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ADVANCE PROGRAM
January 2–4*, 2018
Minneapolis Convention Center
www.NorthernGreen.org
info@NorthernGreen.org | 651.633.4987
GENEROUSLY
SUPPORTED BY:
*This is a one year date change due to the “Big Game” being hosted in Minneapolis in 2018.
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Table of Contents
Advertiser Index................................... 4
Schedule Overview............................... 4
Master Classes (Tuesday)................... 6-7
SCHEDULE OVERVIEW
Wednesday at a Glance......................... 8 TUESDAY, JANUARY 2 THURSDAY, JANUARY 4
Opening Keynote.................................. 9 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. 7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
CEO Track & CEO Lounge...................... 9 Pesticide Recertification (Categories Free coffee in Lobby C (while supplies last)
A,E,F, and P available) 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Wednesday Sessions.......................10-15
3 Ways to Register...............................10 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. MNLA Annual Meeting
PLT Relicensure 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Morning Coffee....................................11
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Early Bird Session
First Time Here?..................................12 Urban Turfgrass: Benefits,
Thursday at a Glance...........................16
8:00 a.m. – 8:50 a.m.
Management, Environmental Issues Concurrent Sessions
Interactive Track..................................17 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Trade Show Open
Closing Keynote...................................17 Revolution in Planting Design
9:05 a.m. – 10:05 a.m.
Thursday Sessions......................... 18-26 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
Silent Auction.....................................18 The Great Game of Business / The
Great Game of Landscaping 9:10 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Association Meetings.......................... 20 Campfire, Sandbox, Climber’s Corner, and
Hotels................................................21 4:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Inspiration & Innovation Theater Sessions
Trade Show Preview Party
Career Central.....................................21 10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. MPSTMA Annual Meeting
Featured Products & Offers Showcase.. 22 Green Industry Awards Celebration
Fun in Minneapolis..............................24 (separate ticket required) 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Handouts Information......................... 26 MAC Luncheon
Northern Gardener Bookstore.............. 26 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Exhibitors..................................... 28-29 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3 MGCSA Annual Meeting
Campfires.......................................... 30 7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.
Free coffee in Lobby C (while supplies last) Concurrent Sessions
Innovation & Inspiration Theater.......... 30
7:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. 3:20 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
The Sandbox...................................... 30 Closing Keynote
MNLA Legislative Breakfast
Tech Lab........................................... 30 (separate ticket required) All attendees and exhibitors welcome!
Climber’s Corner................................. 30 7:30 a.m. – 8:20 a.m. Early Bird Session
Preview Party......................................31
8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Treasure Hunt.....................................31 Opening Keynote All attendees
Free Lunch.........................................31
Registration Options and Form........ 32-33
and exhibitors welcome!
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Trade Show Hours
Continuing Ed. Units (CEUs)................ 34 Trade Show Open Visit hundreds of exhibitors in a
Green Industry Awards Celebration....... 34 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 198,000 square foot exhibit hall
Legislative Breakfast........................... 34 Concurrent Sessions at Northern Green.
App................................................... 34 10:05 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Campfire, Sandbox, Climber’s Corner, and TUESDAY, JANUARY 2
Social Media...................................... 34 Inspiration & Innovation Theater Sessions Preview Party, 4:00 – 6:30 p.m.
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3
Advertiser Index Free Lunch (while supplies last)
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Albert J. Lauer, Inc.............................25 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
All Stone Solutions.............................35
MNRC Meeting THURSDAY, JANUARY 4
Anderson Nurseries, Inc......................15 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions
Bachman’s Wholesale
4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. Connect with exhibitors all year
Nursery & Hardscapes.....................3
Concurrent Sessions long with the Vendor Directory at
Borgert................................................5
Central Landscape Supply...................35
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COWSMO, INC...................................24
CPD..................................................27 Presented by the Minnesota Nursery & Landscape Association
Ditch Witch........................................35 (MNLA) and the Minnesota Turf & Grounds Foundation (MTGF).
Gertens Wholesale &
Professional Turf Supply................19
Great Northern Equipment
Distributing, Inc............... Back Cover
Plaisted Companies..............................2
Rock Hard Landscape Supply............. 22 Disclaimer: Although every reasonable effort is made to provide the speakers, topics, and sessions listed, some
Truck Utilities.....................................15 changes or substitutions may occur. Speakers and sessions are subject to cancellation or changes up to and
including the day the session(s) are scheduled to be held. Changes or cancellations are made at the discretion
Wheeler Landscape Supply..................25 of MNLA/MTGF and may be done without notifying attendees. If sessions are changed or cancelled, no refunds
Ziegler Cat.........................................23 should be expected. Submission of the registration form acknowledges acceptance of this provision.
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MASTER CLASSES
Tuesday, January 2, 2018
Grow your skills as a green industry professional and attend one of the
excellent full-day Northern Green Master Classes on Tuesday.
NEW FOR 2018: ONE, TWO & THREE DAY REGISTRATION OPTIONS AVAILABLE!
See www.NorthernGreen.org for details.
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Low Voltage Landscape Lighting Design & Technology
– PLT Relicensure (DOLI Course #20170641)
Instructed by Dick Johnson, PLT Services, Inc.; Gerry De La Vega,
TerraDek Lighting, Inc.; and Tim Malooly, Water in Motion
Pending DOLI approval, this class satisfies eight hours of continuing education requirements for the
Power Limited Training Licensure, including 2 hours of code and 6 hours of technical training. The
information provided during this class is oriented specifically towards the landscape industry, and
will focus on principles of landscape lighting design and technology.
Time: 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Generously supported by:
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Pesticide Recertification (Categories A, E, F or P)
This workshop meets MDA’s Commercial Pesticide Applicator requirements for category A (Core)
and E (Turf and Ornamentals). Recertification for optional Categories F (Aquatics) and P (Vertebrate
Pest) will also be offered as part of this workshop.
This workshop has been approved by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA). Licensed
applicators with Categories A and E who last attended a recertification workshop in 2016, and new-
licensed pesticide applicators in 2017, must attend an MDA-approved workshop by 12/31/2018. By
attending the Pesticide Recertification track and completing the on-site attendance documentation,
applicators will obtain recertification credit.
For licensed applicators to receive credit for Category F – Aquatics or Category P – Vertebrate Pest,
they must attend the entire Pesticide Recertification track (Category A and E, and F or P) and
complete on-site attendance documentation.
