Summer Newsbrief 2019

Green Industry News Summer 2019 Vol. 28 Issue 2

What’s inside:

• Garden Centres Canada Summit • Setting a new standard for tree planting • Landscape Industry Company Accreditation • Supporting women in trades • Nursery worker manual now available • Box tree moth control strategies now underway

THE NEW AND IMPROVED CANADIAN ORNAMENTAL PLANT FOUNDATION: STILL RELEVANT AFTER ALL THESE YEARS Photo credit: Jeffries Nurseries Ltd.

Winnipeg Parks rose, released in 1990 by Agriculture and AgriFood Canada’s hardy rose breeding program as part of their Parkland series, continues to be a popular choice as a landscape rose. Through the payment of royalties on older releases such as Winnipeg Parks and many other varieties, industry continues to support plant breeding and other research initiaitives.

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n organization that was originally founded to provide secure and ongoing access of new and improved plant varieties to the sector, the Canadian Ornamental Plant Foundation (COPF) is now ready to announce their own new and improved organizational status. Effective immediately, visitors to the revised COPF website will notice the result of behind-the-scenes administrative upgrades accomplished by the COPF Steering Committee and staff since the Foundation was reorganized to fall under CNLA management in early 2018.

Reformatting a structure that was designed to

accommodate a very intricate royalty administration function to be relevant to the needs of today’s COPF has been an interesting challenge. It has also been a process that has reminded us of the vast changes that have occurred within – and to – the industry over the past 50 years.

It is outside the objective and space allocation of a newsbrief article to delve into the full history of the Canadian Ornamental Plant Foundation, but an understanding of the status quo of the day, nonetheless provides some unique insights.

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CNLA Newsbrief

Summer 2019

EXECUTIVE BOARD:

President Past President First Vice President Second Vice President Treasurer & Communications Chair

One hundred percent of royalties on AAFC introductions are returned to industry to support plant breeding and research. The COPF’s collection fee of 20 percent on all other registered plants helps to fund industry research.

Phil Paxton, CLT, CLM - AB Bruce Hunter, CLT, CLD, CLM - BC Gerald Boot, CLM - ON Anthony O’Neill - NL Bill Hardy, CLM - BC

DIRECTORS:

BCLNA Representative Michael Kato - BC Landscape AB Representative Jeff Oudyk - AB Landscape SK Representative Aaron Krahn - SK

MBNLA Representative Guy Dowhy, RSE, CLT, CLM - MB Landscape ON Representative Paul Brydges - ON Climate Change Adaptation Chair Alan White - ON Landscape NS Representative Robin Godfrey - NS & Garden Centres Canada Chair Landscape NB/PEI Representative Kevin Nauss, CLM - NB Landscape NL Representative Peggy Head - NL

Human Resources Chair Harold Deenen, CLM - ON

Landscape Canada Chair Leslie Cornell, - SK

Research Chair Vic Krahn, CLT - SK

Government Relations Chair Michael Murray - NL Professional Development Chair Jeff Foley, CLT, CLM - BC

Growers Canada Chair Anita Heuver - AB Insurance & Member Services Rene Thiebaud, CLM - ON

Chair

STAFF:

Executive Director Victor Santacruz, CAE, CLM victor@cnla-acpp.ca

Deputy Executive Director Rebecca Doutre, CAE

rebecca@cnla-acpp.ca

Executive Assistant Cheryl Gall

Office Manager cheryl@cnla-acpp.ca

Growers Manager Jamie Aalbers jamie@cnla-acpp.ca

Landscape & Anne Kadwell

Retail Sector Specialist anne@cnla-acpp.ca

Industry Human Resources Leslie Sison

& Government Relations leslie@cnla-acpp.ca

Communications Andrew Dmytrasz andrew@cnla-acpp.ca

Member Services, COPF & Teagan Giddings

Communications teagan@cnla-acpp.ca Member Services Administration Megan Farias megan@cnla-acpp.ca

Professional Development Edith Oyosoro edith@cnla-acpp.ca

Professional Development Lauryn Mullan lauryn@cnla-acpp.ca

COPF Coordinator Sandy Trickey sandy@copf.org

Minor Use/IPM Coordinator Peter Isaacson, B.Sc., MPM peter@cnla-acpp.ca

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COPF was founded in 1964. That was a time before Canada had universal health care or Plant Breeders’ Rights. Those were also the days before container growing and when growers relied on lining out stock and propagative materials from Europe, and primarily the Netherlands. Retail garden centres as we know them today were only starting to become common place. It was in that environment that some of the sector’s more forward-thinking growers and plant breeders determined the need for an organized system of royalty collection to support new plant development in Canada.

Throughout its history, COPF has taken the necessary steps to be relevant to the industry it serves. From humble beginnings in a humble sector, to lofty heights collecting and redistributing millions of dollars in royalties on thousands of registered plants, to its current program brought about by significant paradigm shifts within the sector, COPF continues to be of significance within the sector. Many growers and propagators will continue to rely on COPF to provide them with access to new and improved varieties, made possible with the assurance of a reputable royalty collection system. Many breeders and especially institutional organizations will continue to rely on COPF to collect royalties within Canada’s unique demographic structure. Today, we are telling all our loyal members, that COPF can maintain its relevance to the sector through voluntary payment of royalties, on all our registered plants, regardless of their year of introduction.

