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THIS ISSUE: Featured Member: All Season Wholesale GrowersSHADE Celebrates Five Years of ExcellenceAnother Successful ACNP Course

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Arizona Nursery AssociationOfficers and Board of Directors

PresidentSusan Chase............................Desierto Verde

President-ElectRob Johns..................................A&P Nursery

TreasurerJoe Traficano..........................West Coast Turf

Past PresidentRobin Franklin.............................Desierto Verde

Board of DirectorsPearl Crum.......................... Dream With ColorsJimmy Fox...................................Evergreen TurfJay Harper..............................Harper’s NurseryBob Hawkins..................Western Tree CompanyEric Johnson...................Western Tree CompanyRoger Ramsey...........................Ewing IrrigationCindy Riding........................V&P Nurseries, Inc.Dan Scholl.........................ISS Grounds ControlLes Shipley.........................Civano Nursery, Inc. Carol Ward-Morris.......Arizona Municipal Water Users Association

Ex-Officio MembersBrett Cameron..Arizona Department of Agriculture

StaffCheryl Goar..........................Executive DirectorSuzanne Lanctot....Comm., Event & Educ. Coord.Renee Zanellato......Admin. & Financial Assistant

Official Magazine of the Arizona Nursery Association

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Southwesthorticulture MagazineMission Statement

SouthwestHorticulture Magazine is the official news and educational publication of the Arizona Nursery As-sociation, its members, affiliates and officers. It provides opportunities for academics to publish research of importance to ANA members, communicates significant information about ANA members and events, contains information that increases knowledge within the industry and presents a professional image of our members and affiliates. It offers advertising space to ANA members and non-members, which generates revenues in excess of publication costs.The statements and opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Arizona Nursery Association or its members. Likewise, the appearance of advertis-ers, or their identification as members of ANA does not constitute an endorsement of the products or services featured.SouthwestHorticulture is published bi-monthly by the Ari-zona Nursery Association. It is sent to ANA and ALCA members as a membership benefit. Subscription rate for non-members is $50 per year. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to 1430 West Broadway, Suite 110, Tempe, Arizona 85282. Phone: 480-966-1610.

southwesthorticultureSEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2009VOLUME 26 NUMBER 5

Features4 SHADE Celebrates Five Years of Excellence11 Featured Member: All Season Wholesale Growers18 Another Successful ACNP Class

Calendar DepartmentsSEPTEMBER23 Arizona Certified Nursery Professional (ACNP) Exam at Desert Tree Farm, South Yard, in Phoenix. For more information, call the ANA office at 480-966-1610.

25 Arizona Community Tree Council 2009 Annual Conference at the Prescott Resort & Conference Center in Prescott. For more information, visit www.aztrees.org.

OCTOBER1 WPS TTT Refresher Course at the Maricopa Coopera-

tive Extension Office in Phoenix. For more informa-tion, contact Delia Rodriguez at the Arizona Depart-ment of Agriculture at 602-542-0901 or

[email protected].

14 ANA Board of Directors Meeting, ANA Office, 11:00 a.m.

NOvEMBER4 ANA “Retro Bowling” Social Event at AMF Squaw

Peak Lanes in Phoenix. For more information, call the ANA office at 480-966-1610.

12&13 Worker Protection Standard – Agricultural Pesticide Safety Train-the-Trainer Workshop at Booth Machin-ery in Yuma. For more information, contact Delia Rodriguez at the Arizona Department of Agriculture at 602-542-0901 or [email protected].

DECEMBER3 ANA Board of Directors Meeting, ANA Office, 9:00 a.m.

3 ANA Annual Meeting & Awards Dinner at Islamo-rada Fish Company at Bass Pro Shop in Mesa. For more information, call the ANA office at

480-966-1610.

2 Frontline

2 Insights

3 ANLA News

6 ¿Que Paso?

8 ANAFUND News

10 ANA News

14 Industry News

17 Safety News

19 Insurance Update

20 Advertiser Index

Cover: Red yucca (Hesperaloe parviflora). Photo courtesy of James Drake of Desert Tree Farm.

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The SHADE conference held in mid-August was a reminder to me of what a social industry we are! The hugs in the hallway,

the sincere handshakes of old friends genuinely asking how you are and the sincere inquiry about your company and how it is doing this year was the topic of choice. Admittedly I did hear a lot of “surviving” as the answer. Somehow, even though the answer might not have been “thriving and running a mile a minute” as we have heard for the past several years, it seemed to be that people just needed to interact and connect to share experiences with one another.

Professional speaker Beth Terry, on her blog, states the “economy” has taken on a persona all its own. She challenges that what we all need right now is to hear from people in our industry whether it is competitors or clients, talking with each other,

lifting each other up and finding solutions together. Knowing that this communication is not always able to occur in a face-to-face situation, we have new options today for communication.

With this thought in mind, ANA is jumping into the social media arena this fall. Our newly designed interactive website will have a social media, member’s only section. Since blogging, facebook and chat groups are not my strong suit (I am learning too), I found a definition which I believe fits ANA’s goals are for this area. “Social media supports the human need for social interaction with technology, transforming broadcast media monologues (one to many) into social media dialogues (many to many). It supports the democratization of knowledge and information, transforming people from content consumers into content producers.”

Ok, that may sound very formal, but what the ANA Board

hopes is that our members will find a place to interact with each other over the internet between personal interactions. Now you have a place to post a question about quarantines, check with other retailers about a source for a product or to post a news article relevant to other members. These conversations may occur as one to many or many to many as described above. We hope this will be an efficient way for you to communicate with other ANA members. Our intention is for our member forum to grow in topics and formats as your needs grow. Please use it to become a content producer because it’s essentially a blank slate until ANA members submit entries.

