One of our liner suppliers, J. Frank Schmidt Nursery & Son in Oregon, has put together a great website with links to interesting things about trees. Named “Trees are the Answer”, their successful marketing campaign has helped growers learn & promote trees in our landscape. The website has ... READ the POST

One our favorite links is the National Tree Benefit Calculator conceived & developed by Casey Trees & Davey Tree Expert Co. This tool helps you calculate the monetary benefit of a tree in the landscape over time. Whether you use this to calculate trees in your home landscape or use this to ... READ the POST

“Urban Trees for a New Century” was presented by Nancy Buley of J. Frank Schmidt Nursery & some OGA (Ornamental Grower’s Association of Northern IL) at the iLandscape Show in Feb 2015. Becky Thomas joined Nancy Buley to examine the book Shade Trees in Towns & Cities written by William ... READ the POST

The Society of Municipal Arborists has a mission statement of “Leading the world in building the confidence, competence, and camaraderie of the family of professionals who create and sustain community forests.”  As a Certified Arborist, Jamie is a member of this organization, and we hope to learn ... READ the POST

“It’s 2015 – These are the Plants you are Using” was presented by a panel of OGA  growers at the iLandscape Show in Feb 2014.  Becky Thomas presented a “state of the nursery industry” shapshot addressing the growing concern over the shrinking supply of trees.  Here is a link to her ... READ the POST

The Alliance for Community Trees, or ACT, is another great organization that we are proud to support.  ACT brings together a coalition of organizations dedicated to the same cause – restoring community forests for the benefit of all people. ACT is the only national organization solely focused on the ... READ the POST