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New plants 2008Exclusive round-up of new cultivars coming to Canada this season.

5 Perennials 24 Woody plants 26 Roses 45 Annuals

Landscape portfoliosFind inspiration from last season’s best Ontario landscapes — winners in Landscape Ontario’s Awards of Excellence program. Respected green industry experts judge the work on a point system, and only projects with truly excellent scores earn distinction. The Awards honour excellence in landscape construction, design and maintenance, among other horticultural specialties. For a complete list of winners, please visit www.loawards.com. 18 Portfolio of winners, Part I 38 Portfolio of winners, Part II

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Sustaining Ontario’s gardensLandscape Ontario Horticultural Trades Association, one of the most vibrant associations representing horticultural professionals in the world, is a strong advocate for the green industry. Serving its mandate toward furthering the

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Shade/WoodlandThere are lots of great new options for low-light gardens, including plants with variegated leaves and non-traditional colours and textures. No longer are gardeners limited to using dark green leafy plants in the shade.

Acanthus mollis Tasmanian AngelTM

Variegated bear’s breeches

The first variegated acanthus. Found in Tasmania, this gem offers striking, bold leaves with white margins and mottling. This plant forms a large clump of 90-120 cm (3-4 ft.) tall ornamental flower stalks of pink and cream in late summer. Tolerant of most soils, it thrives in deep, fertile, moist and well-drained conditions in full to partial shade.

Amsonia montana ‘Short Stack’ Dwarf bluestar

This dwarf form creates a perfect mound of clean, dark green foliage, with medium sky-blue flowers in early spring. Well suited for smaller gardens and the border’s edge. Sun to partial shade. Grows 25-30 cm (10-12 in.) tall.

Aquilegia ‘White Barlow’‘White Barlow’ double columbine

Dahlia-like double white flowers pop in a shady location. This double columbine grows 50-65 cm (20-25 in.) tall and blooms in spring.

Athyrium ‘Ocean’s Fury’‘Ocean’s Fury’ painted fern

This plant is named because the habit and colouring resemble ocean waves crashing on the shore. This upright and crested fern from Thurman Maness is a wonderful addition to lighten up shady areas, or in the woodland garden. It prefers fertile, moist soils and full to partial shade.

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Bergenia ‘Solar Flare’‘Solar Flare’ variegated bergeniaA new twist on a classic garden perennial, this plant has bold evergreen leaves with a cream edged border that turns brilliant shrimp pink during winter. It’s an excellent winter container plant topped with pink flowers in the spring. Colour appears on new growth in spring, fading to green in late summer. Part shade to full sun.

Brunnera macrophylla ‘Mr. Morse’‘Mr. Morse’ Siberian bugloss

Frosty, silver foliage with light green veins and edging combine perfectly with creamy white flowers. Brunnera have high deer resistance, and prefers a shady location. This cultivar grows 25-37.5 cm (10-15 in.) tall.

Brunnera macrophylla ‘Spring Yellow’‘Spring Yellow’ Siberian bugloss

Unusual yellow foliage with contrasting blue flowers. Grows 25-37.5 cm (10-15 in.) tall. Proven deer resistance.

Corydalis ‘Chocolate Stars’‘Chocolate Stars’ corydalis

A gorgeous low growing woodland plant with chocolate brown foliage in spring, reminiscent of coleus. Small white

starry flowers in summer change to green as the season progresses. Unlike most other corydalis, ‘Chocolate Stars’ will tolerate dry shade. This is a good groundcover choice and an excellent companion to other woodland plants such as hostas, ferns, and primulas. Grows 30 cm (12 in.) tall in partial to full shade. Photo courtesy of Vitro Westland.

Hakonechloa macra ‘Stripe It Rich’Variegated gold Japanese forest grass

White-striped golden leaves put a new spin on the shade tolerant Hakonechloa. ‘Stripe It Rich’ grows vigourously in full to partial sun. It is spectacular as a woodland accent in containers, along pathways or entrances, and adds an Asian look to the garden.

Heuchera Dolce® BlackcurrantDolce® Blackcurrant coral bellsDolce® Blackcurrant boasts a two-toned leaf of bold purple and sterling silver accents that make a dramatic statement in beds or in containers. Vigorous and cold-hardy, colour deepens as the weather cools. It does best in full to partial shade and reaches a height of 30-40 cm (12-16 in.).

