CNLA Newsbrief Special Edition 2008

CNLA Newsbrief Edition 2007 GreenSpecial Industry Excellence!

Awards Issue

Entrants are highlighted

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And with your support, Project EverGreen Canada can help your industry grow.

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Celebrating the green industry

Executive Board:

Michael Murray - NL Christene LeVatte, CLP - NS Paul Olsen - ON Bill Stensson - ON Cary van Zanten - BC

Directors:

Harold Deenen, CLP - ON Jim Wotherspoon - AB Bill Hardy, CLP - BC Bruce Hunter, CHT, CLD, CLP - BC Vic Krahn, CHT - SK Gerald Boot, CLP - ON Doug Conrad, CHT, CLD, CLP - NS Dominic Angers - QC Bruce McTavish - BC Anthony O’Neill - NL Owen Vanstone - MB Rene Thiebaud, CLP - ON Peter Levelton - BC Darrell Nameth, CLP - NB Phil Paxton, CHT, CLP - AB

Staff: Victor Santacruz, CAE

Lydia Couture-Comtois

victor@canadanursery.com

lydia@canadanursery.com

Executive Director

Executive Assistant

Joseph Salemi, CAE

Julia Ricottone

joseph@canadanursery.com

julia@canadanursery.com

Member Services Manager

Joel Beatson, CAE, CLP Professional & Business Development Manager

joel@canadanursery.com

Peter Isaacson, B.Sc., M.P.M.

Minor Use/IPM Co-ordinator peter@canadanursery.com

Rita Weerdenburg Growers Manager

rita@canadanursery.com

The provincial green industry associations across the country have developed stellar Awards of Excellence programs to highlight the great work of the industry, and to give their members a marketing edge over their compeition. Every year, members from across the country submit their best work and compete with their peers for top honours. Qualifying to enter the Awards of Excellence program is an achievement all in its’ own, however winning an Award of Excellence is truly an achievement to be proud of.

Winners of provincial Awards of Excellence programs use this honour as a powerful marketing opportunity to their current and potential clients. Several winners promote their awards on their websites, flyers, brochures, catalogues, and business cards. Some winners have also been known to promote their honours on the sides of their pick-up trucks.

The National Awards of Landscape Excellence creates an exclusive marketing opportunity for entrants. In order to enter into the National Awards, your provincial association must submit your winning entry on your behalf. There are two categories: landscape construction/installation; and landscape maintenance. Your provincial association may submit up to three entries per category for a total of six entries per provincial association. This is a very exclusive group!

The National Awards of Landscape Excellence could not take place without the help of our dedicated judges. Thank you very much:

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Rebecca Wetselaar

Atlantic Region Co-ordinator rebecca@canadanursery.com

Alanna Wolf

HortProtect Marketing Co-ordinator

alanna@canadanursery.com

David Forero

Prairies Region Co-ordinator david@canadanursery.com

Robert Welsh, CHT Heather Edwards

Neil Pond Joe Bidermann, CHT Ken Rech Jeff McMann, CHT Don Chase, CLD

Capilano College City of Burnaby (Parks, Recreation, & Cultural Services) Urban Landscaping Bidermann Landscaping Ken Rech Landscape Architects Corporation of the Town of Markham ChaseRD

Agnes Zawartka

Member Services Co-ordinator

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NATIONAL AWARDS LANDSCAPE

Provincial associations with awards programs participating in the National Awards of Landscape Excellence:

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award of excellence for landscape maintenance

Entrants in the John Deere Award of Excellence for Landscape Maintenance have already won an award from their respective provincial association. They have undergone two rounds of judging, provincially and nationally.

The criteria that the national judges base their decisions on are as follows: 1. Overall first impression and general appearance.

2. Healthy plant material.

3. Turf areas are trimmed and mowed evenly, free of weeds, edged, uniform in colour.

4. Plant material is healthy, pest and disease free.

5. Weed free beds and tree basins.

6. Well-designed flower displays.

7. Use of mulch in beds and tree basins.

8. Hardscaping is free of litter and weeds.

Entrants Cavan’s Landscape Design/Build Coastal Grounds Maintenance Ltd. Dusty Miller Landscaping North By Northwest Ventures Inc. Para Space Landscaping Inc. Price Landscaping Services Salivan Landscape Ltd.

CNLA thanks all of the entrants for participating in the fifth annual National Awards of Landscape Excellence!

