden
Park located at 8275 South 1300
West, West Jordan (801.256.4400)
Publisher
Utah Nursery & Landscape Association
Editor
Diane Jones
Design & Layout
EF Creative, Inc.
Waterwise Trees and Shrubs Tour
Saturday, April 16 from 10 AM – 12 PM
Not all trees and shrubs are created equal. On this unique
Garden tour find out which trees and shrubs are best suited to
Utah’s climate. Wear walking shoes and bring sun protection.
Led by: Conservation Garden Park Staff Meet in the main plaza.
Registration is required for admittance to this event.
Editorial Committee
Diane Jones
Executive Director
Diane Jones
EXECUTIVE BOARD
President
Clark Bell – BioGrass
801-562-9090
Vice President
Marvin Potter – Bellaview Nursery
801-884-2725
Secretary/Treasurer
Kurt Young – Turf Sprinkler Co.
801-943-5055
Past President
Tony Latimer – Thanksgiving Point
801-768-2300
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Craig Aston – A & D Landscape
Suzy Loveland – Loveland Landscape
Tex Parker – Diamond Rental
Bonnie Pendleton – The Plant Lady
Ryan Wagstaff – WAGS Landscape
Ex-officio
Scott Oldham – Utah Dept. of Ag and Food
Britney Hunter – USU-Utah Botanical Center
Dr. Larry Rupp – USU Extension, Logan, Utah
Emeritus
George S. Hoar
Dr. Frank Williams
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of the opportunities and actions of the association
and its members.
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INTERNET RESOURCES
UNLA
www.utahgreen.org
The University of Utah and UNLA are
please to announce the Lifelong Learning’s Certificate of Western Horticulture
launched. Here is link to the website:
https://continue.utah.edu/lifelong/
western-horticulture. Sprout this Spring and Grow your
skills. Master the techniques best suited
for Utah gardens with the Life Long Learning’s “Certificate of Western Horticulture”.
Classes include: Botany for Gardeners,
Landscape Design, Pruning Basics, Landscape Plat Selection, Soils & Fertilizers and
Irrigation Basics.
University of Utah Lifelong Learning
Home and Garden Classes.
CLASS TITLE DATE(S)
101 Plants to Know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/14/16 - 10/13/16
All About Tomatoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Multiple
Bee Keeping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Multiple
Certificate of Western Horticulture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Multiple
Designing with Fresh Flowers Bring Your Garden Inside. . . . . . . . . . . . 6/16/16 - 8/18/16
Follow the Wildflowers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/20/16 - 7/27/16
Garden Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/07/16 - 6/14/16
Garden Treasures: Salt Lake Tour . . . . . 6/15/16 - 6/22/16
Gardening in Containers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/11/16 - 5/18/16
Gardening in the Wasatch . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/10/16 - 5/24/16
Gardening with Mushrooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/11/16
Irrigation Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Multiple
Living Wreath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/18/16
Organic Gardening Apprenticeship . . . . 5/28/16 - 8/20/16
Perennials - Spring and Summer Bloomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/25/16 - 6/08/16
Perennials: Late Summer and Fall Bloomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/16/16 - 8/23/16
Preserving Fresh Herbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/16/16
Residential Landscape Design Multiple Soil
Maintenance for Urban Gardening . . . 5/12/16 - 5/14/16
Growing Fruit Trees
Saturday, April 16 from 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM
Do bugs get to your peaches before you do? Are your apples
too small? Learn how to make your fruit trees healthy and pestfree. Instructor: Katie Wagner - Salt Lake County Extension Class
held in the Education Center: 8275 S. 1300 W. in West Jordan,
UT Registration is required for admittance to this event.
Fruit Tree Grafting Workshop with USU Extension
Saturday, April 23 from 10 AM – 2:30 PM
Learn to propagate fruit trees in this hands-on workshop. Take
home two grafted apple trees which are included with the
registration fee. Participants can select from the various apple
varieties supplied or bring their own scion wood to graft with.
Additional rootstocks & scion wood may be purchased while
supplies last. This event is open to the public, but also counts
for a Working Lab event for Salt Lake County Master Gardeners.
