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Feb 1, 2021

Canadians support citizenship for TFWs

A strong majority of Canadians support citizenship rights for temporary foreign workers, according to a recent poll.
Hailey Ashbee
Feb 1, 2021

Kam’s adds sales rep

Kam’s Growers Supply announced the hiring of Hailey Ashbee as technical sales representative for the Niagara region.
LMN’s 2021 leadership team
Feb 1, 2021

LMN announces 2021 leadership team

LMN announced new additions and a reorganization of its leadership team.
Feb 1, 2021

Winter maintenance liability bill passes in Ontario

The Ontario provincial legislature passed Bill 118, the Occupiers' Liability Amendment Act, on Dec. 3, 2020.
Feb 1, 2021

Feds promise to plant 2 billion trees

The Government of Canada announced its plan to plant two billion trees over 10 years, with an investment of $3.16 billion.
The Green Cities Foundation’s mission is to reduce the  effects of climate change, help people breathe, and to improve the quality of life in Canadian cities.
Dec 1, 2020

Green Cities Foundation breaks ground

The Green Cities Foundation broke ground on its first outdoor rehabilitation project at St. Matthew’s House in Hamilton, Ont., November 6-7.
Dec 1, 2020

Relief for Ontario snow operators

A private members’ bill sponsored by Ontario MPP Norm Miller is now ordered for third reading in the Ontario Legislature.
The 2021 Canada Blooms flower and garden festival has been cancelled due to the  Covid-19 pandemic.
Dec 1, 2020

Canada Blooms cancels 2021 event

Due to the ongoing concerns surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic, the Canada Blooms Horticultural Society made the decision to cancel the 2021 edition of Canada Blooms.
Dec 1, 2020

William Dam Seeds wins AAS Award

All-America Selections announced the winners of its 2020 Landscape Design Challenge, including a third place honour for William Dams Seeds.
Aurora Borealis, the latest rose Vineland’s 49th Parallel Collection, is coming to garden centres in 2021.
Dec 1, 2020

Canada Blooms names Aurora Borealis rose plant of the year

The latest release in Vineland’s 49th Parallel Collection of bred-in-Canada garden and landscape roses promises to steal the spotlight in Canadian gardens when it is released next spring.
Dec 1, 2020

Avant Techno partners with Leguan Lifts

Avant Tecno USA and Leguan Lifts have formally announced their partnership and distribution plans for the North American market.
Dec 1, 2020

NGB announces 2021 “Year of the” program

Free promotional marketing materials are now available for the National Garden Bureau’s 2021 “Year of the” program. “
Greg Quigg
Dec 1, 2020

Quigg retires from Stihl Limited

Stihl Limited announced president Greg Quigg’s retirement, after 35 years with the company.
COHA funded research on Hybrid Treatment Systems shows promise  as an effective water filtration method for greenhouse and nursery growers.
Dec 1, 2020

COHA Connections provides research updates

The Canadian Ornamental Horticulture Alliance (COHA) released the quarterly COHA Connections research update on its website.
Oct 3, 2020

Stanley Black and Decker supports Children’s Aid

Stanley Black & Decker donated $25,000 to the Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada to support the organization’s mission in the fight against Covid-19.
The Green Cities Foundation met with staff from St. Matthews House in Hamilton, Ont. to discuss plans for the first #GreenMyCity project.
Oct 3, 2020

Green Cities Foundation rehabilitates Hamilton neighbourhood

The Green Cities Foundation is a community connecting plants and people for a greener healthier urban climate.
Oct 3, 2020

Carter-Conneen is new ASLA CEO

The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) recently announced the selection of Torey Carter-Conneen as its new chief executive officer.
Oct 3, 2020

Ontario supports Highway of Heroes tree planting

The Ontario Government is honouring members of the Canadian Armed Forces who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country by providing $1 million to plant additional trees along the Highway of Heroes.
Oct 3, 2020

