Green for Life Magazine - GISC Show Guide

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2019 VOL. 7, NO. 6

CONFERENCE PROGRAM 2019 NOVEMBER 14 & 15 BMO Centre at Stampede Park Calgary, AB A LANDSCAPE ALBERTA MEMBER PUBLICATION

SHOW GUIDE EDITION 2019 NOVEMBER 14 & 15 BMO Centre at Stampede Park Calgary, AB

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CALENDAR November 13, 2019 Landscape Alberta Nursery Producers Annual Auction Hotel Arts, Calgary, AB

ADVANCING THE PROFESSIONAL LANDSCAPE INDUSTRY MANAGING EDITOR Joel Beatson CONTENT & EDITING Kyla Hardon LAYOUT Kris Locke Landscape Alberta Green for Life is a professional publication for the landscape trade in Alberta.

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ISSN No: 1929-7114 (print) ISSN N0: 1929-7122 (online) Landscape Alberta Board of Directors Brian Gibson, Green Drop Lawns Ltd., Chair Ken Ruddock, ULS Maintenance & Landscaping Inc. Cody Brown, Tree to Tree Nurseries Ltd. Jeff Oudyk, CSLA, AALA, JLG, Land Tec Landscape Contractors Ltd., Vice Chair John van Roessel, CLM, CLT, JVR Landscape (2006) Inc., Treasurer Keith Plowman, K Plowman Contracting Ltd. CLM. Laura Watson, Finning Canada Adam Jansen, The Jansen Group

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November 13, 2019 GISC 2019 Pre Show Workshops Hotel Arts, Calgary, AB

November 20-22, 2019 HortEast Trade Show & Conference Moncton, NS www.horteast.com

January 8-10, 2019 Landscape Ontario Congress Toronto, ON www.locongress.com

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CONTENTS

Green Industry Show & Conference Pages 4 - 28

04 Hours, Hotel, & Social Events 05 Trade Show Floor Plan 06 Exhibitor Profiles 18 Schedule of Events 20 Pricing & Registration 21 Pre-Show Workshops 24 Conference Session Descriptions 28 Passport Program

Landscape Alberta Staff Joel Beatson, CAE, CLM,­­ CEO joel.beatson@landscape-alberta.com Marnie Main, Member Services Director member.services@landscape-alberta.com Valerie Stobbe, Trade Show Coordinator valerie.stobbe@landscape-alberta.com Kyla Hardon, Communications Coordinator kyla.hardon@landscape-alberta.com Lindsey Johnson, Events & Relationship Coordinator lindsey.johnson@landscape-alberta.com Cheryl Teo, Bookkeeper accounting@landscape-alberta.com

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Pages 30 - 46

30 Industry and Association News 32 9 Permaculture Practices 36 Basics of Concrete Deterioration 38 Man vs Machine 40 2018 Landscape Award Winners 46 A Look Back at Our Association

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GREEN FOR LIFE NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2019 • 3

TRADE SHOW HOURS Thursday, November 14, 2019 10:30 am – 4:30 pm Friday, November 15, 2019 10:30 am – 3:30 pm

JOIN US AT OUR

ANNUAL LIVE & SILENT AUCTION Presented by: Landscape Alberta Nursery Producers Group Wednesday, November 13, 2019 – 6:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

Hotel Arts 119 12 Ave SW Calgary

Join in the fun at this year’s auction. Hot hors d’oeuvres, carving station, and cash bar. Everyone is welcome; this event is free to attend!

Proceeds go toward horticultural research programs and projects Sponsored by

Pre-register online to save!

Members: Free* Non-Members: $10.00 www.greenindustryshow.com

No discount for on-site registration

All on-site registration: $20.00 Trade show admission is included with all conference registrations.

Member rate applies to all members of Landscape Alberta, Landscape Saskatchewan, AGGA, ISA, AALA, ARPA, CPCIA and WTCA.

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AFTER TRADE SHOW

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TAILGATE PARTY Join your fellow trade show attendees for this fun, casual event to follow the trade show’s close. A selection of beverages will be available for purchase and light snacks will be served.

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 14, 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM PALAMINO FOYER, BMO CENTRE

Hotel Arts - Calgary’s Premier Boutique Hotel November 12-15, 2019

Tuesday to Friday

Luxury Rooms: $165.00 + tax Luxury Suits: $215.00 + tax

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Luxury Rooms: $139.00 + tax Luxury Suits: $189.00 + tax

Ask for the “Landscape Alberta” rate when booking. Reservation Deadline: October 30, 2019 To reserve online, visit the following link: https://reservations.travelclick. com/77780?groupID=2574736

Thursday November 14, 2019

BMO Centre at Stampede Park| Calgary 5:30 - 8:30PM | BUFFET DINNER & SOCIALIZING

Open to all AGGA members & friends of the AGGA Held in conjunction with the 2019 Green Industry Show & Conference.

Join us for the evening as we celebrate the achievements of a successful year and announce this year’s award recipients.

Register online at www.greenindustryshow.com & click the REGISTER button.

CERTIFICATION Thursday, November 14, 2019 1:00 pm Written exam opportunities for: Landscape Industry Certified Manager, Landscape Industry Certified Technician, Landscape Industry Certified Designer

Last chance for written exams before the updated program comes into effect!

Call Edith Oyosoro @ CNLA to register: 1-888-446-3499 ext. 8650

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2019 FLOOR PLAN Self Storage

Food Truck Area

Eco Lighting Solutions......................424

Prima Pack Inc..................................912

Evergro Division – Nutrien Ag Solutions (Canada) Inc........204, 206

Professional Gardener Co. Ltd., The... 611, 613

EVL Nursery Inc.......................908, 910 FBC-Farm Business Consultants......803 Finning (Canada)......601, 603, 700, 702 Florists Supply Ltd....................523, 525 Flowers Canada Growers Inc...........512 Foothills Nurseries Ltd.....................517 G.C. Duke Equipment Ltd.....1033, 1035 Garden Essentials............................502

SGS BioVision Seed Research Ltd...612 Simon Bos Nurseries Ltd...............1008 SMS Equipment Inc.....423, 425, 522, 524 Society to Prevent Dutch Elm Disease (STOPDED).................213

Horta-Craft Limited...........................312

Southern Irrigation................1012, 1014 Speciality Tire & Tube.....................1013

Hustler Turf Equipment.............710, 712

Specimen Trees Wholesale Nurseries Ltd. .........................209, 211

Inline Nurseries (2010) Inc....1034, 1036

Steam ‘N’ Weeds.............................221

J.C. Bakker & Sons Ltd....................817

Stewart Brothers Nurseries......408, 410

Jack Van Klaveren Ltd. (JVK)...........715

Stokes Seeds Limited....................1006

Jeffries Nurseries Ltd...............308, 310

Sun Gro Horticulture Inc...................717

Jolly Farmer Products, Inc................820

TerraLink Horticulture Inc................1028

Kato’s Nursery (2007) Ltd................317

The HC Company...........................1029

Kehoe Equipment Ltd./ Alggin Metal Industries.....................804

Total Equipment Sales Inc.................205 Truax Company, Inc..........................916 Valleybrook Gardens Ltd..................708

Lakeshore Tree Farms Ltd................405

Van Noort Bulb Company.................504

Landscape Alberta............................200

Vanco Farms Ltd..............................615

Landscape Industry Certified Program - CNLA................200

VegePod..................................622, 624

ADVANCE Nursery Co. Ltd...........1004

Cartanna Garden Products Ltd.........422

Linnaea Nurseries Limited................801

Alais Ventures Ltd............................815

Cheyenne Tree Farms (2018) Ltd.....417

Mainland Floral Distributors Ltd...1024, 1026

ArborCare Tree Service Ltd.............608

Clifty View Nursery..........................305

Manderley Turf Products Inc.............604

Atlasta Tree Nursery Inc...................520

CLS Landscape Supply....................809

Martin Deerline Golf and Turf... 1009, 1011

Aubin Nurseries Ltd..................808, 810

Coaldale Nurseries ..........................421

McKenzie Seeds......................900, 902

B8 Ventures Ltd...............................202

Commercial Truck Equipment Co... 323, 325

Morgan Creek Tropicals Ltd.....322, 324

Ball Seed..................................300, 302

De Vroomen Bulb Canada Inc..........316

Mountain Bark Inc............................409

Bellwyck - Horticolor........................212

DeCloet Greenhouse Manufacturing Ltd.....516

Nektar Data Systems Inc.....1025, 1027

Biobest Group..................................704

DeVry Greenhouses Ltd.......1000, 1002

Nordic Nurseries..............................415

Blue Grass Sod Farms & Nursery...1030

DLF Pickseed Canada Inc.................701

Oakcreek Golf & Turf........................617

Bobcat of Calgary, Division of Calmont....821, 823, 825, 920,922, 924

Dümmen Orange......................201, 203

OES Wellness Group Inc................1021

Dutchman Tree Spade......................416

Olds College............................614, 616

Brandt Tractor Ltd............309, 311, 313

DynaSCAPE Software......................505

Ontario Seed Co. Limited (OSC)......610

BrettYoung Seeds............................412

Eagle Lake Nurseries Ltd..................508

Pacific Rim Brackets Ltd...................404

BrokerLink........................................521

Eagle Lake Professional Landscape Supply....................401, 403

Paridon Horticultural Ltd...........709, 711

Canadian Nursery Landscape Association.....................200

SiteOne Landscape Supply......714, 716

Hoogendoorn America Inc................225

A.M.A. Horticulture Inc.............703, 705

C Y Grower Supplies Ltd..................620

Sea Soil™/ Foenix Forest Technology Inc...........904

Health Canada, Pesticide Compliance Program........................223

Canadian Prairie Chapter, Irrigation Association........................812

Bylands Nurseries Ltd.... 501, 503, 600, 602

Rymar North America...............208, 210

Sester Farms Inc......................721, 723

Kubota Canada Ltd. ................621, 623, 625, 720, 722, 724

Earth Alive Clean Technologies/ Root Rescue....................................514

Rustling Leaves Nursery...................321

GreenHarvest Ltd.............................500

HortSource Ltd.................................315

BW GLOBAL Structures Inc.............314

Rocky Mountain Landscape Bark.....824

Gardeners Junction..........................304

HortProtect - CNLA..........................200

Bron & Sons Nursery Co... 301, 303, 400, 402

Regency Irrigation Ltd.....................1032

Seed Centre, a Division of Jardin Foods Ltd..............................713

HJS Wholesale Ltd... 509, 511, 513, 515

2G Energy Inc...................................811

Purple Springs Nursery Inc.......814, 816

Garden Marketing Group..................914

High Q Greenhouses Inc..................605

Sitting Area

ProPEAT Carbon Fertilizer................411

Lemar Tree Spades..................800, 802

Parkland Nursery & Landscape Services Ltd...................609 PayTickr...........................................413

EarthApples Inc..............................1017

Peak Compost.................................414

East Jordan Plastics.........................510

PMI Equipment.........................215, 217

ECCO Chips..................................1019

Prairie Side Equipment Ltd... 1041, 1043, 1045

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Vermeer Canada Inc.................214, 216 West Coast Seeds...........................420 Westcan Greenhouses Ltd...............805 Wheatland Trees Ltd........................822 Wild About Flowers..........................320 Zeller & Sons Enterprises...............1037 ZKSciences....................................1010

Exhibitor list is current as of October 1, 2019 Visit www.greenindustryshow.com for a updated list of exhibitors.

The Green Industry Show & Conference is produced and managed by Landscape Alberta.

GISC proceeds go back to the industry to support the work and programs of the association.

EXHIBITOR PROFILES 2G Energy Inc. 811

Patrick Carr, Business Development Manager Canada 820 Gartshore St., Unit #9, Fergus, ON N1M 2W7 Tel: (226) 383-4200 Email: p.carr@2-g.com Website: www.2g-energy.com 2G provides a wide range of highly efficient, low emission cogeneration systems fueled by natural gas, biogas or propane from 60 to 2,000 kW. Visit our booth to find out more and to join the energy revolution!

A.M.A. Horticulture Inc. 703, 705

Connie Bradt 2011 Spinks Drive, Kingsville, ON N9Y 2E5 Tel: (519) 322-1397 Fax: (519) 322-1358 Toll Free: 1-800-338-1136 Email: ama@amahort.com Website: www.amahort.com Ellepots by A.M.A., growing containers, growing media, seeding equipment, hydroponic supplies, Al’s Flower Pouch, Urbanscape Green Roof systems, Root Smart.

ADVANCE Nursery Co. Ltd. 1004

Fred Elsaesser Box 1649, Grand Forks, BC V0H 1H0 Tel: (250) 442-5291 Fax: (250) 442-2030 Email: sales@advancenursery.ca Website: www.advancenursery.ca A wholesale producer of prairie hardy deciduous fruit, shade and ornamental trees.

Alais Ventures Ltd. 815

Chris Newman, Chris Jones 1390 - 8888 Odlin Crescent, Suite 1323 Richmond, BC V6X 3Z8 Tel: (604) 282-1633 Email: info@alaisventures.com Website: www.alaisventures.com We are the Western Canada distributor for the Ice Beeter line of ice melt products. Effective to -20, our product is formulated using a proprietary blend that includes CMA as well as sugar beet extract. This product provides immediate traction, a fast acting formulation, biodegradable and sustained melting to reduce the need to re-apply.

ArborCare Tree Service Ltd. 608

Terry Richard, Chris Gamache 10100 -114 Ave SE, Calgary, AB T3S 0A5 Tel: (403) 273-6378 Fax: (403) 272-1536 Toll Free: 1-877-444-8733 Email: trees@arborcare.com Website: www.arborcare.com Established in 1983, ArborCare is one of the largest tree service contractors in Western Canada with offices in Calgary, Edmonton and Vernon, BC. ArborCare provides residential, commercial and utility tree services in Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan. No job is too big or too small.

Got Trees, Get Us!

Atlasta Tree Nursery Inc. 520

Biobest Group 704

Aubin Nurseries Ltd. 808, 810

Blue Grass Sod Farms & Nursery 1030

B8 Ventures Ltd. 202

Bobcat of Calgary, Division of Calmont 821, 823, 825, 920,922, 924

Jonathan Klinck 50060 Yale Road East, Chilliwack, BC V4Z 0B3 Tel: (604) 798-1158 Fax: (604) 794-3058 Email: atlasta@shaw.ca Website: www.atlasta.ca We’ve been supplying the Prairie horticultural industry with quality, bareroot fruit and ornamental trees and shrubs for over 20 years.

