Arborjet99 Blueberry Hill Rd.Woburn, MA 01801781.935.9070
http://www.arborjet.com
Interview with Korey Lofy, Territory Manager/Territory Arborist
What is the history of Arborjet?
The company was founded in the early 2000s in Woburn, Mass., after the owner of the company wanted to find a better way to deal with the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid pest. At the time, typical tree treatments involved soil drench or aerial applications...
High Plains Environmental Center2698 Bluestem Willow DriveLoveland, CO 80538720-427-6424
http://www.suburbitat.org
Interview with Jim Tolstrup, Executive Director
Why was HPEC created?
We started 21 years ago, in 2007. When McWhinney, the developer of Centerra, a 3,000-acre master-planned community, in Loveland, brought their plans to the city’s planning department. The city required that the development include 20% open space at buildout. McWhinney hired an ecological...
The season we have been planning for all year is here. Even though being post-pandemic brings new challenges, we are so glad to see customers’ smiling faces again. 2020 tested us to reevaluate the way we do business. I recently visited a local garden center, and while the store was full of customers, there was still a drive-thru order...
The Perennial Trial Garden Committee at Colorado State University (CSU) met recently to determine which plants from our 2021 trial were “Superior First Year Flowering Perennials.” It should be noted that these Superior First Year Flowering Perennials were grown for only one summer but flowered so well so as to be designated as Superior First Year Flowering Perennials for...
I’ll start by writing this: the future of horticulture is in good hands. Here’s why I feel this way.
It started last spring at a Colorado State University Trial Gardens Advisory Committee Meeting. We had just finished the meeting and a group of us started a conversation about the labor shortage and its effect on our industry. My biggest concerns...
The CHREF Board of Directors met on March 9th to discuss business with new directors as well as funding for CSU initiatives beyond the normal research and scholarships.
The Board welcomes Diana Reavis and Jan Gulley as directors. Jan is replacing Gene Pielin. The board thanks Gene for his years of service and his dedication to the industry.
Funding for CSU...
Part 1 of 3 – The Balance Sheet
Like reading any book, start at the beginning, and I believe the beginning of financial statements is the Balance Sheet. A straightforward analogy is to look at the Balance Sheet as a still photo of everything your business “Owns” and “Owes,” and what’s leftover is your “Equity” at a point in time....
Since 2011, Arbor Valley Nursery has used a tool called Culture Index to help learn about people’s preferences and personality traits. Arbor Valley managers use it with:
New employment candidates to assess the fit for certain positions.Current employees to:Help determine a fit for a new position or promotion.Communicate effectively with them.Willing customers and vendors to help Arbor Valley learn more...
We all know that labor is the #1 barrier to growth in our industry. We also know that depending on our elected officials to help us through government policy with visa programs is as fickle as the political winds.
As companies struggle to find talented workers at every level of their businesses, there seems to be little coordination between industry...
Colorado State University’s Horticulture and Landscape Architecture (HLA) Department honored two CSU alumni in February who have had distinguished careers and through their contributions and service have brought recognition to their chosen fields in the green industry.
Kelly Grummons and Ray Daugherty each received the HLA Distinguished Alumni Award. Though their career paths diverged somewhat, they share a passion for...