As soon as it is up and running….you will receive an email and instructions to select your password. I hope to “chat” with you all in a new way very soon!

P.S. Our newly revised website and member forum will both still be located at www.azna.org.

HHow many times have you heard from friends or acquaintances that their businesses are in ‘survival mode’? Is that the case for you as well? As the recession continues we are required to make yet more tough decisions, both personally and professionally, to ensure that we ‘continue to exist’. A dear friend and colleague recently said (paraphrased) “It’s not fun to be in business right now.” I winced and nodded in sad agreement - then we laughed about our stubborn determination to stay in business regardless.

I’ve been thinking a lot about tough times and behavioral response. There are plenty of examples of people bending the rules, crossing the line or even breaking the law to “survive”…just listen to the news. There are schemes and scams and rip-offs. There are increased shady deals and dubious bidding practices which ultimately impact all of us. Competition can get ugly in lean times. If ethics are only skin deep, they can be shed as easily as snakeskin. Must ethics be sacrificed for survival?

Adversity offers the opportunity to define our principles, however painful it may be, and professional

accountability demands it. Ethics are not a luxury “too expensive” for tough times; they are the foundation of good business. Our task is to remain in business in order to pass that behavioral legacy on. Is there a shared value system “out there” which recognizes and supports ethically responsible businesses? American history attests to it and I see evidence of it. A customer called recently to specifically thank us for maintaining integrity and standing by our product and principles. He owns a business and feels fervently that the “stand up” companies will stand out and be remembered, coming through the recession with even stronger client loyalty and brand recognition. It was heartening and it makes sense! We can invest in, and be part of, that solid contingency of consumers with conscience, even with less consumption.

It’s been a long, hot summer and it looks like we’ll still be “sweating it out” even after temperatures cool. My best wishes to you in your efforts to stand up and out.

“Divorced from ethics, leadership is reduced to mere management…” - James Macgregor Burns

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frontline Susan Chase, President

insights Cheryl Goar, CAE, Executive Director

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Susan Chase

Survive – “to remain or continue in existence or use.”Survival – “the act or fact of surviving, especially under adverse or unusual circumstances.” - Webster’s Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary

Social Industry Chats

TThe ANLA Legislative Conference, held July 20 – 22 in Washington, D.C., brought together 200 industry leaders, including more than twenty state association representatives, participating in the program. Among those leaders were ANA Executive Director Cheryl Goar, ANA President Susan Chase of Desierto Verde, ANA Directors Bob Hawkins of Western Tree Company and Dan Scholl of ISS Grounds Control, and ANA Past President Bart Worthington of Mountain States Wholesale Nursery.

During their stay in the nation’s capital, participants were addressed by leading members of Congress and a range of issue experts. They visited an ANLA conference record 315 congressional offices on top priority issues that included green infrastructure, AgJOBS, H-2B program and immigration reform, “card check” and estate tax repeal, and water issues.

“I truly believe that it is important for us as a group and as individuals to get in front of our Congressmen and Senators so that they can hear what is important to us and why,” said ANA Director Dan Scholl of ISS Grounds Control. “They listen and want to understand how their decisions will truly impact us. It doesn’t mean we get what we want, but you don’t get unless you ask.”

The group heard from freshman Senator Kay Hagan (D-NC), whose record in the State Senate led to a North Carolina Green Industry Council endorsement, as well as the third-ranking member of the Democratic Party in the Senate, Senator Chuck Schumer of New York. Schumer chairs the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and Border Security, and spoke to his strong commitment to moving landmark immigration reform between now and early 2010. He recognized ANLA’s years of effort toward negotiating and advancing AgJOBS, and described it as an engine that will assist in the reform effort. “It was both frustrating and fascinating to witness our government at work … but well worth it,” said ANA Director Bob Hawkins of Western Tree Company.

2009 lEGISlATIVE CONFERENCE A SuCCESS

In late July, USDA’s Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service published a significant proposed change to federal Quarantine 37 (Q-37), which governs the importation of most types of living plants and propagative materials. To understand the proposed changes, it is important to first understand how the current system works.

Q-37 historically divided plants into three categories: prohibited, restricted, or admissible. “Prohibited”

speaks for itself. “Restricted” means that conditions such as growing practices or treatments are required as a condition of entry. “Admissible” means that the plant is allowed to be imported subject to inspection if it has a certificate from the country of origin. Visual inspection, however, has limits to its effectiveness.

What USDA is now proposing is to create a fourth category, known as “not authorized pending pest risk analysis.” As USDA explains, they believe this

new category would allow the agency to respond faster to restrict certain plants if there is scientific evidence that the plant itself may be a noxious weed in the U.S., or to restrict certain plants from certain parts of the world if there is evidence that they are a host of quarantine pests or pathogens. ANLA is reviewing the proposed rule, and welcomes industry input on it. A copy can be downloaded from www.ANLA.org, under “Recent GR News”.

Capitol Hill sources suggest that a push for major immigration reforms may take place later this fall, into early 2010. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid recently stated that immigration is among his top three priorities, after health care and energy/climate change. More recently, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), who chairs the Judiciary

Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and Border Security, addressed the ANLA Legislative Conference. In his remarks, Schumer made clear his commitment to develop and move an immigration bill, hopefully this fall. He also stressed his support for the ANLA-endorsed AgJOBS, as a critical engine for reform.

uSDA PROPOSES QuARANTINE 37 CHANGES

IMMIGRATION DEBATE MAY BE NEAR

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(L-R) Bart Worthington, Dan Scholl, Senator Jeff Flake, Susan Chase, Cheryl Goar, and Bob Hawkins in Washington, D.C.

