London this week: December 22, 2010

Register NOW for Congress 2011 by clicking here.

Pricing goes UP after today, Dec. 22!

January Horticulture
Review
online
Read the
latest news of interest to Landscape Ontario members in the January
edition of Horticulture Review.
This month features comprehensive stories on a report on the University of Guelph’s Trial Gardens, testimonials from LO members excited about the new Green for Life garden project at Canada Blooms, Algonquin College retaining its horticulture program, lots of info on Congress 2011, in addition to the regular columns.
Click
here to
access the January issue of Horticulture Review. Anyone may sign up to receive the a free HR
online subscription by
clicking
here.

Get Smart about Irrigation at irrigation conference
This year’s
line-up at the Irrigation Conference on Jan. 10 includes topics such as
World
Water Trends, Water Efficient Products, the Impact of Irrigation on
Water Resources, and even Business Opportunities with Rain Water
Harvesting.You don’t want to miss out at this great event at the Toronto
Congress Centre. More details and registration are at www.locongress.com, under Education and Conference.


Designer Conference offers creative connections, Jan. 10

In addition to
keynote speakers Rosalind Reed on
Business Plans and
Ron Koudys covering the Impact of Influential Landscape
Architects and Designers on our landscape today, the annual designer’s conference
at Congress 2011 will feature the ever-popular Beth Edney. She will give
some creative solutions to small spaces,
while in another breakout room, Dave Maciulis will talk about creating a
healthy and successful workplace. More details and registration can
be found at  www.locongress.com under Education and Conference.

Corporate
Financial Management Study Group, Jan. 10
Are
you working on getting your
designation? If so, you won’t want to miss the full-day Professional
Corporate Financial Management Study Group on Jan. 10 with instructor
Paul Doornbos CLT, CLP. More details and registration can be found at by clicking here.

One IPM Symposium, one date: Jan. 10
Early bird pricing includes lunch, but after Dec. 22, lunch will not be included. Do not delay, register today! You don’t want to miss the opportunity to listen to
respected speakers, Dr. Roger Funk
and Dr. David Shetlar (The Bug Doc). New this year is a networking reception
with thousands of dollars worth of door prizes. More details and registration can be found at  www.locongress.com under Education and Conference.

Congress job board applications being accepted
As
a member of Landscape Ontario, you are exclusively entitled to post employment ads
on LO’s job board at Congress 2011. To find out how
you can take advantage of the job board, click here.

Awards of Excellence ceremony
The 38^th
Annual Awards of Excellence Ceremony is set for Tues., Jan. 11. The
evening begins at 4:45 with our President’s Reception wine and cheese, featuring Landscape Ontario’s president Tom Intven, followed by the ceremony at 5:15 p.m. Tickets are $35 each – buy a ticket here.

Landscape Industry Certified written test, Jan 13

At
Congress 2011, written
tests in all categories of Landscape Industry Certified will take place
in the Toronto Congress Centre’s Patcher Karsh Room. To register, contact Rachel Cerelli, Certification Coordinator, by email rachelc@landscapeontario.com.