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Contents
page 15 9 THIS BUSINESS OF OURS Mike Hemming
Celebrations, Family, Fun and Pride
15 IT’S TIME FOR SHARING Jerry Faulring
Managing Beech Leaf Disese
20 2025 MNLGA ANNUAL MEETING Kelly Finney
page 9 24 MNLGA DOING BUSINESS AT MANTS Kelly Finney
26 CHESAPEAKE GREEN 2025 RECAP Lauren Bottcher
32 AMERICANHORT
News from the Hill
34 FEATURED MEMBER Carol Kinsley
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Fine Earth Landscape, Inc.
40 MANTS MEANS BUSINESS Kelly Finney
49 GROWING WITH EDUCATION Ginny Rosenkranz
The Beauty of Redbuds
58 HAWAII-AN ISLAND PARADISE Greg Cannizzaro
62 CULTIVATING COMMUNICATION Wendy Brister
page 26 page 24 #GardenIdeas-Temperennials
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DEPARTMENTS
4 President’s Message
6 Director’s Message
8 Association Officers
8 Directory of Advertisers
48 Annual MNLGA Sponsors
48 New Members
54 Maryland Green Industry Calendar of Events
61 CPH
ON THE COVER: 71 MNLGA Mission Statement
Kim Usilton of Angelica Nurseries and Peter John Fischetti of 72 Membership Benefits Program
Mario Fischetti Nursery at MANTS 2025. 73 MNLGA Chairs and Committees
Executive Director: Vanessa A. Finney 73 MNLGA Board of Directors
Quercus Management Staff: E. Kelly Finney, Lauren Bottcher and
Michelle Paris Hahn
Phone: 410-823-8684 | Fax: 410-296-8288 | E-mail: office@mnlga.org Design: Gregory J. Cannizzaro Graphic Design (contact information page 56)
Web: mnlga.org | Free State E-mail: freestate@mnlga.org © 2025 Maryland Nursery, Landscape and Greenhouse Association, Inc.
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