HortMemo 1999

 

 

 

 

December 31, 1999

 

TO: Horticulturists Interested in Ornamental Horticulture

 

FROM: Win Dunwell, Extension Horticulturist

 

SUBJECT: Miscellaneous Information and Announcements.

 

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES in nursery production is a special session of the Kentucky Landscape Industries Winter Conference. The BMP program will be Tuesday, January 11th. The fee for attendance includes a copy of the Best Management Practices: Guide for Producing Container-Grown Plants. Internationally known speakers and authors are on the program including: Ted Bilderback, NCSU; Ken Tilt, Auburn; Alex Niemiera, VPI & SU; and Donna Fare, USNA. There will be other special workshops on Tuesday January 11th on Landscape Design and Pest Management Training. In addition, the KY Certified Nurseryman Exam will be offered and this is just the pre-conference set-up day, the actual conference is fantastic and as always trying to decide which sessions to attend will be the difficult part. For more information contact: KNLA Executive Director, Debbie Cain, 502.899.3622, Fax 502.899.7922, e-mail: knla@iglou.com

 

Garden Gurus; Dr. Paul Cappiello, Horticulture Director of Bernheim Arboretum and Forest and Rick Weyer of Q. Van Den Berg, BV (bulb grower) will be at the Robert Cherry Civic Center, 2700 Park Avenue, Paducah, KY on Saturday January 15, 2000 from 12-1800 with special guest gardening author, Lin Harris. Garden Gurus II, "Bloom Where You're Planted", is hosted by the Purchase Area Master Gardeners. "An afternoon of gardening excitement and fun!" says the flyer, if you were there last year you know this will be true. There will be both silent and live plant auctions, last year some rare and desirable plants were available. I hope to see you there to hear these great speakers and check out the plants available. For more information contact: Tina Baker 270.575.9039.

 

The 2000 Gold Medal Plant Award winners have been announced by the Pennsylvania Horticulture Society. The plants are: Acer buergerianum, Trident maple; Aronia arbutifolia 'Brilliantissima', Brilliant Red Chokecherry; Parrotia persica, Persian Parrotia ; Quercus alba, White Oak; Syringa meyeri 'Palibin', Palibin Meyer Liliac ; and Weigela florida 'Alexandra' Wine & Roses^TM, Wine and Roses^TM Weigela. The PHS Gold Medal Plant Award was previously known as the Styer award after founder Franklin Styer. A complete list of the 11 years selections can be retrieved at http://www.libertynet.org/phs or by sending a self-addressed envelop ($.55 stamp) to PHS, c/o Gold Medal, 20th Street, 5th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103.

 

Kentucky Wildflower of the Year Call for Nominations. The Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources' Salato Native Plant Program are seeking nominations for Wildflower of the Year. Previous winners are Butterfly Milkweed, Cardinal Flower, and Purple Coneflower. Wildflower of the Year nominees must meet the following criteria: Native and fairly common in Kentucky; Relatively Easy to grow in the backyard; Has a known wildlife value; plant and seeds can be purchased from local or mail order nurseries. Nominations must be in by January 14, 2000. To submit a wildflower nomination call Mary Carol Cooper at 1.800.858.1549 or at the greenhouse at 502.564.5280 or send an e-mail to MaryCarol.Cooper@mail.state.ky.us

 

 

 

November 30, 1999

 

TO: Horticulturists interested in Ornamental Horticulture

FROM: Win Dunwell, Extension Horticulturist

SUBJECT: Miscellaneous Information and Announcements.

 

The December issue is one of the "Biggies" (the other being the June issue) in which we include the whole calendar for the future as it now appears to those that get HortMemo by e-mail or use HortMemo Meetings at my web site. If you have an additions for the December issue please get them to me soon. Thanks, and Happy Holidays!