Heuchera ‘Georgia Peach’‘Georgia Peach’ coral bells

This is a first in the new Southern Bell series of villosa hybrids that were bred for heat and humidity tolerance. In spring, it produces 20 cm (8 in.) peach coloured leaves with a showy

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silver overlay that creates a large, lush plant. The foliage colour intensifies to rose purple with a decorative frosted veil in fall and winter. Best in full to partial shade. Grows 35 cm (14 in.) tall and spreads 60 cm (24 in.)

Hosta ‘June Fever’ ‘June Fever’ hosta

A nearly all-gold form of ‘June’ with very narrow blue-green margins and glossy golden foliage. Superb spring colour. Good substance and slug resistance. An extremely hardy hosta. Grows 40-60 cm (16-24 in.) high and wide in shade or partial shade. Photos courtesy of Vitro Westland.

Sun Sun-loving perennials are a staple in the perennial border, but can also find a comfortable home as colour accents or filler in a shrub border or foundation planting.

Ajuga reptans ‘Toffee Chip’‘Toffee Chip’ carpet bugleweed

This small-leaved groundcover is a fun departure from Ajuga ‘Chocolate Chip’. Mature leaves have creamy gold margins around shades of gray green in the centre. New leaves display brown and khaki shades. Blue flowers bloom from 12.5 cm (5 in.) spikes. Grows 30 cm (12 in.) wide and 5 cm (2 in.) tall in full sun to part shade.

Campanula persicifolia ‘Blue-Eyed Blonde’Golden peachleaf bellflower

Brilliant yellow foliage gives rise to large 2.5 cm (1 in.) bells of deep-blue flowers.

Coreopsis tripteris ‘Lightning Flash’‘Lightning Flash’ tickseed

‘Lightning Flash’ is a new bold tickseed with striking gold foliage that stays gold all summer. It’s perfect for the perennial border, reaching over 90 cm (3 ft.). It thrives in heat and humidity. The yellow flowers are a bonus in late summer. Does best in full sun.

Delphinium grandiflorum ‘Summer Morning’‘Summer Morning’ delphiniumThe Summer delphinium series brings the first pink flowering grandiflorum type to the market with the breeding breakthrough of ‘Summer Morning’. Like the pink skies of an early summer sunrise, Delphinium ‘Summer Morning’ paints the landscape with its delicate, light pink flowers over lacy green leaves. ‘Summer Morning’ is more heat tolerant and better branched than other delphiniums of this type. Early flowering, coupled with a strong, basal branching habit ensures that ‘Summer Morning’ will provide a multitude of flowers throughout the summer.

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Eryngium‘Sunny Jackpot’‘Sunny Jackpot’ sea holly Blue flowers sit atop variegated foliage, making this variety very unique. Grows 50-65 cm (20-25 in.) tall.

Erysimum ‘Jenny Brook’‘Jenny Brook’ wallflower

Striking multi-coloured flowers top this tender, shrubby perennial. Purple buds open to peach flowers. It matures through rose and then back to purple, giving a full range of simultaneous colours. It grows 50-60 cm (20-24 in.) tall by 60 cm (24 in.) wide in full sun. This is eye-catching near the front of a border, or in containers. Shear if necessary to enhance plant shape after flowering stops. A tender perennial.

Helianthemum nummularium ‘Hartswood Ruby’Hartswood Ruby rockroseTrue red is a precious pigment for the perennial garden palette. Hartswood Ruby provides it on low-growing, easy-care plants. Saucer-shaped, 2.5 cm (1 in.) flowers of velvety true red with bright golden stamens persist form May into July — a month longer than other Helianthemum varieties. Shear in very early spring, cutting away dead foliage. Cut back hard every two to three years. Grows 35 cm (14 in.) tall by 55 cm (22 in.) wide first year. The plant thrives in well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil in full sun.

Helianthus ‘Low Down’‘Low Down’ sunflower

The shortest of all perennial sunflowers, this is a terrific plant for adding a splash of bright colour to the front of a sunny autumn border. It forms a low mound of narrow green leaves, bearing sprays of bright golden-yellow single daisies with a brown eye in fall. Great in containers too. Height 15 cm (6 in.) in full sun to partial shade. Photo courtesy of Vitro Westland.

