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B . C . L a n d s c a p e & N u r s e r y A s s o c i a t i o n P u bl i c a t i o n • J UNE 2 0 1 1

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EDITOR Sheila Keenan DESIGNER Uniquity Design ADVERTISING Barb Nelson Tel: (604) 574-7772 ext 103 Cell: (604) 328-0029 HortWest is the newsletter of the BC Landscape & Nursery Association.

For further information, contact us at: Suite 102, 5783-176A Street Surrey, BC, Canada V3S 6S6 Tel: (604) 574-7772 Fax: (604) 574-7773 HortWest is owned by the BC Landscape & Nursery Association, and is published 10 times a year. Views expressed inside do not necessarily reflect the attitudes of the Association, but are those of the writer concerned.

Material may not be reprinted from this magazine without consent of the publisher.

All advertising and editorial material are to be received one month in advance of mail out date.

HortWest is mailed under Canadian Publications Mail Product Sales Agreement N. 0288608. This magazine is printed in Canada by Hemlock Printers.

BCLNA DIRECTORY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Lesley Tannen ext 106 CANWEST / MARKETING MANAGER Karen De Jong ext 104 EXHIBITOR RELATIONS / SPECIAL EVENTS Barb Nelson ext 103 Grower & Retail Issues Hedy Dyck ext 105 CLEAN PLANTS Christine Rainer ext 108 CNCI ASSISTANT Michelle Linford ext 111 LANDSCAPE ISSUES David Adkins ext 110 LANDSCAPE ADMINISTRATOR Joy Demelo ext 101 FINANCE MANAGER Marvyn Brown ext 107 ACCOUNTING / ADMIN Heidi Henderson ext 102

B . C . L a n d s c a p e & N u r s e r y A s s o c i a t i o n P u bl i c a t i o n • M a y 2 0 1 1

In the nursery world, change is a constant. And with change comes possibilities. Join us at the 2011 Farwest Show, where we are tackling the evolving wholesale and retail environment head-on with new ideas and innovative solutions. With hundreds of exhibitors, mind-opening seminars and networking opportunities, you’ll return home inspired and ready for action. Save the dates!

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On the cover: This project by Watermark Gardens at a North Vancouver home won a 2010 BCLNA Landscape Award of Excellence. Are you ready to submit your project for the 2011 awards?

See page 5 to learn how to enter.

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Message from the President

HST Referendum: Seeing Past the Hype The harmonized sales tax (HST) is an important and improved tax collection system for our province and your business.

There has been much exaggerated hype about its unjust and undemocratic implementation by a former premier, which makes it hard to see the benefits of the tax. All business owners need to understand the implications of voting out the HST in the upcoming referendum.

HST and the former goods and services tax (GST) are designed as flow-through taxes, so the end payer sees how much tax they are paying. The former provincial

sales tax (PST) was an “embedded” tax.

Businesses paid PST on their supplies and embedded that cost in the final purchase price of goods sold to consumers. Valueadded taxes such as the HST are meant to remove sales tax from the mark-up on the final purchase price.

For business owners, the HST avoids the layers of bureaucracy of the PST and GST. The PST had a myriad of exemptions that were different from exemptions allowed with the GST. Businesses had to do the paper work for both taxes and submit different payments to different branches of government. The two taxes also had separate auditors. (I was “lucky” enough to have both sets of auditors come through my business in one year.)

But back to the costs and who pays. The

customer or the end user always pays, however with the PST the tax is buried in the marked-up price so you pay the tax plus the mark-up.

In most ways, the HST is not a new tax.

It is a more efficient method of collecting the previous GST and PST. Consider that when you receive your referendum ballot in the mail—watch for yours from June 13–24. I hope it doesn’t seem that I am in favour of taxes, but since we are stuck with taxes until death, I would prefer the most efficient tax and the lowest rate.

Sandy Mathies, President B.C. Landscape & Nursery Association

Board Synopsis

Monday, May 16, 2011 All packaging, including agricultural plastics and poly such as pots, trays, twine and bale wrap, will be required to be recyclable under regulations currently being developed. BCLNA and BCAC staff discussed the issue with Ministry of Environment (MOE) officials at the beginning of May. The “first receiver” of the packaged goods in B.C. will be responsible to ensure that the packaging is recyclable and will bear the cost of disposal if the packaging is refused by recyclers. MOE officials informed the group that the government would enact regulations based on the existing Environmental Management Act, but industry and suppliers would be consulted about the transition process.

