Landscape Ontario - February 2014

February 2014

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CONGRESS CONGRESS WRAP 2014 Show coverage starts on page 4 Frank Ewald Jr. Award recipient Ryan Heath

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE I know you’re better, but can you match their price?

By Dave Braun LO president

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ave you ever been asked by a customer to match your price to a competitor who is selling a lesser product? I have been asked to lower my price countless times.

I understand the mindset behind the request. From time to time, I visit Walmart, Costco and similar stores because of the low prices. We live in a Rollback pricing culture.

Customers have been well-trained to find products at the absolute lowest price and

enjoy buying items with deep discounts. But as LO members, we’re different. Or are we?

I think to avoid succumbing to the pressure of cutting costs to retain customers, we must first remind ourselves how our industry is unique. The products and services that LO members provide are living and leave a legacy of beauty. A quality landscape will outlast every car or kitchen remodel.

Our industry serves not only to beautify the landscape, but to enhance people’s lives and add value to their properties. There is no way to quantify what it means to the residents of a nursing home to have beautifully landscaped grounds. What decision do you then make when the nursing home property manager calls and asks you to cut your price by 15 per cent to match your competitor? I think that many of us feel the need to

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match that lower price to keep our employees working and cash flow positive.

But we can’t sell ourselves short. We need to take pride in what we do. And we can’t be afraid to walk away. Sometimes, your best customer is one that goes away and then comes back. When you’re forced to bring your price down to the lowest price of all your competitors, you’ve already lost. If we continue to cut our prices, it is inevitable that they will only continue to shrink. At our company, we used to bid on every city contract, but found that it’s usually a waste of time to bid on a tender that someone is inevitably going to underbid.

Even if we win a bid under these circumstances, we lose, because our margins are pushed to the absolute lowest limits.

The question becomes, what can you offer that your competitors can’t. Is it you?

Is it your quality, your service, your attitude, your integrity, the way your crews clean up at the end of the day? What is your company’s secret sauce? Discovering the heart of what your customer is looking for, will lead you to your answer. If we legitimately feel that our product or service is the best available, we can more easily demonstrate our value. Our passion energizes our customer; their eyes light up because of our passion,

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not because of price.

The Zappos online shoe company is often studied for its bold decisions and exceptional customer service. It doesn’t offer shoes any cheaper than the brick and mortar stores, but it has unrivalled customer service. Zappos offers a straight commodity, but has developed a relationship with its customers. Shoppers could easily get cheaper shoes, but because of Zappos’ exceptional service it has created incredibly loyal customers. Finding an answer to why customers come back to our own businesses can lead us to strengthening our own relationships with them and creating even greater loyalty.

The often quoted, “If you buy quality, you only cry once,” exists for a reason. In the face of an increasingly competitive market, we need to ensure that we are communicating the true value of our products and services. If someone asks to match a competitor’s price, we should be armed with other questions to separate ourselves from our competitors. Differentiation with quality is where value is created, and where our margins are made.

Dave Braun may be reached at dbraun@landscapeontario.com.

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of the college students.

A student at Humber College, Catrina Chiodo was visiting Congress for the second year. She and fellow student Robert Longley said they found Congress offered great opportunities for networking and jobs through the job board. “It’s a great showcase for the industry,” said Chiodo.

Alicia Reid of Ferrell Builders’ Supply of Hamilton said she was scouting for the latest trends in landscaping. “I love it!” said Reid. “As a supplier to the trades it keeps us informed and up to date with all the new products available. It is also great for gathering new design ideas.”

This year’s Congress was the first for Craig SteLots of handshakes could be seen at this year’s Congress. Both attendees and exhibitors reported a good fan, who attended with his business atmosphere. co-workers from Geerts Lawn Care and Property Management of Delhi, and it was eye-opening. “It is completely overwhelming how much cool stuff they have here that makes our work a lot easier,” said Stefan. “I’ll be back again, that’s for sure.”

Warm Congress buzz thrives amid falling temperatures “I am very impressed. This is a great show,” said Randy Clarke, of Action Trailers in Strathroy. “I have found many leads to help my business.”

He was among the hundreds of industry professionals to overcome frigid -24°C temperatures, snow and the aftermath of the December ice storm to attend Congress, held Jan. 7-9 at the Toronto Congress Centre.

Celestion Pariselli, of Par-Bro Design/ Build in King City, said that he has been

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coming to Congress every year for 30 years. “I come here for the networking, new ideas and education,” said Pariselli.

A designer at Hayes Landscaping in Scarborough, Margaret Combaluzier, said she has been coming to Congress for many years. “Ever since I graduated from the University of Guelph,” said Combaluzier. “I usually come to see nursery items and new products. This year, I am impressed with all the new heavy equipment.” She also enjoyed seeing the work

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Unique challenges

“We had some unique challenges, but that made the resulting success of this year’s Congress that much more special,” said Heather MacRae, Director of Events and Trade Shows for Landscape Ontario.

“As I reflect on Congress, I saw so many great experiences. I saw exhibitors who weathered the storm. Many of them prepared for less attendees, but they were excited for the opportunity to see qualified buyers,” said MacRae.

Margaret Combaluzier

“I saw exhibitors who invested in new exhibit displays, which in turn enhanced our show floor and raised the benchmark for others. I saw attendees who thrive on the annual tradition of Congress and are willing to make the time to attend. And, I saw attendees who were inspired by education and eager to enhance the industry by exploring our show to see the latest and greatest Peter van Stralen of Sunshine Brands was a very popular keynote speaker at the IPM Symposium. Following the event, products and services. many lined up to speak with him, or purchase his new book Culture of Care.

I saw volunteerism at its finest. The commitment by LO memers with safe and effective ways to elimiKeynote speaker was special guest bers is second to none. At Congress nate pests and weeds. from Ireland landscape designer and tele2014, I saw success.”

A Niagara-area newspaper wrote, “Dr. vision personality Diarmuid Gavin. He Brownridge said, ‘It was great. I had my talked about his history, and challenged Conferences open Oscar moment,’ noting it was the hard perceptions of what a garden was and week’s schedule work of his research team that led to the could be. He demonstrated through phoMonday warm-up events opened this award. ‘I was the one to get the award tographs and a humourous presentation year’s Congress activities. The conferbut I’m really just someone who sits on how he creates gardens that are fun, ences included IPM, Designers, Effectop of a great group of people doing quirky, and beautiful, but always different. tive Management Short Course and the great work.’”

Those attending the designers’ conferLiving Walls and Green Roofs Train the Speakers at the IPM SympoTrainer workshop. sium were Scott Olan of the Min“We had snow squalls, white-outs, istry of Environment, Jim Chatfield road closures, towns and cities closed of Ohio State University, David down, and actual snow blizzards,” said Smith of DCS Agronomic Services Kristen McIntyre, LO Conference and of Gravenhurst, Pam CharbonEvent Manager. “Despite the weather, neau of the Ontario Ministry of the green industry showed up. The peoAgriculture and Food, Dr. Karen ple who attended the Monday Warm-Up L. Bailey of Agriculture and Agrievents, Conference sessions, Awards Food Canada, and Brownbridge. ceremony and Tailgate Party demonKeynote speaker was Peter van strated true dedication to furthering their Stralen of Sunshine Brands and professional development and their relaauthor of Culture of Care. tionships within the industry. I thank all A ticket draw at the IPM Symwho participated; that was one for the posium saw Ian Hunter of Highland history books!”

Gate Golf Club of Aurora win a The 49th IPM Conference featured a 50-inch TV. great line-up of speakers throughout the Chair of the Landscape Design day.

Sector Group Chris Mace was Chair of the IPM Symposium pleased with the attendance at this Committee, Kyle Tobin of Lawn Savers year’s Designers Conference, “conPlant Health Care, presented the annual sidering the weather conditions.”

IPM Leadership Award to Dr. Michael Speakers at this year’s event Brownbridge of Vineland Research and included Ron Koudys CLD of Innovation Centre.

Koudys Landscape Architects, LonThe award recognizes leadership and don, and Christine LeVatte CLP of contribution to the healthy growth of the Highland Landscapes for Lifestyle industries represented in the IPM sympoof Sydney, N.S. They talked about, sium. This winner of the award is nomi‘Is there a Future in Landscape nated by peers, and IPM Symposium Design?’ They were followed by Ron Committee determines the recipient. Dr. McCarthy of The McCarthy Group, Brownridge is working to evaluate natural Toronto, and Rob Kennaley of agents to provide growers and landscapMcLaughlin and Associates, Toronto. The job board adjacent to the LO resource booth was a very popular area during Congress.

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Leadership honours highlight special awards night

Alice Klamer of Blue Sky Nursery in Beamsville was presented the Landscape Design Sector Group’s Outstanding Service Award for 2013. She was presented the award by former sector group president Beth Edney CLD, left, of Designs by the Yard in Toronto, at the designer conference on Jan. 6.

ence had an opportunity to win an iPad. The winning ticket belonged to Rob Vogel of Vogel-Moore Landscapes of Collingwood.

Also held on Monday was the Effective Management Short Course. Jacki Hart CLP and Tim Kearney CLP ran the program for an attentive group.

“In addition to rave reviews on the feedback forms, several business owners have contacted us to bring the short course to their business team for a oneon-one event. We also had many members in the room who shared that they have already used the Build Your Prosperity seminar content to form their business style,” said Hart.

With so much interest shown in a future Build Your Prosperity seminar, one has been scheduled for Mar. 19 at the LO home office in Milton. More information may be found at www.horttrades.com/pp001.

The Irrigation Conference took place on Jan. 9, hosted by Landscape Ontario’s Irrigation Sector Group. Guest speaker was Industry Development Director with the Irrigation Association Brent Mecham, of Falls Church, Va. He spoke about Irrigation Association initiatives, such as the Certified Irrigation Technician program.

Many Conference and special event speakers have generously shared their presentation materials. Visit www. horttrades.com/congress-presentations-2014 to browse and download the files.

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Plant ID challenge

The Plant Identification Challenge booth again drew a great deal of interest. A number of visitors to the trade show floor took on the challenge of identifying 20 plants lined up on the floor.

The Challenge was developed to bring awareness to the Landscape Industry Certified Program. The exhibit was similar to a plant identification test station at a sanctioned certification day. Often one in a group of visitors took on the challenge, and then prodded co-workers to see if they could better their score.

New Product Showcase

Attendees at this year’s Congress were greeted by an exhibit of the industry’s latest products. They also had the opportunity to vote on which product was their favourite.

After counting the ballots, the winner of the the People’s Choice Award went to Molnar Metal Art - Division of Impax Mfg in Durham, for a 14 gauge metal gate depicting a peacock and ivy.