Being a small, low-profile, efficient grower, we offer excellent value pricing. We also have a limited container selection.

Gerry Aubin, Scott Peter Box 1089, Carman, MB R0G 0J0 Tel: (204) 745-6703 Fax: (204) 745-6838 Toll Free: 1-866-745-6703 Email: gerry@aubinnurseries.ca; scott@aubinnurseries.ca Website: www.aubinnurseries.ca Offering garden centres and professional landscaping firms an essential range of cold hardy container grown nursery stock, perennials and ornamental grasses for today’s market. Weekly delivery service available from April to October.

Pam Poulton 3725-61 Avenue, Innisfail, AB T4G 1S8 Tel: (403) 877-5883 Email: ppoulton@b8ventures.com Website: www.b8ventures.com B8 Ventures Ltd., your Western Canadian distributor of Ecoraster, 100% recycled permeable paver and ground stabilization product used in driveways, hot tub bases, hardscaping, rubber/asphalt paving & patios.

Your perfect solution for stormwater mitigation.

Ball Seed 300, 302

Dustin Morton RR 3, Wetaskiwin, AB T9A 1X1 Tel: (780) 387-8071 Fax: (630) 520-9141 Toll Free: 1-800-879-BALL Email: dmorton@ballhort.com Website: www.ballseed.com Ball Seed, North America’s leading wholesale horticultural distributor, combines extensive experience, innovative thinking and world-class customer service to ensure that professional growers have the best products, most efficient tools and dynamic growing solutions.

Bellwyck - Horticolor 212

Fred Kozak 250 A Industriel, Boucherville, QC J4B 2X4 Tel: (450) 641-2642 Fax: (450) 641-4833 Email: fkozak@bellwyck.com Website: www.horticolor.net Packaging, branding and marketing for growers and retailers. We design and print custom tags, Versa tags, labels, POP, and all types of publications. Experienced, dedicated staff. Specialized horticultural and photographic data bases.

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Paul Koole 2020 Fox Run Road, Leamington, ON N8H 3V7 Tel: (604) 835-1775 Email: paul.koole@biobestgroup.com Website: www.biobestgroup.com With more than 30 years of experience, Biobest is a leading authority in biological pollination and pest control. Biobest produces and commercializes more than 30 kinds of beneficial insects and mites, which are used for biological crop protection and the production of bumblebees for biological pollination.

Bruce McEwen Unit 102, 39026 Rge Rd 275 Red Deer County, AB T4S 2A9 Tel: (403) 347-7211 Fax: (403) 342-7488 Email: bluesod@xplornet.com Website: www.bluegrassnursery.com Blue Grass Sod Farms, Nursery & Garden Center is one of central Alberta’s largest suppliers of prairie hardy caliper trees and sod. We are a third generation family business servicing the industry since 1970. With over 1600 acres of sod and 200 acres of trees, we are truly the “one-stop-shop” for all your landscape supplies.

Jason Olson 4403-112 Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2C 5C5 Tel: (403) 243-2011 Toll Free: 1-888-435-5238 Email: Jason.olson@calmont.ca Website: www.calmont.ca With offices in Edmonton, Calgary, Red Deer, Nisku and Fort McMurray we provide sales, rentals and customized work solutions for all types of machines including skid-steers, telehandlers, compact excavators and more!

Our friendly, knowledgeable staff will help you in quickly finding the right piece of equipment to suit you or your company’s needs.

Brandt Tractor Ltd. 309, 311, 313

Brock Balog 10121 Barlow Trail NE, Calgary, AB T3J 3C6 Tel: (403) 248-0018 Email: bbalog@brandt.ca Website: www.brandt.ca At Brandt Tractor our focus has been, and always will be on doing whatever it takes to help our customers succeed. This means selling nothing but the best quality equipment, and then backing every machine we sell with an industry-leading parts and service team. It means deeply investing in new dealerships, trucks, parts depots, inventory, and most important of all, in our people.

BrettYoung Seeds 412

Travis Unger RR 4, Calmar, AB T0C 0V0 Tel: (780) 985-7300 Fax: (780) 985-8580 Toll Free: 1-800-359-5503 Email: travis.unger@brettyoung.ca Website: www.brettyoung.ca Alberta’s leader in turf and reclamation products. Specializing in seed, fertilizer, sports field products and erosion control products.

BrettYoung can meet all of your landscape needs.

BrokerLink 521

Ceazar Simon or Melvin Singh 211, 3508-32 Ave NE, Calgary, AB T1Y 6J2 Tel: (403) 276-2220 Fax: (403) 230-2777 Toll Free: 1-888-634-4287 Email: csimon@brokerlink.ca; msingh@brokerlink.ca Website: www.brokerlink.ca BrokerLink takes the guesswork out of buying and renewing insurance with competitive rates, expert advice and customized plans. Contact Ceazar Simon, Account Executive: ext. 86562; or Melvin Singh, Commercial Insurance Advisor: ext. 86501.

Bron & Sons Nursery Co. 301, 303, 400, 402

Vince and Ed Bron, Simon Eastwood, Shane Neufeld Box 2643, 3315 Carson Rd, Grand Forks, BC V0H 1H0 Tel: (250) 442-2014 Fax: (877) 542-5936 Toll Free: 1-800-831-9611 Email: sales@bronandsons.com Website: www.bronandsons.com Container grower of hardy & quality nursery stock. Specializing in shrubs, roses, evergreens, pot-in-pot trees, vines, perennials and grasses. Supplying garden centres, nurseries, landscapers and municipalities.

Access on-line. Availability and ordering at www.bronandsons.com.

BW GLOBAL Structures Inc. 314

Rajan Kumar 29020 Fraser Hwy, Box 307, Abbotsford, BC V4X 1G8 Tel: (604) 856-1303 Fax: (604) 856-1109 Toll Free: 1-877-856-1303 Email: rajan@bw-global.com; solutions@bw-global.com Website: www.bw-global.com; www.bwgreenhouse.com BW Greenhouses® are manufactured in Canada using the strongest Gatorshield steel and highest light diffusion coverings on the market.

BW has become the largest manufacturer of greenhouses and greenhouse parts in Western Canada for 39 years. Call Us Today at 1.877.856.1303.

Bylands Nurseries Ltd. 501, 503, 600, 602

Sales Team 1600 Byland Road, Hwy 97 S West Kelowna, BC V1Z 1H6 Tel: (250) 769-4466 Fax: (250) 769-5566 Toll Free: 1-800-769-4996 Email: sales@bylands.com Website: www.bylands.com Bylands Nurseries offers one of the most complete mixes of prairie hardy container and bareroot material in North America. We grow quality trees, shrubs, evergreens, fruit trees, annuals, perennials, vines and roses.

2011 Canadian and International Grower of the Year.

C Y Grower Supplies Ltd. 620

Cor Smit 30600 Landing Road, Abbotsford, BC V4X 2B Tel: (604) 856-5186 Fax: (604) 856-5156 Toll Free: 1-866-856-5186 Email: cor@cygrowers.com Website: www.cygrowers.com Distributor of hard goods for the greenhouse and nursery industry including Ginegar Greenhouse Film, horticultural containers by ITML, Dillen, ProCal, East Jordan Plastics, T.O. Plastics, Haviland and Western Pulp, labels and printers by Sato, and more.

Canadian Nursery Landscape Association 200

7856 Fifth Line South, Milton, ON L9T 2X8 Tel: (905) 875-1399 Fax: (905) 875-1840 Toll Free: 1-888-446-3499 ext. 8680 Email: info@cnla-acpp.ca Website: www.cnla-accp.ca National Association providing advocacy, services and support to the landscape horticulture industry across Canada. All programs and benefits are accessed through membership in your provincial association.

Canadian Prairie Chapter, Irrigation Association 812

Irina King Box 1521, Calgary, AB T2H 3A3 Tel: (403) 828-5134 Email: info@cpcia.ca Website: www.cpcia.ca To provide education opportunities to turf, agriculture and golf irrigation professionals.

Cartanna Garden Products Ltd. 422

Ryan Fraser Delta, BC Tel: (604) 943-2727 Fax: (604) 943-2797 Toll Free: 1-866-949-2727 Email: ryan@cartanna.com Website: www.cartanna.com Manufacturer and wholesale distributor of garden products, wood products, oak wine and whiskey barrels, hanging basket liners, Stone Lite pottery, SupaMoss- the natural moss alternative, chair planters and more!

Cheyenne Tree Farms (2018) Ltd. 417

Jim, Sheryl, Jeff Wotherspoon Box 3060 (24309 TWP Road 510) Beaumont, AB T4X 1K8 Tel: (780) 929-8102 Fax: (780) 929-8107 Toll Free: 1-866-490-2647 Email: info@cheyennetree.ca Website: www.cheyennetree.ca Growing ‘Prairie Hardy’ caliper trees, potted trees and shrubs on 320 acres, along with 14,400 sq. ft. of greenhouse for perennials and grass production. Main nursery is located south of Edmonton: 24309 Twp. Rd. 5120 (Beaumont).

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Clifty View Nursery 305

Lon or Kevin Merrifield 312 Clifty View Road, Bonners Ferry, ID 83805 Tel: (208) 267-7129 Fax: (208) 267-8559 Email: info@cliftyview.com Website: www.cliftyview.com Clifty View Nursery is a family owned and operated wholesale nursery. For 38 years we have been producing cold hardy nursery stock suited for the growing conditions in Canada.

Specializing in Quaking Aspen and Colorado Spruce in seedling, transplant and specimen sizes. We offer a wide variety of other field grown plant material to meet your needs.

CLS Landscape Supply 809

Janelle Leary 108 Railway St E, Cochrane, AB T4C 2C3 Tel: (403) 851-0900 Email: info@clslandscapesupply.com Website: www.clslandscapesupply.com CLS Landscape Supply is the number one supplier for sand, gravel, mulch, soil, boulders, flagstone, paving stones and retaining wall blocks. Come check out our multiple locations and friendly and knowledgeable staff to see how CLS can help your business grow.

Coaldale Nurseries 421

David & Cindy Kuperus Box 1267, Coaldale, AB T1M 1N1 Tel: (403) 345-4633 Fax: (403) 345-2866 Email: info@coaldalenurseries.ca Website: www.coaldalenurseries.ca Caliper trees, Colorado spruce, Montgomery spruce and fruit trees.

Commercial Truck Equipment Co. 323, 325

Derek Frost 11199 -48 Street SE, Calgary, AB T2C 5H4 Tel: (403) 253-6421 Toll Free: 1-800-352-8291 Email: dfrost@comtruck.ca Website: www.contruck.ca Canadian winter’s present significant challenges and we have the equipment you need to get the job done. We proudly offer truck equipment for any snow removal need, from walk behind spreaders for private driveways to plow trucks for airports, including spreaders, salt spreaders, combination bodies, pre-wet systems, direct liquid and liquid anti-ice systems.

De Vroomen Bulb Canada Inc. 316

Bruce Bradley 6934 Kinsmen Court Unit A, Niagara Falls, ON L2H 0Y5 Tel: (905) 358-2852 Fax: (905) 358-8282 Toll Free: 1-833-358-2852 Email: questions@devroomen.com Website: www.devroomen.ca Supplier of bare root perennials, fruits and vegetables. Spring flowering bulbs, perennial plugs, annual plugs, grass plugs to both garden centers and growers.

DeCloet Greenhouse Manufacturing Ltd. 516

Pieter Berkel 1805 Charlotteville West Qtr. Line, Simcoe, ON N3Y 4J9 Tel: (519) 582-3081 Fax: (519) 582-0851 Toll Free: 1-888-786-4769 Email: sungro@decloetgreenhouse.com Website: www.decloetgreenhouse.com DeCloet Greenhouse Manufacturing Ltd. is a leader in the design and manufacture of high quality greenhouses. DeCloet Greenhouses are used by production growers, nurseries, and retail centers across North America. We also provide installations, heating products, ventilation systems, benches and complete after sale service.

DeVry Greenhouses Ltd. 1000, 1002

Pete DeVry 49259 Castleman Road, Chilliwack, BC V2P 6H4 Tel: (604) 794-3874 Fax: (800) 537-1109 Toll Free: 1-855-216-6390 Email: pete@devrygreenhouses.com edmond.worms@devrygreenhouses.com Website: www.devrygreenhouses.com Premium grower of bedding plants and nursery products in Chilliwack, BC.

DLF Pickseed Canada Inc. 701

Kevin Dunse 11239-186 Street NW, Edmonton, AB T5S 2T7 Tel: (403) 463-8905 Fax: (780) 464-0305 Toll Free: 1-800-265-3925 Email: kdunse@pickseed.com Website: www.pickseed.com We are pleased to be the Canadian partner in the “Alliance For Low Input Sustainable Turf”.

Sustainable varieties, reduced inputs, heat tolerance, decreased water use.

Dümmen Orange 201, 203

Diane Surette 250 South High Street, Suite 650, Columbus, OH 43215 Tel: (614) 850-9551 Fax: (614) 850-9552 Email: d.surette@dummenorange.com Website: www.dummenorange.com By uniting the world’s top breeders under one distinctive brand, Dümmen Orange blends traditional techniques and emerging technologies to provide the largest selection of superior flowers and plants on earth.

Globally accessible and locally embedded, we continue to be at the forefront of our industry while bringing stability and opportunity to our partners and associates worldwide.

Dutchman Tree Spade 416

Marlin Tillaart 3735 Sideline 16 North, Brougham, ON L0H 1A0 Tel: (905) 683-8233 Fax: (905) 683-8213 Toll Free: 1-800-293-0070 Email: info@dutchmantreespade.com Website: www.dutchmantreespade.com Manufacturer of the very best in nursery equipment including the Dutchman Tree Spade.

Also specializing in tree planters, tree stakers, truck spades, stabilizers, rootball grapplers and tree tyers.

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DynaSCAPE Software 505

Joe Salemi 104-2660 Sherwood Heights Dr, Oakville, ON L6J 7Y8 Toll Free: 1-800-710-1900 Email: jsalemi@dynascape.com Website: www.dynascape.com DynaSCAPE Software has been providing technology solutions to the landscape industry since 1998. Discover how our design and business management solutions can bring your landscape business to a whole new level of professionalism.

Eagle Lake Nurseries Ltd. 508

Anita Heuver Box 2340, Strathmore, AB T1P 1K3 Tel: (403) 934-3670 Fax: (403) 934-3626 Toll Free: 1-866-805-5007 Email: anita@eaglelakenurseries.com Website: www.eaglelakenurseries.com Local grower of caliper trees, potted trees, shrubs, evergreens, and perennials. Wholesale supplier to residential landscapers, landscape contractors, garden centres and municipalities.