Instructor: Mike Pace, USU Extension, Session 1 maximum 40 people (10:00 AM -12:00 PM), Sesson 2 maximum - 40
people (12:30 PM -3:30 PM), Cost: $20 Please contact Tessa
Groff with USU Extension for any questions on registration
tessa.groff@usu.edu 385-468-4824
Tomato Grafting Class with USU Extension
Saturday, April 30 from 10 AM – 12 PM
Tomato grafting is quickly becoming a popular and costeffective way to put older heirloom tomatoes on disease
resistant rootstocks to overcome soil diseases and pests to limit
or eliminate the use of chemical pesticides. We will be grafting
vigorous, disease-resistant tomato rootstocks to desirable
fruiting varieties. Come join us for a tomato grafting workshop
and take home 6 of your own grafted tomato plants to try in
your home garden! This event is open to the public, but also
counts for a Working Lab event for Salt Lake County Master
Gardeners. Instructor: Mike Caron, USU Extension, Class size:
25, Cost: $20 Please contact Tessa Groff with USU Extension
for any questions on registration tessa.groff@usu.edu 385468-4824
Container Gardening
Saturday, May 7 from 9 AM – 10:30 AM
Annuals and showy perennials can be water-needy but when
planted in containers they add sparkle to landscapes and save
water. Learn how to design, create and maintain beautiful
container plantings. Instructor: Cory Collins - Conservation
Garden Park Class held in the Education Center: 8275 S. 1300
W. in West Jordan, UT Registration is required for admittance
to this event.
Work and Learn Planting
Saturday, May 7 from 10 AM – 12 PM
Come get dirt on your hands and a smile on your face as you
work alongside our gardeners! You’ll receive expert instruction
in proper planting while learning effective techniques to use in
your own yard. Bring gloves and dress for the great outdoors
(we provide the tools). Group size is limited, so register early.
Class held at Conservation Garden Park: 8275 S. 1300 W.
in West Jordan, UT. Meet in the main plaza. Registration is
required for admittance to this event.
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Certificate of Western
Horticulture (continued from page 3)
Creating Waterwise Parkstrips
Thursday, May 12 from 6:30 Pm – 8 PM
Hot, dry and walked on frequently, parkstrips can be difficult to
design. This class will focus on techniques to create beautiful
waterwise parkstrips, including plants that will thrive in these
tough sites. Instructor: Shaun Moser - Conservation Garden
Park Class held in the Education Center: 8275 S. 1300 W. in
West Jordan, UT Registration is required for admittance to this
event.
Best Kept Secrets of Lawn Care
Saturday, May 14 from 9 AM – 10:30 AM
Become the envy of your neighborhood! Find out little-known
secrets that will improve the color and health of your grass.
Instructor: Katie Wagner - Salt Lake County Extension Class held
in the Education Center: 8275 S. 1300 W. in West Jordan, UT
Registration is required for admittance to this event.
Common Utah Weeds and How to Control Them
Thursday, May 19 from 6:30 PM – 8 PM
Are weeds winning the battle over your yard? Come learn
from an expert how to identify and get the upper hand on
your weed war. Instructor: Ralph Whitesides Class held in
the Education Center: 8275 S. 1300 W. in West Jordan, UT
Registration is required for admittance to this event.
For those who live in Davis County,
the extension offers the upcoming
events:
Garden and Plant Diagnostic Clinics
What: Get help diagnosing what disease or insect may be
pestering your garden.
When: Monday, Wednesday, Friday; 9 AM – 12 PM
Where: Davis Memorial Courthouse, 28 East State Street, Room
107. Enter building through south doors.
Phone: (801) 451-3204
Lawn Care and Troubleshooting
When: Wednesday April 13, 6-7 PM
Where: Utah House, 920 South 50 West, Kaysville, UT 84037
What: Our Extension expert will share simple techniques to
beat the weeds, manage pests, and grow a greener healthier
lawn this year.
Vegetable Gardening and Raised Beds
When: Saturday, April 23, 9-11am
Where: USU Botanical Center Gardens, 150 East Sego Lily
Drive, Kaysville, UT 84037
What: Brittany Hunter manages the vegetable demonstration
garden at the USU Botanical Center. Now is your chance to
learn the secrets of a successful raised bed garden and get
a chance to ask the Expert. The class will be held outdoors
weather permitting.
Northern Utah
Gina Ovard
Robert J. Burns
Eric Murray
Erica Schoenefeld
Southern Utah
Clifton Christensen
Tyler Cunliffe
Steven W. Daynes
Derek Conner
Jordan Holt
Dustin Goza
Steve Harrington
Wilbert Heil
Dylan Jones
Joel Mendoza
Mario Plancarte
Juan Lopez-Silva
Darrell Steinke
William Taylor
Cody Taylor
Peter Vribe
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For those who live in Utah County, the
extension offers the upcoming events:
Basic Vegetable Gardening
When: Tuesday, April 19, 6:30 PM
Where: County Administration Building
100 East Center Room L600
Provo, UT 84606
What: Come learn the basics of having a successful vegetable
garden. From site selection, to soils, to simplifying your work,
we’ll cover it all and have time for Q&A.
