Horticulture Review - May 2008

Horticulture The Voice of Landscape Ontario

Review

May 15, 2008

Building a business Brian and Lynn Miller of Dusty Miller Landscaping have found success by bringing out the best in their employees Page 10

Chapter News - Page 14 • Scholarship Recipients Give Thanks - Page 21 • Board Highlights - Page 24

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Toronto Congress Centre, Toronto, Canada

Canada’s fall buying show for the green and floral industries For exhibiting and attending information, call 1-800-265-5656 or visit www.gardenexpo.ca An initiative of

Landscape Ontario and industry events LO chapters host an array of great events! To publicize your chapter’s event, please e-mail chapterevents@landscapeontario.com June 18-21 SIMA’s 11th Annual Snow and Ice Symposium Hyatt Regency Hotel, Two Fountain Plaza, Buffalo, N.Y. SIMA’s annual Snow and Ice Symposium moves to Buffalo this year and features some great speaker sessions, a special bid building program and eight hours of trade show time where delegates can check out the latest products. LO members are eligible for a registration discount. For more information, or to register, visit www.sima.org.

June 25 Waterloo Chapter Golf Tournament Rebel Creek Golf Club Registration starts at 8 a.m., with shotgun start at 9:15 a.m. followed by dinner after the tournament at 3 p.m. Cost is $175 per golfer.

Sponsorship opportunities available. For more information, or to register, call Paul Draves at 519-888-9992 or e-mail chapters@ landscapeontario.com.

July 10 Ottawa Chapter Golf Tournament Canadian Golf & Country Club, 7842 Hwy. 7, Ashton The Ottawa Chapter’s social event of the season. Registration starts at 11:00, golfers can enjoy a barbecue lunch, shotgun tee-off at 1:00 p.m., and return to the clubhouse for dinner after their game. Cost is $130 per person or $500 for a foursome. For sponsorship opportunities, or to register, please contact Patrick Charest at Permacon at 613-836-6194, ext. 230.

July 17-18 Certified Horticultural Technician Installation and Maintenance Landscape Ontario, 7856 Fifth Line South, Milton The written exam will be held Thurs., July 17 at 1 p.m, with the the practical evaluation on the following day from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. For information visit www.horttrades.com/cht, or contact Ashleigh Woodhall at awoodhall@ landscapeontario.com.

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July 17 Certified Horticultural Technician - Interior and Certified Irrigation Technician The written exam for CHT interior and CIT will be held Thurs., July 17, at 9 a.m. For information visit www.horttrades.com/cht, or contact Ashleigh Woodhall at awoodhall@ landscapeontario.com.

August 17 Toronto Chapter Baseball Tournament Richmond Green Ball Diamond, corner of Leslie and Elgin Mills Join the Toronto Chapter for its annual baseball tournament. Cost $500 per team, includes lunch, trophies and prizes. For information contact Stephanie at 1-800-265-5656, ext. 354.

July 17 CHT Training Session University of Guelph, Kemptville College To help CHT candidates prepare for their evaluations, the Ottawa chapter of LO offers a preview of the testing stations from 1-4 p.m. at the CHT test site at Kemptville College. For information, or to register for the preview, contact Lynn Lane at llane@landscapeontario.com.

August 21 Georgian Lakelands Trade Show and Golf Tournament Tangle Creek Golf and Country Club, 4730 Sideroad #2, Thornton Join the chapter for a combined trade show and golf tournament. The $135 cost includes golf, cart, lunch, dinner and prizes. An outdoor trade show on site runs from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Sponsorships available. For more information, contact Stephanie at 1-800-265-5656, ext. 354.

July 24 Toronto Chapter Dick Sale Memorial Golf Tournament Eagle Ridge Golf Club, 11742 Tenth Line, Georgetown Enjoy a day on the links at Eagle Ridge, followed by dinner at the Peters’ residence. Cost is $199 per golfer. Hole sponsorships are available for $125. Book early. Space is limited. Contact Stephanie at 1-800-265-5656, ext. 354.

August 13 Golden Horseshoe Golf Tournament Willow Valley Golf Course, 8475 English Church Road, Mount Hope Join the chapter for its first annual golf tournament. Registration at 11:00 a.m., shotgun start at 1:00 p.m. Sponsorship opportunities available.

Cost will include golf, cart. lunch and dinner.

Contact Stephanie Smith at 1-800-265-5656, ext. 354. Details to follow in HR and online at www.horttrades.com.

August 14-15 Certified Horticultural Technician Installation and Maintenance University of Guelph, Kemptville College Evaluations will be held for ornamental maintenance, turf maintenance, softscape installation and hardscape installation. The written exam will be held Thurs., Aug. 14, at 1 p.m, with the the practical evaluation on the following day from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. For information visit www.horttrades.com/cht.

August 27 Certified Horticultural Technician – Retail Landscape Ontario , 7856 Fifth Line South, Milton The written exam will be held Wed., August 27 at 1 p.m, with the the practical evaluation on the following day from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. For information visit www.horttrades.com/cht.

September 11 Golden Horseshoe Chapter Chicken Roast Hamilton Sod, 2907 Upper James, Mount Hope Celebrate another successful season with the Golden Horseshoe chapter’s annual chicken roast. Hosted this year by Hamilton Sod, admission for adults is $10 and kids eat free. The barbecue starts at 5 p.m. For more information contact Stephanie at 1-800-265-5656, ext. 354.

September 12 London Chapter Golf Tournament Pine Knot Golf Course, 5421 Hamilton Rd., Dorchester Join the London chapter for its annual golf tournament. Cost is $125, which includes golf (best ball scramble), cart, lunch, dinner and prizes.

Dinner only available for $50. Proceeds will go to the Banting House National Historic Site of Canada and the London chapter. For details, contact Wendy Harry at 519-488-0818.

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Energy and enthusiasm evident in all chapters

By Robert Adams LO president

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took advantage of my downtime during the winter to visit with each chapter of LO. I was more than impressed with the energy and efforts put forth by our members, into both supporting the association and building business relationships.

Ottawa chapter: I attended the January meeting which was a full house. The Ottawa chapter has converted to daytime meetings, which seems to be successful Robert Adams so far. The chapter presented a special award to Sheila James, Ottawa’s farm safety rep, for 15 years of service. Heard at the meeting: Tim Kearney commented that he never had an employee leave who did not start his own company; something to think about.

Upper Canada chapter: This is LO’s youngest chapter, a very strong chapter with excellent leadership. They have learned a lot in four to five years. Their meeting had 25 people in attendance which was a great turnout. Recent exhibits at the Quinte Home Show did the chapter and LO proud.

Durham chapter: The Durham chapter has had and continues to have strong leadership on its board. There is a renewed enthusiasm to produce more informative meetings and seminars for the upcoming season including a Supplier’s Barbecue Night in September. The chapter was heavily involved in the very successful Make a Wish Hayden’s Garden Project. The MTO meeting was one of the most highly attended across the chapters. Well done Durham!

Georgian Lakelands chapter: This chapter is doing great things to promote LO, such as its involvement in the Kidd’s Creek restoration project. They are spreading their meetings out across the chapter (recently in Huntsville with another planned for Collingwood). Georgian Lakelands has several new members on the executive this year, and I am proud to have been part of this chapter’s birth.

Toronto chapter: Our largest chapter, with approximately 1,000 members, is involved in lots of public events, including Canada Blooms.

I am looking forward to attending the David Suzuki lecture Toronto Chapter is sponsoring this November.

Quote of the Month

“A successful team is a group of many hands but of one mind.”

- Bill Bethel

Golden Horseshoe chapter: Their MTO meeting in March was one of the best I have been to. The chapter is benefitting from a fresh energetic executive with a lot of potential. They are looking for a community project to hang their hat on.

Waterloo chapter: This chapter is still going strong with good attendance at meetings.

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE

Making positive choices

By Tony DiGiovanni, CHT LO executive director

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ears ago (as a college student) I was sitting outside the library contemplating what I was going to do in life.

At the time the future looked very cloudy. As a high school student, I thought I wanted to become a musician.

Reality began to set in after trying it out for a year. I then enrolled in the Landscape program at Humber College. I Tony DiGiovanni did not have clue about the landscape industry. My girlfriend’s father happened to be the sales representative for Ball-Superior (a major supplier of seed to the horticultural trades) and I happened to glance at some seed catalogues. The only reason I chose the landscape program was because I was attracted to the pretty pictures. After one year of college, I was beginning to have second thoughts. Was this really a career I would enjoy?

Have I made the right choice? Will I be able for find suitable employment? At that apprehensive and unsettling moment I had an epiphany: Make a choice and then choose to do well. What I discovered by accident is that we have the ability to respond and make choices, no matter what conditions you find yourself in.

Sounds like a simple discovery, but it sure changed my direction.

We all have the ability to choose and respond to our conditions, no matter how bad or good they are. We all have the power and

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freedom to make positive choices. Unfortunately we also have the power and freedom to choose the negative. But even the consequences of

“We have the ability to respond and make choices, no matter what conditions you find yourself in.” negative choices can be reversed through the ability, freedom and power to choose again.

I find this simple truth so enriching. You might not be able to change a “client from hell,” or the callous bank manager, but you sure have the ability to choose your response. We have power to make huge positive changes in society by looking in the mirror and making the right personal choices in any given circumstance. It is always up to us to make the change we want.

We have the freedom to choose our response.

A remarkable story Last month I came across a little book called Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl.

Frankl had a promising career as a psychiatrist when World War II broke out, and he found himself in a concentration camp. His world was turned upside down. He lost his wife and family. He was subjected to horrific conditions where starvation, death and suicide were part of daily life. The book is a chronicle of his life and observations. He marvelled at how even

under such terrible conditions, with total lack of freedom, many chose to respond in ways that inspired hope and meaning. They had the power and freedom to choose their response — even in the concentration camps. This is a remarkable story. After reading the book I performed a Google search of “Victor Frankl” and found some video clips of his lectures. In one clip he was explaining what he had learned when, at the age of 65, he decided to take flying lessons.

His instructor told him that in order to reach the desired destination it was necessary to chart a course that accounted for weather and wind. In other words, a direct course would not reach the desired destination. The pilot was required to aim beyond the destination in order to reach it.

He then related this to his own work as a psychiatrist. In order to help people he had to help them see the meaning and significance of life by showing them they have the power to make choices that would get them to desired health.

So what does all this have to do with the landscape industry?

Our association community has benefited from the many members who have made a choice to help improve each other’s knowledge, competence, professionalism, prosperity and public trust.

LO is comprised of many members who are daily enhancing people’s lives through their work and positive interactions. Let’s keep improving quality of life by looking in the mirror and making the right choices.

Have a great season!

Tony DiGiovanni can be reached by e-mail at tonydigiovanni@landscapeontario.com

MEMBERSHIP MESSAGE

LO display highlight of Quinte show

By Denis Flanagan, CLD Manager, membership services

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s we all know, a successful project relies on a solid plan, a well thought-out work schedule and outstanding teamwork.

Certainly all those elements were evident at the Quinte Sports Arena in Belleville at the Quinte Home Builders Show, held March 2730. The Upper Canada Chapter of LO not only sponsored the show, but created a fabulous Denis Flanagan landscape feature which was its major highlight. Visitors were wowed by four spectacular gardens built by Dutchman Lawn and Garden, Fresh Landscape and Garden Solutions, Picture Perfect Landscaping Quinte and The Scott Wentworth Landscape Group.

