HortMemo - A University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service Newsletter for the Kentucky Nursery/Landscape Industry
by Winston C. Dunwell ***FIX LINK***, Associate Professor - Nursery Crops Development Center
UK Department of Horticulture ***FIX LINK***
2000 HortMemo
December 31, 2000
TO: Horticulturists interested in Ornamental Horticulture
FROM: Win Dunwell, Extension Horticulturist
SUBJECT: Miscellaneous Information and Announcements.
The year ends with demand for quality plants at an all time high. Attending the 2001 Kentucky Landscape Industries Winter Conference and Trade Show is a great opportunity to learn more about producing and utilizing quality nursery products and to expand your marketing and information network. Out-of-state speakers include: Tony Avent of Plant Delights Nursery, Dr. Bridget Behe of Michigan State University, Dick Bir of North Carolina State University at Fletcher, Tracy DiSabato-Aust is a noted landscape designer and author, James Huston is a noted green industry management consultant, George Kozairz of George Kozairz and Assoc., a green industry financial consulting firm, Dr. Tom Smiley is a plant pathologist with Bartlett Tree Research Laboratory, Jane Wooley is a landscape architect and program director for the Dry Stone Conservancy. WOW!!!!! And several landscape/nursery faculty and specialists from the University of Kentucky will also contribute to this excellent educational opportunity. If you need a copy of the program call 270.365.7541 x 221 for Christi or e-mail wdunwell@ca.uky.edu or cforsyth@ca.uky.edu or fax 270.365.2667.
Garden Gurus III is Saturday, January 13, 2001 in the Robert Cherry Civic Center, H.C. Mathis Drive and Park Avenue, Paducah, KY. The doors open at 1200 and the presentations start at 1300. R. William Thomas of Longwood Gardens will talk on "Very Versatile Vines" and Richard Dube, landscape architect will talk on "Stonescaping in the Landscape". There will also be a live auction of collectable and special plants. This event is sponsored by the Purchase Area Master Gardeners. For more information contact: Kathy Keeney, 270.554.9520, kkeeney@ca.uky.edu or Carolyn Roof, 270.554.4466 gardener@paducah.com
Best Management Practices Workshop II will be at the UKREC, Princeton, Tuesday, February 20, 2001. The program includes: Tree and Shrub Introductions, Planting Trees and Shrubs, Water Quality, Large Container Production, Nursery Pruning, Landscape Pruning, Pot-in-Pot Production Systems, Quarantines/Pest Control, and Weed Control in Nurseries and Landscapes. For more information contact Amy Fulcher, Hopkins County horticulture Extension agent, 270.821.3650 or e-mail, afulcher@ca.uky.edu
James Sanders, founder of James Sanders Nursery, Paducah, KY passed away December 2, 2000. Over the years he shared many stories from the early years. He was blessed with good health for most of his 88 years and was frequently at the nursery and most gardeners and industry people in west Kentucky knew him and enjoyed his counsel. There is a 'Sanders' holly that now resides next to his house that I believe he and his brothers collected in TN back in the days when holiday decorations and grave blankets used a lot of green foliage and holly branches with large red fruit were the most popular. His nursery has been a leader in the area for many years and numerous Sanders' family members work in areas of ornamental landscape horticulture today. For information on memorials call James Sanders Nursery at 270.443.8851, Fax 270.444.7850, or Monica L. Keeling or Patty Sanders at the McCracken Co. Ext. Office, 270.554.9520, 270.554.9522, Fax 270.554.8283, e-mail mkeeling@ca.uky.edu
Those wishing to learn more about landscape maintenance should consider attending the A. J. Powell 24th Turf and Landscape Management Short Course, February 5-9, 2001, at the Executive Inn East, Louisville, KY. The week-long educational program has a long-term reputation for being "Worthy". Organizational details are being expertly and efficiently coordinated by Donna Michael, Jefferson County Horticultural Extension Agent, 502.425.4482, dmichael@ca.uky.edu
I recently have received a flurry of correspondence from my coworkers in neighboring and southeastern states related to problems with severe damage on river birches. There has been a great deal of speculation on what the problem is, but at this time no definitive cause, that all those investigating the problem agree on, has been identified. If you experience problems with birches that have been described as "plants had boxwood sized leaves, cupped with necrotic margins" and little or no branch elongation please contact, Win Dunwell 270.365.7541 x 209 or Bob McNiel, 859.257.8903 or John Hartman, 859.257.5779. Thanks to Mark A. Halcomb, Area Specialist/Nursery, Warren Co. Ag. Extension Service, McMinnville, TN for coordinating the informational exchange on this problem.