Category F and P (Choose One): 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Categories A and E: 9:15 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
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3 Revolution in Planting Design
Presented by Thomas Rainer, Phyto Studio and Larry Weaner, Larry Weaner Landscape Associates
Thomas Rainer | The Social Networks of Plants: Creating Designed Plant Communities
This groundbreaking talk presents a powerful alternative to traditional horticulture—designed plantings
that function like naturally-occurring plant communities. Join Thomas Rainer, a leading voice in ecological
landscape design, to learn how plants fit together in nature and how to use this knowledge to create
landscapes that are resilient, beautiful, and diverse. As practical as it is inspiring, this talk explores a new
synthesis of ecology and horticulture--resulting in an intentionally designed and managed community where
population dynamics are encouraged within an aesthetic framework.
Larry Weaner | The Liberated Landscape: Integrating Ecological Processes into Landscape Design
All too often we treat our gardens and landscapes as static compositions of carefully placed and managed
plants. But our approach can be more dynamic—and arguably more rewarding—by working with ecological
processes and patterns of change over time. Learn how Larry Weaner combines basic design principles and
practical management techniques with an understanding of ecological patterns and processes to create
ever-evolving landscapes that bring new meaning to the idea of partnering with nature. Using examples from
diverse meadow, shrubland, and woodland projects, Weaner will share how this give-and-take approach can
result in low-maintenance, aesthetically compelling landscapes.
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
4 Urban Turfgrass: Benefits, Management, Environmental Issues
Presented by Dr. Brian Horgan, University of Minnesota; Dr. Eric Watkins, University of Minnesota; Sam
Bauer, University of Minnesota; Dr. Jon Trappe, University of Minnesota; Andrew Hollman, University of
Minnesota; Dr. Dominic Petrella, University of Minnesota; and Dr. Paul Koch, University of Wisconsin-Madison
The MTGF Master Class will focus on the benefits, management, and environmental issues surrounding
turfgrass management in the urban environment. Our world-renowned educators and researchers from the
University of Minnesota and University of Wisconsin-Madison will provide in-depth information surrounding
sustainable turfgrass management. The discussion will include topics of:
• Sustainable Turfgrass Systems
• Choosing Turfgrasses for Urban Sites
• Water Mangement
• Urban Turfgrass Nutrition and Fate
• 21st Century Mowing
• Turfgrass Physiology for the Practitioner
• Pesticide Management and Environmental Issues
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
5 The Great Game of Business & The Great Game of Landscaping
Presented by Dave Scholten, The Great Game of Business; and Jason Rathe, Field Outdoor Spaces
The Great Game of Business was developed to help close one of the biggest gaps in business: the gap
between managers and employees. What lies at the heart of The Game is a very simple proposition: The
best, most efficient, most profitable way to operate a business is to give everybody in the company a voice in
saying how the company is run and a stake in the financial outcome, good or bad.
Dave Scholten, Great Game of Business (GGOB) coach and practitioner, will spend the morning
providing attendees with a basic understanding of the origins of The Game, and application of open-book
management.
In the afternoon, attendees will get a detailed description of how one company, Field Outdoor Spaces, has
implemented the concepts for a 25-employee seasonal landscape design-build company in Minneapolis.
Field has been implementing and evolving the concepts of the Great Game of Business for six years. This
session is intended to openly share challenges, failures, missteps and ultimate successes in their journey
to be a Great Game company. As part of the Q&A session, Field will have employees from multiple levels of
the company talk about their experiences with The Game so far.
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
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WEDNESDAY
At-A-Glance
1:15 PM
1:45 PM Climbing Demo | Climbers Corner
1:45 PM High Tech / Low Budget | Jason Haines | Innovation Theater
2:15 PM
Putting the Fire in Musclewood: the Origins of
COLOR Concurrent Session Premium Content Firespire(R), Fire King(R), and Wisconsin Red(TM)
KEY: Trade Show Ticketed Event Carpinus caroliniana | Michael Yanny | Lakeshore Campfire
Top 10 Green Industry Legal Pitfalls to Watch Out For
Campfire, Sandbox, or Theater Session Patrick McGuiness | Backyard Campfire
7:15 AM Legislative Breakfast | A panel discussion of local, 2:00 PM: MNRC Meeting | Room 203
8:15 AM statewide, and national issues | 101 FG
2:00 PM
7:30 AM University of Minnesota Turf Research Update 3:00 PM Hardscape Challenge Round 3 | The Sandbox
8:20 AM Sam Bauer, Brian Horgan, Eric Watkins | Aud 3
2:20 PM Northern Green Game Show: Industry Trends in a
OPENING KEYNOTE: Emotional Intelligence: Learn 2:50 PM Family Feud Format | Innovation Theater
8:30 AM How to Interact, Communicate, and Collaborate
9:45 AM Successfully with All Types of People | Dave Durham Responsible Watering—How to Teach the Homeowner
Main Aud | All attendees and exhibitors welcome! Julie Weisenhorn | Lakeshore Campfire
10:00 AM Arborist/Treecare Networking | Backyard Campfire
5:00 PM
Trade Show Open
3:00 PM YouTube Your Landscape/Hardscape Business
Why Pavers are Your Best Choice | Bill Gardocki | 200 ABC 4:00 PM Tom Gardocki | 200 ABC
10:00 AM
11:00 AM Tree Injection Best Management Practices
Opportunistic Plant Selection | Michael Yanny | Aud 2 Shawn Bernick | Aud 2
Critter Control | John Loegering | 200 DE 10-15 Year-Old Rain Garden Evaluation: What Plants
It’s a Brave New Landscape World…Again! Worked? | Fred Rozulmalski | 200 DE
Parry Webb | 101 CDE MLSN Guidelines and Growth Potential
Wicked Worms: New Approaches to Managing Jason Haines | Aud 3
Difficult Earthworms | Ben McGraw | Aud 3 New Perennials from Around the World
Dan Heims | Aud 1
Pest Management Update: New Research, New Products &
Pests We Are Seeing | Suzanne Wainwright Evans | Aud 1 A Not So Sustainable Landscape | Parry Webb | 101 CDE
10:00 AM CEO PREMIUM CONTENT: Are You a Fierce 3:00 PM CEO PREMIUM CONTENT: Recruiting to the Rescue:
12:00 PM Competitor? | Bill Arman and Ed Laflamme | 101 AB 4:00 PM How to Find, Attract, Get Onboard and Keep the
Next, Please: FFA’s Role in Preparing Young People Right People | Bill Arman and Ed Laflamme | 101 AB
10:05 AM
10:35 AM for Careers in the Green Industry 3:05 PM The Life Cycle of a Synthetic Field
Juleah Tolosky | Lakeshore Campfire 3:35 PM Roger Weinbrenner | Innovation Theater
MNLA Certification Exam Study Tips MNLA Foundation Grant Update — Identity of
Certification Task Team | Backyard Campfire Bacteria Causing Hydrangea Leaf Blight & Their Host
The Autonomous Collective & The Tree Trust Partnership Range | Angela Orshinsky | Lakeshore Campfire
Jim Walsh & Karen Zumach | Innovation Theater IPM and Organic Management for 10 Landscape and
10:05 AM 10 Garden Insects | Vera Krischik | Backyard Campfire
11:05 AM Hardscape Challenge Round 1 | The Sandbox
3:15 PM
3:45 PM Pruning Demo | Climbers Corner
10:40 AM New Plant Forum | Debbie Lonnee | Innovation Theater
11:10 AM LEDs: The New Lighting 3:40 PM CHS Field: The First Three Years
Gerry De La Vega | Lakeshore Campfire 4:10 PM Nick Baker | Innovation Theater
Demo: Garden Center/Retail App | Backyard Campfire University of Minnesota Stormwater Workshop Series &
Certification | Shahram Missaughi | Lakeshore Campfire
11:15 AM
11:45 AM Climbing Demo | Climbers Corner Walkabout: What’s New in Hardscape?
