October 2008

Be thankful for health, family and friends

As I’m sure it is with all of you, trying to juggle one’s business and personal life is sometimes trying at the best.

Be thankful for health, family and friends

As I’m sure it is with all of you, trying to juggle one’s business and personal life is sometimes trying at the best.

Change is a good thing …

I have always thought that change is a good thing, which is why I am inspired to share some changes at LO with you.

Snow and Ice Symposium continues to grow

LO’s annual Snow and Ice Symposium continues to lead the popularity charts.

LO members big winners in making a wish come true

Every LO member who helped to fulfill a little girl’s wish came away from the experience deeply touched.

New Granddad

LO sales manager Steve Moyer is experiencing the joy of being a grandfather with the birth of Tessa.

First salt certification for Helmutz

LO member Helmutz Landscape and Interlock of Kitchener has received the first Smart About Salt professional designation awarded by Waterloo Water Services.

LO member heads CNE

An alumni member of LO heads this year’s edition of the Canadian National Exhibition.

A new public face for our industry

LO launches public promotion initiative

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 for the first time.

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.

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 scholarships for youth.

Turfgrass Symposium dates

The Ontario Turfgrass Symposium dates are set. Join us at the University of Guelph, Rozanski Hall, on Wed., Feb. 18 and Thurs., Feb. 19.

Aldershot builds new garden for RBG

The new Helen M. Kippax Wild Plant Garden at the Royal Botanical Gardens was opened with great pride on Sept. 17. The garden was built by LO member Aldershot Landscape Contractors.

Change is a good thing …

I have always thought that change is a good thing, which is why I am inspired to share some changes at LO with you.

Snow and Ice Symposium continues to grow

LO’s annual Snow and Ice Symposium continues to lead the popularity charts.

LO members big winners in making a wish come true

Every LO member who helped to fulfill a little girl’s wish came away from the experience deeply touched.

New Granddad

LO sales manager Steve Moyer is experiencing the joy of being a grandfather with the birth of Tessa.

First salt certification for Helmutz

LO member Helmutz Landscape and Interlock of Kitchener has received the first Smart About Salt professional designation awarded by Waterloo Water Services.

LO member heads CNE

An alumni member of LO heads this year’s edition of the Canadian National Exhibition.

A new public face for our industry

LO launches public promotion initiative

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 for the first time.

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.

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 scholarships for youth.

Turfgrass Symposium dates

The Ontario Turfgrass Symposium dates are set. Join us at the University of Guelph, Rozanski Hall, on Wed., Feb. 18 and Thurs., Feb. 19.

Aldershot builds new garden for RBG

The new Helen M. Kippax Wild Plant Garden at the Royal Botanical Gardens was opened with great pride on Sept. 17. The garden was built by LO member Aldershot Landscape Contractors.

Help to tell LO’s story to the government

One of the main jobs of any association is to create positive government relations.

Help to tell LO’s story to the government

One of the main jobs of any association is to create positive government relations.

The Next Generation

I am now working full time promoting our industry and the LO name to as many markets as possible.

The Next Generation

I am now working full time promoting our industry and the LO name to as many markets as possible.

Chapters have a great golf season

Greetings to all as the working season winds down and the meeting season begins.

Chapters have a great golf season

Greetings to all as the working season winds down and the meeting season begins.

Resources are in place to help ease labour shortage

Connecting employers to employees in the landscape industry is a huge challenge.

Resources are in place to help ease labour shortage

Connecting employers to employees in the landscape industry is a huge challenge.

Wildflower Farm: Contrasting technologies produce natives and seeds

Wildflower Farm isn’t your average garden centre. As a matter of fact, it doesn’t fit into any easily definable model. It’s in a category all its own.

Wildflower Farm: Contrasting technologies produce natives and seeds

Wildflower Farm isn’t your average garden centre. As a matter of fact, it doesn’t fit into any easily definable model. It’s in a category all its own.

Second year of CHT success in eastern Ontario

The Certified Horticultural Technician (CHT) evaluations in eastern Ontario were held on August 14th and 15th for a second successful year at the University of Guelph’s Kemptville Campus, near Ottawa.

Georgian Lakelands hosts golf day and trade show

It was a beautiful, sunny day for the Georgian Lakelands Chapter Golf and Trade Show.

Golden Horseshoe hosts great Chicken Roast

The Golden Horseshoe chapter’s Chicken Roast is a long-running event.

Second year of CHT success in eastern Ontario

The Certified Horticultural Technician (CHT) evaluations in eastern Ontario were held on August 14th and 15th for a second successful year at the University of Guelph’s Kemptville Campus, near Ottawa.

Georgian Lakelands hosts golf day and trade show

It was a beautiful, sunny day for the Georgian Lakelands Chapter Golf and Trade Show.

Golden Horseshoe hosts great Chicken Roast

The Golden Horseshoe chapter’s Chicken Roast is a long-running event.

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 on record.

John Deere closing Welland factory

John Deere’s last manufacturing facility in Canada, its Welland plant, will close by the end of 2009.

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 person of Dr. Hannah Mathers.

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 on record.

John Deere closing Welland factory

John Deere’s last manufacturing facility in Canada, its Welland plant, will close by the end of 2009.

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 person of Dr. Hannah Mathers.

Insurance market conditions changing

There are several signs that point to a hardening change in insurance market conditions for landscapers and contractors.

Insurance market conditions changing

There are several signs that point to a hardening change in insurance market conditions for landscapers and contractors.

Time to celebrate horticulture

In the past 12 years, over one million visitors have celebrated the first breath of spring each March at Canada Blooms.

Time to celebrate horticulture

In the past 12 years, over one million visitors have celebrated the first breath of spring each March at Canada Blooms.

Every season brings new turf growing challenges

Every turf growing season is unique, and the summer of 2008 was a good reminder of that.

Every season brings new turf growing challenges

Every turf growing season is unique, and the summer of 2008 was a good reminder of that.

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 a contractor and a subcontractor.

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 a contractor and a subcontractor.

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 put on paper for you this month, I came to a realization.

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 put on paper for you this month, I came to a realization.