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Contents
9 THIS BUSINESS OF OURS Mike Hemming
Much to do Heading into Winter
16 GOING NATIVE Lisa Kuder
Market Momentum: Native Plants and the Future of
Maryland Landscaping
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25 IT'S TIME FOR SHARING Jerry Faulring
COMPOST: Still the Black Gold of Agriculture
34 FEATURED MEMBER Carol Kinsley
Water Becomes A Garden
42 MEMBER EVENT RECAP Lauren Bottcher
page 15 page 42 MNLGA and UME Field Day at Raemelton Farm
50 GROWING WITH EDUCATION Ginny Rosenkranz
Viburnums offer color, fragrance, shapes and sizes to
fit any landscape
56 AMERICANHORT
News from the Hill
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DEPARTMENTS
4 President’s Message
6 Director’s Message
8 Association Officers
8 Directory of Advertisers
21 CPH
20 New Members
32 Maryland Green Industry Calendar of Events
45 Obituary
56 Annual MNLGA Sponsors
63 MNLGA Mission Statement
page 34 page 50 65 MNLGA Chairs and Committees
65 MNLGA Board of Directors
ON THE COVER: 66 Membership Benefits Program
Kelly Billing of Water Becomes a Garden.
See Featured Member article on page 34.
Executive Director: Vanessa A. Finney
Quercus Management Staff: E. Kelly Finney, Lauren Bottcher and
Michelle Paris Hahn Design: Gregory J. Cannizzaro Graphic Design (contact information page 21)
Phone: 410-823-8684 | E-mail: office@mnlga.org © 2025 Maryland Nursery, Landscape and Greenhouse Association, Inc.
Web: mnlga.org | Free State E-mail: freestate@mnlga.org
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