23/07/2024
The 64th International Garden Centre Association’s Congress hosted by Garden Centres Canada is coming to Montréal and Québec City from August 25-31, 2024. 🌱🌸
👉 Learn more and register: www.igca24.ca
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22/07/2024
As a landscape design-build business owner, HGTV media personality and STIHL USA brand ambassador, Sara Bendrick has been exposed to a lot of new technologies and has observed how the ‘landscape’ of the landscape industry has evolved over her past 12 years in the profession. 🌳
With Artificial Intelligence emerging in all sectors, she shares her perspectives on working with technology, where it might be helpful and what it can’t replace: https://landscapetrades.com/ai-just-one-more-tool-in-the-tool-box
19/07/2024
For our annual tech issue, we've handpicked a few podcast episodes that explore how Artificial Intelligence can support the green trades.
🎧 Learn more: https://landscapetrades.com/lt-picks-podcast-episodes
18/07/2024
Dr. Asim Biswas, a professor in the School of Environmental Sciences within the Ontario Agricultural College at the University of Guelph, has been awarded the 2023 Steacie Prize, one of Canada’s most prestigious awards for researchers 40 years old or younger.
👉 Read more: https://landscapetrades.com/soil-scientist-wins-2023-steacie-prize
17/07/2024
Building a portfolio of gorgeous photos is one of the most convenient ways to demonstrate your skills to potential clients year-round. 📸
These photos are essential for your website, awards entries, social media posts and digital marketing campaigns.
There are two ways to gather photos of your projects: hire a professional photographer or do it yourself.
👉 Both methods have their advantages, so read on to learn when and how to get the shots you need: https://landscapetrades.com/picture-perfect
16/07/2024
Light Bio, a synthetic biology startup, announced in February 2024 that it is beginning to sell its groundbreaking bioluminescent petunias in the United States. 🌱
With support from biotech leaders such as NFX and Ginkgo Bioworks, Light Bio is reimagining the horticultural industry by introducing a new category of plants that emit an ethereal glow to enrich homes, gardens and public spaces.
Although not yet available in Canada, the company did tell Landscape Trades they are actively exploring options to bring these plants to north of the border.
👉 Read more: https://landscapetrades.com/cnla-and-coha-present-to-the-canadian-senate
15/07/2024
Eighteen years ago, Ryan Markewich was at a crossroads with his landscaping company, Creative Roots Landscaping.
For the first 12 years of operation, he navigated the business without any formal management system. But it became increasingly clear that he needed a better way of "being" if the business was ever going to grow beyond 15-20 employees.
That's when he read The Great Game of Business, a book that changed how he thought of running his company. He was struck by the unique but rather common-sense approach of Open-Book Management.
Open-book management is a way of running a company that teaches employees the economics of the business. 📈
It’s not just about transparency; it is about empowering every team member to understand the impact their actions had on the financial health of the business and how, in turn, one way or another, it affected everyone within it.
👉 Read more: https://landscapetrades.com/an-open-book
12/07/2024
CNLA will be hosting the International Garden Centre Congress in Québec from August 25th-31st, 2024. 🌱🌸
Québec features many inspiring and innovative garden centres in Canada, including some of the newest and largest garden centres in the country.
From dinner at a Sugar Shack to a visit to the inspiring Montréal Botanical Garden, delegates will visit 10 unique garden centres and network with over 200 delegates from 20 countries around the world - this is your invitation to inspiration, you won't want to miss this event!
👉 Learn more and register: www.igca24.ca
11/07/2024
Plant hardiness zone maps are an important tool when determining what plants can be included in a landscape. 🌱
But plant hardiness maps in Canada and the U.S. are not created using the same criteria and as such cannot be used interchangeably.
👉 Read more: https://landscapetrades.com/plant-hardiness-zone-maps-are-not-created-equal
11/07/2024
GREAT NEWS ✨🎉
Landscape Trades Magazine has been awarded not one but three Silver Laurels at the GardenComm International Awards 🏆
- The feature “Catching Fire: How Thoughtful Landscaping Can Protect Homes”
- Our annual state of the industry report “A Brave New World” for best articles in their category
- Our October Grounds Management issue was the winner for Best magazine overall
We are passionate about informing and inspiring landscape professionals all across Canada, and very thankful for these 3 Awards!