 

The Kentucky Nursery and Landscape Association (KNLA) began in 1926 and has a current membership in excess of 300 nursery/landscape/garden center firms. The letter introducing the organization to prospective members states "Our primary goal as a network of professional nursery growers, landscapers, garden centers and others interested in horticulture, is to provide educational opportunities to members ----". Many of you are aware of the fantastic summer outing that was held at Bernheim in September. Another great opportunity for industry networking and learning will be offered January 11-13, 2000. The Kentucky Landscape Industries (KLI)Winter Conference and Trade Show will have more educational sessions than ever before and the trade show, in addition to being a chance to network and make purchases for 2000, is also a great educational opportunity. For more information about becoming a member of KNLA, attending KLI, and other KNLA future events contact KNLA Executive Director Debbie Cain, 4010 Norbourne Boulevard, Louisville, KY 40207, 502.899.3622, Fax 502.899.7922, e-mail: knla@iglou.com

 

My most recent "Great Adventure" was a trip to Tulsa, OK. Master Gardener Louis Reeder showed me the Tulsa Garden Center with it's great rose garden and arboretum. Louis also told me about Len Miller's Lendonwood Gardens, 1310 West 13th Street, Grove, OK 74344, phone: 918.786.2938. The small, 3 acre, garden is very nice. It says in the brochure that they have collections of Chamaecyparis, Rhododendrons, Japanese maples, dogwoods and other conifers. The main collections I noted were rhododendrons and daylilies. Louis told me of other gardens I should see, but haven't as yet, such as the new garden in Eureka Springs Arkansas (does anyone know anything about this one, if so please send me some info), the Powell Garden,1609 NW US Highway 50, Kingsville, Missouri 64061 phone: 816.697.2600 and Botanica, The Wichita Gardens, 701 Amidon, Wichita, Kansas, 67203 phone: 316.264.0448 http://www.botanica.org

 

 

 

October 31, 1999

TO: Horticulturists interested in Ornamental Horticulture

FROM: Win Dunwell, Extension Horticulturist

SUBJECT: Miscellaneous Information and Announcements.

 

Chris Kring has been forced to postpone The Regional Ginseng/Goldenseal Conference advertised to be held in Frankfort at the Best Western Parkside Inn on November 9, 1999 due to the lack of a Federal budget from which the internationally recognized experts on ginseng and goldenseal were to be paid. For more information on the conference that will be rescheduled for after the 1st of the year 2000 contact; Chris Kring, Kentucky Department of Agriculture, 65 Wilkinson Blvd., Frankfort, KY 40601 phone: 502.564.6571.

 

The 2000 Perennial Plant of the Year has been announced by the Perennial Plant Association. It is Scabiosa columbaria 'Butterfly Blue'. The color flyer that came with the announcement states that 'Butterfly Blue' is a "long-blooming perennial with 2-inch lavendar-blue flowers". Scabiosa does well in full sun to light shade and is hardy in zones 3-9. For more information on the Perennial Plant Association or the Perennial Plant of the Year write to Dr. Steven Still, 3383 Schirtzinger Road, Hilliard, Ohio 43026, Fax 614.876.5238

 

I have had the good fortune to travel quite a bit this year. On my way to Quito, Ecuador in early October I was held in Miami because the eruption of the Guagua Pichincha volcano closed the Quito airport. I decided to take advantage of the situation and visit the Fairchild Tropical Garden. I enjoyed the opportunity to meet with Buddy Hubbuch's son, Chuck Hubbuch, Director of Collections. Dr. Monte Johnson, UK Entomologist, and I got the grand tour. You may wonder why would I care about tropical plants, well, they continue to provide additions to the annual plants we use in the landscape.

 

What did I learn while in Ecuador? Well, for starters there is no better way to control diseases than to not have them. Sanitation in a year-round growing environment is very difficult. While we preach, start out with the best plant possible, put it into a pest free soil or media, water it with clean disinfected water of the appropriate pH when necessary, monitor your fertilization with soil, leachate, or leaf samples, eliminate stress, and treat for pests with the proper pesticide for an identified pest problem, it isn't always easy. Sometimes we must make significant changes to accomplish these goals and to finish a quality-pest-free crop.

 

We visited several in-the-field cut-flower operations. One grower used a vacuum, D-Vac, typically used in sampling for pests, to remove leaf miners from his 30 acres of Aster cut flower growing beds. He had a predator in the field to help control the leaf miners and he had developed a special container for the vacuum that had screens that would let the predators escape but keep the leaf miners in the container. Great stuff! I assume we will see more and more of these type of techniques to control insect pests.

 

 

 

September 30, 1999

 

TO: Horticulturists interested in Ornamental Horticulture

FROM: Win Dunwell, Extension Horticulturist

SUBJECT: Miscellaneous Information and Announcements.