Since 1970....Quality and Service you can depend on.

Eagle Lake Professional Landscape Supply 401, 403

Brian or Nathan 285177 Frontier Road SE, Calgary, AB T1X 0N2 Tel: (403) 262-5600 Fax: (403) 262-5603 Email: brian@eaglelakelandscape.com; nathan@eaglelakelandscape.com Website: www.eaglelakelandscape.com Providing Alberta’s landscape professionals and homeowners with progressive products, dependable delivery services and exceptional customer care. Eagle Lake Professional Landscape Supply also leads the way in innovative solutions, offering LiveRoof, Freedom Fescue sod, sedum turf and engineered soils.

Earth Alive Clean Technologies/ Root Rescue 514

Bob Reeves 9641 rue Clement, Montreal, QC H8R 4B4 Tel: (416) 995-9050 Fax: (289) 895-8396 Email: breeves@earthalivect.com Website: www.earthalivect.com Earth Alive Clean Technologies develops and distributes environmentally sound microbial products such as Soil Activator and Root Rescue Transplanter. Earth Alive products regenerate the soil and increase yields in a safe and sustainable manner.

EarthApples Inc. 1017

Phil Bakker 4 Legend Trail, Stony Plain, AB T7Z 0B1 Tel: (780) 996-0707 Email: phil@earthapples.com Website: www.earthapples.com EarthApples are easy to grow seed potatoes for balconies, patios and gardens. Locally grown in Alberta, these novel potato varieties provide a unique growing experience for urban and rural gardeners alike!

East Jordan Plastics 510

FBC-Farm Business Consultants 803

ECCO Chips 1019

Finning (Canada) 601, 603, 700, 702

Tim Vaandering Box 575, East Jordon, MI 49727 Cell: (519) 757-7742 Email: tim.vaandering@ejplastics.com Website: www.eastjordanplastics.com Supplier of pots, trays, baskets for the horticultural industry.

Courtney Potts 10114-24 Street SE, Calgary, AB T2C 3X7 Tel: (403) 371-8173 Email: courtney.potts@eccorecycling.com Website: www.eccorecycling.com ECCO Recycling & Energy Corporation is Alberta’s largest Material Recycling Facility, we divert approximately 12,000 metric tonne of clean reclaimed wood from ending up in landfill monthly. We provide premium re-claimed wood mulch in 3 colors. We provide a superior, quality product that is not from deforestation. ReuseReduce-Recycle, let’s all play our part. For every 35 bags sold….1 tree is saved.

Eco Lighting Solutions 424

Tracy Grills, Alana Mancini Suite 101, 3309-19 St NE, Calgary, AB T2E 6S8 Tel: (403) 208-0251 Fax: (587) 351-9224 Toll Free: 1-877-627-0251 Email: tgrills@ecolighting.ca; alana@ecolighting.ca Website: www.growtronics.ca Eco Lighting Solutions is a local premium LED supplier and creators of GrowTronics™ LED. GrowTronics is a comprehensive line of premium quality LED grow lighting systems designed for both professional and hobby growers. At GrowTronics, we work with our clients individual horticultural LED lighting needs to create spectrums that maximize growth, flavour and nutrients.

Evergro Division – Nutrien Ag Solutions (Canada) Inc. 204, 206

Edwin Hogendoorn 5018-68 Avenue SE, Calgary, AB T2C 4N8 Tel: (403) 287-3988 Fax: (403) 243-7470 Toll Free: 1-800-661-2991 Email: edwin.hogendoorn@nutrien.com Website: www.nutrienagsolutions.ca Leading distributor of popular horticultural products, including ProHort water soluble & controlled release fertilizers, Natures Source liquid & Sustane organic fertilizers, Premier PRO-MIX & peat, pest controls, greenhouse and nursery pots, poly films and Hermadix shade coating as well as soil, water and tissue testing.

EVL Nursery Inc. 908, 910

Mike Scholtens 22274-64 Avenue, Langley, BC V2Y 2N8 Tel: (604) 514-5060 Fax: (604) 514-5068 Email: sales@evlnursery.com Website: www.evlnursery.com Grower of ornamental shrubs, grasses, ground cover and perennials in 1 gal & 4” pots. EVL can supply you with a complete selection of plants for every season.

Rachel Armstrong 150, 3015-5 Avenue NE, Calgary, AB T2A 6T8 Tel: (403) 735-6105 Email: rarmstrong@fbc.ca Website: www.fbc.ca Tax consultation/ preparation services geared towards farmers and small business owners.

Mike Friederici 6735-11 St. NE, Calgary, AB T2E 7H9 Tel: (403) 275-3340 Fax: (403) 274-8608 Toll Free: 1-888-finning (346-6464) Email: mfriederici@finning.com Website: www.finning.com Backed by Finning service, the next generation of Cat machines can handle all your residential and landscaping needs. A full line of skid steers, mini excavators and work tools built Cat tough, supported by Finning. Call 1-888-finning for details.

Florists Supply Ltd. 523, 525

Colleen Hemmingway 16455-118 Avenue NE, Edmonton, AB T5V 1H2 Tel: (780) 424-4576 ext. 302 Fax: (780) 424-4566 Toll Free: 1-800-465-8878 ext. 302 Email: chemmingway@floristssupply.com Website: www.floristssupply.com A local importer and supplier of floral, garden centre and greenhouse products. Five locations in Western Canada: Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver to serve you. Come and check out our seasonal product lines, planters, permanent botanicals, giftware, decor and store display product.

Flowers Canada Growers Inc. 512

Andrew Morse 45 Speedvale Ave East, Unit 7, Guelph, ON N1H 1J2 Tel: (519) 836-5495 Fax: (519) 836-7529 Toll Free: 1-800-698-0113 Email: andrew@fco.ca Website: www.flowerscanadagrowers.com Flowers Canada Growers Inc. is a not-for-profit trade association representing floriculture greenhouse growers and industry partners across Canada.

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Foothills Nurseries Ltd. 517

Blaire Cote PO Box 139, Chestermere, AB T1X 1K8 Tel: (403) 203-3338 Fax: (403) 236-4433 Email: sales@foothillsnursery.com Website: www.foothillsnurseries.com Specimen caliper deciduous and coniferous trees; pot-in-pot trees; container shrubs deciduous and coniferous; perennials. Delivery service to site within AB, SK and BC. “Clean Plant” certified. We are located just east of Calgary on Range Road 284, 1/2 km north of Glenmore Trail.

G.C. Duke Equipment Ltd. 1033, 1035

Mark Peart 1184 Plains Rd E., Burlington, ON L7S 1W6 Tel: (905) 407-4748 Fax: (905) 637-2009 Toll Free: 1-800-883-0761 Email: mpeart@gcduke.com Website: www.gcduke.com Suppliers of BobCat and Scag mowers, Little Wonder leaf & debris products, Classen and Ryan lawn maintenance products, Sno-Way plows and sanders, Ybravo mowers.

Garden Essentials 502

Sami Ladner-Zech Calgary, AB Tel: (403) 999-0468 Email: admin@gardenessentials.ca Website: www.gardenessentials.ca Celebrating our 20 Anniversary of creating “the best plant stakes in the industry”! We provide retailers with Canadian, hand-made, maintenance free iron plant stakes and trend setting garden art for containers and ground installation. View our catalogue on our website or on linkgreen.ca and join our family of retailers across Western Canada.

Garden Marketing Group 914

Tim Ludwig 9239 Premier Row, Dallas, TX 75247 Tel: (214) 630-8800 Fax: (214) 630-0700 Toll Free: 1-800-581-9555 Email: tim@growertags.com Website: www.growertags.com Marketing made easy. . . Customer-friendly designs for growers and retailers creating added value. Extensive horticultural library. Custom hang tags, plant stakes, signs, catalogues, wraps and pressure sensitive labels. Expert horticultural staff focusing on regionalizing your product mix.

Gardeners Junction 304

Shelley Phillips Box 271, Cold Lake, AB T9M 1P1 Tel: (780) 812-1414 Email: info@skeddader.com I would like to introduce you to SKEDDADER all natural cat deterrent. The product is designed to keep cats out of the garden, flower beds and other outdoor areas.

GreenHarvest Ltd. 500

Russ Spence Unit 107, 18 Highland Park Way NE Airdrie, AB T4A 0R1 Tel: (587) 775-6400 Fax: (587) 775-6420 Toll Free: 1-800-363-9378 Email: rspence@green-harvest.ca GreenHarvest Ltd. is an Alberta based, family owned soil and fertilizer producer plus an importer of a select range of Home and Garden products including Ecograss artificial turf. We offer independent dealers exclusive brands of soil and fertilizers under our GreenHarvest and Groundskeepers Pride brands. We can also package private label soils and fertilizers.

Health Canada, Pesticide Compliance Program 223

Steven Learmonth, Pesticide Compliance Officer 674, 220-4 Avenue SE, Calgary, AB T2G 4X3 Pest Management Information Services: 1-800-267-6315 Fax: 221-3422 Email: pmra.infoserv@hc-sc.gc.ca Website: www.canada.ca/pesticides Pesticides imported into, sold or used in Canada are regulated via the Pest Control Products Act (PCPA) and its Regulations. Pesticide compliance officers enforce the PCPA and Regulations as they apply to pesticides. The pesticide label is the law.

High Q Greenhouses Inc. 605

Michiel Verheul or Kathy 55431 RR 262, Sturgeon County, AB T8R 0W7 Tel: (780) 939-7490 Fax: (780) 939-2010 Email: kathy@highqgreenhouses.com Website: www.highqgreenhouses.com Full selection of young plants and custom grown finished product. Root & Sell for Selecta First Class and Dümmen Orange.

Western Canadian distributor for “Nature’s Source Plant Food”, revolutionizing growth and plant performance.

HJS Wholesale Ltd. 509, 511, 513, 515

Tony Bevilacqua or Terry Folkers Box 2, Group 582, RR 5, Winnipeg, MB R2C 2Z2 Tel: (204) 668-8360 Fax: (204) 667-1775 Toll Free: 1-866-742-5457 (pick hjs) Email: tony@hjswholesale.com; terry@hjswholesale.com Website: www.hjswholesale.com Wholesale greenhouse and nursery supplies, a large selection of production and retail decorative containers, Sun Gro and Premier Soilless mix, water soluble and slow release fertilizer. Tony cell: (204) 781-1790; Terry cell: (204) 479-9554.

Hoogendoorn America Inc. 225

Martin Jensen PO Box 9000, Vineland, ON L0R 2E0 Tel: (905) 562-0888 Email: mj@hoogendoorn.ca Website: www.hoogendoorn.ca Hoogendoorn creates innovative sustainable and user-friendly automation solutions.

Growth, energy savings and innovation are the focus. Self-learning computer system saving you energy and water while providing you growth data controls your climate optimal in all conditions. With our solutions, training, service and support, we offer a total package. Thanks to our partner network, we are capable of delivering tailored, sustainable solutions of reliable quality to every horticultural business.

Horta-Craft Limited 312

Paul Lofgren 4836 Egremont Drive, Strathroy, ON N7G 3H3 Tel: (519) 245-8441 Fax: (519) 245-8442 Email: info@horta-craft.ca Website: www.horta-craft.ca Plant identification material: tags, labels, etc., P.O.P. Material for garden centres, signage and banners. New custom printed full bleed tags.

HortProtect - CNLA 200

Member Services - CNLA 7856 Fifth Line South, Milton, ON L9T 2X8 Toll Free: 1-888-446-3499 ext. 8670 Email: hortprotect@canadanursery.com Website: www.hortprotect.com HortProtect is a comprehensive insurance plan designed for the landscape horticulture industry, including unique coverage and pricing for Health & Life as well as Property & Liability insurance. HortProtect is the endorsed national insurance program of the Canadian Nursery Landscape Association and Landscape Alberta.

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HortSource Ltd. 315

Kevin Milaney Red Deer County, AB Toll Free: 866-468-9049 Fax: (778) 654-9249 Email: kevin@hortsource.ca Website: www.hortsource.ca A wholesale horticultural distributor, with warehousing in Red Deer, AB, providing our professional customers in garden centres, greenhouses, landscape supply, golf courses, government and other business in horticultural, a single source for their horticultural products & supplies.

Hustler Turf Equipment 710, 712

Lawnmower Hospital, The (Edmonton) Scott Mace: 800-661-9841 Email: scott@lawnmowerhosp.com Equipment Express Adam Kinsman: 403-523-7028, 3404 114 Avenue SE, Calgary, AB T2Z 3V6 Email: adam_kinsman@equipmentexpress.ca Website: www.equipmentexpress.ca The first zero-turn mower. Since the 1960s, Hustler has been leading the turf care industry with innovation, and it all started with the world’s very first zero-turn mower. We’ve come a long way since then, and stayed true to our roots of innovation, providing you with the best mowing experience possible.

Inline Nurseries (2010) Inc. 1034, 1036

Tom Berger, Alyson Kee 49944 Yale Road East, Chilliwack, BC V4Z 0B3 Tel: (604) 794-7096 Fax: (604) 794-7496 Toll Free: 1-888-846-5463 Email: info@inlinenurseries.com Website: www.inlinenurseries.com Wholesale grower and distributor offering a wide range of plant material from perennials, grasses and groundcovers to shrubs and ornamental trees.

J.C. Bakker & Sons Ltd. 817

Chris Heaslip 1360 Third Street, RR 3, St. Catharines, ON L2R 6P9 Tel: (905) 935-4533 Fax: (905) 935-9921 Toll Free: 1-877-816-6608 Email: nursery@jcbakker.com Website: www.jcbakker.com Wholesale growers of top quality nursery stock since 1949. Roses, bushes, shade & flowering trees, top-grafted standards, flowering shrubs, evergreens, broadleaf evergreens. Bareroot, container grown & field grown available.

Shipping across Canada and northern USA. Full and part loads.

Jack Van Klaveren Ltd. (JVK) 715

Western Division, Ray Tamman 8168 River Way, Delta, BC V4G 1K5 Tel: (780) 450-0040 Fax: (780) 450-8389 Toll Free: 1-800-665-1642 Email: rtamman@jvk.net Website: www.jvk.net Annual and perennial flower seed; cuttings of spring plants; containers; soil-less mix; fertilizer; labels and poinsettia cuttings.

