CNLP Manual Acknowledgements

NYSNLA and the Professional Development/CNLP Committee wishes to thank and acknowledge the many professionals and agencies that supported the creation of the updated Manual. 

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Acknowledgements

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Soil Moisture, Texture, and Aeration section - Edited and Updated
by Deborah Alher, PhD, Agricultural Stewardship Specialist, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County. January 2021

Nutrient Management section - Material Source: content maintained by: Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment in the College of Natural Sciences of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst

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Capon, B. 1990. Botany for Gardeners, An Introduction and Guide. Timber Press, Portland, Oregon.

Glimn-Lacy, Janice and Kaufman, Peter B. 1984. Botany Illustrated, Introduction to Plants,Major
Groups, Flowering Plant Families.
Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, New York

Mackey, B., Ann Reilly, Barbara Radcliffe Rogers, Barbara Pleasant, Diane Bilderback and Bob Brooke. 1991. The Gardener’s Home Companion. The Phillip Lief Group, Inc., McMillan Publishing Company, New York.

Raven, Peter FL, Ray F. Evert and Susan E. Eichhorn. 1986. Biology of Plants. Worth Publishers, Inc., New York.

Smith Jr., James Payne. 1977. Vascular Plant Families. Mad River Press, Inc. California.

Weier, Elliot T., Ralph C. Stocking, Michael G. Barbour and Thomas L. Rosr. 1982. Botany, an introduction to Plant Biology. John Riley and Sons, Inc. 

Slightly revised for the New York State Nursery and Landscape Association by:

Robert L. Beyfuss Cooperative Extension Agent; Cornell Cooperative Extension of Greene County
Elizabeth J. Snyder, CNLP, True Leaf Design, Genoa, NY
John Gaylardo, CNLP, retired Nurseryman

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Recommended Urban Trees by Dr. Nina Bassuk, Urban Horticulture Institute, Cornell University

Cornell Woody Plant Database
Trees Grouped by Site or Planting Conditions complied by: Christopher Reynolds and Dr. Nina L. Bassuk, Urban Horticulture Institute, Cornell University, Department of Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture, Ithaca, New York

Shrubs For Difficult Sites, List prepared by: Dr. Nina L. Bassuk, Urban Horticulture Institute, Cornell University 

Slightly revised for the New York State Nursery and Landscape Association by:
Chuck Schmitt, NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets, Division of Plant Industry
Elizabeth J. Snyder, CNLP, True Leaf Design, Genoa, NY
Jerry R. Parmenter, Sr. CNLP, Elemental Landscapes, Inc., Voorheesville NY

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Finding Alternatives to Invasive Ornamental Plants in New York, Alexis A. Alvey, formerly of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County, March 2013

Cornell Pest Management Guide for Commercial Production and Maintenance of Trees and Shrubs, 2017

Step-by-Step Diagnostic Approach. Berkeley, L., 2020. Cornell Cooperative Extension Monroe County Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic 

Slightly revised for the New York State Nursery and Landscape Association by:
Elizabeth Berkeley, Cornell Cooperative Extension Monroe County
Beth Fry, Sr. CNLP, Green Scapes Inc., Jamesville, NY

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American Nursery Stock Standard, AmericanHort, Columbus, OH

NOFA Standard for Organic Land Care, 6th edition, 2017, Northeast Organic Farming Association of Connecticut, Inc.

An Illustrated Guide to Pruning Ornamental Trees and Shrubs, 1989, Cornell University Cooperative Extension, Arthur S. Leiberman and Richard Weir III,

Arthur S. Leiberman, Department of Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture, Cornell University, Ithaca.

Richard Weir III, Cooperative Extension Agent-Horticulture in Nassau County, NY 

Slightly revised for the New York State Nursery and Landscape Association by:
Chuck Schmitt, NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets, Division of Plant Industry
Beth Fry, Sr. CNLP, Green Scapes Inc., Jamesville, NY
Elizabeth Berkeley, Cornell Cooperative Extension Monroe County

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This chapter is based on: Home Lawns: Establishment and Maintenance, M.C. Thurm, N.W. Hummel and A.M. Patrovic 

Slightly revised for the New York State Nursery and Landscape Association by:
Chuck Schmitt, NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets, Division of Plant Industry
Daniel Schied, Lifetime CNLP.  Director of Grounds at Cornell University, Ithaca
Beth Fry, Sr. CNLP, Green Scapes Inc., Jamesville, NY

