June 2018

Previous Issues
Green Pencil

Bad for Canada

By Hank Gelderman
Proposed changes to federal income tax rules threatened small family businesses across the country.
Feature

Ready or not! Oak wilt comes to Canada

By Pat Kerr
Most susceptible is the red oak family — a key component of urban forests. Municipalities and homeowners will once again be at the brunt of an invasive.

Cannabis: Time to worry

By Scott Barber
New risks are keeping landscape contractors awake at night
Management Solutions

Improve your equipment spend

By Mark Bradley
When making equipment decisions, consider both sides of the equation. What it will cost you to invest in equipment... And what’s its costing your revenue not to invest.
Road To Success

The value of time management

By Rod McDonald
Smart time management increases productivity, financial success and personal serenity.
Legal Matters

Case study: Criminal charges upheld - Legal matters

By Robert Kennaley and Josh Winter
Proper safety training and systems protect the welfare of our employees and their families, but investment in safety training and protocols is an investment in a company’s success
Provincial Update

Landscape New Brunswick PEI update

News and events from Landscape New Brunswick and PEI
Industry News

Landscape Ontario to host Snowposium

Landscape Ontario’s Snow and Ice Sector group will host Snowposium 2018 on Sept. 25 in Brampton, Ont. Geared towards snow and ice removal contractors and municipal snow and ice managers, the event will provide targeted learning opportunities, and the chance to check out the latest equipment and technologies in a trade show setting.

Grower of the Year nominations open

Recognizing the very best of the best in the horticultural industry, the 10th International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) International Grower of the Year (IGOTY) Awards 2019 is open for entries.

Remembering arboretum curator Trevor Cole

Trevor Cole of Kinburn, Ont., passed away peacefully on New Year’s Eve at the age of 83.

Bobcat facility receives LEED certification

Doosan Bobcat North America announced that its Acceleration Center, an engineering facility for all Bobcat compact equipment, is now Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified.

GIF launches performance tool pilot

After five years of intensive development, the Green Infrastructure Foundation (GIF) announced the release of the Living Architecture Performance Tool (LAPT) v.1.

NGB announces Summer Vegetable Trials schedule

The National Garden Bureau announced the 2018 Summer Vegetable Trials will run August 13-18, 2018.

AAS offers free POP kit

All-America Selections, in an effort to provide support to independent garden centre retailers, now has a Point-of-Purchase kit available free of charge to the first 100 requesting retailers.

NGB accepting therapeutic garden grant applications

The Illinios-based National Garden Bureau and its corporate sponsors are accepting applications for $5,000 in grant money to be split among three therapeutic gardens in North America.
Designer's Notebook

When plans change

By Adriana Vanderwerf
Only the finished project can be perfect; what we do along the way is helping us get there, including revisions during installation.
CNLA News

CNLA news June 2018

News from the federation of Canada's provincial horticultural trade associations.
Mentor Moment

Supporting one another

Rogers calls himself the type of leader that gently guides the ship from the bow, rather than manning the rudder, and every other detail, from the stern.
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