Job board a first for Garden Expo
Recognizing the labour needs of garden centres, growers and interiorscapers, Landscape Ontario will provide an employment board at Garden Expo...
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Canadian professional peat harvest down
The Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss Association (CSPMA) says the peat moss industry is facing one of its poorest harvest seasons...
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Communities honoured at provincial and national CiB awards
A total of 38 Ontario communities were honoured at the 2008 Communities in Bloom Ontario awards conference in Gravenhurst.
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Foundation to fund scholarships through plant royalties
The Ontario Horticultural Trades Foundation (OHTF) is looking to partner with interested growers to promote new plants and fund horticultural...
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John Deere closing Welland factory
John Deere’s last manufacturing facility in Canada, its Welland plant, will close by the end of 2009.
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Hannah Mathers heads co-operative research effort
The Ontario nursery and landscape industry is receiving some help with research initiatives, industry projects and extension activities in the...
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Insurance market conditions changing
There are several signs that point to a hardening change in insurance market conditions for landscapers and contractors.
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Time to celebrate horticulture
In the past 12 years, over one million visitors have celebrated the first breath of spring each March at Canada...
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Every season brings new turf growing challenges
Every turf growing season is unique, and the summer of 2008 was a good reminder of that.
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Turfgrass Symposium dates
The Ontario Turfgrass Symposium dates are set. Join us at the University of Guelph, Rozanski Hall, on Wed., Feb. 18...
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Tendering and the contractor/subcontractor relationship
One aspect of the law of tendering, which is particularly misunderstood, is how the law applies to the relationship between...
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It’s time to ask better questions
While sitting in my comfy chair with a cup of tea, wondering what stroke of genius I was going to...
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