Kentucky will celebrate Arbor Day on April 6th, 2001. National Arbor Day is April 27, 2001.
November 31, 2000
TO: Horticulturists interested in Ornamental Horticulture
FROM: Win Dunwell, Extension Horticulturist
SUBJECT: Miscellaneous Information and Announcements.
Next month is one of the "Biggies" (complete Upcoming Meetings list) for the postal edition. Please send your 2001 meeting announcements to Win Dunwell, P.O. Box 469, Princeton, KY 42445, 270.365.7541 x 209 Fax 270.365.2667 or e-mail wdunwell@ca.uky.edu
Clarence "Buddy" Hubbuch died Saturday, November 4, 2000. I will miss Buddy with his great shock of white hair, vigorous lifestyle, and gentle sharing nature. He had a special way of speaking that I can hear in my mind when I think of him, a gift I appreciate having. I promised Buddy that I, and I was sure the legions of people that hold him in a special place of honor, would keep his memory alive by telling students and plants people of his great contributions in the form of the collections he started at Bernheim Arboretum and his great enthusiasm for plants, please help me keep that promise. A Clarence E. "Buddy" Hubbuch Memorial Fund has been established at Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest, State Highway 245, Clermont, KY 40110 http://www.bernheim.org 502.955.8512
Whoops! I made an error with the nomenclature of Viburnum 'Eskimo" in the last HortMemo. Ruth Dix, of the National Arboretum, pointed out that Viburnum 'Eskimo' is described at the National Arboretum site, http://www.ars-grin.gov/na/newintro/eskimo.html Ruth wrote "Viburnum 'Eskimo' was a complicated cross and the species was not to be listed as part of it's name". Also, she reminded me that the descriptions of many of the US National Arboretum introductions are posted to their web site http://www.ars-grin.gov/na/newintro/awards.html The necessary correction has been posted to the Theodore Klein Plant Award information site http://www.ca.uky.edu/HLA/Dunwell/TKleinPA.html ***FIX LINK***
A informative-attractive site, Integrated Pest Management in the Home Landscape, has been established at http://www.uky.edu/Ag/Horticulture/landipm/index.htm This is a good one!
Betsie Taylor is the new Executive Director of the Kentucky Nursery and Landscape Association (KNLA). She can be reached by writing to KNLA, 350 Village Drive, Frankfort, KY 40601 or calling 502.848.0055 or 800.735.9791 or sending a fax 502.848.0032. Of course, e-mail knla@mis.net is quick and easy and for information on KNLA see their homepage http://www.knla.org
Dr. "Bob" McNiel and the KNLA board have put together a great program for the Kentucky Landscape Industries Winter Conference and Trade Show, January 8-10, 2001, at the Lexington Convention Center with the Hyatt Regency as the host hotel. I have seen a draft of the program. It is fabulous! See you there!
The West Kentucky Chapter of KNLA meeting will be February 15, 2001, not January 19, 2001 as previously reported. Educational Coordinator Amy Fulcher reports the program, New Bedding Plants and Their Care in the Retail Marketplace and Landscape, will be presented by Dr. Robert "Bob" Anderson.
October 31, 2000
TO: Horticulturists interested in Ornamental Horticulture
FROM: Win Dunwell, Extension Horticulturist
SUBJECT: Miscellaneous Information and Announcements.
The Theodore Klein Plant Award winners for 2001 are: Amelanchier x 'Cumulus' pp 3092 - Cumulus Serviceberry; Epimedium x versicolor 'Sulphureum' - Sulphureum Epimedium (Barrenwort); Malus 'Donald Wyman' - Donald Wyman Crabapple; Viburnum 'Eskimo' - Eskimo Viburnum.
Banners for promotion of TKPA program will be available at Kentucky Landscape Industries Trade Show and Winter Conference, January 8-10, 2001, Lexington Convention Center. For more information and some images see http://www.ca.uky.edu/HLA/Dunwell/TKleinPA.html ***FIX LINK***
Anna Caroline Ball, President and CEO of Ball Horticultural Company started her talk at the Eastern Region International Plant Propagator's meeting with "It doesn't get much better than this!" and "Most successful people are never satisfied.". She closed her talk with a question, What to Do? Her response "Read! Travel! Talk!" (and in my case, add, Take Notes!). Some of the points she made under the Read! Trave! Talk! topic were: "What have I done in the last 30 days to learn?; Make decisions faster (a Colin Powell quote); Think like the consumer -- she has only one home and just wants to decorate; Look for alliances -- diagonally, up, down, across; Look at computer technology as an opportunity and a threat; Figure out how to add value to your product and market it; Hire people smarter than yourself; Don't think of yourself only as a producer."