A wide variety of hard and soft materials were incorporated into the display gardens, with

some innovative water features catching the public’s attention.

The four gardens were joined together with a central walkway, allowing room for a prominent Landscape Ontario booth. The booth was manned by members from the Upper Canada chapter. Attendees loved receiving free copies of Garden Inspiration magazine, including a listing of local members.

The Chapter also sponsored seminars on the main stage area. The whole experience was extremely positive — a Plants from the LO members’ booths were reused from Canada Blooms and auctioned off after the show to raise great partnership was formed with the money for pediatric cancer reseach.

Quinte Home Builders Association, and our messages of professionalism, raising awareWell-deserved credit should go to Paul ness of horticulture and care for the environment Doornbos, president of the Upper Canada chapwere portrayed loud and clear… branding at its ter, who spearheaded this initiative and to the best!

Upper Canada executive, the participants and As an added bonus, the plant material used sponsors for making our association shine in in the gardens was donated to a good cause. The eastern Ontario. following night, it was used at a fundraiser called Springtime in Paris, which raised money Denis Flanagan can be reached by e-mail at for pediatric cancer research. dflanagan@landscapeontario.com

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MOTIVATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS

Plan a starting point

By Terry Murphy, CLP Manager, human resource development

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he first consideration in looking at employee incentive plans is to ask the question: What area of my business needs the most attention? What is the one item that were it improved, would benefit my business the most? This is the area that needs imme-

diate improvement. This is where you should be looking to build an incentive plan that can change and improve the operation of the company.

If a firm is struggling with sales, then the focus on getting more business becomes important. Can we develop an incentive plan to stimulate sales? If we are losing people to the competition, how can we retain our employ-

ees? Can we develop an incentive plan to increase our retention?

Does the company have a problem with safety?

Do we have a complete disregard for safety and a “who cares” attitude?

Can we find an incentive plan to get the focus Terry Murphy on safety and improve safety performance? Are we finding that we do not project a professional image to customers?

Can we find some way to turn this around? Is an individual a good employee who comes to work each day with a bad attitude? Can we tailor a plan directed at this individual to change his or her performance? What about a crew that is constantly losing tools, or has a very high scrap factor? Can we develop a plan to reduce these inefficiencies?

Be careful that you don’t set an incentive plan to try to correct or improve performance.

Employees should be expected to perform to minimum standards. For example, if someone is constantly late, you should never create an incentive plan to pay the individual to be on time. This is part of employee discipline, which we can’t mix up with exceptional performance — “above and beyond” — which is the sole basis for incentive payouts.

While profit is important, many items need to improve in order that profit can improve.

Incentive plans don’t always have to look only at only those areas that directly measure profit.

We are also looking at areas that improve productivity and output. Improvement in these areas will improve profit!

Terry Murphy can be reached by e-mail at terrymurphy@landscapeontario.com.

Landscape Ontario’s response to the recently announced pesticide ban in Ontario can be found at www.horttrades.com

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YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

Job site reviews

By Stephanie Smith Membership and chapter coordinator

What type of photos should we submit with our membership application?

This is a great question that is asked weekly. We are looking for job site reviews from three different bodies of your work.

Please provide us with the job site information along with three pictures of the completed project. We do not need before-and-after shots, we only need to see the completed project. If you have your photos Stephanie Smith posted on your website then please forward the website link and we will be pleased to review your work online.

Chapter update It was another great month for Landscape Ontario Chapters.

All of the Chapters were actively involved in many successful home shows and the meeting season is all wrapped up for now, with many new and exciting events being planned for the next season.

If you have any thoughts on topics or meeting venues please forward that information to me.

We have many more fun summer events coming up that are worth the time to look into namely, golf tournaments!

June 25............. Waterloo Golf Tournament July 10.............. Ottawa Chapter Golf July 18.............. Upper Canada Golf July 24.............. Dick Sale Memorial Charity . ........................ Golf Tournament August 13......... Golden Horseshoe . ........................ Golf Tournament August 21......... Georgian Lakelands Golf . ........................ and Trade Show September 12.... London Golf Tournament September 13.... Windsor Golf Tournament What a great opportunity to thank your staff and loyal customers. All the tournaments

are great value at a reasonable price. Make sure you book early to avoid disappointment.

Sponsorship opportunities are still available.

We hope to see you on the links!

Stephanie Smith can be reached by e-mail at ssmith@landscapeontario.com.

The LO flag flies proudly above the offices of Cullen Landscaping in Kanata.

Members can show their professional affiliation by ordering flags for $30 each.

Order forms are available under the Resources tab at www.horttrades.com.

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LO MEMBER PROFILE Dusty Miller Landscaping

Conservative planning builds strong business

By Sarah Willis

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tarting a service business during a recession meant Brian Miller of Dusty Miller Landscaping had to learn to run his company professionally from the start. “I learned to keep overheads low,” he says. “As a business owner it’s important not to put yourself in a position where you are vulnerable. Buy only what you are able to pay cash for is a good rule to follow.” Now, even in his 18th year of business, Brian only buys new equipment when the company has built up enough cash to pay for it.

Expanding conservatively has built a company with a rock-solid foundation.

Dusty Miller initially operated out of Brian’s garage in Holland Landing, but quickly expanded into an industrial unit. “Starting a new company just as a recession hit was tough,” he admits. “But I had a supportive wife who was prepared to scale back our family’s lifestyle to help carry the business — but fortunately it wasn’t necessary. After three years we were able to buy a farm north of the city and we found another company to take over the industrial unit lease.” Since then, Brian and Lynn Miller have worked together as a team and have created a thriving landscape design/build company.

Human capital Another lesson Brian learned quickly, is that his employees are critical to the success of all his endeavours, and he is quick to give credit to his wife and staff for allowing him to expand his business. By expanding gradually, Dusty Miller now has four maintenance crews, three construction crews and a planting crew working in the GTA. In late spring/early summer he has a crew of eight planting annuals steadily for up to eight weeks.

He looks for professional, motivated people and gives them lots of room to grow within the company. “When you find keepers, you do everything in your power to encourage them to stay. I try to make my employees understand they are not just working for an hourly wage, they should be thinking of a career.

Sometimes, instead of raises, I encourage them to start investing in an RRSP — and support them through RRSP contributions.” Employees are offered access to Miller’s group insurance plan after one year, and strongly encouraged to further their knowledge through professional 10 HORTICULTURE REVIEW - MAY 15, 2008

Dusty Miller’s award-winning entry in the residential construction category, $100,000 - $250,000 in the 2006 Landscape Ontario Awards of Excellence Program.

development opportunities. “If any staff member wants to get a CHT designation, we will pay for the registration fee and first test. My landscape designer is working toward his CLP and CLD at the moment, and both my managers have acquired their CHT and are close to completing their CLP,” Brian adds. Feeling part of the Dusty Miller team is an important part of the company culture. The company goes on staff outings, enters a company team in the Toronto Chapter baseball tournament and last year held a golf tournament in honour of Brian’s late father.

Profile of distinction Attendees at LO’s annual Awards of Excellence ceremony will recognize Dusty Miller Landscaping as a familiar presence at the podium.

Brian’s managers picked out the projects they wanted to enter and got their crews involved in the application process. “I’ll buy a ticket for anyone who wants to go the awards ceremony at Congress,” says Brian, “and it’s the crews who worked on the jobsite who accept the award.”

“Years ago I recognized that in order to grow, I had to let go of some of the business operations. I still do all the selling, but now, as soon as a job is sold, it goes to my operations manager, who has been with me since 1994. He obtains all the locates, orders and sources material and schedules deliveries. In a company of

this size, I can’t be involved in everything and be effective,” Brian admits. He usually visits a job site once a day, but is always available by radio if needed. “Having key people in place enables me to get more done. It is a challenge to sell enough work to keep 35-40 staff working every day.”

“It was a difficult transition,” he says of not being on the job site all the time, “but it was necessary. My guys make mistakes occasionally, but now they find ways of correcting problems themselves. I have the right people in place.”

One task Brian has not let go is hand-picking all his plant material. Being able to tag all the specimen plants in advance he thinks he will need for a season is key to the quality of his final projects, and ensures availability throughout the season. He has built relationships with his suppliers over the years, and they know he won’t tag more than he needs and tie up inventory that could otherwise be sold.

Value of design When he started his own company Brian did ‘free’ landscape designs for his clients, however he quickly realized the value he was giving away and has charged for landscape plans ever since. “A great deal of time goes into creating a plan, so all our clients pay for Dusty Miller designs. But I always tell them I will guarantee you haven’t made a mistake by hiring us.

You can pay less for something you may not be

happy with, which is an expensive mistake.

“We have never lost a customer because of the quality of our work,” he says. “It’s because their priorities change in life — their kids move out, so they don’t need the pool and tennis courts anymore.

“I do have people call occasionally to question the landscape estimate, or their maintenance bill, and I have to justify the higher rates we charge. We have a highly skilled staff who cost a lot to keep on the job site. I remind the client that he called us in the first place, and give him information to help make an educated choice. Most of our new clients are used to a high level of service, but they have to be willing to pay for it.”

Jobsite marketing Brian is proud that he doesn’t have to advertise his services. “Our work all comes from word of mouth, or because a neighbour has seen our trucks and crews working and likes what he sees. I had one new client call recently because she had spoken with our crew members working on her street and liked their work ethic and friendly personalities.”

Brian has always been a big believer in doing what’s necessary to take his company to

All of Dusty Miller’s employees gather for a training meeting before work every other Saturday morning.

the next level. His high-end clients appreciate the clean trucks, professional crews, top notch designs and workmanship, but there’s always more. Never satisfied with sitting idle, Brian always challenges himself and staff to offer new and innovative ideas, whether it is through design or high level maintenance programs.

You must constantly strive to stay atop the always-evolving landscape industry.

“Sometimes people don’t know what they want until it’s offered,” says Brian, and cites the idea of using large-scale tropical plants as annuals in southern Ontario gardens. “is a simple way of thinking outside the box. Not all clients will pay for this luxury, however if you make two sales out of 10 that is still two more than you

would have made if it wasn’t offered. Creating wonderful annual planting displays sells us a lot of work, whether it is landscape construction or maintenance. I believe your eyes never lie.

If someone sees something they like, you will eventually get a call that could lead to a job.”

While finally making time to travel with his family last winter, Brian regrets not being able to participate as a mentor in Landscape Ontario’s Prosperity Partners program this year.

But he does offer informal mentoring to anyone needing help.

“This is a great industry to be working in, I enjoy meeting a cross-section of people every day. I’ve met some intriguing people I could spend all day talking to.”