This would include the ability of an industry to collect its own products, such as pots and flats, which should enable it to opt out of paying a recycling levy.

BCLNA staff met with senior MOE officials to review cosmetic pesticide use legislation. BCLNA staff was informed that the politicians had been provided with several options for consideration. Premier Christy Clark has said she supports the reduction or elimination of the use of pesticides for cosmetic uses.

In discussions with the BC Ministry of Agricultural (BCMAL) officials, BCLNA reps were told that the government understands the complexity of this issue. There was no word whether stakeholders will be participating in a discussion of options and processes required to effectively implement the ban.

The BCLNA is working with the Capital Regional District (CRD) in Victoria on promoting drought tolerant and native plants in garden centres. Board member Tony Bobbitt has met with CRD

representatives to assist with the project, which is being fully funded by the CRD. The BCLNA logo will be included on materials, including signage, distributed to garden centres.

The Invasive Plant Council of BC is finalizing the second and expanded edition of the Grow Me Instead brochure.

The horticulture industry has several representatives on the committee, including Doug Justice, UBC Botanical Garden, Paulus Vrijmoed, previously with Linnaea Nurseries, Alan Reid, Gardenworks, and Lesley Tannen, Executive Director of the BCLNA. Sheri Reynard, former Interior representative on the BCLNA board, submitted her resignation from the board effective May 11, 2011. The Board thanks Reynard for the time she spent on the board. Her replacement will be elected at the AGM at CanWest in September.

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BCLNA News Bulletins

National Plastic Recycling Week Back for Second Year Westcoast Plastic Recycling will be the BCLNA’s recycling partner in the second annual National Plastic Recycling Week.

The Richmond-based company came on board last year for the first-ever plastic recycling week.

Peter Bissada, Westcoast’s Sales and Marketing Manager, said the week was a great success. During most of the year, it is mainly nurseries and greenhouses who bring in plastic, recycling in large volumes with Westcoast, but only a few consumers drop plastic off.

Last year, consumers could drop off plastic pots, trays and other gardeningrelated plastic, at six locations, including Westcoast Plastic Recycling. So far this year, Cannor Nursery (three locations), David Hunter Garden Center and Minter Country Garden have signed on to participate.

Westcoast Plastic Recycling started operation in 2008 and Bissada said BCLNA members have been receptive to the idea of recycling greenhouse and nursery plastic from the start.

“You can imagine how many pots and trays that is and what that looks like,” said Bissada.

Especially, he said, when you consider that each pot and tray weighs almost nothing individually.

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The BCLNA is pleased to announce the hiring of David Adkins, as Landscape Development Coordinator.

When he contacted BCLNA members to tell them about Westcoast’s services, he got an overwhelmingly positive response.

“If they had pots and trays, they would recycle.”

He said some members had been saving up pots and trays for years, with nowhere to recycle them. “They were happy to come bring it to us.”

Westcoast accepts pots, trays and other garden-related plastic, including greenhouse poly sheeting year-round, from both the public and commercial operations.

During last year’s Plastic Recycling Week over 36,000 pounds of gardening-related plastic, such as pots and trays, were dropped off by the public for recycling.

Welcome to New Landscape Development Coordinator

The company will pick up greenhouse poly sheeting for free in the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley and will pick up pots and trays for a fee. Drop-off of plastic at their Richmond location is free.

Visit their website for more information on their services: www.westcoastplasticrecycling.com.

National Plastic Recycling Week will cover two weekends this year, running from Saturday, June 25, to Monday, July 4. Promotional material, including signage and posters, will be provided to participating locations.

To participate in National Plastic Recycling Week contact Hedy Dyck: hdyck@bclna.com or 604-574-7772 ext 105.

Adkins has two decades of experience in landscape design and environmental management in both the private and public sectors, in Canada and the U.K. He has also delivered green roof projects, including LEED platinum and gold projects, such as the Vaughan Civic Centre, Native Family & Children’s Services in Toronto and Southlake Regional Hospital. He achieved a “London in Bloom” Environmental Conservation first prize award and contributed to a “Britain in Bloom” Gold award for Bromley City.

Lesley Tannen, BCLNA Executive Director, said the hiring committee chose Adkins for his creative and innovative perspective on the landscape profession, as well as his comprehensive understanding of the landscape industry in Canada and Europe.

“We wanted someone who will focus on supporting and expanding landscape membership as well as promoting education and professional development in an increasingly competitive environment,” Tannen said. “After interviewing a competitive field of candidates, it became

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BCLNA News Bulletins clear David was the best choice for the position.”

