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PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

I am retiring from the MNLGA board.

After two years serving as the President of the MNLGA I still love our industry
and the people in it who share the same passion for plants and for the
environment. That says a lot, serving the public comes with hard work,
persistence, sacrifices, discipline, criticism, doubts, and sometimes failures. But
all of these contrived negatives attract a positive – SUCCESS. The MNLGA is one
of the fortunate associations with committed members that will roll up their
sleeves, put on the boots, and move forward with whatever comes down the
pike to align with the ornamental horticulture industry and its future demands.
Membership matters. The MNLGA could not exist without its diverse
membership profile. This profile gives us the knowledge to tackle the
challenges we undertake with confidence. In the coming months the MNLGA
JOHN MURPHY will have a membership drive to continue recruiting new members. Pass the
Murphy John's, Inc. word that the MNLGA needs you.

Thank you MNLGA members for a decade long tour of Maryland’s finest
ornamental horticultural professional associations. While serving on the board
during the past 10 years I have worked alongside landscape professionals
for the betterment of the 2nd largest industry in the State of Maryland. The
agenda set by the MNLGA board each year has included all of the specific
goals listed on our Mission Statement. Each one of these goals is necessary
to keep Maryland’s horticultural industry informed, educated, compliant,
and profitable. The MNLGA’s clarity and determination to guide its members
through the everyday challenges we plow through is loud and clear. Our
member profile is very diverse with various opinions on many matters, yet we
all come together to find common ground. My time on the board has given me
first-hand knowledge of how united our industry is.

Most of all I would like to thank my wife, Maureen (Mo), for enduring my
absences while serving the MNLGA. I would not have been able to adhere to
my responsibilities without Mo’s help. A

John Murphy
President Murphy John’s Inc.

President Maryland Nursery Landscape and Greenhouse Association (MNLGA)
Agricultural Commissioner (Nursery II) Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA)
Chairman Maryland Green Industry Council (MaGIC)
MDA Representative State Soil Conservation Committee

Maureen and John

4 WINTER 2023 • Free State News