Fruit Tree Grafting
When: Wednesday, April 20, 6-8 PM
Where: Thanksgiving Point Oak Room
2935 N Thanksgiving Way
Lehi, UT 84043
What: Come learn the basics of fruit tree grafting in this handson workshop! Grafting is the age-old practice of joining plants
to specific root systems to get the desirable benefits of both
parts. In addition to learning the science and techniques of
grafting, participants will graft two apple trees on semi-dwarf
rootstock that they will take home with them at the end of
the class.
Plant Propagation Series-Starting Plants in the
Greenhouse
When: Tuesday, April 26, 6-9 PM
Where: Thanksgiving Point Maple Room
2935 N Thanksgiving Way
Lehi, UT 84043
What: Learn about starting plants from seeds and cuttings.
The classroom instruction will cover timing, growing mixes,
transplanting, and equipment. This class covers insect, pests,
disease, environmental problems, and other challenges in
greenhouse growing. Plants will be taken home at the final
class date.
How to Get More from Your Vegetable Garden
When: Thursday, May 5, 6:30 – 8:30 PM
Where: County Administration Building
100 East Center Room L600
Provo, UT 84606
What: If you’d like to learn to get more produce from your
garden without having to make your garden larger, join us at
the Getting the Most from Your Garden Class on May 5
Central Utah Water Conservancy
District, 355 W University Parkway,
Orem, Utah
April 16, 2016
9:00 am Vegetable Gardening with Elisa Lauritzen,
Horticulturist
Vegetable gardening is a rewarding pastime. Not only can
you enjoy working with your hands in your own soil, but you
also get to eat the fruits of your labors. When you grow your
own food, you know exactly what goes into it. Come to this
class to learn helpful gardening tips and solutions to common
gardening challenges. Learn how to improve your soil and
which vegetables grow best in our climate.
11:00 am Growing Berries with Wayne McBride, Berry
Grower
What are the best berries to grow in Utah? What can you do to
ensure that your berry plants are healthy and productive? Come
and learn what you need to know to grow berries at home.
1:00 pm Taun Beddes, USU Extension and KSL
Greenhouse Show Host
Find out which varieties of fruit-bearing trees are better for
our area, and receive instruction on proper planting methods.
Be trained on how to care for your trees and control potential
pests. Learn what you can do to help ensure the best harvest
possible.
Each year, Red Butte Garden offers
lectures, classes, and events both
informative and inspiring. Below are
some upcoming events:
101 Plants to Know
April 14, 2016 - 6:00pm - October 13, 2016 - 6:00pm
Spring Garden Walk
April 16, 2016 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
Gifts of Botanical Beauty
April 16, 2016 - 10:00am - April 23, 2016 - 12:30pm
Follow the Wildflowers
April 20, 2016 - 6:00pm - July 29, 2016 - 6:00pm
Irrigation Basics
April 21, 2016 - 6:00pm - April 28, 2016 - 8:00pm
Birding
April 22, 2016 - 9:00am - May 28, 2016 - 11:30am
New Approaches to Water-wise Landscapes
April 25, 2016 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Arbor Day
April 29, 2016 - 9:00am - 3:00pm
Terrific Trees for Your Home Landscape
April 29, 2016 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
37th Annual Spring Plant Sale
May 6, 2016 - 1:00pm - 8:00pm
37th Annual Spring Plant Sale
May 7, 2016 - 9:00am - 3:00pm
Grow Your Own Herbs
May 9, 2016 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Gardening in the Wasatch
May 10, 2016 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Gardening in Containers
May 11, 2016 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Cooking in the Garden
May 12, 2016 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Succulent Centerpieces
May 21, 2016 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
Perennials: Spring - Summer Bloomers
May 25, 2016 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Vegetable Container Gardening
May 26, 2016 - 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Washington County Water
Conservancy District celebrates the
first anniversary of the Red Hills
Desert.