Adkins said he saw the position as a great opportunity to promote, develop and engage in the B.C. landscape and nursery industry.

“I’m looking forward to getting fully involved with industry and representing members on critical matters,” he said.

“The landscape industry is still emerging from the economic downturn and that will be one of the challenges of my new position. Developing best practices and sustainable development for industry will also be key.”

Before joining the BCLNA at the end of May, Adkins was the general manager of Livingarc (Living Architectural Contracting) in Burlington, Ontario.

Horticulture Basics Program

Workshop topics included tools and equipment training, plant management, plant health and workplace health and safety.

And as for fortune — there will be a total of three prizes awarded, one for the best photo from each sector: retail, nursery/ growers and landscape.

BCLNA staff and board are now considering the direction of the association’s education offerings based on recommendations made in the program’s final report.

Winners will receive one free seminar of their choice (subject to availability) at the CanWest Show in September.

Recommendations include conducting an annual training needs analysis early enough to publish a workshop calendar that will help operators budget for training and pursing more customized workshops.

HortWest Photo Contest Fame! Fortune! Enter HortWest’s photo contest and we can offer you some fame — in the pages of HortWest.

Why are we doing this? HortWest needs to build its photo library. All photos submitted to the contest may be published in future issues of HortWest with a photo credit (the photographer’s name and/or business name).

Photos should be: • High resolution (300 dpi) • Colour Suggested subjects: • Close-ups of plants and flowers • Action shots of people working The contest will run until Aug. 26.

Contact Sheila Keenan, HortWest editor, at skeenan@bclna.com or call 778.389.4035 for further details on how to submit your photos.

The Horticulture Basics pilot training program that began in 2009 has now ended, as of April.

The program was designed to provide skills training to entry-level and low-skill employees in order to encourage permanent employment in B.C.’s horticultural industry. The BCLNA secured funding through the Canada–British Columbia Labour Market Agreement (LMA) to create the program.

Horticulture Basics Facts & Figures • 670 people attended 90 HortBasics workshops • 110 business operators participated • 95 per cent of business operators felt staff were able to apply the training to the workplace • 81 per cent of business operators would send staff to future workshops

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OF EXCELLENCE Highlight your talents and gain recognition for a job well done! BCLNA’s team of esteemed judges spot the very best in landscape design, installation and maintenance.

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Award entries are due August 8, 2011.

Photo: Watermark Gardens Ltd., BCLNA Landscape Award of Excellence 2010

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100 Years of History Stewart Brothers Nurseries, one of the oldest operating nurseries in Canada, celebrates their 100th anniversary this year.

Richard John Stewart arrived in the Okanagan Valley in 1908 from Ireland.

Richard joined his brother William, who had emigrated to Canada in 1906. The two brothers worked for the Kelowna Land and Orchard Company while saving for a nursery of their own. Founded in 1911, Stewart Brothers Nurseries became one of the major suppliers of fruit trees in the Okanagan. In the mid-1970s, the nursery stopped growing fruit trees to concentrate solely on shade trees.

Today, Stewart Brothers Nurseries specializes in prairie hardy trees, with growing fields in Midway, Grand Forks and Kelowna. The company provides shade trees to retail nurseries, garden centres, wholesale nurseries, commercial and residential landscapers, golf courses, contractors, developers and municipalities throughout the western provinces and the

northern United States. The third generation of the Stewart family is still actively involved in the business.

“Celebrating 100 years of business is a major achievement for the Stewart family. The legacy which Richard John Stewart and his son, Bill Stewart, built along with their faithful and hardworking employees and family members is awe inspiring by any standard of business and community success,” said Jim Cookson, acting CEO of Stewart Brothers Nurseries. “The Stewart family is very proud of the success of Stewart Brothers Nurseries and would like to sincerely thank their customers, employees and community for their support.”

While the company is 100 years old, Stewart Brothers is preparing for the future with new technology to ensure its continued success.

“As part of the Stewart Brothers’ goal and initiative to remain a leader in the nursery industry in Western Canada, we have started to test pilot and explore a phased in implementation of a new technology available for tree nursery inventory management,” said Cookson.

Stewart Brothers is starting to test pilot and use HisTREE.net’s RFID technology to tag its trees which, once fully implemented, will give the nursery real-time inventory management at all three of its nursery locations.