Congress 2021 goes virtual: Congress Connect

Canada’s top horticultural trade show and conference, Congress, has been staged since 1979 by Landscape Ontario. The 2020 event hosted over 12,000 participants.
Michael Kester and Mark Schermer.
Sep 3, 2020

Syngenta Flowers names global head

Syngenta Flowers announces Michael Kester will retire at the end of 2020 after 42 years at the company. Mark Schermer is appointed as his successor as global head of Syngenta Flowers, effective Sept. 1, 2020.
Sep 1, 2020

NGB launches “Year of” marketing campaign

The National Garden Bureau, the non-profit organization promoting gardening in North America on behalf of the horticulture industry and its members, is pleased to announce the five plant classes that will be featured in the 2021 “Year of the” program.
Sep 1, 2020

AAS fetes celosia and squash cultivars

All-America Selections, North America’s oldest non-profit plant trialing organization, announced two new AAS Winners for the 2021 garden season.
Sep 1, 2020

Vineland seeks board members

Located in the Niagara Region of Ontario, Vineland is a uniquely Canadian results-oriented organization dedicated to horticulture science and innovation.
Green Industry and Equipment Expo.
Sep 1, 2020

GIE Expo cancels 2020 event

Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and continued regulatory uncertainty, GIE/OPEI, announced the 2020 show will be postponed until next year.
Green Industry Show and Conference.
Sep 1, 2020

Alberta’s GISC goes virtual

Uncertainty on pandemic regulations has prompted Landscape Alberta’s leadership to offer its Green Industry Show and Conference (GISC) in a virtual format this fall.
Aug 1, 2020

Landscaping and golf job searches skyrocket

The number of job searchers looking for landscape and horticulture positions spiked this spring, Brendon Bernard, an economist at Indeed told Yahoo finance.
Aug 1, 2020

AIPH launches Virtual Expo and Conference

The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) announced a Virtual International Expo Conference for Sept. 15, 2020 called Recovery from crisis – the future for ornamentals.
Aug 1, 2020

Sunnybrook Hospital promotes pollinators

Toronto’s Sunnybrook Hospital Bayview campus recently became the first Canadian hospital to have an urban apiary on its grounds.
Aug 1, 2020

Bobcat partners with radar company

Doosan Bobcat North America announced it has partnered with Ainstein, a radar technologies company headquartered in Lawrence, Kan., to develop next-generation radar sensor systems for Bobcat equipment.
Aug 1, 2020

Yanmar appoints board of directors

Yanmar Holdings approved a new Board of Directors as part of the company’s business reorganization.
Joe Salemi
Aug 1, 2020

Salemi joins Landscape Ontario

Joe Salemi has taken a newly created position at Landscape Ontario, Deputy Executive Director.
Aug 1, 2020

Brendt acquires Geoshack and Sakkia

The Brandt Group of Companies announced they have reached an agreement with U.S.-based Ultara Holdings to acquire the assets of GeoShack Canada Company and the Canadian assets of Inteq Distributors, subject to due diligence.
Apr 1, 2020

Native plant resource

A new website, www.can-plant.ca, allows users to search a comprehensive list of plants from across the country based on their growth form and growing conditions.
Apr 1, 2020

Landscape Horticulture Certification program launched

The Canadian Nursery and Landscape Association (CNLA) recently launched a revamped nursery and landscape certification program for all of Canada.
Canada Blooms garden builders put heart and soul into beautiful designs.
Apr 1, 2020

Canada Blooms cancelled

Canada Blooms, Canada’s largest flower and garden festival, suspended its 2020 festival, which was planned for March 13-22 in Toronto.
Apr 1, 2020

Property manager endorses Smart about Salt certification

BGIS, a global real estate management services company, has announces a coast-to-coast partnership with the unique not-for-profit Smart About Salt Council (SASC), that will strive for improved winter maintenance services grounded in best management practices.
Van Belle’s new pots by CTi Plastic, a Canadian company, are made entirely from recycled plastic and post-consumer plastic.
Apr 1, 2020