A number of plants registered with COPF are past the traditional 20-year time period of legal PBR protection. Indeed, some have never been PBR protected and yet throughout, the industry has faithfully supported the breeding industry, through the voluntary royalty payment system, as originally envisioned by the COPF founders.

The COPF model is unique in the world.

Our industry created a voluntary service that continues over 50 years later. With continued support from our devoted members, COPF can continue to maintain its tradition of relevance to the sector through the support of much-needed plant breeding and industry research programs.

New staff at CNLA! Anne Kadwell Anne Kadwell is thrilled to be back working within the industry and with the dynamic CNLA team. Anne melds a variety of expertise into her role at CNLA as Landscape & Retail Sector Specialist.

Anne is a Niagara Parks School of Horticulture and Brock University graduate.

Her horticulture career is a diverse one, ranging from experience in interior and exterior horticulture, corporate sales, training, and over a decade in running not for profit organizations like HortEducationBC, the Pacific Horticulture College and the Squamish BIA. She has been involved in several British Columbia trade developments, specifically in the horticulture, arboriculture and dairy production apprenticeship. Anne has a passion for education, industry training and everything horticulture. She was one of many who obtained the first run of CLT certification in 1998 and continues to grow her horticulture and professional portfolio.

When she is not in the garden, she is out enjoying the great outdoors and everything BC has to offer with her two teenage boys.

Anne Kadwell CLT, BA, NPD

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Industry Events

Setting a new standard for tree planting

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The Ontario Landscape Tree Planting Guide, slated for release in late spring by Landscape Ontario, is one of the most comprehensive tree planting reference guides ever developed for use by the landscape industry.

Authored by Dr. Darby McGrath and the research team of Vineland Research and Innovation Centre’s (Vineland) NurseryLandscape Horticulture Department Jason Henry and Ryan Munroe, the Guide is a comprehensive document, which draws on years of research conducted in tree planting and establishment. Most notably, the Guide draws on the many findings of the Vineland research team resulting from their Greening the Canadian Landscape research program.

The Guide’s chapter format provides detailed instructions and a thorough rationale of each of the major factors to be taken into consideration to ensure successful tree planting results.

A series of corresponding field sheets distils this information into actionable items.

Throughout, the Guide provides additional relevant information by referencing key research findings through hyperlinks.

“We are extremely grateful to Landscape Ontario for providing the seed funding for the development of this Tree Planting Guide,” notes Dr. McGrath. “Industry support of our research is a clear indication of the need for this type of information and being able to compile results into a practical industry reference guide is a logical conclusion to that work.”

The Guide will be made available to all user groups, including installers, designers and specifiers and will also inform the next edition of the CSLA-CNLA Canadian Landscape Standards, to be released later in 2019.

“We are especially thrilled that the release of the two documents is timed perfectly to allow us to include the Ontario Landscape Tree Planting Guide as an integral part of the Canadian Landscape Standard Second Edition”, says Christene LeVatte, Chair of the Canadian Landscape Standard Joint CSLA CNLA Committee, “With the Canadian

May 28-29: The 25th Skills Canada National Competition: Halifax, NS www.skillscompetencescanada.com June 11-12: The National Lawn & Garden Show: St. Louis, MO www.nlgshow.com June 18-20: International Floriculture Expo: Miami, FL www.floriexpo.com

Landscape Standard now embedded in key National Master Specification landscape sections, the validation of the recommendations in this document by Vineland Research and Innovation Centre will give the private and public sector the tools they need to sustainably design, build and maintain their urban forest.”

Development of a new industry specification is a significant undertaking that requires considerable industry input and support, and Vineland extends their sincere gratitude to the Guide Committee.

Happy retirement Rita

As of May 1st, we at CNLA bid a fond farewell and happy retirement to Rita Weerdenburg.

She joined CNLA in 2005, was with Landscape Ontario for almost a decade before that and has always been a strong presence and advocate for the ornamental horticulture industry. Rita has served CNLA proudly with all her years of service and we hope she enjoys her much deserved time off.

Jamie Aalbers has now taken over the role of Growers Manager and can be reached at jamie@cnla-acpp.ca

July 10-12: Garden Centre Canada Summit 2019: Mississauga and surrounding areas, ON www.cnla.ca/learn/events-listing July 25-29: APLD International Landscape Design Conference: Seattle, WA www.apld.org September 25-26: CanWest: Abbotsford, BC www.canwesthortexpo.com

INTERNATIONAL May 29-31: Biopesticides Europe: London, United Kingdom www.wplgroup.com/aci/event/biopesticideseurope June 4-7: The Nature of Cities Summit: Paris, France www.tnoc-summit.org June 5-7: International Flower Trade Expo (IFTEX): Nairobi, Kenya www.iftex.org September 1-3: Spoga Gafa: Cologne, Germany www.spogagafa.com September 1-6: International Garden Centre Association Congress: Windsor, England www.igca2019.co.uk September 5-7: Flower Expo Poland: Warsaw, Poland www.flowerexpo.pl

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Save the date for CanWest 2019!

Sept 25 & 26 - Tradex, Abbotsford CanWestHortExpo.com Mark your calendar now and plan to attend CanWest in September.

