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Continue to Protect Against Fireblight and Apple Scab

Now is the time that Fireblight (apple, pear, see above) and Apple Scab (apple) diseases are spreading to new, emerging growth in the nursery.  

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Have you seen the weather forecast?

Environment Canada is calling for much more seasonable temperatures for next week.  Daytime high’s will be in the balmy range of -3 to -7 C in many areas!  Time to break out the t-shirt and shorts!  I am predicting a HUGE positive … Continue reading →

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IPM Workshop for Landscape, Arborist, Garden Centre Professionals

  Have you ever wanted to learn more about diagnosing, identifying and managing the insects, diseases and abiotic issues that affect our trees and shrubs in the landscape? Ever wish you knew what resources there are to help you and how … Continue reading →

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Marketing to your main consumer group

Want to read a humorous and insightful take on marketing to your female consumer? Check out the online edition of “What Women Want” on pg. 4 of the December 2014 edition of LO magazine. (Please note: this online edition has … Continue reading →

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Nursery Grower IPM Seminars

The OMAFRA Nursery Grower IPM Seminars are coming up!!!

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Growers Short Course this Wednesday

The 2015 Ontario Nursery Growers Short Course is coming up this Wednesday         February 4, 2015 Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington                                                                                         8:00 am  to  4:00 pm                                                                                                          Registration: 75.00 for LO Members             … Continue reading →

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Diversifying You Business – upcoming workshop

  If you are a landscape, arboriculture or gardening service provider, this might be a good workshop for you….. Would you like to diversify with new products and services, but don’t know where to begin?                                                                                                                                                     Or maybe you have some … Continue reading →

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Keep Trees and Shrubs Healthy With Fall Fertilizing

Leaf drop and fall colour is visible on trees and shrubs in the landscape. This is especially true of woody plants on roadsides, high sandy knolls or compacted sites. In some cases where individual specimens are entering senescence earlier than … Continue reading →

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Summer Tours Coming Up!!!

For those of you who have been asking when the summer tour is this year, we have two tour days in the Waterdown-Burlington-Niagara regions coming up in just two weeks as part of the International Plant Propagators Eastern Region Conference, … Continue reading →

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Crawling with Scale

The first generation of Euonymus scale (Unaspis euonymi) crawlers are quite active in container grown Euonymus and also in the landscape.  Euonymus scale look like tiny white flecks (males) and tiny brown sea shells (females) along twigs and the undersides … Continue reading →

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