Helichrysum ‘Pink Sapphire’ ‘Pink Sapphire’ strawflowerAn intriguing novelty tender perennial or annual, provides cute spherical flower buds that form pleasing clusters over silvery, woolly leaves. Buds open to small, stiff papery flowers that persist into summer. Its soft silver foliage begs to be touched. Grows to 15 cm (6 in.) tall by 30 cm (12 in.) wide in full sun. Unlike most garden plants, flowers are more interesting in the bud stage.

Helleborus Splashdown strainSplashdown centre rose hellebore

This is one in a new series of Hellebores by world-renowned hybridizer Marietta O’Byrne. Splashdown features bold strokes of burgundy, red and purple painted on white to ivory backgrounds. Best in full sun to part shade. Grows 30 cm (12 in.) tall and spreads 60 cm (24 in.)

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Heuchera ‘Mahogany’‘Mahogany’ coral bells

‘Mahogany’s’ ruffled, mahogany red leaves look like shiny rich leather with dense, shiny colour year-round. The foliage changes from spring purple tones to summer red tones. It’s fabulous in combination containers. Best in sun to partial shade. Grows 20 cm (8 in.) tall and 40 cm (16 in.) wide.

Heucherella ‘Alabama Sunrise’ ‘Alabama Sunrise’ foamy bells

‘Alabama Sunrise’ is a spectacular variety that changes colour with the seasons. In the late summer, the leaves turn green with red veins. In the fall, the older foliage turns orange/pink. It produces small white flowers in the summer. Prefers full sun to partial shade and will grow to 30 cm (12 in.) and spreads the same distance.

Iris ‘Enchanted One’ Tall bearded IrisNo garden would be complete without the tall bearded iris. It is a wonderful accent plant for the late spring garden. Sunny yellow standards stand tall above the amber rimmed falls with lavender centres. These sweetly fragrant blooms grow to 90 cm (36 in.)

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and bloom from late spring to early summer. In the late summer there is a dependable re-bloom that makes this variety a must-have for the garden. Plant in full sun to partial shade.

Lavandula angustifolia ‘Vicenza Blue’‘Vincenza Blue’ lavenderFragrant and free flowering, ‘Vicenza’ lavender evokes the scents and appeal of a Mediterranean summer. Native to the Mediterranean region, ‘Vicenza’ is heat and drought tolerant. An attractive addition to fragrant gardens and patio pots, it adds a pleasing scent to a sunny setting. Large, lavender blue flower spikes form an abundant crown of flowers over fragrant, gray-green foliage.

Lilium ‘Fata Morgana’‘Fata Morgana’ Asiatic double lilySoft lemon-yellow flowers in June and July. 120 cm (48 in.) tall.

Lilium ‘Centerfold’‘Centerfold’ Asiatic lilyWhite petals with maroon stripes and spots in June and July. Grows 60-90 cm (24-36 in.) tall.

Penstemon barbatus Pinacolada seriesPinacolada penstemon series

This penstemon series flowers in its first year of growth and has great branching ability – giving more flowers per square inch. Available in Deep Rose, Red and Violet. Blooms in May and June, Pinacolada penstemon blooms best in full sun. Photo courtesy S&G Flowers.

Penstemon ‘Dark Towers’‘Dark Towers’ penstemon

Glossy bronze-red foliage is topped with masses of pink flowers in July and August. A tough and carefree plant, it tolerates high heat and humidity. It’s a perfect dark background plant for the border. Does best in full sun. Grows 85 cm (33 in.) tall and spreads to 75 cm (30 in.)

Paeonia Hybrid ‘Singing In The Rain’‘Singing In The Rain’ Itoh peony

Itoh peonies are rare and unusual hybrids, between garden peonies and tree peonies. Highly sought by collectors, they are easy to grow and very hardy. This selection forms an upright bush of lush green leaves. The very large semi-double blooms have creamy yellow petals, flushed with peachy salmon as they age. They have good long stems excellent for cutting. Recent innovations in tissue culture propagation have made this plant more widely available. Does best in full sun. Grows 90-120 cm (36-48 in.) tall and wide. More correctly referred to as Intersectional Peony – Itoh Group. Photo courtesy Plantek Biotechnologies.