Molnar receives a complimentary 10 x 10 booth at Congress 2015.

Attendees who cast ballots in the New Product Showcase were entered into a draw to win cash. The winner of the draw for $250 was Deb Downey of Egger Truck and Machine, of Dunnville.

Visitors and exhibitors at Congress 2014 affirmed that a trade show’s top advantage, face-to-face contact, will never go out of style. Plan to attend Congress 2015, Jan. 6-8 at the Toronto Congress Centre.

The top Ontario landscaping industry professionals were honoured for their amazing work over the past year, when the annual Awards of Excellence ceremony was held at Congress on Jan. 7. Awards presented may be found on pages from 15 to 18.

Toronto’s International Plaza Hotel saw more than 600 industry professionals attend the ceremony. The alwaysimpressive production of the awards show featured MC Frank Ferragine of City TV’s Breakfast Television. This year’s ceremony featured a live band which accompanied the announcements of the winners.

The following day, images of the award winning projects were displayed for attendees entering the trade show. It was a great opportunity to show off the breathtaking design and master craftsmanship in landscape construction, maintenance and design projects created by Landscape Ontario members.

Denis Flanagan, Director of Public Relations and Membership at Landscape Ontario, says, “Ontario’s inspired landscapes are due to the efforts of talented professionals, passionate in their love of nature. Our members strive to leave a positive environmental legacy for future gen-

erations. It can be challenging to select the best of the best each year. We are very proud to honour the men and women who make up Ontario’s green industry.”

The premier landscaping award is the Dunington-Grubb Award. This year’s presentation took on a different look. With a severe storm shutting down many Ontario highways, representatives from The Landmark Group in Thornbury couldn’t travel to accept the award. Instead, through live streaming, Darren Bosch and Jeff Scheper appeared live on the big screen to accept the award.

Another prestigious award is the Casey van Maris Award. This award was created by Casey’s family to maintain the memory of one of Landscape Ontario’s founders. It goes to the project that displays the highest marks for execution of unique and innovative design in landscaping. This year’s winner is Betz Pools of Stouffville.

The Don Salivan Grounds Management Award goes to the company judged to have entered the best grounds management project. Gregg Salivan presented the award named to honour his father. This year, Shades of Summer Landscaping and Maintenance received the honour.

Special awards during the evening honoured not just winning projects, but those who perform long and important service towards the industry.

The Frank Ewald Junior Award was presented to Ryan Heath. See page 9 for more information on the award recipient.

Four deserving members received the Past President’s Award this year. A com-

Educator of the Year is Allan Nason, of Notre Dame School in Burlington. From left, Victor Santacruz, executive director of CNLA, Allan Nason and LO past president Phil Charal.

mittee of three past presidents present this award for many years of outstanding contributions to the association. This year’s four recipients were John Bakker III of JC Bakker and Sons, St. Catharines; Paul Doornbos CLT, CLP, of Thornbusch Landscaping, Lansdowne; Brian Marsh, of Earth Art Landscape, Sunderland; and Terry Nicholson CLT of Clintar Landscape Management, Markham.

A number of awards were handed out to those working to make Canada Blooms a success. The Soft Landscaping Supplier of the Year 2013 went to Uxbridge Nurseries of Brooklin. The Hard Landscap-

This year’s premier award recipient at the Awards of Excellence were blocked from attending the presentation after snow storms caused many highways to be closed. So, electronic communication took over, allowing The Landmark Group representatives Darren Bosch, left, and Jeff Scheper to appear live at the presentation of the Dunington-Grubb Award.

ing Supplier of the Year went to Gro-Bark (Ontario), Waterloo. The Canada Blooms Volunteer of the Year was awarded to Brian Green. A new award for Canada Blooms is the Equipment Supplier of the Year, which was presented to Matthews Equipment, Toronto.

The Town of Goderich was honoured with the Community Leadership Award.

After a tornado devastated the community, work commenced quickly to plant trees in the town to help maintain its reputation as Canada’s prettiest town.

Bruce Morton of the Ottawa Chapter was on hand to accept the Chapter Achievement Award. This award is nominated through the Landscape Ontario Chapter Board of Directors. The individual nominated must have demonstrated consistent volunteerism and significant contributions to his chapter over many years.

This year’s High School Horticulture Educator of the Year Award was a popular choice. Allan Nason, of Notre Dame Secondary School in Burlington, was on hand to accept the award.

Jacki Hart took the stage to announce the winners of the Prosperity Partners Leadership Award. They include Mark Fisher CLD, of the Escarpment Company, Milton; Jordan Ward, of Creative Landscape Depot, St. Jacobs; and John Wight of Wight Tree Service, Sutton West.

This year’s Trillium Award went to Jim Douglas, Ontario Regional Common Ground Alliance past president. See page 27 for more information on the presentation.

To view a video of the Awards of Excellence ceremony, go to www.horttrades. com/41st-awards-ceremony.

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Congress 2014 thanks volunteers and sponsors SHOW COMMITTEE: Terry Childs, chair; Brian Cocks CLT, vice chair; Nathan Helder, vice chair; Michael Laporte CHT, vice chair; Beth Edney CLD, past chair; Evie Isenberg, CFIA show manager; Doug Coote; Lexi Dearborn; Paul DeGroot; Barry Dickson; Kim Iceton, Bob McCannell, Mike Riehms, Klaas Sikkema, Nick Solty, Jack Vanderee CLT, and Monica van Maris.

BOT Aggregates of Orillia took home the prize for the best booth between 100 and 400 sq,. ft. The Fred Flintstone-type car drew a great deal of attention.

Congress announces best booth winners Gro-Bark (Ontario) of Waterloo took home the top booth award, the Paul J. Day Best of Show Award at this year’s Congress.

The company’s display featured raised bins of products, allowing visitors to interact with sales staff on a soft, mulched surface. The company’s well-lit identity was suspended above.

Keith Osborne of Gro-Bark credited Kerri Stevenson as the marketing genius behind the booth design.

The Heavy Equipment category was won by Kubota Canada, Markham. Kubota orange dominated the exhibit. Company representatives decked out in colourful outfits invited attendees to play a game on iPads.

Honours for best Small Equipment exhibit went to Excel Industries of Hesston, Kan., manufacturers of Hustler commercial equipment.

Oaks Concrete – Brampton Brick of Brampton, received the award for Best Booth over 400 sq. ft., Excluding Heavy Equipment. Al Van Haaster, with teammates Harvey Jonkmen and Peter Eftimovski, created a design that divided the booth into contemporary/commercial and rustic/residential areas.

BOT Aggregates of Orillia built a Fred Flintstone-type car out of its products. BOT’s display was named Best 100-400 sq. ft.

Booth, Excluding Heavy Equipment.

Winner of the Best Booth under 100 sq. ft. award was Millgrove Perennials of Millgrove.

The LO Best Promotion winner went to Stone-Link Corp, Woodbridge. The Canadian Fence Industry Association - Fencecraft - Best Booth winner was Clotures Oasis, Lachute, Que. Judges this year were Deborah Dugan of Conexsys Registration and Lee Ann Knudsen of Landscape Ontario. Winners are judged on a set of pre-determined criteria, including design, visual impact and quality of construction.

Show manager Heather MacRae said, “Distinguishing your booth from the other amazing displays takes a special effort. It’s always a difficult choice selecting the best booth winners. Vendors who participate in the show deserve to be recognized for the time and effort that gets put into not only making their booth special, but also making Congress a better show.”

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CONGRESS CONFERENCES: Emily Bright, Charlotte Buffett, Irene Bultena, Douglas Coote, Cassandra Cotter, Kim Cotter, Harry DeVries, Lori Di Monte, Lindsay Drake Nightingale, Beth Edney CLD, Adrien Gallant, Nathan Helder, Leisa Kirkaldy, Jeffrey Lee, Skai Leja, Stephanie Lemesurier, Kevin O’Hara, Adele Pierre CLD, Irina Polstvin, Greg Redshaw, Ron Sikkema, Ivan Stinson, Margaret Stinson, Amanda Trader, Louise Tyrrell and Bruce Warren.

IPM SYMPOSIUM: Pam Charbonneau, Paul Gaspar, Rohan Harrison, Ken Pavely CLT, Lee Ratcliffe, Kyle Tobin, Monica van Maris, Violet Van Wassenaer and John Wright.

IRRIGATION CONFERENCE: Steve Brewer CIT, Nick Conte, Louise Cottreau, Chris Davies, Kara Gibbons, John Lamberink CIT, Chris Le Conte, Steve Macartney CIT, Roy Neves, Paul Proulx, Jamie Riddell, Mike Ross and Scott Sim CIT. LANDSCAPE DESIGNER CONFERENCE: John Allison CLP, CLD, Paul Brydges, Tiffany Byrd, Don Chase CLD, Jen Cuddie, Beth Edney CLD, Brandon Gelderman, Jennifer Hayman, Ryan Heath CLP, Kelly Keates, Mark Kimmerly, Ron Koudys CLD, Anthony Lombardi CLP, CLD, Chris Mace, Adele Pierre CLD, Carolyne Planck, Haig Seferian CLD and Ron Swentiski CLD. AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE: Kim Edwards Sponsorship of the many conferences, special events and experiences at Congress is a critical part of what makes the show such a success. Thank you to the following sponsors.

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AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE: AV Canada, Connon Nurseries – CBV, Draglam Salt, Earthco Soil Mixtures and Permacon Group IRRIGATION CONFERENCE: Hunter Industries, John Deere Landscapes, Rain Bird International, The Toro Company and Turf Care Products IPM SYMPOSIUM: G.C. Duke Equipment, JB & D Company, Koppert Canada, Lawn Life and Turf Revolution LANDSCAPE DESIGNER CONFERENCE: AquaSpa Pools and Landscape Design, Arbourdale, Blue Sky Nursery, Dynascape Software, Molnar Metal Art and Unilock TAILGATE PARTY: LO’s Hardscape Committee LEGACY ROOM: Stihl, Redbud Supply, Kubota Canada, Ariens/Gravely, The G & L Group, Nutrite, Brouwer Sod/Kesmac, HortProtect Insurance (Investment Guild/Marsh Canada) and Echo Power Equipment (Canada)

Ryan Heath recognized for efforts to promote and improve association Ryan Heath CLP, CLD has joined a long list of well-known names from over 53 years of recipients who have received the Frank Ewald Junior Award.

The award is presented to a member of Landscape Ontario who has not yet reached his 36th birthday, while making an outstanding effort in the promotion and betterment of the association.

“I am very flattered and have great appreciation to receive this award,” says Heath. He accepted his award at the Awards of Excellence ceremony at this year’s Congress from previous winner Dave Braun, the newly named president of Landscape Ontario.