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NEW MEMBERS

Thank you to these new members for joining LO DURHAM CHAPTER Global Organic Solutions Brian Reid 2761 Bellwood Drive Newcastle, ON L1B1L9 Tel: 905-987-1359 Membership Type: Interim Hutchinson Farm Supply Becky Bryan 14183 Hwy 48, RR 2 Stouffville, ON L4A 7X3 Tel: 905-640-2692 Membership Type: Associate Lynn Anderson Membership Type: Horticultural GEORGIAN LAKELANDS CHAPTER Blue Diamond Pools and Landscaping Mark Nunn 1 - 647 Welham Rd Barrie, ON L4N 0B7 Tel: 705-726-3403 Membership Type: Active Cardinal Irrigation Systems Michael Archambault 18 Pae Dr

Barrie, ON L4N 7N7 Tel: 705-333-0333 Membership Type: Active

2381 Dominion Rd Ridgeway, ON L0S 1N0 Tel: 905-894-1202 Membership Type: Active

Garden Maintenance Only Ken Adair 146 Bruce Cres Barrie, ON L4N 8P4 Membership Type: Active GOLDEN HORSESHOE CHAPTER Church’s Landscape & Maintenance Inc Chris Church 15 - 1860 Upper Gage Ave Hamilton, ON L8W-3Y6 Tel: 905-318-8260 Membership Type: Active Granite Park Inc Marc Schutten 16 Gladiola Drive Carlisle, ON L0R 1H1 Tel: 905-690-7275 Membership Type: Active

Ridgeview Garden Centre Tony Sgambelluri 5699 King Street West Beamsville, ON L0R 1B3 Tel: 905-945-713 Membership Type: Active Wintergreen Grounds Management Services Fraser Morse 44 - 113 Cushman Rd. St. Catharines, ON L2M 6S9 Tel: 905-684-1287 Membership Type: Active LONDON MacKenzie Irrigation Services Scott MacKenzie 124 Bournemouth Drive London, ON N5V 4T2 Tel: 519-857-8195 Membership Type: Active

Jelic Ratko Membership Type: Horticultural

TRY Recycling Inc. Sara Little 610 - 111 Waterloo St

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Erin Schuler 13746 Grantley Rd Chesterville, ON K0C 1H0 Tel: 613-448-3638 Membership Type: Interim Eco Landscaping Ltd Eric Brooks 336 River Rd Ottawa, ON K1V 1C8 Tel: 613-260-1394 Membership Type: Active Meadow Greens Nursery Tony and Jane Hendrikx 4239 Gregoire Rd Russell, ON K4R 1E5 Tel: 613-445-3042 Membership Type: Active Patricia Stanish Landscape Design Patricia Stanish 60 Parkland Cres Ottawa, ON K2H 7V8 Tel: 613-668-3603 Membership Type: Active

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Timeless Landscapes David Kilmer 5801 Bank Street Ottawa, ON K4P 1B9 Tel: 613-821-3780 Membership Type: Active

Patterned Concrete Mississauga Tom Mihalaros 7050 Pacific Circle Mississauga, ON L5T 2A7 Tel: 905-565-6588 Membership Type: Active

The Pond Boy Inc Greg Veldhuizen 269 Frome Street Fitzroy Harbour, ON K0A 1X0 Tel: 613-266-7538 Membership Type: Interim

Ontario Stoneworks Gyorgy Wagner 82 Lakeside Ave Toronto, ON M1N 3C1 Tel: 416-693-6850 Chapter Membership Type: Associate

TORONTO CHAPTER Almeida & Almeida Landscaping Ltd Kevin Almeida 5 Triton Ave Woodbridge, ON L4L 6S2 Tel: 905-851-3376 Membership Type: Active

The Downsview Group Manuel Guedes 4 - 100 Hanlan Rd Woodbridge, ON L4L 4V8 Tel: 905-264-2170 Membership Type: Active

Attentus Landscaping Inc John Weinrauch 414 Painted Post Dr Toronto, ON M1G 2M8 Tel: 416-697-1774 Membership Type: Interim Bevcon Construction & Paving Ltd Emidio Bevilacqua C - 600 Magnetic Drive North York, ON M3J2C4 Tel: 416-650-9393 Membership Type: Active Bill Ferrier Membership Type: Horticultural Bombolini Solution Ivan Stojanovic 2686 Crystalburn Avenue Mississauga, ON L5B 2N8 Tel: 416-565-4826 Membership Type: Active Campo Equipment Co. Ltd. Daniel Campo 6 Carson Court Brampton, ON L6T 4P8 Tel: 866-323-0042 Membership Type: Associate Cobblestone Landscaping & Construction Inc Ernie Bisante 7906 Finnerty Sideroad Caledon, ON L7E 0G9 Tel: 905-880-4998 Membership Type: Active Jameson Pool Landscape Paul Jameson 1a - 2485 Dunwin Drive Mississauga, ON L5L 1T1 Tel: 905-828-7665 Membership Type: Active Metro Lawn Sprinklers Div. of Bradmar Contracting Inc Charles Vasconcelos 67 Crockford Blvd Toronto, ON M1R 3B7 Tel: 416-286-3547 Membership Type: Active

Reynolds Landscape Group Craig Reynolds 342 Center St East Richmond Hill, ON L4C 1B4 Tel: 416-712-9059 Membership Type: Interim UPPER CANADA CHAPTER GreenSpace Design Merri Corrigall 201 Belmont Avenue Kingston, ON K7M 4T3 Tel: 613-634-1278 Membership Type: Active WATERLOO CHAPTER cleanfill.ca Paul Lauzon 151 - 304 Stone Rd W Guelph, ON N1G 4W4 Tel: 519-760-8880 Membership Type: Associate Dreamestate Landscaping Inc Thomas Blatter 160 Colonial Drive Guelph, ON N1L1L5 Tel: 519-823-9287 Membership Type: Active Greensleeve Maintenance Ltd Ross Kaufman 515 Snyder’s Rd E Baden, ON N0B 1G0 Tel: 519-634-5559 Membership Type: Active WINDSOR CHAPTER Dreamscape Outdoor Living and Garden Inc Russ Wilson 11 Lyle Street, PO Box 105 Cottam, ON N0R 1B0 Tel: 866-939-4300 Membership Type: Associate

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Wholesale Availability List Shade and Ornamental Trees Acer x freemanii: Armstrong, Jeffersred, Autumn Fantasy Acer platanoides: Columnar, Crimson King, Deborah, Drummondi, Emerald Queen, Fairview, Royal Red Acer pseudoplatanus Acer rubrum: Autumn Flame, Bowhall, Delivery Embers, Northwood, October Glory, Franksred, Sun Valley and planting Acer saccharinum: Silver Queen available Acer saccharum: Commemoration, Green Mountain, Majesty, Legacy Acer tataricum Acer truncatum x Acer plat. Keithsform, Warrenred Aesculus carnea Briotii, Glabra, Hippocastanum, Baumanii Amelanchier can: Tree/shrub, Ballerina, Grandiflora Autumn Brilliance Betula: platyphylla var. japonica Whitespire single/clump, Nigra single/clump Carpinus betulus: Fastigiata, Caroliniana Celtis occidentalis Cercis canadensis: Tree/shrub Fagus sylvatica: Cuprea, Pendula, Riversii, Rosea Marginata Fraxinus americana: Autumn Purple Manitou, Skyline, Nigra Fallgold Fraxinus penn: Bergeson, Cimmzamm, Marshall’s, Patmore, Summit Ginkgo biloba Gleditsia triacanthos: Shademaster, Skyline, Sunburst Juglans: Cinerea, Nigra, Regia Malus: Baccata, Columnaris, Dolgo, Eleyi, Everest, John Downie, Liset Malus: Madonna, Pink Spires, Profusion, Zumi Calocarpa, Red Splendor, Royal Beauty, Royalty, Sargentii Rosea, Snowdrift, White Angel, Zumi Calocarpa Platanus x acerifolia Bloodgood Populus tremuloides Prunus: serrulate Kwanzan, subhirtella Pendula Pyrus: calleryana Redspire, Glen’s Form Quercus: acutissima sawtooth, Bicolor, Coccinea, Imbricaria, Macrocarpa, Palustris, Robur Fastigiata, Rubra Sorbus: aucuparia Michred, Fastigiata, Pendula, Rossica, Thuringiaca Syringa: reticulata Ivory Silk Tilia: americana, Redmond, Cordata Greenspire, Glenleven Ulmus: americana, japonica x wilsoniana Morton Zelkova serrata Green Vase

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Chapter News London members think spring Historic Site of Canada. This initiative will transform Sir Frederick G. Banting Square from a passive garden The London chapter held its final chapspace featuring the Flame of Hope and ter meeting of the season on March 11, the statue of Sir Frederick Banting, with 36 members attending. Guest into a more appropriate space where speakers from Valleybrook Gardens visitors can relax and reflect. The and Canadale Nurseries left us with garden is to be completed by August wonderful images of the new and 2008. exciting plants for 2008, and inspired The London board is working us all to say goodbye winter and hello on something new, a premium garden spring. tour to showcase 10-12 gardens that Other educational topics preLO members have created. A plansented at the fall and winter meetings ning committee developed criteria were Bringing Plants to New Heights over the summer for selecting garusing Green Roofs, Job Costing for London chapter members enjoy a variety of lively and educational dens. This is great opportunity for Successful Landscape Projects, Pond meetings. branding LO to the public, as well as Gardening the Ecological Way and giving our members the opportunity Marketing Strategies for your Business. All who of this haven for healing. Through sponsorship, to showcase their projects and generate some attended are fully motivated and ready for an fundraising and volunteer time, our members business. Stay tuned for more information, as exciting growing season. have played a major role in helping this garden details are finalized.

Alex’s Butterfly Garden at the Children’s become a reality. Special thanks to Jay Murray, We look forward to an exciting lineup Hospital of Western Ontario is almost complete. chapter vice president, for his active role in bring- of speakers and topics for the 2008/9 season, In honour of perinatal and infant loss, London ing this garden to life. For more information visit which starts with our first meeting on Sept.

Chapter members have helped to make this gar- www.alexsbutterflygarden.com.

9. Following that, Sept. 12 is the third annual den a reality for the Hart family, who suffered the The London chapter is now working with golf tournament at Pine Knot Golf Course, unimaginable loss of their child, and who hope the Canadian Diabetes Association to install Dorchester. For current events and information, to make a lasting difference through the creation the Global Garden at Banting House National please visit the new London Chapter website www.lolondon.com.

The website is still under development and information is still being entered. Any input or comments would be greatly appreciated to wharry@landscapeontario.com.

Continued from page 5 On a final note, I would like to say a special It was great to see the mix of newer mem- Blooms was a huge success. I hope the chapthank you to the London board for its continued bers with the old guard. There was a strong ter members are as happy with the success of volunteer efforts to promote the London chapter LO presence at the recent Home and Garden Winter Blooms as I was. They are proud to be and its members. Without these volunteers, the show, with both the chapter and individual supporting and involved with the Hospice of London Chapter would not be as successful as members sponsoring booths.

Windsor. It is an excellent community project. it is today!

London chapter: Another strong chap- I met several new members as well as potenThis past autumn we welcomed Grant ter with good attendance and involvement tial members at the show. There is some very Harrison, Jerry Hakkers and Pete Vanderley in public events — most recently Alex’s exciting stuff happening in this chapter. to the board. We also said goodbye to three Butterfly Garden and the Banting House With all this committed volunteer members, as they have decided to pursue other National Historic site. The chapter works energy, it is no wonder that when we decide interests within their community. Special thanks well with staff and students at Fanshawe to do something, it gets done with exclamato Bill Beamish, Marc VanDenheuvel and Jack College. The college built a magnificent tion marks. Thank you to all of our members Parker. display at Congress this year. There were for making us proud to say, ‘I’m a member The London chapter will be holding elecseveral new members at the chapter meeting. of Landscape Ontario.’ tions at the Sept. 9 meeting, and encourages It was good to see and also have a chance to new members, who would like to become more talk to them.