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Dry conditionsAll living plants need water, but there are some that require less than others. These new beauties are ideal for gardens that receive little moisture.

Asclepias tuberosa ‘Hello Yellow’‘Hello Yellow’ butterfly milkweedGolden-yellow blooms. Provides food for monarch butterfly caterpillars and nectar for adults. A drought tolerant perennial.Grows 37.5-50 cm (15-20 in.) tall.

Baptisa ‘Carolina Moonlight’‘Carolina Moonlight’ false indigo

Elegant spikes of creamy yellow blooms grace tidy blue green foliage in early summer. Long-blooming and tough, this plant is a dazzling addition to the native plant palette. Drought tolerant. Grows to 90 cm (3 ft.) tall in full sun to partial shade. Photo courtesy North Creek Nurseries.

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Echinacea purpurea ‘Coconut Lime’‘Coconut Lime’ coneflower

The first white double flowering Echinacea has a compact habit that sports over 20 blooms per plant. Well branched, sturdy flower stems are perfect for cutting. The plant blooms for two to three months. It thrives in intense heat and humidity. Full sun. Grows 50 cm (20 in.) tall and spreads 60cm (24 in.).

Echinacea ‘Katie Saul’ Summer SkyTM coneflowerThe warm orange and bright pink combine perfectly to make this a very unusual flower with an excellent bi-colour appearance. Grows 75-90 cm (30-35 in.) tall.

Echinacea ‘Purity’‘Purity’ coneflower

‘Purity’ will sprout over 25 11.5 cm (4.5 in.) blooms on a one-year-old plant. Remarkably strong, well-branched 45-60 cm (18-24 in.) tall plants produce pristine white flowers of superb quality with bright orange cones. This plant is wonderful for the border or cutting gardens. Blooms all summer and into fall. Full sun.

Echinacea ‘Tiki Torch’‘Tiki Torch’ coneflower

The darkest orange coneflower explodes with massive 11.5 cm (4.5 in.) flowers with wide petals. ‘Tiki Torch’ retains its intense colour for weeks rather than days. The spicy-scented blooms sit atop strong and upright 90 cm (36 in.) stems. Full sun.

Echinacea purpurea ‘Virgin’ ‘Virgin’ coneflowerThis variety of coneflower truly has a superior flowering performance. Large, full flowers are pure white with a green cone and a double row of petals. It has a strong upright habit that requires no staking. Enjoy its sweet fragrance from mid-summer to early fall. ‘Virgin’ coneflower prefers full

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sun to partial shade and will grow to a height of 60 cm (24 in.). This is also a wonderful cut flower, fresh or dried, is deer resistant and attracts butterflies.

Rudbeckia fulgida ‘City Garden’‘City Garden’ coneflower

The flowers and blooming habit are similar to the popular R. ‘Goldsturm’, but ‘City Garden’ is significantly shorter. Grows 37.5-50 cm (15-20 in.) tall.

Rudbeckia submentosa ‘Henry Eilers’‘Henry Eilers’ quilled coneflower

Charming blooms of unusual gold-quilled petals are highlighted by chocolate brown button centres. Good for cut flowers. A narrow upright growth habit makes this a great specimen for the back of the border. Full sun. Grows 120 cm (48 in.) tall and spreads 60 cm (24 in.) wide.

ContainersAdventurous gardeners know that combining tender perennials with summer flowering annuals in containers is the freshest way to update your outdoor living space. These plants provide some amazing new foliage options.

Begonia ‘Black Taffeta’‘Black Taffeta’ begonia

Large, crested obsidian-black leaves up to 20 cm (8 in.) wide have a burgundy red underside. This plant was bred with sturdy rhizomatous roots to make it stronger than any rex begonia. Great in the shade garden or a spectacular dark foliage accent to containers. Pink flowers. Grows 45-60 cm (18-24 in.) tall and wide. A tender perennial.

Begonia ‘Metallic Mist’‘Metallic Mist’ begonia

Heavily silvered maple-like leaves grow to form a striking 45 cm (18 in.) tall specimen. Pink flowers in late summer extend the show. Best in shade. A tender perennial.

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Begonia ‘Phoe’s Cleo’‘Phoe’s Cleo’ begonia

Vivid chartreuse leaves sport mahogany-red splashes. This plant thrives in containers and shade gardens. A tender perennial.

