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Moving Forward...Together at FNGLA’s Annual Convention A BI-MONTHLY PUBLICATION FOR FNGLA MEMBERS. FULL MONTHLY ISSUE LOCATED AT HTTP://GREENLINE.FNGLA.ORG May - June 2011 Volume 32, Issue 2 Lite June 23 - 25, 2011 LaPlaya Beach and Golf Resort, Naples, FL FNGLA’s Annual Convention is a time each year for FNGLA members and industry friends to celebrate the past year’s success while welcoming FNGLA’s new leadership taking office. After checking in Thursday, bring the family to the Welcome Reception on Vanderbilt Bay. Held at the resort as the sun goes down, the Welcome Reception is the perfect way for all early-bird attendees and golfers to set the tone for a relaxing weekend. On Friday morning, golfers will be up early to play on the Championship Robert Cupp-designed LaPlaya Golf Course. Come see for yourself why this course is lauded for its natural beauty and often mentioned in the lists of the country’s best resort courses. Friday evening’s dinner event, Sunset Soirée, will be held along the Gulf of Mexico, making this the ideal location for dinner and watching the sunset with friends & family. A southern-style buffet will be served while you relax to the sounds of steel drums by the water. After two full days of fun in the sun, things will move indoors for FNGLA’s Annual Business Meeting on Saturday morning. This meeting is the platform for showcasing FNGLA’s 2011 Industry Award winners, as well as the induction ceremony of FNGLA’s 2011 – 2012 leaders. A membership luncheon after the meeting will allow for even more networking time and to enjoy the featured guest speaker, Mike Joyner, Assistant Commissioner/Chief of Staff for Florida’s Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Saturday evening’s Presidents’ Gala, sponsored by Stallings Crop Insurance, will have you dancing until the end of the party. FNGLA members, friends and families will come together to dine, dance and honor the FNGLA Hall of Fame inductees and Wendell E. Butler award winner! For more information, visit www.fngla.org/events/annual- convention/ or call (800) 375-3642. In order to get the best pricing, book: Hotel Rooms by May 23 Convention Tickets by June 14 Register online at www.fngla.org/events/annual-convention/ or call FNGLA at 407-295-7944.
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Moving Forward...Together at FNGLA’s Annual Convention
A b i - m o n t h l y p u b l i c A t i o n f o r f n G l A m e m b e r s . f u l l m o n t h l y i s s u e l o c A t e d A t h t t p : / / G r e e n l i n e . f n G l A . o r G
May - June 2011 Volume 32, Issue 2
Lite
June 23 - 25, 2011 LaPlaya Beach and Golf Resort, Naples, FL
FNGLA’s Annual Convention is a time each year for FNGLA members and industry friends to celebrate the past year’s success while welcoming FNGLA’s new leadership taking office.
After checking in Thursday, bring the family to the Welcome Reception on Vanderbilt Bay. Held at the resort as the sun goes down, the Welcome Reception is the perfect way for all early-bird attendees and golfers to set the tone for a relaxing weekend.
On Friday morning, golfers will be up early to play on the Championship Robert Cupp-designed LaPlaya Golf Course. Come see for yourself why this course is lauded for its natural beauty and often mentioned in the lists of the country’s best resort courses.
Friday evening’s dinner event, Sunset Soirée, will be held along the Gulf of Mexico, making this the ideal location for dinner and watching the sunset with friends & family. A southern-style buffet will be served while you relax to the sounds of steel drums by the water.
After two full days of fun in the sun, things will move indoors for FNGLA’s Annual Business Meeting on Saturday morning. This meeting is the platform for showcasing FNGLA’s 2011 Industry Award winners, as well as the induction ceremony of FNGLA’s 2011 – 2012 leaders. A membership luncheon after the meeting will allow for even more networking time and to enjoy the featured guest speaker, Mike Joyner, Assistant Commissioner/Chief of Staff for Florida’s Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Saturday evening’s Presidents’ Gala, sponsored by Stallings Crop Insurance, will have you dancing until the end of the party. FNGLA members, friends and families will come together to dine, dance and honor the FNGLA Hall of Fame inductees and Wendell E. Butler award winner! For more information, visit www.fngla.org/events/annual-convention/ or call (800) 375-3642.