 

The 1999 Kentucky Urban Forestry Conference "Trees & People - Making the Connection" is being held at the Holiday Inn Hurstborne, Louisville, KY for info contact: Dave Leonard, 1302 North Limestone, Lexington, KY 606.252.2529 dave7oaks@aol.com Past programs have proven very educational and of significant interest to community leaders interested in tree planting and care in their community, parks and yards.

 

 

Eupatorium maculatum 'Gateway' Gateway Joe Pye Weed

Fothergilla major 'Mount Airy' Mount Airy Fothergilla

Heuchera americana 'Pewter Veil' Pewter Veil Heuchera

Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet' Henry's Garnet Itea or Sweetspire

Syringa reticulata 'Ivory Silk' Japanese Tree Lilac

Viburnum nudum 'Winterthur' Winterthur Viburnum

for more about the award go to: http://www.ca.uky.edu/HLA/Dunwell/TKleinPA.html ***FIX LINK***

 

Ornamental Plant Materials: A multi-State Conference says the flyer sent to me by Dr. Michael Schnelle, Oklahoma State University Extension Ornamental/Floriculture Specialist. The conference will be October 6 & 7, 1999 at the Holiday Inn in Stillwater OK. for more information contact Sara Cooper, 405.744.5405 or e-mail coopesj@okstate.edu

 

Hope Crain has announced that the Kentucky Department of Agriculture is preparing the 2000-2001 Kentucky Grown Landscape Plant Availability Guide. Please contact Hope, 500 Mero Street, 7th Floor, Frankfort, KY 40601, hope.crain@kyagr.com , 502.564.4696 ASAP in order to be included in the next edition of this invaluable marketing tool. To create a web page for your market go to http://www.kyagr.com/buyky/webbuild/index.htm to see what is going on at the Kentucky Dept. of Ag go to http://www.kyagr.com

 

The KNLA Summer Outing at Bernheim Forest was very well received by the 300 plus people that attended and participated. KNLA Board members and planner for the event Rudy Voltz, Paul Kaelin and Pat Dwyer provided a first class educational event with presentations by Bill Thomas and Dick Ammon. The trade show and equipment demonstrations were excellent and all who attended wanted more time to tour the plant collections with the outstanding Bernheim staff that was present. Special thanks to Paul Cappiello of Bernhiem and KNLA President Charlie Wilson for enthusiastically supporting the committee, which by the way, held a critique of the event immediately after it ended to ensure good ideas to make this event even better next year were not forgotten. Considering the turnout and the interest in the collections it would seem we can remove the word "hidden" from the late J. C. Raulston's comment describing Bernheim as "the hidden jewel of the botanic world".

 

 

 

August 31, 1999

 

TO: Horticulturists interested in Ornamental Horticulture

FROM: Win Dunwell, Extension Horticulturist

SUBJECT: Miscellaneous Information and Announcements.

 

The American Society for Horticultural Science annual meeting for 2000 is July 23-26, 2000, not July 16-19, 2000, as was printed in the last HortMemo upcoming meetings list. Thanks to Dr. Tom Ranney of NCSU, Fletcher, NC for catching that one. Please let know if you see anything questionable in HortMemo, thanks.

 

Those attending the UK College of Agriculture ROUNDUP '99, Saturday, September 11, 1999 will be able to tour the UK Arboretum at 0945. Shuttle buses will be provided and Faculty and Arboretum staff will be on hand to answer your questions. ROUNDUP '99 is hosted by the College of Agriculture and the Agriculture Alumni Association. Contact: Grace Gorrell, 606.257.7211, e-mail: ggorrell@ca.uky.edu

 

The Purchase Master Gardener's fall program is a floral design series. The series will be a lecture and workshop presented by noted flower designer Hardie Newton, author of Hardie Newton's Celebration of Flowers. The event will be at First Presbyterian Church. For more information call 270.575.9039.