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NNearly 350 green industry professionals had the opportunity to network, gain knowledge, socialize, and obtain continuing education credits (CEUs) at ANA’s fifth annual one-day educational event, SHADE 2009: Southwest Horticulture Annual Day of Education, held on August 14th at The Buttes Resort in Tempe. Thank you to Ryan Jerrell and Arid Solutions Nursery, L.L.C. for loaning all the plant material to beautify the event. The Arizona Department of Agriculture (ADA), the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA), the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA), the Irrigation Association (IA), and the Office of Pest Management (OPM) awarded Continuing Education Units (CEUs) in three of SHADE’s four tracks.

“We love attending SHADE. There is alwayslots of useful information.”

Pedro Mungarro & Luis Meraz, The Groundskeeper

ANA thanks all of its speakers for their outstanding presentations.

For the Business Track, thank you to:Jay Butler, Ph.D., • Economic Outlook for 2009 and Beyond;Chris Wright, • Water Management to Control Costs:

SMART and SIMPLE Practices that Save Water and Money; John Binkele, • Retooling Your Business Development

Tackle Box: Strategies for Success; George Seperich, Ph.D.,• Marketing Your Way to Fame and

Fortune . . . Or at Least to Your Customers; andPark Howell, • How to Ramp Up Your Marketing Without the

Expense Using Online Social Media.

“Park Howell’s presentation was phenomenal!I even took notes.”

Brett Cameron, Arizona Department of Agriculture


Judeen Terrey and Caryn Logan Heaps, the presenters for the session on Vertical Landscapes.

ANA recognizes and thanks the SHADE Committee for their contributions, commitment, energy, and enthusiasm: Chair, Carol Ward-Morris, Arizona Municipal Water Users Association; Robyn Baker, City of Scottsdale; Brett Cameron, Arizona Department of Agriculture; James D. Coffman, ASLA, Coffman Studio, LLC; Emily Homan, Native Resources International, Inc.; Sara Jacoby, Sara Jacoby Designs; Mary Lu Nunley, City of Phoenix; Roger Ramsey, Ewing Irrigation; Dan Scholl, ISS Grounds Control; Ursula Schuch, The University of Arizona; Rebecca Senior, Desert Botanical Garden; Joe Traficano, West Coast Turf; Kai Umeda, The University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, Maricopa County; Ann M. Young; and Mike Zemke, Chase Horticultural Research. You are all very much appreciated.

SHADE Celebrates Five Years of Excellence For the Design Track, thank you to:

Carianne S. Funicelli & Lori Jones Woods, • Ecological Restoration & Revegetation Challenges in the Arid Southwest: Case Studies in the Sonoran & Chihuahuan Deserts;

Paul Holdeman, • Rainwater Harvesting: A Fresh Approach! Presenting New Underground Water Storage Systems;

Judeen Terrey & Caryn Logan Heaps, • Vertical Landscapes: Green Walls, Vines, and Roofs;

Scott Calhoun, • Arid Climate Plant Combinations: Designing Stunning, Sustainable Gardens Using Six Plants or Fewer; and

Gabriel Diaz-Montemayor, ASLA, • Landscape Architecture in Latin America: Cultural and Environmental Challenges from the Continent to the Border Area.

“Paul Holdeman is an engaging and interesting presenter.”Jim Coffman, Coffman Studio, LLC

For the Trees & Plants Track, thank you to:Bart Worthington, • High Elevation Trees & Plants: Discover

New and Low Fuel Species Suitable for Higher Elevations; Chad Davis, • Using Agaves, Aloes,

and Yuccas in the Landscape; Mary Irish, • Grow Your Own Edible Landscape . . .

The Gardening Renaissance;Matt Johnson, • Native Trees of the Sonoran Desert Region –

A Review of Growth Habits; andPaul Chambers, • Australian Outback Plants –

No Worries, Mate!

“The Agaves, Aloes and Yuccas was the best presentation I’ve been to in 40 years. I really enjoyed it.”

Don Wood, Western Innovations

Larry Hollett of Desert Tree Farm writes an order at the Marketplace.


Presenters Mary Irish and Chad Davis relax at the Marketplace.

Park Howell during his presentation on Social Medial for the Business track.

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(L-R) SHADE sponsors Mo Ibarra and Eric Johnson of Western Tree Company and Chris Shipley of Civano Nursery.

For the Pest Management & Plant Health Track, thank you to:Mike Wallace, • Stop the Spread of Plant Pests, Not Commerce

– Emerging Regulatory Issues; Kirk Smith, Ph.D., • Mosquitoes in Maricopa County: A Review

of Species, Disease Transmission, and Management Strategies; Mike Lindsey, • Organic Management Practices: How to Utilize

Organic Products in Your Landscape; Kai Umeda, • Effective Weed Management Practices to Control

Costs and Improve Service in Your Operation; andDave Kopec, Ph.D., • Easy and Proper Calibration of Fertilizer

and Plant Protectant Materials.

“The information presented in the Weed Managementsession was very practical and useful.”

Gabe Towers, Target Specialty Products

For the Irrigation Sessions, thank you to:Jeff Lee, • What’s the EPA Doing in My Controller? – EPA’s

WaterSense Program and What it Means to the Industry; andJeffrey Knight, • Water Management Strategies – Creating

EfficientIrrigationSystems.

“What a charismatic presenter! Jeffrey Knight’s session was informative, engaging, and fun.”

