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January 22, 2020

		Join us at Green Trade Expo Feb. 12-13 in Ottawa See over 100 landscape professionals and construction focused exhibitors from Eastern Ontario & Western Quebec at Green Trade Expo, Feb. 12-13 at the EY Centre in Ottawa. Trade show attendance and parking are free for all landscape professionals; plus, enjoy complimentary lunch! Ticketed events include a Designers Workshop with Julie Moir Messervey and a Peer to Peer session with Jacki Hart, both on Feb. 11, plus the annual Ottawa Chapter Awards of Distinction on Feb. 12. Event features include booth bingo, axe throwing, plant and hardscape ID challenges, and free business seminars. Register online today.
			Steve Neumann Landscape Ontario, Ottawa Chapter President

FLP program is now available across Ontario
Fusion landscaping combines the art and science of horticulture with the science of hydrology to design, build/install and maintain aesthetically pleasing, water-efficient landscapes. For the first time, the FLP training and certification program is now available to companies operating across Ontario. Training will be held at Landscape Ontario, Feb. 4-5. The Region sponsored training for Peel and/or York Region companies will be held Feb 11-12. Apply/register at HortTrades.com.

LMN to host Best in Landscape Workshop at LO, Jan. 28
You’re already a great landscaper, but this one-day workshop will turn you into a great business owner. Learn how to earn 15-20 per cent profit and hear ideas you haven’t considered that will lead to more efficiency and increased profit. Register for the workshop online.

Peer to Peer workshop in Ajax, Jan. 30
Create clarity from your recruiting message right through to evaluations and career paths for every team member. Improve results and clarity across the whole team. Also, learn about grants, subsidies etc. Leave this workshop armed with sample templates, new ideas and a refreshed strategy for marketing to new recruits, screening, hiring, training, on-boarding, evaluating and building the career path for your team. Register at HortTrades.com.

How to recruit, motivate and retain a highly engaged team, Jan. 31
Highly-engaged employees are 25 per cent more productive and earn their companies significantly greater total returns. Eighty percent of employees who quit their jobs cite lack of appreciation as the main reason. This interactive seminar will catalyze your thinking and explore strategies ready to tailor for your company. Register at HortTrades.com.

Growers Short Course, Feb. 5
Register online by Jan. 24 and save on admission to the most anticipated educational and networking event of the year for the grower community. Includes breakfast, lunch, door prizes, informative speakers, research reports, new products, homegrown ideas and more. Register online at HortTrades.com/growers-group.

Unilock Contractor Expo 2020 registration now open

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LO SEMINARS


	Professional Development seminars Seminars for the 2019-2020 season are online. Visit HortTrades.com/seminars.
How to Use Dynascape, Jan. 28-29 Recruit, Motivate and Retain a Highly-Engaged Team, Jan. 31 How to Impact Employee Retention, Feb. 3 Chiseled in Stone: An Introduction, Feb. 3 Practical Basic Calculations for the Landscape Contractor, Feb. 4 Cutting Through The Clutter with Manage360, Feb. 5 Chiseled in Stone: Intermediate Seminar, Feb. 6 Cultivating a Sustainable Business… More than a Shovel, Feb. 6 Rain Garden & Bioswales for Designers and Contractors, Feb. 7

UPCOMING LO EVENTS

Windsor Chapter Meeting, Jan. 23
Peer to Peer Network, Ajax, Jan. 30
Toronto Chapter Meeting, Jan. 30
Nursery Growers Short Course, Feb. 5
Georgian Lakelands Ski and Spa Day, Feb. 5
London Chapter Plant Symposium, Feb. 7
London Chapter Meeting, Feb. 11
Peer to Peer Network, Ottawa, Feb. 11
Design Workshop with Julie Moir Messervy, Feb. 11
Ottawa Chapter Awards of Distinction, Feb. 12
Green Trade Expo 2020, Feb. 12-13
Golden Horseshoe Family Day Skate, Feb. 17
Grounds Management Lecture, Feb. 20
Lighting Conference 2020, Feb. 27
Irrigation Conference 2020, Feb. 28

Visit the Events page at HortTrades.com

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Landscape Ontario Horticultural Trades Association
7856 Fifth Line South, Milton, ON L9T 2X8 Canada
1-800-265-5656
rob@landscapeontario.com
HortTrades.com

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.