With over 30 educational sessions attracting record registrations, CanWest remains to be the number one event in BC for learning, connecting, and networking with your green industry colleagues and peers. And with the show theme ‘Vintage’ - get ready for some old fashioned fun, classic cars, good ‘old tunes… and maybe even ice-cream sundaes!

Prime Opportunity for Visibility Got a new plant? New service? Unique product? CanWest provides the opportunity to connect with prospective customers from throughout BC and the Pacific Northwest.

Plus – all exhibitors get one FREE product entry in the New Product Showcase and Greenhouse Demo Zone.

Exceptional Value You can’t beat the easy access and set up at Tradex along with our efficient crew to help you along the way with free forklift service, pallet jacks and carts. You get FREE parking, Wi-Fi, storage and security along with unlimited trade show passes, online company profile and a listing in the Show Guide.

Convenience Tradex is located across the street from Abbotsford International Airport. Hotel rates are just $109/night. Book with West Jet and save 10% (see the CanWest website for details).

Reserve Your Booth Now! Exhibit space is affordable. The show experience is excellent. Reserve your booth today! Contact Karen De Jong – Ellery: canwest@bclna.com; 604-575-3504.

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Landscape Industry Company Accreditation

Following is a testimonial from Kevin Nauss, president of Price Landscaping, on why he decided to become a Landscape Industry Accredited Company.

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“Our company was a founding member of Landscape New Brunswick and we have always believed in promoting and raising the bar for our profession, therefore we have greatly supported Landscape Industry Certification. I felt it was natural and almost a given that we should move forward with having our company accredited. It was not a big effort in the application process.

I deeply believe in and support what our associations do therefore show my support by being on the board of directors for Landscape New Brunswick and the CNLA as well as many committees. Although I did not start this company, I am hoping to guide and continue to build and grow on what we have accomplished in the first 50 years to even better things ahead and I believe that becoming a Landscape Industry Accredited Company is an important first step.”

etting your company certified is one way you can stand out from your competition, whether you are a landscape company, nursery or garden centre. Being a Landscape Industry Accredited Company shows that you focus on certification as a cornerstone of your business practice, maintain high standards of workmanship, value community and customer relations, and value environmental stewardship in residential and commercial settings.

There are five simple steps to company accreditation: 1. Applicants to the program will complete an application which will include the provision of substantiation for many program requirements.

2. Upon receipt of the application, CNLA will provide the applicant with a pledge form (affidavit) stating that the applicant has complied with all of the Landscape Industry Accredited Company qualifications.

3. Upon return of the pledge form, and after a review of submitted materials, the decision of the program’s governing body, the Company Accreditation Committee, will notify the applicant of the results by mail.

4. If the Landscape Industry Accredited Company qualifications are met, the company will receive a certificate, Seal of Approval usage rights, and marketing materials. In the event that the qualifying standards are not met, the application fee will be refunded minus a processing fee.

Resubmission will not be allowed again for 90 days.

5. CNLA reserves the right to withhold and/ or revoke Landscape Industry Accredited Company approval from any company that shows a continuous pattern of violating or showing disregard for state and federal laws and regulations, not following the Landscape Industry Accredited Company Pledge, and superior standards as outlined above. CNLA further retains the right to alter, amend, change, and update the program as necessary.

The latest company to achieve LIAC is Hill'N Dale Landscaping from Ontario. To date there are eight companies that have already received this respected accreditation: • Eagle Lake Nurseries Ltd. - AB • Para Space Landscaping Inc. - BC • Weed Man Winnipeg - MB • Price Landscaping Services - NB • Hill N'Dale Landscaping - ON • Thornbusch Landscaping - ON • Hank Deenan Landscaping Limited - ON • Stonepath Greenhouses - ON

For more information or if you would like to apply, contact the Professional Development department at CNLA; certification@cnla-acpp.ca, or 1-888-446-3499.

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Big Positive Changes Are Underway for the Landscaping (Green Infrastructure) Industry

By Steven W. Peck, GRP, Honorary ASLA There are three large changes underway that will positively impact the traditional landscaping industry. The first has to do with the role of the industry, which is increasingly viewed as key to delivering green infrastructure technology. The green infrastructure industry is a broad tent, and includes design professionals, nurseries, manufacturers of irrigation systems and growing media, municipal employees, contractors, conservationists, and maintenance professionals. The Green Infrastructure Ontario Coalition, which advocates for green infrastructure investment, estimates that more than 150,000 professionals work in green infrastructure in Ontario. Green infrastructure may be defined as natural systems such as wetlands, forests and riparian zones; and constructed vegetation technologies like green roofs, green walls, and bioswales as well as the systems that support them, like irrigation and engineered soils.

These types of green infrastructure, while long recognized for their aesthetic appeal, are increasingly understood to be essential components of our communities, which help to reduce the impact of flooding, cool overheating environments, support healthy people, clean the air, support biodiversity, and act as a source of local food. This shift in perspective is the second big change that is occurring. And it brings much of what you do into the realm of public infrastructure funding, where billions of taxpayer funds are spent every year. Imagine what you could do with a billion dollars invested in green infrastructure in your community. There are significant opportunities for new investment in Canada, as we catch up to more advanced jurisdictions in the U.S. where billions are already being invested.

This new way of thinking about plants in, on, and around our buildings has also given rise to more policy support for implementation.