Carol Ward-Morris, AMWUA

The new Marketplace at SHADE provided an opportunity for participants to visit with vendors and learn about their products, to visit with industry professionals, and to explore available resources to support their businesses. Nearly thirty raffle prizes, generously donated by Marketplace vendors, were

given away during lunch and during the afternoon reception. Some of the lucky winners were Joe Salazar of ADOT, who won a hat donated by Ewing Irrigation; Brent Pearson of the City of El Paso, who won a signed book by Mary Irish; Bruce Patrick of the City of Glendale, who won a T-shirt donated by Western Tree Company; and Kasey Billingsley of Harmony Horticultural Consulting, who won a Smart Irrigation Controller donated

Shade 2009 continued on page 7

ANA is very grateful for the extreme generosity and support of the SHADE sponsors, especially during these challenging economic times. These sponsors provided support for SHADE and were divided into four categories based on their donations:

The • 36-inch Box Sponsors included the Arizona Nursery Association, ASLD Urban & Community Forestry and USDA Forest Service, City of Phoenix, City of Scottsdale, and Evergreen Turf.

The • 24-inch Box Sponsors included Arizona Municipal Water Users Association, Bureau of Reclamation, Central Arizona Project, Desert Botanical Garden, Desierto Verde, Dow AgroSciences, Ewing Irrigation, Excel Garden Products, ISS Grounds Control, Inc., JERO, Inc., John Deere Landscapes, Mountain States Wholesale Nursery, Salt River Project, Sunrise Tree Farm, Target Specialty Products, The Synthetic Grass Store, Universal Forest Products, V&P Nurseries, Inc., West Coast Turf/Western Sod, Western Growers, and Western Tree Company.

The • 15-gallon Sponsors included Arizona Wholesale Growers, Monsanto Industrial Turf & Ornamental, Rillito Nursery and Garden Center, and Southwest Trees & Turf.


¿Qué Pasó?

Earlier this summer, ANA member John A. Thomson, Ph.D., D.A., of Vitamin Institute and SUPERthrive® originator, received a surprise visit from America’s Natural Master Gardener, Nick Federoff, on behalf of Sustainable Environmental Education (SEE), to award him their highest recognition, the Lifetime Environmental Awareness Award.

In keeping as “green” as possible, SEE opted for a simple presentation at Dr. Thomson’s SUPERthrive Vitamin Institute facilities in North Hollywood.

“Whenever I speak with Dr. Thomson, it’s an honor,” Federoff said. “To formally recognize someone who has been working for nearly a century for the good of the environment is humbling and will be etched in my mind and heart forever.”

Dr. Thomson’s best known environmental contribution is his worldwide-used product SUPERthrive® and its outstanding effects: reforestation; increased volume, grade, and speed of crops; overcoming adverse growing conditions; providing mental and

physical health helps; eliminating interior toxicity; reviving trees and other plants; normalizing and perfecting plants; improving recreation (including satisfaction) of gardening for children, handicapped, committed persons.

Thomson’s commitment to the environment began as early as childhood. “My grandfather was an orchardist, and my parents supported the protection of wildlife and national parks advocated by President Theodore Roosevelt and naturalist John Muir,” Thomson

lifetime Environmental Awareness AwardPresented to John A. Thomson

WWilliam Philip “Phil” Hebets, age 62, died August 16, 2009 in his Scottsdale residence of complications following a recent heart surgery. Like the rest of his large family, Phil was an Arizona native, and very proud of it.

Where Phil deserves his place in Arizona history is recognition as one of its true environmental pioneers. Just over 30 years ago, he took his 10 year savings from work as an industrial engineer at Garrett Airesearch, and put them into a landscaping hobby that was rapidly becoming a business, where he wanted to go beyond the then-common fake desert yards with turquoise gravel and palm trees, and instead create a real natural desert landscape with true native plants. This led to the formation of Sonoran Desert Designs, Inc., which he has since operated as a landscape contractor with his brother, Loren Hebets.

Soon thereafter, frustrated by the absence of large native trees in local plant nurseries, Phil joined with his life-long friend, Donnie Fedock of Ajo, Arizona, and pioneered the now-common practice of salvaging the native thorn forest trees growing

in the wild but directly in the path of the bulldozer. Otherwise said, they were the first to dig up, box and save Arizona’s palo verde, mesquite, ironwood and acacia trees. That led to Phil joining with another old friend Al Dunstan to form Desierto Verde, Inc., which operated from then on as a tree salvage and wholesale nursery business, leading the industry in that area for the next two decades.

Phil also went on to pioneer other salvage and revegetation processes for the wide palette of native desert plants. Many Arizonans from both science and industry will also remember his personal efforts and contributions in 1989 towards a badly needed revision of the Arizona native plant statutes, then 50 years out of date.

It can truly be said that with Phil’s parting he can look back at tens of thousands of native desert trees that were saved and countless square miles of natural desert ground that were then developed in harmony with the surrounding habitat, helping many thousands of Arizonans to live within the awesome desert.

Desierto Verde Founder Passes Awayby Noel Hebets

¿Que Paso? continued on page 13

Phil Hebets fought for, and created, landscapes reflecting his passion for the beauty, diversity and uniqueness of desert plant and land forms. They are the legacy of his life work.

Phil himself was formed by his experiences with the beloved Arizona desert in which he grew up. In my mind he embodied many of the traits of desert life forms. He was durable. He was adaptable. He was tough on the outside, but tender underneath. He established his “space and place” and held on to it tenaciously. He was prickly when needed, yet sheltered and nurtured others, taking the brunt of harsh conditions so that they could develop and grow. He was undaunted by rocky situations and surely our desiccating desert winds produced his dry sense of humor.

I was honored to have known and worked with Phil and I consider him one of the legacies of my Arizona desert experience.

Susan Chase, PresidentDesierto Verde

Tribute to Phil Hebets


Shade 2009 continued from page 5

by Salt River Project. Thank you to The UA Bookstore for their involvement again this year, and thank you to Mary Irish, Scott Calhoun, and Matt Johnson who participated in book signings during lunch.

“There was a lot of interaction and a lot ofpositive energy at the Marketplace.”