The Frank Ewald Junior Award dates back to 1961 when the Ontario Nursery Trades Association handed it out to its young and deserving members. When the association was incorporated into Landscape Ontario, the tradition continued.

Some well-known names among the recipients include Art Drysdale, Donald Ziraldo, Karl Stensson, Harold Deenen CLP and Hank Gelderman CLT. Ryan Heath first became involved in the industry at the age of 14. “My dad asked the owner of a garden centre if he could use a kid to help out. I began watering

plants, and later drove a Bobcat, working 12-hour days.”

It didn’t take long until Heath became good at what he did, and he joined the construction crew with the Sharon, Ontario business. “After a while, I tried other jobs, but always found I came back to this industry. I guess it’s in my blood.”

Tapped for leadership

His involvement with Landscape Ontario began in 2005. “When I started my own business, I realized I needed to become a member of the association,” says Heath.

He says after being a member over the years, he feels even stronger that young business owners need to join LO. “The first areas a young business owner will learn by being a member of LO are what things you should do, and what things you shouldn’t.”

Heath says in school he was always taking part in school council activities. “Just after I joined LO, I met George Urvari who suggested that I should attend a Chapter meeting. Next thing you know, I’m a member of a board again.”

In 2009, Heath became involved in one of the Chapter’s most memorable projects, Rachel’s Butterfly Garden, through the Make a Wish program. This

was followed by the Canada Blooms core build team. “I really enjoyed the Canada Blooms experience,” says Heath.

Over the years, Heath began to serve on the board of the Toronto Chapter in 2008, and the following year was Toronto Chapter’s representative on the provincial board. He presently holds the title of second vice president on the Toronto Chapter Board, and is a member of the Landscape Contractors’ Sector Group.

He was also heavily involved with the Prosperity Partners program, serving on the committee and as an instructor. “No doubt about it, I drank the Kool-Aid and became very influenced by the Prosperity Partners program,” says Heath. He is enthusiastic on the benefits of the program, saying, “I am thankful that as an instructor I was able to impact people who took the course.”

“Every successful venture requires champions, and Ryan is without a doubt a champion advocate for the Prosperity Partners Program and LO! Thank you Ryan!,” says Prosperity Partners manager Jacki Hart CLP. Hart went on to say, “As the Prosperity Partners Program manager, I am extremely grateful for Ryan’s contribution over many years to the program on many levels. Ryan faithfully attended committee meetings, contributing to the vision and direction of the program with enthusiasm and passion.

He also has been a great program instructor, working with members from most of the LO chapters, to help them along their journey to Prosperity.”

Heath says that when he ended his business, a very obvious advantage of being a strong volunteer with Landscape Ontario revealed itself, when he was presented with eight job opportunities. He chose Royal Stone Landscape and Design in Woodbridge. Heath serves as the company’s designer and project leader.

Heath has no intention of slowing down his work with Toronto Chapter. “I would like to develop plans on how we can attract new members,” he says. One area he would like to pursue is moving the location of the Chapter meetings throughout the region. “By moving the meeting location around, we might be able to attract members who don’t want to face the traffic issues in the city.”

No doubt, with Heath’s enthusiasm and energy, the Toronto Chapter membership numbers will continue to grow.

To view the list of past winners of the Frank Ewald Jr. Award, go to www. horttrades.com/frank-ewald-jr-award.

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led through the Opportunity zone. This consists of three individual wooden opportunity pods. Each pod will present information on how individuals may benefit from living healthier active lives outdoors for themselves, their family and their community. This information will be presented in a dynamic, multi-media format, showing real examples of how individual and public landscapes which focus on outdoor living draws people from the sedentary, plugged-in, electronic world towards the beauty and benefits of being in nature.

Other key elements within the display are a curved drystone wall ranging from three to six ft. in height, with two additional curved walls constructed from cedar logs, and central recognition walls. The walkways will be constructed from a detailed quilting of paver styles. A rich palette of flowering shrubs and herbaceous plants and a raised sodded lawn area will provide visual and sensory appeal.

Extensive lighting, as well Visitors to this year’s Green for Life garden at Canada Blooms will learn about the benefits of outdoor activities. as subtle natural sound elements, will enhance the experience. The display will be topped with large kites flying overhead, providing a sense of childhood whimsy to the space.

Once again, we invite Landscape Ontario members to assist with both the build, and in helping to raise awareness

By Scott Wentworth information through a special lens. of the importance of outdoor living. The Visitors will then be led through a Come Alive Outside message is completely This year’s Landscape Ontario feature 14-ft. diameter hut that appears to have aligned with the Landscape Ontario Green garden at Canada Blooms will demonbeen constructed from willow and dogfor Life brand. It offers one more profound strate how members can positively impact wood branches. Displays encouraging reason why communities should invest in the lives of our clients, families and compeople to develop the intention and gain green infrastructure. Please contact Sally munities in very meaningful ways. the benefits of living healthier, active lifeHarvey at sharvey@landscapeontario.com if you would like to join the Build Team.

The experiential display will create styles outside will be presented within awareness of the significant effects of our this Intention zone. This primal-looking Scott Wentworth has taken on the task sedentary lifestyle has upon us, encourstructure will be one of the key thematic of designing and supervising the build of age people to build the intention to get elements reinforcing the Canada Blooms the Landscape Ontario garden at Canada outside, and learn of the opportunities theme of Wild!

Blooms. to live a healthier lifestyle outdoors — to Moving through the hut, visitors will be Come Alive Outside.

The display will take the public through three distinct zones within the 2,200 sq.ft. area. The first of these is the Awareness zone. This area will present the alarming statistics related to the We are looking for volunteers to assist in the teardown of the LO Canada Blooms health impacts that have resulted from garden. The annual event is set for Mar. 14 to 23. Tear down will take place on our decrease in actively enjoying the outMar. 23. Those interested in helping may contact Sally Harvey at doors. This will be presented on several sharvey@landscapeontario.com, or Allie McInnes at amcinnes@landscapeontario.com. display screens modified to reveal their

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ASSOCIATION NEWS

Landscape Ontario board of directors for 2014.

Achievement and leadership themes of AGM Landscape Ontario’s Annual General Meeting, held on Jan. 8 at Congress, was once again well attended — a testament to members’ outstanding commitment and involvement.

This meeting marked a transition in LO’s leadership, as president Phil Charal stepped down, and Dave Braun assumed his responsibility. The association’s Executive Board for 2014 is Dave Wright, Treasurer; Paul Brydges, Second Vice President; Warren Patterson, First Vice President; Phil Charal, Past President and Dave Braun, President.

Phil Charal passed Landscape Ontario’s gavel on to Dave Braun, and credited suc-

cess achieved during his term to fellow volunteers, chapters, Executive Committee members, LO’s Provincial Board, Executive Director and staff.

In his acceptance remarks, Braun took special note of appreciation owed to Charal as well as to Tom Intven, who left his Past President post and stepped off the Board.

Braun told members that his initial motivation for accepting leadership responsibility was the chance to serve with Intven, to watch and to learn. Braun chose Growing Together as the theme for his presidency.

Participants selected Gregg Salivan and Tim Kraemer to serve on the Provincial Board as Members at Large for 2014.

Safety report card disappoints

For Landscape Ontario Safety Group members, both the number of days lost to accidents and severity of injuries rose in 2013 — for the first time in three years.

These are the disappointing results of a safety report card released by the Workplace and Safety Insurance Board (WSIB).

While average time lost per horticulture industry accident is lower than for agriculture, it is up sharply from 2012.

Severity of group member accidents for 2013 also trended higher, and even surpassed agriculture’s rate.

Landscape Ontario has sponsored Safety Groups since the late ‘90s when WSIB rates for the landscape industry were considered too high. After the group was formed the industry’s rates improved.

Sally Harvey CLT, CLP, Manager of Education and Labour Development at LO, says, “The increase in lost time injury frequency and severity disappointing.

This report reveals real opportunity for the industry to improve on safety orientation and training of staff to ensure that we prevent worker injury. The majority of injuries last year were unique, including allergic reactions, falls from non-moving vehicles, workers struck by vehicles and from operating vehicles and or working around equipment/vehicles. Unfortunately we continue to experience repetitive motion injuries.”

Harvey says that the statistics point to the need for all employers to enhance training in regards to awareness around the hazards of the industry to empower staff to implement prevention strategies on the job, so that everyone returns home safely each night.

The most common injuries listed in the graph are fractures, bruises, contusions and concussions. The most common

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Landscape Ontario part of project investing in living green infrastructure

Landscape Ontario and Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC) have announced a project to help communities throughout Ontario understand the costs and benefits of investing in living green infrastructure development.

The initiative is funded by the Metcalf Foundation.

This project involves the development of a tool that features detailed descriptions of multiple green infrastructure technologies and the average costs and benefits and then applying this analysis to areas in different communities that are redesigned in a one-day intense planning session.

“The Metcalf Foundation is pleased to be supporting this innovative project which will help our communities become more sustainable and resilient in a tangible way,” says Sandy Houston, president and ceo of the Metcalf Foundation.

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“These sessions are poised to further animate the benefits of green infrastructure and its many roles in helping us achieve healthy and resilient communities,” said Tony DiGiovanni, executive director of Landscape Ontario.

Founder and president of Green Roofs for Healthy Cities and co-founder of Green Infrastructure Ontario Coalition Steven Peck, said, “There is a case to be made for significantly increasing the amount of public investment in the design, installation and maintenance of living green infrastructure in our urban and suburban communities. In order to achieve this, we need the tools to reenvision what is possible, and make the business case that this investment should be made.”

In addition to its partnership with Landscape Ontario, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities is joined on the project with Green Infrastructure Ontario and the Ontario Parks Association. This vast pool of resources allows for an unprecedented collaboration between top thinkers in a number of key green infrastructure practices.

Hans Peter Werder passed away on Dec. 15, 2013, at the age of 67, after a twoand-a-half year battle with cancer.

He is survived by his wife Bethy Cruz, his brother Bernhard in Switzerland, his children Daniel (Karin), Joy (Derek), Peter (Julia) and Monique (Chris), and his grandchildren Ezra, Julian, Levi, Noah, Joel, Nathan, Olivia and Rachel. He was predeceased by his first wife Mathilda (Tilly) Werder.

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17, 1946 in Switzerland. He moved to Canada in 1964. He was a proud member of the Landscape Ontario Growers’ Group. He worked for several nurseries during his almost 30 year career, including Connon AVK and Aldershot Greenhouses. Hans Peter retired in September 2011 from Pan American Nursery Products, where he was head grower.

Most knew him as H.P., a gentle and kind man, who enjoyed talking about sports. During his short retirement, he regularly visited the nursery to walk the grounds and chat with staff. He will be greatly missed by all those who knew him personally and professionally.

