November 2008

Previous Issues
President's Message

Association membership provides many benefits

By Robert Adams
When you consider membership with Landscape Ontario, or any organization, do weigh the benefits before making your decision? Ask yourself if it is right for you? What am I going to receive if I am associated with this group of people?
Executive Desk

Thriving and surviving in all economies

By Tony DiGiovanni CHT
History teaches us that everything goes in cycles.
Public Relations

LO members help fight skin cancer

By Denis Flanagan CLD
Landscape Ontario was contacted a couple of months ago with a request to become involved in a new project launched by the Southwest Public Health Skin Cancer Prevention Network.
Your Questions Answered

Make a Wish garden benefited all involved

By Stephanie Smith
Everyone there made it work. We were all there together, working as a great team.
LO Member Profile

PAO Horticultural finds success by focusing on niche markets

By Allan Dennis
PAO Horticultural is a business that has achieved great success by serving a niche market.
Professional And Workforce Development

Survive the economic downturn through training

By Sally Harvey CLT, CLP
Much of today’s news is about our economy going sour. Well fear not, for we have much to celebrate now and in the future. We are the green industry!
Canada Blooms

Gardens are great marketing tool

By Charlie Dobbin
Over the last 13 years, many of Ontario’s well-established landscape contractors have used Canada Blooms as a marketing tool and an opportunity to take their companies to new levels of creativity, work prospects and profits.
Chapter News

Golf and raffles part of London’s annual event

The third annual London Golf Tournament was held on September 12 at Pine Knot in Dorchester.

Windsor enjoys golf in October

Rain, rain go away…. After postponing the Bob Girard Memorial Golf Tournament, 24 members of the Windsor Chapter were finally able to enjoy a great day out on the course on Sat., Oct. 4.

Chapters have a busy summer

By Stephanie Smith
We had such an exciting summer with so many successful events it has been a challenge to capture them all in one edition of Horticulture Review.
Association News

What does a smart car have to do with LO?

By Denis Flanagan and Lee Ann Knudsen
Public promotion initiative

LO member over the edge

AJL Janssen Landscaping of Bracebridge takes pride in being a bit over the edge.

LO supports Niagara high school training partnership

The name Landscape Ontario was front and centre when the Niagara Parks Commission (NPC) and Niagara Catholic District School Board officially announced the Niagara GROWS Educational Partnership on September 26.

Warning offered on freight scam

An LO member is warning other companies who may receive a request to ship products overseas.

Growers Auction raises over $24,000

Skids of plant material and products raised over $24,000 at the annual LO Growers Auction on September 25, at Mori Nurseries in Niagara-on-the-Lake.

2008 Growers Awards of Excellence winners

Congratulations to all of the winners

Garden Expo showcases the industry’s best

Garden and Florist Expo 2008 kicked it up a notch (or two) as it continues to showcase the best of the garden and floral industries.

Turfgrass symposium to examine challenges

The theme of the 18th annual Ontario Turfgrass Symposium is ‘The Challenge of Green.’

Great deal on Canada Blooms tickets for LO members

Tickets for Canada Blooms 2009 are being offered at a greatly reduced rate to Landscape Ontario members.

Windsor scholarship donation

The Windsor Chapter presented a cheque, reflecting half the proceeds from Winter Blooms 2008, to St. Clair College and the Lex Kraft Scholarship.

Helping their community

Nutri-Lawn Kitchener prides itself on thinking outside the box.

High school students test skills at LO

The LO site in Milton played host to two Certified Horticultural Technician (CHT) evaluations in October.

Members proudly displaying the LO logo

This month the following members were observed proudly displaying the LO logo through advertisements, posted on their vehicles or on their website.

Expanded gardens

The trial gardens sponsored by Grounds Management Commodity Group at the Landscape Ontario’s offices in Milton will double in size for 2009.

Journey nearly complete to achieve Red Seal

The long road to achieve Red Seal status for the landscape industry was greatly shortened in late October with the approval by the Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship (CCDA).
Industry News

Challange issued on Quebec’s ban of 2,4-D

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) will be used to test the Province of Quebec’s ban of 2,4-D.

New energy and objectives for Vineland Research Station

For over 100 years, the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre has contributed to the horticultural industry.
Letter To The Editor

I wanna be like Bill

A few years ago, Nike ran a popular advertisement for its sneakers with the catch phrase, “I wanna be like Mike.” Michael Jordan, that is.
High School Horticulture

The future looks green

By Eckhard Lutz
At Glenview Park Secondary School in Cambridge, the landscape and horticulture program is alive and well with five to six classes of students each school year.
Hort Protect

When is it okay to double-dip?

By W. Michael Thomas CFP, CLU, CH.F.C., R.F.P.
Many people, especially those with young children, struggle every year with a tough decision: do I save for retirement through Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs), or do I save for my children’s education through Registered Education Savings Plans (RESPs)?
OMAFRA Nursery-Landscape Report

There is an alternative to green ash

By Jen Llewellyn
It’s getting a little tricky for nursery growers and landscapers to decide what shade trees they should plant.
Associaton News

Beautification award

The 4th Annual Commercial Beautification Award, sponsored by the Upper Canada Chapter of Landscape Ontario, in partnership with the Quinte West Horticultural Society, was presented to Dan and Tammy Tolj of the Quinte West Foot Care Clinic.
Legal Issues

The cons of one-sided contracts

By Rob Kennaley
In the seminars and tutorials we give in relation to contracts, contractors will often tell us that their clients agree to clauses which substantially assign most of the risk associated with the work to the owner.
Prosperity Partners

Program will help chart your business’s direction

By Jacki Hart CLP
Essentially, to make changes you must decide what needs to be done differently.
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