👉 All the awarded features can be read online: https://landscapetrades.com/magazine/2023/october
10/07/2024
While most trade show exhibitors are quite happy to walk away with a few solid leads and a pile of badge scans, Steve Uljua, senior outdoor robotics manager at Kress is just happy no one is yelling at him anymore. 💥
“There were years and years of landscapers coming by the booth, literally screaming and hollering. They said that robotics were taking away business and making landscapers a thing of the past.”
But robotic mowers are now gaining wider acceptance in the market — particularly for municipalities and large commercial properties. Read more: https://landscapetrades.com/mission-precision
09/07/2024
Landscape professionals, you likely have niche strengths and specialties, but sometimes it’s worth thinking outside the box to expand or enrich your connection with consumers and clients. 💡
When the economy dips, the weather won’t cooperate or you’re just looking to drive new business, there are lots of creative ways to branch out.
👉 Here are 4 fresh ideas to bring in new business: https://landscapetrades.com/shake-it-up
08/07/2024
It’s that time of year when landscape professionals are busy chatting with homeowners, designing projects and getting outside.
As you start building beautiful outdoor spaces, you need to have access for all on our minds. 👨🦽
Creating accessible spaces is crucial to building long-lasting projects that will be used for generations — regardless of your clients' physical mobility or needs.
👉 Here are five tips for creating beautiful and accessible outdoor spaces from a physiotherapist: https://landscapetrades.com/accessibility-in-the-landscape
05/07/2024
Switching gears during a week of winter board meetings at Hockley Valley in Orangeville, Ont., the CNLA ACPP hosted its inaugural 2024 Leadership Summit on February 6, featuring a selection of keynote speakers who shared information about navigating an unusual labour market, mitigating insurance liabilities and fostering a love of plants through marketing.
👉 Read more: https://landscapetrades.com/cnla-hosts-inaugural-2024-leadership-summit
04/07/2024
Using top-quality tools and materials can help elevate your projects from average to award-winning.
Some of these new products might be just what you need to get through the dog days of summer.
👉 New products for Summer 2024: https://landscapetrades.com/new-products-may-2024
03/07/2024
Growers, do you want to stay connected to your plants? 🌱🌳
AI could help streamline administration or other back-office chores to free them up to deliver hands-on care across their operations.
Here are a few of the many ways you can implement Artificial Intelligence to your landscaping or horticulture business: https://landscapetrades.com/using-ai-to-streamline-your-business
02/07/2024
To many, the concept of Artificial Intelligence may be as far-fetched as time travel, living in space and driverless cars.
Once the purview of sci-fi, many of these futuristic concepts have become reality.
In fact, some AI technology has already been successfully implemented for robotic lawn mowers and even airport snow-clearing efforts.
🌱 From water and waste reduction to predictive models for risk mitigation to labour issues: in this feature, we'll explore just a few of the ways AI is being applied to horticulture and nursery grower operations. Read more: https://landscapetrades.com/cultivating-tomorrow
28/06/2024
Canada has joined the Efficient Fertilizer Consortium, a public-private partnership driven by the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research.
The EFC funds research to advance enhanced efficiency and novel fertilizer products as well as practices that improve crop production while decreasing environmental impact.
👉 Read more: https://landscapetrades.com/government-of-canada-becomes-a-founding-member-of-the-efficient-fertilizer-consortium
27/06/2024
Imagine a world where the landscape design of our neighbourhoods and public spaces serve as a shield against crime. 🌳
This is the essence of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design, a movement that underscores the pivotal role landscape professionals, together with law enforcement, have in shaping secure and resilient environments.
Constable Matthew Hunt, the CPTED coordinator for the Ottawa Police Service, has 24 years of policing experience and has led one of the few standalone CPTED units in Canada for the past seven years.
He joined the Landscape Ontario Podcast to explain how CPTED principles and thoughtful landscaping choices can foster safer neighbourhoods. 👉 Read more: https://landscapetrades.com/preventing-crime-through-environmental-design
26/06/2024
How often do you add a new word to your vocabulary? 💬
Here’s a good one: woonerf. It’s a Dutch word that roughly translates to “living street.”
Historically, streets have served as bustling social hubs, but the boom of motorized traffic pushed people to the edges of these avenues. 🌱🌳
To restore community interaction and safety — creating spaces where people can meet, pedestrians and cyclists can move around freely and children can play safely — the woonerf concept emerged in the Netherlands in the late 1960s and gained traction worldwide.
Several communities have recently incorporated woonerven or living streets all across Canada. 🇨🇦
From permanent installations to pop-up parklets, living streets have transformed barren sidewalks, empty lots and concrete corridors into lush urban destinations.