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Cavan’s Landscape Design/Build Glendalough Residence

Tom Cavan | 9478 Wellington Rd., 124 | Erin, ON N0B 1T0 | Tel: 519-833-2117

Coastal Grounds Maintenance Ltd. Coquitlam Centre

Mark Handfield | 651 King Street | Spruce Grove, AB T7X 4K2 | Tel: 780-913-1389

Dusty Miller Landscaping Walton Residence

Brian Miller | 20491 Warden Ave | Queensville, ON L0G 1R0 | Tel: 905-478-1820 6

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North By Northwest Ventures Inc. Glenlyon Business Park

Tim Ferguson, CHT | 13716 - 32 Avenue | Surrey, BC V4P 2B8 | Tel: 604-538-7887

Para Space Landscaping Inc. Quilchena Green

Jeff Foley, CHT | 4097 Gravely St. | Burnaby, BC V5C 3T5 | Tel: 604-291-2800

Price Landscaping Services Hicks Residence

Nigel Bayliss | 47971 Homestead Rd | Lutes Mountain, NB E1G 2M2 | Tel: 506-858-7800 Canadian Nursery Landscape Association 7856 Fifth Line South | Milton, ON L9T 2X8 | Toll Free: 1-888-446-3499 | Toll Free Fax: 1-866-833-8603 | Email: info@canadanursery.com

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Price Landscaping Services Leblanc Nadeau

Nigel Bayliss | 47971 Homestead Rd | Lutes Mountain, NB E1G 2M2 | Tel: 506-858-7800

Price Landscaping Services Lorden Residence

Nigel Bayliss | 47971 Homestead Rd | Lutes Mountain, NB E1G 2M2 | Tel: 506-858-7800

Salivan Landscape Ltd. McLean House

Gregg Salivan | 75 Nashdene Rd. | Scarborough, ON M1V 2W3 | Tel: 416-321-2160 8

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Winner award of excellence for landscape maintenance

North by Northwest Ventures Inc. Glenlyon Business Park is 100 acres located off marine way in Burnaby, BC. North by Northwest Ventures Inc. has been maintaining it for 8 years. The contract includes 10 buildings, one lot under construction and another empty lot. The client requires a series of plantings through out the year with the goal of having blossoming color at all seasons of the year. There are 33 feature planting beds located in the common area and on the individual building sites. The maintenance is at level 2 for BC Nursery

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Standards.

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NATIONAL AWARDS LANDSCAPE Left to right: Hugh Berry (John Deere Ltd); Tim Ferguson, CHT and Ryan Knopp (North by Northwest Ventures Inc.)

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award of excellence for landscape construction

Entrants in the Caterpillar Award of Excellence for Landscape Construction have already won an award from their respective provincial association. They have undergone two rounds of judging, provincially and nationally.

Entrants Art et Jardins Corn Hill Nursery Ltd. Countryside Garden Centre &

The criteria that the national judges base their decisions on are as follows:

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1. Overall first impression and general appearance.

2. Degree of difficulty of problem/ uniqueness of solution.

3. Harmony of design elements.

4. Integration of hard and soft materials.

5. Inclusion of unique elements.

6. Ecological balance between hard and soft areas.

7. Quality of materials.

8. Installation techniques and correctness.

9. Quality/condition of turf areas.

10. Cultivated/weed free planted areas.

11. Unique use of plant material.

Earth-Craft Landscape Ltd.

CNLA thanks all of the entrants for participating in the fifth annual National Awards of Landscape Excellence!

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Down To Earth Landscapes

JVR Landscape (2006) Inc. Kent Ford Design Group Inc. Les Innovations PaysagÊes Ladouceur Oriole Landscaping Ltd. Price Landscaping Services Scholten’s Landscape and Design Ltd. Stonetech Corporation Swiss Alpine Landscaping Ltd. Watermark Gardens

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Art et Jardins Jardin Sergerie

Marie Andree Fortier | 174, de l’Eglise Sud | St-Marcel-de-Richelieu, QC J0H 1T0 | Tel: 450-794-2118

Art et Jardins Jardin Racicot-Coutu

Marie Andree Fortier | 174, de l’Eglise Sud | St-Marcel-de-Richelieu, QC J0H 1T0 | Tel: 450-794-2118

Corn Hill Nursery Ltd. Oland Residence

Bob Osborne | 2799 Rt. 890 | Corn Hill, NB E4Z 1M2 | Tel: 506-786-3635 12

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Countryside Garden Centre & Landscaping Sartor Residence

Glen Hubick | Box 194 | Dewinton, AB T0L 0X0 | Tel: 403-938-1835

Down To Earth Landscapes Proudfoot Residence

Marcyn Ward | 2145 St. Andrews Ave. | North Vancouver, BC V7L 3M6 | Tel: 604-985-0092

Earth-Craft Landscape Ltd. Freeman Residence

Sandy Roberton, CLP | 80 Campbell Rd. | Bedford, NS B4A 1N6 | Tel: 902-835-0505 Canadian Nursery Landscape Association 7856 Fifth Line South | Milton, ON L9T 2X8 | Toll Free: 1-888-446-3499 | Toll Free Fax: 1-866-833-8603 | Email: info@canadanursery.com

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JVR Landscape (2006) Inc. Hays Residence

John van Roessel, CLP | Suite 8, 12110 - 40 St. SE | Calgary, AB T2Z 4K6 | Tel: 403-257-3479