Van Belle moves to eco-friendly pots

Van Belle Nursery announced that as of April 13, 2020, it will be the first company in North America to deliver a live goods program using the new “Flow Pot” by CTi Plastic, made entirely from recycled plastic collected from river and ocean-bound sources, as well as post-consumer plastic.
Apr 1, 2020

Provincial coronavirus resources

Canada’s provincial trade associations have assembled information for the green industry in light of the fast-moving virus pandemic.
Mar 2, 2020

GCC Summit heads to Edmonton

Garden Centres Canada (GCC) is hosting its second annual GCC Summit in Edmonton, Alta., July 6-8 at the Edmonton Coast Plaza Hotel
Mar 2, 2020

Vineland hires director of automation

Vineland Research and Innovation Centre (Vineland) named Hussam Haroun director of automation. In his new role, Haroun will oversee Vineland’s activities related to automation, artificial intelligence and digital agriculture technologies.
The 2020 AIPH International Grower of the Year Award  was won by Anthura.
Mar 2, 2020

Dutch breeder wins AIPH award

Anthura BV won the International Grower of the Year 2020 Award from the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH).
Mar 2, 2020

EPA concludes glyphosate review

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concluded its regulatory review of glyphosate.
Mar 2, 2020

Brandt expands dealer network

The Brandt Group of Companies, based in Regina, Sask., has completed the acquisition of Nortrax Canada and Nortrax Quebec to extend its dealer network across the country.
Feb 4, 2020

Star Roses launches miniature rose

Star Roses and Plants announced the launch of the first-ever miniature Knock Out rose, Petite Knock Out.
Feb 4, 2020

U.S. show and conference changes

The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) has announced that in 2022 it will move into 100 percent ownership of GIE+EXPO, the international landscape, outdoor living and equipment exposition held annually in Louisville, Ky.
COHA president Dave Captein with family.
Feb 4, 2020

Captein elected COHA president

The Canadian Ornamental Horticulture Alliance (COHA) announced Dave Captein was elected president for a two-year term.
Feb 4, 2020

FIHOQ changes name to Quebec Vert

The Fédération interdisciplinaire de l’horticulture ornementale du Québec (FIHOQ) announced it is changing its name to Quebec Vert.
Landscape Ontario’s Awards of Excellence honoured the incredible talents of maintenance, design, construction, lighting and garden centre members who are greening our cities and towns.
Feb 4, 2020

Ontario awards celebrate excellence

About 700 landscape and horticulture professionals gathered in Toronto, Ont., Jan. 7 for the Landscape Ontario Awards of Excellence ceremony, celebrating the best construction, maintenance, design and landscape lighting from 2019.
Feb 4, 2020

Doosan Bobcat acquires Bob-Cat

Doosan Bobcat finalized the acquisition of Bob-Cat Mowers and the Steiner and Ryan brands of grounds maintenance equipment from Schiller Grounds Care.
The Canada Blooms festival features display gardens and landscapes, along with horticulture and floriculture seminars and workshops.
Feb 4, 2020

Avian theme highlights Canada Blooms 2020

The 24th annual Canada Blooms brings the theme, “Birds of a Feather” to Toronto’s Enercare Centre, March 13-22, 2020.
Feb 4, 2020

Garden Centre Summit coming to Edmonton

The Canadian Nursery Landscape Association (CNLA) is holding the next annual Garden Centre Canada (GCC) Summit in Edmonton, Alta., on July 5-7, 2020.
Congress 2020 offered attendees access to over 600 exhibitors, over 50 hours of education and live demos each day on the show floor.
Feb 4, 2020

Green professional enjoy Congress 2020

Over 15,000 landscape and horticulture professionals visited Landscape Ontario Congress at the Toronto Congress Centre, Jan. 7-9, 2020.
Jan 1, 2020

Continent-wide salt shortage expected

Salt shortages are expected across Canada and the United States throughout the 2018-19 winter, due in part to strikes at the Goderich, Ont.-based Compass Minerals facility.
Dec 3, 2019