As a fellow employee, and friend Mark Stephens, put it so eloquently, “I’m sure the gardens look a little better in heaven, now that H.P. has arrived.”

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She was the wife of the late John (Jack) Stupple. Forever loved and remembered by her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Stupple’s association with the Ontario green trades began in 1960 when she was hired by Gwen Stupple the fledgling Ontario Nurseryman’s Association (one of LO’s founding partners) in 1960, to help organize its second annual conference. She also wrote a regular column for several years in the ONA Newsletter, ‘For the Girls,’ and became executive secretary of the association in 1961. Eventually, Stupple became editor of Canadian Nurseryman magazine, and when that folded, began her own industry publication Gardenland and operated a garden centre in Waterdown with the same name.

In 1974, Landscape Ontario honoured Gwen with its garden communicator award. When Landscape Ontario celebrated its 25th anniversary in 1998, Stupple’s knowledge of the industry made her an invaluable resource in compiling data for the anniversary yearbook.

Gwen Stupple loved to travel, go to the theatre, play cards and word games.

She made new friends easily and played her final bridge hand the Friday before she died. Honouring her last wish, cremation has taken place with a private interment to follow at Garden Lane Cemetery, East Flamborough Township.

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Design and build perspectives at Lecture Series

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ASSOCIATION NEWS build firm is based in Ancaster, and has been building unique residential gardens for over 20 years. Cedar Springs has recently expanded into both Oakville and Ottawa. In his 20 years of industry experience, Bartels has designed, sold and managed over $25 million worth of landscape construction.

Szczepaniak is a member of the Ontario Association of Landscape Architects. An avid traveler, he draws inspiration from such sources as the historic homes and gardens of Europe and the landscapes of South America. He has been featured in several newspaper and magazine articles.

This year’s lecture series will take place on Feb. 25 at the Paradise Banquet and Convention Centre, 7601 Jane Street, in Vaughan. Registration begins at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 6 and the lecture at 7.

To register for the Landscape Contractor Lecture Series, go to http://gfl.me/h1Xe.

Chapter offers open invitation to Ski and Spa Day

Georgian Lakelands hopes all members of Landscape Ontario get to enjoy this year’s Ski and Spa Day on Feb. 27.

The annual event has been a popular winter activity for the Chapter, and this year has added a great alternative for the nonskier with the Scandinave Spa.

Organizers say conditions are looking great on the Collingwood ski hill, Craigleith Ski Club. Of course, conditions are always great in the Spa.

Various packages for both skiing and spa, or just one of the two are available. To register, or for more information, go to http:// gfl.me/h20C.

Golden Horseshoe hosts Skate and Shinny Family Fun Day

Golden Horseshoe Chapter and Grand River Natural Stone invite LO members to bring the whole family for a fun-filled skate and shinny at the Gateway Ice Centre on Feb. 17.

The skate will take place at Hamilton’s newest sports arena, at 610 South Service Road, corner of Fruitland Road, Stoney Creek. Landscape Ontario members and their families are welcome to come out and enjoy free family skate, shinny with lunch from Don Cherry’s Sport Grill, all courtesy of Grand River Natural Stone.

The family skate goes from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., while adult shinny is from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The Chapter is planning to donate food to the Stoney Creek Food Bank, and is asking for participants of the fun day for donations to help the cause.

Registration is required to obtain free tickets. To register, go to http://gfl.me/h21d.

For more information call Lee Rozon, Golden Horseshoe Chapter Coordinator, at 1-877-640-4005, or email lrozon@ landscapeontario.com.

Upper Canada hosting annual squash tournament

Upper Canada Chapter is hosting its third annual squash tournament on Feb. 19, starting at 10 a.m.

Organizer Dan Clost CHT, says, “The event is taking place in the eastern reaches of the Chapter, Country Squire Resort, Best Western, Gananoque, in order to make it easier for the Ottawa folk to join us; although, all are welcome. The date was picked to fall between major landscape events and coincides with the time that all of you alpha personalities have just about exceeded your cabin fever quotient.”

The tournament accommodates all levels of ability. “It is a fun day for beginners (apprentices) and seasoned players (journeymen) alike,” says Clost. “There is also a challenge trophy to be defended against all comers. Good exercise, good food, good swag and great socializing.”

For more information see the Upper Canada Chapter page at http://gfl.me/h1ZT, or contact Rachel Cerelli at rachel@landscapeontario.com to register. Cost is $20 per person, and includes lunch. In case of snow, the event will take place on Feb. 26.

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The talents and creativity of landscape construction, maintenance and design contractors were celebrated at the Awards of Excellence gala on Jaunuary 7, 2014 at Congress. Winners of the awards portray a competitive spirit, strive for continuous achievement and improvement, offer services distinctly different from the competition and are stewards of the horticultural trades, sharing a vision for a vibrant and prosperous future.

From the winning entries, Ontarians can expect to see inspired outdoor living space designs, that build strong connections to the natural world and projects that incorporate respect, responsibility and community.

For more information on the Awards of Excellence, visit LOawards.com, or contact Kristen McIntyre at awards@landscapeontario.com, or 1-800-265-5656, ext. 321.

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LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION Aden Earthworks Inc Residential Construction: $25,000 - $50,000

The awards recognize the breathtaking design and master craftsmanship in landscape construction, maintenance and design projects created by Landscape Ontario members.

AquaSpa Pools & Landscape Design Residential Construction: $100,000 - $250,000 (x3) Artistic Shadows Landscaping Residential Construction: $100,000 - $250,000 Benj Art Inc Landscape Architects and Contractors Residential Construction: $50,000 - $100,000 Betz Pools Ltd Residential Construction: $100,000 $250,000 (x3), $10,000 - $25,000, $250,000 - $500,000 (x3), $25,000 - $50,000 and Landscape Lighting Design & Installation Beyond Landscaping Residential Construction: $25,000 - $50,000 Bouwmeister Landscaping Ltd Residential Construction: $250,000 - $500,000 Cedar Springs Landscape Group Residential Construction: $100,000 -$250,000 (x2), $50,000 - $100,000 and Special Interest Construction Clearwater Ponds Construction - Water Features Curbz Landscaping Residential Construction: $50,000 - $100,000

Casey van Maris Award 2014 presented to Betz Pools

DA Gracey & Associates Residential Construction: $50,000 - $100,000 and $100,000 - $250,000 Darsan Residential Construction: $100,000 - $250,000 and $250,000 - $500,000 (x4) DiMarco Landscape Lighting Landscape Lighting Design & Installation Dr. Landscape Inc Residential Construction: $25,000 - $50,000 Earthscape Ontario Residential Construction: $50,000 - $100,000 and Special Interest Construction

Tom Intven presents the president’s ring to Phil Charal

Garden Creations of Ottawa Ltd Residential Construction: $100,000 - $250,000 and $250,000 - $500,000 Garden Grove Group Special Interest Construction (x2) Gelderman Landscape Services Special Interest Construction Griffith Property Services Ltd Special Interest Construction (x3), Residential Construction: $25,000 - $50,000 and $250,000 - $500,000 Hackstone Landscapes Residential Construction: $100,000 - $250,000 and Special Interest Construction (x2) Hogan Landscaping Inc Residential Construction: $50,000 $100,000 (x2) and $25,000 - $50,000 (x2) Hutten & Co. Landscaping Residential Construction: $100,000 -$250,000, $25,000 - $50,000, $50,000 $100,000 and Landscape Lighting Design & Installation Ideal Landscape Services Commercial Construction - multi-residential & industrial - $10,000 - $25,000 and Residential Construction: $250,000 - $500,000 Integra Bespoke Lighting Systems Landscape Lighting Design & Installation It’s About Thyme Residential Construction: $10,000 - $25,000 JC Landscaping Inc Residential Construction: $50,000 - $100,000 Jen-Dan Limited Commercial Construction - multi-residential and industrial: Over $250,000 Kim Price Landscape Design Inc Residential Construction: $100,000 - $250,000 Landscape Effects Group Landscape Lighting Design & Installation and Residential Construction: $500,000 - $1,000,000 Landscape Plus Ltd Residential Construction: $250,000 - $500,000 Landscapes By Lucin Residential Construction: $50,000 - $100,000 Leishman Landscaping Ltd Residential Construction: $50,000 - $100,000 (x2)

Eco Landscape Design Residential Construction: $50,000 - $100,000, $25,000 - $50,000

MapleRidge Landscapes Ltd Residential Construction: $100,000 $250,000 and Landscape Lighting Design & Installation

Edengrove Landscapes Ltd Residential Construction: $100,000 - $250,000

Michael Scott’s Landscaping Residential Construction: $100,000 - $250,000

Elite Designed Concrete Inc Residential Construction: $25,000 - $50,000, $10,000 - $25,000 and Special Interest Construction

Monarch Landscape Residential Construction: $100,000 - $250,000 and $50,000 - $100,000

Fossil Landscapes Ltd Residential Construction: $100,000 - $250,000 (x2), $25,000 - $50,000, $50,000 - $100,000 (x2)

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Future Lawn Inc Special Interest Construction and Place of Business

Natural Stonescapes Inc Residential Construction: $500,000 - $1,000,000 Oakridge Landscape Contractors Ltd Commercial Construction - multi-residential and industrial: $50,000 - $100,000 and $100,000 - $250,000

Oriole Landscaping Ltd Residential Construction: $250,000 $500,000 and $100,000 - $250,000 (x2) PAO Associates Special Interest Construction Paradisaic Creative Decks Residential Construction: $50,000 - $100,000 Planit Green Landscapes Residential Construction: $50,000 - $100,000 (x2) Pro-Land Landscape Construction Inc Residential Construction: $100,000 - $250,000, $250,000 - $500,000 (x2), $50,000 - $100,000 and Special Interest Construction Quiet Nature Ltd Residential Construction: $25,000 - $50,000 (x3) and Construction - Water Features Royal Stone Landscaping & Design Special Interest Construction and Landscape Lighting Design & Installation and Residential Construction: $100,000 - $250,000 S Rebelo Landscapes Inc Commercial Construction - multi-residential & industrial: $10,000 - $25,000, Construction Water Features and Residential Construction: $250,000 to $500,000, $50,000 - $100,000 Shades of Summer Landscaping & Maintenance Landscape Lighting Design & Installation and Residential Construction: $100,000 - $250,000 Shibui Landscaping Construction - Theme Gardens Snips Landscape & Nursery Construction, Balcony or Rooftop Garden St. Jacobs Country Gardens Construction - Water Features Sycamore Landscape Residential Construction: $25,000 - $50,000 and $10,000 - $25,000 Tarrascape Innovation Inc Commercial Construction - multi-residential and industrial: $25,000 - $50,000 The Landmark Group Residential Construction: $500,000 to $1,000,000 The Scott Wentworth Landscape Group Ltd Commercial Construction - multi-residential and industrial: $50,000 - $100,000 and Residential Construction: $100,000 - $250,000 TLC Professional Landscaping Residential Construction: $100,000 - $250,000 Tri-Green Inc Residential Construction: $50,000 - $100,000 Vaughan Landscaping Landscape Lighting Design & Installation and Residential Construction: $50,000 - $100,000 Welwyn Wong Landscape Design Landscape Lighting Design & Installation Yards Unlimited Landscaping Inc Special Interest Construction Zeng Landscaping Residential Construction: $250,000 - $500,000

LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE Boffo Landscaping Inc Private Residential Maintenance: 1 acre or more Clintar Landscape Management Mississauga West Corporate Building Maintenance: Over 2 acres Dr. Landscape Inc. Special Interest Maintenance - Residential or Commercial Garden Creations of Ottawa Ltd Private Residential Maintenance: 15,000 sq ft - 1 acre

Awards entrants are judged on originality, harmony of design elements and integration of plant and landscape materials.

Hank Deenen Landscaping Ltd Special Interest Maintenance Residential or Commercial Quiet Nature Ltd Non-Turf Maintenance Shades of Summer Landscaping & Maintenance Private Residential Maintenance: 15,000 sq ft - 1 acre and Non-Turf Maintenance and Private Residential Maintenance: Under 15,000 sq ft lot size Strathmore Landscape Contractors Non-Turf Maintenance The Cultivated Garden Private Residential Maintenance: 15,000 sq ft - 1 acre

New LO President Dave Braun presents the Frank Ewald Jr. Award to Ryan Heath

The Landmark Group Private Residential Maintenance: 15,000 sq ft - 1 acre and Private Residential Maintenance: 1 acre or more (x2) The Professional Gardener Private Residential Maintenance: 1 acre or more Water’s Edge Landscaping Private Residential Maintenance: 1 acre or more

LANDSCAPE DESIGN Cedar Springs Landscape Group Private Residential Design: 5000 sq ft or more

Don Salivan Grounds Management Award 2014 presented to Shades of Summer Landscaping and Maintenance

Earthscape Ontario Private Residential Design: 5000 sq ft or more and Private Residential Design: 2500 - 5000 sq ft (x3) and Commercial Design Jason Smalley Landscape Design Inc. Private Residential Design: 5000 sq ft or more The Landmark Group Private Residential Design: 2500 - 5000 sq ft (x2) Welwyn Wong Landscape Design Private Residential Design: 2500 - 5000 sq ft

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VOLUNTEER PROFILE Peter Guinane’s volunteer resume is long and impressive Back in 1996, Peter Guinane of Oriole Landscaping in Toronto became involved with Landscape Ontario so that he could help with Canada Blooms.

Since those days he has broadened his involvement with the association far beyond the festival.

He joined the Canada Blooms Board of Directors in 2005, and this past fall he stepped down to pursue other volunteer duties. Last year he joined the CNLA Landscape Canada Committee.

He has served many years with LO’s Landscape Contractors Sector Group. He currently serves as the group’s chair, and for the past three years has represented the group on the LO provincial board.

Guinane says he was thrilled to help with the restoration of St. James Park

in Toronto. “I was asked to contribute my management skills to coordinate 25 or 30 companies in a twoday blitzkrieg! I love a challenge. But with so many professional companies in the spirit of charity, it was actually much easier than I expected and a lot of fun.”

During his time as a volunteer, Guinane has made a great number of friendships among his business competitors. “It may be counterintuitive, but talking to others with similar experiences has helped me learn new and

better ways to run my business. By reciprocating, I hope to improve the quality and respect for our industry.”

He wants to see the association, “work to improve our professionalism. In fact, those are the areas I have been focusing on through my participation. These are goals that don’t have an end target, except to instill the value of professional horticulture as part of our culture.”

Peter Guinane’s record of volunteerism goes back to his time in high school. “Back then, I served meals at the Good Shepherd Refuge every Friday. As an adult, I have been active in the running community and can be seen handing out water at the water stations, if I’m not in the race myself.”

He has also coached soccer for his two sons, and volunteered at their schools for many events.

“They are getting too old for that kind of help now, so I am looking forward to finding new opportunities that we can participate in together.”

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EVENTS

February 27

Georgian Lakelands Ski and Spa Day 2014

Bookmark www.horttrades.com/comingevents for up-to-date event information.

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February 20

Gateway Ice Centre, Stoney Creek Join the Golden Horseshoe Chapter at Hamilton’s newest sports arena in Stoney Creek.

Landscape Ontario members and their families are welcome to come out and enjoy the free event with lunch from Don Cherry’s Sport Grill, all courtesy of Grand River Natural Stone. Registration is required to obtain your free tickets at http://gfl.me/h21d. For more information call Lee Rozon, at 1-877-640-4005, or email lrozon@landscapeontario.com.

Wasaga Beach RecPlex, 1724 Oakview Room, 1724 Mosley Street, Wasaga Beach This meeting will feature a landscape designers and round-table discussion, starting at 9 a.m.

As landscape designers and contractors, our success is measured by the experience of visitors to the sites we create. To register for the Chapter meeting, go to https://guestlistapp.com/ events/217650.

Golden Horseshoe Skate and Shinny Family Fun Day

February 19

Upper Canada Squash Tournament

Best Western, Gananoque Get your squash on. Upper Canada Chapter is hosting its third annual squash tournament, starting at 10 a.m. For more information see the Upper Canada Chapter page at http://gfl.me/h1ZT. Cost is $20 per person, and includes lunch. In case of snow, the event will take place on Feb. 26.

Georgian Lakelands Chapter meeting

February 25

Landscape Contractor Lecture Series 2014

Paradise Banquet and Convention Centre, 7601 Jane St., Vaughan Landscape Ontario’s annual Contractors’ Lecture Series is a gathering of landscape architects, designers, contractors and other industry professionals. Featured speakers are Adrian Bartels and John Szczepaniak OALA. Tickets are $15 per person, if purchased by Feb. 11, and include dinner. After Feb. 11, tickets are $25 per person. To register, go to http://gfl.me/h1Xe. Contact Kristen@landscapeontario.com for more information on the event.

NEW MEMBERS Georgian Lakelands Dorian Landscape Darlene Prospero 1767 Wingrove Ave, Innisfil, ON L9S 1S4 Tel: 705-737-7649 Membership Type: Active Lake of Bays Landscaping Dan Macevic 3431 Muskoka Rd 117, PO Box 230 Baysville, ON P0B 1A0 Tel: 705-205-1781 Membership Type: Active Reliabuild Construction Matthew Cranswick 22 Chamberlain Cres, Collingwood, ON L9Y 0E3 Tel: 705-888-4029 Membership Type: Interim

The Gardener (Hamilton-Ancaster) Sean Walker 194 - 35 Stone Church Rd, Bldg 3 Ancaster, ON L9K 1S5 Tel: 905-549-7667 Membership Type: Satellite

London Triple H Paving Stone Inc Garry Hansford 1859 Crumlin Rd, London, ON N5V 3B8 Tel: 519-452-1000 Membership Type: Active

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AFM Landscaping Paul Manion 150 Samuel Lount Rd, Holland Landing , ON L9N 1K3 Tel: 416-580-9223 Membership Type: Active

Big Mike Landscape Design Michael Dren 424 Upper Horning Rd, Hamilton, ON L9C 7P5 Tel: 289-838-2363 Membership Type: Interim

Base Natural Stone & Landscape Supply Sam Kalibar 17380 Hwy 27, Schomberg, ON L0G 1T0 Tel: 905-939-1112 Membership Type: Chapter Associate

Southwest Greens Ontario Inc Brett Loch 2147 Deerwood Dr, Burlington, ON L7M 2Y3 Tel: 905-315-8998 Membership Type: Associate

Melrose Paving Co. Ltd Franklyn Jumu C - 10 Audley St, Toronto, ON M8Y 2X2 Tel: 416-255-8383 Membership Type: Associate

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Craigleith Ski Club, or Scandinave Spa This year Georgian Lakelands Chapter has decided to entice all the non-skiers to come out for this fantastic event, and soak in the relaxing waters of the Scandinave Spa. Whether you ski, snowboard or spa, there is room for you at the Georgian Lakelands 2014 Winter family friendly event. It all starts at 8:30 a.m. To register, go to http://gfl.me/h20C. February 27

Windsor Chapter meeting

Dominion Golf Course, LaSalle A representative from Sheridan Nurseries will speak on recent woody plant introductions, starting at 12-noon. To RSVP to this Chapter meeting, contact Jay Rivait at jaytopgrade@ hotmail.com.

March 14 - 23

Canada Blooms 2014

Direct Energy Centre, Toronto Spring comes early to Toronto, as Canada Blooms goes Wild in 2014. Visitors can experience two shows for the price of one, as the popular flower and garden festival is co-located with the National Home Show. For details about the event, go to Canadablooms.com, and to find out about discounted tickets for LO members, go to www.horttrades.com.

Tru Green Lawncare Wade Patry 3045 Southcreek Rd, Mississauga, ON L4X 2X7 Tel: 905-238-8150 Membership Type: Active

Upper Canada Mahindra USA Inc Len Hughes 600 - 9020 Jackrabbit Rd, Houston, TX 77095 Tel: 613-242-0358 Membership Type: Associate

Waterloo Horst Welding Steve Horn 6455 Reidwoods Dr, Elmira, ON N3B 2Z3 Tel: 519-669-9488 Membership Type: Associate J.R. Fine Grading Ltd Joe Ribeiro 739 Robert Ferrie Dr, Kitchener, ON N2R 0B2 Tel: 519-240-7350 Membership Type: Active Reid’s Heritage Landscape Jason Parks 6783 Wellington Rd 34, RR 22, Cambridge, ON N3C 2V4 Tel: 519-658-6656 Membership Type: Active Solomon Colors Inc Gerry Colquhoun 24 - 310 Cristopher Dr, Cambridge, ON N1P 1B4 Tel: 519-841-5964 Membership Type: Associate

INDUSTRY NEWS

The December ice storm may draw attention to the benefits of the proper care and pruning of urban trees.

Ice storm may benefit trees While the ice storm that hit Toronto in December was devastating, it there may be some benefits to the city’s tree canopy.

Trees for Life is part of Urban Tree Coalition Canada, made up of not-forprofit organizations. Landscape Ontario is one of those groups.

Mark Cullen, Volunteer Chair of Trees for Life, says one benefit from the ice storm is the wonderful opportunity to connect with the media, the public and government officials on important arboriculture issues. “With dead or damaged trees in the face of the public, we have been given a golden opportunity to talk about the benefits of our urban tree canopy as it relates to health and wellness, the environment, economy and social behaviour.”

Stephen Smith of Urban Forest Associates says, “I’ve barely seen any oaks, sugar maples, walnuts, or even ash that are broken. Usually it’s the trees that already had defects in them that broke, and not all of them broke anyway. Even sick ash I know of didn’t fall. Some deadwood fell off, but usually nothing more.

All the young trees of nearly all species did fine; it was the bigger ones that were damaged.”

Mike Rosen, President of Tree Canada and a veteran of the 1998 ice storm

that hit eastern Ontario, says there may be some benefits at damages caused by ice storms, as opposed to mid-summer wind storm damage.

“In winter, trees are dormant and further injury by insects and disease is less likely than if the injury occurs during the growing season,” says Rosen. “Recovery depends on the health of the tree, the amount of maintenance before the damage, especially preventive pruning, and the extent of the damage. Healthy, well-maintained trees with few damaged branches should recover, and in time the crown may even appear normal.”

Stephen Smith says he sees Manitoba maples, crack willows, white mulberries, white elms and silver maples in some areas that were damaged. “Most should be OK with pruning. Really old and brittle black locusts were hit hard.”

Not surprisingly old Norway maples sustained a lot of damage. “Those trees I saw are all relatively old and not well cared for. Most had girdling roots and were not pruned properly through their lives (lion-tailed). They weren’t healthy specimens and would have come down over the next 20 years anyway. In other areas, the Norways didn’t do too bad.”

Smith says some white birches were hit hard also. “Young ones were bent over completely, but many have stood back up. Older clumps have lost a lot of their tops. Pruning may be able to correct them.”

Smith says that on properties where trees were well cared for, they fared better than the ones that are neglected or only pruned when damage occurs. “A

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INDUSTRY NEWS storm like this always sorts out the weak and strong. The ones suited to our local climate did very well, not surprisingly.

Nice to see our consistent message to care for your trees and plant species suited to the local climate playing itself out.” says Smith Smith predicts the city will lose about 20 per cent of the existing tree canopy by the time the removals are done. “Time to plant new shade trees. I and others are very concerned that people will fear all the medium to large sized trees around them now and ask for removal and replacement with small ornamentals. We have to work against this in all discussions with the public,” says Smith.

“More than likely, if the tree was healthy before the storm, it is still going

to be healthy after the storm,” says Rory Quigley, President of the International Society of Arboriculture Ontario, and an arborist with the Town of Cobourg.

“An assessment of your trees done every three to five years is the best way to protect yourself against costly property or tree damage caused by ice and wind storms,” says Paul Ronan, the executive director of the Ontario Parks Association.

“An arborist can quickly identify structural weaknesses that will not withstand extreme weather conditions, a service that will cost significantly less than the aggravation of insurance claims, structural house, garage or fence damage not to mention the liability and personal or public safety risks from falling limbs, branches and trees.”

Niagara Parks names new superintendent The Niagara Parks Commission is pleased to announce the hiring of Charles Hunter as its new superintendent of the Botanical Gardens, School of Horticulture and Butterfly Conservatory.

Hunter brings over 10 years of experience as instructor/curator at the School of Horticulture and a wealth of experience in world class floral exhibitions, including the International Mosaiculture Gardens of Montreal and Mosaiculture Japan. He is a graduate of the Niagara Parks School of Horticulture.

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CN to continue funding green properties program

CN will provide up to $25,000 in matching funds to more than 100 Canadian communities in 2014-16 to help green public properties.

Since CN initiated the program in 2012, community support of the program has been strong, with nearly 200 communities applying for funds. A total of 55 applications have been approved.

Sean Finn, CN Executive Vice-President, Corporate Services and Chief Legal Officer, says “The projects we’re seeing are outstanding for their scope and creativity.”

The From the Ground Up Program will continue to invite applications for tree planting and other green spaces programs.

CN works in partnership with two prominent national organizations on the program.

Tree Canada has a 20-year reputation for empowering communities to develop and maintain healthy urban and rural forests.

Communities in Bloom is renowned in communities across Canada for its work in enhancing green spaces.

“The projects undertaken in 2012 and 2013 have exceeded our expectations,” said Raymond Carrière, Founding President of Communities in Bloom. “Not only has the From the Ground Up program enabled communities to create green spaces, it has also demonstrated sustainability such as creating environments to learn about urban forestry and composting, provide play areas in much needed areas, establish natural buffer areas, and much more.

For more information on the program, go to http://gfl.me/x21q.

EXECUTIVE DESK Culture of care Tony DiGiovanni CHT LO Executive Director

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ongress 2014 has come and gone.

Despite inclement weather, forced road closings and plane cancellations, the event was positive and successful. In stark contrast to the howling wind, frigid crisp temperatures and dangerous icy conditions outside, the mood and energy inside was upbeat and optimistic.

Congress 2014 will forever be etched in my memory. There were many unprecedented challenges and situations that brought out the very best of our staff and volunteer team (family). It was inspiring to watch the undercurrent of support, compassion, empathy, camaraderie, persistence, resilience, creativity and care that formed the foundation of the choices, actions and responses to the many challenges of the week.

Here is some of what happened behind the scenes.

Congress starts on a Tuesday. Because of the massive size of the event, movein begins on the weekend. On Saturday morning, I received a call from show manager Heather MacRae. Heather started the conversation with a positive comment about how smooth the move-in process was going until an accident occurred in one of the booths, and police and ambulance had to be called. Thankfully, the accident victim was going to be fine, however, the police called the Ministry of Labour.

On the face of it, Heather was calm and in control. Congress has always been focused on safety. A safety officer (Tom Somerville) spends all his time during move-in ensuring exhibitors are wearing proper attire and are being careful.

Underneath that professional composure, Heather was wondering about the implications of the accident. Was the accident victim going to be okay? Could the Ministry shut down Congress? Were we in total compliance with the Health and Safety Act? These were all unsettling questions. Others might have panicked. Instead, Heather

called fellow team member Sally Harvey (our resident safety compliance specialist) and together they reviewed our processes and prepared for the Ministry of Labour visit.

The Ministry arrived on Monday. They were impressed by our processes and actions. They were even impressed by the show. There was a collective sigh of relief.

We were even more elated when we found out that the accident victim attended the show on the last day.

Monday before the show, the weather could not have been worse. It was the last day of move-in. A few exhibitors could not make it because highways were closed.

Our Warm-up Monday educational events (IPM Symposium, Landscape Designer Conference and Effective Management Workshop) were slow to start, but picked up by the afternoon.

And then at about 8 p.m. the power went out at the Toronto Congress Centre. Move-in was not complete. At first the emergency generators would not work.

This meant that the building would have to be evacuated and the rest of the move-in could not proceed because of safety reasons. Thankfully, the building manager was able to start one of the two generators. This meant that although it was still very dark, the work could proceed carefully. However, what would happen if the power did not come back by Tuesday? Would we have to close the show? Washrooms don’t work without power. Food cannot be prepared without power.

When I heard about the power outage, a number of us were in a nearby restaurant hosting a speaker who had come in from Ireland. We walked over to the Congress Centre and proceeded by dim light to the show office. The office was dark.

Huddled (some seated, others standing) in a circle with their winter coats on, I could barely see the outline of staff team members Heather MacRae, Sally Harvey, Linda Nodello, Darryl Bond and representatives from security, building operations, transportation and logistics. They were already planning strategy in the event the power did not come back.

It was a wonderful sight to see. It was like watching a symphony. Instead of panic there was positive action. They called the hotel to see if they could quickly accom-

modate the hundreds of seminar delegates who would have to be transferred from the Congress Centre. They had already spoken to the transportation company to arrange for buses if required. Food and beverage arrangements were made. The first words to come out of my mouth were, “Isn’t this fun?” There was polite silence.

It was decided that Plan B would be put in motion at 5 a.m. Thankfully, by midnight power was restored.

Tuesday came. Congress was fairly slow but still very positive. Exhibitors and attendees were upbeat. The Awards of Excellence ceremony on Tuesday night was one of the best. Over 600 were in attendance. Frank Ferragine did a wonderful job hosting. Producer extraordinaire Jennifer Howe from Perfect Sphere worked her legendary magic in partnership with event manager Kristen McIntyre. There was great staff team support from Kathleen Pugliese, Shawna Barrett and others.

Just before the event, we found out that the winner of the prestigious Dunington-Grubb Award (The Landmark Group) could not attend because the highways were closed in the area. Someone asked if we could live stream the event and recognize the winner using Skype. Ian Service is LO’s manager of digital communication.

His eyes lit up at the thought of meeting this challenge. In the end, the presentation was live streamed. It was just like looking at a professionally produced Hollywood awards presentation. Another challenge wonderfully met.

Wednesday and Thursday the crowds came. Everything proceeded smoothly.

Behind the scenes, the staff team and committee were relieved. We had experienced enough excitement and bonding opportunities to last a lifetime.

However, on Thursday morning another unfortunate incident happened. A visitor experienced a heart attack as soon as he entered the show. Thankfully volunteers Paul DeGroot and Cees Braamse reacted quickly. Paul called the ambulance right away and radioed security/first aid and show management. A defibrillator was used. CPR was performed. As of this writing, the individual is still in hospital. We are all praying for a speedy recovery.

In the face of another unexpected challenge, the team reacted once again quickly, professionally and with empathy. I have never been more thankful to be associated with such a professional, positive, resilient and most of all caring team.

Tony DiGiovanni may be contacted at tony@landscapeontario.com, or at 1-800-265-5656, ext. 304.

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SAFETY AND TRAINING Take advantage of education opportunities this winter

By Sally Harvey CLT, CLP Manager Education and Labour Development

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nother very successful Congress trade show and conference is behind us. I have received countless communications asking for similar presentations that were made by our expert speakers, and requests for what to consider next on the road to professional development.

Presentations are now posted for your access at www. horttrades.com/cp2014.

For those seeking more, the good news is that we have more to offer you.

We encourage industry members to continue the journey on the road to prosperity through professional development opportunities. For information about this winter’s seminars that will benefit you, your staff, your businesses and careers, go to www. horttrades.com/seminars. We encourage you to keep the learning going and building your network with like-minded people.

In addition, many of our partner organizations will post continuous learning opportunities on e-news each week. To stay tuned about that and other important LO news, make sure you contact Angela Lindsay at alindsay@landscapeontario.com, to receive at absolutely no cost our e-news and the electronic version of Landscape Ontario magazine. I always find it such a pity, when I am out and about and I hear that many staff members are not receiving these free resources. In my mind, the more your staff knows and are aware, the more professional your staff will be. Remember, they are the ones who are dealing with your clients. They need to be informed.

I suggest that every employer have every staff member connected to these two resources, to ensure that they too remain relevant with news and opportunities. Submit e-mail addresses for your entire team.

Landscape Industry Certification written tests will be offered throughout the winter months and the year. Designations

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available are Certified Landscape Technician (Turf Maintenance/Ornamental Maintenance, Hardscape Installation/Softscape Installation, Interior Landscaping, and Lawn Care), Certified Landscape Manager and Certified Landscape Designer. For more information about these designations, go to www.horttrades.com/certification.

Tests are scheduled for the winter and early spring months at St. Clair College in Windsor, Fanshawe College in London, Canada Blooms at the Direct Energy Centre in Toronto and the University of Guelph’s Ridgetown College, near Chatham.

If you want help in your preparation for any of these designation tests by attending seminars, go to www.horttrades.com/seminars/ to see which preparation seminar will support you best.

In addition, LO partners with the Irrigation Association (IA) and supports its irrigation certifications. In return, the IA acknowledges Landscape Ontario members and allows our members to register for all IA designations at discounted prices. To check them out, go to www.irrigation.org.

Here is a listing of the available designations: Certified Irrigation Contractor (CIC), Certified Irrigation Designer (CID), Certified Landscape Irrigation Auditor (CLIA), Certified Golf Irrigation Auditor (CGIA), Certified Landscape Water Manager (CLWM), Certified Agricultural Irrigation Specialist (CAIS) and Certified Irrigation Technician (CIT).

For employers who are aiming to increase profits through improved competency and safety, I highly recommend that you attend and/or send your supervisors and trainers to the On-the-Job Training Seminars scheduled this winter in Ontario.

Offered as a train-the-trainer workshop, the method is designed to focus on how most adults learn: On-the-Job. The workshops are simple in design, practical to use and provide employers with a safe and standardized approach to training. By improving how we train, we increase the quality, speed and efficiency of your efforts.

Seminars occur over 1.5 days of total training time and introduce the easiest and most effective methods for training. Many companies have bought into the OJT way and are seeing the benefits.

Many employers use the winter season to re-energize themselves and their business processes. May I remind you that LO developed an HR Toolkit available to all in the industry ready for download at www. horttrades.com/hrtoolkit?

Check it out and use it to improve your internal HR strategies that if followed, will support improved recruitment and retention of good employees. You can download it all or just sections, edit as you wish, then cut and paste, add them on your letterhead and use the guidelines to support you in the development of your employee handbook and policy and procedure manual. Note, we update this tool every year for you, and this year is no different. Our HR consultant has worked tirelessly to ensure it captures the legislative changes and updates.

In closing, I had the opportunity to attend a very informative Conference Board of Canada Conference in Toronto last November that was focused on postsecondary education and training in Canada. In fact, The Conference Board of Canada is developing a Centre for Skills and Post-Secondary Education (SPSE). It will be a major five-year initiative that will examine the advanced skills and education challenges facing Canada today.

While education is a provincial government responsibility, improving the skills and post-secondary education system is a national priority. It will be accomplished through broad collaboration of public and private sector stakeholders. The SPSE will address Canada’s advanced skills needs by helping to renew the roles, structure, activities and impact of the post-secondary education system.

Canada is not suffering from a labour shortage, but rather a skilled labour gap.

Our present systems are not training people to support the economy of today or tomorrow. It was interesting to note too that Canadian employers spend less on training than employers from other countries in the developed world, and that our government spends more on training than any other country in the developed world.

The conference presented perspectives from all over the world. There is an increased focus on training opportunities beyond colleges and universities, such as apprenticeship and certifications that can provide relevant skills to the economy. I am confident that Landscape Ontario and the industry are well positioned to support this direction and our members going forward.

Contact Sally Harvey at sharvey@landscapeontario.com.

PUBLIC RELATIONS Keep tracking the trends Customers are looking for designers and business owners who are staying in touch with what’s new. We live in an age where the general public is inundated with ideas from websites, TV shows, magazines, home shows, etc.

As your association, we will once again be working hard this year to make it as easy as possible for you to track those trends.

On a recent visit to the U.K. and Ireland, I had the opportunity to visit some spectacular gardens and take note of the current trends.

Let me share a few of those trends that I think are ready to expand to this continent.

The food experience, inspired by the endless magazines, books and TV shows on cooking, has resulted in the growing of food to become the hottest horticultural trend. Make sure you are leaving room in your landscape designs for raised beds, espalier fruit trees, herb-drying racks, mini-

By Denis Flanagan CLD Director of Public Relations and Membership Services

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ne way to run a successful business and stay in touch with your customers is to constantly be aware of changing trends in the world of horticulture.

This is another reason why membership in Landscape Ontario is so important. It allows you easy access to all sorts of current information. If you visited our January trade show, Congress, you would have collected dozens of ideas from the show floor, the conferences and the Awards of Excellence, all of which will help you run a leading edge company.

greenhouses, compost areas and yes even bee hives. It seems the foodies are here to stay for a while, and need room to grow.

Sculptured Living seemed to be in every garden centre, public garden and many private gardens I visited overseas. I saw featured pieces of art, often cleverly matching the sculpture with the surrounding plant material, eucalyptus and Elaeagnus reflected in blue glass, earthenware figures moulded into the cinnamon trunks of paper bark maple and modern pyramids circled by agave. It seemed to give a whole new perspective to focal points.

And lastly, it’s also about kids and dogs.

I think I spent my early years as a landscape designer putting these two in the same category and figuring out ways to keep them out of gardens. Now they have become a profit centre for endless merchandizing ideas, kids’ tools, boots, clothes, books, playhouses and games all with gardening themes.

If nothing else these ideas can often break the ice with customers. It can be way more fun discussing budgets for bee hives and boot scrapers, than 10 tonnes of armour stone.

Denis Flanagan may be contacted at dflanagan@landscapeontario.com.

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PROSPERITY PARTNERS You’re in good company

By Jacki Hart CLP Prosperity Partners Program Manager

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ast month I had a crystal clear revelation. It was one of those lovely moments when my subconscious mind prods my train of thought. This usually occurs in mid-sentence and in front of a room full of people (like it did this time).

Some pretty cool dots get connected in real time.

There I was, working with a keen group of business owners in the Effective Management Short Course, listening to my co-presenter Tim Kearney

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CLP, when I finally figured out why I’ve always known that Prosperity Partners is relevant to all of our members, regardless of business, size, sector, service or product.

I realize that no matter which business author, consultant or program you follow and trust, none of us are re-inventing the wheel. We simply put different spins on similar basic business premises, which most commonly include a defined foundation, clear vision, clear communication, authentic culture, positive accountability, team inclusivity, fiscal management, salesmanship, self- reflection and leadership.

Here’s my revelation hot off the press.

Relative to small business owner challenges, we have far more in common across this association than we have differences. Specifically, we all have most of the following business elements regardless of our sector. These include customers; suppliers; employees (or hired services we sub out); cash flow management; marketing/ advertising/social media/ website management, best practices for leadership, human resources, client experience management; certification/systemization, digital, electronic and/or physical inventory to manage; financial statements to interpret; accurate reporting to various government agencies; tools of our trade to invest in and manage and liability exposure and protection.

Think about it for a moment: We all have these things in common regardless of our sector.

Most, if not all of us, have heard our executive director Tony DiGiovanni say that we are an association whose purpose is to grow a prosperous, professional and ethical industry that is respected and recognized by all stakeholders for the contribution that the industry makes in enhancing quality of life. Within that concept, lies a commonality of purpose between members and across all sectors.

What I’m suggesting here, is that you expand your thinking to include your crosssector peers in a common purpose to support and mentor each other. The power of mentorship, networking and sharing is immeasurable, regardless of in which sector you focus your business delivery. Consider for a moment the mutual benefit if we

all embrace the broadly common threads which weave together the challenges of our businesses as peers.

Our new president, David Braun, announced a theme at our recent Annual General Meeting. Growing together is his presidential theme for the next two years. I commend David on his vision, and wholeheartedly embrace his theme. This overlays well onto the Prosperity Partners’ concept. Growing together offers an opportunity for renewed respect between each of us in the LO community. We have a great opportunity to embrace the commonality among us and leverage it to support each other in our business journey to improved prosperity.

By connecting these dots, a great segue is created to introduce the concept of a peer-to-peer network for our members.

Later this month, Tim Kearney and I will present a proposal to our board of directors which supports the development of a facilitated peer network. It’s members helping members, growing together. It just doesn’t get any better.

I look forward to providing more details next month.

For more info on the Prosperity Partners Program offerings this year, go to www.horttrades.com/prosperity.

With so much interest shown in a future Build Your Prosperity seminar, one has been scheduled for Mar. 19 at the LO home office in Milton, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Sign up at at www.horttrades.com/pp001.

Jacki Hart may be contacted at prosperity@landscapeontario.com.

The author has some of her best ideas in front of a room full of her peers.

UNDERGROUND WORLD Jim Douglas receives Landscape Ontario Trillium Award

By Terry Murphy CLP

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very once in a while you will notice a company, an organization or an individual doing exceptional work and accomplishing great results. The recent Congress Awards of Excellence evening recognized one such individual. It was Jim Douglas, past president of the Ontario Regional Common Ground Alliance (ORCGA).

He has been a real friend and partner with the landscape industry and has been the leader in Canada in promoting underground damage prevention. He is truly deserving of The 2014 Landscape Ontario Trillium Award.

There are billions of dollars worth of underground utilities under or streets and running through our urban and rural properties. We have gas lines, electric distribution lines, telephone lines, oil lines, water and sewer pipes, fibre-optic lines and other utility assets. Every time someone digs or excavates the soil, serious potential damages can occur. These underground utility damages cost our industries thousands and thousands of dollars to repair annually, in addition to the potential of injury or loss of life.