In dense urban environments in particular,

cities are looking to implement policies and programs to increase the amount of green infrastructure. This past April, New York City Council voted in favour of a mandatory requirement for green roofs on new recreational and commercial buildings, following similar moves in Portland, Oregon; Denver, Colorado and San Francisco, California. At Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, we actively lobbied for all of these policy changes and are hopeful that Vancouver will soon follow. Cities around the world are looking increasingly to green infrastructure as a means of addressing numerous challenges – such as becoming more resilient in the face of climate change.

As part of the effort to gain full acceptance of green infrastructure, we’ve been working on the third big change, which involves putting a proper value on green infrastructure. While the benefits of green infrastructure are increasingly accepted, they are often not quantified or monetized, and therefore not incorporated into municipal or provincial decision making. What does a liter of stormwater cost to manage, or how much will a 4 degree increase in summer temperatures cost us? Most government officials are unfamiliar with how to value or implement green infrastructure and create policy to encourage widespread adoption of these important living systems.

Over the past three years, the Green Infrastructure Foundation and Ontario Parks Association have been working to build green infrastructure capacity among Ontario decision makers through the Green Infrastructure Education, Engagement and Valuation Program. This program is designed to overcome these barriers and help communities in Ontario unlock the benefits of green infrastructure. Funded by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Climate Adaptation Partners Program, the program looks at building better decisionmaking capacity in the municipal sector to evaluate the use green infrastructure to help adapt to climate change and achieve many other benefits to our communities.

Over 300 professionals have participated in the program thus far, five times more than initially anticipated! Important discussions and collaborations have taken place, breaking down the walls that often divide departments in municipal government.

The end product of the Ontario program is due to be released in fall 2019. It will combine local green infrastructure visions with economic analyses that outline why green infrastructure is a worthwhile investment, encouraging additional detailed design work and steps toward implementation. Charrettes conducted in other jurisdictions have even resulted in changes to public policy, and private sector development plans.

The Valuing the Benefits of Green Infrastructure course, another key component of the training, covers several method that are widely used to place a value on many of the services provided by green infrastructure. This course is currently available online, on-demand at our training platform, the Living Architecture Academy (livingarchitectureacademy.com).

The shift in perception about the role of landscape professionals in the green infrastructure sector, the rise of proactive policy support in cities, and the monetization of green infrastructure benefits all hold the promise of increasing growth in this sector in the years to come.

In the face of climate change impacts such as intense storms and extreme heat, we need to protect and develop our local and regional green infrastructure assets more than ever.

To learn more about the Green Infrastructure Education, Engagement and Valuation Program please contact Rohan Lilauwala at rlilauwala@greenroofs.org.

Steven Peck is founder and president of Green Roofs for Healthy Cities; the founder of the Green Infrastructure Ontario Coalition; and co-founder of the World Green Infrastructure Network.

Municipal staff and private sector stakeholders from Barrie, Brampton, Guelph, London, and Toronto are being engaged through training courses, workshops, and a design charrette, with the goal of looking at how green infrastructure could be implemented into actual projects in the pipeline.

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Industry Human Resources Canadian training benefit

Skills Canada 2019

In Budget 2019, the Government of Canada introduced the Canada Training Benefit. This benefit will provide workers money to help pay for training, offer income support during training and offer job protection during this period so workers can take the time they need to keep their skills relevant or updated.

he sun is starting to peek out and the snow is melting away. It’s that time of year when businesses really start to pick up again and Skills competitions are underway.

We have confirmation that six provinces will be sending their winning teams to this year’s National Skills Competition.

This benefit is an accumulated credit balance available to eligible workers between the ages of 25 and 64. They would build a credit balance of $250 per year, up to a lifetime limit of $5,000.

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Full details of the program can be found at: budget.gc.ca/2019/docs/themes/good-jobs-de-bons-emplois-en.html

British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia have completed their provincial competitions to determine who will have the honour of representing them in Halifax. Quebec will be sending their team from last year as this will be a training event for them. They will be representing Canada at World Skills in Kazan, Russia on August 22-27, where more than 60 countries are expected to compete in 56 various skills.

CAHRC meetings

At the end of March, CNLA participated in a number of meetings with the Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (CAHRC). Victor Santacruz, Anita Heuver and Leslie Sison travelled to Gatineau, Quebec for two meetings.

Tuesday was a Labour Market Impact (LMI) Advisory Group Meeting and forecasting update. CAHRC ran an LMI survey a number of years back but it was time to update it. This one has been in the works for over a year and it is near completion. While the information shared was confidential, they will be having a meeting in June to release all of the information publicly and this will provide a forecast of labour needs into 2029.

Halifax, NS will host the 2019 Skills Canada National Competition this year, which also happens to be Skills Canada’s 25th anniversary. The four-day event begins on May 27 with a competitor orientation, opening ceremony and a welcome reception. The competition is a two-day event that takes place on May 28th and 29th, and it concludes with a farewell reception and closing ceremony on May 30th.

The CNLA would like to wish all competitors, from the provincials and through to the worlds, all the very best.

Wednesday was CAHRC’s Board Meeting and LMI Steering Committee Meeting. This was the last official meeting with the CAHRC chair Mary Robinson, who will end her term in June. CAHRC has continued to grow and expand on the research, speaking engagements and tools that they offer.