Robert Adams can be reached by e-mail at involved, to consider joining this dynamic Windsor chapter: WOW! Winter radams@landscapeontario.com team.

By Wendy Harry, CHT LO London chapter coordinator

President’s message

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keeping your chapter connected

LO Windsor Twister anyone?

By Wendy Harry, CHT Membership coordinator, Windsor chapter

March 20, the last meeting of the season, had everyone in the Windsor chapter thinking they were going to play Twister. But what guest speaker Jacki Hart had in mind was a interactive lesson that she uses to help promote the Prosperity Partners program. Those who attended were extremely interested in this exciting program, and a last minute seminar was planned for April 2. Attendees Karl Klinck plays are among the first the Prosperity Partners to participate in this game. gateway to prosperity partnerships, and to start on the right track for a better lifestyle.

Meetings held this past season also included the Awards of Distinction event and barbecue with 75 members in attendance, highlights from an award winning company and seminars on Bringing Plants to New Heights the Green Roof Way and New Plant Introductions.

We have had great attendance at the meetings, and the networking opportunities are an added bonus for all who attend. This is one of the few opportunities to meet other members and to discuss possible ideas and opportunities.

The new meeting location at the Zehrs Community Room on Malden Road has proved to be a great venue.

We look forward to an exciting line up of speakers and topics for the 2008/09 season, starting on September 13 with the Bob Girard Memorial Golf Tournament held at the Ambassador Golf Club in Windsor, followed by the 2nd annual chapter barbecue in early October at Williams Nurseries in Leamington.

A newsletter with all event details will be sent out to chapter members during the summer.

The Windsor chapter continues to offer its support and dedication to the healing gardens that will be installed at the Hospice of Windsor.

Part of the proceeds from the Winter Blooms Landscape/Garden Expo and Symposium held

at St. Clair College was donated to Hospice of Windsor.

On a final note, I would like to say a special thank you to the Windsor board for its continued volunteer efforts to promote the chapter and its members. Without these volunteers,

the Chapter would not be as successful as it is today! Elections will be held this fall. Please consider joining this dynamic team and becoming more involved!

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Many attend annual open house at Kooy Brothers Vehicles filled the parking spaces along the side of the street for nearly two kilometres, while a police officer directed traffic created by the many visitors to Kooy Brothers Lawn Equipment’s 2008 open house.

Held on Fri., Apr. 4th, the event featured new equipment demos, a barbecue, door prizes, Kubota service school and Ministry of Transportation officials speaking about rules of the road.

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Despite the rain, the barbecue was a hit.

celebrate the family-run business that caters to the needs of landscaping contractors, golf courses, municipalities, estate- and homeowners.

Established in 1985, Kooy Brothers carries a wide range of products and offers varied number of services. Despite the rainy weather, most everyone in attendance enjoyed a barbecue lunch and some amazing prizes. Congratulations go to John Larson who took home this year’s grand prize, a brand new Lawn-Boy commercial mower.

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City residents often want more contact with nature but don’t know where to start. Toronto Balconies Bloom can offer a community of assistance by providing connections and resources for aspiring balcony gardeners. The Toronto Balconies Bloom project is an umbrella for many possible activities and future directions. It’s a way to get helpful information on balcony gardening and supplies into people’s hands, and stimulate gardening activity by building residents. A website is under construction that will provide: • A hub for the cross-fertilization of ideas and coordination of resources and activities;

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Hillen Nursery Inc Botanical Name

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Vines - 1, 2, 3 gal.

Akebia quinata ‘Silver Bells’ 8.00 Ampelopsis glandulosa ‘Elegans’ 8.00 Aristolochia durior 6.00 8.00 11.00 Hedera helix ‘Baltica’ 11.00 Hedera helix ‘Thorndale’ 11.00 Hydrangea anomala petiolaris 6.00 Lonicera heckrottii ‘Goldflame’ 8.00 Lonicera japonica ‘Halliana’ 8.00 Lonicera X ‘Mandarin’ 8.00 Lonicera per. ‘Belgica Select’ 6.00 8.00 Lonicera per. ‘Serotina’ 8.00 Polygonum aubertii 6.00 Parthenocissus quinquefolia 6.00 Parthenocissus quinq ‘Engelmannii’ 6.00 Parthenocissus tri ‘Veitchii’ 6.00 Vitis riparia 8.00 Wisteria ‘Aunt Dee’ 8.00

Evergreens - 1, 2, 3 gal.

Azalea ‘Mandarin Hi Lights’ Azalea ‘Golden Hi Lights’ Azalea ‘Orchid Hi Lights’ Buxus microphylla 5.00 Buxus semp. ‘Green Mound’ Buxus ‘Green Mountain’ Buxus ‘Green Velvet’ Buxus ‘Falconer’ 5.00 Cotoneaster adpressus ‘Compactus’ 5.00 Cotoneaster dammeri ‘Major’ 7.00 Cotoneaster microphyllus 5.00 Cotoneaster salicifolius ‘Repens’ 7.00 Euonymus fortunei ‘Coloratus’ 5.00 7.00 Euonymus fort. ‘Emerald Gaiety’ Euonymus fortunei ‘Sarcoxie’ 7.00 Euonymus fortunei ‘Vegetus’ 7.00 Ilex meserveae ‘Blue Prince’ 5.00 Ilex meserveae ‘Blue Princess’ 5.00 Juniperus media ‘Armstrongii’ 5.00 Juniperus media ‘Gold Coast’ 5.00 Juniperus media ‘Mint Julep’ 5.00 Juniperus media ‘Pfitz.Compacta’ 5.00 Juniperus procumbens nana 5.00 Juniperus chinensis ‘San Jose’ 5.00 Juniperus communis ‘Alpine Carpet’ 5.00 Juniperus comm ‘Green Carpet’ 5.00 Juniperus communis ‘Repanda’ Juniperus conferta ‘Blue Pacific’ 5.00 Juniperus hor ‘Bar Harbor’ 5.00 Juniperus hor ‘Blue Horizon’ 5.00 Juniperus hor ‘Icee Blue’ 6.00 Juniperus hor ‘Andorra Compact’ 5.00 Juniperus hor ‘Prince of Wales’ Juniperus hor ‘Torquoise Spreader’ Juniperus hor ‘Wiltonii’ 5.00 Juniperus hor ‘Yukon Belle’ 5.00 Juniperus hor ‘Youngstown’ 5.00 Juniperus sabina 5.00 Juniperus sabina ‘Scandia’ 5.00 Juniperus squamata ‘Blue Carpet’ 5.00 Juniperus squamata ‘Blue Star’ Juniperus scop ‘Blue Arrow’ 5.00 Juniperus virginiana ‘Grey Owl’ 5.00 Larix laricina 7.00 Microbiota decussata 5.00 Metasequoia glyptostroboides 7.00 Myrica pensylvanica 7.00 Picea glauca 5.00 7.00 Picea glauca ‘Conica’ Picea glauca ‘Densata’ 7.00

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Picea omorika 7.00 Picea pungens kiabob 7.00 Picea pungens glauca 5.00 7.00 Pieris jap ‘Mountain Fire’ Pinus mugo mughes Pinus strobus 5.00 7.00 Rhododendron ‘Northern Starburst’ Rhododendron Aglo (PJM) Rhododendron ‘Regal’ Thuja occidentalis ‘Brandon’ 5.00 Thuja occidentalis ‘Danica’ 5.00 8.00 Thuja occidentalis ‘Holmstrup’ 5.00 Thuja occidentalis ‘Hetz Midget’ 5.00 Thuja occidentalis ‘Little Giant’ 5.00 Thuja occidentalis ‘Nigra’ 5.00 Thuja occidentalis ‘Smaragd’ 5.00 Thuja occidentalis ‘Wintergreen’ 5.00 Tsuga canadensis 5.00 7.00 Tsuga canadensis ‘Jeddeloh’ Tsuga canadensis ‘Pendula’ Taxus cuspidata ‘Monloo’ Taxus cuspidata nana 5.00 Taxus media ‘Densiformis’ 5.00 Taxus media ‘Hicksii’ 5.00 Taxus media ‘Hillii’ 5.00 Taxus media ‘Wardii’ 5.00 Yucca filamentosa 5.00 Yucca fil. ‘Aureomarginata’ Yucca flaccida ‘Golden Sword’

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Abeliophyllum distichum 7.00 Acanthopanax sieboldianus 7.00 Acer campestre 7.00 Acer ginnala 8.00 Acer rubrum 7.00 8.00 Acer tataricum ‘Bailey Compact’ 7.00 Amelanchier alnifolia 7.00 Amelanchier canadensis 7.00 8.00 Amelanchier laevis 7.00 Aronia melanocarpa 7.00 Aronia melanocarpa ‘Viking’ 7.00 Buddleja ‘Ellen’s Blue’ 7.00 Buddleja davidii ‘Ile de France’ 7.00 Buddleja davidii ‘Nanho Purple’ 7.00 Buddleja davidii ‘Pink Delight’ 7.00 Buddleja davidii ‘Petite Plum’ 7.00 Buddleja davidii ‘Purple Prince’ 7.00 Berberis thunbergi ‘Ruby Carousel’ 9.50 Berberis thunbergi ‘Royal Cloak’ 9.50 13.50 Betula papyrifera 7.00 Callicarpa dichotoma ‘Early Amethis’ 7.00 Caryopteris cland. ‘Dark Knight’ 7.00 Caryopteris X ‘Grand Bleu’ 7.35 Caragana microphylus 7.00 Caryopteris cland. ‘Kew Blue’ 7.00 Celtis occidentalis 7.00 Cercis canadensis 7.00 Cercidiphyllum japonicum 7.00 Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Nivalis’ 7.00 Clethra alnifolia ‘Paniculatum’ 7.00 Clethra alnifolia ‘Pink Spire’ 7.00 Cornus alternifolia 8.00 Cornus alba ‘Elegantissima’ 7.00 Cornus alba ‘Ivory Halo’ 7.45 Cornus alba ‘Sibirica’ 8.00 Cornus amomum 7.00 Cornus foemina 7.00 Cornus kousa chinensis 7.00 Cornus racemosa 7.00