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ICPICertificationManual, Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute, Washington, DC

Versa-Lok Retaining Wall Systems InstallationManual, Versa-Lok, Oakdale, MN

The Granite Kiss,Traditions andTechniques of Building New England’s Stone Walls. Gardner, Kevin. The Countryman Press, Woodstock VT

Garden Paths, Gordon Hayward, FireFly Books, Buffalo NY

Elemental Landscapes, Inc. Policy & Procedures Manual, Jerry Parmenter, Voorheesville NY

SiteEngineering for Landscape Architects. Strom, S., and Nathan, K. 1993. Von Nostrand Reinhold, New York

Time SaverStandards for Landscape Architecture, Harris, Charles W. and Dines, Nicholas T. 1998. 2nd edition McGraw Hill, Inc. 

Compiled and edited for the New York State Nursery and Landscape Association by:
Jerry R. Parmenter, Sr. CNLP, Elemental Landscapes, Inc., Voorheesville NY
Beth Fry, Sr. CNLP, Green Scapes Inc., Jamesville, NY

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ICPICertificationManual, Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute, Washington, DC

Versa-Lok Retaining Wall Systems InstallationManual, Versa-Lok, Oakdale, MN

The Granite Kiss,Traditions andTechniques of Building New England’s Stone Walls. Gardner, Kevin. The Countryman Press, Woodstock VT

Garden Paths, Gordon Hayward, FireFly Books, Buffalo NY

Elemental Landscapes, Inc. Policy & Procedures Manual, Jerry Parmenter, Voorheesville NY

SiteEngineering for Landscape Architects. Strom, S., and Nathan, K. 1993. Von Nostrand Reinhold, New York

Time SaverStandards for Landscape Architecture, Harris, Charles W. and Dines, Nicholas T. 1998. 2nd edition McGraw Hill, Inc. 

Compiled and edited for the New York State Nursery and Landscape Association by:
Jerry R. Parmenter, Sr. CNLP, Elemental Landscapes, Inc., Voorheesville NY
Beth Fry, Sr. CNLP, Green Scapes Inc., Jamesville, NY

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Florida Agricultural Mechanical University (FAMU)  College of Engineering Science, Technology and Agriculture.

Alfredo Lorenzo, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Landscape Design and Mgmt. & Ornamental Hort. Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL

The GoldenGarden Guide-A PracticalHandbook of Gardening and Outdoor Living, Edited by John Strohm. Golden Press New York NY 

Plants/People/and Environmental Quality, by G.O. Robinette, US Dept. of the Interior, NPS - Washington DC

Garden Design: John Brookes, William Lake Douglas, Derek Fell,  Susan Frey, Norman Johnson, Susan Littlefield. Quarto Marketing Ltd., New York, NY

Contributors:
Peter Lindh Bodycombe, CNLP, Cayuga Landscape Company, Inc., Ithaca NY
Jerry R. Parmenter, Sr. CNLP, Elemental Landscapes, Inc., Voorheesville NY

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This chapter relies heavily on the New York State Certified Pesticide Applicators course, manual and guidelines. 

Edited for content for the New York State Nursery and Landscape Association by:
Jerry R. Parmenter, Sr. CNLP, Elemental Landscapes, Inc., Voorheesville, NY
Chuck Schmitt, NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets, Division of Plant Industry

NYSNLA would also like to thank the members of the Professional Development Committee and Workgroup teams who invested many hours over multiple years to see this edition of the CNLP Training Manual to completion.
Beth Fry, Sr. CNLP, Green Scapes Inc., Jamesville, NY
Committee Co-Chair
Jerry R. Parmenter, Sr. CNLP, Elemental Landscapes, Inc., Voorheesville, NY
Committee Co-Chair
Elizabeth Berkeley, Cornell Cooperative Extension Monroe County
Dannielle Carr, CNLP, RLA, Landscape Architect, Syracuse, NY
Carol Isles, Cultivated and Connected, Sayville, NY
Kim Lee Schichtel, CNLP, Murray Brothers Nurseries, Inc., Orchard Park, NY
Elizabeth J. Snyder, CNLP, True Leaf Design, Genoa, NY
Janice Beglinger Agriculture Outreach Coordinator for CCE Genesee County
Lucinda Steurer, Intern, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry