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LEARN FROM EXPERTS AT THE CONGRESS CONFERENCE 📣✨ 🗓️ Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025 👤 Aayush Goel from Porcea Stone 🎤 The Porcelain Masterclass: Challenging Landscape Design & Installation FAQ's Understand the future of outdoor porcelain with an in-depth masterclass covering how the product is manufactured, its technical advantages and limitations, installation best practices, and FAQs. Whether you're a novice or a pro, gain invaluable insights to elevate your outdoor projects by incorporating this new landscape material into your designs to enhance outdoor spaces! 👉 See the full lineup and register: https://hubs.li/Q02WDxBl0 #LandscapeOntario #LOCongress2025 #LandscapeProfessionals #OutdoorPorcelain

REGISTRATION FOR 2025 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS IS NOW OPEN! 🗓️✍️ Want to explore new opportunities, update your skills, or learn something new? We can help! Landscape Ontario's Professional Development Seminars are here to provide you and your team with tools for personal and business growth, and registration for the 2025 season is now open! 🤫 PS: an early booking discount is available - register by the end of 2024 and save 15% 👉 See the schedule: https://hubs.li/Q02VbZ_S0 #LandscapeOntario #ProDevSeminars #LandscapeProfessionals

📣 SUBMIT YOUR PROJECTS FOR AWARDS 🏆 Members of the Ottawa Chapter, it's time to submit your projects for Awards! Your very own Awards of Distinction Ceremony is coming on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, and this is the perfect opportunity to be recognized among your peers and your community, and to celebrate with your team! 👉 Submit your projects & learn more: https://hubs.li/Q02VJ9Pc0 #LandscapeOntario #LandscapeProfessionals

Snow and ice professionals, are you getting ready for the start of the new season? ❄️ Landscape Ontario’s Snowposium 2024 took place on July 31 at the International Centre in Mississauga and the recap is available for you to read! Over 400 snow and ice control professionals from across the province attended the annual conference at its new location — a sign of the significant growth the event has continued to enjoy since its inception! 👉 Learn more: https://hubs.ly/Q02RKZQ10 #LandscapeOntario #WinterMaintenance #Snowposium2024 #SnowAndIce #SnowRemoval

Oriole Landscaping Ltd. started in 1986 when a couple of neighbours needed a short term solution for summer employment to pay for university. 👷 George Urvari and peter guinane had few skills, no equipment and no idea what was involved in running a business. But they did have was curiosity and a good work ethic. As the end of university neared, they were riding the wave of the late 1980s building boom and had built a business with equipment and staff. They were having fun and making money and chose to make a go of a year round venture just as the 1990 recession started. It was hard work for about four years, and not what they thought it would be. They were stuck as job owners, not so much business owners. The only plan Oriole had from there was to sink or swim. Peter and George started taking the business more seriously and joined Landscape Ontario — networking and learning was our modus operandi and growth and profit were the result. ➡️ Swipe through this carousel to learn more about how George and Peter prepared their business for the next step and how that has enabled them to move on to other projects. #LandscapeOntario #LOMembers #LandscapeProfessionals

2024 AWARD WINNER 🏆🔥🌾 This project by ELP Landscapes is a 2024 Award of Excellence winner in the Residential Construction category ($100,000 - $250,000). The homeowners were looking for an oasis to escape everyday city life. Their newly built home needed a resort vibe to entertain guests and children, and to have some rest and recreation time when they want to reflect in the backyard. The resort-styled backyard was built to bring modern style and function to maximize the large space while keeping the ‘resort at home feel’. For greenery, they installed botanical gardens in concrete planters and on the fence line with lush green trees for privacy. This hidden resort oasis can be enjoyed all year long, in many ways from summer spa parties to autumn dinners and winter snow forts. Congratulations to everyone at ELP Landscapes on this beautiful project! 👏 👉 See all 2024 Awards Winners: https://lnkd.in/gPWHxQ3v #LOAwards2024 #LandscapeOntario

OTTAWA CHAPTER MEETING: URBAN FORESTRY 🌳🏙️ Landscape professionals, we are excited/thrilled to invite you to a special event on Wednesday, November 13, 2024. This presentation will delve into the City of Ottawa's Urban Forest Management Plan, exploring its goals and strategies for enhancing urban greenery. Our guest speaker Martha Copestake has been an Urban Forester with the City of Ottawa for 17 years. We will examine the Tree Protection By-law, which safeguards existing trees and promotes their health, as well as the Tree Planting Strategy, designed to expand and diversify the urban canopy. 🗓️ Wednesday, November 13, 2024 🕔 12 - 2 PM 📍 Barrhaven Legion | Nepean, ON ℹ️ Registration is FREE. 👉 Save the date: https://hubs.li/Q02WyVxJ0 #LandscapeOntario #LandscapeProfessionals

GROWERS FALL DINNER 🍂🎃 Join us for an evening of updates and networking with fellow growers! 🗓️ Tuesday, November 26, 2024 🕔 6:00 PM 📍 Golf Club | Milton, ON 👉 Save the date: https://hubs.li/Q02VHtgb0 #LandscapeOntario #LandscapeProfessionals

In the highly competitive world of professional landscaping, the temptation to lower prices in order to secure projects is ever-present. In his more than 40 years of experience in the business, however, Glenn Curtis (We're Hiring ) has discovered that selling based on value — the quality and service you provide, as well as the long-term benefits of the work to the homeowner — is a far more profitable and sustainable approach. In this article, he shares strategies that he has used for his own business, Plantenance Landscape Group 👉 More details on the website: https://lnkd.in/g3x7iB_X #LandscapeOntario #BusinessOwners #LandscapeProfessionals #Entrepreneurs #LandscapeBusiness

GROW program apprentices spruce up Algonquin College courtyard 🌱🌳👷 Thanks to the Algonquin Times for putting the spotlight on our GROW students 🙌 Our apprentices worked on one of the College's courtyards to fulfill a landscaping plan provided by Amanda Barr, grounds coordinator at Algonquin College. We're very proud to train the future workers of the landscape and horticulture trade, to help them sharpen their skills, and most importantly support them as they transition into a new career. 🤝 👉 Read the full article: https://hubs.li/Q02V-d2b0 #LandscapeOntario #SkilledTrades #SkilledTradesMatter #LandscapeProfessionals #LandscapeHorticulture #GreenCareers