👉 Read more: https://landscapetrades.com/how-canadians-are-bringing-a-dutch-idea-to-life
25/06/2024
In 2023, Canada faced a wildfire season that seared itself into the nation's history books — a relentless onslaught of over 6,500 fires consuming nearly 19 million hectares, and causing unprecedented destruction. 🔥🌳
As Canada grapples with the aftermath, the conversation around innovative solutions takes centre stage.
Addressing catastrophic wildfires demands a multifaceted solution, requiring a fundamental shift in perspective towards coexisting with fire, implementing healthy forest management practices and reducing triggers for wildfires.
👉 Read more in Dr. Nadina Galle's column 'The Internet of Nature': https://landscapetrades.com/how-satellites-and-ai-ignite-hope-in-canadas-battle-against-wildfires
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24/06/2024
Marketing. Everyone has an opinion. Some are good, most are not and few are backed by data and facts.
So, how do you figure out what to do❓
For the last three years, business has been booming. We are now facing headwinds and need to sharpen our approach to maintain healthy growth.
With that in mind, Vanessa McQuade from Intrigue Media discusses five common marketing mistakes to avoid to set yourself up for success: https://landscapetrades.com/5-marketing-mistakes-to-fix-right-now
20/06/2024
Heather Jerrard is a 'self-proclaimed plant nerd' who enjoys seeing something new or unexpected in a garden. 🌱🌺
And what's better than unusual plants to delight your clients and support biodiversity?
In this column, she listed plants that are visually interesting, fairly easy to maintain and perform well in the landscape. If you want to offer your clients something new, this is for you!
👉 Read more: https://landscapetrades.com/the-element-of-surprise
19/06/2024
Growers across Canada are leveraging biology to grow strong, healthy plants without compromising sustainability. 🌱
Creative technologies in growing media — from heroic worms to magic mushrooms, to marine creatures — are making soil filthy rich. Read more: https://landscapetrades.com/filthy-rich-the-dirt-on-growing-media
18/06/2024
Elissa Astorino, a third-year student at Niagara Parks School of Horticulture in Niagara Falls, Ont., recently attended the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show.
She is the first-ever Canadian garden designer to be invited to participate. 👏 Her involvement in this prestigious event stems from her proactive engagement in the Niagara Parks School of Horticulture Mentorship Course.
Elissa Astorino designed her own exhibit and contributed her expertise as part of a team led by renowned Irish garden designer Peter Donegan.
Through her design, she aims to raise awareness for dementia, a condition her late grandmother had. The garden tells a story of unconditional love between a mother with dementia and her daughter, illustrating that even when the sun has set and the sky at times clouded, there are always stars to brighten the night. 🌸
👉 Read more: https://landscapetrades.com/niagara-student-first-canadian-ever-invited-to-international-garden-show
14/06/2024
Congratulations to Team Manitoba, Team Quebec and Team British Columbia on their gold, silver and bronze medals during the 2024 Skills Canada / Compétences Canada National Competition 👏
Teams participating in the Landscape Gardening competition had 12 hours to build a small garden. 🌳
12/06/2024
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07/06/2024
Natural Resources Canada scientists are hard at work revising the plant hardiness zones map for the first time since 2010. 🌱
The revision follows the release of ‘climate normals’ data — looking at climate information from 1991 to 2020. Read more: https://landscapetrades.com/revised-plant-hardiness-zone-coming-this-year
06/06/2024
A key aspect of inventory management for tree nurseries is measuring the caliper of each tree. 🌳
David Weales, Cole Tarry, along with Dr. Medhat Moussa from the University of Guelph are developing a way to do this more efficiently and effectively, leveraging real-time kinematic positioning GPS technology and advanced AI algorithms.
👉 Read more: https://landscapetrades.com/utilizing-3d-vision-for-tree-nursery-caliper-measurement
31/05/2024
In 2009, Toronto became the first major city in North America to adopt a Green Roof Bylaw.
The Bylaw mandates green roofs on new buildings, provides an incentive program for existing buildings and creates a standard for the construction of all green roofs.
It was the result of over a decade of lobbying, research and education by Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, an industry group formed by Steven Peck, GRP, with a mission to develop the industry across North America.