AIPH releases grower shortlist

The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) announced the finalists of the International Grower of the Year (IGOTY) Awards 2020, which takes place in January at IPM Essen in Germany.
Dec 3, 2019

Pesticide Act amendments proposed by Ontario Government

The Ontario Government is proposing amendments to province’s Pesticide Act, including the removal of the Ontario Pesticide Advisory Committee (OPAC).
Dec 3, 2019

Ontario considers changes to slip-and-fall lawsuits

The Ontario government is poised to significantly reduce the statute of limitations for slip-and-fall claims from two years to 10 days.
Dec 3, 2019

Miska opens Atlantic pickup location

Miska Trailer Factory has opened a new pickup location in Dartmouth, N.S.
Dec 3, 2019

GreenTrade Expo comes to Ottawa

Delegates from the Ontario/Quebec border area are looking forward to GreenTrade Expo, coming to Ottawa’s EY Centre on Feb. 12-13.
A team of researchers at Vineland Research and Innovation Centre discovered a new approach to control invasive plants and weeds.
Dec 3, 2019

New approach to controlling invasives

An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Vineland Research and Innovation Centre in Vineland, Ont., discovered a new approach to control and eradicate invasive plants and weeds.
Dec 3, 2019

MasonLift and Atlas Polar form ML-Truck Equipment

MasonLift has partnered with Atlas Polar Company to create a new authorized sales and service dealer network for Hiab cranes, Moffett forklifts, and Multilift Hooklifts in British Columbia.
Nov 1, 2019

Proven Winners names scholarship recipients

Since 2014, Proven Winners has supported horticulture students with an annual scholarship program.
NGB Therapeutic Garden Grant program aims to expand the knowledge and benefits of gardening to everyone.
Nov 1, 2019

Voting opens for NGB garden grant

Voting is now open for the National Garden Bureau’s (NGB) Therapeutic Garden Grant.
RootSmart is a wall-less, bottomless propagation system, which ideal root structure during the early stages of container plant production promotes.
Nov 1, 2019

Vineland launches RootSmart guide

Developed through a partnership between Vineland and A.M.A. Horticulture, RootSmart, a research-based solution to root girdling, was introduced in early 2018.
David McIsaac
Nov 1, 2019

Toronto Botanical Garden hires CEO

Toronto Botanical Garden announced the appointment of David McIsaac as chief executive officer, following five months in the role on an interim basis.
Nov 1, 2019

Yanmar finalizes ASV acquisition

Yanmar Group announced the completion of its acquisition of compact equipment manufacturer ASV Holdings, a designer and manufacturer of compact tracked loaders and skid-steer loaders.
Britt Wood
Nov 1, 2019

NALP hires new CEO

The National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) has named Britt Wood chief executive officer.
Bob Wilton
Nov 1, 2019

Clintar founder Bob Wilton dies

Bob Wilton, well-known and respected in the landscaping and snow removal professions, passed away in September following a battle with cancer.
Nov 1, 2019

GISC returns to Calgary

The Green Industry Show and Conference returns to Calgary for 2019 at the BMO Centre at Stampede Park, Nov. 14-15.
Brian Liederbach
Oct 1, 2019

Winter Equipment hires VP

Winter Equipment recently announced Brian Liederbach as vice president of sales.
Oct 1, 2019

AAS honours herbaceous perennials

All-America Selections, North America’s oldest non-profit plant trialling organization, announced the first winners from its three-winter Herbaceous Perennial Trial.
Oct 1, 2019

NGB announces 2020 “Year of” plants

The National Garden Bureau (NGB), a Downers Grove, Ill.-based non-profit organization promoting gardening in North America, announced the plants it will feature in its “Year of” program for 2020.
Oct 1, 2019

Fire devastates Pioneer Flower Farms

Starting in the late evening on Aug. 16, 2019, a fire erupted at the St. Catharines, Ont.-based Pioneer Flower Farms, devastating the facilities, including migrant housing, greenhouses, warehouse and coolers.
Oct 1, 2019