 

IT IS BOTANICA! I let the spell checker take the "a" off Botanica in the last issue. You might be asking what is Botanica? It is a Louisville-based non-profit organization with gardeners and nursery/landscape industry representatives as members. The primary interest of the group is in gardening activities and the joy that gardening and plants bring to peoples lives. Gardening is seen as a community of people by this organization. The city of Louisville is blessed to be thought of as a "gardening mecca" (my term) thanks to a long tradition of great nurserymen and landscape designers combined with the relatively recent efforts of Botanica. I remember the first time I met Mary Anne Thornton, the person who started it all, at an LNA meeting and she asked me about her idea to start a gardening organization. She said she had already been involved in different gardening organizations and saw a need for a organization to bring all the societies and industry organizations together. I told her it sounded like a great idea. That was a number of years and 8 great seminars ago. I recently called her to get information on Botanica for this issue of HortMemo and she told me to not forget The Fall Gardening Conference, October 2, 1999, with Roy Lancaster (See Upcoming Meetings below). Very typical of her dedication to Botanica and the gardening community of Louisville, Kentucky, and the world. You can write to Botanica at, 214 Sequoya Road, Louisville, KY 40207 or call 502.896.4251 or e-mail BotanicaKY@aol.com

 

 

 

July 31, 1999

 

TO: Horticulturists interested in Ornamental Horticulture

FROM: Win Dunwell, Extension Horticulturist

SUBJECT: Miscellaneous Information and Announcements.

 

The UKCA Horticulture Field Day offers information on pumpkins, tomatoes, medicinal herbs and more, Wednesday, August 11 from 18-2000, at UK's Horticulture Research Farm (South Farm), corner of Nicholasville Road (US 27) and Man-O-War, across from Lowes and Walmart. Contact: Bob Anderson 606.257.4721 or e-mail: randerson@ca.uky.edu

 

Lest we forget where we started, I read this Confusius statement while in China. "A craftsman, if he means to do good work, must first sharpen his tools". This statement brought a rush of pleasant memories of the daily knife, spade and pruner sharpening during my early years in the landscape industry. The statement applies to all things we do. It is good to preplan and be prepared for any task or job, whether, actually sharpening a tool, developing a nursery planting, diagnosing plant problems, or doing a landscape design or construction job.

 

The Paducah Master Gardener's: "Garden Gurus" An Afternoon of Gardening Excitement and Fun will be September 25, 1999. See Upcoming Meetings and the August HortMemo.

 

BOTANICA and Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest are co-sponsoring the Fall Gardening Conference, October 2, 1999. Roy Lancaster, noted plantsman and former curator of plants at Hillier's Gardens and Arboretum, England, is the speaker. Roy Lancaster has worked, traveled and collected plants from all over the world. His presentation is titled "From the World to Your Garden". Mark Krautman, Heritage Seedlings, Inc., Salem, OR recommends Roy's books in his catalog. Mark should know, he frequently travels to China with his wife, Jolly, to collect new and interesting plants. Contact Judy Hunt, 6701 Echo Trail, Louisville, KY 40299, or call 502.267.5074, for more information.

 

The West Kentucky Chapter of the KY Nursery & Landscape Assoc. met Tuesday, July 14, 1999 at Wyatt Farms and Greenhouses, a Home and Garden Showplace, Moors Camp Road, Draffenville, KY. A tour of the extensive and beautiful display gardens, greenhouses, and garden store was provided by Jerry Wyatt, Matt Wyatt, and Lon Evans. The meeting resulted in the election of officers. Don Gish, National Nursery Products, Inc., was elected president at the 1^St meeting. Jerry Wyatt was elected Vice-President and Dusty Kornbacher, Gateway Garden Center, 960 Hwy 68 East, Benton, KY 52025-7016, 270.527.1884, was elected Secr./Treas. Amy Fulcher, Hopkins County Extension Agent for Horticulture will serve as Educational Program Coordinator. Larry Sanders, James Sanders Nursery, is coordinating a coach and overnight lodging for those interested in attending the September 2, 1999 KNLA Summer Outing at Bernheim Forest. Please call Larry ASAP, 270.443.8851, if interested.

 

 

 

June 30, 1999

 

TO: Horticulturists interested in Ornamental Horticulture

FROM: Win Dunwell, Extension Horticulturist

SUBJECT: Miscellaneous Information and Announcements.

 

This HortMemo is one of the "Biggies". For those that get this by Post we include the whole calendar in the June and December editions and more verbage.