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Cornus stolonifera (sericea) 7.00 Cornus stolonifera ‘Bud’s Yellow’ 7.00 Corylus avelana 7.00 Cotinus coggygria 7.00 Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’ 7.00 Cotoneaster acutifolius 7.00 Cotoneaster horizontalis 7.00 Cotoneaster preacox ‘Boer’ 7.00 Deutzia crenata ‘Nikko’ 7.00 Deutzia gracilis 7.00 Deutzia x ‘Strawberry Field’ 7.00 Elaeagnus angustifolia 7.00 Euonymus alatus ‘Compactus’ 5.00 Fagus sylvatica ‘Purpurea’ 7.00 Forsythia X int. ‘Goldtide’ 7.00 Forsythia ‘Northern Gold’ 7.00 Forsythia ovata ‘Ottawa’ 7.00 Hibiscus syr. ‘Lavender Chiffon’ 5.60 Hibiscus syr. ‘Diana’ 5.00 Hibiscus syr. ‘Pink Giant’ Hibiscus syr. ‘Woodbridge’ Hydrangea arbor. ‘Annabelle’ 7.00 Hydrangea macroph. ‘Nikko Blue’ 7.00 Hydrangea arb. ‘Whitedome’ 7.60 Hydrangea ‘Endless Summer Blushing Br.’ Hydrangea mac. ‘Endless Summer’ Hydrangea macroph. ‘Penny Mac’ 7.00 Hydrangea pan. ‘Grandiflora’ 7.00 Hydrangea pan. ‘Kyushu’ 7.00 Hydrangea pan. ‘Little Lamb’ 7.60 Hydrangea pan. ‘Pinky Winky’ 7.60 Hydrangea pan. ‘Tardiva’ 7.00 Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snow Queen’ 7.00 Hamamelis virginiana 7.00 Hypericum inodorum 7.00 Ilex vert. ‘Afterglow’ 7.00 Ilex verticilata 7.00 Ilex verticilata ‘Winterred’ 7.00 Itea virginica ‘Little Henry’ 7.45 Juglans reglea ‘Carpathia’ 7.00 Kerria japonica ‘Pleniflora’ 7.00 Ligustrum vulgaris 7.00 Lonicera xylost. ‘Clavey’s Dwarf’ 7.00 Magnolia loebneri ‘Leonard Messel’ Magnolia ‘Susan’ Philadelphus ‘Innocence’ 7.00 Philadelphus schrenkii ‘Snowbelle’ 7.00 Philadelphus X virginalis 7.00 Philadelphus ‘Minnesota Snowflake’ 7.00 Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Diabolo’ 7.60 Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Dart’sGold’ 7.00 Physocarpos opulifolius ‘Luteus’ 7.00 Physocarpus opulifolius nanus 7.00 Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Summer Wine’ 7.85 Populus tremuloides 7.00 Prunus cistena 5.00 Potentilla frut ‘Abbotswood’ 7.00 Potentilla frut ‘Cor.Triumph’ 7.00 Potentilla frut ‘Dakota Sunrise’ 7.00 Potentilla ferrari ‘Gold Drop’ 7.00 Potentilla frut ‘Goldstar’ 7.00 Potentilla frut ‘Pink Beauty’ 7.00 Potentilla frut ‘Tangerine’ 7.00 Quercus robus ‘Fastigiata’ seedlings 1.00 Ribes alpinum 7.00 Ribes aureum 7.00 Rosa Bonica 7.50 Rosa Carolina 7.00 Rosa Henry Kelsey 7.00 Rosa X ‘J P Connell’ (ex) 7.00 Rosa ‘Knock Out’ 8.00

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Rosa ‘Pavement Scarlet’ 7.00 Rosa rugosa ‘Hansa’ 7.00 Rosa x ‘Champlain’ 7.00 Rosa X ‘The Fairy’ 7.00 Rubus odoratus 7.00 Rhus aromatica 7.00 Rhus typhina ‘Tiger’s Eye’ 5.50 12.50 Salix bebbiana 7.00 Salix bebb. ‘Crispa’ 7.00 Salix discolor 7.00 Salix eriocephala 7.00 Salix exigua 7.00 Salix gracilis ‘Purpurea Nana’ 7.00 Salix integra ‘Flamingo’ 7.00 Salix integra ‘Hakuro-nashiki’ 7.00 Salix matsudana ‘Tortuosa’ 7.00 Salix nigra 7.00 Sambucus canadensis 7.00 Sambucus canadensis ‘Aurea’ 7.00 Sambucus nigra 7.00 Sambucus nigra ‘Thundercloud’ 7.00 Sambucus nigra ‘Guincho Purple’ 7.00 Symphoricarpos chenaultii ‘Hancock’ 7.00 Spiraea fritch ‘Pink Parasols’ 7.45 Spiraea arguta 7.00 Spiraea bumalda ‘Anthony Waterer’ 5.00 7.00 Spiraea bumalda ‘Crispa’ 7.00 Spiraea bumalda ‘Flaming Mound’ 7.00 Spiraea bumalda ‘Froebelii’ 7.00 Spiraea bumalda ‘Gumball’ 7.00 Spiraea bumalda ‘Goldflame’ 7.00 Spiraea betulifolia ‘Tor’ 7.00 Spiraea fritschiana 7.00 Spiraea japonica ‘Alpina’ 7.00 Spiraea japonica ‘Dakota Goldcharm’ 7.00 Spiraea japonica ‘Dart’s Red’ 7.00 Spiraea japonica ‘Genpei’ 7.00 8.00 Spiraea japonica ‘Goldmound’ 7.00 Spiraea japonica ‘Golden Princess’ 7.00 Spiraea japonica ‘Halward’s Silver’ 7.00 Spiraea japonica ‘Little Princess’ 7.00 Spiraea japonica ‘Magic Carpet’ 7.25 8.25 Spiraea japonica ‘Manon’ 7.00 Spiraea japonica ‘Neon Flash’ 7.00 Spiraea japonica ‘Shirobana’ 5.00 7.00 Spiraea japonica ‘White Gold’ 7.00 Spirea tomentosa 7.00 Spiraea vanhouttei 7.00 Sorbaria aitchisonii 7.00 Sorbaria sorbifolia 7.00 Sorbaria sorbifolia ‘Sem’ 7.00 8.00 Syringa hyac. ‘Pocahontas’ 7.00 Syringa patula ‘Miss Kim’ 8.00 Syringa prestoniae ‘Miss Canada’ 7.00 Syringa prestoniae ‘Minuet’ 7.00 8.00 Syringa vulgaris 7.00 Syringa vulgaris ‘Beauty of Moscow’ 7.00 8.00 Syringa vulgaris ‘Madame Lemoine’ 7.00 8.00 Syringa vulgaris ‘Monge’ 7.00 8.00 Syringa vulgaris ‘Prince Charming’ 8.00 Syringa vulgaris ‘Primrose’ 7.00 Syringa vulgaris ‘Sensation’ 7.00 8.00 Syringa ‘Sugarplum Fairy’ 8.00 Syringa ‘Thumbelina’ 7.00 Stephanandra incisa ‘Crispa’ 7.00 Viburnum dent. ‘Chicago Lustre’ 7.00 Viburnum ‘Emerald Triumph’ 7.00 Viburnum lantana 7.00 Viburnum lantana ‘Mohican’ 7.00 Viburnum lentago 7.00 Viburnum plic ‘Mariesii’ 7.00

Botanical Name

1 gal 2 gal 3 gal price price price

Viburnum plic ‘Shasta’ Viburnum recognitum/dentatum Viburnum sargentii ‘Onondaga’ Viburnum X rhyt. ‘Allegheny’ Viburnum trilobum Viburnum trilobum ‘Bailey Compact’ Viburnum trilobum ‘Compactum’ Viburnum nudum ‘Winterhur’ Weigela florida ‘Alexandra’ Weigela ‘Bristol Ruby’ Weigela florida ‘French Lace’ Weigela florida ‘Minuet’ Weigela flor. ‘Naomi Campbell’ Weigela florida ‘Purpurea Nana’ Weigela florida ‘Rubidor’ Weigela florida ‘Rumba’ Weigela florida ‘Victoria’ Weigela florida ‘Variegata’ Weigela florida ‘Nana Variegata’ Weigela ‘Red Prince’ Weigela ‘Java Red’ Weigela ‘Polka’ Weigela ‘Tango’

Botanical Name

Evergreens - 5 gal.

7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.60 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00

5 gal price

Chamaecyparis nootk ‘Green Arrow’ Juniperus chinensis ‘Spartan’ Thuja occidentalis ‘Brandon’ Thuja occidentalis ‘Holmstrup’ Thuja occidentalis ‘Nigra’ Thuja occidentalis ‘Smaragd’ Tsuga canadensis

36.00 19.00 19.00 19.00 19.00 19.00 33.00

Deciduous Shrubs - 5 gal.

Acer palmatum ‘Dissectum’ Amelanchier canadensis Betula papyrifera Cercis canadensis Cornus kousa chinensis Euonymus alatus ‘Compactus’ Hydrangea mac. ‘Endless Summer’ Hydrangea pan. ‘Grandiflora’ Hydrangea pan. ‘Kyushu’ Hydrangea pan. ‘Limelight’ Juglans reglea ‘Carpathia’ Magnolia loebneri ‘Leonard Messel’ Magnolia ‘Susan’ Magnolia stellata ‘Royal Star’ Populus tremuloides Quercus robur ‘Fastigiata’ Spiraea bumalda ‘Flaming Mound’ Syringa meyeri ‘Palibin’ Syringa pres ‘James Macfarlane’ Syringa prestoniae ‘Minuet’ Tilia cordata Viburnum ‘Emerald Triumph’ Viburnum lantana ‘Mohican’ Viburnum trilobum ‘Compactum’

Botanical Name

Evergreens - 15 gal.

51.00 19.00 19.00 19.00 20.00 16.00 21.70 16.00 17.00 17.00 17.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 16.00 25.00 13.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 17.00 18.00 16.00 16.00

15 gal price

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Over 20,000 in attendance at RBG’s annual garden show Although the temperatures outside were summer-like, that didn’t stop over 20,000 people from moving indoors to enjoy the Ontario Garden Show at the Royal Botanical Gardens.

Visitors to the 12th annual show saw the latest items for the coming garden season. The four-day show, April 17 to 20, featured a large number of speakers, headlined by Frankie (Flowers) Ferragine of City TV’s CityLine. Exhibitors were the main attraction, with displays featuring annuals, perennials, tropical plants, along with bulbs, seeds, clothing, pottery, and sculptures, and much more. There was a great deal to see whether one was an avid gardener or newcomer to the hobby.

Other attractions included a marketplace, children’s workshop and free draws. The fourth annual Best of Spring Floral Competition attracted 16 area designers. The competition winner is Gary Fleming from Holland Park in Burlington.

From flower arrangements to retail sales, the Ontario Garden Show had it all.

SIMA launches Canadian CSP program The Snow and Ice Management and requirements will remain Association (SIMA) is pleased 2008 Snow and the same as the regular verto announce the launch of sion of the CSP, as will the six Ice Symposium subject areas: business, human a Canadian version of the Thurs., June 19 resources, marketing, sub-conCertified Snow Professional (CSP) program. The CSP exam tractors, snow and ice science, Buffalo, N.Y. and study modules, which cover and snow and ice operations and six different subjects pertaining techniques. to snow and ice management and business, have “We are happy to offer this opportunity been revised to reflect differences between U.S. to our members in Canada,” says Brian Birch, and Canadian laws and business practices.

SIMA’s assistant executive director. “The The revisions include changes regarding revised study modules and exam now contain business law, sub-contractors, and measure- all the information relevant to Canadian snow ments, making the CSP much more pertinent and ice operations, instead of just U.S. laws to Canadian applicants. The testing procedures and practices.” The Canadian study modules

are available for purchase now, and the first Canadian version of the CSP exam will be offered at the 2008 Snow and Ice Symposium on Thurs., June 19, 2008 in Buffalo, N.Y. The CSP program strives to raise the standards of the snow and ice profession by educating leaders in the industry. Preparation for the exam includes meeting eligibility requirements, submitting references, and studying for the exam using the study modules created specifically for the CSP program by SIMA. For more information on the CSP program, to order study modules, or to register for the exam in Buffalo, please visit www.sima.org, call 414-375-1940, or e-mail ellen@sima.org.

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Scholarship recipients say thanks for support Each year, the Ontario Horticultural Trades Foundation (OHTF) announces a number of scholarships, bursaries and awards for high school and post secondary students. In 2007, $32,000 was distributed to students attending college or university, and studying for a diploma or degree in horticulture. In addition, for the first time, scholarships for new high school graduates were awarded. Six students received a $1,000 scholarships.