Scott Frampton | Backyard Campfire
11:20 AM New Plant Forum | Debbie Lonnee | Innovation Theater
4:00 PM
11:50 AM Top 10 Tips—Landscaping for Wildlife 5:00 PM
Hardscape Challenge Round 4 | The Sandbox
John Loegering | Lakeshore Campfire
Landscape Contractor/Hardscape Contractor 4:15 PM CEO PREMIUM CONTENT: Nothing Happens Without
Networking | Backyard Campfire 5:15 PM A Sale! | Bill Arman and Ed Laflamme | 101 AB
12:05 PM
Hardscape Challenge Round 2 | The Sandbox 4:15 PM Garden Center Panel: Events to Increase Sales
1:05 PM 5:15 PM Karen Bachman-Thul, Scott Endres, Scott Moon, Kelsey
Sparks, Jeff Pilla-Moderator | 200 ABC
12:15 PM New Plant Forum | Debbie Lonnee | Innovation Theater
12:45 PM Minnesota’s Stormwater Manual: Connecting Stormwater
How to Build a Training System | Greenius by LS Management to the Landscape | Michael Trojan | 101 CDE
Training | Lakeshore Campfire
Turfhacking Minimalism | Jason Haines | Aud 3
Maintenance of No Mow Lawns
Andrew Hollman | Backyard Campfire Protecting and Creating Pollinator Habitat in Lawns
Sam Bauer | 200 DE
1:00 PM Beekeeping for Golf Courses | Ben McGraw | Innovation Theater
Flash and Splash — Building the Color Story
1:30 PM Professional Gardening Networking | Lakeshore Campfire Dan Heims | Aud 1
Building Credibility — A Story For Success Safety Is More Than Alphabet Soup | Tom Dunlap | Aud 2
Bill and Tom Gardocki | Backyard Campfire
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C E O
TRACK
Opening Keynote Exclusive content for owners, CEOs, managers and
top-level leaders, including access to the CEO Lounge.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2018
Emotional Intelligence TAKE YOUR LANDSCAPE
Learn How to Interact, Communicate,
and Collaborate Successfully BUSINESS TO THE NEXT LEVEL
with All Types of People
Dave Durham, Mindshift Zone
WEDNESDAY 8:30–9:45 AM | MAIN AUDITORIUM
Ed Laflamme
and Bill Arman
There’s a lot of buzz centered Harvest Group Landscape
around emotional intelligence Business Consulting
in the workplace right now,
and with good reason. Cutting- Stressed out and overwhelmed from running your
edge research into emotional landscape business? Struggling to grow and sustain your
intelligence has shown that it landscape business profitably? Having a hard time finding,
plays a critical role in higher hiring and keeping the right people?
Dave productivity, performance, and job
Durham This track can help you:
satisfaction. People who have a
high level of emotional intelligence • Grow your landscape business and increase your profit.
• Find, train and keep the right people.
are more confident, more capable, and earn greater
• Create a sustainable, money-making company.
respect from their colleagues. • Learn strategies to make running your business easier.
Discover how to: S
KEYNOTE The CEO Track includes the following topics:
FREE
• Evaluate your current level of
emotional intelligence Are you a Fierce Competitor?
WITH ALL Harvesters Bill Arman and Ed Laflamme will lead this
• Identify your communication PASSES
session on what it takes to be a “Fierce Competitor” in any
strengths and weaknesses market, including yours. The session will focus on learning
• Overcome personal beliefs that might be holding the 10 traits that you and your organization need to learn
you back and practice to be a “Fierce Competitor.” These 10 traits
• Understand how your emotions affect others — will lead you and your organization to success, even in the
and how their emotions affect you toughest of competitive markets.
If you’re looking for a way to improve your NOTE: Free Guidebook when you register in advance!
relationships across your organization, understand Recruiting to the Rescue: How to Find, Attract, Get On
how and why others behave the way they do, and Board, and Keep the Right People
achieve greater success in all your job-related Find out how to set up a comprehensive recruitment
endeavors, you don’t want to miss the opening program, including how to: source, screen, and select
keynote on Wednesday morning. the right people. Learn the 10-step process to build your
organization into a “Recruiting Machine!” Harvester Bill has
successfully used these 10 steps for the past 40 years to
find the best this industry has to offer. You’ll learn a whole
new “way of life” thinking on recruiting and hiring.
Nothing Happens Without a Sale!
Your phone rings from referrals and your marketing program,
but are you getting your share of the work? Are you:
• Losing too many sales to “low ballers?”
• Unsure about the sales process?
• Giving a ton of proposals but not getting the jobs?
Keynotes Supported by:
Harvester Ed is a master at the sales process. You’ll leave
this session learning:
• The basics of the sales process.
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YOUR TRUSTED PARTNER
• How to give potential customers trust so you win the jobs.
• How to close more deals!
CEO Track & CEO Lounge
generously supported by:
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WEDNESDAY SESSIONS
7:30 AM - 8:20 AM | AUDITORIUM 3 also better able to stay calm, flexible, and focused when workplace
University of Minnesota Turf Research Update crises hit and panic threatens to set in.
Sam Bauer, University of Minnesota; Brian Horgan, University of Unlike your IQ, which is set by the time you are a teenager, your
Minnesota; Eric Watkins, University of Minnesota emotional intelligence (EQ) can be improved upon throughout your
lifetime. Developing emotional intelligence will provide you with the
In this session you will hear about the latest research being conducted
knowledge and skills you need to transform the way you interact
in the Turfgrass Science program at the University of Minnesota.
with and respond to others.
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM | MAIN AUDITORIUM If you’re looking for a way to improve your relationships across your
Keynote: Emotional Intelligence: Learn How to Interact, organization, understand how and why others behave the way they
Communicate, and Collaborate Successfully with All Types do, and achieve greater success in all your job-related endeavors,
of People this keynote is one you don’t want to miss.