Roger Ramsey, Ewing Irrigation

ANA recognizes the support of the Marketplace vendors and thanks them for their participation: All Season Wholesale Growers, Arizona Department of Agriculture, Bingham Equipment Company, Desert Tree Farm, Dream With Colors, Inc., Elgin Nursery & Tree Farm, FX Luminaire, Helena Chemical Company, OHP, Inc., Swan Hill Nurseries, and Waibel & Associates Landscape Architecture, LLC. Thank you to Bart Worthington and Mountain States Wholesale Nursery for providing the table centerpieces for the Marketplace.

“We’re happy to be here to support SHADE andwe appreciate ANA’s support of us.”

Joe Carranza, Sunrise Tree Farm

Thank you to everyone who participated in and volunteered for SHADE 2009. In an effort to ensure the continued success of SHADE, the Committee encourages your input and sincerely welcomes your ideas for future speakers and topics. We look forward to seeing all of you next August for SHADE 2010!


TANAFuND newsMeet the 2009 ANAFuND Scholarship Award RecipientsThe Arizona Nursery Association Foundation (ANAFUND) was established to encourage and support the academic endeavors of students enrolled in a horticultural related curriculum at any Arizona college, university, or continuing education program. This year, the ANAFUND Board of Trustees awarded $12,615 in scholarships to eleven (11) outstanding individuals. These deserving scholarship recipients are:

Valerie Ahyong, a senior at Arizona State University, received a $390 Farber scholarship, a $270 Jones scholarship, and a $340 General Fund scholarship. She has been on the Dean’s list at ASU and is a University Grad Grant recipient. She is an ASLA student member and is a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity. Her career objectives are to complete her Master’s degree in landscape architecture and architecture and eventually obtain her Ph.D. in environmental planning.

Judy Bevier, a senior at The University of Arizona, received a $1,000 General Fund scholarship. She is studying Plant Sciences and was the recent recipient of the Pressley-Bryan Scholarship. Judy has been employed in various positions in the Green Industry, including working as an ethnobotanical cartographer at The University of Arizona Arboretum.

Chelsea Cox, a junior at The University of Arizona, was the recipient of a $2,250 Williams scholarship. She is majoring in Plant Sciences and has been on the Dean’s list. Chelsea is a member of The University of Arizona Horticulture Club and volunteers for numerous programs. She is a student worker involved in the maintenance of greenhouse crops at the University.

Jeffrey Dinges, a junior at The University of Arizona studying Agriculture Education, received a $540 Kolley scholarship, a $165 Riding scholarship, a $150 McGrath scholarship, and a $645 General Fund scholarship. Jeffrey works as a nursery superintendent and is a former

recipient of ANAFUND scholarships. He volunteers for Habitat for Humanity and has a state and American FFA degree.

Alicia Gutierrez, a junior at The University of Arizona majoring in Agricultural Education, received a $150 Hemminghaus scholarship, a $150 Nixon scholarship, and a $700 General Fund scholarship. Alicia served as the Jacobs-Cline Society Historian from 2006-2008 and serves as FFA Chapter President. Her goals include teaching high school agricultural education courses in Arizona, including plant science related courses, greenhouse management, nursery, floriculture, and landscape.

Dustin Hancock, a senior at The University of Arizona, is majoring in Landscape Architecture. Dustin received a $270 Wheat scholarship, a $360 Becker scholarship, and a $370 General Fund scholarship. He has been the student chapter President of ASLA and a campus arboretum employee and volunteer. He has been on the Dean’s honor roll in the College of Agriculture and is a previous recipient of ANAFUND scholarships.

William Pereira, a sophomore at Arizona State University, was awarded a $255 Kazan scholarship, a $165 Harper scholarship, and a $580 General Fund scholarship. William is studying landscape architecture and is employed at Sunset Landscaping and Design. He has volunteered for Habitat for Humanity, working on the landscaping of several homes. William’s goal is to own his own landscape construction firm.

Ross Sauceda, a sophomore at Mesa Community College, is studying Urban Horticulture. Ross is a past President of the Horticulture Club at MCC and has volunteered at Tovrea Castle. He has served as an MCC student senator and is a member of Phi Theta Kappa. He has worked in the nursery industry in various retail stores throughout the valley and has attended the Desert Green Conference and the Xeriscape International Conference.

Allison Scaife, a senior at The University of Arizona, is majoring in Agricultural Technology Management, specializing in Horticultural & Ornamental Landscape. She received a $750 Ladd-Smith scholarship and a $300 Cusma scholarship. Allison is a student intern, performing horticultural consultations with landscape architects and working on-site with landscapers. She has won several athletic awards through The U of A and served as the team captain for The U of A diving team. She is a past recipient of ANAFUND scholarships and was awarded the Alma Wilson Scholarship at the Univeristy for outstanding academic performance.

Janka Vanova, a senior at The University of Arizona, is studying Plant Sciences. She received a $1,200 Hegeler scholarship. Janka is a Certified Master Gardener and an Arizona Certified Nursery Professional (ACNP). She has assisted in conducting research projects at The U of A and is participating in the work-study program at The U of A Herbarium. She is a previous ANAFUND scholarship recipient.

Cash Veo, a junior at The University of Arizona, received a $315 O’Riley scholarship and a $300 Vlachos scholarship. Cash is majoring in Agricultural Technology Management and Education. He is very involved in FFA, having served as Chandler FFA president for two years and obtaining a very long list of FFA awards. He is very active with many community service projects and is a previous ANAFUND scholarship award recipient. Following graduation, he plans to become an agriculture educator and FFA advisor.

