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November 2015
Previous Issues
President's Message
Web impressions
By Dave Braun
Do you like what you see if you Google yourself?
Feature
After 25 years, passion continues for brothers at Garden Grove
David Lammers’ success story begins with riding his bicycle to south Burlington homes to mow and maintain lawns.
2016 OTHF Scholarship recipients
Scholarships are investments towards industry’s future
Family celebrates 60 years of growth at Canadale Nurseries
Canadale Nurseries in St. Thomas is celebrating 60 years in business.
Congress 2016 will provide tools for the trade
Inquiries are pouring in to the LO office with everyone wanting to know more about Congress 2016.
Association News
Memorial tree planting honours industry pioneers
A ceremonial tree planting honoured the memories of three members whose work “benefited the future of generations working in the industry.”
Waterloo Chapter brings outdoor classroom to Guelph school
Sir Isaac Brock Public School in Guelph was the site of this year’s Waterloo Chapter school greening project.
Gerberas named plant of the year by Canada Blooms
Canada Blooms has announced the Garvinea Sweet series of gerberas as its 2016 plant of the year.
Gelderman landscape giveaway
Gelderman Landscape Services celebrated its 60th anniversary by offering a $10,000 new landscape giveaway.
Toronto members create unique accessibility project at Markham school
Members of Toronto Chapter are being hailed for making green space history in York Region.
London Chapter continues support of Parkway project
Oct. 3 saw a large number of volunteers brave wind and cold to plant 300 trees along the Parkway.
GreenTrade Expo has great plans on the horizon
Bruce Morton, Ottawa director and chair of GreenTrade Expo, has announced two great changes happening for GreenTrade Expo in 2016 and 2017.
Letter To The Editor
Support for industry’s future
By Jean Watson
Over 26 years you and your associates have brought Landscape Ontario to a very high standard indeed.
Industry News
Highway trees project a continuation of 401 planting
Vineland Research and Innovation Centre is continuing the task to develop guidelines to sustain healthy trees along highways.
Giant pumpkin promotes compost use
A giant pumpkin weighing 1,078 lbs. is the winning entry in this year’s Annual Pumpkin Growing Contest.
Ontario celebrates National Tree Day
After five years, Canada’s National Tree Day continues to serve as an opportunity to appreciate the great benefits that trees provide.
Growers and municipalities work to improve supply and planting of urban landscape trees
A workshop in Milton brought members of the growers sector and municipal green space managers together to create a strategy on the supply and planting of trees in the urban landscape.
Executive Desk
Baseball and landscaping
By Tony DiGiovanni CHT
The image communicated volumes about integrity, contribution, mentorship, purpose, collaboration and positive competition.
Public Relations
Just like butterflies
By Denis Flanagan CLD
The wonderful LO volunteers, who make these projects a success, remind me of butterflies.
Underground World
Contractor receives bill for $11,000
By Terry Murphy
Actual experiences from Landscape Ontario excavating landscape contractors.
Membership
Show us your strength and we will show you the money
Each year our chapter boards work diligently for you by coordinating the best possible educational and networking events.
Prosperity Partners
Professional development season is here
By Jacki Hart CLM
This is the time of year when most of us in this industry breathe at least a brief sigh of relief, and start to think about winter month plans for you and your staff’s training and development.
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