Dave Durham, Mindshift Zone You will discover how to:
There’s a lot of buzz centered around emotional intelligence in the • Evaluate your current level of emotional intelligence
workplace right now, and with good reason. Cutting-edge research • Identify your communication strengths and weaknesses
into emotional intelligence has shown that it plays a critical role in • Overcome personal beliefs that might be holding you back
higher productivity, performance, and job satisfaction. People who • Understand how your emotions affect others — and how their
have a high level of emotional intelligence are more confident, more emotions affect you
capable, and earn greater respect from their colleagues. They are 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 200 DE
Critter Control
John Loegering, University of Minnesota
3 EASY WAYS TO REGISTER! Are you curious what is snacking on your favorite garden plants?
John Loegering will help you identify common vertebrate pests in
residential settings and devise management actions to counter these
Northern Green has updated problems. The discussion will run the broad spectrum of pests:
registration packages for streamlined moles, gophers, squirrels, rabbits, and urban deer.
pricing, 24-hour online access, and
everything you need to ensure your 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 101 CDE
registration is accurate, up-to-date, and It’s a Brave New Landscape World…Again!
effortless. Parry Webb, Weathermatic
The smart homeowner and savvy business client are driving the
ONLINE accelerated growth we are now seeing in connecting the landscape
systems to the internet. For most landscape professionals, this
Visit www.NorthernGreen.org to register at your
convenience, 24/7. means venturing into a strange new world of internet connected
devices and evolving client expectations. While most of us
understand the basics of a connected device, the real challenge for
MAIL us is understanding the rapidly changing world of technology and its
Use the registration form in the Advance Program, or future impact on our industry.
download from www.NorthernGreen.org and send your This session will explore the rapidly changing connected world and
registration and payment by mail to the address listed high tech devices which are quickly changing the landscape industry
on the form. and how each of us will play a role.
FAX 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | AUDITORIUM 2
Opportunistic Plant Selection
Use the registration form in the Advance Program or
download from NorthernGreen.org and fax back to Michael Yanny, JN Plant Selections, LLC
651.633.4986. Plant breeding is often thought of as a highly technical, complicated
endeavor. Not so with Michael Yanny. He will tell stories of how he
Receive a discount on registration when you register has found numerous new plant cultivars in all sorts of places. Learn
by December 20! Plus, members of the following about the origins of Firebird® Crabapple, Red Feather™ Arrowwood,
associations receive a $20 discount: MNLA, MGCSA, Technito® Arborvitae, Star Power™ Juniper, and other finds in his
MPSTMA, MAC, MASMS, MSA, MTA, and MTSC. entertaining presentation of ‘Opportunistic Plant Selection.’
Don’t forget that when you register by December 1st, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | AUDITORIUM 1
your badge will be mailed to you in advance. If you Pest Management Update: New Research, New Products,
register between December 2-20, you will be able to and Pests We Are Seeing
utilize self-check-in onsite. Suzanne Wainright Evans, Buglady Consulting
Suzanne Wainright Evans will provide details on new research, new
Questions? Contact the Northern Green office for
products, and new information that can help you with your pest
assistance at 651.633.4987. issues.
10 | Northern Green 2018 Advance ProgramSIP A CUP OF COFFEE AND
CONNECT WITH YOUR PEERS
Join your industry colleagues for a free cup of coffee in
Lobby C each morning of Northern Green while supplies last.
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 200 ABC within agriculture, food and natural resources - an area that often
Why Pavers Are Your Best Choice struggles to recruit and retain the new employees they need.
In this session, we’ll explore methods and resources that are
Bill Gardocki, Interstate Landscape Co., Inc.
available through FFA, and in partnership with it, that can help your
Your clients have many choices including poured concrete, natural organization find eager, equipped young leaders who are as ready as
stone, and asphalt. How do you convince your client that their you are for the future of the green industry.
number one choice should be pavers for patios, walkways, and
driveways? See what sets pavers apart. 10:05 AM - 10:35 AM | INNOVATION THEATER
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | AUDITORIUM 3 The Autonomous Collective and the Tree Trust Partnership
Jim Walsh, Vineland Treecare; Karen Zumach, Tree Trust
Wicked Worms: New Approaches to Managing Difficult
Earthworms Four landscape companies, three tree companies and two
remodeling companies, calling themselves, “The Autonomous
Benjamin McGraw, Ph.D, Pennsylvania State University
Collective,” worked with Tree Trust to raise over $25,000 and plant
Earthworms have been issues on golf courses across the country for over 125 trees for home owners and parks in North Minneapolis.
over one hundred years. Despite being beneficial in most cropping The main goal was to put these elements together to create a
systems for their ability to break down organic matter and improve positive experience for everyone involved. The event involved
soil aeration and water infiltration, these European invasives create vendors, employees, personal connections, business connections,
castings on turf sites that dull mower blades, muddy the turf, clients, and a lot of planning. It was all about volunteerism,
and cause secondary pest issues (e.g. moles). Several turfgrass networking and having some fun! This presentation will be about
insecticides have negative impacts on earthworm populations, how projects like this start, gather steam, generate money, and
though unfortunately these are not legal. Therefore, superintendents recruit volunteers to build morale, forge community partnerships,
either use these products in an off-label manner or must rely on and what “The Collective” plans to do next.
cultural controls (e.g. acidifying fertilizers, sand topdressing, etc.)
to reduce populations. In this session, McGraw will present current 10:40 AM - 11:10 AM | BACKYARD CAMPFIRE
research at Penn State aimed at reducing earthworm populations Demo: Garden Center/Retail App
through the use of cultural practices (e.g. saponin-based fertilizers).
He will also cover the emergence of a new invasive earthworm Break into the mobile world with MNLA’s incredibly affordable
species from Asia that is appearing in landscapes and forests across Garden Center/Retail App. If you can find your way onto your
the Eastern and Midwestern U.S. customer’s phone, you’ll stay connected in a highly visible place
in your customer’s life. With this app, you can accelerate repeat
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 101 AB visits by offering rewards for your most loyal customers – and all
they need is their phone! Let them know about upcoming events
CEO Premium Content: Are You a Fierce Competitor?
and sales plus give them an easy way to upload a photo and ask a
Bill Arman and Ed Laflamme, The Harvest Group question via the Ask Us feature. This session will feature a demo of
Harvesters Bill Arman and Ed Laflamme will lead this session on the app with MNLA staff. Come see how effective and affordable
what it takes to be a fierce competitor in any market, including the MNLA Garden Center App can be for you!
yours. The session will focus on learning the 10 traits that you
and your organization need to learn and practice to be a fierce 10:40 AM - 11:10 AM | LAKESHORE CAMPFIRE
competitor. These 10 traits will lead you and your organization to LEDs: The New Lighting
success even in the toughest of competitive markets. Gerry De La Vega, TerraDek Lighting, Inc.
