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San Antonio College horticulture program, featuring program highlights, industry updates, and student-focused news. Includes an interview with Barbara Alvarez, leader of the California Landscape Contractors Association and long-time landscape professional, discussing competition, the underground economy, technology in maintenance, and collaboration between designers and installers. Also presents department items such as plant profiles, unit news, scholarship recognition, and a calendar of events.","Clippings  \nthe newsletter of mt. san antonio college’s horticulture program  \nvol. 1  \nissue 2  \nspring 2011  \nit’s S p r i n g!  \nDave’s World  \nHorticultural ramblings of an old man... 2 Q&A with Barbara Alvarez CLCA leader and landscape success ... 3  \nWhere Are They Now? ... 4 NCLeIlPM Meader andaljorandscUapnveilee successd.. 5 Turf Team News ... 6  \nPlant Profile  \nFlowering cherries for SoCal ... 8  \nThe Dirt  \nnews from the Hort Unit ... 9  \nA Visit From Bob Perry ... 10 Calendar of Events ... 12  \n\n| IPM is Booming!\u003Cbr>We’re proud to announce the birth of a new degree program in Integrated Pest Management . This degree will enable many more students to pursue lucrative and rewarding careers in this burgeoning area. See p. 5.\u003Cbr> also in this issue...\u003Cbr>Q&A with\u003Cbr>Barbara Alvarez,\u003Cbr>California Landscape\u003Cbr>|  |\n| --- | --- |\n| | Contractors Association\u003Cbr>and\u003Cbr>more!\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>A classroom visit from\u003Cbr>Bob Perry p. 8\u003Cbr>|\n\nDave’s World  \nhorticultural ramblings of an oldman  \nby Dave Lannom  \nA fond farewell...  \nmt sac agriculture loses oneof its founding fathers  \nTHIS past fall Harold Peck  \npassed away at the age of 86. Mr. Peck was dean of agriculture at Mt. SAC for many years. He not only taught animal science classes, but also agronomy, pest control, weeds & poisonous plants, and agricultural calculations. I first met him in the hallway of the agriculture building when I was a student, and had no idea that this man would become a close friend, teacher, and mentor in my life.  \nHis advice to me when I came to teach at Mt. SAC was to try and teach students to think, and to share in their successes and downfalls throughout life. I truly feel that Harold Peck was my guardian angel in life.  \nBesides bein  \ng a great man, he  \nwas also a great jokester. When I married my wife, Julie, he told her she was making a foolish mistake, and not to blame him if it did not work out. Thirty years later when we renewed our vows, he questioned why she was making this mistake again, and reminded her not to blame him as she had been fairly warned.  \nA palm decapitated by weevils (Christina Hoddle)  \ncally smells of vomit. In the Mediterranean and Middle East, where the weevil has caused  \nStreet Tree Seminar, Inc., Awards Mt. SAC Students  \nStreet Tree Seminar, Inc., recently  \nawarded scholarships to Mt. SAC horticulture students Kelly De La Peza, Ruben Flores, Sandy Gillis, and Kay  \nHoevel. Congratulations to these students, and thanks to Street Tree Seminar for its continued support!  \n2  \nINDUSTRY PRO Q&A  \nwisdom, warmth & shoptalk with  \nBarbara Alvarez  \nBy Kate Sullivan  \nBarbara Alvarez is respected both as a leader and a land  \nscaping professional: She has served as state and chapter  \npresident of the California Landscape Contractors Association  \n(CLCA), while running Alvarez Landscape and Maintenance, which she and her husband,  \nXavier, founded 35 years ago. Alvarez earned her BA in Ornamental Horticulture  \nfrom Cal Poly Pomona and also sits on Mt. SAC’s advisory board. She generously sat down with us to share her wisdom, her warm spirit, and her advice to aspiring landscape contractors.  \nClippings: Is it hard staying competitive in this economy?  \nAlvarez: Oh my gosh, right now it really is. And we’re dealing with the underground economy, because not everybody is willing to pay what we think our time is worth. 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