In order to get the best pricing, book: Hotel Rooms by May 23
Convention Tickets by June 14Register online at
www.fngla.org/events/annual-convention/ or call FNGLA at 407-295-7944.
Dear Members, We have the Floriculture Fields Days on May 12 -13; it’s not too late to join in this educational opportunity being held in conjunction with the Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival. And, it’s time to start making your plans to attend the Annual Convention.
Membership renewals have been going out over the past couple of weeks. In your renewal packet, there is a nice one-page handout with the many ways to get the most value out of your membership. We know membership to one person is not the same to another. So, over the years, FNGLA has added value to your membership by offering member benefits and services, networking opportunities through Chapters, government advocacy, and visibility of the industry though the FNGLA website, Online Plant and Product Locator, and consumer public relations. Some of these can save you money, some can enhance your customer base, some do their very best to protect your business interest when it comes to regulations being imposed. Yet most of all, FNGLA is much like a family - no we don’t always agree on everything or how it’s being done, but we always come together and unite as one when we must.
My thoughts are FNGLA membership offers more than just discounts; by sending in your membership dues you will save ten-fold for what you write that check! Let’s get those membership renewals in today!
On the topic of networking opportunities, we have our Annual Convention coming up on June 23-26 at the LaPlaya in Naples. This is a great opportunity to talk with your fellow members, catch up on what has gone on for the year, celebrate accomplishments and take time for fun in the sun. This year’s theme is “Moving Forward Together.” This was chosen because it has been a tough couple of years, yet we are moving forward. Our business may not look the same, but just like the turtles in the brochure, we move forward, slowly and with direction to meet our objectives. So, I invite you to Naples to celebrate another year of FNGLA and fellow nursery person’s accomplishments, enjoy a great beach party planned Friday night with steel drums, a great hospitality suite, and a gala evening of passing of the “big” shoes.
Before I close, I would be remiss if I did not say “thank you” to all who have participated in FNGLA’s immigration grassroots of the past couple of weeks and to Jim Spratt for his “boots on the ground” work on this issue. As of this letter, we don’t know the outcome. Yet, I know when our membership is called upon they respond. We can do better, so please when you get a grassroots alert, take a minute to contact your representative and senator. And, pass it along to employees, family and friends; we need all the voices we can get!
Until next month: “If you’ve never been thrilled to the very edges of your soul by a flower in spring bloom, maybe your soul has never been in bloom.” ~Terri Guillemets
Carolan MahrFNGLA 2010-2011 PresidentPRESIDENT’S LETTER
Presidents’ Gala
Sunset Soirée
Annual Business Meeting
Membership Luncheon
Useppa Level
Boca Grande Level
Captiva LevelFarm Credit
Sanibel LevelAction Chapter
B & L Landscape CompanyBig Sky GrowersCreative Printing
Creel TractorFrontrunners Chapter
Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, IncTreasure Coast Chapter
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Atkinson Realty & Auction, Inc.Big Bend Chapter
Cauthen & FeldmanFerlita, Wash & Gonazalez
Florida Potting SoilsIntegrity Merchant Solutions
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Pinellas Chapter
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FNGLA HAPPENINGSFNGLA Announces 2011 Industry Award WinnersEach year through the FNGLA Industry Awards Program, FNGLA honors a distinct group of individuals who contribute time and energy into enhancing, protecting and serving Florida’s nursery and landscape industry.
FNGLA’s Industry Awards Program acknowledges both FNGLA and industry service – with criteria geared to each award. Nominations are accepted from the industry-at-large and winners are selected by a committee of industry peers. The Wendell Butler Award and the FNGLA Hall of Fame are recognized as the most prestigious awards given by FNGLA. The Wendell Butler Award is presented for service to FNGLA and the FNGLA Hall of Fame Award is a lifetime achievement award.