I have received permission to post the pot-in-pot bibliography, POT-IN-POT RESOURCES, by John Ruter and Sven Svenson to my web site. Get their excellent publication directly at the following url http://www.ca.uky.edu/HLA/Dunwell/PnPRSlit.html ***FIX LINK*** or by going to my site and going to Nursery/Landscape Industry then to Types of Production and click on Pot-in-pot where you can also find Physical and Economic Requirements for Pot-in-pot Nursery Production by Dr. Robert McNiel, et. al. A hardcopy can be gotten by calling Christi 270.365.7541 x 221 or an e-mail to wdunwell@ca.uky.edu
The comment time on the National Invasive Species Management Plan has been extended from 45 days to 60 days from the October 3, 2000 notice to the public. For a copy got to http://www.invasivespecies.gov
I hope you all got your Timber Press Fall 2000 catalog, 800.327.5680 or http://www.timberpress.com that has UKCA Professor Robert Geneve's new Book of Blue Flowers. If you are like me blue flowers are difficult to photograph, but Bob did a great job on the images. I have only seen examples of the images and text so far, but if they are any indication it should be a great horticultural treasure for your book shelf. Oh, and check out Pat Geneve's (Bob's wife) professional photographer debut on the back cover.
The west Kentucky KNLA Chapter meeting provided an excellent program with Mike Ray's great KCN presentation on the Landscape Design section. The next west Kentucky KNLA Chapter educational program and meeting will be January 19, 2001 in Marshall County. HortMemo will have details.
September 29, 2000
TO: Horticulturists interested in Ornamental Horticulture
FROM: Win Dunwell, Extension Horticulturist
SUBJECT: Miscellaneous Information and Announcements.
The KNLA Summer Outing at Bernheim Arboretum was a great success. Fred Spicer's presentation was very informative. Dr. Paul Cappiello and the wonderful employees and interns of Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest provided great tours.
Southern Regional Extension and Research Activity Information Exchange Group-27 (SERA/IEG-27): Nursery Crops and Landscape Systems is a regional project developed to evaluate ornamental/landscape plants. There is a similar program for the North Central states, NC-7 Regional Ornamental Trials: Evaluation of New Woody Plants, that has been in existence for many years. They have established a web site http://www.ars-grin.gov/ars/MidWest/Ames/trialhmpge.html that contains the results of their trials and describes plants currently being evaluated. Their trials are over a 10 year period of evaluation.
The 2001 Kentucky Grown Landscape Plant Availability Guide is being prepared for the web site. Please contact Hope Crain, 500 Mero Street, 7th Floor, Frankfort, KY 40601, hope.crain@kyagr.com , 502.564.6676 x 258, Fax 502.564.2133, in order to be included in the next edition of this invaluable marketing tool. Also, the logo program now has "Buy Kentucky Grown: Look for this symbol - your assurance of a home-grown Kentucky tree!" plant labels in rolls that can be printed with plant information and prices in your label maker. Remember you can create a web page for your nursery through the Kentucky Department of Agriculture by going to http://www.kyagr.com/buyky/webbuild/index.htm
The Louisville Nursery Association, October 18, 2000, meeting will have Joe Boggs, Assistant Professor for Horticulture in Hamilton County, Ohio for it's Wilford Day Educational Fund program speaker. The meeting will be at Wallitsch Garden Center, 2608 Hikes Lane, Louisville, KY. Contact: Richard Wolford, LNA Educational Coordinator, 502.245.6097, e-mail wolfords3@worldnet.att.net
The West Kentucky Chapter of KNLA will host a Kentucky Certified Nurseryman Training session at the McCracken County Extension Office, 2705 Olivet Church Road, Paducah, KY 42001, Thursday, October 19, 2000 1830. Mike Ray, Carl Ray and Company, Louisville, KY, will be the speaker on this important topic. Contact: Amy Fulcher, WKY KNLA Educational Coordinator, afulcher@ca.uky.edu, 270.821.3650.
Botanica Presents "The Great Debate - Two of America's Best Gardeners, Roy Klehm and John Elsley, Defend Their Favorite Plants." The Fall Garden Conference will be October 14, 2000, 1300-1600, at the Radisson Conference Center, 9700 Bluegrass Parkway, Louisville, KY 502.491.4830. For more information call Mary Ann Thornton, 502.896.4251 or e-mail BotanicaKY@aol.com
August 31, 2000
TO: Horticulturists interested in Ornamental Horticulture
FROM: Win Dunwell, Extension Horticulturist
SUBJECT: Miscellaneous Information and Announcements.