 

Tim Phillip's roses at UK Arboretum have become a real highlight for Arboretum visitors. Previous plantings are in great form this year and the additional 450 cultivars added this year will make the UK Arboretum one of the premier Rose Gardens in the U.S. I have some comments and photos posted to my home page http://www.ca.uky.edu/HLA/Dunwell/win1.html ***FIX LINK*** under Plant Study Sites/Gardens in -- /UK Arboretum/rose collection (in text).

 

MAKE A NOTE to attend the KNLA Summer Outing at Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest on Thursday, September 2, 1999, 0830 registration, 0900-1600 educational programs and exhibits. There will be lots to see and do there and it will be a great networking opportunity. The educational program includes: Bill Thomas, a well-known-entertaining speaker on Conifers, Dick Ammon, Kentucky nurseryman, plantsman, and landscape designer will speak on woody plants, and Dr. Paul Cappiello, Director of Horticulture at Bernheim will provide a tour of the research areas in the morning and one of the arboretum grounds in the afternoon. Any time you have speakers of this caliber all in one place at one time it is good to be there with them. Of course, these are exciting times for the KNLA and Bernheim, with dramatic expansion of the activities of both organizations. In addition to the educational program and tours there will be an area available for exhibitors to display and demonstrate landscape and nursery equipment and supplies. A great meal will be provided to those that register before August 20, 1999. There will also be door prizes and a plant identification competition. The winner of the plant ID will receive a Manual of Woody Landscape Plants.

 

To register contact Debbie Cain, KNLA Exec. Dir. 502.899.3622, Fax 502.899.7922, e-mail: knla@iglou.com The cost to register is $25.00 for KNLA members, $30.00 for nonmembers and $20.00 for students. Remember preregistration is required to ensure getting the free luncheon, those that register late or on the day of the event will not be guaranteed a meal.

 

Those wishing to help sponsor the outing, or to be an exhibitor, are asked to call Pat Dwyer 502.893.6024 or Paul Kaelin 502.421.9625 (D.P.) or Rudy Volz 502.455.4887 (D.P.) to request a registration form and to discuss sponsorship and/or exhibitor needs and expectations. The sponsor/exhibitor fee is $150.00 with advanced registration by July 15th, 1999 or $200.00 late registration.

 

KNLA and Bernheim have joined together to provide a great opportunity for the industry and horticulture students. Please pass this announcement on to your fellow nursery/landscape industry friends and to local high schools and colleges to invite teachers and students to attend.

 

The daylilies have been fabulous this year. We have John Rice's daylilies, Thoroughbred Daylilies, Paris, Kentucky, 606.988.9253, in our trials this year. My favorite of John's as a first year bloomer is NANCY LIGON, the edge and edge color are great, but there are several others that are large, well edged and unique colors, including, wow! CROWN OF CREATION.

 

We have been looking at Joe Swanson's, Swanson's Daylilies, Lexington, KY, 606.272.2791, the last few years. The big loud MILANO VIOLET MARK, MILANO ROCKET, and MILANO MARASCHINO are great. MILANO MARASCHINO is a favorite and has really done well as a landscape size clump. I also, like, OCTAVIAN CHERRY DOLL and the funky little, lavendar with a white line down the center of the petals and off-white sepals, OCTAVIAN MARBLE MODEL.

 

We don't want to forget the people that got us started, Casey and Cindy Schott, Schott Gardens, 270.781.0254. Their SUNFLARE is a landscape winner. JANICE WENDELL has done well at the UKREC and at home. A very special photograph of a daylily is one taken of the Schott's NEDDIE DOWNING.

 

With our daughter named Lisa, having the petite LISA MY JOY blooming always pleases my wife and I. Stop by the UKREC, observe the daylilies and vote for your favorite by leaving a note with the receptionist in the UKREC lobby.

 

Japan Flora 2000 - "Beginning with flowers and plants in our everyday lives, the exhibition aims to preserve and create a global environment abundant with plant life and to pursue the ideal way to promote 'Communication Between Man and Nature'. Japan Flora 2000 is to be held on Awaji Island near Kobe March 18, 2000 through September 17, 2000. The Western United States Agricultural Trade Association (WUSATA) is the U. S. Garden primary financial Sponsor. One of several objectives of Japan Flora 2000 is to: " Promote a society where people cooperate with each other and participate in various exchanges brought out by the joy in nuturing and raising plants and flowers". For more information check out the homepage http://web.pref.hyogo.jp/jpnflora/english/index.htm A special thanks to Oregon Association of Nurserymen's Digger magazine for bringing this event to my attention and to Alexa Hamilton, WUSATA Program Director, and Meg VanSchoorl, MVANSCHOOR@agr.wa.gov , Japan Flora 2000 Project Manager, WA State Dept. of Ag., for their help in finding out more about Japan Flora 2000.

