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LO enews June 19, 2019
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You can help to fight Box Tree Moth An online meeting will take place a week from now on how industry pros can help in the fight to control a new serious pest of boxwood. An industry working group is leading the charge and many resources, including full-colour pest identification cards are available online at HortTrades.com/box-tree-moth. Find out how you can be a part of the solution to this latest threat by participating in the Zoom meeting Wed. June 26 at 3:30 p.m. |
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| Donations needed for Industry Auction, Sept. 12 LO's Growers Group is asking for donations of nursery stock, hardgoods and silent auction items to support this year's Industry Auction at J.C. Bakker in St. Catharines on Sept. 12. All nursery stock entered in the LO Growers Awards of Excellence program is also included in the auction. Full details at IndustryAuction.ca. Time is running out to apply for scholarships Each year, over $40,000 in scholarships are made available to students pursuing a career in the landscape and horticulture profession through the Ontario Horticultural Trades Foundation and Cullen Family Scholarship programs. All applications must be received by June 30. Celebrate green space this July Green Streets Challenges presented by Come Alive Outside and Landscape Ontario are in full swing across Ontario. Events are scheduled in July for Barrie, Picton, Norwich and Bowmanville. For a full list of dates, visit HortTrades.com. Garden Centres Canada Summit, July 10-12 Join independent retail garden centre experts from across Canada at this inaugural tour and workshop to be held in the GTA. Full details and a registration link are online at HortTrades.com. Contractors to talk shop over dinner, July 25 Oriole Landscaping is proud to host a new event brought to you by the Landscape Ontario Contractor Sector Group. Enjoy an evening to talk shop with your peers and tour the facility. Register online by July 11 to save. Hardscape Golf Tournament, Aug. 14 The fifth annual golf event to raise funds for sector education and Hardscape Live returns to Granite Ridge Golf Course in Milton. Online registration and sponsorship is now open at HortTrades.com. Sold out Snowposium coming Sept. 26 The annual gathering of snow and ice removal pros, Snowposium, will be held at Landscape Ontario's newly renovated home office in Milton, Ont. Exhibit space for the trade show is already sold out. The event also includes a full conference program. Register online by Sept. 11 to save. Garden Centre Group to hold fall dinner meeting LO's Garden Centre Sector group will host a dinner event on Oct. 24 that will also include networking, lively, relevant discussions and presentation of the Garden Centre Awards of Excellence. Details and online registration now open at HortTrades.com. Bownmanville Green Street Challenge, July 20 Come Alive Outside and Landscape Ontario will be greening Bowmanville Summerfest this year. Come out and play on a street of green and help to promote the joys and benefits of horticulture and outdoor play. Details at HortTrades.com. Barrie Green Street Challenge, June 29-July 1 Come Alive Outside and Landscape Ontario will be greening Promenade Days in Barrie. Come out and play on a street of green and help to promote the joys and benefits of horticulture and outdoor play. Details at HortTrades.com. Golden Horseshoe Golf Tournament, Aug. 16 Take a much-deserved day off and attend the chapter's annual golf event in support of the MS Society of Canada. Space is limited for this annual event at Willow Creek Golf Course. Online registration and sponsorship is now open at HortTrades.com. Norwich Green Street Challenge, July 5-6 Come Alive Outside and Landscape Ontario will be greening Norwich Nostalgia Days this summer. Come out and play on a street of green and help to promote the joys and benefits of horticulture and outdoor play. Details at HortTrades.com. Toronto Chapter Golf Tournament, Aug. 23 The chapter's annual golf event returns to Nobleton Lakes this August for a Friday of golf. Online registration and sponsorship is now open at HortTrades.com. Ottawa Chapter Golf Tournament, July 24 Geosynthetic Systems proudly presents this year's golf event at the Canadian Golf and Country Club, in support of Youturn Youth Support Services. Stay tuned to HortTrades.com for registration and sponsorship details. Volunteers needed for Picton Green Street Challenge, July 1 Volunteers are needed to help inspire visitors at this year's Canada Day Green Street Challenge. Help to promote the joys and benefits of horticulture and outdoor play. Details at HortTrades.com. Upper Canada Chapter Golf Tournament, July 26 Register by Friday to get a discount for the chapter golf tournament at Loyalist Golf & Country Club in Bath, Ont. Proceeds help to fund the chapter's scholarship program. Details online at HortTrades.com. Waterloo Chapter Baseball Tournament, Sept. 15 Register your team for the chapter's annual baseball event at Upper Canada Park in Kitchener. Team fee includes games, prizes and lunch. Details online at HortTrades.com. Windsor Chapter Golf Tournament, Sept. 21 Only $90 per golfer (until Aug. 21) will get you a round of golf, lunch, and steak dinner with all the fixin's at Sutton Creek Golf Club in Essex. Details online at HortTrades.com. |
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