Last issue I mentioned the KNLA Summer Outing at Bernheim Arboretum on September 7, 2000. I, also, introduced Fred Spicer, Landscape Architect and guest speaker. What I failed to mention was that Dr. Paul Cappiello of Bernheim Arboretum provided the biographical sketch on Fred Spicer I used to prepare that announcement. I also failed to mention that Paul will be giving a presentation on Great New Plants and Their Sources. As Paul speaks first just save that seat I requested in the last issue for his talk and I will try to hang on to it til Fred finishes his presentation on American Garden Awards.
The Pennsylvania Horticulture Society (PHS) has announced the PHS Gold Medal Award (The Styer Award of Garden Merit) winning plants for 2001 ( http://www.libertynet.org/phs/gold/gold1.html ). The three they selected are Cornus mas 'Golden Glory', Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle' , and Ilex opaca. These are all great plants Kentucky's Theodore Klein Plant Award (TKPA) Committee has considered as candidates for the TKPA and the committee even selected the Ilex opaca cultivar 'Judy Evans' as a winner for 1999. For more info see http://www.ca.uky.edu/HLA/Dunwell/TKleinPA.html ***FIX LINK***
Recently while on a nursery visit with Dr. Bob McNiel we noted what appeared to be herbicide damage on birches. The damage looked like a reversed Clomazone (Command) injury. The veins and areas immediately around them were white with the rest of the leaf (outer portion) green. The weeds in the area showed a similar injury with some leaves, especially on Bermuda grass, being completely white, even cloudy. In talking with the nurseryman we believe the culprit was Norflurazon (Predict or Zorial). At this moment we are not sure if the damage is rate dependent or not, but it does bring up the difficulty when we deal with so many plants and a plant genus or species is not to be found on the herbicide label. Birch was not on the label, but other plants in the nursery were not damaged that were not on the label either, and one plant that was damaged appeared to be a rate related problem at the end of a row. What to do? Always read the label and when a plant is not on the label realize you are taking a risk that could lead to loss of a seasons growth or even loss of the plant(s). Statements, such as occurs on the Predict label, "To avoid plant injury - do not apply until the fall following the first full season of field growth after transplanting.", can often determine a successful herbicide application versus a plant damaging one. Dr. Bob McNiel presented a good discussion on weed control in an article in KNLA Nursery Views, 1999, vol 29(4):10. This article is reproduced in http://www.ca.uky.edu/HLA/Dunwell/NLgetstart.html ***FIX LINK*** under nursery production practices - weed control. You can e-mail me at wdunwell@ca.uky.edu or call Christi 270.365.7541 x 221 to have a hard copy sent to you.
July 31, 2000
TO: Horticulturists interested in Ornamental Horticulture
FROM: Win Dunwell, Extension Horticulturist
SUBJECT: Miscellaneous Information and Announcements.
The KNLA Summer Outing is at Bernheim Arboretum, September 7, 2000, with Fred Spicer speaking on Landscape Design and Installation. Fred is a registered landscape architect and first-rate plantsman. He is a certifiable plant zealot! He manages all horticulture for the two arboreta operated by the Morris County Parks Commission. Frelinghuysen Arboretum and Willowwood have developed first-rate plant collections and contain some wonderful old specimens as well. He is heavily involved with NJ's counter-part program to our Theodore Klein Plant Award. He has for the last several years, coordinated the American Garden Awards; a program sponsored by ANLA. The program makes awards to superior design/build projects across the country. His presentation is sure to be standing room only, save a seat up front for me!
An interesting web site that was shared with ASHS Nursery Crops Working Group during the Nutrient Management Planning for Container Nurseries workshop was Surf Your Watershed (locate your watershed) at http://www.epa.gov/surf3/locate . You put in your zip code and it locates the watersheds nearest you and tells you about them; the quality of the water and the watersheds vulnerability to damage. Kentucky Lake is considered better quality and low vulnerability to pollution while the Lower Cumberland (Lake Barkley) is also better quality but is vulnerable to pollution damage.
Bernheim Arboretum has introduced Fothergilla major 'Red Licorice" to the nursery industry. The plant is described as having flowers with a licorice fragrance and a great red fall color even in partial shade. Contact Bernheim Arboretum Horticulture Director, Dr. Paul Cappiello, 502.955.8512, pcappiello@bernheim.org , to learn more about the plants and how to procure one to add to your propagation mix.
