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Garden Centres Board

  • Art Vanden Enden
    Sheridan Nurseries Georgetown - Head Office
    Landscape Ontario Horticultural Trades Association
    Chair
  • Barry Benjamin
    Member at large
  • Diane Hutchinson
    Walter's Greenhouse
    Member at large
  • Kennedy Johnston
    Peter Knippel Nursery Inc
    Member at large
  • Michael Van Dongen
    Van Dongen's Landscaping & Nurseries Ltd
    Past Chair
  • Perry Grobe
    Member at large
  • Rebecca Doutre CAE
    Canadian Nursery Landscape Association
    Landscape Newfoundland and Labrador
    CNLA Rep
  • Victor Santacruz
    Canadian Nursery Landscape Association
    HortProtect - People Corporation
    CNLA Rep
  • Anne Kadwell
    Canadian Nursery Landscape Association
    CNLA Rep
  • Jaleesa Rhoden
    Landscape Ontario Horticultural Trades Association
    LO Staff
  • Karri Bylsma
    Sector Coordinator

Garden Centres

Oct 15, 2011

Sheridan Nurseries wins for best bathrooms

The Sheridan Nurseries Mississauga store won the Garden Centers of America Gold Bathroom Award.
Judith Guido
Oct 15, 2011

LO meeting motivates garden centre owners

LO’s garden centre sector group invited business growth specialist Judith Guido to host a special meeting on Sept. 21, for garden centre owners and managers.
Sep 15, 2011

Challenge and strategy meeting for garden centres

A special meeting is scheduled for Sept. 21, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., for garden centre owners.
Karl Stensson believes that the pathway to success lies in getting back to basics and offering what customers are looking for.
Aug 15, 2011

Stensson keynote to reveal secrets at Expo

A phenomenon swept North America back in 2006 — The Secret.
Rick and Colleen Emmons.
May 15, 2011

Windermere Garden Centre celebrates 35 years of success in Muskoka

To find the District of Muskoka’s largest indoor garden centre, one must drive 42 kilometres west from Huntsville, along the meandering two-lane Highway 141.
Mar 15, 2011

Employee handbook available for garden centres

The Garden Centre Sector of Landscape Ontario has created a template that all business owners can adopt and modify for their business.
Both days at Expo saw the show floors crowded with horticulture and floriculture professionals. Attendance increased slightly over last year.
Nov 15, 2010

Expo enters new era with a blaze of colour

This year’s Expo opened in a blaze of colour and well merchandised displays, capturing the attention of more than 2,800 horticulture and floriculture professionals visiting the show.
Oct 15, 2010

Long-time LO member marks 50th anniversary

Zimmermann’s Nursery and Supplies in Strathroy is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.
Tony Sgambelluri stands in front of his garden centre in Grimsby.
Oct 15, 2010

Ridgeview Garden Centre grows from a small fruit stand

Tony Sgambelluri began business 15 years ago with a small fruit stand on the side of Highway 81 in Grimsby.
Aug 15, 2010

How are you doing this year?

Some data on how the garden centre sector is doing so far this year.
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