“As a Clean Plants Certified nursery, inventory control and accountability are important factors for Stewart Brothers,” said Cookson.

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Vancouver Series of Clematis Bred for Vigour and Colour

By Steve Whysall / The Vancouver Sun Three more cultivars in the new Vancouver Series of clematis were recently made available to home gardeners. These outstanding hybrids were bred over the last decade through patient trial and error

by Clearview Horticultural of Aldergrove.

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‘Morning Mist’, an exceptional performer with creamy white flowers with a purple edge, was introduced last year.

The new varieties in the series being introduced are – ‘Danielle’, Fragrant Star’ and ‘Starry Night’.

All these cultivars were developed to be exceptional garden performers with outstanding disease resistance as well as unique flower colour. “Some were bred with the smaller garden or container application in mind, whereas others are suited to arbours and large trellises,” says Rob Wein, one of the owners of Clearview.

‘Sea Breeze’, which is scheduled for release in 2012.”

“We will have many exceptional cultivars coming in the years ahead, including

Of the varieties currently available, ‘Danielle has vibrant purple-blue flowers

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Focus on: Growers with a stripe and grows only 1.2 to 1.4 (four to six feet high) making it a good specimen for a container or small garden.

‘Morning Mist’ has large soft pink flowers and is one of the longest blooming varieties. It grows 1.4 to 1.8 m (six to eight feet) high. ‘Starry Nights’ has bluishpurple petals with a red bar and the ability to slightly change colour according to light intensity and other environmental factors. It grows to about 1.4 m (six feet).

says Wein, whose father, Fred, did a lot of the breeding work over the last 10 years.

Fred took the best cultivars growing in his own garden and used them as the mother plant to cross with stock plants in the nursery’s greenhouses.

“One of my goals was to try to produce large-flowering clematis that not only had vigour but was also scented,” he says.

“I managed to duplicate pretty much every kind of clematis we have here at the nursery. I bred several new forms of ‘Nelly Moser’, ‘Bees Jubilee’, ‘The President’ and ‘Blue Ravine’. But what I was really trying to achieve was reliable, easy-to-grow garden-worthy varieties with a long-flowering habit. I think I achieved that with the Vancouver Series.”

‘Fragrant Star’ has pure white flowers with a red stamen and a light scent. It grows 1.4 to 1.8 m (six to eight feet) high.

“I think it is good to remind people that although there has been extensive breeding done in Europe, some of the best clematis bred anywhere in the world are bred right here in their own backyard,”

Making all the crosses was a slow process involving growing thousands of clematis from seed. It took six to eight months to get a seedling, then another year or so to see a flower.

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Continued from page 9

HortWest had a few additional questions about the Vancouver Series of clematis, so editor Sheila Keenan talked to Rob Wein, one of the owners of Clearview Horticultural.

SK: Where is the Vancouver Series of clematis being marketed?

RW: They are being marketed right across North America now. Most of our product, 99 per cent of it, goes wholesale.

We supply both large and small growers throughout Canada and the States, and we also supply retailers.

SK: Is the Vancouver Series being well-received?

RW: [We’ve sold] thousands of each variety, so they’re being very wellreceived. We haven’t got enough of them. It’s a good problem.

SK: What makes them unique?

RW: What we do is we breed for disease resistance, excellent growth habit , unique colours and excellent garden performance including long bloom periods. For every variety that we introduce we probably throw away 99. We produce a ton of new varieties and then if they don’t meet the criteria we just discard them. So it’s quite a selection process.

SK: How long does the breeding and selection process take?

RW: We’ve been at it for at least 10 years.

It took at least 10 years before we got any varieties on the market. You really do [need to be patient]. It gets frustrating.

But now we’re to the point where we’re going to have a fairly regular supply of introductions, probably one or two a year, for the foreseeable future.

SK: How unique is Clearview’s clematis breeding program?

RW: There are no other ones in North America that I’m aware of. There is the odd one [clematis] that's being bred in England, Holland, Eastern Europe and Japan.

SK: Anything else to add?

RW: We’re very grateful for all the support we’ve had from the retailers and the growers on these new products.

Because truthfully, that’s what makes it all work, is that people have been excited and the products have sold really well.

They’re nice products, but without that support and excitement, it just wouldn’t have taken off.

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September 28 & 29, 2011 | Vancouver Convention Centre AGM & President’s Banquet at CanWest – Wed. Sept 28

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• AGM: 7:30 – 9:30 a.m.