 

I learned of the Garden Conservancy because, container gardener and author, Ellise Felton, sent me a copy of their 1997 Open Days Directory to use to attend the Open Days (special days that select private and public gardens in an area are open to the public, I have visited several gardens that would never be open to the public if not for this program) and as a resource to find special gardens to visit while on sabbatical. The Garden Conservancy was formed in 1989 to preserve gardens by facilitating their transition from private to independent nonprofit ownership and operation. The Conservancy serves the public's growing interest in gardens by providing access to the finest examples of the art of gardening in America and by offering educational programs that further this art. The Conservancy is also a resource for individuals and community groups in need of legal, fund-raising, and management assistance to further their own garden preservation projects. The 1999 Open Days Directory has more than twice the listings the 1997 one had. Contact: The Garden Conservancy, P.O. Box 219, Cold Spring, NY 10516, 914.265.2029 e-mail: Gardencons@aol.com

 

 

 

May 31, 1999

 

TO: Horticulturists interested in Ornamental Horticulture

FROM: Win Dunwell, Extension Horticulturist

SUBJECT: Miscellaneous Information and Announcements.

 

I have been in China for the last 3 weeks and enjoyed another "great adventure". Drs. Bob McNiel and Tom Nieman were our fearless leaders. Sixteen students and four faculty toured northern, central, southern and eastern China. Visiting China Universities we learned about many of the crops of China, in particular greenhouse vegetable, flower and mushroom production, but also, gingko for tea, silk worms, wheat, rice and other crops. We visited several ornamental enterprises including the Dounan Flower Market. The Dounan Flower Market, near Kunming, is planning to open a flower auction in the near future. While we were visiting the market, another group from Europe was also there investigating the market. The nearby International Horticultural Expo was a highlight of our tour. The Chinese gardens at the Expo were fantastic, but they didn't compare to actually visiting many of the old gardens of Suzhou. We saw a rapidly developing country, with more construction going on than anywhere I have ever visited. In horticulture there is a move to profitable exporting of vegetables and flowers. While the standards of quality were not up to U.S. market standards, the growers were well aware of it and had plans to meet those standards.

 

The Boone County Arboretum was dedicated May 2, 1999 and has one of the best maps I have seen for a large planting of trees. The Boone County Arboretum was designed by Dick Ammon. I learned of it while preparing my Plant Study Sites file for my home page. I hadn't added the Boone County Arboretum because I didn't know much about it, but Dr. Mike Klahr, Horticultural Extension Agent for Boone County sent the needed information and map. The Arboretum is in Central Park and currently encompasses 125 acres and has 700 trees planted and labeled. The introduction states "Future plans include the addition of 500 ornamental shrubs". For more information contact: Mike Klahr at 606.586.6101 or the Boone Co. Parks Office 606.334.2117.

 

I wrote about the The Associated Landscape Contractors of America (ALCA) a few months ago when they hosted the 1999 ALCA Student Career Days in Lexington. I was very impressed by that event and thought this month ALCA, established in 1963, would be the organization highlighted. "The Associated Landscape Contractors of America is a trade association which promotes business management skills and the profitability of its (2000+) members' businesses. ALCA provides its members with a good business foundation to help them evaluate, plan and better manage their businesses. Member firms have direct access to marketing tools, industry specific business publications and business experts who can assist companies in becoming more profitable." You can get more information by contacting ALCA by writing or calling 150 Elden Street, Suite 270, Herndon, Virginia 20170 phone: (703) 736-9666; 1-800-395-ALCA fax: (703) 736-9668 homepage: http://www.alca.org/

 

 

 

April 30, 1999

 

TO: Horticulturists interested in Ornamental Horticulture

FROM: Win Dunwell, Extension Horticulturist

SUBJECT: Miscellaneous Information and Announcements.

