Landscape Ontario Magazine - Landscape Ontario

December 2014

Previous Issues

President's Message

Raising your prices?

By Dave Braun

Businesses often fail to raise prices because they believe the competition won't.

Feature

What women want

By Jennifer Llewellyn

Understand your customer, and how to sell her green living.

Scholarships are investments towards industry’s future

When the Ontario Horticultural Trades Foundation was formed in 1979, it set out to encourage young people to look at the horticultural industry as a viable career.

Volunteer Profile

Volunteers are lifeblood of Landscape Ontario

Each year LO lists all the volunteers who have assisted the association through activities that range from hands-on to education to mentoring.

Association News

Ottawa honours veterans at Day of Tribute

This year marked the ninth edition of the Day of Tribute by the Ottawa Chapter to honour members of the military and their families.

Windsor Chapter presents Awards of Distinction

Oct. 30 saw a number of Windsor Chapter members honoured for their high level of professional and creative work during the annual Awards of Distinction.

Congress is right around the corner

Do you suffer from post-holiday blues? Landscape Ontario has the solution.

Dream Garden featured at Ottawa home show

Landscape Ontario, led by Ottawa Chapter members, will create the Dream Garden at the 2015 Ottawa Home and Garden show.

Dufferin Aggregates recognized for safety

Dufferin Aggregates was recognized as one of Canada’s Safest Employers in 2014.

Gelderman Landscape Services purchases Guelph company

Gelderman Landscape Services has announced that it has purchased the longtime Guelph landscape company Outdoor Services.

Design Challenge inspires future green industry leaders

Nowadays our lives are moving indoors, with more and more people, especially children, spending the vast majority of their time inside and sedentary.

Landscape Designer Conference promises to inspire

Landscape Ontario’s Designer Sector Group is the organizing committee for this all-day event full of sessions, socializing and plenty of time for getting caught up with your peers.

LO Safety Group 2014

The final meeting of the LO Safety Group took place on Nov. 21 at the LO home office.

Home office hosts certification tests

The final hands-on Landscape Industry Certified test in 2014 took place in October at Landscape Ontario’s home office in Milton.

Mark’s and GM popular benefit programs

This program, exclusive to Landscape Ontario members, will help your business save money on a wide range of business products and services.

Volunteers needed for LO’s Canada Blooms garden

Volunteers are needed to help with the development and construction of Landscape Ontario’s feature garden at Canada Blooms.

Annual Report

2014 Annual Report

Landscape Ontario's Annual Report is a summary of association activities for the fiscal year Sept. 1, 2013 to Aug. 31, 2014.

Foundation Report

2014 Foundation Report

A review of activities from the 2014 fiscal year.

Industry News

Support needed for occupation skills review

The government believes in the growth and strength of the industry, and has invested in us by bringing leaders together to update the NOA.

Report released on Kemptville College

A community-based task force is working to continue post-secondary education on the campus, and engaged McSweeney & Associates to prepare a report outlining a renewal plan.

Avoid interruption to your operations

People are hard-wired to get the job done. To do that, some will go so far as to take shortcuts or jury-rig repairs to hazardous machinery.

Executive Desk

Matchmaking is now an LO benefit

By Tony DiGiovanni CHT

I have always thought of Landscape Ontario as a family.

Public Relations

Year of the green wooden sheep

By Denis Flanagan CLD

According to the Chinese Zodiac, 2015 is the year of the sheep, with some versions adding the words green and wood.

Underground World

ORCGA promotes safety and professionalism

By Terry Murphy CLM

New members are the lifeblood of any association.

Membership

Putting the professional back in professionalism

By Myscha Stafford

As 2014 draws to a close, there is a lot of time to reflect on the past year.

Prosperity Partners

You’re in good company

By Jacki Hart CLP

December 2014

Raising your prices?

Businesses often fail to raise prices because they believe the competition won't.

What women want

Understand your customer, and how to sell her green living.

Scholarships are investments towards industry’s future

When the Ontario Horticultural Trades Foundation was formed in 1979, it set out to encourage young people to look at the horticultural industry as a viable career.

Volunteers are lifeblood of Landscape Ontario

Each year LO lists all the volunteers who have assisted the association through activities that range from hands-on to education to mentoring.

Ottawa honours veterans at Day of Tribute

This year marked the ninth edition of the Day of Tribute by the Ottawa Chapter to honour members of the military and their families.

Windsor Chapter presents Awards of Distinction

Oct. 30 saw a number of Windsor Chapter members honoured for their high level of professional and creative work during the annual Awards of Distinction.

Congress is right around the corner

Do you suffer from post-holiday blues? Landscape Ontario has the solution.

Dream Garden featured at Ottawa home show

Landscape Ontario, led by Ottawa Chapter members, will create the Dream Garden at the 2015 Ottawa Home and Garden show.

Dufferin Aggregates recognized for safety

Dufferin Aggregates was recognized as one of Canada’s Safest Employers in 2014.

Gelderman Landscape Services purchases Guelph company

Gelderman Landscape Services has announced that it has purchased the longtime Guelph landscape company Outdoor Services.

Design Challenge inspires future green industry leaders

Nowadays our lives are moving indoors, with more and more people, especially children, spending the vast majority of their time inside and sedentary.

Landscape Designer Conference promises to inspire

Landscape Ontario’s Designer Sector Group is the organizing committee for this all-day event full of sessions, socializing and plenty of time for getting caught up with your peers.

LO Safety Group 2014

The final meeting of the LO Safety Group took place on Nov. 21 at the LO home office.

Home office hosts certification tests

The final hands-on Landscape Industry Certified test in 2014 took place in October at Landscape Ontario’s home office in Milton.

Mark’s and GM popular benefit programs

This program, exclusive to Landscape Ontario members, will help your business save money on a wide range of business products and services.

Volunteers needed for LO’s Canada Blooms garden

Volunteers are needed to help with the development and construction of Landscape Ontario’s feature garden at Canada Blooms.

2014 Annual Report

Landscape Ontario's Annual Report is a summary of association activities for the fiscal year Sept. 1, 2013 to Aug. 31, 2014.

2014 Foundation Report

A review of activities from the 2014 fiscal year.

Support needed for occupation skills review

The government believes in the growth and strength of the industry, and has invested in us by bringing leaders together to update the NOA.

Report released on Kemptville College

A community-based task force is working to continue post-secondary education on the campus, and engaged McSweeney & Associates to prepare a report outlining a renewal plan.

Avoid interruption to your operations

People are hard-wired to get the job done. To do that, some will go so far as to take shortcuts or jury-rig repairs to hazardous machinery.

Matchmaking is now an LO benefit

I have always thought of Landscape Ontario as a family.

Year of the green wooden sheep

According to the Chinese Zodiac, 2015 is the year of the sheep, with some versions adding the words green and wood.

ORCGA promotes safety and professionalism

New members are the lifeblood of any association.

Putting the professional back in professionalism

As 2014 draws to a close, there is a lot of time to reflect on the past year.

You’re in good company

The newest resource offered to business owners by LO’s Prosperity Partners program is the Peer to Peer Network.