June 2016

Previous Issues
Green Pencil

Mister Overhead

By Lee Ann Knudsen
Industry appreciates Charles Vander Kooi’s legacy.
Feature

Year-round pioneers

By Scott Barber
Contractors creative innovative ways to stretch their season to 365 days a year, keeping a steady cash flow and retaining quality staff.

Scarce-labour solutions

By Susan Hirshorn
Attracting and retaining skilled workers for the landscaping and horticultural trades.

Cluster highlights

By Rita Weerdenburg
Canada's nursery grower sector to benefit from research projects.
Industry News

Nursery worker manual launched

The Canadian Nursery Landscape Association recently released the Nursery Worker Technician Manual, first edition.

CanWest returns to Abbotsford

CanWest Horticulture Expo (CanWest) is returning to Tradex in Abbotsford, B.C., September 28-29, 2016.

Canada’s sesquicentennial tulip

The National Capital Commission recently unveiled the Canada 150 tulip in Ottawa’s Commissioners Park, naming it the official tulip of the nation’s 150th anniversary.

Celebrate Garden Days

Garden Days, June 17-19, is Canada’s coast to coast to coast, three-day celebration of our National Garden Day, which is held on the Friday before Father’s Day.

Impact of stress on urban trees

Planting trees in the urban landscape provides countless benefits; trees limit the heat island effect, clean the air, raise property values and beautify the landscape.

Top Lift joins Ammann dealer network

Peter Price, Managing Director of Ammann Canada, recently announced Top Lift Enterprises has joined the equipment manufacturer’s growing network of dealers.

Takeuchi expands Japanese headquarters

Takeuchi recently completed a major expansion to its corporate complex located in Sakaki, Nagano, Japan.

Subaru launches dealer loyalty program

Subaru Industrial Power Products recently unveiled a loyalty program to support and reward its dealer network in Canada.

JCB produces 200,000th handler

For nearly four decades, the Loadall telescopic handler has provided materials handling and lifting solutions for construction, agricultural and industrial markets.

U.S. garden centres promote pollinators

American garden retailers will celebrate National Pollinator Week, June 20-26, in an effort to increase public awareness of the plight of pollinators and to supply solutions to customers looking to help.

Darwin hosts open house

Darwin Perennials welcomes commercial perennial plant growers, nursery growers, retailers, landscapers and designers to the Gardens at Ball in Chicago, Ill., on June 22 for a tour of their trial gardens.
Management Solutions

Unit pricing hurts contractors and contracting

By Mark Bradley
Unit pricing hurts your company's profits by assuming a fixed amount of labour per item.
Road To Success

We need each other

By Rod McDonald
We all have a strong need to share with others, particularly those who have a real understanding of our individual situation.
Legal Matters

Consequential loss goes to Ottawa

By Robert Kennaley
The Supreme Court of Canada has been asked to consider the line between faulty workmanship and 'resulting' or 'consequential' loss in a CGL (comprehensive general liability) policy.
Designer's Notebook

When to draw the line

By Audriana Vanderwerf, CLD
Professional landscape designers provide guidance, vision and product knowledge for outdoor spaces, while explaining what is possible, how it is possible and why.
CNLA News

CNLA News June 2016

News from the federation of Canada's provincial trade associations.
New Products

New products for June 2016

A selection of new products on the market for landscape professionals.
Mentor Moment

Construction supports maintenance

Heike Stippler, president of Heike Designs in Whistler, B.C., is the mentor for the June 2016 issue of Landscape Trades. Heike Designs provides design, installation and maintenance services.
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