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Lawn Care Board

  • Tom Somerville
    LO Growers Comm Group
    Pesticide Technician Program
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    PIC
  • Alan White
    Turf Systems Inc
    Board Rep
  • Kyle Tobin
    LawnSavers Plant Health Care Inc.
    Vice-Chair
  • Don McQueen
    Nutri-Lawn - Burlington Irrigation
  • Paul Gaspar
    Weed Man - Toronto
    Toronto (01) Christmas Decor
  • Gavin Dawson
    TRUGREEN Ltd
    Chair
  • Ken Pavely
    Dol Turf Restoration Ltd
  • Tim Tripp M.Sc.
    Neudorff North America
  • Kerry Whale
    Allturf Ltd
  • Michael Brownbridge Ph.D.
  • John Mcintosh
    Waters Edge Irrigation
    Island Pest Control
  • Rohan Harrison
    Premier Turf Inc.
    Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
  • Scott Bowman
    Speare Seeds
  • Kevin Falls
    Speare Seeds
  • Amy Buchanan CMP
    lo staff
  • Bill Van Ryn
    Bill Van Ryn Lawn Care
  • Chris Lecour
    BASF Canada
  • Chris Lemcke
    Weed Man USA - Turf Holdings Inc.
  • Sally Harvey
    Certification Display
    Apprentice Industry Committee
    Prosperity Partners Program
    Landscape Ontario Membership
    Apprenticesearch.com
    (HIEC) Halton Industry Education Council
    lo staff
  • Myscha Stafford
    lo staff
  • Tony DiGiovanni CHT
    Industry Certification
    Landscape Ontario New Varieties Display
    Landscape Ontario School Of Horticulture
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    TDG Horticultural
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  • Cameron Shaw
    Guelph Turfgrass Institute
  • Justin Parsons
    Evergreen Bio Innovations
    Lawn Life Natural Turf Products
  • Brad Normand
    Evergreen Bio Innovations

Lawn Care

Mar 23, 2023

To mow or not to mow in May

The experts at the Guelph Turfgrass Institute answer the question of whether the practice of No Mow May makes sense for landscapes in Ontario.
Gavin Dawson
Dec 11, 2020

Industry involvement has been a big part of Gavin Dawson’s career

Turf management group chair is involved with many industry groups.
Feb 4, 2020

Box tree moth a new plant pest in Etobicoke

The moth has been found in a limited residential area of Toronto which can be delineated by Steeles Ave. to the north, Leslie St. to the east, the Gardener Expressway to the south and Highway 427 to the west.
Nov 27, 2019

Pesticide Act amendments proposed by Ontario Government

Changes include removal of Ontario Pesticide Advisory Committee to reduce duplication.
May 6, 2019

Wright Landscape Services sells lawn care division

Apex Lawn Services of Waterloo to deliver lawn care services to clients.
Licensed professionals want regulation tweaked to allow access to new lower-risk products.
Jan 7, 2019

Ontario cosmetic pesticide ban update

A decade after the province banned the use of pesticides, has anything really changed?
Sep 15, 2017

Lawn care certification exam

Written-only exam consists of 100 multiple choice questions.
High endophyte-containing ryegrass (left) and Kentucky bluegrass (right).
Jun 15, 2017

Research helping to keep lawns healthy

New grass varieties are better adapted to our changing environment.
Photo courtesy Sod Solutions.
Apr 15, 2016

Spread the lawn care message in April

Online toolkit helps green pros spread the word about benefits of healthy turf.
Since the controversial cosmetic pesticide ban came into effect in 2009, members of the lawn care industry in Ontario have had to deal with increasing numbers of homeowners and competitors who skirt the law.
Mar 15, 2016

Lawn care by the book

Basic dos and dont's when it comes to lawn care and pesticides.
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