The recipients were acknowledged at the 2008 Landscape Ontario Awards of Excellence ceremony held in January during Congress.

Many students send thank you notes expressing their appreciation of the scholarship — here are some of the comments:

and receiving this award motivates me to continue to strive for excellence.”

April Krikke – “Receiving this award has enabled me to achieve my educational goals. Your generous support truly makes a difference.”

Justin Free – “I appreciate the generosity and encouragement in my final year of horticulture studies. I admire the dedicated efforts of the Foundation to enhance the dynamics of the ornamental horticultural sector in our province, including supporting and nurturing students such as myself.”

Casey van Maris Scholarship Christine van den Bogerd: “Your generosity plays a vital role in the education of future horticulturalists. Support and scholarships offer great encouragement and inspiration to many aspiring horticulturalists, and has an immeasurable influence on the future of the horticulture trade.”

Scholarship recipients are presented with a certificate each year during the LO Awards of Excellence Ceremony held in January.

Nicholas Lomas – “My appreciation and thanks for the generous donation you have supplied towards my education. Funds will go toward books and tuition to keep me consistently and constantly learning.”

High school graduates Kristie DeHeer (now attending St. Clair College): “Thank you. Because of your generosity I am able to pursue my dream with less financial hardship.”

Post secondary scholarships From students now attending the Niagara Amy Doan – “My deep gratitude for awarding Parks Commission School of Horticulture: me this scholarship. This scholarship helped me Kyle Post – “Greatly appreciated, used for to fund my third year study tour, where I travtuition, thank you.” elled with classmates to England, Holland and Andrew Hutten – “Thank you, I won’t for- France.” get that part of my education belongs to you.”

Matt Robinson – “Thank you for the Dan VanGeest – “Thank you, the funds scholarship and for supporting students enrolled will allow me to further my studies here at the in horticulture programs throughout Ontario.”

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Spring arrives early at Canadale Nurseries When the owners of Canadale Nurseries found out their local home show wasn’t running this year, they decided to stage it themselves – at their store in St. Thomas! Pauline Intven-Casier explains that the late spring this year worked in their favour, as the greenhouses weren’t filled yet, and so the space could be used for displays during their first-ever Spring Garden Show, from March 27-30.

Pauline invited several area landscape contractors, as well as some companies selling unique products related to gardening, to create and man display gardens within the store. “We had a tremendous response,” she says. “All the exhibitors were happy to attend, and Small vignette gardens were created in the store, giving customers an early taste of spring. pleased with the final result.”

Well-known for partnering with While early spring is an extremely busy community groups, Canadale Nurseries also time for any garden centre, staging this event invited the local cancer society and the St. in late March forced Canadale Nurseries to get Thomas hospital auxiliary to sell daffodils and a ready for the season early. Because none of the chili lunch, respectively. Pauline says the event trees and shrubs were in leaf, they brought in received lots of promotion in the local press, a load of palm trees to add some height and including television coverage, in part because greenery to the display gardens and made use of the community partners. of many early blooming perennials and forced

tulips as well.

Several years ago Canadale Nurseries created a seminar room, which was put to good use during the Spring Garden Show. A total of 17 speakers were featured over the weekend and there was “a tremendous response” to the talks on perennials, cooking with herbs, preventing garden injuries, establishing a pond, and more.

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Redesigned websites help trade show visitors The trade show department at Landscape Ontario is proud to announce it has revamped LO’s show websites. Green industry professionals will find many helpful new features at www.gardenexpo.ca and www.locongress.com, that will help them plan their time effectively on the tradeshow floor.

Attendees can keep in touch with the latest show news — see what exhibitors are offering, including new products (with photos), show specials and press releases. See what you really shouldn’t miss while at Garden Expo or Congress.

Under the “I Want to Attend” button, attendees can see who is exhibiting at a glance.

By running a mouse over an exhibitor’s booth on the floor plan, the exhibitor’s logo will pop up — making it easier to identify booth locations.

Attendees can also plan their visit in advance by searching for exhibitors or products.

With the newly designed websites, exhibitors have more ways of promoting themselves

and their products than ever before, as explained in the Great Marketing Opportunities tab under “I’m an Exhibitor.”

The Education and Networking Events link provides full information on conferences and symposiums, as well as other special activities such as the Congress Tailgate Party or the Flowers Canada Gold Cup gala event at Garden Expo.

Finally, show partners and sponsors are acknowledged with a dedicated webpage.

Greenhouse growers vote to fund consumer promotion A majority of Ontario’s greenhouse floriculture growers voted to support Flowers Canada (Ontario) as their representative association.

Growers with over 20,000 sq. ft. of greenhouse space will pay a mandatory licence fee to fund the organization. Growers with less than 20,000 sq. ft. will be exempt from paying the mandatory fee.

The annual fee is two cents per square foot of greenhouse area, to a maximum annual fee of $13,000 (650,000 sq. ft.), to finance the association’s activities to stimulate, increase and improve the producing or marketing of greenhouse floriculture products in Ontario.

A total of 51.7 per cent of the 356 known eligible Ontario greenhouse floriculture growers who received a ballot participated in the vote.

In March, Flowers Canada (Ontario) launched PickOntario, a campaign to increase awareness, interest and demand for Ontariogrown cut flowers.

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LO Provincial Board highlights The following is a report on the Provincial Board meeting held Feb. 20, 2008 at the LO home office in Milton.

horticulture industry. The operation will go further than just research. Much of the focus will be on innovation and commercialization.

President’s comments Bob Adams called the meeting to order and introduced the new board members, Bruce Morton from Ottawa chapter, Mark Goodman from the Georgian Lakelands chapter and Brian Lofgren from the Congress committee.

Project EverGreen Canada Project EverGreen Canada is now incorporated and has held its first formal board meeting. The Wilfred Laurier MBA program has assigned a senior project team to examine sustainability models for the project. The university will donate 1,000 hours, with the project being completed by July 8, 2008.

In the U.S., Project EverGreen is currently engaged in a pilot project to saturate the Akron, Ohio area with environmental benefit messages.

The purpose is determine if green benefit messages translate to social awareness and change.

CNLA report This August, CNLA is organizing a landscape summit that will deal with issues facing landscape contractors. CNLA meets twice a year.

Every member of LO is automatically a member of CNLA. Vineland Research Station Vineland Research Station recently celebrated its 100th anniversary. Even at that age, there is still much vitality in the centenarian. It is presently being renewed into a Centre for Innovation and Research. Chair of the Centre is Donald Ziraldo and the CEO is Dr. Jim Brandle (former vice president of Landscape Ontario at the time that Casey van Maris served as president).

The advisory committee is chaired by Deb Whitehouse of the Niagara Parks Commission.

John Bakker is LO’s rep on the committee. Two research positions are currently being advertised for the centre for the nursery/greenhouse and fruit industry. The centre will have a role in bringing international recognition to Ontario’s

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issue in the near future, with the provincial government looking to develope licensing criteria. The last time LO investigated the issue of licensing the horticulture trade, the membership was divided. Demographics and attitudes have now changed and our recent survey shows substantial support of a licensing initiative.

LO promotion fund Chapter recipients of the special promotion funds for this year are: London, $5,000; Waterloo, $6,500; Windsor, $3,000; Ottawa, $3,000; Upper Canada, $2,500. These monies are used by the chapters for special projects within their communities.

Environmental stewardship Environmental stewardship is becoming a welcome concern in all sectors. We should not forget to look “in the mirror” while promoting the “greening of the green” industry. Stewardship begins at home. It was suggested that LO stop providing paper-based board packages. All packages are now distributed only in electronic form unless there is a special request for paper.

Agendas will be displayed on the projector.

Members are encouraged to print the documents they wish to bring.

Individual chapter websites The website committee has prepared all the work necessary to offer all chapters their own websites at a cost of $2,500 per chapter. The Ottawa site can be found at www.loottawachapter.com. It is now up to the chapters to request funding from the finance committee and board if they choose to pursue this. The London chapter already has its own website www.lolondon.com.

Airport Hilton announces LO member rate LO members can now take advantage of corporate rates when they stay at the Toronto Airport Hilton Doubletree Hotel.

LO membership and chapter coordinator Stephanie Smith says members can book a standard superior guestroom for $115, a king corner guestroom for $119, and take advantage of the $139 rate for an executive level guestroom. This rate is exclusive to LO members, and is good at the Airport Hilton Doubletree hotel only.

LO members: SIMA symposium coming to Buffalo

By Jim Monk, CSP

As a longtime member of Landscape Ontario, it is an honour for me to represent our region and country in the Snow and Ice Management Association (SIMA). Bob Wilton and I currently provide Canadian representation on the board of directors.

When I originally became involved in SIMA, I intended to pick up a few useful ideas to help me improve my company. I grossly underestimated the value that SIMA represented, and soon found myself immersed in many educational, training and networking opportunities.

This led to a further involvement in various relevant committees and task forces, then to the board of directors. I currently hold the position of board president.

I use this as a lead-in to the purpose of this article, to invite you to the 11th annual Snow and Ice Symposium. Held in a different city each year, this year’s venue is Buffalo, N.Y., from June 18-21. Buffalo is close enough for most of us to drive, so taking in a single day, or the full show, is very convenient.

The trade show itself is excellent, with new

products always on display, as well as improvements to existing products. This year’s show will help break down barriers with vendors by

This year’s symposium will feature two powerful speakers: Mark Mayberry and Christine Corelli providing free beer and food on the show floor!

But maybe more beneficial (especially after this winter) is the opportunity to take in a training seminar, or network with your peers – both local and from other regions. I have yet to return from a show without a bunch of great ideas to improve my company, or new strategies to deal with specific problems.

This year we have two powerful keynote speakers kicking off each day’s proceedings. On Thursday, Mark Mayberry will jump-start the day with a presentation on “Building the Dream Workforce”, and on Friday, Christine Corelli will give us “Businesses don’t do Business, People do Business.” Both speakers have been well

received throughout North America, based on their energy and value received by attendees.

Of particular interest to us Canadians is the first-time availability and testing of the Canadian version of the Certified Snow Professional (CSP) designation. It is a valuable opportunity to prove your snow credentials, and is an excellent marketing tool. Even if you’re not actively taking the test, you can find out more about the program.

So, with that said, I cordially invite you to attend the Symposium this year. Whether it is a one-off visit, or an eye-opening experience that leads to further participation, I’m confident you won’t be disappointed! There is plenty of information on the SIMA website at www.sima. org, as well as show brochures which have been distributed by this magazine. And as if that’s not enough, in an effort to increase Canadian representation, there is a $50 discount on registration fees for the show for LO members! If you have any questions about the show, or anything else related to SIMA, or snow in general, please feel free to call me I’d be happy to help out.

Jim Monk, CSP can be reached at (905)-472-4842.

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HORT PROTECT

Emergency out-of-province medical care

By W. Michael Thomas, CFP, CLU, CH.F.C., R.F.P.

T

here are many who hop on a plane and take a quick vacation to Disneyland, drop in to Las Vegas to invest a dollar or two, or just pop across the border to do a little shopping. Quite a number do not buy travel medical insurance. They thought that nothing would happen to them and, if it did, their provincial government would take care of them and pay their bills. After all, we Canadians have full government medical coverage for everyone.