Jeffries Nurseries Ltd. 308, 310

Wilbert Ronald, Andrew Ronald, Amy Cleland PO Box 402, Portage la Prairie, MB R1N 3B7 Tel: (204) 857-5288 Fax: (204) 857-2877 Toll Free: 1-888-857-5288 Email: jeffnurs@mts.net Website: www.jeffriesnurseries.com Offering a broad selection of prairie-hardy field and container grown nursery stock; as well as a wide range of perennials, seedlings, and bare root tree liners. Discover our Northern Garden Collection and Northern Garden Introductions.

Jolly Farmer Products, Inc. 820

Brenda Leech 56 Crabbe Road, Northampton, NB E7N 1R6 Tel: (506) 325-3850 Fax: (800) 863-7814 Toll Free: 1-888-447-0261 Email: brenda.leech@jollyfarmer.com Website: www.jollyfarmer.com Year round grower of young plants of annuals, herbs, vegetables, perennials succulents and tropicals. We specialize in supplying small and medium size growers across North America.

Kato’s Nursery (2007) Ltd. 317

Michael Kato 29435 Downes Road, Abbotsford, BC V4X 1S3 Tel: (604) 856-2470 Fax: (604) 856-9307 Toll Free: 1-800-550-5286 (KATO) Email: sales@katosnursery.com Website: www.katosnursery.com Prairie hardy quality plants. Small fruits, deciduous shrubs, roses, vines, perennials, ground covers and conifers. Weekly delivery.

Kehoe Equipment Ltd./ Alggin Metal Industries 804

Dave Ross 5545-97 Street NW, Edmonton, AB T6E 3H8 Tel: (780) 420-0040 Fax: (780) 429-2571 Toll Free: 1-877-420-0040 Email: dross@kel-hvac.com Website: www.kel-hvac.com Modine Gas-Oil-Electric-hydronic unit heaters, high & low intensity infrared radiant heaters, high efficiency condensing gas unit heaters; TACO hydronic specialties; Peerless high efficiency boilers; Hamilton Engineering high efficiency boiler systems.

Kubota Canada Ltd. 621, 623, 625, 720, 722, 724

Don McClughan 5900-14 Avenue, Markham, ON L3S 4K4 Tel: (905) 294-6535 Toll Free: 1-800-405-6916 Email: customerservice@kubota.ca Website: www.kubota.ca Kubota Canada Ltd. is the Canadian marketer and distributor of Kubota-branded equipment, including a complete line of tractors up to 170 PTO HP, performance-matched implements, compact and utility-class construction equipment, consumer lawn and garden equipment, commercial turf products and utility vehicles. For product literature or dealer locations, please visit: www.kubota.ca.

Lakeshore Tree Farms Ltd. 405

Aaron Krahn Box 92, RR 3, (960 Valley Road) Saskatoon, SK S7K 3J6 Tel: (306) 978-3333 Fax: (866) 417-5731 Toll Free: 1-877-995-5253 Email: aaron@lshore.com Website: www.lakeshoretreefarms.com We grow 260 acres of caliper shade trees including spruce, pine & larch; 10 acres of container shrubs and trees; rooted cuttings and seedlings. We specialize in native plants grown from seed and cuttings collected in zones 1 & 2. Attentive to detail, overnight delivery to many Alberta towns and cities. Site location: 960 Valley Rd, Saskatoon.

Landscape Alberta 200

Marnie Main 18051-107 Avenue NW, Edmonton, AB T5S 1K3 Tel: (780) 489-1991 ext. 102 Fax: (780) 444-2152 Toll Free: 1-800-378-3198 ext. 102 Email: member.services@landscape-alberta.com Website: www.landscape-alberta.com Member-driven Association supporting and promoting all sectors of the landscape horticulture industry in Alberta. Workshops and conferences, publications, government advocacy, member discount programs, industry Certification program, networking, support for industry research and much more; host of the Green Industry Show & Conference.

Landscape Industry Certified Program - CNLA 200

7856 Fifth Line South, Milton, ON L9T 2X8 Toll Free: 1-800-446-3499 ext. 8620 Website: www.landscapeindustrycertified.org This industry-developed certification program is recognized throughout Canada and the U.S. Certified individuals have met rigorous testing standards and continue to advance professionalism in the landscape industry.

Become a Landscape Industry Certified Manager, Technician or Designer – TODAY!

Lemar Tree Spades 800, 802

Les Poffenroth Box 10369, Airdrie, AB T4A 0H6 Tel: (403) 948-9852 Fax: (403) 948-9853 Toll Free: 1-866-948-9852 Email: sales@lemarweb.com Website: www.lemarweb.com We manufacture premium quality tree moving and nursery care equipment. We are committed to quality, efficiency and excellent service.

Whether you need nursery equipment, wire baskets or other nursery supplies, we want to be your trusted supplier.

Linnaea Nurseries Limited 801

John Folkerts 3666-224 Street, Langley, BC V2Z 2G7 Tel: (604) 533-8281 Fax: (604) 533-8246 Toll Free: 1-888-327-7705 Email: john@linnaeanurseries.com Website: www.linnaeanurseries.com Growers of quality hardy nursery stock including trees, shrubs, ferns, grasses and native plants.

Mainland Floral Distributors Ltd. 1024, 1026

Fred De Boer 25355-56 Avenue, Aldergrove, BC V4W 1G5 Tel: (604) 856-1264 Fax: (604) 856-1273 Email: sales@mainlandfloral.ca Website: www.mainlandfloral.com We offer a complete assortment of quality potted plants and cut flowers, delivered directly to your door with our temperature controlled trucks. A new updated availability & price list is sent out weekly or is available on our website. We offer temperature controlled, door to door freight service between Alberta, BC, Washington and Oregon.

Manderley Turf Products Inc. 604

Lauren Healey 3090B-52 Street SE, Calgary, AB T2B 1N2 Tel: (403) 305-2174 Fax: (403) 248-1526 Toll Free: 1-888-225-3885 Email: info@manderley.com Website: www.manderley.com Manderley Turf Products has been helping landscape professionals green up their communities for over 55 years. With a focus on sustainability, we offer premium quality products and industry leading services for results that you can be proud of.

Martin Deerline Golf and Turf 1009, 1011

Sales Team 11184 - 42 Street SE, Calgary, AB, T2C 0J9 Telephone: (403) 253-6187 Fax: (403) 253-8217 Toll Free: 1-877-627-8468 Email: calgarygolfturf@martindeerline.com Website: www.martindeerline.com Whether it’s blowing leaves, removing snow or brush mowing, stop by the Martin Deerline booth to learn how Ventrac is your one-tractor solution.

McKenzie Seeds 900, 902

Laura Prins Edmonton, AB Tel: (780) 453-3535 Fax: (780) 454-1852 Toll Free: 1-800-665-6340 Email: laurap@mckenzieseeds.com Website: www.mckenzieseeds.com McKenzie, Organic, Sow Easy, Gusto, Asian seed lines. Jiffy Seed starting products, onion & garlic sets, seed potatoes, lawn seed, wildflower shaker bags, inoculant, garden accessories and more.

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Morgan Creek Tropicals Ltd. 322, 324

Edward Skoko #558, 102-17750 #10 HWY, Surrey, BC V3S 1K4 Tel: (604) 576-1156 Fax: (604) 576-8223 Toll Free: 1-866-576-1156 Email: edward@mctropicals.com Website: www.mctropicals.com Morgan Creek Tropicals is a grower and wholesaler of indoor tropical plants, specializing in Asian specialty products that include bamboo, bonsai and pachira. Our focus is building longterm relationship with our customers through exceptional quality and proven customer service.

Mountain Bark Inc. 409

Monte Christensen Box 1502, Okotoks, AB T1S 1B4 Tel: (403) 995-2209 Fax: (403) 995-0925 Toll Free: 1-877-686-2275 Email: monte@mountainbark.com Website: www.mountainbark.com Rustic cedar landscape products: mulch, coloured mulch, split rail fencing, arbours, bark nuggets and cedar firewood.

Nektar Data Systems Inc. 1025, 1027

Barry Thomson 14420-154 Avenue NW, Edmonton, AB T6V 0K8 Tel: (780) 451-7573 Fax: (780) 447-2330 Toll Free: 1-888-451-7573 Email: barry.thomson@nektardata.com Website: www.nektardata.com Histree is a cloud-based mobile data collection tool catered towards the green industry, allowing assets to be seamlessly identified, managed, mapped, and verified from the field using smartphone technology.

Nordic Nurseries 415

Sales Team 29386 Havernam Road, Abbotsford, BC V4X 2P3 Tel: (604) 607-7074 ext. 1 Fax: (604) 607-7073 Email: info@nordicplants.com Website: www.nordicplants.com Propagators of Proven Winners and Proven Selections - the world’s finest new plants.

Nordic Nurseries supplies rooted cuttings to growers across Canada through our broker network and finished product direct to garden centres and landscapers.

Oakcreek Golf & Turf 617

Thad Klassen 3816-64 Avenue SE, Calgary, AB T2C 2B4 Tel: (403) 279-2907 Fax: (403) 236-7995 Toll Free: 1-888-773-7335 Email: klassent@oakcreekgolf.com Website: oakcreekgolf.com Toro commercial mowers, Toro RLC mowers, Toro Siteworks, Boss Plows, Yamaha Golf cars.

OES Wellness Group Inc. 1021

Erez Sadeh 9810-44 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T6E 5E5 Tel: (587) 686-0560 Email: oeswellness@gmail.com Website: www.oeswellness.ca Our portable and compact electrical TENS stimulators are a breakthrough in the compact medical device industry. Approved by Health Canada and cleared by the FDA as a class II medical device, it uses an electrical pulse for the stimulation and relief of daily muscle aches whenever and wherever you need it.

Olds College 614, 616

PayTickr 413

Ontario Seed Co. Limited (OSC) 610

Peak Compost 414

Pacific Rim Brackets Ltd. 404

PMI Equipment 215, 217

Kim Wickwire 4500-50 Street, Olds, AB T4H 1R6 Tel: (403) 556-8288 Toll Free: 1-800-661-6537 Email: kwickwire@oldscollege.ca Website: www.oldscollege.ca Olds College offers Block Style training for all levels of Horticulture classes. Please contact us for more information on how you could attend one or more classes this winter!

James Uffelman & Bill Pettigrew PO Box 7, Waterloo, ON N2J 3Z6 Tel: (519) 886-0557 Fax: (519) 886-0605 Email: jim@oscseeds.com Website: www.oscseeds.com Consignment seed displays with an assortment of herbs, vegetables, annuals and perennials selected for Canada’s growing regions.

Canada’s foremost supplier of Native Seed.

Over 125 years of growing service. GMO – FREE. Brands: OSC, PNW, Aimers Organics.

Jasmin Gutierrez 101-1020 Mainland St., Vancouver, BC V6B 2T5 Tel: (604) 844-2200 Fax: (604) 844-1604 Toll Free: 1-800-665-9199 Email: sales@pacificrimbrackets.com Website: www.pacificrimbrackets.com Pacific Rim Brackets Ltd. specializes in designing & sourcing the very best in garden, home, and Christmas decor, along with a traditional assortment of wrought iron brackets and accessories, shepherd hooks, plant stands, plant caddies, coco lined baskets and planters, wall and railing planters, trellises, arbours & obelisks all while maintaining competitive pricing.

Shipping is available from our distribution centres in Vancouver or Toronto.

Paridon Horticultural Ltd. 709, 711

Darcy Leiter 5985-104 Street, Delta, BC V4K 3N3 Tel: (780) 918-4012 Fax: (604) 596-6155 Toll Free: 1-800-586-5236 Email: darcy@paridon.com Website: www.paridon.com Paridon offers an unsurpassed selection of the highest quality perennials, annuals and succulents for your business. Our offerings include Proven Winners, retail-ready succulents, tillandsia and water plants. Please ask us about our custom plugs and green roof products.

Parkland Nursery & Landscape Services Ltd. 609

Dwayne Beck, Devon Beck, Deb Beck Box 25004, Deer Park PO, Red Deer, AB T4R 2M2 Tel: (403) 340-8755 Fax: (403) 340-8759 Toll Free: 1-888-340-8733 Email: sales@pnls.ca Website: www.pnls.ca 500 acres of caliper trees; tree liners, shrubs, perennials and a large selection of pot and pot trees. Parkland Nursery has a specialized fleet of trucks and equipment as well as an installation crew. We are also the Canadian distributor for Treegator - the original watering bag.

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Kreg MacPhee Calgary, AB Tel: (403) 369-3301 Email: kreg@paytickr.com Website: www.paytickr.com Time and location tracking with payroll. Designed for mobile businesses to track time and location of employees using smart phone, tablet or computer.

Plus PayTickr uses those hours to automatically fill your payroll calculator and run payroll.

Frank Peters 11920-68 Street SE, Calgary, AB T2Z 5E7 Tel: (905) 912-2749 Fax: (905) 560-0099 Email: fpeters@aimgroup.ca Website: www.peakcompost.ca Our compost is high-quality soil amendment that delivers essential ingredients for healthy soil, improving plant uptake and soil structure. All stages of our process contribute to closing the loop of organic waste recycling, benefiting our community and the environment.

Wayne Boettger 12 Rowland Crescent, St. Albert, AB T8N 4B3 Tel: (880) 919-7777 Email: sales@pmiequipment.ca Website: www.pmiequipment.ca Instagram: pmiequipment; Facebook: PMI Equipment Canadian Distributor of PowerPac Equipment.

German built gas and electric compact construction equipment. Small transporters, self loaders, sweepers, walk behinds, and attachments. Providing quality solutions for your restricted access needs.

Prairie Side Equipment Ltd. 1041, 1043, 1045

Frank Michielsen 5606-62 Street, Taber, AB T1G 1Y5 Tel: (403) 892-5550 Email: info@prairieside.ca Website: www.prairieside.ca Prairie Side Equipment is proud to bring you the GiANT compact skidsteer, wheelloader and telehandler line together with the highly innovative Imants Root Pruner, part of the Imants Campey greenline. We also have a complete line of implements for general use and CF Moto ATV’s & Side by Sides for work and play. Stop in at our booth and we will answer any of your questions.

Prima Pack Inc. 912

Ramez Demian 219 Connie Cresc, Unit 7, Vaughan, ON L4K 1L4 Tel: (416) 834-1970 ext. 102 Fax: (416) 849-0253 Toll Free: 1-647-726-1290 ext. 102 Email: sales@prima-pack.com Website: www.prima-pack.com We produce Track Mats, plastic road plates; they are an ideal solution for the temporary pavement of construction site roads, lawns roadworks, events, demolition work, landscaping projects, etc. They protect sensitive surfaces (like lawns & cobblestone driveways) and prevent vehicles from getting stuck in the mud.

