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Featured New Member:
Water-Tech
Irrigation
Environmentally responsible Water-Tech Irrigation continues to be a pioneer in the irrigation field, developing products and systems to improve efficiency, address specific needs and reduce the cost of installations and maintenance. They are at the forefront of the local irrigation industry in promoting efficient water use through high technology products and rain water harvesting.
Water-Tech Irrigation, Inc.
4888 "C" Baumgartner Road
St. Louis, MO 63129
Ph: 314-892-4424
Fax: 314-892-4430
Website:
www.water-tech.com
Email: customerservice@water-tech.com
First Time Ever:
Half Rate
Membership
Special
This Mid -Season Introduction Membership is available to first time members only!
Just mention you are a "MLNA BLOG BROWSER"
(returning members not included in this promotion)
MLNA Membership advantages include:
- Membership Discount Programs, Marketing & Advertising on the MLNA website Green Pages
- Monthly E-Newsletters/ Communication
- Ongoing Education and newly revised Green Star Certification Program
- MLNA Member Products and Service Benefits
- MLNA Member to Member Network Listing / Contact Information File
(requests to be added or removed are honored)
We look forward to welcoming you into our organization. |
What are the other benefits of MLNA Membership? |
10% OFF Large Equipment -
From John Deere
Fleet Rates on Lawn Care Equipment - From Club Cadet
Special Insurance Rates - From Hortica Insurance
Commerce Bank is offering a special banking package for MLNA Members
Bookstore Discount - From PLANET
Do you need a list of plants that use water conservatively?
The MLNA has it. MaryAnn has a list of plants that thrive well in dry conditions. Please Contact her if you'd like this list of plants sent to you.
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MLNA, please use this
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THE MLNA has a beautiful new website!
Dear Members & Friends,
Since April 2007, I've been the Coordinator/Executive Director of the MLNA and I just love every minute of it. I enjoy communicating with all our members plus helping our top-rate board members develop networking events and continuing education curriculum for our industry professionals. And, I enjoy passing on useful information to our consumers across the state through the radio and newspapers. It's a privilege to serve you and our industry.
Improving the use and design of the MLNA website has been my goal since I started. We need a fast and easy system for spreading information to each other and to our customers. With our membership quickly growing, I also want to make sure that each of you have an easy and fast way to make membership and registration payments, tell us about your events and news, connect to each other and stay informed with the latest information you need to know.
Although the website continues to evolve and add more and more features, I wanted to share with you this new look and the new ways we'll be using it.
I'm looking forward to "growing together"
MaryAnn Fink, Coordinator/Executive Director
Missouri Landscape & Nursery Association
6209 Mid Rivers Mall Dr Suite 128
St. Charles, MO 63304
www.mlna.org
636-939-9079
maryannfink@mlna.org
P.S. On a very sad note:
Green Industry Mourns Loss of Todd Bachman (MLNA Member)
The MLNA joins with Hortica Insurance as well as friends and family across the country as we mourn the tragic death of Chairman Todd Bachman in Beijing, China. We offer our deepest condolences to the Bachmans and their family.
To read the press release from Hortica, please click here.
Mark Your Calendar:
More Upcoming MLNA Events
September
Fall Green Roof and Wall Tour –
Watch for Details Coming Soon
January
Join MLNA Members at the
2009 Western Annual Meeting and Trade Show
January 4 - 6, 2009, Overland Park, KS.
MLNA will have our 2009 Business Meeting, followed by Missouri’s Green Industry Hospitality Reception hosted by Missouri Landscape & Nursery Association and Guest Associations:
The Hort Coop of Metro St. Louis and The HortNetWork of the Kansas City Metropolitan Region. All Green Industry Professionals Welcomed!
January 5, 2009
Testing - Modules 1 & 3 - MLNA Star Certification
Missouri Landscape & Nursery Association’s Green Industry Star Certification Program Modules 1 & 3 Testing is Monday, Jan. 5, 2009 3-5 p.m. Overland Park Convention Center (Courtyard Level) Meeting Room 2 . In order to participate in Missouri Landscape & Nursery Association’s new Green Industry Star Certification’s testing, you will need to register for BOTH the 2009 WESTERN Annual Meeting and Trade Show AND with the Missouri Landscape & Nursery Association.