Solty Garden Centre to close

After 68 years in the landscape and nursery industry, Cookstown, Ont.-based Leslie L. Solty and Sons Limited (LLS), and Solty Garden Centre (SGC) will cease normal business operations effective Dec 20, 2019.
Sep 1, 2019

GardenGenetics relaunches Dahlightul brand

GardenGenetics (G2) announced the relaunch of its Dahlightful Dahlia brand through the GardenChoice group.
Sep 1, 2019

ASV and Yanmar look to merge

ASV Holdings announced it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with an affiliate of Yanmar Holdings (Yanmar).
Sep 1, 2019

Solasbee’s hires outside sales manager

Solasbee’s, a Kinshofer company and manufacturer of heavy equipment attachments, announces the appointment of Lane Scroggins as outside sales manager.
Sep 1, 2019

Syngenta buys Varinova cyclamen business

Syngenta Flowers announced in June it has acquired Varinova’s cyclamen business.
Sep 1, 2019

Cullens win GardenComm award

GardenComm recently announced the winners of the 2019 Media Awards Silver Medals, a special designation recognizing the top talent in more than 50 competition categories.
Peter Haakman
Sep 1, 2019

Dramm adds irrigation and sales specialist

Dramm announced Peter Haakman has joined the company as an irrigation and sales specialist operating out of its Pelham, Ont., office.
Kioti’s new distribution centre is located in Mississauga, Ont.
Aug 1, 2019

Kioti opens distribution centre

Kioti Tractor celebrated its new Canadian Distribution Centre with a ribbon-cutting ceremony May 30, 2019.
Aug 1, 2019

PanAmerican acquires celosia line

PanAmerican Seed has acquired the complete celosia assortment and breeding research from Celex, b.v., a breeder/selection subsidiary under the Dutch cut flower company Fa. Van Der Boog & Van Den Bosch.
Aug 1, 2019

Kreitmaker acquires Vintage Brick

Kreitmaker announced the purchase of Toronto-based brick manufacturer Vintage Brick.
Aug 1, 2019

Former Unilock executive passes

Former Unilock executive Joe Kerr passed away in Toronto on June 14, 2019.
Danielle St-Aubin
Aug 1, 2019

Tree Canada names CEO

The Board of Tree Canada announced the appointment of Danielle St-Aubin as its Chief Executive Officer, effective July 2, 2019.
Landscape Mangement Network staff pose outside their new headquarters in Markham, Ont.
Aug 1, 2019

Feds expand loan program

The Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announced the federal government has implemented new regulations to strengthen the Advance Payments Program (APP).
Aug 1, 2019

LMN moves to new headquarters

LMN (Landscape Management Network) moved into new corporate headquarters in Markham, Ont. on June 3, 2019.
Aug 1, 2019

B.C. division of Valleybrook Gardens sold

Josami Holdings announced the purchase of Abbotsford, B.C.-based grower Valleybrook Gardens, in June 2019.
Ontario Landscape Tree Planting Guide
Aug 1, 2019

Ontario Landscape Tree Planting Guide released

The newly released Ontario Landscape Tree Planting Guide is the most comprehensive reference document available to the landscape industry.
Snowposium takes place September 26 in Milton, Ont.
Aug 1, 2019

Snowpoisum returns to LO home office

Landscape Ontario’s Snowposium, an annual event for snow and ice removal contractors and suppliers, will take place Sept. 26 at the association’s newly renovated home office in Milton, Ont.
Apr 1, 2019

The case for zero-carbon buildings

The Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) recently released a report on the value of zero-carbon buildings.
Apr 1, 2019

Horticultural tour of the Netherlands

FloraCulture International (FCI), a global trade magazine for the horticulture industry, has developed a program of professional visits to an area of the Netherlands dubbed the country’s Greenhouse Capital.
Apr 1, 2019

Beech announces amalgamation

Hall Tree Spading, Beech Nursery West and Beech Nursery Toronto have amalgamated under the name Beech Nursery Group.
Apr 1, 2019