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM | BACKYARD CAMPFIRE LED lighting is the new lighting and it is here to stay. Gather around
the campfire with Gerry De La Vega to discuss LED lighting basics.
MNLA Certification Exam Study Tips
MNLA Certification Task Team 10:40 AM - 11:10 AM | INNOVATION THEATER
Become an MNLA Certified Professional in 2018! Members of the New Plant Forum, Part 1
Certification Task Team will provide exam study tips and answer Debbie Lonnee, Bailey Nurseries, Inc.
questions about preparing for the exam.
The New Plant Forum is back in 2018! This exciting session,
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM | LAKESHORE CAMPFIRE moderated by Debbie Lonnee of Bailey Nurseries, is for those who
are all about plants! Participants will hear about cutting edge plants
Next, Please: FFA’s Role in Preparing Young People for
introduced within the past several years. Only plants that are readily
Careers in the Green Industry available in the trade will be presented. This session is taking place
Juleah Tolosky, Minnesota FFA Foundation in the Innovation Theater. Plant geeks will love seeing the new
How do we identify the future leaders and achievers within our introductions on that big screen!
industry? FFA works with students and teachers to develop work
ethic, career awareness and passion about career opportunities
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11:20 AM - 11:50 AM | BACKYARD CAMPFIRE 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM | LAKESHORE CAMPFIRE
Landscape Contractor/Hardscape Contractor Networking How to Build a Training System
Northern Green is all about networking and creating professional Erin Scott, Greenius by LS Training System
relationships. Attend a networking group meeting to connect with The green industry is starting to discover the importance and
colleagues, share the ups and downs of 2017, and discuss what the impact of training. The driver of this is the increasing difficulty
green industry is looking forward to in 2018. of finding and keeping the right people. Often you have the right
people, but nothing is done to help develop them. In this session,
11:20 AM - 11:50 AM | LAKESHORE CAMPFIRE we will review the key components of a good, solid training
Landscaping for Wildlife - Top 10 Tips program.
John Loegering, University of Minnesota
Landscaping for Wildlife will review the principles and components
12:15 PM - 12:45 PM | INNOVATION THEATER
of wildlife-friendly landscaping. Core components will be the design, New Plant Forum, Part 3
function, arrangement, and composition of a wildlife-friendly Debbie Lonnee, Bailey Nurseries, Inc.
landscape. Creating gardens targeting specific groups of wildlife (e.g., The New Plant Forum is back in 2018! This exciting session,
hummingbirds, butterflies, songbirds, etc.) also will be discussed. moderated by Debbie Lonnee of Bailey Nurseries, is for those who
are all about plants! Participants will hear about cutting edge plants
11:20 AM - 11:50 AM | INNOVATION THEATER introduced within the past several years. Only plants that are readily
New Plant Forum, Part 2 available in the trade will be presented. This session is taking place
Debbie Lonnee, Bailey Nurseries, Inc. in the Innovation Theater. Plant geeks will love seeing the new
The New Plant Forum is back in 2018! This exciting session, introductions on that big screen!
moderated by Debbie Lonnee of Bailey Nurseries, is for those who
are all about plants! Participants will hear about cutting edge plants
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | BACKYARD CAMPFIRE
introduced within the past several years. Only plants that are readily Building Credibility - A Story for Success
available in the trade will be presented. This session is taking place Bill and Tom Gardocki, Interstate Landscape Co., Inc.
in the Innovation Theater. Plant geeks will love seeing the new How do you convince potential clients to hire you? It is not all about
introductions on that big screen! price. We will talk about certifications, education, social media,
community and industry involvement, and knowledge of subject
12:15 PM - 12:45 PM | BACKYARD CAMPFIRE matter.
Maintenance of No-Mow Lawns
Andrew Hollman, University of Minnesota 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | LAKESHORE CAMPFIRE
The term “no-mow” lawn is a misnomer and leads people to believe Professional Gardening Networking
that there is no maintenance required. This session will go over Northern Green is all about networking and creating professional
proper site preparation, species selection, and seeding rate for relationships. Attend a networking group meeting to connect with
establishing a no-mow lawn. It will look at the potential for weed colleagues, share the ups and downs of 2017, and discuss what the
invasion and ways to control them. Finally, the session will cover green industry is looking forward to in 2018.
management of biomass.
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | INNOVATION THEATER
Beekeeping for Golf Courses
NEW TO NORTHERN GREEN? Benjamin McGraw, Ph.D, Pennsylvania State University
For the last 50 years, pollinator populations have been
experiencing a global decline. However, within the last decade
FREE GIFT FOR
the public has become increasingly aware of the severity and
extent of the problem. Although scientists agree that many
factors are involved in bee declines globally, pesticides and in
FIRST-TIMERS! particular, common turfgrass insecticides, have been implicated
as a major driver of losses. While the green industry and its
members’ management practices stand in the crosshairs of
Are you planning to attend Northern Green environmental regulations, a movement is taking place to have golf
for the first time? If so, we’re glad you’ll be courses become havens for managed and native bee populations.
Beekeeping has become one method where superintendents can
there! In fact, we’d love to give you a free proactively assist in the promotion of pollinators and golf course
gift just because you decided to join us. environmental stewardship efforts, as well as forge relationships
with the non-golfing public. The process is involved and requires
Be sure to stop by the Welcome Center in
some basic understanding of honey bee biology and population
Lobby B to turn in the ticket you received dynamics, beekeeping management practices and equipment, and
with your name badge to receive your pest control within the hive. This session will provide attendees
the basic information on getting started with beekeeping (including
free gift. We’d also like to say “hello” and equipment, time, and costs) as well as the common problems one
answer any questions you might have. may encounter.
12 | Northern Green 2018 Advance Program1:45 PM - 2:15 PM | BACKYARD CAMPFIRE presentation discusses the latest thinking on the design of rainwater
Top 10 Green Industry Legal Pitfalls to Watch Out For gardens and other stormwater treatment facilities. Are they pits with
plants in them, pollinator species refugia, or a community amenity?
Patrick McGuiness, Zlimen & McGuiness, PLLC
Are native plants essential? What about maintenance? Is there a
Join attorney Patrick McGuiness for a quick overview of the top place for trees within these features? Fred Rozulmalski built his first
legal pitfalls currently faced by green industry organizations. From rainwater garden in 1992 and has been experimenting with plants,
worker classification to contract documentation, find out what soil, and water ever since. Learn from his experience working with
issues other professionals are currently facing and how to avoid engineers, city officials, institutions, and property owners about the
problems. best plants for stormwater features.