For more information about our new state and nationally recognized professional Five Star certification, the various specialized module options and the Green Industry Business Star qualification if you are already PLANET CLP certified click here .
February 4th, 2009
MLNA Annual Winter Short Course
New location: Holiday Inn Select Executive Center / Convention Hotel, Columbia, MO.
June 2009
Summer Field Day Springfield Missouri - Details Soon! |
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Update on the Emerald Ash Borer
The MNLA received a direct letter from Collin Wamsley, State Entomologist from the Missouri Department of Agriculture Plant Pest Control Bureau.
Dear Members of the MLNA:
As some of you may already know, the emerald ash borer (EAB) was discovered at an Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) campground 2 miles south of Greenville, Missouri in Wayne County. The likely pathway of introduction was firewood. The official determination that it was EAB was made late Friday, July 25 by USDA entomologists in Beltsville, Maryland. Monday morning we convened our multi-agency Missouri emerald ash borer technical team to determine the next steps. Since we recently completed our Missouri Emerald Ash Borer Action Plan, we had a framework in place to guide us through this process. Late Monday afternoon we departed for Wayne County to survey the campground and vicinity, as well as other State Parks and federal campgrounds in the county. To date, no signs of EAB have been found outside of the ACOE area. Suspect trees have been identified ¾ mile to the northwest of the positive trap, away from the campground, but still on ACOE land. [read more] |
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(MLNA has inquiring minds….let us know your topic of interest and we will gather the research & results!)
What is Conservation Development?
Ask developers, a municipal officer, a land planner and an ecologist to define "Conservation Development" and you’re likely to get four very different answers. That’s because, as a concept for developing residential or commercial properties, Conservation Development is relatively new.
But it is rapidly gaining popularity among those who refer to conventional subdivisions as "cookie cutter," and among those who recognize that desires for living space amenities are shifting in the American culture. The Wall Street Journal recently cited a national study of home buyers who ranked "Natural open space," "Walking and bike paths" and "Gardens with native plants" as their top three wishes. Golf courses came in a distant tenth.
So what is Conservation Development? Here’s the ecological viewpoint...
According to AES founder and ecologist Steven Apfelbaum, true Conservation Development can be defined as considering the needs of land first and foremost, and then making developed areas complementary to those needs. For more information click here.
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Q. What is needed for growing Missouri native plants for developing seed banks and harvesting the seed to sell? I have some available ground, experience in growing and would like to “grow” in that direction!
A: My suggestion is to contact Missouri’s Grow Native program representatives and to do some research on collection time periods, most requested seed products and best sources for local plant material.
Grow Native is a program that can assists you as a business with sales, marketing and expert advice as to how to reach your target market. For more information click here
CLICK HERE to ask your landscape questions or share a topic!
Tell us how you are adjusting your business focus to deal better with water conservation! |
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Greenscape Gardens Brings Sustainability to
Habitat for Humanity 2008
In the last couple of years, landscape plans with a focus on sustainability has been an increasingly high demand area of interest in the green industry.
This year, a team of designers came together on a special project for Habitat for Humanity St. Louis with the intent of achieving a Gold Level LEED Certification on all 27 of its new builds for 2008. This team includes engineers, architects, and specialists of all areas of development, including Jennifer Schamber of Greenscape Gardens as the team member for the Landscape Design of the project.
The new landscape designs include a diverse variety of drought-tolerant plants, the majority of which are native to Missouri and suitable for an urban landscape. These homes were built to be energy-efficient, and the landscape will use less water than a typical landscape. Plans are already in the works for the 2009 builds with the possibility of installing cisterns, significantly decreasing conventional turfgrass areas and installing compost bins.
This project will help set the standard for the future of homebuilding and will help raise awareness to the public about sustainable building practices for homes and gardens.
Find out more about Greenscape Gardens at: www.greenscapegardens.com
(Please use the Event News Release Form or send an email to let us know what you are doing in the news and for our communities. Your event will be included on the MLNA website, the MLNA blog and enewsletter when space allows!) |
