ASSOCIATION NEWS on approach to team-building, learning and motivation. Each day opens with a keynote in the big ballroom, followed by concurrent sessions. Lunch will also be held in the ballroom, and provides delegates with another opportunity to network and hear from various panels of their peers. Also included are daily owners-only workshops focused on key business-development issues. The program features internationally acclaimed industry and business experts such as Owen Dell, Diarmuid Gavin, Jeff Korhan, Mark Bradley, Jim Mathis, Haig Seferian, Bill Arman and many more. Another new event at Congress is the pre-Tailgate Party on Wednesday afternoon, under the banner of The Feminine Factor in Horticulture. This inaugural networking event for women in horticulture will include a thought-provoking keynote presentation by Beth Edney, and an opportunity for women in the industry to learn from each other, and gain inspiration. The Irrigation Conference will run on Thursday morning, and feature Brent
Mecham from the Irrigation Association (IA). Brent will discuss best practices driving toward a greener irrigation industry, as well as highlight new and upcoming IA initiatives. The conference runs in the morning, allowing attendees to visit the trade show in the afternoon. All this and the always-popular events such as Tuesday night’s Awards of Excellence ceremony, Wednesday morning’s AGM, and Wednesday evening’s Tailgate Party. Watch for the the December issue of Landscape Ontario magazine for more details, and the Conference Guide, which is included in the Nov./Dec. issue of Landscape Trades, or at locongress.com.
LO members mark National Tree Day across the province
LO members were out in force to mark National Tree Day on Sept. 25. Even Chapters were involved in the event, such as Waterloo, which marked the day by taking part in its green school event at Elmira District Secondary School. Georgian Lakelands Chapter mem-
Winkelmolen to host 2014 Auction The Growers’ Sector Group has announced that Winkelmolen Nursery in Lynden will host the 2014 Industry Auction. The nursery will mark its 35th anniversary next year. The Sector Group is putting out a call to members who may be interested in hosting the Industry Auction in 2015. Any interested members should contact LO executive director Tony DiGiovanni at tonydigiovanni@landscapeontario.com.
14 LANDSCAPE ONTARIO NOVEMBER 2013
bers came together at Cundles Heights Public School in Barrie to enhance the school yard by planting three large sugar maples. With over 200 students from kindergarten to grade 4 overseeing the installation, everyone cheered as the trees were raised. Students were given the opportunity to help dig and then fill-in around the trees. Chapter members taking part included Dearborn Designs and Associates, Kowalski Landscaping, LA Gardens, and Solty Garden Centre. At the LO home office in Milton, Landscape Ontario staff and board members planted two trees at the entrance of the site. Willowbrook Nurseries in Fenwick