Those going to the Far West Show might want to check out the METRIA/LPDC program:,Trees: Their Culture, Improvement and Management. The August 23-24, 2000 meeting includes a day of conference "devoted to sharing of results of research on tree-related topics" and a day of "field tours of Oregon State University's North Willamette Experiment Station, the new LPDC West research station, - the Oregon Garden, - J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co. operations and J. Frank Schmidt Jr. Arboretum". For more information contact Dr. Jim Selimer 814.863.2250, jcs32@PSU.EDU or Dr. Harold Pellett, 612.443.2460 x 735, pelle002@maroon.tc.umn
June 30, 2000
TO: Horticulturists interested in Ornamental Horticulture
FROM: Win Dunwell, Extension Horticulturist
SUBJECT: Miscellaneous Information and Announcements.
This is the "Biggie" issue for those that get it via post. Every month those that get it via e-mail get the whole "Upcoming Meetings" schedule. If you would like to receive HortMemo via e-mail please send a message to wdunwell@ca.uky.edu
UKREC FIELD DAY IS THURSDAY, JULY 20, 2000, Hwy 91S, 1205 Hopkinsville Street, Princeton, KY. Visitors will have the opportunity to see Ornamental Horticulture and Fruit trials, demonstrations and research plots. The Horticulture topics include: at the Center; UKREC Botanic Gardens, Entomology's Butterfly/Herb Garden, Annual/Perennial Trials, Daylily Evaluations, Pot-in-pot Nursery Production, Pruning Ornamentals and Hydrangeas for Cut Flowers, and Blueberry and Blackberry Trials, and in the UKREC Orchard/Vineyard; Integrated Pest Management Practices, High Density Apple production and Apple and Peach Rootstock Trials, Grape Research and Production, and Pawpaw Research. Other tours will share information on agronomic and animal science crops. Also, a large tent area will house informational booths.
The Kentucky Arborists' Association and the UK College of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service are offering Landscape Plant Health Care Workshops. July 18, 2000, Fayette County Extension Office, Lexington; August 1, 2000, Hopkins County Extension Office, Madisonville: August 3, 2000. Louisville Zoo, Louisville. For more information call or write to Dr. Bill Fountain, 859.257-3320; Fax 859-257-2859; e-mail wfountai@ca.uky.edu or Ruth Erskine, 859-235-0106; e-mail, kyarbor@setel.com
BOTANICA is sponsoring a coach trip and guided horticultural tours of Cincinnati's Spring Grove Cemetery and Zoo. The event will be held Wednesday, July 12, 2000. Participants need to contact Mary Ann Thornton, 502.896.4251, then meet the group at the Christ Methodist Church, 4614 Brownsboro Road, Louisville at 0800 Sharp! There is a fee to cover the cost of the coach from Louisville to Cincinnati.
SNA RESEARCH CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS ON-LINE: In response to my request for future meeting dates for the July issue Danny Summers, SNA Exec VP wrote "Currently we have (SNA Res. Conf. Proceedings) 1999, 1998, and 1997 on-line (as both html and pdf). If you get to SNA's homepage, http://www.sna.org and find the Search Window (just below the green navigational bar on the left side), type in any word that you are looking for in a proceedings page and hit the search button...very quickly you will have a results page showing the matches, a star-rating on how well it matched you search criteria, brief snap-shot of the test on the page and a hotlink to the actual page. The pages print well and once you are into a page, you can navigate to the previous page(s) or following page(s) easily. Our plan is to have at least 10 years and 5,000 pages of the past proceedings in this system by year's end. We think this will be a valuable tool for everyone in the industry and we have plans to keep it open to everyone." I have tried it and it is a valuable resource.
In the "IT'S A SMALL WORLD" department. While in England visiting the Hampton Court gardens and walking with Bob McNiel and my wife, Stephanie, I saw a woman that looked like Gisele Martin, a Master's degree alum from our program. Sure enough it was her, she was there touring with University of Florida students and faculty. Incredible, the odds of us being in the same place at the same time and actually seeing each other in the large park-like gardens or in the Castle of Hampton Court are astronomical. Other people from UK didn't see her. Continuing the "it's a small world" department. I met Anne Amerongen again, this time at Monet's Garden in Giverney, France. Anne is a North Carolina State Univ. Cooperative Extension Master Gardener I originally met while attending the Plant Master Program, advanced training for Master Gardeners, at the Hanover Arboretum, Wilmington, NC, then met later at Tony Avent's Plant Delights Nursery near Raleigh, NC. At Giverney, Anne asked me what a plant was, I told her and her friend, and walked off without recognizing her. Thankfully, she said hello, we shared a laugh and a few stories of our travels before going our separate ways. Incredible!!!! Cindi Finneseth claims my meeting people I know at remote places has used all my luck and without that luck I can never win the lottery.
May 31, 2000
TO: Horticulturists interested in Ornamental Horticulture
FROM: Win Dunwell, Extension Horticulturist
SUBJECT: Miscellaneous Information and Announcements.