Winners of all awards will be recognized at the FNGLA Annual Convention, June 25, 2011 at LaPlaya Resort in Naples, Florida.
ouTSTANDING CHAPTeR PReSIDeNTJoey Quinn of Quintessence Nursery, Palm Beach Chapter
ouTSTANDING CHAPTeR SeCReTARYJamie Ross of The Potting Bench, Northeast Chapter
ouTSTANDING CHAPTeR TReASuReRJudy Leiby, FCHP of Cherry Lake Tree Farm, Action Chapter
ouTSTANDING voLuNTeeRCindy Hall, Cap Stone Industries of Florida
ouTSTANDING eDuCAToRDr. Michael Orfanedes, Broward County Extension - South
FRIeND oF THe INDuSTRYDr. Terril Nell, University of Florida / Environmental Horticulture
FARM CReDIT/FNGLA YouNG NuRSeRY PRoFeSSIoNAL oF THe YeARJennifer Parrish, FCHP, Farm Credit of Central Florida
WeNDeLL e. BuTLeR AWARDSylvia Gordon, Landscape by Sylvia Gordon
FNGLA HALL oF FAMeJim Knox, Knox Nursery, Inc.Joseph Shaw, Shaw Nursery & Landscape Co.
FNGLA Officer
Elections Take
Place in JuneElections for FNGLA officers will take
place during FNGLA’s Annual Meeting
on Saturday, June 25, 2011, in con-
junction with FNGLA’s 2011 Annual
Convention at the LaPlaya Resort
in Naples. President-Elect Halsey
Beshears of Total Landscape Supply
in Monticello automatically advances
to FNGLA President for 2011-2012.
FNGLA’s Nominating Committee will
soon announce its nominations for
President-elect and Secretary/Treasurer.
All members are welcome to attend the
Annual Meeting.
Look for
Membership
Renewal Letter in
Mail Thank you to those members who
already renewed their membership for
the 2011-2012 year (July 1, 2011 – June
30, 2012). Renewal notices have been
sent out; make sure to return yours by
June 30 to keep your FNGLA member-
ship current. Membership plaques are
also available to purchase for $17.50.
Contact the FNGLA office if you are
interested.
This publication highlights the latest FNGLA news. The full Greenline
publication can be found at
http://greenline.fngla.org There, you’ll find additional articles, industry news and more.
CERTIFICATION
After years of working with subject matter experts to update FNGLA’s Certified Landscape Designer (FCLD) program, the exam is ready to be launched in mid-2011.
The FCLD exam has been revamped to include more emphasis on plant selection, sustainable landscape design and business/project management. The exam will be administered on a new online testing software that allows more flexibility for the test taker and will provide better reporting to FNGLA on applicant progress.
For more information, contact Merry Mott at FNGLA at 800-375-3642 or see the certification section of FNGLA’s website.
FNGLA Certified Landscape Designer Exam Revamped
Training courses are available annually at Indian River State College and Pinellas Technical Education Center.
Pinellas Attracts Professionals to Certified Landscape Technician ExamFNGLA’s Pinellas Chapter kicked off 2011 with a highly successful FNGLA Certified Landscape Technician (FCLT) exam at Pinellas Technical Education Center in St. Petersburg March 5th.
Certified Judges from Florida and the Bahamas judged the landscape installation skills of 17 professionals in areas such as tree installation, plant identification, equipment operation, irrigation repair and palm banding.
Special thanks to Glenn Duncan, FCLC of Glenn Duncan Landscape Maintenance, for his skills at preparing exam applicants through his training class prior to the exam.
For more information, contact Merry Mott at FNGLA at 800-375-3642 or see the certification section of FNGLA’s website.
John Brown, FCLC, Emerald Lawn ServiceKen Dobler, FCLC, Ameriscape ServicesBob Funari, FCHP, Pinellas County ParksFrank Gabry, FCLC, AAL by Frank GabryAdam Isaac, FCLT, Caribbean LandscapePete McKay, FCLC, ERW Landscape & IrrigationKirk McLeod, FCLMT, Ameriscape USAJeff Mitchell, FCLT, Caribbean LandscapeJoe Pazourek, FCLC, Joe Pazourek Landscape & TreePaul Rauch, FCLC, Sustainable Lawns by WildroseMike Roscoe, FCLT, Turner Tree & LandscapeFrank Smith, FCLC, Smith Landscape
Joe Taylor, FCLT, City of ClearwaterDaley Toney, FCLT, Caribbean LandscapeDale Wallace, FCLC, The Plant ConnectionGary Weitermann, FCLMT, SeaWorld ParksAlexis Wells, FCLT, City of ClearwaterWill Womack, FCLC, Tampa Bay LandscapingAlvarado Wright, FCLT, Caribbean Landscape
SPoNSoRS:Bobcat of Tampa Bay, TampaGolden Rain Nursery, St. Petersburg
A variety of tree staking techniques could be a part of the FCLT exam. SeaWorld Parks’ Gary Weitermann, FCLMT, tests an applicant on traditional upright stakes.