In the excitement of Disneyland, their 10year-old daughter broke her arm, the Vegas gambler ate some very bad food at one of the fancy buffets, and the guy that just popped across the border had a car accident and was hospitalized for two-and-a-half weeks. Nice, simple little claims, and there are thousands of these every year. If you have insurance there is no problem.

For the “other” people, these simple little claims can, and do, become nightmares.

When people show up at a U.S. hospital, the first thing they take out is their Canadian health card and are told that it is useless in the U.S. (or anywhere else in the world, for that matter). Next comes the credit card request from the hospital. I hope that they have a very high and unused limit, or there may be trouble getting treated.

The U.S. health-care system makes money when it does tests, it makes money on operations, and it makes money by keeping you in a hospital bed. In fairness, the doctors are exposed to huge liability suits if there is even a slight possibility of a patient getting some

Province

Total amount of bill (USD):

Condition/Ailment

British Columbia Cardiac arrest and pacemaker insertion

Actual percentage paid by GHIP

$159,568.14

$2,136.01

1.2%

Alberta

Myocardial infarction (heart attack)

$67,092.60

$2,543.10

3.4%

Saskatchewan

Sick sinus syndrome/atrial fibrillation

$54,692.78

$768.39

1.3%

Manitoba

Congestive heart failure

$40,844.68

$1,147.78

2.5%

Ontario

Myocardial infarction (heart attack)

$116,958.06

$2,364.11

1.8%

Quebec

Myocardial infarction (heart attack)

$32,897.52

$236.94

0.6%

Nova Scotia

Non-cardiac chest pain (undiagnosed)

$27,879.63

$1,358.12

4.4%

Newfoundland

Pelvic cysts/illeus

$31,828.26

$1,412.54

4.0%

(Source: Medipac Travel Insurance)

Note: an exchange rate of .90 was used for all cases

“free” money. This is one of the reasons that U.S. doctors perform so many unnecessary tests. Generally, the daily total bill for a hospital stay will run between $10- and 20,000. Bills will be even higher if any new, high-tech medical devices are needed, such as drug-infused stents, pacemakers, defibrillators, etc.

You should know what your provincial government is paying for your out-of-Canada claim. I have given a few real-world examples in the accompanying table.

These are real claims with real cheques from the provincial governments, amounting to next-to-nothing. Your private insurer has to settle the rest of the bills, and that is why you buy travel insurance (or have this coverage through your employer). Check whether you are covered, and what coverage you may have, through

your group insurance — but “don’t leave home without it!”

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W. Michael Thomas is a partner with The Investment Guild – endorsed provider of the HortProtect Group Insurance Program and is a director of the Ontario Horticultural Trades Foundation: The Investment Guild, HortProtect 345 Renfrew Dr., Suite 302 Markham, ON L3R 9S9 1-800-459-8990 www.hortprotect.com info@hortprotect.com

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Landscape Ontario works with Halton school boards be incorporated in to the new Technological Studies curriculum policy documents in September 2009.

A special thank you to Terry Murphy for his vision, leadership and tireless efforts Landscape Ontario continues to demonstrate in promoting these new and exciting educawhy it is an industry leader in horticulture and tional initiatives to our next generation of landscaping education. In 2006 the Ministry valued horticulture and landscaping profesof Education announced new sector-specific sionals. programs that offer students the opportunity The Halton CDSB would also like to explore a specific area or career interest to recognize Notre Dame teachers, Brian and to acquire the skills, safety awareness, certification training and industry related Terry Murphy (L) of Landscape Ontario speaks to SHSM Miller, Allan Nason and Maureen Fazzari for experience that will assist them in their post Horticulture and Landscaping students at Notre Dame all their hard work and dedication required to Secondary School in Burlington about the exciting set up this SHSM program at the local level. secondary pathways. career opportunities that this industry has to offer.

For more information about the SHSM Landscape Ontario played a pivotal role in developing the Specialist High Skills Major with Landscape Ontario. Through this part- Horticulture and Landscaping program and (SHSM) Horticulture and Landscaping program nership, SHSM students will be afforded the how you can participate in this exciting prothat is now offered at various secondary schools opportunity to begin their Canadian Horticulture gram, please see the specific sector guide throughout Ontario. Two such programs are Technician (CHT) certification, participate at: www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/studentsuccess/ located in Halton Region. Students enrolled in in guest speaker lectures and obtain relevant pathways/shsm/landscaping.pdf or contact both Notre Dame Secondary School and White industry-related experience through experien- Robert De Rubeis, Curriculum Consultant Oaks High School SHSM Horticulture and tial learning opportunities. Landscape Ontario at 905-632-6413, ext. 568 or by e-mail at Landscaping programs will benefit from the also played a lead role in developing the new derubeisr@hcdsb.org. industry partnership that has been developed Green Industries curriculum. These courses will

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OMAFRA NURSERY-LANDSCAPE REPORT

Rapid spring warm up provides challenges for nursery growers

By Jen Llewellyn, OMAFRA Nursery Crops Specialist

What ever happened to “Spring” in Ontario?

When I was a kid, we had so much snow in the winter that we would build snow forts that were 10 feet high. When I was a kid, we always had a white Christmas.

When I was a kid, April was a dreaded month for walking to school because of all the rain, mud and cool weather.

Now we seem to go Jen Llewellyn from winter to summer, with lots of drying winds. The warm spell that we experienced from mid-late April turned the landscape and nursery upside down. Container crops that are normally forced for sale in May were blooming by the third week of April. Field production nurseries were also thrown into

a tizzy. The window for spring digging bare root material was wickedly short since some species had already broken bud by the fourth week of April, resulting in the failure to meet orders and a bottle-neck in the production cycle.

The weather generated early interest from the consumer and for landscape installations, but there were still too many days before the last frost-free date in May to plant actively growing ornamentals.

Pest watch for May Hopefully the populations of adult Japanese beetles (Popillia japonica) will be significantly low in 2008. The hot, dry conditions we had during early grub development last summer should have reduced the successful development of a good percentage of the grubs in the soil. The last major population peak for this beetle was about 10 years ago, followed by a fantastic population crash after the wickedly dry summer of 1998. Viburnum leaf beetle has been a real challenge on several viburnum species, often causing significant dieback and mortality in just two to three years of defoliation. This spring I am conducting a small efficacy trial to test out some of the “softer” insecticidal products that may be exempt from pesticide regulations and ban. I’ll let you know how it turns out.

Fletcher scale and euonymus scale continue to

plague established conifers and broadleaf evergreens. Opportunities to apply insecticides at the crawler stage will be especially important this year.

Gymnosporangium is the genus of fungus that is responsible for pear trellis rust, hawthorn rust and cedar-apple rust. Where pear trellis rust was a problem last year, monitor juniper hosts for Gymnosporangium rust sporulation (bright orange gelatinous masses, bright orange powdery masses) in May and early June.

Gymnosporangium tends to sporulate on juniper hosts when the weather is warm and rainy.

These spores will land on the alternate hosts: pear, apple, crabapple, hawthorn etc. and cause unsightly orange lesions, followed by projectile fungal structures in late summer. Nova is registered to help manage foliar diseases like Gymnosporangium rusts.

Diseases and insect pests in May a) In areas where the following indicator plants (100-150 GDD Base 10oC): Aesculus hippocastanum (horsechestnut) are in full bloom.

Syringa vulgaris (common lilac) are in full bloom.

Spiraea x vanhouttei (bridalwreath spirea) are in full bloom.

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PLANT Betula

birch leafminer larvae bronze birch borer adults

PEST

Plant Pinus

European pine sawfly larvae pine needle scale nymphs

Insect

Buxus

boxwood psyllid nymphs

Syringa

lilac borer adults, eggs

Cornus, Fraxinus, Syringa oystershell scale crawlers Deciduous trees gypsy moth larvae

fall cankerworm larvae

Syringa, Fraxinus, Cornus oystershell scale crawlers Taxus

Fletcher scale adults, eggs Taxus mealybug nymphs

Euonymus (deciduous)

euonymus webworm

Fraxinus

Taxus, Rhododendron, Euonymus

black vine weevil pupae, adults

emerald ash borer larvae, pupae, adults

ash plant bug

Thuja

cedar leaf miner pupae, adults

Malus, Prunus, Picea, Thuja, Juniperus etc.

eastern tent caterpillar larvae spruce spider mite eggs, nymphs

Ulmus

elm leaf beetle larvae

Pinus

European pine sawfly larvae pine needle scale crawlers pine shoot beetle larvae

Viburnum

viburnum leaf beetle larvae, pupae

Rhododendron, Taxus Euonymus and various

black vine weevil larvae, pupae, adults

Sorbus

mountain ash sawfly larvae

Syringa

lilac borer eggs, larvae

Taxus

Taxus mealybug nymphs Fletcher scalenymphs

Thuja

cedar leafminer pupae, adults strawberry root weevil adults

PLANT

Corylus Malus, Pyrus

DISEASE

filbert blight apple scab

Check out OMAFRA Publication 383, Nursery & Landscape Plant Production and IPM for more detailed monitoring tables (Chapter #3). To order, call 1-800-668-9938.

Malus, Crataegus

Gymnosporangium rust

Amelanchier, Pyrus

(cedar-apple, cedar-hawthorn, pear trellis)

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b) In areas where the following phenology plants (150-250 GDD Base 10oC): Aesculus hippocastanum (horse chestnut) are in full to late bloom Spiraea x vanhouttei (bridalwreath spirea) are in late to finished bloom Syringa vulgaris (common lilac) are in late to finished bloom Robinia pseudoacacia (black locust) are blooming Plant

Insect

Betula

birch leaf miner larvae bronze birch borer eggs,larvae birch case bearer larvae

deciduous trees

gypsy moth larvae

Euonymus, deciduous

euonymus webworm larvae

Fraxinus

emerald ash borer adults, eggs, larvae

Gleditsia

honeylocust plantbug nymphs honeylocust leafhopper nymphs honeylocust podgall midge larvae

Picea, Juniperus, Thuja, Abies

spruce spider mite nymphs, adults

OMAFRA Turf and Nursery-Landscape Agriphone: 1-888-290-4441 http://apps.omafra.gov.on.ca/scripts/english/crops/agriphone/index.asp

OMAFRA web sites:

www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/hort/nursery.html www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/hort/turf.html

Plant

Disease

Malus, Crataegus, Amelanchier, Pyrus

Gymnosporangium sp.

2-needled pines

Diplodia tip blight

Malus

apple scab

Malus, Pyrus, Pyracantha, Cotoneaster

fire blight

Euonymus

anthracnose

Fraxinus, Tilia, Acer, Quercus, Platanus

anthracnose, Verticillium wilt

Prunus, Ribes, Rosa, Amelanchier

powdery mildew

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LEGAL ISSUES

WSIB and contractors: Do you know where you stand?

By Madeleine L.S. Loewenberg and Bonny Mak

Editor’s note: The following article is a scenario in regards to WSIB. The names of people and businesses are fictional. Rob Kennaley will return to this space in the next issue of Horticulture Review.

Business is good Soren runs a landscape gardening business. He only has two employees, each of whom works two or three days a week at the homes of customers; the employees travel to and from the customers’ homes using Soren’s cube van. Soren has always been able to manage the work using his own employees, but as the home improvement trend gains steam, he finds it difficult to keep up with customers’ orders.

