History

When David Turnbull became president of Landscape Ontario in 1998, he was already well-known among many association members.

Joan Johnston became the second female president of the board of directors in Landscape Ontario history, as the world greeted a new century.

In his first column as president of Landscape Ontario in 1986, Peter Olsen wrote that it was a pleasure and honour to be elected to the position.

Monica became the first female president of Landscape Ontario and spent countless volunteer hours over many decades, helping to develop the association.

John Peets was the first LO president to serve three consecutive terms: 1990 through 1992.

During his time as president, Landscape Ontario purchased the Milton property and moved Congress to the Toronto Congress Centre.

Landscape Ontario's ninth president was born into the industry, starting work for his father's landscaping business in 1974.

James McCracken became the president during Landscape Ontario’s tenth anniversary, when membership was just over 500.

When Doug Taylor assumed the president’s chair of the Landscape Ontario board of directors in 1984, he outlined a number of goals and priorities he hoped to achieve during his one-year term.

Allen sought the office of LO president because it was an opportunity to see the industry from the outside and inside.