During these meetings, Victor and Leslie were able to set up a private meeting with CAHRC. CNLA has committed to supporting CAHRC for the next three years and will retain our current status as a gold level sponsor. We are also happy to announce that there will be updated information for CNLA members regarding the HR Toolkit, which CNLA was able to previously offer to provincial members at a discounted rate of $75.

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Supporting women in trades

Day on the Hill tour, February 2019

The inaugural Supporting Women in Trades Conference (SWiT) organized by the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF) was held on November 6th and 7th, 2018, in Halifax NS, and the Canadian Nursery Landscape Association’s (CNLA) staff, Leslie Sison was able to attend. The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum created a conference for Women in the trades to come together to celebrate each other, learn from one another and to help create a path forward.

The response was overwhelming.

The CNLA Government Relations Committee has continued their strong push to meet with government ministries that we have not traditionally met with in the past, in order to elevate our industry’s message at the federal level. Working on the momentum of a very successful Day on the Hill in December, plans were quickly made for a follow-up tour. While a snow storm partially shut down Ottawa on February 12th and 13th, the team of six delegates soldiered on to meet with six ministries over two days. CNLA delegates included the new president of CNLA Phil Paxton, Alan White, Victor Santacruz, Leslie Sison, Tim Kearney and consultant Ron Ross.

The capacity for the event was originally set at 300 attendees, but due to the overwhelming demand, it was extended to 350 people. Even then, people were showing up at the door wanting to be a part of it. Eventually people had to be turned away due to safety restrictions. With such a great turn out, CAF will host the event again.

The second Supporting Women in Trades Conference will be held June 17-18, 2019 at the Westin Bayshore in Vancouver BC. If you are out that way and you are interested in attending, we suggest you register soon before they reach capacity. You can find more information, sponsorship needs and registration at: http://caf-fca.org/ supporting-women-in-trades/ Not sure if this event is for you? A video highlighting parts of the event is available at https://youtu.be/iwITPTjihBU “I figure, if a girl wants to be a legend, she should go ahead and be one.”

-Calamity Jane

These meetings are part of a continued effort to engage the government in topics that were set out at the Government Relations Committee summit last summer.

The topics that were prioritized at that time were: • Environment & Climate Change • Health – Research Air/Water/Heat/ Temperature • Heritage – National Garden • Public Services and Procurement – Professionalization / CLS / Canadian Nation Master Construction Specifications and Procurement Policy • Infrastructure and Communities This tour had the CNLA delegates meeting with following ministries: • Employment and Social Development Canada • Canadian Heritage • Health Canada • Small Business and Export Promotion • Public Service and Procurement and Accessibility • Innovation, Science and Economic Development

Supporting Women in Trades Conference June 17-18, 2019 Westin Bayshore Hotel Vancouver, BC

During the meeting with Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) we were able to address the fact that Landscape Horticulture was excluded from the Apprenticeship Incentive Grant for Women. We expressed our disappointment that not only were we excluded but we were never consulted or engaged in the discussion. They did explain that this was the first release of the trial and they are open to information and feedback. While they couldn’t promise anything, they did say that they were going to look deeper into the information that they provided us and will keep us in mind for future stakeholder conversations.

Other meetings afforded us the opportunity to speak to our industry and how we fit into the health and wellness equation. We informed government on how we should be seen as part of the solution to major issues such as climate change, carbon intake, offsetting heat centres and mitigating flooding. Our message was very well received and most of the ministries understood and support our message. The meeting that stood out above all others was with Assistant Deputy Minister Kevin Radford from Public Services and Procurement Canada. His office was not only excited by our meeting but would like to work together on a project which will highlight industry.

Our Government Relations Committee continues to keep the channels of communication open with all of the departments that we are meeting with. We continue to move forward on initiatives set by the committee and spread the message of our industry being a major part of the solution to many health and wellness issues that our nation currently faces.

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CNLA continues to offer the online industry-developed retail horticulturist training program through the Retail Council of Canada platform. This training enhances overall retail horticulture skills and is especially useful for candidates preparing to earn their retail horticulturist designation.

It is delivered as a self-study course, comprised of twelve modules, namely: 1. Basic Plant Morphology Retail Horticulturist Manual & Online Training Order Form 2. Basic Plant Needs 3. Customer Service Etiquette 4. Lawn Installation & Maintenance 5. Making the Sale 6. Pests and Diseases 7. Plant Hardiness 8. Plant Nomenclature 9. Planting & Design Principles 10. Pruning Methods and Techniques 11. Soil & Soil Nutrients 12. The Garden Centre Environment Canadian Nursery Landscape Association 7856 Fifth Line S., Milton, ON L9T 2X8 P: 888-446-3499 F: 905-875-1840 E: certification@cnla-acpp.ca www.landscapeindustrycertified.org

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Nursery worker manual now available

The newly revised nursery worker certification manual is now available online as a training reference. For a nominal cost, nursery owners and their employees will have access to a repository of invaluable trade resources at their finger-tips.

The manual is comprised of the following ten modules: 1. Plant identification 2. Plant propagation 3. Integrated pest management 4. Soil fertility and cultural management 5. Field harvesting technique 6. Irrigation scheduling, equipment repair and maintenance 7. Staff management 8. Grading, shipping and receiving 9. Equipment operation and maintenance 10. Maintain nursery structures The nursery worker certification test is being revamped to make it more accessible.