To keep up with demand, Soren engages Kyle, a retired landscape gardener, to perform some of Soren’s smaller contracts. Soren and Kyle agree that Kyle will work for Soren as a contractor. Soren calls Kyle whenever there is work available; Soren pays him according to the amount of work Kyle performs, and no taxes or other deductions of any kind are taken off Kyle’s cheque. Kyle likes this arrangement, as he has grown bored with retirement, but does not want to work full time.

Kyle primarily uses Soren’s equipment because he sold most of his own when he retired. Kyle does have some small tools and gardening equipment which he keeps locked in Soren’s shop. Kyle is an experienced landscape gardener who does not need much direction or supervision. He often gives Soren suggestions on the best way of going about a job.

Over time, because the excellent working relationship they have created, Kyle, who used to work with a number of different people, now works only with Soren.

Trading work with contractors In addition to his arrangement with Kyle, Soren has an arrangement with another landscape gardening company, Grow Co. Soren sends work to Grow Co. when he and his wife go on vacation in the fall. In exchange, Soren takes care of Grow Co.’s clients when the owner of Grow Co. goes on vacation in the early spring.

One day Soren was audited by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB).

Soren didn’t think anything of it because he had been paying WSIB premiums for his two 30 HORTICULTURE REVIEW - MAY 15, 2008

employees and was confident that he was fully compliant. He was a bit puzzled by the WSIB’s request that he provide a list of contractors who perform work for his business and the amounts they were paid for their services. He provided the information as requested, because he had nothing to hide. The WSIB auditor came in,

Ask subcontractors for a WSIB Clearance Certificate — valid for 60 days looked at a number of documents and then went away saying that he would be in touch.

The next thing Soren knew, the WSIB notified him that he owed thousands of dollars in unpaid premiums with respect to Kyle and the employees of Grow Co. It turns out that the owner of Grow Co. failed to register with the WSIB as required.

Soren is shocked and dismayed. At a friend’s suggestion, Soren speaks to a labour lawyer about the matter. Soren wants to find out why he would be liable for WSIB premiums for a contractor, and for someone else’s employees.

The lawyer explains that anyone who hires an employee in an industry that is required by law to be covered by the WSIB insurance plan must register with the WSIB and pay premiums for those employees. “But Kyle is not an employee,” protests Soren. Unfortunately, it does not matter that Soren thought he had hired Kyle as a contractor, and that Kyle agrees that he is a contractor and not an employee – the WSIB looks past labels of “contractors” and “employees” into the actual arrangements between the parties.

That said, the following aspects of their working relationship support the conclusion that Kyle is a contractor: • K yle is not closely supervised or given instructions on how work should be done • Soren does not provide training to Kyle • Soren tells Kyle when work needs to be completed but does not otherwise dictate Kyle’s hours of work • If a job is not done properly, Kyle is responsible for making it right without receiving additional payment

On the other hand, the following factors point to the conclusion that Kyle is Soren’s employee: • Kyle is obliged to perform the work personally; that is, he is not free to assign the work to someone else • Kyle does not have any significant chance of profit or risk of loss – he is primarily providing labour in exchange for payment • Kyle performs work using Soren’s equipment • The work performed by Kyle is an integral, continual part of Soren’s business • Soren provides the materials and supplies needed in performing work • Kyle works exclusively for Soren, and has done so for a number of years There is no hard and fast rule as to when a relationship will be considered to be employeremployee or principal-contractor – it is determined by the WSIB on a case by case basis. In this instance, the WSIB considers the overall picture and decides that Kyle is an employee of Soren’s, not an independent operator (which is what the WSIB calls an independent contractor with no employees), for whom he is responsible for paying WSIB premiums.

Formally determine working relationship If there are no rules, how would Soren know whether someone who works for him is an employee or an independent operator? The lawyer suggests that Soren may want any new contractor he is hiring to fill out a WSIB form, called the Independent Operator Questionnaire, and forward it to the WSIB for a determination.

The Independent Operator Questionnaire asks questions regarding the working arrangement and relationship such as the factors mentioned above. If the WSIB determines that the individual is an independent operator for whom Soren is not required to pay WSIB premiums, it will issue an Independent Operator Letter which Soren should keep on file should he be audited by the WSIB. If the WSIB determines that the individual is an employee, Soren must pay premiums on his/her behalf.

But surely Soren cannot be liable for unpaid WSIB premiums for the employees who work at Grow Co.? Does that company not have the obligation, as an employer, to register with the WSIB and pay premiums for its own

employees? The lawyer has some more bad news: under the WSIB legislation, if a contracting company is not registered with WSIB or not paying the required premiums, Soren can be liable for those payments. It may not seem fair to hold Soren liable for a debt over which he has no control, but the lawmakers decided that such a measure is necessary to ensure that the WSIB insurance fund is maintained at a sufficient level to provide worker benefits.

Ask for Clearance Certificate In order to prevent the same thing from happening again, the lawyer advises Soren to always ask companies, for which he contracts out work, for a document called the Clearance Certificate, prior to engaging them and again before he makes the final payment on the contract. A Clearance Certificate is a document issued by the WSIB which certifies the contractor is registered with the WSIB, has filed all necessary paperwork and most importantly, paid all premiums billed by the WSIB. That way, Soren knows that he will not be liable for any unpaid premiums by the contractor. As an additional protection to Soren and an incentive for a contractor to provide a Clearance Certificate, Soren has the right to hold back up to 100 per cent

of the labour portion of his contracts until the contractor provides him with a valid Clearance Certificate. A Clearance Certificate is valid for 60 days, so Soren must request it more than once if he works with the contractor over a longer period of time.

All this information is giving Soren a headache and he wonders whether he gets anything out of the WSIB premiums that he is legally required to pay. The lawyer finally has some good news: as a result of WSIB coverage, Soren’s employees and Soren’s contractors’ employees (who are required to be covered by the WSIB insurance plan) cannot sue Soren as a result of workplace injuries or illness. The only exception to this general rule is that owners, partners or executive officers of contracting companies who are not automatically covered by the WSIB insurance plan, and who did not purchase optional WSIB coverage, may still sue Soren.

Soren is confident that he knows what to do to protect himself and to comply with the law on a go-forward basis; but what about the thousands of dollars that the WSIB says he owes? The lawyer advises Soren that he has the right to appeal any determination made by the WSIB. The appeal process may take months to

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Madeleine L.S. Loewenberg and Bonny Mak are lawyers with the law firm Sherrard Kuzz LLP in Toronto. The firm specializes in advising and representing management in all matters of labour and employment law, including WSIB matters. Madeleine and Bonny can be reached at 416-603-0700 or www.sherrardkuzz.com.

The information contained in this article is provided for general information purposes only and does not constitute legal or other professional advice. Reading this article does not create a lawyer-client relationship.

Readers are advised to seek specific legal advice from Sherrard Kuzz LLP (or their own legal counsel) in relation to any decision or course of action contemplated.

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complete, requires lots of paperwork, and involves the making of legal arguments before the WSIB and possibly before the Workplace Safety and Insurance Tribunal (the body that hears appeals from the WSIB). The lawyer suggests that Soren consider the cost and benefit of pursuing an appeal, and make a decision that makes the most sense to him as a business person.

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ADVERTISER’S INDEX

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COMPANY PAGE PHONE WEBSITE Adams Landscape Supply....................................... 12.............519-744-0151................. www.adamslandscapesupply.ca All Treat Farms......................................................... 25.............908-875-3310 Braun Nursery Ltd.................................................... 32.............905-648-1911................................. www.braungroup.com Caledon Hills Perennials.......................................... 22.............905-473-1145............... info@caledonhillsperennials.com Canadian Nursery Landscape Association............... 8..............888-446-3499............................ www.canadanursery.com Christmas Decor...................................................... 24.............905-823-8550............................. www.christmasdecor.net Clintar Groundskeeping Services............................ 33.............800-361-3542.......................................... www.clintar.com Connon 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PROSPERITY PARTNERS

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By Jacki Hart, CLP Program manager, Prosperity Partners

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s it still May? If so, congratulations! This means that you are taking a few minutes away from your hectic pace and endless todo list, to work ON your business rather than just in it.

The Prosperity Partners program at LO is now off the ground, and fostering better work-life balance and business management for 95 business owners around Ontario. These hard-working folks Jacki Hart made the time this past winter to attend the Prosperity Partner introductory seminar. In this full-day workshop, I teach business owners the importance of, and how to, work ON their business, rather than just in it.

The seminar offers a great toolbox for training yourself to ask better questions of your-

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self and about your business, and help to bring focus and clarity about what your business is, where it’s going, what it will need and when.

We also use a helpful tool to determine which skills you can provide to your business as it grows, and which skills your business will need as it progresses. Herein lies the gap in most trade businesses – the owner tries to ‘do it all’ without the proper training, passion or interest in ‘doing’ everything a prosperous, profitable business needs to have in place and managed well in order to operate successfully.

As a result of this gap, many owner/operators get overwhelmed with all the management and planning details of the business, because they are so hands-on in the field. Late nights trying to prepare quotes, invoices, correspondence and schedules become the exhausting norm — and forget about having a healthy work-life balance.

The Prosperity Program is all about teaching the business management and planning skills you need to close the gaps, and open up your personal time. I use relevant examples from my own 16 years spent building a successful business — the painful, hard, self sacrificing way — so that you don’t have to. Rather than trying to take business coaching and principles from a consultant from outside of our industry, this program is developed for us, by us and delivered by us. The Prosperity Partnership is relevant, portable, painless and easy to incorporate, one step at a time.

The feedback on this program from our Prosperity Partner businesses is OUTSTANDING. Here’s just a few of the comments I’ve received: “Thank you so much for creating this program, sharing your experiences and offering your insight. I am certain it will be helpful for many people. It was a pleasure to spend the day listening to you and very insightful to work through the follow up questions you left us with.”

Daniel Shoag, Thornhill

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“Thanks for your excellent advice, when I first came into this field there didn’t seem to be much in the way of business education/support for start-up companies. Your presentation was ‘spot-on’ and you are an excellent business mentor.”

Susan Potvin, Toronto

“Thank you for your wonderful presentation. Your seminar has provided me with inspiration, some new ways to use old business tools and new ones — a day ABSOLUTELY well spent.”

Wolfegang Bonham, Burlington “We were impressed with the vision that was needed to put a seminar such as this together and I would say that it was certainly the most productive of seminars I have ever been to for my business – and I have been to MANY.” Raffy and Marcello, Elite Concrete Ltd, Toronto “I enjoyed everything you presented and I will be taking the next step to spend more time on this. I have never seen this type of initiative before. This seminar is a very unique opportunity for the members of this industry (as long as my competitors don’t take the course! LOL)” Enviromasters Lawn Care Company These are just a few comments from a long list of participants for whom the introductory day seminar has helped move their business toward the next level.

Watch this space next month, and www.horttrades.com, for the dates of the newly developed follow up seminar, Best Practices for Prosperity. This second seminar will be open only to companies who have completed the introductory prosperity seminar. We will include a list of best practices for the five pillars of prosperity (Professional Operations, Financial Health, Sales Success, Leadership and Developing Customers for Life). These best practices will be discussed and brainstormed for your own business with your peers, and much more.

Also, the upcoming dates for the introductory prosperity seminar will be announced here next month and on the LO website at www.horttrades.com as they become available.

Jacki Hart is available by e-mail at prosperity@landscapeontario.com.

Jacki’s earlier columns are available on-line at www.horttrades.com/prospart.

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