This Garden is Utah’s first desert conservation garden. The
nearly 5-acre garden features 5,000 water-efficient plants, a
1,150-foot stream stocked with native and endangered fish
species, a replica slot canyon and prehistoric dinosaur tracks
found onsite dating back 200 million years. The project is a
collaboration of Washington County Water Conservancy District,
City of St. George and Virgin River Program. Thousands have
visited the garden since its spring 2015 opening. Listed below
are a few things going on at the garden and Tonaquint Nature
Center this spring.
Free Landscape Workshop: Water-efficient Landscapes
April 9 @ 10:00 am -11:00 am
Washington County Water Conservancy District Office,
533 E. Waterworks Dr. St. George, UT 84770 United States
Learn the design basics to create a water-efficient, lush
landscape.
Free Landscape Workshop: Tried & True Trees
April 23 @ 10:00 am -11:00 am
Tonaquint Nature Center
1851 S Dixie Dr. St George, UT 84770 United States
Information on trees that work well in this area and how to care
for them will be shared.
Garden Fair
May 2 @ 4:00 pm -7:00 pm
The Garden,
1851 S. Dixie Dr. St. George, UT 84770 United States
Enjoy interactive displays, children’s activities, music,
educational booths, refreshments and more.
Water Walk
May 2 @ 7:00 pm -8:00 pm
The Garden,
1851 S. Dixie Dr. St. George, UT 84770 United States
Join us for a two-mile walk symbolic of the distance families in
water-stressed communities walk daily for water.
Free Landscape Workshop: Native Plants
May 7 @ 10:00 am -11:00 am
Washington County Water Conservancy District Office,
533 E. Waterworks Dr. St. George, UT 84770 United States
Learn how to incorporate native plants into your landscape to
create a setting that’s beautiful and water smart.
Free Landscape Workshop: Water-efficient Lawn Care
May 21 @ 10:00 am -11:00 am
Tonaquint Nature Center,
1851 S Dixie Dr. St George, UT 84770 United States
Learn the best management practices for a water-efficient
landscape
Donna B. Minch is Retiring
Donna B. Minch, Utah State
University’s Plant Science
Department Regional Campus
Program Coordinator and
Student Advisor, is retiring
after a 23-year career with the
university.
M
inch received her BS degree in
Plant Science from USU in 1976.
While an undergrad, she worked
as a teaching assistant for Dr. LaMar Anderson’s floral design classes and taught
floral design for Extension Class Division.
Donna, her husband Steve, and their
daughters, Jessie and Beckie, traveled for
15 years with the U.S. Army, the family’s
last duty assignment was Utah. In 1992, she was hired by Bill Varga
as a horticulturist at the Farmington
Botanical Gardens to work with Master
Gardeners. Minch also team taught a class
in Logan with Varga. In 1995, she was
asked to assist Craig Aston to expand the
off-campus Horticulture program along
the Wasatch Front, Price, Blanding, Moab
and St. George.
proposed and championed the expansion
of the horticulture program for Regional
Campus Students along the Wasatch Front
from an Associate of Applied Science to a
Bachelor’s of Science in horticulture. The
first USU bachelor’s degree in horticulture
was awarded in 1998 and the department has continued to produce valued
graduates from the main Logan Campus
as well as USU’s regional campuses.
Minch is an award-winning advisor.
She was the first Regional Campus Advisor to be selected for the USU Robins
Award in 2012, and in 2013 she received
a Certificate of Merit for outstanding
advising from National Academic Advising
Association.
“The students I have advised and
taught at USU are lifelong friends to me,”
said Minch. “I’m so grateful for all the instructors and my department heads who
are dedicated to the students and the
Regional Campus Program. I’ve worked
with so many great people in the USU
system who have really helped make it a
success.”
Minch will be returning to USU
periodically as an adjunct instructor. In
retirement, she and her husband Steve,
(also a USU alum), plan to travel and see
their children and grandchildren more.
She will enjoy spending time in her garden again.
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“Donna has served as an instructor,
advisor, and friend to our horticulture
students across the USU system,” said
Vice Provost Dave R. Woolstenhulme,
in a release. “She has helped grow an
outstanding horticulture program and
enabled students statewide to gain access to higher education and increased
employment opportunities within their
communities. Her absence as a mentor
and colleague will be felt by many.”
Even as a young child growing up in
Massachusetts, Minch knew her love was
plants. At age 11 she moved into the
world of horticulture and entrepreneurship
with the help of her dad and sister making
and selling Christmas wreaths. She went
on to graduate from Rittner’s School of
Floral Design in Boston, before going to
Utah State to study Plant Science.