Congratulations to all the ANAFUND scholarship winners. The Arizona Nursery Association offers its sincere thanks and appreciation to the ANAFUND Scholarship Committee Chair Cindy Riding and committee members Roger Athey, Jean McGrath and Sandy Woods.

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10 | southwesthorticultureArizona Nursery Association

IIn July, ANA Board member Eric Johnson of Western Tree Company, ANA Past President Bart Worthington of Mountain States Wholesale Nursery, and ANA member Jay Ladd of Elgin Nursery & Tree Farm completed a member nursery visit to Linden Tree Nursery in Sun City. Board member Jimmy Fox visited Arid Solutions Nursery and ANA President Susan Chase of Desierto Verde and ANA President-Elect Rob Johns of A&P Nurseries visited Sunset Nursery in Yuma. These visits are one important way to engage with members and to let them know how ANA is working on their behalf. If you would like a Board

member to visit with you, please contact the ANA office. We want to hear from you.

ANA newsBoard Member Nursery Visits

On July 7th, ANA’s Safety Committee met in Chino Valley, Arizona, to review the safety report and to plan a Spanish-only seminar for workers in the fall. Committee members included Beth Gosnell of All Season Wholesale Growers, Emerson Jones of Hines Nurseries, ANA Board member Jay Harper of Harper’s Nursery, Tod Dennis of SCF Arizona, Matt Bigham of Western Growers, and ANA Executive Director Cheryl Goar. Afterward, the safety committee toured Hines Nurseries, led by Emerson Jones.

(L-R) Mark and Cindy Scaife of Linden Tree Nursery welcome Jay Ladd, Eric Johnson, and Bart Worthington.

ANA Safety Committee Meeting in Chino

(L-R) Tod Dennis, Beth Gosnell, Jay Harper, Matt Bigham, and Emerson Jones meet in Chino Valley at Hines Nurseries.

Mark Loghry, center, leads Rob Johns and Susan Chase on a tour of Sunset

Nursery in Yuma.

The ANA Board of Directors’ Strategic Planning meeting was held on June 18 and 19 at the Tubac Golf Resort & Spa in Tubac, Arizona. ANA President Susan Chase began the meeting by welcoming everyone and thanking them for their commitment and enthusiasm. The meeting was facilitated by George Seperich, Ph.D. of ASU’s Morrison School of Agribusiness. The agenda included strategic assessments of ANA and its policies and directives, the relevancy of ANA to its members, and the priorities and goals of ANA during this current economic challenge. Several items were identified by the group as being crucial to ANA’s future success and an action plan for June 2009 – June 2010 was developed. For a copy of the complete plan, please contact the ANA office.

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WFeatured Member:All Season Wholesale Growers

When we think of the seasons … all the seasons … we think of change. We also know that change can be good. In the case of a second career for Beth Gosnell, owner of All Season Wholesale Growers, change was very good!

Many Arizonans immediately recognize the name Gosnell as a family of successful construction developers. Once a part of that same company’s success, Beth has taken a wealth of experience from that industry to better assist her clients in the nursery industry. “I think I’m able to serve landscapers better because I know what they’re up against out there,” she said. “I know all the problems and I know how many headaches you can have on construction job sites. My goal is to cure their headaches.”

Wanting a new challenge, Beth left the construction industry and chose horticulture as her new field of study. And it appears she chose wisely. Enrolling at ASU, Beth’s new interest resulted in Summa Cum Laude honors and the remarkable achievement of

receiving the Outstanding Graduating Senior Award in 2001. After her stellar academia, Beth learned the practical application of the business from several local nurseries. Prepared by her previous successes, in May 2005 Beth

purchased two acres and leased two adjacent acres at 6623 S. 32nd Street that would become the location of All Season Wholesale Growers.

All Season Growers is a full-service, wholesale nursery that specializes in providing high quality trees, shrubs, ground covers, and flats of color. They are currently providing plants

in 1, 3, 5, and 15 gallon containers. Although catering to the needs of landscape contractors, the nursery also sells to retail nurseries, other wholesale nurseries, and general contractors. A state-of-the-art irrigation system with a custom built pump station assures plants will be delivered of the highest quality. Additionally, the nursery practices an extremely rigid weed

control program, along with a strict maintenance schedule. The nursery propagates its own plants and has a propagation greenhouse.

Starting during the famous “boom” of construction in Arizona … the new nursery did just that. Large commercial jobs were relatively easy to get. But soon, the clouds of recession came. For some, they were mushroom clouds. Embracing change again, Beth simply redirected the focus of the nursery more toward maintenance landscaping instead of big commercial construction. “Because we are a smaller nursery,” said Beth, “it is actually a better fit. We are growing more specialty plants and color that is used more by maintenance companies.”

And while the seasons change, the quality of the product and the level of the service remain the highest. “Since I own the company and I’m in contact with customers, I can really focus on giving them extra service,” said Beth. With a stable of, well … very stable employees ... Beth knows that same level of service will be provided to

everyone. “Our employees have all been here from the beginning, except for my driver, who has been here for two years,” she explains. “They are very service oriented and very friendly and we have a lot of repeat customers that they’ve built a rapport with. It’s the relationships with people that are important.”

Beth’s vision for All Season Wholesale Growers is to increase the nursery size from four to eight or ten acres. She also envisions automation as a big part of the future … helping them to keep the same number of employees, but increasing production.

Stop by All Season Wholesale Growers and meet Beth Gosnell, a true “woman for all seasons” … embracing change and challenges and making a difference in the nursery industry.

All Season Wholesale Growers6623 S. 32nd Street, #4Phoenix, AZ 85042602-276-0230www.allseasongrowers.com

by Suzanne Lanctot

Beth Gosnell and the crew at All Season Wholesale Growers.

Beth in the propagation greenhouse.

Welcome to All Season Wholesale Growers.