Meanwhile, provincial associations may use the revised manual to host training workshops for their members. To order the manual, or if you have questions about the certification program, contact the professional development department at CNLA; certification@cnla-acpp.ca, 1-888-446-3499 ext. 8620

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Summer 2019

Growers Canada

PMRA Thiamethoxam Assessment Complete The PMRA has completed the pollinator assessment of Thiamethoxam. This evaluation assessed the potential risk to pollinators as a result of agricultural and ornamental uses of this insecticide.

Ornamental producers will know this product as Flagship.

The current re-evaluation has not significantly changed the original assessment published as PRVD2017-24. As a result, 24 months from this publication, ornamental uses are expected to be cancelled with the exception of applications on ornamental crops that will not result in pollinator exposure (e.g. conifers and grasses). We have, however, obtained an additional year of use to help our industry find alternative solutions for hard to control pests such as root weevils and brown marmorated stink bug. For these uses, ornamental producers will have 36 months of use while we look for and secure alternatives.

The importance of this to CNLA members is in the “Protected Agriculture” designation for the committee. The committee’s scope is not limited to greenhouse grown crops, but includes hoop houses, high tunnels and mushroom growing systems. Although the impacts to CNLA grower members are expected to be minor, CNLA will maintain a seat on the committee and the Technical Advisory subcommittee to represent any nursery systems deemed to be protected agriculture.

Through COHA, a cost share funding application to AAFC’s Ag Assurance program has been submitted to support the Canadian ornamental sector proactively address this matter.

Box tree moth control strategies now underway

An industry-led committee is working together to address recent findings of neonicotinoids in surface waters in agricultural regions of Ontario and British Columbia. The group consists of representatives from Flowers Canada Growers, Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers, B.C. Greenhouse Growers Association, Mushrooms Canada, the Canadian Hort Council, CropLife Canada and the CNLA. The focus of this committee is to guide the development of national standards that ensure drench-applied pesticides delivered through irrigation systems are not released into the environment.

A number of information and communication’s pieces have been developed and all industry members are requested to be on the lookout for this invasive pest and to report all suspected findings to CFIA. A full-colour, creditcard-sized pest identification card is now available for distribution to employees and clients. Copies can be obtained by contacting Landscape Ontario’s coordinator Meghan Greaves at the Landscape Ontario office: mgreaves@landscapeontario.com or call 1-800-265-5656 ext. 0.

For more detailed information, CFIA have posted a comprehensive Pest Fact Sheet to their website: www. Inspection.gc.ca and type ‘box tree moth” into the search bar for easy access.

Update on 2019 Minor Use Priority Setting Meeting

For the full report: canada.ca/en/ health-canada/services/consumerproduct-safety/reports-publications/ pesticides-pest-management/decisionsupdates/reevaluation-decision/2019/ thiamethoxam.html

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program at those properties where BTM has been found. The Emergency Use for the biological insecticide Dipel 2X DF has been approved. It is expected that Dipel’s status as an effective biological will greatly enhance homeowner cooperation.

CNLA and Landscape Ontario continue to participate in the Box Tree Moth Technical Advisory Committee with other stakeholder groups including CFIA, OMAFRA, City of Toronto and the Invasive Species Centre in the control and management of Cydalima perspectalis which was first detected in Toronto in November, 2018. As boxwood, used mostly as a residential landscape plant, is the primary host plant of this invasive pest, a coordinated communication’s strategy targeting Toronto homeowners will be essential to understanding the extent of the spread of box tree moth.

A Landscape Ontario-led control program will also be undertaken in the spring and summer of 2019, with the objective of early control of this invasive pest before it has the opportunity for further spread. The control program will employ a targeted spray

Agriculture and Agrifood Canada’s Pest Management Centre held their latest minor use pesticide priority setting meeting in Ottawa from March 19 – 21, 2019 to establish the 2020 minor use priorities for the PMC. For priorities selected, AAFC agrees to conduct efficacy and crop tolerance trials in support of minor use registrations or screening studies in the case of A-priority without solutions.

During the 2019 meeting, the ornamental horticulture industry obtained a total of five “A” pest priorities: mealybug, thrips and powdery mildew in greenhouse grown ornamentals and broad mites and balsam wooly adelgid in outdoor grown ornamentals including Christmas trees. In addition two “A” priorities without solution (APWS) were selected for outdoor grown ornamentals including Christmas trees (balsam root aphid and siroccocus shoot blight on conifers). The “A” priority research will be conducted by AAFC in 2020.

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Summer 2019

Garden Centres Canada Join us at the International Garden Centre Congress this September The International Garden Centre Congress is being held September 1-6, 2019 in Windsor, England and the CNLA is inviting our member garden centres to take part in this exciting international event.

Tour at a glance: The week will start with a visit to a recently opened and purpose-built large garden centre, followed by a visit to Bombay Sapphire for a gin making tour and lunch.

The afternoon will include visits to Stewart’s Garden Centre in Christchurch and Haskin’s Garden Centre New Southampton.

Day two will start at Coolings, an awardwinning, plant-focused garden centre followed by a trip to Ruxley Manor Garden Centre and a visit to Pixie Major, home of the Ruxley fairies and dragons.