THANkS To ouR JuDGeS!
NEW MEMBERS
ACTIONJohn AlbersAmerigo Farms, Inc.PO Box 2167Apopka, FL 32704-2167905-562-9008www.homesteadgrowers.caReferred by: Mike Rinck, AG 3
William CauthenCauthen & Feldman215 Joanna AveTavares, FL 32778352-343-2225
James Lumbra, Jr.L R A Insurance498 S Lake Destiny RdOrlando, FL 32810-6247407-838-3445www.LRAinsurance.com
Edmund Thralls, SupportiveOrange County Extension6021 S Conway RdOrlando, FL 32812-3604407-254-9200www.orange.ifas.ufl.edu
Matthew Lollar, SupportiveSeminole County Extension- Central250 W. County Home RoadSanford, FL 32773407-665-5575
Karen OwensThree Volcanoes Farm, LLC1609 W. Keene RdApopka, FL 32703407-814-0287www.threevolcanoesfarm.com
BIG BENDMichael W. RobertsRoberts Sand Co., LLLP1712 Silver Lake RdTallahassee, FL 32310-4406850-576-3610www.robertssand.com
COASTAL SPRINGSWendell Hollenbeck, Supportive7409 Blue Skies DrSpring Hill, FL 34606813-601-2395
LAKE REGIONMike KeableAltaquip-Power Equipment Service3115 Dranefield Rd Unit 12Lakeland, FL 33811-1314863-648-2344www.altaquip.com
Sean Grisham, Associate MemberFlori-Design, Inc.26753 County Rd 44AEustis, FL 32736-8437352-589-4404www.flori-design.com
MIAMI-DADESandra Sauma Georgie’s Paradise Co.20300 SW 177 AveMiami, FL 33187305-235-9311www.georgiesparadise.com
Pablo SardinasReef Tropical Lawn1 A Barracuda LaneKey Largo, FL 33037-3733305-367-2005www.reeftropical.comReferred by: Larry’s Cap Rock & Stone, Allyson Humphries
PALM BEACHEd GrauGrau Landscape & Design, Inc.1001 SW 8th StBoca Raton, FL 33486-5467561-654-5721Referred by: Maria LiDonni, Lidonni Nursery & Landscape, Inc.
Robbin Avery, Associate MemberBoyd Nurseries, Inc.1535 B RoadLoxahatchee, FL 33470561-795-7773www.boydnursery.com
Michael Pascual, StudentPalm Beach Gardens, FL
PINELLASLeslie MichalekProturf Landscapes, Inc.PO BOX 8174Redington Beach, FL 33738727-391-1115www.proturflandscapes.net
John A. Brown Jr.Emerald Lawn Service, Inc.3630 38th Ave NSt. Petersburg, FL 33713727-698-9599www.emeraldlawnservice.com
StudentsJessica Anthony, St. Petersburg, FLPhilip Brown, Palm Harbor, FLRobert Fletcher, St. Petersburg, FLJohn Holbrook, St. Petersburg, FLKeith McKenzie, St. Petersburg, FLMichael McLean, Clearwater, FLZachary Mondejar, Pinellas Park, FLFrancis Murphy, St. Petersburg, FLGregory Myers, St. Petersburg, FLLamont Pelaez, St. Petersburg, FLDustin Petrynice, St. Petersburg, FLDebra Siegel, St. Petersburg, FLDana Stewart, St. Petersburg, FLCrystal Webb, Gulfport, FL
ROYAL PALMRobert BendtBendtree FarmPO Box 626Pineland, FL 33945-0626239-699-8930
David J. QuinlanWoods and Wetlands Inc.18731 Durrance RdNorth Ft. Myers, FL 33917-5254239-567-1857www.woodslandandwetlandsinc.com
TAMPA BAYJessica Bello, StudentTampa, FL
Marie Petresky, StudentLutz, FL
OUTSIDE FLORIDAKathleen Cahill, SupportiveChicago Park Dist.- Garfield Park Conservatory175 E. Delaware #6901Chicago, IL 60611312-560-5614
Erin Grace, Supportive200 Sawgrass LaneThomasville, GA 31757229-551-0900
Jeffrey HeseniusEnvironmental Landscape Group LLC4792 Coquina Key Dr SESt. Petersburg, FL 33705813-299-9648www.elglandscaping.com
Kevin XuPacific Home and Garden, Inc.2195 Alpine WayHayward, CA 94545510-259-0199