Certification update

Since the U.S.-based National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) eliminated hands-on testing for the Landscape Industry Certified (LIC) Technician exam, the Canadian Nursery Landscape Association (CNLA) and provincial nursery and landscape associations have talked with industry stakeholders, and established that most practitioners support a Canadian certification that includes hands-on testing.
Apr 1, 2019

Vineland releases Chinook Sunrise rose

Vineland Research and Innovation Centre (Vineland) officially released Chinook Sunrise, the second in Vineland’s 49th Parallel Collection of roses developed for their hardiness and ability to blossom almost anywhere in Canada.
Apr 1, 2019

New research leadership at Vineland

The Board of Vineland Research and Innovation Centre, based in Vineland, Ont., has appointed Dr. Ian Potter as Chief Executive Officer.
Mar 19, 2019

Dramm partners with Vifra

Dramm announced it is partnering with Vifra, specialists in humidity management, to offer solutions to its North American customers.
Mar 19, 2019

SnowEx hires sales manager

SnowEx has announced Tracey Fischer-Gaetz as its new sales manager.
Mar 1, 2019

AIPH publishes International Vision Project

The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) has published a brand-new report which investigates the future of the global ornamental horticulture industry.
Mar 1, 2019

AAS winners announced

All-America Selections announced seven new AAS Winners at the American Seed Trade Association meeting in Orlando, Fla.
Mar 1, 2019

Proven Winners wins Green Thumb Awards

The Direct Gardening Association (formerly called the Mailorder Gardening Association) presented Proven Winners ColorChoice Illuminati Tiny Tower Philadelphus and Peppy Le Pom Punica granatum, with 2019 Green Thumb Awards for best new plants in the plants, bulbs and seeds division.
Mar 1, 2019

Selecta One acquires Challet-Hérault

On Jan. 18, 2019, shareholders of German plant breeder and propagator Selecta One acquired a further 40 per cent of the shares in aster and chrysanthemum specialists Challet-Hérault, making the French subsidiary now entirely owned by Selecta One.
Mar 1, 2019

Gediflora wins International Grower of the Year

Gediflora of Belgium was named International Grower of the Year (IGOTY) 2019 by the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH).
Mar 1, 2019

UN Names 2020 International Year of Plant Health

The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution proclaiming 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH).
Mar 1, 2019

Health Canada issues statement on glyphosate

Health Canada issued a public statement in January following objections to its 2017 re-evaluation of glyphosate.
Mar 1, 2019

Weed Man USA purchases Canadian territory rights

After nearly 50 years as Weed Man’s president, co-founder Brenda Rice has announced her retirement.
Feb 1, 2019

Atlantic Canada’s BBB warns of snowplow scammers

Peter Moorhouse, CEO of the Better Business Bureau (BBB) for Atlantic Canada, warned homeowners to be wary of fraudulent snowplow services in an interview with CBC News.
Feb 1, 2019

Private sector job vacancy rate rises

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) reports the private sector vacancy rate climbed to 3.3 per cent in the third quarter of 2018.
Feb 1, 2019

Halifax on lookout for emerald ash borer

Natural Resources Canada (NRC) is asking Halifax residents to keep a lookout for woodpecker activity.
Feb 1, 2019

Miska Trailers acquires Streamline

Hamilton, Ont.-based Miska Trailers recently added Streamline to its line-up of utility trailers.
Feb 1, 2019

Syngenta to launch downy mildew-resistant impatiens

Syngenta plans to launch a line of a downy mildew-resistant impatiens at the California Spring Trials in March.
Feb 1, 2019

Vancouver boosts parks budget

The Vancouver, B.C., Park Board approved a $63.7-million capital budget for 2019.
Canada Blooms is a feast for the eyes and a preview of the gardening season to come.
Feb 1, 2019

Family theme for Canada Blooms 2019

The 23rd annual Canada Blooms brings the theme “A Family Affair” to Toronto’s Enercare Centre, March 8-17, 2019.
Jan 1, 2019