Professional Gardener Co. Ltd., The 611, 613

Allan Neilsen 915-23 Avenue SE, Calgary, AB T2G 1P1 Tel: (403) 263-4200 Fax: (403) 237-0029 Email: progar@telusplanet.net Website: www.professionalgardener.ca Western Canada’s premier supplier to the landscape, nursery and greenhouse trade since 1927. Experienced industry professionals at your service.

ProPEAT Carbon Fertilizer 411

Heather Galbraith 250 Pro Peat Drive, Sugar City, ID 83448 Tel: (208) 372-7328 Fax: (208) 372-7327 Email: heather@propeat.com Website: www.propeat.com At ProPEAT, we are dedicated to delivering solutions for any of your professional fertilization needs. Whether you need to reduce the harm to soils and the environment, or you’re interested in the latest nitrogen, carbon, and biochemical technologies, ProPEAT is the perfect fit.

Purple Springs Nursery Inc. 814, 816

Dale Klages 4516 Hullcar Road, Armstrong, BC V0E 1B4 Tel: (250) 546-8156 Fax: (250) 546-9155 Toll Free: 1-877-289-3813 Email: info@psnursery.com Website: www.psnursery.com Wholesale growers of cold hardy B&B and 15 gallon container grown trees on over 250 acres.

Specializing is shade and ornamental trees, as well as spruce and pine.

Regency Irrigation Ltd. 1032

Michael Kennedy 103, 90 Freeport Blvd NE, Calgary, AB T3J 5J9 Tel: (403) 250-2686 Fax: (403) 250-1758 Email: mike.k@regencyirrigation.com Website: www.regencyirrigation.com Underground irrigation systems, ponds and landscape lighting.

Rocky Mountain Landscape Bark 824

Derek Jones, Mark Boot 8774 Burton Lake Road, Elko, BC V0B 1T3 Tel: (250) 529-7663 Fax: (250) 529-7610 Email: barkplant@gmail.com Website: www.rockymountainbark.ca We supply landscapers and retail outlets with premium, high quality fir bark nuggets and mulch.

Bagged or bulk. We are partnered with Boot Trucking for fast delivery times.

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Rustling Leaves Nursery 321

Gary Vander Waal Box 941, Picture Butte, AB T0K 1V0 Tel: (403) 715-7401 Email: garyv@rustlingleaves.ca Website: www.rustlingleaves.ca We aim to provide above par service to our customers and guarantee our product to be in good health upon leaving our nursery. We carry containerized shrubs, perennials, grasses, evergreens, Pot-in-Pot trees, fruit trees and B&B (50-80mm caliper).

Rymar North America 208, 210

Ryan Aldous 3117-16 Street NE, Calgary, AB T2E 7K8 Tel: (403) 278-9777 Fax: (403) 277-0850 Toll Free: 1-888-924-7277 Email: info@rymar.ca Website: www.rymar.ca Rymar North America is Canada’s leader in artificial grass & recycled rubber products.

With 4 distribution locations across Canada our products are easily accessible to dealers, distributors, and contractors. Our industry leading products, service, and support make us Canada’s #1 choice in synthetic turf and rubber products. Visit www.rymar.ca

Sea Soil™/ Foenix Forest Technology Inc. 904

SiteOne Landscape Supply 714, 716

Rick Fawkes PO Box 638, Port McNeill, BC V0N 2R0 Tel: (250) 729-9965 Fax: (250) 729-9967 Toll Free: 1-866-SEA-SOIL Email: sales@seasoil.com Website: www.seasoil.com Our family makes superior composted soils and mixes. Sea Soil is an organically fertilized, OMRI listed soil made with fish and unique forest fines.

Sea Soil by nature is weed-free and safe for all applications. We use Sea Soil as a base for all of our products.

Ken Vowels, Irina King 9421-48 Street SE, Calgary, AB T2C 2R1 Tel: (403) 236-0102 Fax: (403) 236-0120 Email: kvowels@siteone.com Website: www.siteone.ca SiteOne Landscape Supply is the nation’s largest supplier of wholesale irrigation, outdoor lighting, nursery landscape supplies, fertilizers, turf protection products, grass seed, turf care equipment and golf course accessories for green industry professionals in the US and Canada. We are committed to becoming the distributor of choice for landscape irrigation and turf care.

Seed Centre, a Division of Jardin Foods Ltd. 713

SMS Equipment Inc. 423, 425, 522, 524

Kathy Diebold 9615-90 Avenue, Peace River, AB T8S 1G8 Tel: (780) 624-8350 ext. 105 Fax: (780) 624-1739 Email: seeds@jardinfoods.ca Website: www.seedcentre.com Seed Centre is a new division of Jardin Foods Ltd. We specialize in garden seeds, onion sets, seed potatoes, garden tools and gloves. Jardin Foods Ltd. is part of a group of companies that distributes to 500 customers in Northwest AB, North East BC, and NWT.

Sester Farms Inc. 721, 723

Roger Whaley 33205 SE Oxbow Drive, Gresham, OR 97080 Tel: (503) 663-4844 Fax: (503) 663-7659 Toll Free: 1-800-832-4487 Email: sales@sesterfarms.com Website: www.sesterfarms.com Wholesale grower of shade trees and shrubs in bareroot and container, root-pruned conifers in container and B&B and a greenhouse division with liners and rooted cuttings.

See the difference in our consistent quality.

Specializing in cold-hardy plants, the perfect garden center mix.

SGS BioVision Seed Research Ltd. 612

Holly Gelech 310, 308 Portage Close, Sherwood Park, AB T8H 2R6 Tel: (780) 660-9657 Toll Free: 1-800-952-5407 Email: BioVision.SherwoodPark@sgs.com Website: www.biovision.ca SGS assists greenhouse operators to optimize productivity by providing laboratory testing of growing media, water, solutions and plant tissue.

Our results aid in the management of nutrients and to monitoring risks to production, such as deficiencies and plant pathogens.

Simon Bos Nurseries Ltd. 1008

Simon Bos PO Box 1078, Coaldale, AB T1M 1M9 Tel: (403) 330-8010 Fax: (403) 345-4306 Email: simon@bosnurseries.com Website: www.bosnurseries.com Grower of field grown caliper trees, serving the prairies. Simon Bos Nurseries has been in business for over 25 years. We understand the industry and the challenges we face as well! Our goal is to provide quality product and service.

Garry Fournier 3320-50 Avenue SE, Calgary, AB T2B 3J4 Tel: 403-569-1103 Toll Free: 1-866-458-0101 Email: gfournier@smsequip.com Website: www.smsequipment.com SMS Equipment is a dedicated leader for equipment distribution in landscape and construction industries. Continuously improving our services with world-class equipment, service and support, we strive to meet the unique requirements of our customers.

Society to Prevent Dutch Elm Disease (STOPDED) 213

Janet Feddes-Calpas 5030-50 Street, Lacombe, AB T4L 1W8 Tel: (403) 782-8613 Fax: (403) 782-5514 STOPDED Hotline: 1-877-837-ELMS (3567) Email: stopded@shaw.ca Website: www.stopded.org STOPDED delivers of the Provincial DED Prevention Program in Alberta and supports CFIA’s efforts to prevent the emerald ash borer (EAB). Funded by the Government of Canada and the Government of Alberta through the “Canadian Agricultural Partnership”, Landscape Alberta and Landscape Alberta Nursery Producers. Alberta is DED and EAB free.

Southern Irrigation 1012, 1014

Kees Van Beek 511-41 Street N, Lethbridge, AB T1H 7B6 Tel: (403) 394-0042 Fax: (403) 394-9515 Toll Free: 1-877-663-2615 Email: kees.v@southernirrigation.com Website: www.southernirrigation.com Southern Irrigation offers a comprehensive line of products for agriculture, landscape & turf, greenhouse, nursery, mining, municipal and wastewater applications. We also supply small agriculture implements for planting, transplanting and harvesting. Check out our new location in Red Deer: (403) 346-0043.

Speciality Tire & Tube 1013

Kyle Allan 421-53 Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2H 2E7 Tel: (403) 259-3030 Email: kyle@specialtytire.ca Website: www.specialtytire.ca We are a retail/wholesale supplier of specialty tires and wheels which includes but is not limited to turf, golf, trailer, lawnmower, ATV and aftermarket powersports parts and accessories.

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Specimen Trees Wholesale Nurseries Ltd. 209, 211

Sharon Johnsen Howkins 18598 Advent Road, Pitt Meadows, BC V3Y 2G8 Tel: (604) 465-7122 Fax: (604) 465-8100 Toll Free: 1-800-471-4448 Email: inquiry@specimentrees.com Website: www.specimentrees.com An impressive selection of hardy grafted conifers; both container and field grown in specimen sizes. A good selection of trees and hardy flowering shrubs are also available.

Steam ‘N’ Weeds 221

Dan Dow 2502-10 Avenue, Wainwright, AB T9W 1W3 Tel: (587) 437-8326 Email: info@steamnweeds.com Website: www.steamnweeds.com Here at STEAM ’N’ WEEDS we are distributors for Weedtechnics products, using patented Satusteam™ technology as a means of organic weed control. There are no chemicals or additives used to create Satusteam™, only water. Which means that it is safe for kids, pets and the planet.

Stewart Brothers Nurseries 408, 410

Kal Jhaj 4129 Spiers Road, Kelowna, BC V1W 4B5 Tel: (250) 764-2121 Fax: (250) 764-4421 Toll Free: 1-800-313-2101 Email: kal.jhaj@stewartnurseries.com Website: www.stewartnurseries.com Stewart Brothers Nurseries is a family owned and operated business celebrating 108 years of service. We provide and deliver a wide variety of prairie-hardy deciduous and coniferous trees at various stages of growth and development from which to choose. We are committed to you and to the deep roots of your community.

Stokes Seeds Limited 1006

Leah Erickson 296 Collier Road S, Thorold, ON L2V 5B6 Tel: (905) 688-3634 ext. 195 Fax: (800) 272-5560 Toll Free: 1-800-272-5544 Email: lerickson@stokeseeds.com Website: www.stokeseeds.com Canada’s leading supplier of commercial vegetable and flower seeds and vegetative flowers.

Sun Gro Horticulture Inc. 717

Garry Shymko, Jason Grygaski 770 Silver Street, Agawam, MA 01001-2907 Tel: (236) 330-7072 Fax: (413) 789-3425 Toll Free: 1-800-732-8667 Email: garry.shymko@sungro.com; jason.grygaski@sungro.com Website: www.sungro.com; www.blackgold.bz Sunshine peat moss, “Sunshine” retail and professional growing mixes; Black Gold peat moss, retail mixes. Florikote controlled release fertilizers, Technigro water soluble fertilizers.

TerraLink Horticulture Inc. 1028

Lisa Birston 464 Riverside Road, Abbotsford, BC V2S 7M1 Tel: (604) 864-9044 Fax: (604) 864-8418 Toll Free: 1-800-661-4559 Email: marketing@tlhort.com Website: www.tlhort.com TerraLink Horticulture is 100% Canadian owned private company that for 40+ years has supplied professional greenhouse vegetable, floral, nursery, landscape, garden centre, municipalities and parks in Western Canada with organic or conventional nutrients, crop protection products, media, seeds and more.

The HC Company 1029

Marc Desrosiers 325 West Street, B200, PO Box 265 Brantford, ON N3T 5M8 Tel: (604) 351-1229 Toll Free: 1-800 -736-4865 Email: mdesrosiers@hc-companies.com Website: www.hc-companies.com The HC Companies manufactures horticulture containers for the greenhouse, nursery and retail markets under the brand names Dillen®, ITML®, ProCal®, Listo™, AkroMils Lawn & Garden® and Planters’ Pride®.

Headquartered in Twinsburg, Ohio, The HC Companies has locations throughout the United States and Canada.

Van Noort Bulb Company 504

VegePod 622, 624

Vanco Farms Ltd. 615

Vermeer Canada Inc. 214, 216

Keith Carpenter 22264 Hwy 10, Langley, BC V2Y 2K6 Tel: (604) 888-6555 Fax: (604) 888-7640 Toll Free: 1-888-826-6667 Email: Keith@vannoortbulb.com Website: www.vannoortbulb.com Family owned Canadian company supplying horticulture products since 1928. Specializing in wholesale and retail packaged perennials, shrubs, vines, small fruits, roses and bulbs for spring and fall to growers, garden centers, landscapers and cities.

Ann Carriere 9311 Trans Canada Hwy - Route 1 Mount Albion, PE C1B 0R4 Tel: (902) 651-2019 Fax: (800) 732-1742 Toll Free: 1-888-651-2019 Email: ann@vancofarms.com Website: www.vancofarms.com Vanco Farms Ltd. is family owned and operated, growing 80 acres of field tulips for bulb production in the signature red soil of Prince Edward Island. Our premium, Canadiangrown tulip bulbs are enjoyed by landscape professionals across Canada.

Total Equipment Sales Inc. 205

John King 869 Grenoble Blvd, Pickering, ON L1W 1T7 Tel: (416) 717-0516 Fax: (905) 839-1626 Email: totalequipment@sympatico.ca Website: www.totalequipmentsales.ca MiniTrencher’s new product line of portable, commercial hand held trenchers get the job done in a fraction of the time. The GeoRipper is compact, some weigh as little as 30 lbs, making it possible to trench in tight spaces. Used effectively for irrigation, landscape edging, root barriers, fencing; the trenching applications are endless!

Truax Company, Inc. 916

John P. Morgan, Canadian Sales Rep Tel: (204) 467-9371 Cell: (204) 771-2234 Email: john01@xplornet.com 4300 Quebec Ave North, New Hope, MN 55428, USA Tel: (763) 537-6639 Website: www.truaxcomp.com For over 45 years Truax Company Inc. has built quality, rugged seeding equipment for native grasses, wildflowers, forages and cover crops. Truax equipment specializes in accurate seed placement which is crucial for successful plantings in challenging reclamation and landscape conditions.

Valleybrook Gardens Ltd. 708

Lovette Franklin 1831 Peardonville Road, Abbotsford, BC V4X 2M3 Tel: (604) 855-1177 Fax: (604) 850-1383 Toll Free: 1-800-824-1120 Email: lovette@valleybrook.com Website: www.perennials.com; www.valleybrook.com Your perennial source for the best brands.