Next month is one of the "biggie" issues (Jun. & Dec.) for those that get this via postal mailing. Please send in any meeting announcements not listed on the web site so they can be included in June edition.
UKREC All-Commodity Field Day will include Ornamental and Fruit research and demonstration plots. July 20, 2000. UK Research and Education Center, Princeton, KY.
Dr. Bob McNiel lead a group of students, faculty, and Master Gardeners on a "Great Adventure" to Europe in May. As always we saw many things related to the nursery and landscape industry we haven't seen before. We also learned that many of the new cultivars of ornamental plants are being developed in Kentucky and the good ole U.S.A. While in Germany we saw Richard Fiest's Itea 'Little Henry" in production through an agreement with Spring Meadow Nursery. The proprietor of that nursery said the Americans are very aggressive about the development of new cultivars and he, like many others we visited, buys liners from several U.S.A. nurseries.
The German nurseries we visited promote the idea that "if you take something from nature you must give something back". This thought lead to some very interesting developments one was a huge roofed building (60 x 80 meters) with a "living roof".
Evaluating plants seen in Europe can be deceiving. Many plants growing there we don't see in Kentucky. In spite of the more northern latitude the climatic zones for the countries we visited match USDA zones 7 and 8. I had to avoid getting too excited about plants that looked great but wouldn't survive our winter cold or summer heat.
Several of the Euphobias I recently photographed in Mitch Liechhardt's Garden I saw in almost every major European Garden we visited. The most common was Euphorbia griffithi 'Fire Glow'.
Epimedium x versicolor 'Sulphureum', Theodore Klein Plant Award winner for 2001, was frequently encountered as a ground cover and was in bloom most places we visited including gardens some of us visited in Louisville before leaving for Europe.
We visited two big tree nurseries, both had been around for four generations. A multigenerational company has it's advantages. Some of the trees were grown on 50 year cycles which included transplanting every five years. We were impressed that some street and parking lot trees are limbed up to 4 meters (13') because they are planted very close to the roadways and adequate clearance is needed for trucks and tourist coaches. They also trained two container plants into 10'+ wide arches. I could not picture in my mind how they were shipped.
A very neat attachment on a mechanical digger was a self centering device controlled by an electronic eye.
April 30, 2000
TO: Horticulturists interested in Ornamental Horticulture
FROM: Win Dunwell, Extension Horticulturist
SUBJECT: Miscellaneous Information and Announcements.
The University of Kentucky Arboretum officially became the state botanical garden of Kentucky March 21, 2000 when Governor Paul Patton signed Senate Bill 190.
Theodore Klein's Yew Dell Farms which includes the 33 acres of arboretum with the castle and homesite is in jeopardy of being broken up through a sale necessary to settle the estate. Friends of Yew Dell and the Oldham County Historical Society have raised enough money, through their "Jewel Worth Preserving" campaign, to put a deposit on the property. They still need to raise more than a million dollars to complete the purchase and make immediate repairs. Paul Clinton, leader of the quickly organized Friends of Yew Dell, can be reached at 502.241.0471 for more information or you can write to the Friends of Yew Dell, C/O Oldham County Historical Society (502.222.0826), 106 N. Second Street, La Grange, Kentucky, 40031.
The Kentucky Arborists' Association (KAA) is the Kentucky Chapter of the International Society for Arboriculture (ISA). The KAA focus is the planting and maintenance of trees. It supports arboriculture industry, consumer and government members. Ruth Erskine has replaced Dave Leonard as KAA Chapter Administrator. Dave Leonard continues as the ISA liaison. This year's KAA officers are George Bell. President, Dave Draper is Vice-President/Membership Chairman, and Ian Hoffman is Treasurer. For more information about the organization contact Ruth at her butler's-pantry-converted-to-an-office address: 548 E. Pike, Cynthiana, KY 41031; phone/fax, 859-235-0106; e-mail, kyarbor@setel.com
In an official ceremony, Saturday, April 22, 2000, Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest dedicated the Holly Collection in honor of Buddy Hubbuch, retired staff member, and Horticulturist. A bronze plaque was placed at the site naming the collection 'The Clarence E. "Buddy" Hubbuch, Jr. Holly Collection'. Buddy also received a plaque for his home. LaDonna Eastman of Bernheim sent with a great picture the following text prepared by Paul Cappiello as part of the press release related to this great event: Buddy Hubbuch came to Bernheim on December 27, 1962 with instructions to "create" the Arboretum… and create he did. During his tenure, he introduced, tested, propagated and grew over 2,000 varieties of trees and shrubs he was familiar with and ones he wanted to learn more about. His legacy includes the renowned Holly Collection. At the present time, the collection contains over 700 specimens representing more than 350 individual taxa from all across the Northern Hemisphere. Twenty-two new varieties were added to the collection in 1999. If you want to write to congratulate Buddy, his address is chubbuch@webtv.net or 5103 Woodhill, Louisville, KY 40219
March 31, 2000
TO: Horticulturists interested in Ornamental Horticulture
FROM: Win Dunwell, Extension Horticulturist
SUBJECT: Miscellaneous Information and Announcements.