Welcome New FNGLA MembersThe following are new FNGLA members from February 23 - April 25, 2011
Joe Taylor, FCLT, City of ClearwaterDaley Toney, FCLT, Caribbean LandscapeDale Wallace, FCLC, The Plant ConnectionGary Weitermann, FCLMT, SeaWorld ParksAlexis Wells, FCLT, City of ClearwaterWill Womack, FCLC, Tampa Bay LandscapingAlvarado Wright, FCLT, Caribbean Landscape
SPoNSoRS:Bobcat of Tampa Bay, TampaGolden Rain Nursery, St. Petersburg
In order to develop a bigger, better awards program, the 2011 Landscape Awards will be on hiatus until 2012. Look for a better application system, more tie-in to The Landscape Show, and an all-new format with opportunities for winners to showcase their achievements. Projects from the past few years will be eligible to enter. For more information, contact FNGLA at (407) 295-7994.
Booths Now Available for The 2011 Landscape ShowBooth space is now available in The 2011 Landscape Show to be held September 29 - October 1 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. FNGLA members receive a substantial discount on space. This year’s show will debut the Outdoor Equipment Demo Area which will expose hundreds of Florida landscape professionals to the newest equipment they can test-drive and purchase to augment their services. To see the available booths in the Exhibit Halls, go to www.thelandscapeshow.org, scroll down to 2011 Landscape Show Floor plan and click; available booths are shaded.
For additional information on either the Landscape Show or the Outdoor Equipment Demo Area, please contact Clay Archey at the FNGLA office (1-800-375-3642).
FNGLA Landscape Awards Program on “Vacation” for 2011
Calendar of Events
May7: Green Industries Best Management Practices Class, Pay It Forward Farm, Spring Hill
12-13: FNGLA Floriculture Field Days and Performance Trials, Epcot, Lake Buena Vista
14: Educational and Tree Sale Event: Learn From Bamboo Experts, New Shoots Bamboo Nursery, Stuart
18: Green Industries Best Management Practices (BMPs) Training, UF St. Johns County Extension, St. Augustine
19-22: Florida Native Plant Society 31st Annual Conference, Sheraton Orlando North Hotel , Maitland
June3-5: 27th Annual Dick Fuhr Memorial Fishing Tournament, Chesapeake Beach Resort, Islamorada
5: Florida State Horticultural Society Annual Meeting, The Marriott Vinoy Renaissance Resort, St. Petersburg
10-11: Royal Palm FNGLA’s Red Fish Round-Up, ‘Tween Waters Inn Island Resort, Captiva Island
12-14: Trees Florida 2011, Wyndham Riverwalk, Jacksonville
23-25: FNGLA Annual Convention, La Playa Beach and Golf Resort, Naples
FNGLAPhone: (407) 295-7994Toll-free: (800) 375-3642Fax: (407) 295-1619E-mail: [email protected]: www.fngla.org
CEO/Exec. Vice PresidentBen Bolusky
Greenline EditorJaclyn [email protected]
PresidentCarolan MahrTed Mahr Supply, Inc.407A SW 2nd StCape Coral, FL 33991(239) 574-2214
Past President Monty KnoxKnox Nursery, Inc.940 Avalon RdWinter Garden, FL 34787(407) 293-3721
President-Elect Halsey Beshears2191 S Jefferson StP.O. Box 697Monticello, FL 32345(850) 997-5054
Secretary/Treasurer Wes ParrishParrish Nursery5900 SW 185th WayFt. Lauderdale, FL 33332(954) 680-3544
Contact Us2010 – 2011 FNGLA STATE OFFICERS
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