Heritage Perennials, Jeepers Creepers, Rock Stars, Culinary Collectibles, Backyard Fresh, Succulent Creations and more!

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Blake Harris 1 Yonge St, Suite 1801, Toronto, ON M5E 1W7 Tel: (808) 376-5995 Toll Free: 1-800-483-6206 Email: info@vegepod.ca Website: www.vegepod.ca Award winning self-contained raised garden beds ideal for herbs and vegetables. Raised bed keeps out ground pests, self-watering, up to three weeks, protective cover keeps out UV and pests while allowing water and air to penetrate.

Sales Team 1119 46 Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2G 2A5 Toll Free: 1-866-809-6653 Website: www.vermeercanada.com Vermeer Canada is a local dealer supporting the Landscape industry with equipment, parts, and service to ensure you get your projects done in a timely and profitable manner. Whether it is spring, summer, fall or winter, Vermeer Canada has the tools to complete your landscape project - Mini skid steers, plows, trenchers, stump cutters, brush chipper and climbing supplies.

West Coast Seeds 420

Alex Augustyniak 5300-34B Avenue, Delta, BC V4L 2P1 Tel: (604) 952-8820 Fax: (604) 952-8828 Email: alex@westcoastseeds.com Website: www.westcoastseeds.com West Coast Seeds carries over 1,100 varieties of vegetable, fruit, herb, flower as well as sprouting seeds, microgreens and wildflower seeds. We work on supplying varieties that grow well in our climate and truly believe in organic growing. Namely, we believe in supplying our customers with the freshest, fattest seed available, with the highest germination rate possible.

Westcan Greenhouses Ltd. 805

Erika Florence 2527-210 Street, Langley, BC V2Z 2A9 Tel: (604) 530-9298 Fax: (604) 530-9966 Email: office@westcangrhs.com Website: www.westcangrhs.com Westcan Greenhouses is a propagation facility with access to multiple sources of propagation material worldwide. We are able to customize propagation orders year around, in large or small scale, based on customer needs. Our facilities are fully automated and designed to control individual areas of growth for optimal results.

Wheatland Trees Ltd. 822

Phil Paxton, Joanne Weir, Torquil Paxton Box 7, Site 6, RR1, Strathmore, AB T1P 1J6 Tel: (403) 934-2829 Fax: (403) 934-2854 Email: tpaxton@wheatlandtrees.ca Website: www.wheatlandtrees.ca Tree nursery, tree planting services, custom digging services, inventory of large caliper trees, shrubs and perennials as well as potted trees.

Wild About Flowers 320

Arden Nering Okotoks, AB Tel: (403) 933-3903 Email: office@wildaboutflowers.ca Website: www.wildaboutflowers.ca Wild About Flowers - Native Plant Nursery. We specialize in native Forbs grown from source identifiable seed collected in Alberta. Seed is available in pre-packaged envelopes, bulk seed or by custom collection. Outdoor grown perennials are available in early May as dormant plugs or potted stock, first year plugs are available by August.

Zeller & Sons Enterprises 1037

Dan Zeller RR 1, 2360 Naramata Road, Naramata, BC V0H 1N0 Tel: (250) 496-5338 Fax: (250) 496-5886 Toll Free: 1-866-496-5338 Email: dan@zellerandsons.com Agricultural supplier of equipment and hardware.

Pruning tools: hand, electric, pneumatic operated. Spaders, weed and conventional sprayers, cultivating hoes, grafting supplies, rodent and bird control. Bamboo fencing, tying and tree training.

ZKSciences 1010

Matt Kuznicki 1468 W Balmoral Av. #1, Chicago, IL 60640 Tel: (773) 330-5408 Email: mattk@zksciences.com Website: www.zksciences.com ZKSciences introduces a radical upgrade to zeolite performance for accelerating plant growth and yields with our patent-pending ZK GrowFactor engineered zeolites. ZK GrowFactor brings breakthrough results for commercial highvalue agricultural applications.

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2019 - HOTEL ARTS TIME

WORKSHOP/EVENT

10:00 am

Registration for Exhibitors Opens

10:00 am - 3:45 pm

AGGA Day of Discovery (Greenhouses)

12:30 - 4:30 pm

From the Ground Down (Nursery Growers)

12:30 - 4:30 pm

Selection, Installation and Maintenance Protocols of Plants Used in Low Impact Development Practices

6:00 - 10:30 pm

Landscape Alberta Nursery Producers Annual Auction, Hotel Arts 119-12 Avenue SW, Calgary, AB

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 14, 2019 - BMO CENTRE TIME

SESSION/EVENT

7:00 am - 8:00 am

Registration and Coffee

8:00 am - 8:30 am

KEYNOTE: Todd Hirsch Alberta’s Economy in 2020: Challenges that Lie Ahead

8:40 am - 9:40 am

Deciphering the Color Code for More Sales!

Christina Salwitz

Designing Sites to Fit Desirable Trees Ed Gilman

Biocontrolbased IPM, It’s All About the System Rose Buitenhuis and Nadine Stielow

Architectural Plants Paul Zammit

9:50 am - 10:50 am

Snow Response Plans & Contract Bidding Dale Keep

Green Infrastructure Practices in Low Impact Developments Mary Ann Uhlmann

Low Maintenance Landscapes Bill Peregrine

Container Gardening…

Our Seasons of Interest Paul Zammit

10:30 am - 4:30 pm

Green Industry Show - Hall C

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Hope is not an Effective Merchandising Strategy Christina Salwitz

Restoring Trees to Dignity Following Storms Ed Gilman

Business Panel: What’s Working in a Down Economy?

1:00 - 5:00 pm

Landscape Industry Certified Written Exams

4:30 - 5:30 pm

Tailgate Party - Sponsored by Manderley

5:00 - 5:30 pm

AGGA Annual General Meeting

5:00 - 6:00 pm

Landscape Alberta Nursery Producers Meeting

5:30 - 8:30 pm

AGGA Garden Party

Advanced Maintenance Strategies from the Prairie Turfgrass Research Center Jason Pick

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FRIDAY NOVEMBER 15, 2019 - BMO CENTRE TIME

SESSION/EVENT

7:00 am - 8:00 am

Registration and Coffee

8:00 am - 8:30 am

KEYNOTE: Jessi Bloom Climate Change In Our Gardens

8:40 am - 9:40 am

Scouting for Pests in the Landscape Ken Fry

Production Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them Paul Pilon

The Secrets of Designing Small Outdoor Spaces Scot Eckley

Tough Conversations in the Workplace Kara Deringer

9:50 am - 10:50 am

Soil Reports: How to Read and Adjust a Client’s Property Bill Peregrine

Biopesticides and BiostimulantsFriends with Benefits Rose Buitenhuis

Attracting the Projects and Clients You Want and Key Strategies for Running a Successful Landscape Business

Cool Tools for Hardscaping Wayne Boettger

Rainwise Gardening Jessi Bloom

Leadership Blind Spots Kara Deringer

Scot Eckley

10:30 am - 3:30 pm

Green Industry Show - Hall C

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

A New Comprehensive Tree Planting Guide Darby McGrath

1:00 - 3:00 pm

Landscape Alberta Sod Growers Meeting

New Perrenials: Navigating Through the Introductions Paul Pilon

EARN CREDITS Most conference sessions qualify for educational credits for renewing industry designations and certifications including Landscape Industry Certified designations, Alberta Environment’s Pesticide applicator/dispenser license renewal, ISA Continuing Education Units, and others.

Earn Credits & CEUs Continuing Educations Credits at GISC: Earn While Your Learn. The conference is eligible for re-certification credits for Landscape Industry Certified designations.

The following sessions are eligible for the International Society of Arboriculture’s (ISA) Continuing Education Units (CEU’s): • • • •

The Best Tree Planting Guide From the Ground Down Designing Sites to Fit Desirable Trees Restoring Trees to Dignity Following Storms

The following sessions are eligible for Pesticide Applicator Re-certification Credits: • • • •

Biocontrol based IPM Advanced Maintenance Strategies Scouting for Pests in the Landscape Biopesticide and Biostimulants

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PRICING & REGISTRATION 2019 GISC PRICES Early Bird Rates (until Oct. 24) Member

Non-Member

Regular After Oct. 25 Member

Non-Member

Full Conference Pass Student*

$250.00 $125.00

$350.00

$300.00 $175.00

$400.00

Thursday Only Pass

$175.00

$200.00

$225.00

$250.00

Friday Only Pass

$175.00

$200.00

$225.00

$250.00

Low Impact Development - Uhlmann

$70.00 $200.00 $175.00

$120.00 $250.00 $225.00

$120.00 $250.00 $225.00

$170.00 $300.00 $275.00

Trade Show Pass

Free

$10.00

†

AGGA Garden Party

$20.00

$20.00

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Pre-Show Workshops AGGA Day of Discovery From the Ground Down - Gilman

Pre-Registration

On-site

$20.00

†

$20.00

$25.00

†

$25.00

All conference passes include a trade show pass. All prices are subject to GST unless noted. †On-site trade show pass and AGGA Garden Party pricing includes GST. *Must show student ID on-site.

HOW TO REGISTER

1. ONLINE Visit www.greenindustryshow.com and click “Register Now.” Select the conference pass of your choice and complete the registration process. Registration opens September 6, 2019.

2. EMAIL/FAX/MAIL If not registering on line, visit www.greenindustryshow.com and download the registration form. Registration with payment must be received by 4:00pm on Friday, November 8, 2019. Complete one form per person attending and return with payment to: Email: admin@landscape-alberta.com Fax: 780-444-2152 Mail: 18051 107 Avenue NW, Edmonton, AB T5S 1K3 (Cheques payable to Landscape Alberta)

RATES Member pricing is available to members of the following associations: Landscape Alberta, Landscape Saskatchewan, Alberta Greenhouse Growers Association (AGGA), International Society of Arboriculture (ISA), Alberta Association of Landscape Architects (AALA), the Irrigation Association (CPCIA), Alberta Recreation and Parks Association (ARPA), and Western Canada Turfgrass Association (WCTA).

Early bird prices are applicable only to registrations received on or before midnight, October 25, 2019; after this date, regular pricing applies.

STILL HAVE QUESTIONS? CALL LANDSCAPE ALBERTA AT: 1-800-378-3198 (PRESS 0).

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PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13 – HOTEL ARTS AGGA Day of Discovery (Greenhouses) 10:00 am – 3:45 pm Sessions include (25 minutes/topic) Connect with your peers and local experts on the hot topics of the day. This popular pre-conference event for greenhouse operators has a quick and lively format that allows speakers to cover a full range of engaging topics in a short amount of time. 25 minute sessions include: • • • • • • • • •

Cooking with Herbs Alternatives to Neonics Pesticide Records - What to Expect if You’re Visited Session TBA Leafy Greens 101, Dry Hydroponics Sudden Dahlia Death Thrips IPM-eh? The Canadian Way of Managing this Keystone Pest How to Answer Cannabis Questions Application and Use of Nematodes

12:30 PM – 4:30 PM

From the Ground Down (Nursery Growers) Dr. Ed Gilman | 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm This is an in-depth discussion of how tree roots develop in nature and nursery starting from seed, tissue culture, cuttings, and grafting. Topics include influence of propagation, culture, soil, planting. We include the science and applications to arboriculture. Discussions include treatments, the current state of the industry, as well as how to take the steps needed to effect change. This session is intended for nursery and other growing professionals.

Selection, Installation and Maintenance Protocols of Plants Used in Low Impact Development Practices (Landscape Contractors, Designers, Architects) Mary Ann Uhlmann | 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm Low Impact Development Practices are proven to be vital solutions to environmental problems associated with untreated stormwater run-off. These practices include green roofs, bioswales, rain gardens, vegetated swales and absorbent landscapes.

Not your typical landscapes, these practices require new skill sets necessary for their long-term success. This half-day workshop is designed to introduce concepts and practices which will help the attendee to make sound decisions when selecting, installing and maintaining vegetation for these high-performance landscapes.

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GISC PROGRAM SESSIONS 8:00 – 8:35 AM Alberta’s Economy 2020: What next?

Todd Hirsch After surviving the worst recession in three decades, Alberta’s economy had started a to recover in 2017. But almost three years later, the economy remains sluggish. What factors will weigh on Alberta in 2020? Which critical elements will shape the province in the long-term? And how will Alberta adapt to the rapidly changing global and national economy? Join ATB Financial’s Chief Economist, Todd Hirsch, as he demystifies the economy and answers these important questions.

8:40 – 9:40 AM Deciphering the Color Code for More Sales!

Christina Salwitz Color options are abundant, but how do we give guidance to help narrow down the choices? Some people live with a patchwork of colors in the landscape, while others “play it safe” with neutral everything. How do we address this in a retail setting when we’re supposed to not only be making sales but also be giving design advice? Learn how to take cues from your customers and turn them into sales by understanding how color effects people and their unconscious choices, to use this information quickly and efficiently.

Designing Sites to Fit Desirable Trees Dr. Ed Gilman You have heard it before: “Plant the right tree in the right place”. This is fine, but we really need to be “designing the right place for the right tree”. Learn how to design spaces, including sidewalks and parking lots, to support tree growth so your design vision can be fulfilled. Topics include making space for tree roots and tops, traditional urban landscape designs vs. designs that actually work, and why. There will be lots of photographs, illustrations, specifications, and take-home messages.

Biocontrol-based IPM, it’s all about the System Rose Buitenhuis and Nadine Stielow The use of biocontrol in horticultural crops is increasing at a fast pace. However, you can’t just replace pesticides with predators and parasitoids. Biocontrol-based IPM has to consider all factors that cause pest outbreaks, including the crop itself, its surroundings and environmental conditions. This session, presented jointly by a researcher and a grower, will introduce a systematic approach to sustainable pest management combining research results with examples from greenhouse production that can be applied to many other crops.

Architectural Plants Paul Zammit Have you ever wondered how to add a sense of drama or WOW to your landscapes, for maximum interest throughout the seasons? Paul believes the answer is through high impact, architectural plants. Join Paul as he shares what he believes to be some of the most dramatic hardy and tender specimens, both individual and in combinations, for texture, colour and form.

9:50 – 10:50 AM Snow Response Plans and Contract Bidding Dale Keep In this session, attendees will learn how to spot traps often present in RFPs and get suggestions on how to deal with them. Additionally, we will cover the development of response plans designed to deal with those hidden and often unintended traps.

