Landscape Newfoundland and Labrador

January 9th, 2012

LNL Members gathered at Murray’s Horticultural Services to pot up thousands of Daffodil bulbs into containers, donated by Vanhof & Blokker and Halifax Seed, for the upcoming 2012 Landscape & Garden Show, March 28-29, 2012 at the Jack Byrne Arena. An inspiration feature garden will be at the entrance of the show, which will include a sea of yellow daffodils. The potted bulbs will be for sale at the end of the show, with all proceeds going to Daffodil Place.

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November 7th, 2011

Nancy Rottle, 2011 Speaker - City of Seattle, Green Futures Lab

Lots of new and familiar faces at this years Atlantic Green Forum! Here’s a shot of Nancy Rottle’s first talk, “Open Space Seattle 2100: Lessons from a Grassroots Visioning Process” – come register at the door and check out the rest of our sessions!

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Don’t forget to register for the 2011 Atlantic Green Forum!

October 24th, 2011

Don’t forget to register for the 2011 Atlantic Green Forum!

Visit our website for more information on registering: www.landscapenl.org

Join Landscape Newfoundland and Labrador at our premier annual event, the 2011 Atlantic Green Forum on November 7-8th at the Holiday Inn, St. John’s. In it’s third year, the 2011 theme is “The Green City” including the value of urban parks, challenges in design and maintenance of industrial commercial green spaces, and the value of green space and park development for social and health benefits. With a combination of local, provincial, national, and international speakers coming from as far away as Japan, this event is your chance to learn from and network with international experts, government officials and municipal staff, landscape architects, and other green industry professionals.

The agenda includes the following presentations and speakers:

Nancy Rottle, founder of the Green Futures Lab in Washington: “Open Space Seattle 2100: Lessons from a Grassroots Visioning Process” and Green Infrastructure Strategies for Cities”
Margaret Nevett, Registered Horticultural Therapist with Gardening For Life in Ontario: “Horticulture as Therapy”
Tracey Comeau, Director of Health Services Baie Verte Peninsula, and Raelene White, Director of Development for Central Health: “Healing Gardens in Newfoundland”
Paul Ronan, Executive Director of Ontario Parks Association and past Parks Director with the City of Toronto: “Where Green Infrastructure Meets Gray ”
Tetsu Nomura, General Manager in the Technical and Research Department for the Japan Landscape Contractors Association: “Green City Landscaping in Japan” and “Historical change and the relationship between Japanese gardens and Landscaping”
Le Doan, Consultant in the Research and Information Transfer Department of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation in Ontario: “EQuilibrium™ Communities Initiative”
Jane Williams and Rhonda Thomas, Forepersons with the City of St. Johns Public Works & Parks Division: “Green Spaces in St. John’s and the History of Bowring Park”

The two-day event will end with a lunch with Environment Minister Ross Wiseman. Exhibits, poster and paper displays will also be offered along with a networking reception.

A national Environment Committee Meeting will also take place on Monday evening from 6-8pm – have your voice heard and join us at this important event!

Thank you to our current sponsors, the Department of Environment, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Trouter’s Special Worm Farm, and Connon Nurseries! And our Media sponsor: NL Construction Magazine!
Funding provided by Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency.

Sponsorship, Exhibit Space, and Poster/Paper/Landscape Design submission opportunities are also available. Visit our website for more details.

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Landscape NL Celebrates June 1st as Arbor Day

June 21st, 2011

LNL President Doreen Layman and Minister of Environment Ross Wiseman planted a Linden tree on June 1st, 2011 on Confederation Hill

Since 2008, Landscape Newfoundland and Labrador (LNL) has been celebrating Arbor Day in NL with tree plantings around the province. In 2009, the Minister of Environment proclaimed June 1st as Arbor Day in the province, and since then LNL has been partnering with the Department to plant a tree on Confederation Hill each year, as well as in all parts of NL with our members.“In 2011, LNL planted a Linden Tree on Confederation Hill with the Minister of Environment Ross Wiseman at 11:00am on June 1st” said LNL President, Doreen Layman (Mr. Turf – St. John’s). “In addition, this year LNL expanded our Arbor Day program to partner with local schools offering a poster contest, where students were asked to asked to portray the benefits of tree’s towards a healthy lifestyle for children and their families. The two winning school’s had tree’s planted at their school’s at 2:00pm on June 1st”.