 

The Department of Horticulture is pleased to announce that Dr. Richard Durham will join our faculty in the Consumer Horticulture Extension/Teaching position effective June 15, 1999. Dr. Durham brings five years of faculty experience from Texas Tech University, where he taught a wide range of horticulture courses and helped author a web-based course. He received his Ph.D. in Horticultural Sciences from the University of Florida and completed postdoc appointments at the University of Georgia and the University of Illinois. He received his B.S. degree in Horticulture at the University of Kentucky. We are pleased to have Rick join our faculty.

 

The John Bartram Association is celebrating the 300th birthday of John Bartram. Numerous activities have been planned including: a survey of all Frankliniana altamaha growing; hosting the Bartram Commemorative Stamp Dedication, May 18^th the day before the start of the Bartram 300: A Gathering, Symposium, May 19-21, and the Bartram 300 Living History Festival, May 22-23, 1999. For more information on the May 19-21, 1999 symposium you can contact Historic Bartram's Garden, 54th Street and Lindbergh Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19143, 215.729.5281, Fax 215.729.1047 or check out their homepage http://www.libertynet.org/bartram . The US Postal Service will release stamps on: William and John Bartram, American Botanists, with artwork that looks like William Bartram's famous botanical drawing of Frankliniana; Stamps of Tropical Flowers; and, a stamp as a collage with an image of Frederick Law Olmsted and obvious icons of a couple of his gardens. Release dates are tentatively set as May 18th for Bartram and Tropical Flowers and sometime in September for Frederick Law Olmsted stamps. You can check with your local U.S. Post Office or call 1.800.STAMPS24. All these stamps seem ideal to go on the first class mail of an ornamental horticulturist.

 

I cannot put in all the organizational meetings that occur every year in the ornamental horticulture arena in Hort Memo's upcoming meetings list. So I thought I might help you build a mailing list of organizations that interest you by highlighting some of the organizations I come across in my mail and e-mail. The American Horticulture Society's mission is "to encourage and recognize excellence in gardening-by advancing the art, science, and enjoyment of horticulture, and by educating and inspiring people of all ages to become successful, environmentally responsible gardeners." AHS publishes a magazine The American Gardener and maintains offices at the River Farm, 7931 East Boulevard Drive, Alexandria, VA 22308-1300. The River Farm is a Botanic Garden worth visiting, especially if you are on your way to Mount Vernon, just down the street. They have theme gardens, and some interesting trees such as a giant Osage Orange. They also host annual meetings, the next one is to be held in Boston, MA June 10-12, 1999. You can find schedules of the their meetings and other activities on their homepage at http://www.ahs.org .

 

 

 

March 31, 1999

 

TO: Horticulturists interested in Ornamental Horticulture

FROM: Win Dunwell, Extension Horticulturist

SUBJECT: Miscellaneous Information and Announcements.

 

1250 people attended the Associated Landscape Contractors of America Student Career Days in Lexington. Dr. Bob McNiel received a standing ovation at the awards ceremony in recognition of his organizing this very impressive event. I was told the limiting factor to growth of a landscape contracting company is attracting qualified personnel. That explains the long hours and expense the 80 plus landscape companies expended trying to attract the students to intern or work for their firm. Competitive salaries helped companies succeed in their quest.

 

The West Kentucky Chapter of the Kentucky Nursery and Landscape Association held it's 1st meeting at Rob Stanfa's Rolling Hills Nursery in Murray, February 25, 1999. There was a good turnout and officers of the KNLA and the WKY Chapter discussed future plans. Hope Crain of the Ky. Dept. of Agriculture talked about the new Kentucky Grown Landscape Plant Availability Guide. Amy Fulcher discussed the Invasive Species Executive Order. It was a great meeting and more are planned. For information contact: Don Gish, President, 502.826.1346 or Debbie Cain, KNLA Executive Director, 502.899.3622 or knla@iglou.com

 

A.J. Powell's UK Turfgrass Program homepage is great! Especially the Top Varieties part under Turf Research. http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/ukturf/

 

My homepage is relatively new and your constructive criticism is welcomed. http://www.ca.uky.edu/HLA/Dunwell/win1.html ***FIX LINK*** . I have a link to A.J.'s UKTurf page.