Now a permanent and important
fixture in the horticulture world, Minch
Shade, Ornamental, and Fruit Trees
B&B and Containers
Located in Southwest Idaho
208.482.6600
www.claytontreefarm.com
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Launches New
Consumer Site
and Social Media
Platforms
Dear Colleague:
I wanted to alert you to today’s launch
of a brand new website NALP has created
to educate consumers about healthy
lawns and landscapes and the value
brought by relationships with industry
professionals. LoveYourLandscape.org,
is the cornerstone of NALP’s new national
consumer outreach efforts orchestrated
by the Industry Growth Initiative (IGI).
The new website has nearly 150 articles,
inspiration galleries and videos to educate
and inspire consumers, and new content
will be added each month. The site also
drives visitors to hire a professional in
their area. You can read more about this
dynamic new site here.
We also have launched three new
social media channels that will allow us
to further engage with consumers: Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest. I hope
you will follow us and share the exciting
news with your members. We look forward to our role in telling the industry’s
story.
Thanks,
Sabeena
Sabeena Hickman, CAE
Chief Executive Officer
Picky clients?
Send them our way.
(We’ll give them ideas. You give them results they’ll love.)
FREE botanical Garden showing Utah-friendly landscapes.
8275 South 1300 West, West Jordan
ConservationGardenPark.org | 801-256-4400
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Who we are & why purchase:
• One of the first low water landscape companies in
northern Utah
• Have been in business since 1996 with demonstrated
staying power
• Possess a good reputation in our industry
• Have a deep knowledge of xeric plants & how to
succeed with them in the landscape
• Receive many calls – services are in demand
• Website sees heavy traffic and comes up first in an internet
search for ‘xeriscape’ & ‘Utah’
• Are environmentally appropriate for our region
What comes with the purchase?
• Website – xeriscapedesign.com
• Landscape Equipment
• Customized Bid-sheet
• Design Program
• Design portfolio
• Plant Lists
• Drip irrigation guidelines/specs for plant materials
• Maintenance clients
• Training available in all aspects of operation of this business
from design to bid and installation as part of sale
Utah Green – Utah Nursery & Landscape Association
Certified Nursery Professional Quarterly Quiz
CEU Quiz
Spring ’16
Choose only one correct answer for each question.
A completed exam with a score of 80% will qualify for
1 CEU towards the Utah Certified Nursery Professional
- UCNP certification. Quizzes scoring less than 80% will
be returned and can be re-submitted. Correct answers
can be sent upon request. We encourage you to return
the completed quiz no later than May 15, 2016. Visit
www.utahgreen.org for the quiz online.
1. Pruning cuts should be made:
a) Approximately one-quarter inch above the bud
b) Approximately one inch above the bud
c) Approximately three or four inches above the bud
d) Just below a bud
2. Spring flowering plants should be pruned during the winter
or dormant season.
a) True
b) False
3. A brown patch in an otherwise green lawn is caused by:
a) Insect damage
b) Fertilizer burn
c) Disease or drought
d) Could be caused by a number of things
4. Many native Utah plants survive with less water than
traditional landscape plants. They are able to do this by:
a) Growing leaves with fuzzy surfaces that transpire less
b) Growing tap roots that reach deeper water resources
c) Having silver or gray foliage that reflects the sun’s heat
d) Growing small, needle-shape leaves that lose less water
e) All of the above
5. Signs of spider mite infestation in houseplants include:
a) lighter colored stippled areas on leaves
b) tiny “webs” between leaves
c) fuzzy white material at leafstalk joints
d) sticky surface on leaves
e) all of the above
f) b and d
6. Newly planted trees should be watered about how often
during the first summer after planting?
a) It depends on the type of soil and other environmental factors
b) Three times per day
c) Once every two weeks
d) Whenever the lawn sprinkler runs
7. Utah soil is naturally low in organic matter content. The
best soil amendment to increase organic matter content is:
a) peat moss
b) mature compost
c) gypsum
d) wood chips
e) steer manure
8. Plant form contributes greatly to landscape design. Which
of the following is NOT a term that characterizes the form
of a shrub?
a) low-spreading
b) spring-blooming
c) columnar
d) globe-shaped
9. Characteristics of a sandy soil include all the following
EXCEPT:
a) rapid water infiltration
b) warms up quickly in spring
c) high nutrient holding capacity
d) easier to dig
10. A properly designed landscape and irrigation system with
an automatic clock should be programmed in the spring
and should not need to be changed for the rest of the
season.
