First salt certification for Helmutz
LO member Helmutz Landscape and Interlock of Kitchener has received the first Smart About Salt professional designation awarded by Waterloo...
LO member heads CNE
An alumni member of LO heads this year’s edition of the Canadian National Exhibition.
Members proudly displaying the LO logo
This month the following members were observed proudly displaying the LO logo through advertisements, posted on their vehicles or on...
Job board a first for Garden Expo
Recognizing the labour needs of garden centres, growers and interiorscapers, Landscape Ontario will provide an employment board at Garden Expo...
Canadian professional peat harvest down
The Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss Association (CSPMA) says the peat moss industry is facing one of its poorest harvest seasons...
Communities honoured at provincial and national CiB awards
A total of 38 Ontario communities were honoured at the 2008 Communities in Bloom Ontario awards conference in Gravenhurst.
Foundation to fund scholarships through plant royalties
The Ontario Horticultural Trades Foundation (OHTF) is looking to partner with interested growers to promote new plants and fund horticultural...
John Deere closing Welland factory
John Deere’s last manufacturing facility in Canada, its Welland plant, will close by the end of 2009.
Hannah Mathers heads co-operative research effort
The Ontario nursery and landscape industry is receiving some help with research initiatives, industry projects and extension activities in the...
Insurance market conditions changing
There are several signs that point to a hardening change in insurance market conditions for landscapers and contractors.
Time to celebrate horticulture
In the past 12 years, over one million visitors have celebrated the first breath of spring each March at Canada...