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM | LAKESHORE CAMPFIRE 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 101 CDE
Putting the Fire in Musclewood: The Origins of Firespire®, A Not So Sustainable Landscape
Fire King®, and Wisconsin Red™ Carpinus caroliniana Parry Webb, Weathermatic
Michael Yanny, JN Plant Selections, LLC
With all the education and innovative technology of the last
Michael Yanny will explain his work with Musclewood (Carpinus decade, why do we as an industry continue to struggle with creating
caroliniana) over the last 35 years. From the development of sustainable landscapes that save water? The failure of a landscape
Wisconsin Red™ seedling strain to the latest cultivars, he will to save water is a direct result of not accounting for the factors
demonstrate the improvements in fall color and growth rate that that lead to water waste. This session will address the roadblocks
will make this plant become a player in the landscape market in the to creating a sustainable landscape environment as well as the
near future. essential ingredients needed to ensure success.
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM | INNOVATION THEATER 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 101 AB
High Tech / Low Budget CEO Premium Content: Recruiting to the Rescue - How to
Jason Haines, Pender Harbour Golf Club Find, Attract, Get Onboard and Keep the Right People
Ever think that high tech productivity tools were only for the big Bill Arman, The Harvest Group
budget courses? Jason Haines will share how he has brought Tired of putting up with an inferior work force?
free cloud-based tools to his course to maximize efficiency and
• You just can’t find the right people!
productivity.
• You can’t grow your company because of a limited workforce!
2:20 PM - 2:50 PM | BACKYARD CAMPFIRE • Your labor cost is too high!
Arborist/Tree Care Networking Don’t give up! this session will “rescue” you and your organization!
Northern Green is all about networking and creating professional Find out how to set up a comprehensive recruitment program,
relationships. Attend a networking group meeting to connect with including how to: source, screen, and select the right people.
colleagues, share the ups and downs of 2017, and discuss what the Learn the 10-step process to build your organization into a
green industry is looking forward to in 2018. “Recruiting Machine!” Bill Arman has successfully used these 10
steps for the past 40 years to find the best this industry has to
2:20 PM - 2:50 PM | LAKESHORE CAMPFIRE offer. You’ll learn a whole new “way of life” thinking on recruiting
and hiring. We’ll assess your specific needs and determine the
Responsible Watering - How to Teach the Homeowner
best strategies, tools, and practices to use to attract, find and land
Julie Weisenhorn, University of Minnesota Extension the people you need.
Good watering practices are second nature to landscape
professionals, but not always to our clients. It’s important that they 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | AUDITORIUM 3
understand how the method, time, and what they water can have a MLSN Guidelines and Growth Potential
positive (or negative) effect on their landscapes. Gather ‘round the
Jason Haines, Pender Harbour Golf Club
campfire and let’s talk about how to explain to our customers the
key points about watering plants. As one of the first people to adopt the MLSN guidelines, Jason
Haines can share how his course has benefited over the past
2:20 PM - 2:50 PM | INNOVATION THEATER 5 years. How do they work and how can they benefit your golf
course?
Northern Green Game Show - Industry Trends in a Family
Feud Format 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | AUDITORIUM 1
Don’t miss the first ever Northern Green Game Show! See your
New Perennials from Around the World
industry colleagues compete against each other in a Family Feud
format. Dan Heims, Terra Nova Nurseries
Join Dan Heims on a whirlwind tour of ten horticultural countries—
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 200 DE Japan, China, Germany, Tasmania, Australia, the U.S., Holland,
10-15 Year-Old Rain Garden Evaluation - What Plants England, Ireland, and New Zealand—to learn how new plants are
Worked? discovered. Meet the movers and shakers in each country, plus the
plants they love. Focusing primarily on hardy perennials, Heims’
Fred Rozulmalski, Barr Engineering Co.
lecture will also feature exceptional “temperennials.” Participants
The art and science of planting within stormwater bioretention will also learn how to legally bring plants into the U.S.
features is evolving. Research into water quality effectiveness
and the influence of climate change is altering their design. This
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3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | AUDITORIUM 2 3:40 PM - 4:10 PM | BACKYARD CAMPFIRE
Tree Injection: Best Management Practices Northern Green Walkabout: What’s New in Hardscape?
Shawn Bernick, Rainbow Treecare Scientific Advancements Scott Frampton, Landscape Renovations
Until recently there have not been industry standards that provide Join us for a Northern Green Walkabout. Scott Frampton,
arborists with consistent recommendations on how to perform tree Landscape Renovations, will lead a group around the tradeshow
injection applications. A team of university scientists and industry floor as we visit Northern Green exhibitors to see “what’s new” in
experts collaborated with the International Society of Arboriculture hardscape for 2018.
(ISA) to create and publish Best Management Practices - Tree
Injection. This BMP is a consensus document intended to serve 3:40 PM - 4:10 PM | LAKESHORE CAMPFIRE
as a guide for arborists to create common standards for tree University of Minnesota Stormwater Workshop Series &
injection in the green industry. Shawn Bernick, co-author of the Certification
ISA Tree Injection BMP, will speak on the use of tree injection in Shahram Missaughi, University of Minnesota Extension
arboriculture and will discuss best practices for performing tree
Did you know the University of Minnesota Extension has a
injections.
Stormwater Education Program? Learn about the program and
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 200 ABC how Extension is working with water resources professionals and
communities through research-based, locally-tailored workshops.
YouTube Your Landscape/Hardscape Business Learn how they teach designing and building of practices that
Tom Gardocki, Interstate Landscape Co., Inc. minimize the negative impacts of land use by mimicking natural
If a picture is worth a thousand words, how many is a video worth? hydrology.
Learn how to use YouTube to help promote your company and
close more potential sales. This course focuses on shooting and 3:40 PM - 4:10 PM | INNOVATION THEATER
editing hardscape installation video, using YouTube and becoming CHS Field: The First Three Years
a YouTube partner. Learn how to set up a YouTube channel and Nick Baker, CHS Field/Saint Paul Saints
integrate it with your business website. Learn what equipment you
Nick Baker, Head Groundskeeper of CHS Field in St. Paul, will share
need to film and edit video, and learn the advantages of becoming a
the ups and downs of the first three years of CHS field, home of the
YouTube partner.
St. Paul Saints and Hamline University Pipers baseball teams. His
3:05 PM - 3:35 PM | BACKYARD CAMPFIRE session will provide insight from construction through the first three
seasons of play.