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Green Infrastructure Practices in Low Impact Developments: Opportunities in the Emerging World of High-Performance Landscapes Mary Ann Uhlman Low Impact Development practices are proven to be vital solutions to environmental problems associated with untreated stormwater run-off. These practices include green roofs, bioswales, rain gardens, vegetated swales and absorbent landscapes. This presentation will introduce attendees to these practices and how they differ from typical ‘mow and blow’ landscapes. Learn about the business opportunities these highperformance landscapes present and the new skill sets required for success.

Low Maintenance Landscapes - A New Partnership with Nature Bill Peregrine Why is it with all the resources at our disposal, we struggle to “maintain” our customers’ properties and yet Nature does it beautifully without us lifting a finger? What principles does Nature employ to make it all look so simple and how can we turn those principles into practices to use on our customers’ properties?

From principle to practice, we will look at how Nature takes care of herself and what we can do to align our properties with the Earth’s naturally occurring systems.

Container Gardening – Four Seasons of Interest Paul Zammit Just as outdoor landscapes change throughout the year, Paul believes seasonal transformations should also be reflected in dramatic container arrangements. Join Paul for an energetic presentation where he will discuss the steps to plant an eye catching and lasting container. He will also highlight many of his favorite choice plants, container combinations and planter accents for every changing season.

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Hope is Not an Effective Merchandising Strategy, but F.A.S.T. is!

Christina Salwitz Are your display efforts bringing you measurable sales results? The art of display and merchandising in the 21st century has become fan-worthy on social media and if you’re not creating high quality dramatic displays that get you raves, you’re absolutely missing out on sales, too. By breaking down the steps it takes to create results-worthy displays, you will understand and learn how to achieve the same buzzworthy attention as retailers like Anthropologie, Terrain, Flora Grubb and more.

Advanced Turf Management Strategies Jason Pick This presentation will discuss turfgrass management strategies with periodic reference to current projects of the Alberta Turfgrass Research foundation, and the value of investing in turf research.

Attendees will also learn cultural practices, soils and sports field specifications, as well as fertility best management practices.

Restoring Shade Trees to Dignity Following Storms Dr. Ed Gilman Pruning storm-damaged trees dramatically improves structure and reduces risk. We will show how to clean, and then manage sprouts back into acceptable branch structure by pruning the correct branches. This session covers basics and enough detail to begin making better choices tomorrow.

What’s Working in a Down Economy Joe Salemi Join a panel of industry leaders to discuss what is working, and not working any longer, in the current economy. From marketing to recruitment, efficiencies to cost savings, the panel, moderated by Dynascape’s Joe Salemi, will explore this new reality and share their best tips to thrive in tough times.

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FRIDAY 8:00 – 8:35 AM Climate Change in our Gardens Jessi Bloom The landscape industry is feeling the impacts of climate change today. While many gardeners are faced with extreme weather and pest-related challenges, there are some simple solutions. Join award-winning ecological designer and best-selling author, Jessi Bloom, who shares beautiful and inspiring ideas for tackling climate change challenges – from plant choices to simple maintenance tricks and permaculture concepts to implement in your garden.

8:40 – 9:40 AM Scouting for Pests in the Landscape: A Practical Guide on how to Detect and Assess the Risk of Pests Ken Fry The session will examine what to look for, how to look for it, and how to make sense of what you have found in support of making informed pest management decisions. We will discuss how to look for signs, symptoms, patterns, and population development over time. What patterns to use and how many samples to take to ensure an accurate assessment of pest risk will be addressed.

Production Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them Paul Pilon As a horticultural consultant for over a decade, Paul has certainly seen his share of good crops, as well as a few less than admirable ones. Join Paul in this informative session where he’ll share several all-too-common production pitfalls he frequently sees, as well as how you can avoid making the same mistakes. He’ll be discussing a number of areas to improve propagation, starting materials, planting depths, growing mixes, fertility, and pest management.

The Secrets of Designing and Maximizing Small Outdoor Spaces Scot Eckley After 15 years of designing and building thoughtful, family-friendly spaces in the Greater Seattle area, Scot has developed seven key strategies to get the most out of small outdoor spaces, both visually and functionally. Learn these seven principles and how to incorporate them in your projects so that your client’s small spaces provide big rewards. Topics include planting strategies and how to use key landscape elements to create a sense of larger space.

Tough Conversations Kara Deringer Whether giving feedback, dismissing an employee, or resolving conflict, we are faced with tough conversations on what seems to be an endless basis. Kara will provide her top seven practical tips in navigating these conversations with tact and tenacity. She will offer a step-by-step method for tackling the toughest of tough conversations.

9:50 – 10:50 AM Soil Reports: How to Read and Adjust a Client’s Property Bill Peregrine Soil is life. Not only does soil store and release nutrients for a plant’s use but it also is the first line of defense in disease-free plants and the grounding point of any IPM strategies. Healthy soils equal healthy plants and need to be evaluated and balanced. In this session, Bill will discuss the physical nature of soil, the life in the soil and how soil holds and exchanges nutrients with plants. Look at soil sampling and learn how to interpret nutrient test results to make adjustments in the field.

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Biopesticides and Biostimulants – Friends with Benefits Rose Buitenhuis Biostimulants and biopesticides are well-known terms and commonly used by growers, but understanding exactly what they are and how they work is key to their efficacy. Rose will provide examples of the benefits these materials can deliver and will unravel some of the mysteries surrounding their use.

Attracting the Clients and Projects You Want Scot Eckley Learn about Scot’s journey and how he has transformed his landscape company from a business that chased and accepted any type of project to one where clients seek him out. He will share his strategies and insights for building a landscape business that attracts the type of clients and projects you want. You’ll learn about defining your niche, becoming an expert in your niche, and developing a sales process that quickly identifies and pre-qualifies clients even before you have met them in person.

Cool Tools for Hardscaping Wayne Boettger Learn about new hardscaping tools and equipment that will transform how you work and drive efficiency on the jobsite. Many examples come with data to show efficiencies and ROI. A must if you want to do more in less time while building equity in your business.

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM A New Comprehensive Tree Planting Guide Darby McGrath The recently released Ontario Landscape Tree Planting Guide is one of the most comprehensive tree planting guides ever developed for use by the landscape industry across Canada. Join author Dr. Darby McGrath, to learn more about how this document was developed as well as the rationale for this new, unique format. This talk will explore The Guide which is comprised of summaries of up-to-date research and a series of corresponding field sheets that refines the information into actionable items.

New Perennials: Navigating Through the Introductions Paul Pilon Everyone is looking for the hottest, must-have, new perennials. New isn’t always better, but in many instances, recent introductions do offer notable improvements or have great potential in today’s market.

Paul will navigate through many of the recent introductions and tell you which ones he sees as having the most potential for growing, marketing and landscape performance.

Rainwise Gardening Jessi Bloom Creating stormwater management solutions has become a necessary skillset in the world of landscape professionals. Join Jessi Bloom, who will share solutions to help manage excess water from storm systems beautifully. From rain gardens to rainwater collection systems, gardens can utilize the extra rainwater and help it infiltrate back into the ground naturally. By planting a rain garden or other bioretention systems with native plants, we can create a beautiful, low-maintenance and drought-tolerant landscape feature, while protecting our waters and creating a habitat for beneficial wildlife.

Leadership Blind Spots Kara Deringer After advising managers in public, private, and non-profit organizations for over ten years, Kara has pinpointed some of the most common and dangerous blind spots of professionals at all levels. She will discuss how to recognize these blind spots, and more importantly, how to ensure that they are not in the way of you heightening your performance.

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Industry and Association News ACIDF Officially Dissolved The Alberta Crop Industry Development Fund recently advised of their official dissolution. This process has been ongoing for over a year and was the result of funding from Alberta Agriculture and Forestry shifting to other projects. Landscape Alberta was a founding member of ACIDF, with Nigel Bowles serving on their board of directors. ACIDF was setup to as a funding body for industry directed applied research and innovation projects in the Alberta agriculture sector. Thank you to the staff at ACIDF, including Doug, Coleen, Alan and Rob for their work in improving the agriculture landscape.

Bill 3: Job Creation Tax Cut Review On July 1, 2019, the Alberta Government passed Bill 3: Job Creation Tax Cut. This will reduce the general income tax rate on businesses from 12% to 8% over 4 years. The small businesses tax rate will stay at 2% (most members likely fall in to this category). For more information on the changes visit, https://www.alberta.ca/job-creation-tax-cut.aspx.

Landscape Alberta Online Member Access Have you received your Landscape Alberta member access login email? Creating your member login to our secure website portal gives you access and control over your company membership information and fee payment options.

Our membership system is transitioning to paperless to make us more efficient and environmentally friendly, so you will no longer receive renewals by mail. Contact our Member Services Director at Landscape Alberta if you haven’t received the email invitation to set up your access: marnie.main@landscape-alberta.com

The first intake of Landscape Horticulturist apprentices is set to start at Olds College in a few weeks. The good news is there is still time to get registered. Year 1 and 2 students are set to begin on September 30th and February 3rd.

Each in-class block is 8 weeks in duration and held at Olds College. If you are looking for a great way to retain and improve the people in your company, this program is just what you are looking for. Many grants are available for apprentices and employers, plus fast tracking for Employment Insurance.

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Landscape Canada Committee – Company Charge Out Rate Survey Have you ever wondered if your company is competitive in today’s market? Are you starting up a new company and curious in what others are charging?

Setting your billable rates too high or too low could limit your business growth. Having a pricing strategy and profitable industry competitive rates is the key to a successful business.

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Industry and Association News If you have examples of processes or policies that are impeding the growth of your business, Landscape Alberta would like to know about it. We will compile a list of recommendations of our own and present them to Councillors on behalf of industry.

Please email joel.beatson@landscape-alberta.com with the subject Edmonton Red Tape.

Ecoroof study for City of Edmonton released Landscape Alberta recently participated in a study about bringing Ecoroof/Greenroof policy to the City of Edmonton. The preliminary report is now available through the Miistakis Institute, at http://www.rockies.ca/files/reports/Function_Research_FINAL.pdf.

This is an exciting first step to helping advance the cause of living green infrastructure and its increasingly important role in the health of our cities. Many thanks, to Christian Houle of Terra Landscaping who volunteered as the Landscape Alberta representative during this process.

National Awards of Landscape Excellence The National Awards of Landscape Excellence took place on August 14 in Abbotsford, BC. Over 130 people attended the prestigious event to celebrate the 2019 National Award winners, whose projects demonstrated the best of the best in the landscape horticulture profession. Held at the Quality Hotel, attendees had a chance to connect with the CNLA Board of Directors. Five Landscape category Awards were presented. Also awarded was the Outstanding Retail Achievement award, and the Green for Life Community Award.

The 2019 winners are: • Land-Con Ltd. of Concord, Ontario for the Caterpillar National Award of Landscape Excellence in Commercial Construction • Les Artisans du paysage inc. of Quebec City, Quebec for the Caterpillar National Award of Landscape Excellence in Residential Construction.

• Donohoe Design Inc. of Vancouver, British Columbia for the HortProtect National Award of Landscape Excellence for Landscape Design.

• Para Space Landscaping Inc. of Burnaby, British Columbia for the HortProtect National Award of Landscape Excellence in Commercial Maintenance.

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• Bylands Nurseries in West Kelowna and Cedar Rim Nursery in Langley for Outstanding Retail Achievement.

• The Caterpillar Green for Life awards recognize significant contributions made to the ornamental horticulture sector by an individual, corporation, or community. The Caterpillar Green for Life Community Award was presented to the “Highway of Heroes Tree campaign.”

The National Awards of Landscape Excellence recognize Canadian companies that have actively participated in significantly raising the level of professionalism in the landscape profession. Each province nominates members from the provincial awards of excellence competitions that are then entered into the national awards. Next year’s ceremony will take place in Edmonton, Alberta.

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PERMACULTURE PRACTICES

BY JESSI BLOOM

Looking to be a better steward of the land? Start by applying these principles in your space to live in harmony with the environment.

We’re all stewards of the land, blessed to be living here, and it’s our critical responsibility to make sure we honor the natural resources that help us live. Permaculture design provides a great toolkit for doing this, and it can also help simplify your life and make your landscape more resilient. Practicing permaculture can be fun and rewarding on many levels.

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Though it’s complex and can take years to learn, I’m going to help simplify permaculture for you. First and foremost, permaculture is rooted in ethics, which can act as a filter to help you make decisions:

jumping in headfirst. Select a system you want to work on and choose one element of that system. For example: For your soil fertility or waste system, start by building a compost bin or using a food digester to compost your organic matter.

• Take care of the Earth • Take care of people — starting with yourself!

• Share resources and abundance

Stop growing grass and start sowing produce. One of the most efficient techniques to begin with is sheet mulching: Cover your lawn with organic matter and smother it. You can use a variety of materials; I prefer burlap or cardboard with a good 6 inches of mulch piled on top. It may take several months to kill your lawn with this method, but then you can plant in the newly amended bed space. Or, if you don’t want to wait, simply remove your lawn manually.

You can learn from a number of different ecological design principles, creation techniques, and even technical jargon, but I’ll let you save all that for your own adventures in learning permaculture. Here, I’ll focus on some easy ways to get started on your journey.

3. Grow Food

1. Become a Systems Thinker Each one of us depends on many different systems to survive — food, water, energy, and soil fertility, to name a few. It’s important to examine these systems and try to understand the elements that make them work, as well as their connection to our lives, so we can create as many self-sustained, closed-loop systems as possible.

We must consider ways to design and build resiliency in these systems — take water, for example. We use it every day, and having access to a clean supply is critical for our survival. We should ask: What are our sources? Do we have a backup source in case of an emergency? How can we design backups for our water supply? How do we make sure we’re only using what we need? You can apply this same line of questioning to soil fertility, food, waste, energy, and even your laundry systems.

2. Start Small Designing a new system can feel overwhelming, so a good permaculture practice is to start small — though the most important thing to do is to get started. Taking small steps means that if you make mistakes — which you will, and that’s the best way to learn! — the consequences will be minimal. If you want to try something new, look for and learn from an experienced mentor before

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4. Grow Perennial Food Plants

7. Plant a Food Forest Garden

Annual food plants, such as tomatoes or carrots, are delicious when grown at home. However, they require resources year after year, and you only get one harvest. With perennial plants, you only plant once and then harvest each year! Think of food-bearing trees, shrubs, canes, and groundcovers, and start with those. Begin with what you eat most — maybe you love blueberries or are partial to raspberries. Perhaps you’re keen on perennial vegetables, such as asparagus. Some perennial food plants produce a harvest within their first year, but most will take three to five years to really get established.