• Presidents Banquet & Awards Party: Happy hour begins at 6 p.m., formalities at 7:30 p.m. – at the Renaissance Vancouver Hotel Harbourside

Stellar Education Program CanWest takes pride in its high calibre education program. Top experts are brought in from throughout North America to present the timeliest of topics with the benefit to delegates who pay only a fraction of the cost.

"This is an excellent opportunity to build the skills of our staff.

It gets them involved, and makes them more effective when we rely on them most."

CanWest Features Kimberley Seldon: Small business owner with big business savvy If you think that running a landscape design firm is only about spending time outside in the fresh air and sunshine, drawing beautiful garden concepts and designs, Kimberley Seldon has a few home truths for you.

"If you made half as much money as clients think you do, you’d be retired," says Seldon, explaining that the majority of these professionals are earning much less than people think. Many design professionals are great at being creative, but no one ever taught them how to run a business.

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Seldon has been teaching the Business of Design for more than six years, to thousands of designers. "We are professionals. We bear tremendous responsibility and yet bill ourselves out at less than the IT guy or the accountant or the plumber," she says.

Pre-Show Clinics – Tues. Sept. 27 FEATURED SPEAKERS:

Join Kimberley on September 27 at CanWest and create a new blueprint for your business.

Tim Loewen, Pine Meadows Tree Farms Ltd.

• Kimberley Seldon – The Business of Landscape Design | Kimberley is a vibrant presence in the world of design, enjoying an international reputation as a designer, journalist, broadcast personality and expert in small business development for design firms.

• Isabelle Turcott Mercier – Branding from the Inside Out & Keeping Up with the Click | Isabelle is a brand builder, best selling author, business performance catalyst and co-founder of Canada’s most awarded branding and creative firms.

• Rosalind Creasy – Edible Landscaping | Rosalind is a landscape designer, author, photographer, environmentalist and pioneer in edible gardens who has widely influenced the course of domestic gardening over the past 30 years.

Post-Show Featured Event CanWest Equipment Show — Outdoor Demo Day Friday, September 30, Tradex Exhibition Centre, Abbotsford • • • • •

Lawn & Turf Equipment Nursery Equipment Massive outdoor ‘demo’ area Try before you buy!

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14 BCLNA Growers’ Meeting and BBQ

Contact: Hedy Dyck at hdyck@bclna.com or 604.574.7772 ext. 105

18 Harbour International Trucks Open House and BBQ

11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

19880 96th Ave., Langley Contact: 604.888.2888

21 Annual BCLNA Golf Tournament

Sandpiper Golf Resort, Harrison Mills

25 to July 3 National Plastic Recycling Week See additional details on page 4.

July 8 – 9 Certification Exams

(CLT, CHT, CLP, CLD) Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Langley www.bclna.com/certified.htm

August 8 Landscape Awards of Excellence Entry Deadline See additional details on page 5.

9 Landscape Commodity Meeting Wild Play Element Parks, Maple Ridge www.bclna.com

25–27 Farwest Show Portland, Oregon www.farwestshow.com

September 28-29 CanWest Hort Show & BCLNA AGM

Urban Foresters Symposium

Vancouver Convention Centre www.canwesthortshow.com

• Arboriculture & the Law - Sept 28 | Featuring Dr. Julian Dunster, Dunster & Associates Environmental Consultants Ltd. and Lindsay Nilsson, Municipal Insurance Association

30 CanWest Hort Show Tours & Equipment Field Day

Half Day Marketing Clinic for Retailers • Sept 28 - Featuring Jonathon Matteson of Kellog Garden Products

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For booth sales contact Barb Nelson: 604.328.0029 | bnelson@bclna.com

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Industry Bits

Para Space Digs It in Just One Day Para Space Landscaping of Burnaby recently helped build a community garden in just one day. The effort was part of the third annual PLANET Day of Service.

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The garden, located in Vancouver on Kaslo St., was built on May 14, by 18 Para Space staff volunteers and over 80 community volunteers. Along with staff volunteers, Para Space also contributed a total of $4,800 in materials and plants to the project. Para Space’s work was in support of PosAbilities’ Can You Dig It! project. PosAbilities is an organization that works with people who have developmental disabilities.

When Para Space started looking for a project for the PLANET Day of Service, Jennifer Portsmouth, Para Space’s Manager of Landscape Maintenance & Personnel Development, contacted non-profit organizations she was familiar with through having a son with special needs. It quickly became clear the Can You Dig It! community garden was a good fit with Para Space’s goals for its Day of Service project.

