June 2008

Previous Issues
President's Message

LO is a vital resource

By Robert Adams
With summer well on its way, this month’s message will be short and sweet: “Don’t forget us.”
Executive Desk

He came with the building

By Tony DiGiovanni CHT
Honouring Terry Murphy on his retirement
Public Relations

What a difference a year makes

By Denis Flanagan CLD
Just over a year ago, Ken Pavely and I gave public presentations in a number of communities across the province.
Your Questions Answered

Members proudly display LO logo

By Stephanie Smith
The LO logo can be e-mailed to you directly if you are an active or associate member.
Motivational Considerations

Understand your goals

By Terry Murphy CLP
When you are drafting a chart of incentives, always keep in mind the Golden Rule of Incentive Plans: “Incentive payments are for results achieved and goals accomplished.”
LO Member Profile

Earthscape brings small town values to create award-winning landscapes

By Allan Dennis
The formal definition of engineering is the “application of science to design.” In the case of Earthscape of Elmira, some additional words, such as creativity, enthusiasm and sense of team, must be added.
Association News

New digital era for Horticulture Review

Horticulture Review is now available in an electronic edition, offering some important advantages to readers and the industry.

Trial gardens expanded

The May 6th meeting of the Landscape Ontario Grounds Mangement Commodity Group was a hands on experience, with comittee members and volunteers working to expand and reshape the trial gardens on the south lawn of LO’s Milton office.

LO holds massive garage sale

On May 3rd, Landscape Ontario held its first public garage sale to benefit Conservation Halton.

LO members learn from safety inspection rodeo

By Terry Murphy CLP
Twenty Landscape Ontario members, with 30 trucks and trailers, participated in our first annual safety inspection and information day in Milton.

LO auctioneer helps raise over $21,000

LO’s manager of membership services, Denis Flanagan, was at his entertaining best when he served as auctioneer for the Mississauga Garden Council’s 7th annual Earth: A Celebration event.

Trade shows move up

The continued growth of Landscape Ontario’s trade shows was confirmed with the release of the list showing Canada’s top 50 trade shows.

Sheridan celebrates grand re-opening

Sheridan Nurseries celebrated the completion of a renovation project at its Unionville store with a gala grand re-opening on April 17th.

Plastic recycling project coming to LO

Landscape Ontario will host a pilot project to kick off an exciting recycling project to divert thousands of pounds of plastic pots, trays, tags and film from the landfills toward new products.

Perennial retailers: win a free trip

Interested in a free round trip for two to Holland? It could be yours, simply by photographing your retail display of perennials.

LO’s position on pesticide ban

Following the announcement of the Cosmetic Pesticide Ban Act, Landscape Ontario immediately released its position on the new provincial pesticide legislation.

Acclaimed speakers at Garden Centre Symposium

Two dynamic speakers on business, sales and marketing for the nursery trades, Anne Obarski and Roy Prevost, will headline LO’s Garden Centre Symposium.

LO Provincial Board highlights

The following is a report on the Provincial Board meeting held March 13, 2008 at Canada Blooms in Toronto.

Terry Murphy receives education honour

The Ontario Co-operative Education Association (OCEA) recently presented LO’s Terry Murphy with its Friends of OCEA Award.

Tornado hits Canadale

Canadale Nurseries in St. Thomas had a close call on Sunday, May 18th, when a tornado touched down at around 11:30 a.m. Fortunately, damage to the facility was only minor.

Sheridan Nurseries plays important role in changing the life of Jamaican family

The words astonishing and amazing have been used to describe the process that saw Sheridan Nurseries and a 13 year old boy from Jamaica impact each other.
Chapter News

Winter Blooms benefits Hospice Village

By Wendy Harry CHT
The third annual Winter Blooms will help bring some joy to residents of Hospice Village of Care in East Windsor.

London Student Chapter donates plant to Fanshawe

On behalf of LO’s London Student Chapter, president Renee Kendel presented a Sciadopitys verticillata (Japanese umbrella pine) to the gardens of Fanshawe College.

Waterloo Chapter greens another school yard

When the staff and parent council at École Mère-Élisabeth-Bruyere in Waterloo looked for funds to plant three or four trees in their barren school yard, they didn’t think that within a year, the school would receive 26 trees with work underway on a plan to further green the school yard.

Georgian Lakelands Arbour Day planting

Georgian Lakelands Chapter had a successful Arbour Day, planting ten 70 mm maples at Sister Catherine Donnelly Catholic School in Barrie.
Industry News

Landscapers susceptible to tetanus

Most of us think that tetanus is something we get when stepping on a rusty nail.

Landscape Standards change in name only

Landscape Ontario’s Landscape Standards have undergone a minor name change, to become Landscape Guidelines.
Hort Protect

HortProtect will work for you!

Canadian Nursery Landscape Association (CNLA) is pleased to announce Alanna Wolf is the new HortProtect marketing coordinator.
Legal Issues

Managing the risks of rising fuel costs and scarce materials

By Robert Kennaley
Recent events in relation to fuel prices and materials availability lead us to revisit ways in which contractors can better manage the risks associated with these concerns.
OMAFRA Nursery-Landscape Report

What’s bugging your plants?

By Jen Llewellyn
Monitor for the following pests and diseases:
Prosperity Partners

Expanding the prosperity circle

By Jacki Hart CLP
As I sit on my porch typing this in early May, listening to songbirds chattering away in the wetland across the road, swatting blackflies, and enveloped in a cloud of mosquito coil smoke, I am thinking, “Just how energetic am I going to feel when this publication lands in my hands? Will I have tons of energy to multi-task and solve every challenge thrown at me creatively, like I am forging ahead now?”
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