TAB LE OF CON TEN TS F E B R UA R Y 2 0 1 8 WWW. OH I OLA N D SCA P E R S. OR G OH I O’ S P R OF E SSI ON A L G REEN I N D U ST R Y A SSOCI AT I O N OHIO LANDSCAPE ASSOCIATION 9240 Broadview Road Broadview Heights, Ohio 44147 Phone: 440.717.0002, or 1.800.335.6521 Fax: 440.717.0004 Web: www.ohiolandscapers.org and www.myohiolandscape.com EDITOR Rick Doll, Jr.
COVER: Landscape Ohio! Award Program submission from Jackie Ansara Landscape.
FEATURES
3 PRESIDENT’S COLUMN Be the Leader You Needed
9 PERENNIAL FOCUS
Jazzing Up the Perennial Garden: Variegated Perennials for Shade
14 FISCAL FITNESS
Where Should You Contribute? 401(k) vs. Roth IRA
19 SPECIAL GUEST COLUMN
4 CORE Elements to Business Success: Cash Flow Management
20 FOR SAFETY SAKE
Hypothermia and Frostbite
24 PLANT OF THE MONTH Crataegus Species: Hawthorn
28 FEATURE ARTICLE
How the New Tax Legislation May Affect Your Tax Bill
34 DIRECTIONS 35 ADVERTISING INDEX 35 WELCOME NEW MEMBERS 4 | Official Publication of The Ohio Landscape Association
REGULAR WRITERS Michael J. Donnellan, King Financial, Inc. Jim Funai, LIC, Cuyahoga Community College Shelly Funai, Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens Sandy Munley, Ohio Landscape Association Bobbie Schwartz, FAPLD, Bobbie’s Green Thumb Cathy Serafin, ASLA, RLA, Suncrest Gardens ADVERTISING INFORMATION Submission deadline: 10th of the month, prior to the month of publication. For advertising rates and ad specs, please call 440.717.0002, 1.800.335.6521, or email Rick Doll Jr. at rick@ohiolandscapers.org. DISCLAIMER The Ohio Landscape Association, its board of directors, staff and the editor of The Growing Concern neither endorse any product(s) or attests to the validity of any statements made about products mentioned in this, past or subsequent issues of this publication. Similarly, the opinions expressed in The Growing Concern are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Ohio Landscape Association. OFFICERS President Marie McConnell
OLA STAFF Executive Director Sandy Munley
President – Elect Adam Capiccioni
Communications & Events Manager Rick Doll, Jr.
Treasurer Domenic Lauria Immediate Past President Cathy Serafin, ASLA, RLA DIRECTORS Doug Ellis James Funai, LIC Philip Germann Stephanie Gray, LIC Brian Maurer, LIC Joshua Way