Landscape Trades Magazine - Landscape Ontario

March 2023

Previous Issues

Green Pencil

New and improved LT Source Book

By Scott Barber

We believe there remains a place for our online Source Book that is accurate, comprehensive, and curated specifically for you. Not instead of an internet search, but a resource you can use in addition to Google and the like. That’s why we’ve implemented enhancements to our online Source Book at LTsourcebook.com to coincide with the discontinuation of the printed version.

Feature

Eye in the Sky

By Jordan Whitehouse

Landscape professionals blow clients away with stunning drone photos and videos. The reasons for aerial’s rise in the landscaping industry include the wow factor these shots bring to portfolios, social media accounts, and awards submissions. And there are practical reasons, too, like helping clients visualize a final result.

Plant-Tech

By KARINA SINCLAIR

Beauty and brawn. Can plants have both? When used to solve heavy-duty environmental problems, like controlling invasive species, decontaminating soil or preventing erosion, plants truly are ecological powerhouses.

Smarter Snow Removal

By Karina Sinclair

While most people are snug in their beds on blustery winter nights, snow removal professionals are hard at work to make streets, parking lots, and walkways safe. In the past, this would have been accomplished with brute force. Now, technology presents a variety of solutions to help operators clear the way more quickly, safely, and with a higher degree of precision.

Photographer Spotlight - Michael Muraz

By Landscape Trades

Michael Muraz is a Toronto, Ont.-based, award-winning architectural photographer, bringing technical precision and creative passion to his fine art and commercial work. He creates emotionally stirring images that celebrate the most engaging details of the spaces he shoots.

Growing Your Business

With new tech: no pain, no gain

By Grant Harrison

Learning new technology takes time; be patient with yourself and your staff. Too many owners get frustrated and impatient and go back to doing things the way they’ve always done them. This is not the way to grow your business. Hang in there!

Internet Of Nature

Meet the plant influencers that are actually plants

By Dr. Nadina Galle

Bowie makes use of sap-flow sensors to measure his vascular health like a heart monitor, a dendrometer to measure his growth, and relative humidity and temperature sensors to understand his microclimate.

Art Of Gardening

Never stop growing

By Art Vanden Enden

As a business owner or operator, you probably spend the winter months reflecting on the previous year while planning for the coming season. In my experience, horticulture professionals are optimists when planning for the busy season. As they say, hope springs eternal.

Newsscape

NGB announces 2023 Green Thumb Award winners

By Landscape Trades

The National Garden Bureau (NGB) announced six live goods and two hard goods as winners of the 2023 Green Thumb Award.

Farwest Show celebrates 50th anniversary

By Landscape Trades

The biggest nursery industry trade show in the West, the Farwest Show, will celebrate its 50th anniversary this coming August.

GCC Summit heads to Vancouver

By Landscape Trades

Garden Centres Canada’s (GCC) annual national retail Summit is a networking and educational opportunity for independent garden centre owners and managers to come together and discuss the latest trends and patterns, and share innovative ideas.

New Products

New Products March 2023

By Landscape Trades

LT's roundup of the latest equipment, tools and supply releases for Canadian landscape professionals.

Mentor Moment

Game Changer — Mentor Moment

By Scott Barber

As the vice president and general manager for Positec Canada, Philip Fitzpatrick played a key role in launching the Kress brand in North America this winter. Fitzpatrick believes the landscape industry has reached a tipping point for the electrification of outdoor power equipment.