LO enews August 21, 2019

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August 21, 2019

		Membership renewal invoices sent via email; conveniently pay your dues online Earlier this month, all LO members were sent a dues renewal invoice via secure email. To help this process go smoothly, we need your help. We must have the correct contact information (mailing address, staff contact to receive emails from us, phone number, and email address) on file for your company. This will ensure your invoice goes to the right place and that potential clients can connect with you via landscapeontario.com. Login at HortTrades.com to ensure your company information is up to date and don’t forget to pay your dues online.
			Myscha Stafford LO Membership and Chapter Coordinator

Participate in LO Workforce survey by Sept. 2

LO is conducting a survey of all members to help inform strategies to address workforce recruitment and retention issues and skills development. The survey takes approximately 20 minutes to complete and will inform work undertaken by LO over the next 6-18 months. Individual results will be kept strictly confidential. Members that complete the survey will receive a copy of the summarized results. Take the survey online.

Georgian Lakelands Summer BBQ, Aug. 22

Enjoy a delicious pig roast bbq supper with the Georgian Lakelands Chapter, Aug. 22 at Ego’s Nursery in Coldwater. Scott Bryk from Eden App is the guest speaker at this free event. Full details are at HortTrades.com.

Toronto Chapter Golf Tournament, Aug. 23
The chapter’s annual golf event returns to Nobleton Lakes this Friday for a fun day of golf. Online registration and sponsorship is now open at HortTrades.com.

Donate now to Industry Auction, Sept. 12
LO’s Growers Group is asking for donations of nursery stock, hardgoods and silent auction items to support this year’s Industry Auction at J.C. Bakker in St. Catharines on Sept. 12. All nursery stock entered in the LO Growers Awards of Excellence program is included in the auction. Donate now via IndustryAuction.ca.

Golden Horseshoe Chicken Roast, Sept. 13
Friday the 13th has chicken on the menu with the Golden Horseshoe Chapter’s annual Chicken Roast. There will be lots of fun activities for the whole family! Join us at Connon Nurseries in Waterdown, the BBQ begins at 5 p.m. Full details and online registration are at HortTrades.com.

London Chapter Golf Tournament, Sept. 13
Treat yourself to a great day on the links while helping to support chapter initiatives. Register your foursome online.

Waterloo Chapter Baseball Tournament, Sept. 15
Register your team for the chapter’s annual baseball event at Upper Canada Park in Kitchener. Team fee includes games, prizes and lunch. Details online at HortTrades.com.

Peer to Peer Muskoka Summit, Sept. 19-20

Don’t miss this exceptional two-day business management summit, located in beautiful Muskoka, Sept. 19-20. Workshop topics include "What are my financials telling me?" with Jacki Hart and Joe Salemi, and "Scaling up your business" with Scott Wentworth, Janna Bradley, Kevin Scott, Tyler Lockhart, Jacki Hart and Tony DiGiovanni. Full details and online registration are at HortTrades.com.

Nursery Growers Summer Tour, Sept. 19

Join your peers for a tour of nurseries, greenhouses and gardens in Oxford County. Stops include Whistling Gardens, Potters Road Nursery, Stam Nurseries and Ramblin’ Road Brewery Farm. Details online at HortTrades.com.

Toronto Chapter hosts Shop Talk at craft brewery, Sept. 19

Take a break from your busy summer schedule for an evening with your peers at the Goodlot Farmstead Brewing Company. There is no agenda or speakers, just a casual environment to get together with fellow business owners to talk shop. Details online at HortTrades.com.

Windsor Chapter Golf Tournament, Sept. 21
Only $90 per golfer (until Aug. 21) will get you a round of golf, lunch, and steak dinner with all the fixin’s at Sutton Creek Golf Club in Essex. Details online at HortTrades.com.

Snowposium coming to Milton, Sept. 26
The annual gathering of snow and ice removal pros, Snowposium, will be held at Landscape Ontario’s newly-renovated home office in Milton, Ont. All attendees get access to the trade show. A full conference program with a number of sessions and expert speakers is also available. Register online by Sept. 11 to save.

Georgian Lakelands Putting Challenge, Sept. 26

The annual Georgian Lakelands Chapter Putting Challenge is set for Sept. 26 at the Cascades Putting Course in Blue Mountain. Test your skills on this unique and challenging 18-hole, par-67 course! Bring your staff for a fun day of putting and networking. Online registration and sponsorship is now open at HortTrades.com.

Upper Canada Chapter Golf Tournament, Oct. 4
New date! The event at Loyalist Golf & Country Club in Bath, Ont. has been rescheduled. Proceeds help to fund the chapter’s scholarship program. Details online at HortTrades.com.

Garden Centre Fall Dinner Meeting, Oct. 24
LO’s Garden Centre Sector group will host a dinner event on Oct. 24 that will also include networking, lively, relevant discussions and presentation of the Garden Centre Awards of Excellence. Details and online registration now open at HortTrades.com.

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LO SEMINARS


	Professional Development seminars Seminars for the 2019-2020 season are now starting to appear online. Watch for the full listings early this fall. Visit HortTrades.com/seminars.
Chainsaw Training, Sept. 9 Chainsaw Training, Nov. 11 NEW! Tree and Shrub Identification, Nov. 11 Fundamentals of a Well Planned Succession Plan, Nov. 12 NEW! Design with Trees,Shrubs and Evergreens, Nov. 13 NEW! Tree and Shrub Identification, Nov. 13 Get the Most of the Blooming Season!, Nov. 14 Creating a Backyard Designn, Nov. 15 Next Step in Landscape Design, Nov. 19 Compact Excavator Safe Operator Training, Nov. 20 New! Texture Workhorses: Sedges and Grasses, Nov. 21 Turf Management – A Holistic Approach, Nov. 22 NEW! Soil, and the Things Living in it, Nov. 25 Fundamentals of Fall Protection, Nov. 27 Green Roof Design and Installation, Nov. 28

UPCOMING LO EVENTS

Georgian Lakelands Summer BBQ, Aug. 22
Toronto Chapter Golf Tournament, Aug. 23
Industry Auction, Sep. 12
London Chapter Golf Tournament, Sept. 13
Golden Horseshoe Chapter’s Chicken Roast , Sep. 13
Waterloo Chapter Baseball Tournament, Sept. 15
Nursery Growers Summer Tour, Sep. 19
Talk Shop at Goodlot Farmstead Brewing, Sep. 19
Peer to Peer Muskoka Summit,, Sept. 19-20
Windsor Chapter Golf Tournament, Sept. 21
Snowposium 2019, Sept. 26
Georgian Lakelands Putting Challenge, Sept. 26
Upper Canada Chapter Golf Tournament, Oct. 4
Garden Centre Fall Dinner, Oct. 24

Visit the Events page at HortTrades.com

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With more than 2,500 professional members, Landscape Ontario is the province’s premier horticultural trades association. Our mission is to be the leader in representing, promoting and fostering a favourable climate for the advancement of the horticulture industry in Ontario.