It is not just a cost to industry, but also to all of us as consumers. ORCGA is dedicated to underground damage prevention, getting contractors to obtain locates before they dig and lowering the costs of damages to industry and the public. Jim Douglas has dedicated the last 30-plus years of his working life to this endeavour, and the last decade as the president of the ORCGA. The Trillium Award recognizes and honours Jim for his dedication to the damage prevention industry and for his many successes over the years. Here are some of Jim’s accomplishments: • One of the original founders of the ORCGA • Chair or president for the last decade • Partnered with large organizations and encouraged sponsorships to make the organization financially sound

• Single handily developed a membership of over 400 companies • He has championed Bill 8, The Ontario One Call Act, through the provincial legislature in record time (requires that all utilities, municipalities etc., belong to the Ontario One Call network) • Chaired the development of the industry’s Best Practices Manual for safe excavation for Ontario industry. Other provinces are looking to use the same manual • Developed a certification program for locators to improve skills and expertise, called the Damage Prevention Technician Program, with over 400 participants to date • Developed the Dig Safe logo, and even fought a three-year lawsuit to protect its exclusivity • Initiated a spring Dig Safe public promotion, which takes place in more than 30 centres across the province and has Home Depot and Tim Hortons as participating partners • Initiated a Dig Safe Fall Expo featuring educational seminars, demonstrations, competitions and a trade show. The first event was held at Landscape Ontario last September with over 200 participants • Started an annual competition and skills development for underground locators called Locate Rodeo • Started a summer golf tournament with over 250 participants • Organized an annual three-day winter symposium consisting of educational seminars, an awards ceremony, and a trade fair with more than 300 industry professionals participating • Encouraged other provinces to come together to form a national damage prevention organization known as the Canadian Common Ground Alliance • Set in place a provincial network of 13 underground alliance local chapters called Geographic Councils • Started a quarterly publication for the underground damage prevention industry called Ear to the Ground • Headed up several marketing efforts in an attempt to reduce insurance rates to excavators.

• Introduced and has all utilities using the Damage Information Reporting Tool

Report, known as the DIRT. It contains the industry’s statistical information on underground strikes All of these efforts have contributed to increasing locate requests, reducing the costs of damage and saving lives. Jim has been a hard-working leader, results-oriented planner, future-thinking innovator and a true professional. He retired from full-time employment with ORCGA in September of 2013, but will continue to work part-time a couple of days a week. He has helped build a strong network of underground professionals who will continue the challenge of promoting the philosophy of getting locates and the Dig Safe message of safety in our industry. In honour of Jim and the ORCGA, Landscape Ontario declared Jan. 8, 2014 as Dig Safe Day at Congress.

We congratulate my friend, Jim Douglas, as the landscape industry’s Awards of Excellence Trillium Award recipient for 2014, in recognition of all his great work in damage prevention and his partnership with the landscape industry in Ontario.

Jim, thank you for your friendship and it has been honour and a privilege to represent Landscape Ontario on the ORCGA Board of Directors and to work with you.

We are all very proud of your significant contributions to the landscape industry.

Contact Terry Murphy at tvmurphy@ca.inter.net with your suggestions, questions and comments on any underground damage prevention issue.

Terry Murphy presents Trillium Award to Jim Douglas at Congress 2014.

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MEMBERSHIP Consider joining your chapter’s board

By Rachel Cerelli Membership and Chapter Coordinator

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very year your Chapter holds elections for its executive board of directors. The roles these members are elected into are 100 per cent voluntary.

The members of the executive fulfill their positions to help members and the industry as a whole.

So what exactly does the chapter executive board of directors do? Here are a few of the tasks.

• Participate in monthly executive meetings.

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educational meetings, annual events (golf tournaments, barbecues, squash, holiday socials, MTO events) and community projects.

• Attend as many monthly educational meetings as possible • Connect home office with Chapter members to ensure the everyone is up to date • Recruit new members • Coordinate Chapter community greening projects — access the community’s needs and give back by providing an area with green space Many involved on chapter boards say they actually get back more from their volunteer work than they give of themselves.

The other benefit of volunteering is networking, which is made possible by simply being a part of a community and a chapter.

To those entertaining the ideas of join-

ing a Chapter board, but perhaps are a little intimidated…we get it. The staff at home office are willing to help give you one-onone training, have you attend a board meeting to review the activities before joining, will supply you with a how-to manual, which will answer many questions that arise.

Elections for the Board of Directors will take place in the coming months across the province. If you want to get involved, contact me so I can pass the information on to the respective Chapter Board of Directors.

Even if you are not interested in becoming a member of the board, you still have a say on who runs your Chapter, plans your educational meetings and makes the decisions for the community projects, by simply attending the elections meeting and voting.

To find out when your Chapter is hosting elections, visit www.horttrades.com/chapter.

“Originally, I became involved with the Chapter to take advantage of the networking opportunities, but I’ve stayed in it for over ten years, because personally I get a lot out of the community initiatives our Chapter involves itself in,” says Jay Rivait, secretary of the Windsor Chapter.

Rachel Cerelli may be contacted at rachel@landscapeontario.com.

CLASSIFIEDS All classified ads must be pre-paid by credit card. Rates: $50.85 (HST included) per column inch Min. order $50.85. 15% discount on ads run for entire calendar year. Box Numbers: Additional $10.

Confidentiality ensured. Deadlines: 20th day of the month prior to issue date. (eg: June issue deadline is May 20th). January deadline is Dec. 10. Space is limited to a first come, first served basis.

To advertise: E-mail your name, phone number and ad to Robert at classifieds@landscapeontario. com or fax to (905) 875-0183. Online advertising: Website only ads are available for $67.80 (HST included) for Associaton members and $90.40 HST included for non-members. Website ads are posted for 31 days. View ads online at www.horttrades.com/classifieds

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES THRIVING GARDEN CENTRE FOR SALE Well established, turnkey opportunity, serving area for 30 years. Located midway between Toronto and Kingston. High repeat clientele.

Visit website below for details and contact information. www.businesssellcanada.com/ 33107002.htm ESTABLISHED MUSKOKA LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE COMPANY FOR SALE Successful, respected company, locally owned and operated, is looking for a professional and dedicated purchaser. Well-maintained fleet of trucks and equipment. Dependable staff, loyal customer base. Year-round operation.

For serious inquiries only, please reply in confidence by email to: MuskokaOpportunity@gmail.com

LANDSCAPER’S BUSINESS OFFICE, HOME AND PROPERTY FOR SALE A successful landscape architect is transitioning to the next generation; as part of this plan, he is selling the property where the company is currently located.

Over 55 acres near Terra Cotta in the beautifully rolling hills of Caledon is a convenient location to service the GTA. A 30x70 ft structure has been converted to business offices plus workshop and storage. The building has its own mechanical systems with driveway and yard that are separate from the family home.

The 3+BR/5Bath, 2 storey home is both elegant and inviting. It has an expansive main level that encourages entertaining plus a walk-out basement with games room. The decks and pool take advantage of a southern exposure for optimum enjoyment. Asking $1,450,000.

Call Michele Skawski, Sales Representative, RRSI Realty Inc., Brokerage 905-838-5012 or 416-220-4728 or go to: www.LiveInCaledon.ca

employment opportunities Macuto Nurseries Experienced farm workers required to perform manual work. Hand cultivating, digging and tree planting. Hourly rate $10.25.

Also required: Driver - Class A licence, Z Certificate and Mobile Crane Operator 0-8. Driver hourly rate $17.50.

Seasonal employment starting April 1, 2014 to Nov 30, 2014. Job site Keswick, Ontario.

Fax resume 905-898-0360 or call 905-898-6856 ALPINE LANDSCAPING Alpine Landscaping is a commercial landscape construction company that has been in business for 40 years. Our sites range from storm water management ponds, reforestation , channels, parks and townhouse developments.

We require experienced horticulturalists and landscapers for upcoming season. Interested applicants must have a valid driver’s license and transportation.

Please send your resume by email attention Paul to paul@aslgroup.ca

Classifieds continued >

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employment OPPORTUNITIES LANDSCAPE/GROUNDS MAINTENANCE/ GENERAL LABOUR The Mount Pleasant Group of Cemeteries owns and manages 10 cemeteries across the Greater Toronto Area and has been serving the Toronto community since 1826. We pride ourselves on making the memories of life and the wishes of loved ones the heart of everything we do.

Our Property Services team is looking for motivated Seasonal Employees to assist with maintaining the grounds of several of our properties within the Greater Toronto Area (located from Toronto to Oshawa to Vaughan).

Duties may include: General lawn care (cutting, trimming, re-grading, sodding) Weed removal Hand clipping of shrubs and small trees Maintain cleanliness of cemetery grounds Operate equipment as assigned Other duties as assigned Qualifications: Valid Ontario Class G2 Driver’s Licence or better, and clean driving record Able to perform physical labour and operate light equipment Able to work outdoors in various weather conditions Able to understand and carry out verbal and written instructions Experience in gardening, landscape, and/or construction is an asset

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Hours of Work: Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

40 hours per week Start Rate: $12.87 + vacation pay (4%) - Governed by Collective Agreement Start Date/Duration: April to September - approximately 16 weeks Applicants are encouraged to email an updated resume with “Seasonal Employment” in the subject line and indicate their preferred work location.

Email: recruitment@mountpleasantgroup.com Fax: 416-696-9325

employment OPPORTUNITIES

INTERNATIONAL LANDSCAPING INC Outstanding full-time and seasonal opportunities are available for qualified people to join our well established and award-winning landscape design, construction, and maintenance company located in north Oakville. We are currently hiring for: Landscape Design Technician Requirements include: Working knowledge of all aspects of landscape design, including 1-3 years design experience. Proficiency

in Dynascape Design & Colour, SketchUp, AUTOCAD and Apple computer programs an asset. College diploma or University Degree in landscape related field required. Demonstrated design ability and creativity. Able to follow direction and work independently. Working knowledge of plant material and hardscape materials.

Ability to work in a team environment. Excellent graphic and written skills.

Landscape Maintenance Foreperson Requirements include: a high degree of horticultural skill and knowledge, demonstrated supervisory and communication skills, ability to physically participate in day to day planting and maintenance, a demonstrated knowledge of trees, shrubs, perennials and annuals, knowledge of turf related practices. Ability to identify insects, diseases and weeds, and to recommend effective treatments. A positive, friendly manner to ensure excellence in customer service and employee morale. A valid driver’s license (D class an asset). Year round employment.

Landscape Maintenance Technician Requirements include: strong horticultural skills, experience in all aspects of property maintenance,valid driver’s license (class D an asset). Year round employment.

Seasonal Planting Technician Requirements include: Physical fitness, excellent work ethic, working on Saturdays, love of the outdoors and seasonal planting, creative & enthusiastic, ability to work independently. Year round employment.

Landscape Construction Technician Requirements include: Working knowledge of all aspects of landscape construction, including precast concrete pavers and walls, natural flagstone paving and walls, retaining wall construction, preparation of planting beds and installation of plant material, operation of skid steers, miniexcavators and loaders. Must have valid driver’s license (D class an asset). Carpentry skills an asset. Year round employment.

Compensation to commensurate with experience.

Start challenging yourself today in an environment that embraces diversity and rewards innovation.

While we appreciate all applications we receive, only those under consideration will be contacted.

Email your resume to: hr@intland.ca or fax to 905-876-0400 www.internationallandscaping.com WORK WITH AN INDUSTRY LEADER!

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