 

The UKCA Horticulture Club homepage contains information on UK Horticulture student activities. Their links to associations, gardens, and industry suppliers and nurseries is well worth a visit. Their address is: http://www.uky.edu/StudentOrgs/Horticulture/

 

Last month I mentioned the book Urban Trees: Site Assessment, Selection for Stress Tolerance, Planting I got off the web (http://www.cals.cornell.edu/dept/flori/uhi/urbantrees.pdf ). Eddie Atherton, Owensboro City Forester, called to say he had called author Nina Bassuk at Cornell University and a hardcopy of the publication can be purchased. He stated he had received his copy and it was "well worth the $8.00". To order a hardcopy send an $8.00 check, made out to Cornell University, to: Dept. of Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture, Attn: Kelly Woodhouse, 20 Plant Science Building, Ithaca, NY 14853.

 

The Fruit and Vegetable groups in the Department of Horticulture published their research results for 1998 in the Fruit and Vegetable Research Report: PR-410. Copies can be requested by calling

 

 

 

February 26, 1999

 

TO: Horticulturists interested in Ornamental Horticulture

FROM: Win Dunwell, Extension Horticulturist

SUBJECT: Miscellaneous Information and Announcements.

 

The Associated Landscape Contractors of America Student Career Days will be in Lexington March 18-22, 1999. For more information contact the UK Horticulture Club at http://www.uky.edu/StudentOrgs/Horticulture or http://www.alca.org or You can call me, 502.365.7541 x 209 for a events program.

 

The UKCA Horticulture Department Nursery/Landscape Research report was distributed at the Kentucky Landscape Industries meeting in Lexington. For those that did not get a copy I will send a copy to anyone that requests one by calling 502.365.7541 x 209, Fax 502.365.2667 or wdunwell@ca.uky.edu .

 

The Department of Agriculture has printed up a great 1999-2000 Kentucky Grown Landscape Plant Availability Guide. You can get a copy by contacting C. Hope Crain at 502.564.6676 x 263, Fax 502.564.2133, hope.crain@kyagr.com

 

I received the 1999 OSU Extension Agents' Handbook of Insect, Plant Disease and Weed Control, E-832. The huge resource covers all agricultural commodities including animals, agronomic crops, household pest control and horticultural crops. On page 1 it says "Copies of the Extension Agents' Handbook may be ordered at a cost of $25.00 from University Mailing Services, Publishing and Printing East, OSU, Stillwater, OK 74078. Make payment to the OSU Cooperative Extension Service." An incredible resource all in one book.

 

The "Garden Gurus" program, with Roger Swain and Felder Rushing, hosted by the Purchase Area Master Gardeners was fantastic. I was impressed that consumer horticultural organizations and sponsoring members of the nursery/landscape industry cooperated to present this great gardening gathering. Special thanks to Kathy Keeney, McCracken County Extension Horticultural Agent and Carolyn Roof, Paducah Sun Gardening Editor. Watch for future program announcements by this group in this newsletter or the Paducah Sun newspaper.

 

I found a publication you may find of value. It includes a landscape site assessment form. Urban Trees: Site Assessment; Selection for Stress Tolerance Planting. 1998. Dr. Nina Bassuk, BZ Marranca, and Barb Neal. It can be downloaded as a file or printed from: http://www.cals.cornell.edu/dept/flori/uhi/urbantrees.pdf

 

 

 

January 31, 1999

 

TO: Horticulturists interested in Ornamental Horticulture

FROM: Win Dunwell, Extension Horticulturist

SUBJECT: Miscellaneous Information and Announcements.

 

The Cooperative Extension Service of Hopkins County is hosting a Garden Tour of Biltmore Estate's Festival of Flowers, the North Carolina Arboretum and other notable stops in the Asheville, NC area, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, April 19, 20, 21, 1999. Contact: Amy Fulcher, 502.821.3650, Fax 502.825.5011, e-mail: afulcher@ca.uky.edu

 

SNA begins its 100th year! SNA '99... July 30-August 1, 1999 will have an historical focus. It will be one of the most exciting years in SNA history! Says Danny Summers, Executive Vice, Southern Nursery Association, Inc., Voice: 770.973.9026 e-mail: Danny@mail.sna.org

 

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