IPM and Organic Management for 10 Landscape and 10
Garden Insects 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM | AUDITORIUM 1
Vera Krischik, University of Minnesota Flash & Splash - Building the Color Story
IPM, Integrated Pest Management, and organic management are Dan Heims, Terra Nova Nurseries
different in the use of insecticides and the time spent revitalizing
One of the most comprehensive slide presentations of variegated
the soil. Join Vera Krischik for this campfire session where she will
and colorful foliage plants in the world, including surprises from
contrast IPM and organic management for the top 20 pests.
New Zealand, Japan, and Europe. Topics include how variegated
3:05 PM - 3:35 PM | LAKESHORE CAMPFIRE plants are discovered, chimera versus virus, and variegation
classification. Use of color in design is revealed, featuring color
MNLA Foundation Grant Update: Identity of Bacteria Causing echoes, repetition, contrast, and harmony.
Hydrangea Leaf Blight and Their Host Range
Angela Orshinsky, University of Minnesota 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM | 200 ABC
Recently bacterial leaf blight in hydrangea has become a problem Garden Center Panel: Events to Increase Sales
in production and landscapes. Previous identification of the causal Karen Bachman-Thul, Bachman’s; Scott Endres, Tangletown
bacteria used outdated techniques and failed to provide a specific, Gardens; Scott Moon, Sargent’s on 2nd; and Kelsey Sparks, Green
DNA based identification of the causal bacteria. Here, we used Barn Garden Center; Moderator: Jeff Pilla, Bachman’s
newer multilocus sequence alignment of DNA markers to accurately Holding events at your retail location is a great way to increase
ID the bacteria and performed pathogenicity assays to determine traffic/sales. This panel discussion features MNLA Garden Center
the host range within the Hydrangea spp. members who have created innovative events that have proven to
increase store traffic (sales) and the opportunity to engage in a new
3:05 PM - 3:35 PM | INNOVATION THEATER
way with their customers. You will leave this session with new ideas
The Life Cycle of a Synthetic Field and be inspired to plan creative events for your retail location.
Roger Weinbrenner, University of St. Thomas
Are you curious about the life cycle of the synthetic turf fields 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM | 101 CDE
throughout our region? This presentation will provide information Minnesota’s Stormwater Manual - Connecting Stormwater
on a synthetic turf field through its 13-year life cycle. Weinbrenner Management to the Landscape
will share pictures and videos of his experiences with the University Michael Trojan, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
of St. Thomas’ synthetic turf playing surface. He will start with the Minnesota’s Stormwater Manual is widely used by stormwater
installation in 2004 and end with its removal and replacement in practitioners. Originally, the manual focused primarily on
2017. His presentation will cover basic maintenance, snow removal, engineering aspects of stormwater management. The manual
game day challenges, maintenance equipment, and field removal. evolved, however, with the advent of green infrastructure and low
14 | Northern Green 2018 Advance Programimpact development. This presentation provides an overview of the will share his experience embracing this ideology and the most
manual, and illustrates important connections between stormwater interesting things he has learned along the way to making reductions
management and our landscape. in inputs and environmental impact on his golf course.
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM | 200 DE 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM | 101 AB
Protecting and Creating Pollinator Habitat in Lawns CEO Premium Content: Nothing Happens Without a Sale!
Sam Bauer, University of Minnesota Ed Laflamme, The Harvest Group
Pollinators have created all the “buzz” lately. In recent years, Your phone rings from referrals and your marketing program but are
pollinator decline issues have caused turfgrass managers and lawn you getting your share of the work?
care operators to rethink their management programs, with a focus If you are…
on protecting pollinators in lawns. In this session you will gain a • Chasing leads but they’re just “tire kickers”
better understanding of how you can protect and create pollinator • Losing too many sales to “low ballers”
habits in the lawns that you maintain. • Unsure about the sales process
• Giving a ton of proposals but not getting the jobs
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM | AUDITORIUM 2
Then this session is just what the doctor ordered!
Safety Is More Than Alphabet Soup
Sales are all about trust. Do your potential customers “feel the
Tom Dunlap, Walkers in the Trees
trust?” Do you want to double or even triple your sales success?
OSHA... 1910... ANSI...The Zee... 133... What does all of this You’ll leave this session learning:
mean? Rules and standards guide us, but safety isn’t just about
• The basics of the sales process.
following rules, it is so much more. Get insights about the rules and
• How to give your potential customers trust so you win the jobs.
reasons to work toward a safer and productive workplace.
• How to close more deals!
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM | AUDITORIUM 3 Ed Laflamme sold $1 million of landscape maintenance contracts
Turfhacking Minimalism in 90 days, sold a $2 million per year contract, and grew the largest
landscape company in Connecticut. He’s a master at the sales
Jason Haines, Pender Harbour Golf Club
process.
What is minimalism and what does it mean for golf? Jason Haines
Truck Utilities Anderson Nurseries
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At-A-Glance
www.NorthernGreen.org
January 2–4, 2018
Minneapolis Convention Center
11:20 AM Apps for the Green Industry
COLOR Concurrent Session Premium Content 11:50 AM Brandon Gallagher | Innovation Theater
KEY: Trade Show Ticketed Event Women in Leadership | Heidi Heiland | Lakeshore Campfire
Campfire, Sandbox, or Theater Session Invasive Species/Noxious Weed Status Update
Jim Calkins | Backyard Campfire
7:00 AM: MNLA Annual Meeting | 101 FG
12:00 PM: MAC Luncheon | 202
7:00 AM
8:00 AM
High Performance Putting Surfaces | Frank Rossi | Aud 3 12:15 PM Landscape Awards Presentations | Innovation Theater
12:45 PM
Color in the Contemporary Garden| Andrew Wilson | 200 ABC Landscape Diseases of 2017
8:00 AM Michelle Grabowski | Lakeshore Campfire
8:50 AM All About That Base: A Healthy Tree Story Begins
Underground | Gary Johnson | Aud 2 B20 & VW Money
American Lung Association | Backyard Campfire
Utilizing Data to Manage Natural Grass Fields: It CAN
Be Easier! | Jerad Minnick | 101 CDE Climbing Demo | Climber’s Corner
Gas Fire Features in the Landscape: Planning is 12:30 PM: MGCSA Annual Meeting | 101 FG
Everything | Ben Geffre | Aud 1
1:00 PM Landscape Awards Presentations | Innovation Theater
The Work Force, Labor and Health Care Reform Update 1:30 PM
& Outlook | Craig Regelbrugge | 200 DE OSHA Overview: Do the Regulations Apply to You?