a) True
b) False
Please return completed quiz to:
UNLA – Utah Green
P.O. Box 526314
SLC, UT 84152-6314
Fax: 801.424.9226 Email: utgreen2@aol.com
Please retain a copy for your records
Name _________________________________________________
Phone ___________________
Email _______________________
Certification type: UCNP _____ QWEL _____
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In Memoriam, Charles Vander Kooi
I
ndustry leader Charles Vander Kooi,
died March 12 of an apparent heart
attack. The author, consultant and
well-known speaker spent decades as an
estimator and helped more than 1,500
companies in their estimating and bidding
systems. The family is holding a private
burial and there will be a memorial service
sometime in early April.
Vander Kooi spoke at an average of 80
trade shows, conventions, and associations
each year, teaching his philosophy across
the U.S., Canada, Latin America, England
and Australia. He consulted with an average
of 50 clients annually, assisting in and improving their performance.
Our industry has lost a legend. But his
teaching and training will not be forgotten.
knowledge experience
&
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...we grow plants
to age gracefully
Willow
Creek
WHOLESALE NURSERY LLC
Visit the UNLA
Home Page!
www.utahgreen.org
Also, email us at utgreen1@aol.com
Featuring...
• Current & upcoming events
for the UNLA
• Certification information
• Links to other exciting
green industry websites
UNLA
Membership
Application
If a trade is worth being
in, it is a privilege, not
a duty, to belong to its
association.
Company Name _________________________________
Your Name ______________________________________
Mailing Address __________________________________
City, State, Zip ___________________________________
Phone ________________ Fax ____________________
Chapter affiliation ________________________________
Email __________________________________________
Website ________________________________________
For Member Applicants
Date established ___________
Business License # _______________________________
Member
Education
Licensed firms or organizations engaged
in the nursery business, landscape
construction, landscape architecture,
greenhouse production, interior or exterior landscape maintenance, irrigation
contracting, professional pesticide use,
government agencies wanting voting
rights, or any other related green industry in Utah.
1-3 employees*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $175
4-6 employees*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $225
7+ employees* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $275
Additional locations (after first). . . . $150
*(based on peak season)
Educators and others engaged in teaching,
research, or extension; non-voting
government agencies . . . . . . . . . . . . $60
Allied
Firms or organizations in allied trades,
providing equipment or services to
members; out-of-state plant suppliers
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $225
Individual
For individuals working in or affiliated
with the green industry, whether or
not they work in member firms or
organizations. This category is not for
businesses or principals of businesses.
Individuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $60
Students
Full-time students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25
(12 or more credit hours)
Honorary
Number of employees:
Full time ________ Part time ________ Seasonal _______
Please attach a sheet stating your license numbers, including business, contractor,
nursery, etc. Please include other national, state or local industry affiliations and dates
established.
Method of Payment:
Cash/Check (made payable to UNLA)
Visa/MasterCard American Express or Discover Card
Credit Card payments may be faxed to: 801-424-9226
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o
Amount $ _____________
Those individuals deemed by the Board
of Directors to be worthy of exceptional
honor, by virtue of service to the industry.
Card Number ____________________________________
All membership applications are subject
to the approval of the UNLA-Utahgreen
Board of Directors.
Name on Card ___________________________________
Send application and check to:
Utah Nursery &
Landscape Association
P.O. Box 526314
Salt Lake City, Utah 84152-6314
Phone 801.424.9223
Fax 801.424.9226
Apply online:
www.utahgreen.org
Email: utgreen2@aol.com
Exp Date ___________ CVV# _______
Address ________________________________________
City, State, Zip ___________________________________
Signature _______________________________________
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P.O. Box 526314
Salt Lake City, Utah 84152-6314
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Mark Your
Calendar Now
April 2016
20-21 National Association of Landscape Professionals “Interior Plantscape
Symposium” at Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA. Opportunities to earn
CEUs toward Landscape Industry Certified recertification as well as pesticide credits.
Contact: https://www.landscapeprofessionals.org/nalp/nalp/events-education/
interior-plantscape-symposium.aspx
28-30 Utah ASLA Annual Meeting, St. George
Contact: http://aslautah.org/news/
May 2016
Annual Water Spring Conference and Workshop at Jordan Valley Water
Conservancy District Education Center
Contact: http://www.utahwaterconservationforum.org/WaterwiseConference.pdf
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