Taproot March/April 2012 : IFC
Page 2 March – April, 2012 Features... 2012 INLA Board of Directors President Aaron McCracken Sunnyside Gardens 2266 E. Sunnyside Rd. Idaho Falls, ID 83404 ph. 208-522-4660, fax 208-523-8136 akm@sunnysidegardens.net Southwest Chapter Joe Gruber, Director Lawn Co. 2581 Wildwood Boise, ID 83713 ph. 208-323-0234, fax 208-323-0240 jgruber@lawnco.net Brian Winn, Director Jayker Nursery 4740 W. Chinden Blvd. Meridian, ID 83646 ph. 208-887-1790, fax 208-887-9330 brianw@ljayker.com President-Elect Debbie Hepworth Olson’s Greenhouse Boise, ID ph. 208-608-0298 cakeshepworth@aol.com 1st Vice President Tami Plank, Director Moss Greenhouses 269 Sout 300 East Jerome, ID 83338 ph. 208-324-1000, fax 208-324-7391 tami@mossgreenhouses.com Southeast Chapter Jon Wilkes, Director Branching Out P.O. Box 426 Bellevue, ID 83313 ph. & fax 208-788-9690 branchingout@cox.net 3 INLA President’s Message 4 Making the Nature Connection 5 Hat’s Off to Hans Borbonus 6 Member In Focus, Cottage Gardeners 8 Honeybee Colony Collapse 9 Perennial Plant of the Year 11 Assoc. Member in Focus, Plant Select 14 -15 Idaho Hort Expo Overview 16 Landscape Industry Certified Technician in Focus, Juan Morales 17 Boise Flower and Garden Show 18 INLA Scholarship Thank You’s 19 Bob Reggear Appointed to ILRCC 22 ANLA Update 23 INLA Membership Meeting 24-25 Job and Business Opportunities 26 Note from Executive Director 27 Our Advertisers 28 Student Career Days in the Little Apple® Calendar... March 23 -25, 2012 – Boise Flower and Garden Show at the Boise Centre on the Grove. For more information see pages 16 & 17 of this Taproot and visit www.gardenshowboise.com July 20 – Southwest Idaho Chapter Event July 27 – Southeast Idaho Chapter Event August 9 – North Idaho Chapter Event September 14 & 15 – Landscape Industry Certification Testing in Boise, Idaho. January 23-25, 2013 – Idaho Hort Expo in Boise, Idaho. North Chapter Kevin Merrifield, Director Clifty View Nursery 312 Clifty View Road Bonners Ferry, ID 83805 ph. 208-267-7129, fax 208-267-68559 info@cliftyview.com Cindi Kimball, Director Moose Valley Farms 138 Latigo Lane Naples, ID 83847 ph. 208-267-5108 cindikimball@nidaho.net Stephen Acker, Director Circle D Farm Sales PO Box 3005 Bonners Ferry, ID 83805 ph. 208-267-1016, fax 208-267-6368 info@circledfarmsales.com Ex-Officio Presidents Matt Wolff Baxter Wholesale Nursery P.O. Box 789 Emmett, ID 83617 ph. 208-365-6011, fax 208-365-6012 mgw@baxternursery.com Bob Reggear Reggear Tree Farm 1176 Loseth Road Orofino, ID 83338 ph. 208-476-7364, fax 208-467-7429 rtf@cpcinternet.com Executive Director Ann Bates P.O. Box 2065 Idaho Falls, ID 83403 ph. 208-681-4769 fax 208-529-0832 abates@inlagrow.org www.inlagrow.org 208-681-4769
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