By planting tree’s and celebrating Arbor Day, it reminds us how we can do our part in our communities to help moderate climate, improve air quality, conserve water, and protect wildlife all by planting a tree.

Members of LNL also participated in Arbor Day with tree plantings around the province. “This was a great opportunity for LNL to showcase the benefits of our industry’s products and services to the Environment – tree’s have many different environmental, social and economic benefits that our communities can benefit from”.

Participating LNL members included Daisy Design and the Town of Grand Bank, Murray’s Horticultural Services and the Town of Portugal Cove – St. Phillip’s, O’Neill’s Gardenland and the Town of Spaniard’s Bay, C.D.’s Tree’s and The Town of Logy Bay, Middle Cove, and Outer Cove.

Congratulations to the two winning schools, Morris Academy and Mary Queen of Peace who had Linden tree’s planted on June 1st at 2:30pm by LNL members. Thank you to Sheridan Nurseries for donating three Linden tree’s for the Arbor Day plantings.

For more information on our association and members, visit www.landscapenl.org

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Save the date for the 2011 Atlantic Green Forum! November 7th – 8th, 2011 at the Holiday Inn, St. Johns NL

June 21st, 2011

Owen Dell speakers at the 2010 AGF

In it’s third successful year, the 2011 Atlantic Green Forum will examine issues surrounding “The Green City” including the value of urban parks, challenges in design and maintenance of industrial commercial green spaces, and the value of green space and park development for social and health benefits. Delegates will be invited to network and share information, learning from local, national and international speakers at this event.

We are currently looking for sponsors and exhibitors – click here to download our sponsor/exhibitor package with further event details and pricing options.

We are also looking for poster, paper and landscape design submissions to display in our exhibit area – click here to download our information package.

Delegate Registration information coming soon! Any questions should be directed to Rebecca Doutre – rebecca@canadanursery.com or 1-866-383-4711.

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Our Minister of Evironment Speaks at the Atlantic Green Forum

November 10th, 2009

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CNLA CERTIFICATION PROGRAM UNDERGOES REBRANDING

November 9th, 2009

Contact: Joel Beatson
Phone: (647) 724-8610
E-mail: joel@canadanursery.com

For Immediate Release

CNLA CERTIFICATION PROGRAM UNDERGOES REBRANDING

Milton, ON November 2, 2009 — The Canadian Nursery Landscape Association (CNLA) and PLANET’s International Certification Council (ICC) are pleased to announce that beginning January 2010, all certified individuals will be called Landscape Industry Certified. “CNLA has worked tirelessly to align the certification programs with national standards and follow a robust strategic planning initiative,” says Certification Committee Chair Terry Nicholson, Landscape Industry Certified Technician.

The new brand name, Landscape Industry Certified, consolidates specialties of green industry certification under one umbrella. Now, everyone who is certified will be identified with this universal title. “Our ultimate goal is to create demand by consumers for Landscape Industry Certified individuals,” explains Nicholson. “This rebranding effort demonstrates growth in our industry and in our careers.”

Landscape Industry Certified speaks very clearly to the end customer. No longer will lengthy explanations about what the acronyms behind a signature mean. It also has universal appeal as the Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) has adopted the new brand name and logo for its professional development program. This will pave the way for broader recognition of industry certification across North America.

The CNLA certification program continuously seeks to align itself with the certification industry’s best practices as defined by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) standards. NCCA is the accrediting body of the National Organization for Competency Assurance (NOCA). The increased reliability and validity of the exams helps to create greater confidence in the certification process.
For more updates about CNLA certification’s new brand in the coming months, visit www.landscapeindustrycertified.org, call the CNLA office at (888) 446-3495.

The Canadian Nursery Landscape Association (CNLA) is a national not-for-profit federation of nine provincial landscape and horticulture associations representing over 3,500 members in the landscape, retail garden centre, and nursery sectors.

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