👉 Learn more: https://landscapetrades.com/torontos-green-roof-bylaw-keeps-on-giving
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It takes a LOT of effort and a lot of planning to create a 49th parallel rose 🌹 If they don’t 100% fit the criterias set by the CNLA ACPP and Vineland Research and Innovation Centre they unfortunately won’t be able to be a part of the collection… …but that doesn’t mean that this particular plant is not good! Other Canadian nurseries could still find it interesting and might want to license it! Learn more about this Canadian rose breeding program 👇 #LandscapeTrades #49throses #CanadianRoses #CanadianLandscaping #Horticulture #CanadaLandscaping
THE ROSE BREEDING PROCESS 🌹 Can you imagine that over 10,000 seeds are generated every year by Vineland? To learn more about all the steps required to create a new #49thParallelRose, watch this video where the CNLA ACPP and Vineland Research and Innovation Centre explain how they evaluate if a rose is ready to be released 👇 #LandscapeTrades #49throses #CanadianRoses #CanadianLandscaping #Horticulture #CanadaLandscaping
🌹 To be a 49th parallel rose, the flower needs to be: 1- resistant to the canadian winter 2- resistant to the black spot disease 👉 Visit LandscapeTrades.com to learn more about these canadian roses bred by Vineland Research and Innovation Centre earch with the support of CNLA ACPP p #LandscapeTrades #49throses #VinelandResearch #CanadianRoses
Did you know the CNLA ACPP and the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre collaborate on a rose breeding program to create roses that thrive across Canada? 🌹 To be a #49thParallelRose, the plant has to exhibit winter hardiness in any zone across Canada, and has to be resistant to #BlackSpotDisease Watch this video to learn more about this powerful collaboration 👇
What does it take to be a 49th parallel rose? 🌹 The key criteria is to exhibit winter hardiness in any zone across Canada. 👉 Visit LandscapeTrades.com to learn more about these canadian roses bred by Vineland Research and Innovation Centre earch with the support of CNLA ACPP #LandscapeTrades #49throses #VinelandResearch #CanadianRoses
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With thousands of varieties of roses in Canada, it can be difficult to choose the perfect one for your landscape. 🌹 If you’re looking for roses that can specifically withstand our harsh Canadian winters and are resistant to Black Spot Disease, research performed by two horticulture industry leaders have made your decision a whole lot easier. Learn how the CNLA ACPP and Vineland Research and Innovation Centre saved the genetics of Canadian roses from being lost forever, and how they're breeding new roses that stand up to harsh winters and disease. #LandscapeTrades #Horticulture #49thparallelroses #rosebreeding #winterhardyroses #Canadianhorticulture
Are you curious about the Internet of Nature? 🌳 🖥 Read the last column by Nadina Galle on Landscape Trades: https://landscapetrades.com/meet-the-plant-influencers-that-are-actually-plants #LandscapeTrades #LandscapeOntario #Landscapehorticulture #Horticulture #Plantlovers #Plants #Internetofnature
New Plants for 2023 🌱🌺🌳 VANESSA Optik Grape | Verbena, Annual This semi-trailing verbena has been trialed and selected for powdery mildew tolerance, continuous cycling of colour and holding colour in the summer heat. Breeder is Danziger Annuals & Perennials #LandscapeTrades #TrialGarden #NewPlants2023 #NewPlants #NewFlowers #Spring2023 #NewCultivars #TrialPlants #TrialFlowers #annuals #verbena
New Plants for 2023 🌱🌺🌳 AMORE Titanium | Dicentra, Perennial This is a pure white addition to the AMORE series of bleeding hearts. It blooms from May through September and performs extraordinarily well in high heat. Breeder is Terra Nova Nurseries #LandscapeTrades #TrialGarden #NewPlants2023 #Perennials
PLANTS IN THE WORKPLACE 🪴🌿 Did you know plants affect your mood and well-being at the office? This is why employers are encouraged to fill their offices with greenery: it improves their employees' well-being and positively impacts their health. #LandscapeTrades #LandscapeOntario #Plants #PlantLovers #Floriade2022 #GreenOffice
