Ornamental Plants
Annual Reports and Research Reviews
2001

Special Circular 186-02

Ohio State University Extension's Buckeye Yard and Garden Line Evaluation Survey: 2001

Survey Results

Total Number of Returns: 197

I. General Background Questions

A. What is your primary type of business, operation, or profession?

Number of Commercial or For-Profit Companies: 100

(nursery, landscape, golf course, lawn-care service, tree care/arborist, garden center, industrial or office park/plant, landscape architect/design, and supplier/dealer)

Number of Non-Profit Companies: 90

(Extension, home gardeners/Master Gardeners, park, school, college or university, museum,cemetery/memorial garden, government facility)

B. Are you a member of the following (please select all that apply):

Ohio Nursery and Landscape Association: 78

International Society of Arboriculture: 33

Ohio Turfgrass Foundation: 27

Ohio Florists Association: 18

C. How many people have access to BYGL information through your subscription (i.e.: employees, customers, students, radio listeners, newspaper readers, newsletter subscribers, Master Gardeners)?

more than 500,000

II. BYGL Impact and Usefulness

How strongly do you agree with each of the following statements? Please write down the most appropriate response.

SA = Strongly Agree
A = Agree
N = Neutral
D = Disagree
SD = Strongly Disagree
NA = Not Applicable

A. BYGL was useful to my job and business:

SA = 108
A = 63
N = 0
D = 0
SD = 0
NA = 7

B. BYGL helped in answering client/customer questions:

SA = 107
A = 77
N = 3
D = 1
SD = 0
NA = 11

C. I (we) changed some horticultural practices based on information in BYGL.

SA = 35
A = 99
N = 44
D = 7
SD = 8
NA = 11

D. I (we) changed some pest management practices based on information in BYGL.

SA = 39
A = 100
N = 40
D = 6
SD = 0
NA = 11

E. BYGL has resulted in improved customer service in our company or business.

SA = 65
A = 91
N = 14
D = 0
SD = 1
NA = 25

F. What have you learned from BYGL this season?

# of new insects learned = 561
# of new diseases learned = 485
# of new cultural (non-insect, non-disease problems learned) = 482
# of times pesticide use was improved = 440

G. Has the information in BYGL saved your company money or increased your net profit?

Yes = 85

H. If you answered Yes to Question 6, please check all that apply. This information will only be used for reporting the economic impacts of BYGL.

Time savings to you and your operation = 63
Reduction of pesticide usage = 50
Proper selection of plant material = 32
Proper selection of pesticides = 58
Improved customer service = 64

I. If you answered Yes to the previous questions, please select a range. This information will only be used for reporting the economic impacts of BYGL.

$1 - 500 = 25
$501 - 1,000 = 15
$1,001 - 5,000 = 18
$5,001 - 10,000 = 6
$10,000 or higher = 4

Estimated Total Savings for Respondents = *$167,500

* This amount understates the economic impact and does not show the total savings of all BYGL users, but rather those who completed this year's survey.

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