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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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