December 2021

Previous Issues
Green Pencil

Reconnect at Congress

By Terry Childs
For our profession, Landscape Ontario Congress is more than just a trade show.
Feature

2021 State of the Industry report

The results are in from the inaugural Landscape Trades State of the Industry survey.

Come home to Congress

Landscape Ontario Congress is coming back as a live and in-person event.

A true leaves fan

By Bill Tremblay
Canadian Museum of Nature honours Ken Jewett with lifetime achievement award

The grass is always greener

By Bill Tremblay
Demand outgrows supply in the sod industry

A farewell from his fans

Rod McDonald’s wise words will be missed by Canada’s landscape profession

Photographer Spotlight - Cameron St.Visual Storytelling

Cameron St.Visual Storytelling - Hamilton, Ont.

Horticultural therapy from coast-to-coast

By Jordan Whitehouse
Community gardens enrich lives across Canada.

A green recovery

Landscape Trades interviews Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources
Management Solutions

Improving employee recruitment and retention

By Mark Bradley
Having an effective recruitment and retention strategy is an investment that many landscape business owners undervalue.
Legal Matters

Municipal slip and fall claim goes to the Supreme Court

By Rob Kennaley
The claimant’s contribution to the loss will have to be weighed with the contributions of others.
CNLA News

Work continues on St. Matthews House Project

The children at the daycare centre at St. Matthew’s House in the Barton Village community in Hamilton, Ont. have a new way to connect with nature.

Year of the Garden 2022

Excitement is building around the Year of the Garden 2022.

Four P’s of plant health

After a year’s absence due to the pandemic, the North American Plant Protection Organization (NAPPO) held its 44th annual meeting virtually, November 3-5, 2021.
Newsscape

AAS awards Quebec gardens in landscape design challenge 

All-America Selections’ (AAS) 2021 Landscape Design Challenge has awarded two Quebec gardens with top three finishes in their respective categories.

Aspire Software acquires Go iLawn, LandOne Software

Aspire Software has entered into definitive agreements to acquire Go iLawn and LandOne Software.

Trees for Life helps university reduce its carbon footprint

The University of Guelph is now home to a future forest, thanks to Trees for Life.

Proven Winners to begin marketing houseplants 

Proven Winners has announced a partnership with The Plant Company to begin marketing houseplants.

American Garden Rose Selections announces 2022 winners

American Garden Rose Selections (AGRS) has crowned four cultivars as its 2022 winners.
New Products

New Products December 2021

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

Plugging into nature

An ecological engineer by training, Dr. Nadina Galle researches, designs and pilots emerging technologies to better monitor (and reconnect people to) urban ecosystems — a framework she coined in her doctoral thesis titled “Internet of Nature” (IoN).
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