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Contents
9 THIS BUSINESS OF OURS Mike Hemming
Taking the good with the bad
20 TOTAL PLANT MANAGEMENT Stanton Gill
Where Do We Go From Here?
22 MEMBER EVENT Kelly Finney
Technology Field Day 2024 at Ruppert Nurseries
28 CULTIVATING COMMUNICATION Wendy Brister
page 9 page 20 Herbaceous Plants That Have My Attention (at least for this week)
32 ALI PLANT SALE Martha Pindale
34 FEATURED MEMBER Carol Kinsley
Seaberry Farm Nursery
42 ALI GRADUATION Martha Pindale
44 IT’S TIME FOR SHARING Jerry Faulring
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Mycorrhizae Experiment
48 MEMBER EVENT Lauren Bottcher
Social Media and Media Relations workshop at Ladew Recap
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54 AMERICANHORT
News from the Hill
56 NURSERY MANAGEMENT Katie McDaniel
Q&A with Andrew Ristvey
57 GROWING WITH EDUCATION Ginny Rosenkranz
Lichens will grow on trees
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DEPARTMENTS
4 President’s Message
6 Director’s Message
8 Association Officers
8 Directory of Advertisers
27 CPH
50 Annual MNLGA Sponsors
52 Maryland Green Industry Calendar of Events
page 34 62 New Members
66 Press Release
ON THE COVER: 67 MNLGA Mission Statement
Wenfei Uva of Seaberry Farm Nursery holds a bright bouquet 68 Membership Benefits Program
of peonies.
69 MNLGA Chairs and Committees
Executive Director: Vanessa A. Finney 69 MNLGA Board of Directors
Quercus Management Staff: E. Kelly Finney, Lauren Bottcher and
Michelle Paris Hahn Design: Gregory J. Cannizzaro Graphic Design (contact information page 41)
Phone: 410-823-8684 | Fax: 410-296-8288 | E-mail: office@mnlga.org © 2024 Maryland Nursery, Landscape and Greenhouse Association, Inc.
Web: mnlga.org | Free State e-mail: freestate@mnlga.org
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