Beth driving the tractor with Canella, a terrier mix that has become a fixture at the nursery.


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Developing a marketing campaign for the industry and public promoting the environmental benefits of trees.

Working with the Arizona Department of Agriculture Plant Services Division through additional budget cuts and re-viewing nursery industry related fees.

Monitoring state and federal legislative activities and work-ing with Arizona senators and congressmen.

Developing an improved website with a member’s only forum.

Continuing to work with ADOT, the Attorney General, and city police divisions on clarifying farmer’s CDL exemption.

Serving on ADA’s Citrus Greening, GWSS and Light Brown Apple Moth Taskforces and communicating any new devel-opments to ANA members.

Continuing with visits to ANA members and non-members to determine what we can do to assist your business!

What’s On ANA’s To Do list? said. His parents gave him vegetable and flower seeds when he was 7, and he credits school biology classes for his interest.

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Congratulations to Elyce Lugo Grimm, Accounting Manager for The Green Goddess, and her husband, Aaron Grimm, General Manager for The Green Goddess. They are expecting their first child on February 14, 2010. Elyce’s father, Andre Lugo, is thrilled. “This will be my fourth grandchild,” he said. ANA sends our best wishes to the entire family.

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RRxAmerica is a leading pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) that specializes in controlling costs, creating customized solutions and delivering best-in-class service for its clients. RxAmerica has been providing PBM services to managed-care organizations and employer groups ranging in size from 100 to more than 250,000 members since 1989. Today, RxAmerica is a fully integrated retail and mail service provider of PBM services, serving more than 8 million individuals nationwide. Through a network of more than 58,000 pharmacies and a state-of-the-art mail service facility in Sacramento, California, clients have pharmacy access in all 50 states as well as Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. RxAmerica delivers innovative, targeted programs that improve the health of members while lowering drug benefit costs for its clients. For more information, call RxAmerica at 1-800-770-8014 or visit www.rxamerica.com. To begin accessing your pharmacy by mail benefits, simply request an Order From and Patient Profile application from the ANA office by calling 480-966-1610.

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PPresented by the Arizona Department of Agriculture, this refresher course is available for returning trainers, Certified Applicators (PUP/PUC), and Pest Control Advisors (PCA). The course will be held on Thursday, October 1, 2009 at the Maricopa County Cooperative Extension Office in Phoenix. The English Refresher will be held from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00

noon and the Spanish Refresher will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Space is limited and all applicants MUST register. Please contact Delia Rodriguez, Environmental Services Division, at 602-542-0901 or [email protected] for more information or to register.

One hundred and forty-four golfers turned out for Target Specialty Products’ 10th Annual Charity Golf tournament on July 15th at Tustin Ranch Golf Club in Tustin, California. The event raised over $52,000 for the American Cancer Society.

The tournament was dedicated to the memory of Curtis Orrben, former national sales manager for DuPont, who lost his battle to cancer in November 2008. Jayne Lastusky, Vice President of the American Cancer Society’s Los Angeles Region, thanked Target Specialty Products for its support, and shared information about the American Cancer Society’s mission and the support programs it provides for cancer victims and their families.

“We appreciate all of you for coming out and supporting this tournament and to those of you who sponsored this event. We also appreciate the cancer survivors who shared their stories this evening. You remind us why we are here to host this tournament, and why early detection is so important in improving cancer outcomes,” stated Target’s President Lon Records.

Since it began in 2000, the tournament has raised over $397,000 for the American Cancer Society. Bell Laboratories, Inc. and the Malcolm Stack Foundation were the platinum sponsors for this year’s tournament.

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Monrovia, the leading grower of premium plants, is introducing 40 varieties for 2010 that are new to the market, including 16 exclusive and six semi-exclusive introductions. Under the guidance of Nicholas Staddon, Director of New Plants, Monrovia has become a leader in the acquisition, trialing and promotion of new plant varieties. “We partner with breeders and plant hunters, like Dan Hinkley, to uncover improved varieties. Our emphasis is on plants that are healthier, hardier and easier to care for,” he explained.

Monrovia’s latest offerings include two new varieties of the Itoh Peony Collection, five selections added to the Dan Hinkley Collection, three colorful Barberries from Ohio plantsman Jim Zampini and the world’s first prostrate Camellia. To learn about the other new varieties, visit Monrovia.com.

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SSCF Arizona’s Preferred Connection Network is a workers’ compensation PPO – and as a policyholder you’re automatically eligible to use this valuable network. It includes all the healthcare providers an injured worker would need, from urgent care facilities and hospitals, to occupational clinics and physicians.

How It WorksNetwork members are specialized in

workers’ compensation care, and work together to get injured workers back on the job quickly, safely and cost-effectively. Providers charge discounted rates, and those lower rates translate into medical claims savings, which then gets passed on to the policyholder. The most important thing policyholders can do to control medical claims costs is to use SCF’s Preferred Connection Network.Can injured workers choose their doctor?

When a worker is injured, the policyholder can require the employee to see a selected healthcare provider for one visit. We strongly encourage policyholders to require the first visit be to an SCF Preferred provider. Statistics show that most patients will continue to see the doctor who first treated them. When SCF Preferred providers are used, the result is specialized care and controlled costs – it’s a winning situation for everyone involved.

How does the PCN benefit policyholders?

When employers make it company policy to use SCF Preferred Connection Network providers, they’re doing all they can to take control of medical claims costs. Working with workers’ compensation specialists also helps the employer by establishing a communication link regarding the injured worker’s care and condition. Through contact with the healthcare

provider, an employer can determine appropriate work modifications or transitional work plans. In 2008, the use of SCF Preferred Connection Network providers saved policyholders $53.5 million in claims costs.