A forest has layers of plants that create a stable and resilient ecosystem, which we can mimic in our own gardens. We can also look to a food forest for more than food — it can provide medicine, fodder, fuel, lumber, wildlife habitat, and more.

In each climate, the list of plants will look different but will encompass a variety of plants we can grow. For example:

5. Enlist and Nurture Nature’s Allies

Shrubs. You can plant dwarf fruit trees of various sizes, a variety of berry bushes, and cane shrubs, all of which will produce food or provide habitat for wildlife. Currants, blueberries, and chokecherries are some of my favorites.

Trees. The tallest canopy layer of trees can produce fruit or nuts, all while providing shade and potentially even fuel or medicine.

Ecosystems contain a lot of elements that have specific jobs.

They all work to keep a balance — plants, animals, insects, soil, and fungi. Some of the best allies, such as pollinators and nitrogen-fixers, are often overlooked when creating a Herbaceous perennials. This layer can include a wide functional garden space. I recommend clovers to many of variety of plants, all of which will die back every fall and my clients because they can be used as a groundcover come back every spring. or lawn substitute when Consider medicinal or culinary nitrogen is needed in herbs, or edible flowers. You the soil. Birds and bats can also choose from hundreds can help with pest “Ecosystems contain a lot of of perennial vegetables, such as populations and will rhubarb or even hostas, which elements that have specific be enticed into your are edible. garden with a small jobs. They all work to keep water feature, some a balance — plants, animals, Groundcovers. This layer can forage plants, and contain berries, annuals, and a habitat, which insects, soil, and fungi.” perennials that cover the ground, could include providing a living mulch as well seed heads left as a product to eat or use. For on perennials newer landscapes, use squash, for winter food, which will grow large and cover the ground while other stacked rock piles, or dead wood and snag plants are getting established. trees left in place. If you create as much habitat as possible and plant for diversity, Soil layer — roots, tubers, and fungi. This layer can provide then many allies will come to help you. food and medicine from mushrooms and roots that are edible or medicinal. Consider inoculating small log rounds to 6. Build Healthy Soil grow your own mushrooms in the shade of your food forest.

Healthy soil is the foundation of our gardens and should be a high priority. Learn Vines. The trees or nearby structures can provide support about the soil you’ve inherited and manage for fruiting vines, such as grapes or kiwi, or a beautiful it as though it’s your lifeline. Carefully conmedicinal, such as passionflower. Be sure to match the sider how nutrients are extracted through structure to the mature weight of a fruiting vine, as they can food production and forage, and make sure become heavy! you’re amending properly. Be careful not to expose soil, never use chemicals, and employ 8. Let Animals Be Animals mulch to keep your soil protected just as nature inAll animals have roles or jobs within an ecosystem, which we tended. A top dressing of mulch can be formed from can look to as a way to let them help us. For example, enclosed a variety of organic matter, including wood chips, comchickens aren’t able to do nearly as much for us as they can post, composted manure or bedding, and leaves. Covering free-range. Free-range chickens keep pest populations down, your soil will ensure erosion control, root protection, weed help turn the soil, and manage weeds in landscaped areas. suppression, moisture retention, and temperature control.

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However, when we employ animals, we must create a safe environment and system for them to work in. Every animal we invite into our lives can have multiple functions, including land management, food and fiber production, fertility management, and even security.

9. Create Resiliency in Yourself Resiliency is an important aspect of living sustainably. Life can hand us difficulties that we don’t anticipate — financial strains, medical problems, divorce, trauma, and grief. All of these can be hard on us emotionally, mentally, physically, and spiritually. Consider what might happen in an emergency of any kind — would you be ready? To continue taking care of the land we live on, we must prioritize and plan for self-care and personal growth. This could include specific routines. One of my favorite ways to stay healthy and centered is strength training and practicing yoga, both of which are great for anyone at any age. Emotional resilience is often overlooked, but it can help us keep calm during the roughest times in our lives.

Permaculture embodies the idea that we can live in harmony with the land while it meets our human needs, which is quite achievable in most cases. Every situation is different, though, so there’s no magic formula to follow. Go forth and learn to find the permaculture practices that work best for you.

Jessi Bloom is an ecological designer, bestselling author, and homesteader who teaches permaculture nationwide. She authored the books Free-Range Chicken Gardens and Practical Permaculture. Hear Jessi speak Friday, November 15 at the Green Industry Show & Conference – register at www.greenindustryshow.com.tryshow.com.

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The first rule of concrete damage is the saying, “The answer to poor concrete is good concrete.” However, when doing snow and ice control, the service provider has no control over the quality of the concrete surface being cleared; it simply has to be kept ice free. What is good concrete? It is defined as a surface that is resistant to many types of deterioration. There are many factors involved in concrete deterioration, but often it is caused by damaging the cement paste that holds all the ingredients together. This deterioration includes:

Carbonation When concrete is exposed to carbon dioxide (CO2), a chemical reaction takes place producing carbonates and causing shrinkage. This can be good or bad based on the use of the concrete product. Understanding the carbonation process can result in a harder finished product, and one with greater dimensional stability. On the other hand, carbonation causes the pH to drop towards acid, causing corrosion of rebar. Reaction to the CO2 present in the air is generally a slow process and is dependent on humidity, temperature, permeability of the concrete and the amount of CO2 available. Humidity between 50 and 75 per cent is most conducive to carbonation.

Frost/Freezing Action Concrete has pores just like our skin. Pores in concrete are small spaces through which water can pass. The pores proWear vide an access point and let water enter the concrete making Tire chains and studded tires cause wear to concrete surit wet. Pitting and scaling is caused when the temperature of faces regardless of the high quality of the concrete used. the concrete falls below freezing, the water freezes and exStudies have shown that the tungsten carbide studs running erts a large amount of pressure. on surfaces treated with salt and/ Quality concrete most often inor sand caused 100 times more cludes “air entrainment.” Air when damage than non studded tires. entrained correctly and in the right Chains simply pound it breaking “The quality of the quantity provides room for the exaway small pieces causing addipansion of the water as it turns to tional problems. workmanship and the amount ice, reducing or at times eliminatof water used in making the Workmanship ing the destructive stress caused The quality of the workmanship paste all affect the quality of by the freezing action. Remember, and the amount of water used in air can be compressed, and liqthe concrete surface.” making the paste all affect the uids cannot. The air-filled voids do quality of the concrete surface. not affect the strength when done Too much water (higher slump) properly, but do help to maintain lowers strength. Poor workmanits integrity. ship can also cause problems. One example of this is when Deicers a mix is watered down to make it less viscous and easier to The deicers most commonly used for snow and ice control are work and used to cover mistakes. members of the salt family. They include calcium, magnesium, Summary and sodium chlorides. The damage caused by these prodIn summary, this writer wishes there was a magic bullet ucts is more physical than chemical and is similar to the frost/ for dealing with concrete damage, but to my knowledge it freezing action. The deicer product when applied and working, simply does not exist. There are just too many variables that creates water by its melting action and the original concentraare beyond the control of the snow and ice professional tion is diluted by the water it creates. This diluted brine then for them to control the quality of concrete surfaces. As for enters the pores of the concrete surface causing scaling near deicer choices, bear in mind that when it comes to damage the surface. Tests have shown that scaling is greatest when from the use of deicer products, even non chloride products the deicer in the pores is at three to four percent concentracan produce damage from freeze thaw cycles when it too tion. Due to the low vapor pressure of the deicer products, enters the concrete at reduced concentrations. However, they stay wet when ordinary water would dry. This saturation of NACE International (The Corrosion Society), says in one of the pores combined with freezing causes damage. Here again, their reports that the use of organics as an additive to deicer in good quality concrete, air entrainment is used to offset this products for the reduction of corrosion to concrete performs damage. Fly ash is also use to make the concrete denser. Less best. This apparently is because organics attach to the porosity equals less movement of moisture. Without air entrainment, the paste holding the rocks in place can freeze and fail. paste, protecting it.

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Basics of Concrete Deterioration Bear in mind that when dealing with organics, they are not all created equal in terms of ice melting performance.

There are many claims about the melting performance of each particular one, but be wary. They are all good at corrosion inhibiting to one degree or another because they are organic, but the one you choose may not be high in melting performance just because they said it is.

Run some simple tests of the organic material mixed with the pure product and see for yourself if the ice melting performance is really there. Also remember, that many of the organic additives are high in sugar in one form or another. When tested in its concentrated form, it generally will not freeze, but will only get thick. At times this leads to exaggerated claims of a very low freeze point, or even statements like “we couldn’t freeze it”. However, when mixed with a liquid deicer, it does have a freeze point, and don’t be fooled. Here again, run some simple tests on your own to see just what you really have in terms of melting performance and freeze point for the product you are using.

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Man vs Machine

BY WAYNE BOETTGER

Its not so much man vs. machine as it is the machines compliment the man. With todays staff expectations and current labor and WCB costs, companies need to find ways to take the grunt out of grunt work and reduce injuries. Over the last 10 years, the development of new tools and equipment for landscape and hardscape construction have drastically increased the efficiency of many tasks. While it can be easy sometimes to throw multiple employees on a task, there is often a machine or tool that can increase efficiency by a factor of 2x to 1 or more. The implementation of these tools & equipment has value beyond production and profit. The benefit is in the improvement of employee job satisfaction, reduced injuries resulting in retention and less training of new staff, better punctuality and less sick days. Considering that staff turnover and the difficulty of finding quality employees is the number one challenge in the industry, it’s worth putting time into learning and evaluating which tools will best help your team and your company.

When it comes to where to find these tools, check out Pave Tool and Pave Tech for screed tools, clamps, vacuum lifting, compaction, and a variety of hardscape hand tools. Consider looking into dustless concrete saws from IQ Saws and for materials hauling needs in tight areas check out Muck Truck and PMI Equipment. For elevations and digital measuring look at Lecia geosystems, Spectra Digirod, and Ziplevel.

You likely have some incredible teams with great staff but investing in the right tools will make them better and stay longer while increasing your production and profits. Look for ways to “Work smarter, not harder” and make 2020 the best year yet!

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2018 LANDSCAPE AWARD WINNERS

The Landscape Awards program received 41 entries. After two days of judging, 23 Awards of Merit and 10 Awards of Excellence were given. The 2018 Landscape Awards were presented at the annual Landscape Awards Night held at the Banff Cente for the Arts in Banff.

We would like to thank this year’s volunteer judges for taking their assignment seriously and giving so generously of their time and expertise: Christian Houle, Karl Jesske, Sean Lukian, Andrew Heighton, John van Roessel, Mark Janzen, Ken Ruddock and Gord Koch.

We would also like to give a special thank you to Expocrete, an Oldcastle company, Manderley Turf Products Inc., Eagle Lake Professional Landscape Supply, Finning Canada, Hort Protect and Stewart Brothers Nurseries for being prize sponsors for the 2018 Landscape Awards. Top honours went to Modern Earth Landscaping, Solid Landscape Construction & Design Inc., Pure Landscape Design & Construction, Surface Pro Services, JVR Landscape (2006) Inc. and Terra Landscaping Ltd. Congratulations to all of this year’s winners!

The Landscape Awards Program The Landscape Awards reflect the association’s commitment to creating and preserving the beauty of the urban landscape. The program is also designed to reward independent landscape contracting professionals who execute top quality landscape projects.

The Landscape Awards program has four main objectives: 1. Encourage landscape contractors to be the best in their field 2. Provide a marketing opportunity to those companies that receive an award 3. Encourage a company’s employees to aspire to excellence 4. Provide an opportunity to compete in the National Awards of Landscape Excellence Members can enter projects into nine different categories covering construction, maintenance and design. Each entry is evaluated using a set of criteria; the submissions are not judged against each other. There are two award levels: a Merit Award goes to an entry that earns 70-84 points, and an Excellence Award goes to an entry earning 85 or more points. Entries that achieve Excellence status are eligible to be selected for the National Awards of Landscape Excellence, a Canada-wide program developed by the Canadian Nursery Landscape Association.

submit your project today!

2019 Landscape Awards deadline is November 22, 2019 Entry forms and guides are available at www.landscape-alberta.com.

The Landscape Awards program is only open to active members of Landscape Alberta.

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4. Terra Landscaping Ltd. Ference Residence Green Roof/Green Wall 5. Surface Pro Services Village Centre Tranquil Interior Garden Commercial Landscape Construction under $100K

6. JVR Landscape (2006) Inc. Rinaldi Residence 3. Pure Landscape Design & Construction Residential Landscape Design Grandview Oasis John van Roessel Residential Landscape Construction over $50K

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7. Anew View Landscape Construction Ltd. Kurta Residence Residential Landscape Construction under $50K 8. The Jansen Group Ltd. Lakeside Retreat Residential Landscape Construction over $50K 9. Modern Earth Landscaping Triff Residence Residential Landscape Construction over $50K 10. ULS Maintenance & Landscaping Inc. Heuver Residence Residential Landscape Construction over $50K 11. Earthlings Inc. Kutsch Residence Residential Landscape Construction over $50K 12. Planta Landscape Strother Residence Residential Landscape Construction over $50K

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13. The Jansen Group Ltd. Head Space Residential Landscape Construction over $50K 14. Pure Landscape Design & Construction Windermere Retreat Residential Landscape Construction over $50K 15. Creative Landscape & Design Ltd. Cervi’s & Dog Oasis Residential Landscape Construction over $50K 16. Earthlings Inc. Strong Residence Residential Landscape Construction over $50K

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22. ULS Maintenance & Landscaping Inc. Griffith Woods School Commercial Landscape Construction $100-$500K 23. The Jansen Group Ltd. Tri-Leisure Centre Commercial Landscape Construction $100-$500K 24. Wilco Contractors Southwest Inc. Confederation Park Playground Commercial Landscape Construction $100-$500K

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25. Land Tec Landscape Contractors Ltd. 28. Julia’s Alpine Garden New Royal Alberta Museum Summer Property on the Lake Commercial Landscape Construction Residential Landscape Design over $500K Julia Todorova & Scott Ingmann 26. Wilco Contractors Southwest Inc. Mahogany Wetlands Commercial Landscape Construction over $500K

29. ULS Maintenance & Landscaping Van Wieren Residence Residential Landscape Design Mark Janzen

27. Wilco Contractors Southwest Inc. East Bowmont Stormwater Quality Retrofit Commercial Landscape Construction over $500K

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A Look Back at Our Association

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