Volunteers began the clean up by raking the turf in the park.
Jun 15, 2018

St. James Park gets Earth Day weekend makeover

LO members and the community work together for the benefit of everyone.
On June 3, 2016, LO member Kyle Tobin of LawnSavers Plant Health Care (pictured above) and Hank Deenen Landscaping appeared on Global News in Toronto when they came to the aid of a homeowner who had paid another contractor to perform some maintenance on her property and got poor results. Tobin saw the story on Twitter and says he immediately wanted to respond becasue the situation made the industry look bad.
Nov 1, 2016

Members in the media

Landscape Ontario gives members access to media coverage a number of different ways.
Monica van Maris, a pioneer member of Landscape Ontario and annual volunteer at Congress, was presented with a Leadership Award at the 50th IPM Symposium. She is shown accepting the award from Kyle Tobin, chair of the IPM Symposium Committee.
Feb 15, 2015

Letter to the editor

I would like to thank the IPM committee and all who were involved in giving me such a prestigious award on this 50th anniversary. It was a great surprise and shock.
Kyle Tobin took time to teach his nephews about raking the right way.
May 15, 2013

Spring clean-up preserves St. James legacy

Volunteers come out to beautify local park that is an integral part of the downtown Toronto community.
Aug 15, 2012

Long-term forecast shows drought continuing

The landscape industry is experiencing one of the worst summers of drought in history.
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