Afternoon tea will be served at Millbrook Garden Centre’s newly opened restaurant before boarding a boat at Greenwich on the Thames towards London, taking in the sights with a stop for a ‘flight’ on the London Eye. Day three will include a presentation on the UK Garden Centre Association’s annual inspection process, showing best practice from the award-winning garden centres awards. Delegates will enjoy seeing the Changing of the Guard, followed by a trip to Wisely Gardens, home of the Royal Horticultural Society with their newly opened retail centre. The afternoon includes visits and dinner at two very different Squires’ Garden Centres.

Day four will take delegates to Ayletts to see their amazing Dahlia Festival, as well as an afternoon at Hatfield House enjoying a drink reception in the private gardens of Lorde and Lady Salisbury and a Medieval Banquet in the magnificent 15th Century Great Hall.

The final tour day will impress guests with a visit to the world-famous Kew Gardens.

We stop in Esher to visit Garson’s Garden Centre and end the week with a tour of Windsor Castle before the Gala Dinner at the hotel.

As of May 1, we have 25 Canadians registered to attend this event – if you are thinking of registering, make sure to sign up soon as the spaces are limited.

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For more information and to register for this year’s Congress, visit https://igca2019.co.uk The International Garden Centre Association is an independent non-profit organization committed to the continuous improvement of the garden centre industry worldwide.

We are grateful to have John Zaplatynsky of British Columbia participating on their Board of Directors, helping to provide a forum for the mutual exchange of information and benefits to independent garden centres worldwide.

Garden Centre Research

Recently, an MBA Team from Wilfrid Laurier University was contracted to conduct secondary research (trade publications, literature reviews, etc.) to develop practical marketing tools and templates (including suggestions on the Plants Love You website). The research will be used to enhance the individual garden centre’s competitive advantage and their ability to attract potential customers over big box retailers by keeping up with various current market trends. In doing so, will be able to expand on your current customers by reaching more people, including younger generations.

At the end of the project, CNLA will be provided with a report outlining practical marketing tools and templates that will hopefully offer meaningful guidance so that an individual garden centre can take the tools and templates and utilize it for themselves. Some of the tools will include promoting the added values these plants offer as opposed to just marketing the generic plant by itself.

our inaugural tour and workshop!

CNLA is gearing up for the launch of their Wednesday July 10 – 6:00pm first “Garden Centres Canada Summit” which will take placeThursday in southern Ontario July 11 – 9:00am from July 10-12, 2019. Garden centres from across Canada are invited to attend.

• Networking reception, drinks and appetizers at the DoubleTree Mississauga Hotel

• 9:00am tour start, depart from DoubleTree Mississauga Hotel (Warren Patterson, Landscape Ontario President and Robin Godfrey, Garden Centres Canada Chair, your tour guides) • Visiting 5 retail destinations (Canadale Nursery, Farmboy, Centro Garden, Wildhagen Greenhouses, Connon Nurseries) • Lunch at Farmboy • 6:00pm Presentation, drinks and dinner under glass at Connon Nursery!

This three-day event includes an all-day Friday July 12 – 8:30am to 2:30pm garden centre tour with our very own bus captains Robin Godfrey and Warren Tour innovative We gardenload centres and Patterson! up on July 11th at learn about being progressive in a fast changing competitive market!head to a 110-acre 9:00am sharp and A block of hotel rooms have been booked at award-winning nursery and garden centre, the DoubleTree by Hilton Toronto Airport West.

Book by June 10th, 2019 for preferred ratesThomas. Lunch Canadale Nurseries in St. quoting “Canadian Nursery Landscape Association” P: 1-905-624-1144 or 1-800-445-8667 or clickretailer here for the booking will be at Canadian food Farmlink.

Boy, which specializes in selling fresh produce and food products, with an emphasis on farm-to-table wholesale. Following will be a visit to the boutique retail garden centre in downtown Burlington, Centro Gardens.

The day will close out with dinner and a presentation at the new Robson sales yard and head office of Connon Nurseries in Waterdown.

• Five engaging industry expert speakers (Keynote speaker: Dr. Charles Hall) • Networking lunch and panel discussion

Day two will be full of speakers including; Keynote speaker Dr. Charles Hall who will be speaking about thinking beyond the typical three to five year horizon for Garden Centre growth and sustainability.

Alexandra Grygorzyck of Vineland Research and Innovation Centre will be presenting about the perception of plants and why some plants stand out more to consumers.

Others include Larry Lee from the China Horticultural Society, a Panel of Industry experts and more to be announced soon.

To register or for more information, visit the CNLA event page, https://cnla.ca/events or contact Anne Kadwell – anne@cnla-acpp.ca You can also keep up to date on all the latest news for the event and everything Garden centre related by going to our Facebook page and the CNLA website.

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Landscape Canada

ELCA Report – 2019 Spring Presidium and Tours

Hosted by the European Landscape Contractors Association (ELCA), Landscape Canada Committee (LCC) Chair Leslie Cornell and CNLA staff Rebecca Doutre attended the Spring ELCA Presidium and Professional Excursions in Nice, France from April 3-6, 2019.

Henrik is supported by the re-elected ELCA Vice-Presidents Lutze vom Wurmb from Germany and Neil Huck from Great Britain.

