Landscape and Garden Show – April 28-29 at the Jack Byrne Arena
April 9th, 2012
Plan to attend the Landscape Newfoundland & Labrador’s Landscape and Garden Show, sponsored by Atlantic Trailer and Equipment, April 28th and 29th at the Jack Byrne Arena. Mark Cullen and other Gardening Professionals will host free seminars for ticket holders. Visit over 50 booths and bring your family to enjoy the free children’s play area. Enter to win an irrigation system from Island Wide Irrigation and an Arbour from Home Hardware! Tickets will be available at the door – $6.00 for adults, $5.00 for seniors, and children under 12 are free with an adult.
Our seminar schedule includes:
Saturday, April 28
11:00am - Mark Cullen: “Canadian Garden Primer”
How to exceed your expectations for a great looking garden this year. An organic approach.
12:30pm - Panel of Professionals: “Ask the Landscape, Nursery and Garden Centre Experts!”
Landscape Newfoundland and Labrador members will offer a panel Question and Answer period to help you prepare for the gardening season.
2:00pm – Murray’s Landscape Services: “Up a Tree Without a Ladder!”
A rope climbing demonstration and discussion of safety in tree care and tree removals.
3:00pm - Liz Klose: “Going to Pot”
A colourful trip through the seasons, showcasing inspirational spring, summer, fall and winter containers.
4:30pm - Mark Cullen: “Grow Your Own”
A celebration of vegetable gardening in Canada, the fastest growing gardening trend!
Sunday, April 29
11:00am – Mark Cullen: “Great Gardens Start Here”
Garden design tips, and how to tips for a great looking lawn and garden.
12:00pm - “St. John’s Safer Soil”
Tips for safe gardening and landscaping in areas with high lead soil.
1:00pm - Ross Traverse: “Tricks of the Trade for Growing Your Own Vegetables”
The techniques and materials needed to get a successful crop of vegetables will be described. Recommendations will be made for suitable varieties of vegetables to grow in NL.
2:00pm – Murray’s Landscape Services: “Up a Tree Without a Ladder!”
A rope climbing demonstration and discussion of safety in tree care and tree removals.
3:00pm – Todd Boland: “Crevice Gardening, a new ‘Slant’ on Rock Gardening”
Introducing home gardeners to a new form of rock gardening – a ‘crevice’ garden. This garden is ideal for the small garden, allowing many plants to be packed into a tight space. An overview of the technique involved in construction and recommended plants will be discussed.
4:30pm - Panel of Professionals: “Ask the Landscape, Nursery and Garden Centre Experts!”
Landscape Newfoundland and Labrador members will offer a panel Question and Answer period to help you prepare for the gardening season.
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Landscape Newfoundland and Labrador celebrates the Green Industry at 2012 Awards Ceremony
April 1st, 2012
Landscape Newfoundland and Labrador’s conference for the green industry, the All Commodity Education Sessions (ACES), recognized industry members during the first Landscape Awards of Excellence Gala on Thursday March 22nd at the Comfort Inn in St. John’s. Landscape NL also celebrated their 20-year anniversary as an association at this event.
The Landscape Awards of Excellence program encourages landscape contractors, designers and maintenance companies to continue their efforts to raise the industry’s image by consistent use of quality materials and competent workmanship.
Landscape Newfoundland and Labrador handed out five awards for the 2012 year: the award for “Best Landscape Design” went to Tract Consulting for the “Tower Corporate Campus”, the award for “Best Residential Construction” went to Bowering Ponds and Gardens for the Jackman Residence, the award for the “Best Commercial Construction” went to Russell’s Land Design for the PHB Building, the award for “Best Residential Maintenance” went to Murray’s Landscape Services for the Williams Residence, and the award for the “Best Commercial Maintenance” went to Murray’s Landscape Services for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Congratulations to all of our winning member companies!
LNL also recognized Volunteer of the Year, Don Barry with Servicemaster Greenlawn, as well as our association founding members. The founding members in attendance included Pat Hewitt with Emerald Sod, Pamela Pippy with Pamela Pippy Landscape Design, and Michael Murray with Murray’s Horticultural Services Ltd.
Special guest Canadian Nursery Landscape Association President Bill Stensson was in attendance and brought greetings on behalf or their board and over 3600 members across Canada. Winners of Landscape Newfoundland and Labrador’s provincial awards will be entered in the Canadian Nursery Landscape Associations (CNLA) National Awards of Landscape Excellence, competing with entries from all over Canada.
Landscape Newfoundland and Labrador and the CNLA’s Landscape Awards of Excellence programs highlight the importance of sustainable landscapes to the well-being and beauty of Canada’s increasingly urban environment. The programs recognize the key role played by landscape design, installation and maintenance companies, parks boards and other horticulturists in executing the best management practices that protect our environment including: water cleanliness and conservation; pest management; air quality; waste reduction; and plant selection.
The two-day ACES conference included presentations for garden centres, nursery and greenhouse growers, lawn care companies and landscape construction/designers to help them prepare for the upcoming season. The event concluded with Landscape Newfoundland and Labrador’s Annual General Meeting on Friday evening.
LNL President Doreen Layman with our Award Winners for 2012
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Landscape Newfoundland and Labrador celebrates 20 year anniversary at 2012 Conference and Awards Ceremony
March 19th, 2012
Landscape Newfoundland and Labrador (LNL), a not for profit association for the horticulture industry in the province, will be celebrating our 20 year anniversary at our upcoming All Commodity Education Sessions (ACES) and Landscape Awards ceremony on March 22-23rd at the Comfort Inn Airport, St. John’s.
This is the first year for our awards ceremony, where we will be handing out five awards – Landscape Design, Residential Construction, Commercial Construction, Residential Maintenance and Commercial Maintenance. We will also be handing out a Volunteer of the Year Award and recognizing our association-founding members at this event.
The two-day conference will include presentations for garden centres, nursery and greenhouse growers, lawn care companies and landscape construction/designers. The event will conclude with our Annual General Meeting on Friday evening.
Conference and Awards tickets are still available – for more information contact the LNL office!
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LNL Members teaming up for Daffodil Place
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, April 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
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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