Managing Safe Fields Without Pesticides Lee Craig | Lakeshore Campfire
Frank Rossi | Aud 3 Garden Center Networking | Backyard Campfire
INTERACTIVE TRACK—The Soil/Water Equation: INTERACTIVE TRACK—The Soil/Water Equation:
8:00 AM Understanding the Basics and Educating your 1:30 PM Understanding the Basics and Educating your
10:00 AM Customers, Pt. 1: Hands-On Soils for the Green 2:30 PM Customers, Pt. 2: Understanding Irrigation Equipment
Industry Professional | Dan Wheeler | 101 AB & Technology | Sam Bauer, Paul Eckholm | 101 AB
9:00 AM
4:00 PM Trade Show Open 1:45 PM Landscape Awards Presentations | Innovation Theater
2:15 PM
Annuals that Attract Pollinators
9:05 AM Small Is Beautiful | Andrew Wilson | 200 ABC Julie Weisenhorn | Lakeshore Campfire
10:05 AM How to Lead your Team to Better Results in 2018 The White Menace: Strategies for Surviving Winter Injury
Jones Loflin | 200 DE on Your Golf Course | Paul Koch | Backyard Campfire
Trees as a Stormwater Management Tool 2:00 PM
Randy Neprash | 101 CDE 3:30 PM Hardscape Challenge Championship | The Sandbox
A Water Feature for Everyone | Bill Osmundson | Aud 1
2:15 PM
Tree Risk Assessment & The Use of Drones in 2:45 PM Pruning Demo | Climbers Corner
Arboriculture | Tom Smiley | Aud 2
2:30 PM Waterworks Park — Innovative Stormwater Approach
Precision Disease Management for Golf Courses: Tom Whitlock | Innovation Theater
3:00 PM
Present Strategies and Future Research Needs
Paul Koch | Aud 3 Healthy Ponds Using Aeration
Todd Dilley | Lakeshore Campfire
9:10 AM Flower Grower Networking | Lakeshore Campfire The Top 10 Color Shrubs for Minnesota Landscapes
9:40 AM
Research for the Real World: The Year in Review Debbie Lonnee | Backyard Campfire
Jim Calkins | Backyard Campfire
INTERACTIVE TRACK—The Soil/Water Equation:
9:45 AM The Evolution of a Container Garden 2:30 PM Understanding the Basics and Educating your
10:15 AM Scott Endres | Innovation Theater 3:20 PM Customers, Pt. 3: Educating your Customers and
Managing Japanese Beetles in Residential Turf Homeowners | Sam Bauer | 101 AB
Jeff Hahn | Lakeshore Campfire 2:30 PM Designing a Chelsea Flower Show Garden
Nursery Networking | Backyard Campfire 3:20 PM Andrew Wilson | 200 ABC
Finding the Right Time to Get the Right Things Done
10:00 AM Jones Loflin | 200 DE
11:00 AM
Hardscape Challenge Round 5 | The Sandbox
Fraze Mowing: From Concept to Active Practice
10:40 AM Garden Center Technology & Change Jerad Minnick | 101 CDE
11:10 AM John Daniels, Jeff Pilla | Innovation Theater
Eat (Sell) Your Veggies! | Dean Engelmann | Aud 2
Landscape Design Networking
Reduced Risk Disease Control: How To Do It and Why
Lakeshore Campfire
It’s Important | Paul Koch | Aud 3
The Challenges of Adopting New Technology
MN State Building Code, Municipal Regulations &
Frank Rossi | Backyard Campfire
Difficult Sites | Roger Axel | Aud 1
10:45 AM: MPSTMA Annual Meeting | 101 FG Closing Keynote: Fun Is Good – Creating Joy &
3:20 PM
11:15 AM 4:00 PM
Passion in Your Workplace and Career
11:45 AM Climbing Demo | Climber’s Corner Mike Veeck | Innovation Theater
16 | Northern Green 2018 Advance ProgramINTERACTIVE
TRACK
Enjoy exclusive sessions and an upgraded experience.
Closing Keynote
THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 2018
Fun Is Good
THE SOIL/WATER EQUATION: Creating Joy & Passion in Your
UNDERSTANDING THE BASICS AND Workplace and Career
EDUCATING YOUR CUSTOMERS Mike Veeck
THURSDAY, 3:20–4:00 PM | INNOVATION THEATER
Join us for a humorous and
inspirational closing keynote by
Mike Veeck, a nationally renowned
speaker, entrepreneur, college
professor, marketing, promotions
and customer care expert,
and owner of multiple minor
Mike league baseball teams across
Veeck the country. Veeck has been
inspiring organizations and fans
for decades with his funny and thought-provoking
stories, and has been featured on the NBC Nightly
News, 60 Minutes, The Late Show with David
Letterman and many other national media outlets.
This track is all about soils, water and irrigation – and is
directed at green industry professionals interacting with
Veeck’s philosophy is Fun is Good.
property owners. • Fun is good for business because it
creates a more engaged workforce. KEYNOTE
S
FREE
PART I. UNDERSTANDING SOILS (8:00 AM – 10:00 AM)
• Fun is good for customers
Dan Wheeler, University of Minnesota, Department of Soil, because a more engaged WITH ALL
Water and Climate, will provide information on soils and the PASSES
workforce creates a better
soil/water relationship. Through a combination of interactive
stations and discussion, attendees will learn that accurate customer experience.
and quick determination of the soil particle size, soil color • And fun is good for employees because more
and soil structure all play important roles in the success of satisfied customers and more engaged employees
growing just about any vegetation on a site. Attendees will create a happier, healthier, and more profitable
get their hands dirty by investigating these important soil employee environment.
properties, as well as discuss other soil interpretations that
can be made from their proper analysis. When we can find our joy and passion, great things
happen in both our work world and in our personal
PART II. UNDERSTANDING IRRIGATION (1:30 PM – 2:30 PM) lives. It makes perfect sense, yet it’s so hard to
The afternoon will provide opportunity for more hands-on put into practice. Mike Veeck will show us how to
learning. Attendees will assemble sprinkler heads, and take our work, but not ourselves, seriously. How to
learn about important trends in irrigation equipment and discover what brings us joy and then apply it to what
technology, including smart controllers and rain sensors. we do. Veeck will make us think and laugh in the
PART III. HOW TO EDUCATE YOUR CUSTOMERS AND same minute – and provide great advice that we can
HOMEOWNERS (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM) put into practice immediately.
Sam Bauer, Extension Educator in Turfgrass Science, Plan to leave Northern Green inspired and re-energized!
University of Minnesota, will discuss how to educate
your customers about water, and the best way to answer Keynotes Supported by:
questions about important soil/water/irrigation topics:
• Water Conservation – How to Reduce Water Use
• The Soil/Water Relationship WHOLESALE NURSERY & HARDSCAPES
• Using SMART Irrigation Controllers YOUR TRUSTED PARTNER
• Rain Sensors, soil moisture sensors, and weather
stations
Bauer will also share information on irrigation research that
is currently taking place at the University of Minnesota.
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