“We wanted to share our passion for horticulture and expertise in the field and to help the local community and those in need,” said Portsmouth. “Community gardens are a great way to connect with others from all walks of life and

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work cooperatively towards the goal of sustainable living and a healthy lifestyle.

It was such a rewarding experience to be involved with the project.�

A portion of the garden will be set aside for people with developmental disabilities to develop skills and to connect with the community. Community members will have plots in the garden and a section will also be set aside for new immigrants and

Nicholas Funke, Para Space supervisor, helps finish the garden.

Community member plants donated seedlings.

immigrant youth. Para Space did a lot of planning work for the garden, including drafting the garden design on Dynascape, getting donations from suppliers, and organizing work teams ordering and assembling extra equipment for the day of the build.

This year, more than 3,200 volunteers worked on approximately 200 PLANET Day of Service projects in 43 U.S. states and in Canada. The Para Space project was the only Canadian project.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) advises growers not to ship plants supported with unsplit bamboo stakes to the U.S. According to the CFIA, an exporter recently had his load turned back at the U.S. border because he had used unsplit bamboo stakes to support plants.

The CFIA has asked the U.S. federal government to confirm entry requirements for Chinese bamboo stakes entering the U.S. directly from Canada or re-exported from the U.S. It appears the U.S. has concerns about fumigation

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Industry Bits treatments for bamboo carried out in China due to past interceptions of live pests.

is the case, then treated Chinese bamboo coming into Canada with a Chinese phyto would not be allowed entry into the U.S.

Therefore, the U.S. may require all bamboo in association with plants to be fumigated upon entry to the U.S. If this

Split bamboo stakes are approved for entry into the U.S.

Final Approval The BCLNA welcomes the following new members as of the May 16, 2011, board meeting: Douglas Lake Equipment, D’Arcy Ashe, Langley, Associate Henri Studio, LLC, Robert Burta, Wauconda, Out of Province MRD Landscaping Inc., Frank Shang, Vancouver, Active Landscaper (Interim)

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Everyone goes home with a prize at the annual BCLNA golf tournament. Take a day to relax, socialize and reward yourself for working so hard during the busy spring season.

When: June 21, 2011 Where: Sandpiper Golf Resort,

Harrison Mills, B.C. Time: Noon shotgun start,

Texas Scramble format Cost: Golf package—$150 plus HST (includes green fee, power cart, light lunch, deluxe dinner buffet and lots of fun & prizes)

Dinner only — $40 plus HST

Registration: Register online at: www.bclna.com Click on Calendar of Events.

Choose 2011 BCLNA Annual Golf Tournament.

Choose either golf package or dinner and/or quantity.

Click on “Register For These Items.”

Step 1: Enter the purchaser information Step 2: Add attendees and select item options Step 3: Select your method of payment Step 4: Review your purchase and proceed to checkout

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Landscape Supplies Agrium Advanced Technologies is a one stop shop for landscape professionals. We carry a full selection of Dimex EdgePro® landscape edging, Typar® professional landscape fabric, and Premier Tech® Horticulture Soils.

Made in Canada by Agrium Advanced Technologies® For all your nutritional needs visit us at www.prohort.ca Contact us at 1-855-228-2828 or prohort@agriumat.com Agrium Advanced Technologies, 10 Craig Street, Brantford, ON N3R 7J1 © 2011 Agrium Advanced Technologies (U.S.) Inc. DIRECT SOLUTIONS, AGRIUM ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES and designs are trademarks owned by Agrium Inc. POLYON is a trademark of Agrium Advanced Technologies.

PROHORT is a trademark owned by Nu-Gro Ltd. EDGEPRO is registered trademark of Dimex Corporation. TYPAR is a registered trademark of Reemay Inc. PREMIER TECH is a registered trademark of Premier Tech Ltée.

Reactive Layers Coating is a registered trademark owned by Agrium Inc.

September 28-29, 2011

WESTERN CANADA’S PREMIER LANDSCAPE AND NURSERY TRADE SHOW 420+ Booths New! Equipment Field Day September 30 - Tradex Industry + Garden Tours September 30 New + Sustainable Products Showcase Seminars + Clinics Urban Foresters Symposium Container Competition BCLNA AGM + Presidents Banquet + Awards Party Bookstore

Celebrating 30 Years!

Limited booth space available.

Contact Barb Nelson now! Email: bnelson@bclna.com

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‘ Under the Green Roof ’ at the Vancouver Convention Centre