April 2019

Previous Issues
Green Pencil

The best succession strategy: Develop your people

By Brent Ayles
Developing great people is the deciding factor on the future success and longevity of your business.
Feature

New hope for the chestnut

By Pat Kerr
Living legacy returns in time for edible landscaping enthusiasts.

Improving soils for success

By Dr. Darby McGrath
Greening Canada's Highways tree planting research update
British Columbia Update

British Columbia Update April 2019

News, events and program updates from the British Columbia Landscape and Nursery Association.
Management Solutions

Systems to promote succession

By Mark Bradley
Succession planning is critical to owning a landscape business.
Road To Success

The time machine

By Rod McDonald
Being at our best with customer service, keeps us on the road to success
Legal Matters

Managing construction debt collection Part lll: As the project draws to a close

By Robert Kennaley
The last in a series of articles on debt collection
Newsscape

New research leadership at Vineland

The Board of Vineland Research and Innovation Centre, based in Vineland, Ont., has appointed Dr. Ian Potter as Chief Executive Officer.

Vineland releases Chinook Sunrise rose

Vineland Research and Innovation Centre (Vineland) officially released Chinook Sunrise, the second in Vineland’s 49th Parallel Collection of roses developed for their hardiness and ability to blossom almost anywhere in Canada.

Certification update

Since the U.S.-based National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) eliminated hands-on testing for the Landscape Industry Certified (LIC) Technician exam, the Canadian Nursery Landscape Association (CNLA) and provincial nursery and landscape associations have talked with industry stakeholders, and established that most practitioners support a Canadian certification that includes hands-on testing.

Beech announces amalgamation

Hall Tree Spading, Beech Nursery West and Beech Nursery Toronto have amalgamated under the name Beech Nursery Group.

Horticultural tour of the Netherlands

FloraCulture International (FCI), a global trade magazine for the horticulture industry, has developed a program of professional visits to an area of the Netherlands dubbed the country’s Greenhouse Capital.

The case for zero-carbon buildings

The Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) recently released a report on the value of zero-carbon buildings.
Letter To The Editor

Letter to the Editor April 2019

By Brian Perras
Comments from our readers on articles and issues.
New Products

New Products April 2019

A selection of new products on the market for landscape professionals.
CNLA News

CNLA news April 2019

News from the federation of Canada's provincial horticultural trade associations.
Mentor Moment

Gerry Brouwer: "It's all about people"

I always enjoyed helping people accomplish something. Business is all about people.
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