Dr. John Hartman, Extension Plant Pathologist, has been publishing some great articles pertinent to what is happening in Kentucky landscapes. The two most recent articles are: Disease management using IPM in the home landscape and Many landscape conifers are in trouble. You can read them by going to Kentucky Pest News on-line at http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/kpn/kpnhome.htm If you are not on-line and would like a copy, visit your local County Extension Office or call Christi at 270.365.7541 x 221
There is a another excellent publication you may find helpful to you and your customers. It is titled How Dry Seasons Affect Landscape Plants, ID-89, by Mary L. Witt, Robert Geneve, John R. Hartman, Kenneth Wells, and Robert E. McNiel. It can be retrieved at http://www.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/id/id89/id89.htm ***FIX LINK*** or at your local County Extension Office.
I read in Botanica's March newsletter that Mike Hayman, well-known Louisville plantsman, founder of the Seneca Gardens Arboretum (I understand he has expanded the concept to other sites), Louisville Courier Journal photographer and general all-around good guy won the Fred Wiche/Operation Brightside Award for his outstanding contribution to public horticulture in the Louisville area. I am pleased that Mike won this well-deserved award, but my first reason for mentioning him in this newsletter was to mention that he has selected an excellent Nyssa sylvatica cultivar. It is under development right now so talk to him if you are interested growing this interesting selection.
Speaking of Botanica I will have the pleasure of giving a presentation "Another Great Adventure - UK Horticulturists Traveling in China, Part 1" on April 18, 2000, 7:30 pm EDT at Commonwealth Bank, 286 North Hubbards Lane, Louisville KY. Botanica's meetings are open to the public. For more information you can call Mary Anne Thornton, 502.896.4251 or e-mail BotanicaKY@aol.com
I know some of you have exhibited at the TNA Trade Show so please note the following announcement from TNLA "TNLA is not having a Trade Show in 2000. The Trade Show and Short Course will combine in January 2001. Please change (the previous HortMemo Upcoming Meetings entry) to the following: The Tennessee Nursery & Landscape Association Trade Show and Conference. January 13-16, 2001, Hamilton County Convention Center, Chattanooga, TN. Contact: TNLA, 931.473.3951. Fax 931.473.5883, e-mail: tnurseryassn@blomand.net "
To West KY KNLA Chapter Secr/Treas Dusty Kornbacher my apologies for spelling her name incorrectly in a previous issue and my thanks to her for graciously forgiving me.
February 29, 2000
TO: Horticulturists interested in Ornamental Horticulture
FROM: Win Dunwell, Extension Horticulturist
SUBJECT: Miscellaneous Information and Announcements.
The Best Management Practices Workshop for Nurserymen, Garden Center Operators and Landscape Contractors and their employees will be at the UKREC, Hwy 91 South (1205 Hopkinsville Street) Princeton, will be March 30, 2000, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm. Topics will include water quality, irrigation, container media, landscape soil amendments, nutrition, monitoring nutrition, field and landscape BMP's. Contact: Amy Fulcher 270.821.3650, afulcher@ca.uky.edu or Win Dunwell, 270.365.7541 x 209, wdunwell@ca.uky.edu
The Louisville Nursery Association will have their first meeting of the season March 15, 2000 starting at 6:00 pm. Louisville Tractor Company, 1675 Watterson Trail, Louisville, KY 40299 is the host for this meeting. LNA has established a Wilford Day Education Fund honoring the great LNA supporter Wilford Day who died prematurely in January. If you knew no one else in LNA except Wilford you knew you always had a friend at the LNA meetings because he was ALWAYS there and every new member knew Wilford by the end of their first meeting.
If you are on your way to the LNA meeting be sure and stop off at Bernheim. The Hamamelis collection is in bloom. The plants are small but all the H. x intermedia cultivars are in bloom providing a opportunity to evaluate the different cultivars. One cultivar named for the late James Wells, mentioned in the last edition, has very dense showy yellow flowers, but I didn't have time to do the fragrance rating (Paul Cappiello is rating fragrance on a 1-5 scale). If you stop by let me (& Paul) know what you think.