Kent Ford Design Group Inc. Water by the Water

Kent Ford | 366 Adelaide St. East, Suite 421 | Toronto, ON M5A 3X9 | Tel: 416-410-4994

Les Innovations PaysagĂŠes Ladouceur Le Ruisseau

Claude Ladouceur | C.P. 71 | Drummondville, QC J2B 6V6 | Tel: 819-477-2948 14

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Oriole Landscaping Ltd. An Elegant Retreat

George Urvari | 36 Northline Rd. | Toronto, ON M4B 3E2 | Tel: 416-696-5110

Price Landscaping Services Harknett Residence

Ellen Ruddick, CLD | 47971 Homestead Rd | Lutes Mountain, NB E1G 2M2 | Tel: 506-858-7800

Scholten’s Landscape and Design Ltd. Ross Ventures

John Simon | 1 Broadway Ave. | Saint John, NB E2H 1Z8 | Tel: 506-633-6156 Canadian Nursery Landscape Association 7856 Fifth Line South | Milton, ON L9T 2X8 | Toll Free: 1-888-446-3499 | Toll Free Fax: 1-866-833-8603 | Email: info@canadanursery.com

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Stonetech Corporation Domus Condominiums

Joe Murgel | 241 Edgeley Blvd | Concord, ON L4K 3Y7 | Tel: 905-760-8686

Swiss Alpine Landscaping Ltd. Emondson Residence

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Urs Dietschi | 1-331 Parkdale Rd. | St. Andrews, MB R1A 3N9 | Tel: 204-956-4375

Watermark Gardens Kitsilano Residence

Liam Robinson | 1666 West 2nd Avenue | Vancouver, BC V6J 1H4 | Tel: 604-323-1448 16

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Watermark Gardens Shaughnessy Residence

Liam Robinson | 1666 West 2nd Avenue | Vancouver, BC V6J 1H4 | Tel: 604-323-1448

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award of excellence for landscape construction

Winner

Watermark Gardens Shaughnessy Residence - The clients, an architect of national stature and an avid gardener, asked Watermark Gardens to help the family realize their vision of a contemporary front garden for their home. The architect sketched and constructed a scale model of some of the elements they were considering, including changes in levels, space for entertaining and for solitude, a ‘waterwall’ focal point, a steel post and cable fence, surfaces of concrete and stone, and specimen planting, all in a very modern style. The gardener was looking forward to us preparing the garden beds for her to create her year-round masterpiece. Working closely with the clients, Watermark massaged the landscape plan, suggested and sourced materials, helped work out construction details, and completed the installation. Given the limited area of the garden and its very public frontage, there was little room for error in calculation. The resulting garden is simple and elegant, a striking

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complement to the Craftsman-style house and the neighbourhood.

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Left to right: Liam Robinson (Watermark Gardens); Denis Fortin (Caterpillar Canada)

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a winter celebration of the green industry

Landscape New Brunswick Awards of Excellence

N a t i o n a l Awa rd s o f L a n d s c a p e E xc e l l e n c e Saint John, NB | Hilton Saint John | February 8, 2008

Saint John, NB - The CNLA Board of Directors, members of Landscape New Brunswick, Landscape Nova Scotia, and Landscape Newfoundland and Labrador made the trek to Saint John, NB to address issues affecting the nursery, garden centre, and landscape sectors so that CNLA could align provincial agendas into national priorities. The Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council also met with an industry focus group to discuss revisions to the National Occupational Standard for Landscape Horticulturists for the development of a Red Seal trade. CNLA board members and the national certification committee participated in many events in conjunction with Communities in Bloom's WinterLights Celebration.

The meetings, focus groups, and social networking events were highlighted by the National Awards of Landscape Excellence, held on the evening of February 8, 2008. Over 130 industry professionals attended the gala event that was prefaced by the Landscape New Brunswick Awards of Excellence. The evening's agenda was tightly packed, but the masters of ceremonies were definitely up for the task. Garth Nickerson of NB Dept of Agriculture & Rural Development, and Darrell Nameth, CLP of Lawn Rangers Landscaping orchestrated the first half of the evening. Christene LeVatte, CLP of Highland Landscapes for Lifestyle and Harold Deenen, CLP of Hank Deenen's Landscaping presided over the National Awards of Landscape Excellence. Comic relief was provided by local personality, Jimmy the Janitor!

Capping the evening off was the presentation of CNLA's first-ever President's Award for Volunteerism.

CNLA President, Michael Murray of Murray's Horticultural Services Ltd. (pictured above on the left) presented Mr. Alexander (Sandy) Roberton, CLP with the award for his contribution, commitment, and dedication to the industry. Sandy was a pioneer in the development of the certification programs in Canada (CHT, CLD, and CLP).

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Special thanks to the Entrants, Sponsors, and Judges

An initiative of Landscape Canada www.canadanursery.com