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Save time by preselecting an SCF Preferred provider today. To request a Quick Reference Guide or to join ANA’s group, call the ANA office.

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Program offers free compliance assistance services to nursery operations.Program offers free compliance assistance services to nursery operations.

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Eleven individuals registered for the one-day class for the Arizona Certified Nursery Professional (ACNP), which was held on August 14, 2009 at The Buttes Resort in Tempe. By attending the ACNP Class, participants had an incredible opportunity to learn from eight industry experts, each with a distinctive style of instruction, in a dynamic and interactive environment.

The topics covered during the class included: • Salesmanship/Dealing with Customers, by Cindy Riding, V&P Nurseries, Inc. and Jay Harper, Harper’s Nursery;• Weeds and Weed Control by Kai Umeda, University of Arizona, Maricopa County Cooperative Extension; • Basic Soils, by Ursula Schuch, Ph.D., University of Arizona; • Turf and Turf Problems, by Dave Kopec, Ph.D., University of Arizona;• Irrigation Principles, by Jeff Lee, City of Gilbert;

• Fertilizers and Fertilizer Math and Insects in the Landscape & Garden by Jack Kelly, University of Arizona Pima County Cooperative Extension; and• Diseases of Plants, by Mary Olsen, Ph.D., University of Arizona.At the conclusion of the class, participants received a certificate of completion. In preparation for the ACNP exam, a refresher class will be offered from 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at Desert Tree Farm, South Yard, in Phoenix. Following the refresher class, the ACNP exam will be given from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon. After successfully completing and passing the ACNP exam, participants will receive an ACNP badge and certificate.

Thank you to all the instructors for your preparation and presentation of the course material. And thank you to Jay Harper, ACNP Chair, and all the committee members: Robin Franklin, Beth Hargrove, Jack Kelly, Jonathan Manning, Jeff Schalau, Kai Umeda, and Carol Ward-Morris. Your commitment, diligence and hard work are very much appreciated.

The ACNP program offers tremendous value to both employees and employers. For more information about ACNP program, please visit www.azna.org.

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“Lots of good information … a great course!”Jason Mellinger, Rillito Nursery & Garden Center

WWho would have thought that the evil empire called ‘Wal-Mart’ would endorse an employer health care coverage mandate. What strange bed fellows these times are producing! Who can blame them though after facing an AFL-CIO manufactured lawsuit in 2005-2006 that would have required employers to spend a certain percentage of payroll on health care or pay the difference to state programs providing coverage to the uninsured. The negative PR was not pleasant for the company so they decided to get involved with shaping health care reform legislation.

On the flip side of the argument you have the National Retail Federation (NRF) saying they oppose a mandate such as the leading proposal submitted by Senators Edward Kennedy, D-Mass and Chris Dodd, D-Conn. Finally, these two Senators have spelled out the dollars and cents of it all. In their latest version, all but the smallest employers would be required to offer healthcare coverage and pay 60% of the premium or be slapped with an annual assessment of $750 for each full-time employee and $375 for each part-time employee.

Employers with 25 or fewer employees would be exempt from the so-called play or pay assessment, according to Business Insurance.

Neil Trautwein, V.P. and Employee Benefits Council for the NRF, says Wal-Mart’s position “will have zero impact” in this debate and “it is out of step with everyone in the community.” Regardless of what you believe as the owner or manager in the wholesale or retail industry, I do not think you can ignore what the largest employer in North-America and the state of Arizona is doing about healthcare reform. “If you don’t participate in the discussion, you won’t like the outcome,” says Linda Dillman, Wal-Mart’s Executive V.P. - Benefits and Risk Management.

President Obama called for a vote on this legislation by August and this issue is a top priority for his legacy. We can all expect this to be heavily debated but will be pushed hard to pass while he has the majority he needs to do so. As I wrote in last month’s column, politicians,

business leaders, and industry representatives all believe there needs to be some sort of health care reform so now is the time to get involved.

I do not know what the final outcome will be or what the landscape of the health insurance industry will look like a year from now. I do know from my experience that change you want to see happen does not just happen on its own. Your voice needs to be heard and your opinion weighed or you may just end up with the worst of both worlds - a program you don’t like run by…the government.

Western Growers is endorsed by the ANA to provide health benefits and property and casualty insurance to its members.

Insurance updateMatt Bigham, Regional Sales ManagerWestern Growers You can reach Matt at 602-266-6147, x. 203.

Health Insurance Reform –What Wal-Mart Said;Does it Apply to the Green Industry?


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Advertiser IndexSEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2009

A & P Farms ............................................................7All Season Wholesale Growers .................................... 12Ag Consultation and Training (ACT) .............................17Arid Zone Trees ...................................................... 19Arizona Wholesale Growers .................. Inside Front CoverDesert Tree Farm .................................................... 20Desert Trees Nursery ............................................... 15Desierto Verde Inc. .................................................. 16DIG Corporation .................................................... 14Ewing Irrigation .......................................................9Greenfield Citrus Nursery ......................................... 18Horizon ................................................................ 12Hunter ..................................................................17JERO, Inc ...............................................................7Kornegay Design ..................................................... 16Nakase Brothers Wholesale Nursery ............................ 20Pacific Palms.......................................................... 18Paridise Wholesale Nursery ....................................... 13Plants for the Southwest ........................................... 15SCF Arizona .......................................................... 16Sonoran Studios ..................................................... 15Sunrise Tree Farm .................................................. 12Sunset Nursery ....................................................... 20Swan Hill Nurseries ................................................. 13V&P Nurseries .................................. Inside Back CoverWestern Sod/West Coast Turf ................ Inside Front CoverWestern Growers ......................................... Back CoverWestern Tree Company ............................................. 10Zvida Growers ........................................................ 19


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