New Plants for 2023 🌱🌺🌳 Sweet Starlight | Hydrangea, Woody Plant This paniculata dazzles with an abundance of bright white blooms on dense and compact, non-flopping stems. Soft pink will appear on the large flower panicles as early as July and blooms will age beautifully to an antique dark pink. Breeders are Star Roses and Plants #LandscapeTrades #TrialGarden #NewPlants2023 #NewPlants #NewFlowers #Spring2023 #NewCultivars #TrialPlants #TrialFlowers #WoodyPlant #Hydrangea
New Plants for 2023 🌱🌺🌳 RIMarkable | Petunia, Annual This petunia has a large and distinct RIM outlining each bloom. It has a mounding and trailing habit making it a great choice for premium baskets and combinations. Breeder is Danziger Annuals & Perennials #LandscapeTrades #TrialGarden #NewPlants2023 #NewPlants #NewFlowers #Spring2023 #NewCultivars #TrialPlants #TrialFlowers #annuals #petunia
STUDYING IN A GREEN ENVIRONMENT 🪴📚 There are multiple benefits to working or studying in a green environment: • It helps you focus • It improves your well-being • It provides you with oxygen ➡️ Listen to Marije Harper, who works for Aeres University of Applied Sciences in Almere, Netherlands. She explained how sustainability is at the core of 'The Green Lung', the University building. #Floriade2022 #Floriade #LandscapeTrades #LandscapeOntario #GreenEnvironments #PlantLovers
New Plants for 2023 🌱🌺🌳 Skyward | Veronica, Perennial Skyward offers a high flower count on a dense, upright habit and boasts continuous blooming. This durable plant has great handling characteristics and is available in pink and blue colours. It is also pollinator-friendly and powdery mildew resistant. Breeder is Darwin Perennials #LandscapeTrades #TrialGarden #NewPlants2023 #NewPlants #NewFlowers #Spring2023 #NewCultivars #TrialPlants #TrialFlowers #Perennial #Veronica
New Plants for 2023 🌱🌺🌳 JOLENE JOLENE | Kolkwitzia, Woody Plant Jolene Jolene puts on the flower show you expect from a beautybush, but at half the conventional size so you can fit it into a modern residential landscape. It is very adaptable and can make an excellent flowering hedge, foundation plant, or be used as an all-purpose landscape plant. Breeders are Proven Winners and Spring Meadow Nursery, Inc. #LandscapeTrades #TrialGarden #NewPlants2023 #NewPlants #NewFlowers #Spring2023 #NewCultivars #TrialPlants #TrialFlowers #WoodyPlant #kolkwitzia
New Plants for 2023 🌱🌺🌳 Graffiti 20/20 Appleblossom | Pentas, Annual This is the next stunning, novel bicolour from seed in the Graffiti 20/20 series. It is fast flowering with strong landscape performance. This is a great colour for mixed containers. Breeder is Benary #LandscapeTrades #TrialGarden #NewPlants2023 #NewPlants #NewFlowers #Spring2023 #NewCultivars #TrialPlants #TrialFlowers #annuals #pentas
New Plants for 2023 🌱🌺🌳 Sweet Daisy Birdy | Leucanthemum, Perennial This Shasta daisy is an All-American-Selection Perennial Winner for 2021. Sweet Daisy Birdy is a first-year flowering perennial with a long bloom period of 12-18 weeks. Breeder is Dümmen Orange, North America #LandscapeTrades #TrialGarden #NewPlants2023 #NewPlants #NewFlowers #Spring2023 #NewCultivars #TrialPlants #TrialFlowers #Perennial #Leucanthemum
New Plants for 2023 🌱🌺🌳 Vinho Verde | Weigela, Woody Plant Vinho Verde is characterized by lime green leaves set off with a bold, black margin. A light crop of red-pink flowers appears in late spring, but the foliage — coupled with an irresistibly neat habit — is the primary reason to grow this beauty. Breeders are Proven Winners and Spring Meadow Nursery, Inc. ➖ Discover all the new Woody Plants for 2023: https://landscapetrades.com/new-woody-plants-for-2023 #LandscapeTrades #TrialGarden #NewPlants2023 #NewPlants #NewFlowers #Spring2023 #NewCultivars #TrialPlants #TrialFlowers #WoodyPlant #Weigela
CREATING LOW MAINTENANCE GARDENS 🌱🌷🐝 Easy-to-care-for environments boost biodiversity AND are easy for people to maintain: they bring humans and insects together in harmony. ➡️ Learn more about how low maintenance gardens boost biodiversity: https://landscapetrades.com/growing-green-cities #FloriadeExpo #FloriadeExpo2022 #GrowingGreenCities #LandscapeProfessionals #LandscapeOntario #LandscapeDesign #Horticulture #LandscapeArchitecture #Sustainability #SustainableCity #GreenCity #LandscapeArchitect #UrbanArchitecture #greenforlife #Floriade2022 #LandscapeTrades #landscaping #meadowgardens #biodiversity #sustainablelandscaping #nativeplants
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