Emmanuel Mony of France has left the Board and the successor Catherine Muller is the first women to be the newly elected ELCA Vice-President. Henrik Bos is leaving as the Chairman of the ELCA-Committee of Firms. A written candidate survey and the election papers afterwards, will be sent to all the members of the ELCA-Committee of Firms. The result of the written ballot will be confirmed during the Presidium in October, Kraków - Poland by incorporating the chairman of the ELCA-Committee of Firms also as ELCA Vice-President.

The new ELCA-President Henrik Bos wants to realize ambitious goals in the next three years. His motto: “Be part of the greenest network to create a greener world.” With dedicated lobby work with ELCA, he wants to particularly push the message that landscape contractors work day-to-day on the implementation of multiple solutions to all the existing environmental green problems.

Rebecca Doutre, CNLA Deputy Executive Director, and Leslie Cornell, LCC Chair, at the ELCA Presidium in Nice, France

Henrik Bos: “Thank you for this opportunity.

I feel humble to be part of this group and will do everything to fulfil the needs and expectations of the whole ELCA, Presidium, Associations and the Committee of Firms.

My ambition is to develop international cooperation and to bring education and development to associations and companies in our trade. I believe that if the market is growing, good associations and companies are growing also. I believe that ELCA should go closer to his members. ELCA should also bring more value to its members so it can be more appealing to new members.

The exchange of knowledge and vision of the associations and companies between countries is the biggest value of what ELCA can bring to its members.”

Following the Presidium, a two-day tour was organized. First, we visited the Green High School of Antibes, an impressive horticultural program that includes two mandatory exchange opportunities where students are requested to work in English speaking countries to improve their knowledge. Tours were also offered to many pop-up gardens for the monthlong Cote d’Azur Garden Festival. “It was incredible to see so many gardens built around the city of Nice and surrounding areas – the gardens were busy and filled with people of all ages relaxing, exploring and discovering the benefits of horticulture”, Leslie Cornell stated. “It was also impressive to see the work that was done by Landscape Architect Michael Pena to revitalize the ‘Promenade du Paillon’ in

At the Presidium, over 20 countries participated in a morning workshop with a goal to improve ELCA, discussing their organizational structure, government lobbying, and how to better support their member associations. There is a massive labour shortage for our industry globally and ELCA has a goal to work on strategies to make our industry more attractive to youth and promote the professionalism of our trade. An exchange program is being coordinated by EGreen of Estonia, and ELCA will be sending out a questionnaire to find companies who are willing to host young gardeners for an exchange program in the future. Members have also asked ELCA to provide more data from Europe on the benefits of green spaces to assist with lobbying efforts. ELCA is planning ahead for European Green Year 2020, and will be hosting events at the EU during the week of May 13th, 2019.

The ELCA Presidium unanimously elected Henrik Bos, as the President of the European Landscape Contractors Association.

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ELCA was founded in 1963 to promote the cooperation and exchange of information and experience between landscapers as well as the representation of professional interests within the European Union.

Countries outside of Europe are permitted to join Landscape professionals from over 20 countries visited a newly landscaped ELCA as Affiliate residential and commercial space in Monaco as part of the two-day tour members, and the the city centre of Nice – taking an area that CNLA has found great benefit from sharing was previously a mix of commercial space information, networking and educational and old residential buildings and converting tours. it to a green corridor with parks, gardens, hardscaped spaces for festivals, fountains ELCA membership currently includes 22 and playgrounds. This project truly showed national associations: Austria, Belgium, how important it is for our industry to Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, continuously push our municipalities to France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, make green spaces a priority in our cities”.

Hungary, Ireland North, Ireland South, Italy, A residential and commercial shopping Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Poland, Spain, area in Monaco were also toured, which Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands. The showcased the preservation of a significant two associated members outside of Europe Ficus tree that was planted for the Princess are Japan and Canada. of Monaco. The Exotic Gardens of Eze which included many unique varieties of cacti were For more information on ELCA and how to also visited. get involved, contact Rebecca@cnla-acpp.ca.

CNLA is currently investigating hosting a tour in Canada in 2022, which will coincide with CNLA’s 100 year anniversary. We look forward to showcasing our innovative landscape industry to professional landscape industry members from around the world.

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STIHL FS 94 R BRUSHCUTTER

The STIHL FS 94 R brushcutter delivers an exceptional power-to-weight ratio, weighing just over 10 pounds – ideal for manoeuvring around hills, landscaping stones and other terrain. Its state-of-the-art control handle features an ECOSPEED throttle set wheel, providing you the ability to control the required speed for each task such as low throttle around delicate plants. This high performance and fuel-efficient engine tackles all of those demanding jobs. Combined with an anti-vibration system to help reduce operator fatigue and provide a comfortable operation all day long. This is a durable and superior brushcutter designed for the professional landscaper.

• Powered by a low-emission 2-stroke engine with excellent power-to-weight ratio • Equipped with a variable speed control ECOSPEED throttle, which allows precise control of cutting speed • Features a simplified starting procedure (semi-automatic choke lever); hit the throttle and the lever returns to normal operating position • Fleece air filter offers extended life and long replacement intervals • Lightweight and compact design for comfortable operation over long periods • For use with nylon line heads, plastic blades and metal grass blades, STIHL PolyCut™ 20-3 and DuroCut 20-2

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