Bruce Briggs, the great plant propagator, well-known for tissue culturing many otherwise hard-to-propagate desirable ornamental plants passed away February 4, 2000. Bruce died in his sleep. I took my last photo of Bruce as he was taking a photo at the ER IPPS meeting this September. I never thought I wouldn't have the opportunity to get a better picture at a later date. His contribution to the nursery industry will be long remembered, as will the great plants he introduced to the industry.
The West Kentucky Chapter of the KNLA met on February 24, 2000. Interest in plants, Best Management Practices, and landscape issues were discussed. The next meeting will be June 15th,2000. For more information on the WK Chapter of KNLA contact Dusty Hornbacher, Gateway Garden Center, 960 Hwy 68 East, Benton, KY 52025-7016, phone: 270.527.1884. For information on the educational program (tentatively set to discuss landscape design and the KY Certified Nurseryman test) contact Amy Fulcher, 270.821.3650, afulcher@ca.uky.edu
January 31, 2000
TO: Horticulturists interested in Ornamental Horticulture
FROM: Win Dunwell, Extension Horticulturist
SUBJECT: Miscellaneous Information and Announcements.
Botanica Presents Rick Darke http://www.rickdarke.com Rick's presentation will be: Practical Garden Design with Reverence for Nature. February 5, 2000, 1400-1630. Clifton Center, 2117 Payne Street, Louisville, KY 40206. Contact: Mary Anne Thornton, 502.896.4251 E-mail BotanicaKY@aol.com , Fax 502.896.4251
The west Kentucky Chapter of the Kentucky Nursery and Landscape Association will meet at 1800, February 24, 2000 at the Kentucky Dam Resort, Gilbertsville, KY. Contact: Dusty Kornbacher, Gateway Garden Center, 960 Hwy 68 East, Benton, KY 52025-7016, phone: 270.527.1884.
A Best Management Practices Workshop for Garden Center Operators, Landscape Contractors, and Ornamental Plant Growers will be offered at the University of Kentucky Research and Education Center, Hwy 91S, 1205 Hopkinsville Road, Princeton, KY from 0900-1300 on Thursday, March 30, 2000. Bob McNiel, UK Nursery Crops Specialist, Win Dunwell, UK Nursery Crops Specialist, and Amy Fulcher, Hopkins County Extension Agent for Horticulture will be teaching a 4 hour workshop on the following BMP topics: water quality and irrigation for container plants, substrates (media) for container plants, nutrition and monitoring, and BMP's for field production and landscapes. The Best Management Practices: Guide for Producing Container-Grown Plants manual will be available at a discounted rate thanks to the KNLA and a registration fee will be charged. Those wishing to get a manual immediately can call Debbie Cain, Executive Director of KNLA , 502.899.3622, Fax 502.899.7922, e-mail: knla@iglou.com For registration information call Amy Fulcher, 270.821.3650, afulcher@ca.uky.edu or Win Dunwell 270.365.7541 x 209, wdunwell@ca.uky.edu .
James S. Wells, the internationally known plant propagator, died on January 5, 2000. I met Mr. Wells through his book Plant Propagation Practices that was used by Dr. Harvey Gray to teach me plant propagation at the SUNY at Farmingdale in 1967. I still have that book in my office today. By the time I had met Dr. Gray and Mr. Wells in person they had mellowed somewhat, but my first boss, Richard Carter, Evergreen Nursery and Carter Landscaping, East Quogue, NY, remembers loud vocal debates between these two on the how-to and whys of plant propagation at International Plant Propagator's and New York Nurserymen's meetings. James Wells leaves a great legacy of knowledge to all of us, he will be missed.
Garden Gurus II 2000: "Bloom Where You are Planted" was a smashing success. Approximately 250 people showed up. The speakers for the 2001 Garden Gurus have already been contacted and they are: Teddy Colbert, from Sonoma, California, well-known for her living wreaths, she has been featured on Martha Stewart; and the other well-known speaker will be Bill Thomas, Research Horticulturist at Longwood Gardens. So mark January 13, 2001 on your calendar, I have entered the date in mine and in the HortMemo Meetings Web Site file.
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service has a plants database. The Plants National Database http://plants.usda.gov/ can be an intimidating resource because there is so much data in it but the invasive, noxious, and the threatened and endangered lists can be found there. The opening page is divided into four sections: Plant Topics, Plant Tools, Resources Offsite, and Plants Download. For other plant sites, such as the plant patent office and the Plant Conservation Association, go to http://www.ca.uky.edu/HLA/Dunwell/NLgetstart.html ***FIX LINK*** and click on industry introduction.
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