Hanington Innovations partners with Optronics

Optronics International, a Tulsa, Okla.-based manufacturer and supplier of heavy-duty LED vehicle lighting, has been named master distributor for Connect-to-Protect Brand Trailer Harness Plug Protectors.
Jan 1, 2019

Milwaukee Tool acquires Imperial Blades

Milwaukee Tool, a Wisconsin-based subsidiary of Techtronic Industries, announced the acquisition of the Imperial Blades business, based in Sun Prairie, Wis.
Jan 1, 2019

Bobcat researches artificial intelligence

Doosan Bobcat North America has partnered with SafeAI, a startup company located in Silicon Valley, to research how advanced artificial intelligence technologies could be incorporated into Bobcat equipment.
Jan 1, 2019

Winter Equipment enters contractor market, adds staff

Winter Equipment, the Willoughby, Ohio-based winter maintenance equipment manufacturer, recently added and promoted several key personnel, as the company expands into the contractor market and continues to experience steady growth.
Jan 1, 2019

Bailey Nurseries acquires Carlton Plants

Minneapolis, Minn.-based Bailey Nurseries purchased Dayton, Ore.-based Carlton Plants, a 128-year-old grower of bare root trees, shrubs and rootstocks.
Jan 1, 2019

Quebec gardens recognized by AAS

Two Quebec gardens were among the winners of All-America Selections (AAS) 2018 Landscape Design Challenge.
Jan 1, 2019

AriensCo expands operations

AriensCo completed the purchase of the former Brillion Iron Works (BIW) property through the formation of a new company, Brillion Works LLC, focused on the redevelopment of the 140-acre property located in the city of Brillion, Wisc.
Jan 1, 2019

Emerald ash borer confirmed in Ontario

After five years of trapping and testing, government officials confirmed the presence of emerald ash borers in Owen Sound, Ont.
Derrick Hawley
Jan 1, 2019

Canada Blooms hires head of horticulture

Canada Blooms hired Derrick Hawley as the new head of horticulture for the annual Toronto, Ont.-based festival.
Jan 1, 2019

New funding for ornamental research

The Canadian Ornamental Horticulture Alliance (COHA) announced Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) has committed funding for a five year research project, “Accelerating Green Plant Innovation for Environmental and Economic Benefit.”
Jan 1, 2019

A.M.A. Plastics rebrands to A.M.A. Horticulture

A.M.A. Plastics has changed its corporate name to A.M.A. Horticulture. The Kingsville, Ont.-based company manufactures products for the horticulture industry and has been in business since 1982.
Steve Moyer
Jan 1, 2019

New chapter for Landscape Trades sales manager Moyer

After 25 years of service, publication sales manager Steve Moyer is stepping down from sales for Landscape Trades and Landscape Ontario magazines.
Jan 1, 2019

GreenTrade Expo coming to Ottawa

Delegates from the Ontario/Quebec border area are looking forward to GreenTrade Expo, coming to Ottawa’s EY Centre on Feb. 13.
Nov 1, 2018

Ariens rebrands to AriensCo

Ariens Company, which includes Ariens, Gravely, Countax and Westwood products, is rebranding to AriensCo
Nov 1, 2018

Takeuchi-US partners with Alberta-based dealer

Takeuchi-US announced SMS Equipment as a new dealer.
Nov 1, 2018

Proven Winners releases recipe guide

Proven Winners has released its 2019 Recipe Guide for professional growers.
Nov 1, 2018

Echo receives innovation award

Echo received recognition for three of its newest products in the annual Pro Tool Innovation Awards (PITA) program.
Nov 1, 2018

Canadian wins tree climbing event

Krista Strating of Hamilton, Ont., earned the Women’s International Tree Climbing Championship (ITCC) title for 2018.
The green profession gathers for two days of education and connection at GISC.
Nov 1, 2018

Edmonton hosts GISC

The Green Industry Show and Conference (GISC) returns to the Edmonton Expo Centre Nov. 15 and 16, 2018.
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