Cordyline terminalis ‘Chocolate Queen’‘Chocolate Queen’ ti plant

Creamy-white variegated foliage maturing to chocolate. Perfect for borders and patio pots. Grows 50-63.5 cm (20-25 in.) tall. A tender perennial that will add a tropical flare to any container or garden.

Ensete ‘Tandarra Red’Tandarra Red ornamental banana

This is a dramatic foliage plant with huge, waxy fronds of reddish-purple tones superimposed over deep green. Use to give an exotic tropical look. A tender perennial.

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Hedychium ‘Tahitian Flame’Tahitian Flame variegated ginger

Make a Hawaiian splash with this boldly variegated hybrid ginger. Highly fragrant apricot flowers emerge in midsummer and continue through fall. The upright habit of ‘Tahitian Flame’ creates a striking architectural accent for both containers and gardens. A tender perennial.

Musa ‘Hi Color Mini’ ‘Hi Color Mini’ banana

A dwarf version of the increasingly popular banana tree, only reaching 75-105 cm (2.5 to 3.5 ft.) in height, but produces enormous exotic green foliage with large burgundy blotches. Excellent dessert-quality fruit. This dwarf banana is a tender perennial that does best in full sun to partial shade. Photo courtesy Agri-starts Inc. Musa sumatrana ‘Zebrina’‘Zebrina’ ornamental banana

Grown for its attractive foliage only, the fruit is seeded and inedible. The slender plant grows 150-210 cm (5-7 ft.) tall and is wind and cold resistant. It is well adapted to container growing, however, when grown this way will only reach 90-150 cm (3-5 ft.) unless grown in a very large container. The stem is completely red. The leaves are narrow with green and red mottling on the top and solid maroon colouring on the bottom. A tender perennial, it does best in full sun-part shade. Photo courtesy of Agri-starts Inc.

Philodendron ‘Pink Princess’‘Pink Princess’ philodendron

This is an unusual black leaf philodendron with hot pink variegation. Good light is needed for the maximum variegation/pink shades. This tender perennial requires no special care except moderate light conditions. A colourful foliage accent to summer containers.

Long BloomersMost perennials bloom for a relatively short period of time, so when you find one that flowers for months it’s a bonus for your garden.

Agastache ‘Raspberry Summer’‘Raspberry Summer’ hyssop

Large, dark raspberry pink blooms adorn this plant all summer and into fall. Flowers float above attractive, bright green fragrant foliage. Grows best in full sun. Easy to grow with good drainage.

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Agastache ‘Summer Love’‘Summer Love’ hyssop

Large purple-pink flowers in dense clusters bloom continuously all summer and into fall. It forms attractive upright mounds of bright green, fragrant foliage. Easy to grow with good drainage. Full sun.

Campanula ‘Summertime Blues’‘Summertime Blues’ everblooming campanulaHere’s the ‘cure’ for the summertime blues. It’s the longest blooming campanula the breeder and his staff have ever seen. Masses of large, silvery blue bells on 60 cm (2 ft.) upright stems – bloom all spring, summer and fall. It has a clumping habit that doesn’t spread or re-seed. Best in full sun.

Coreopsis ‘Gold Nugget’‘Gold Nugget’ tickseed

This amazing bloomer will produce over 200 warm gold flowers on a first year plant, each with a blazing red eye. It blooms continuously for three to four months. Flowers are 3.5 cm (1.5 in.) wide. ‘Gold Nugget’ has a superb mounding form that thrives in heat and humidity.

Eryngium ‘Amazing Jackpot’‘Amazing Jackpot’ sea holly

Bluish flowers with steel-blue bracts are tightly clustered together. Due to its sterile nature, this plant blooms forever and does not brown. Grows 50-65 cm (20-25 in.) tall.

Geranium ‘Starman’‘Starman’ perennial geranium

Striking, lilac-pink flowers flame out from the centre with an ever-darker pink. It provides a continuous blooming period from June through September. Grows 37.5-50 cm (15-20 in.) tall.

Geranium wallichianum ‘Sylvia’s Surprise’‘Sylvia’s Surprise’ hardy geranium

Vivid pink flowers 2.5-3.8 cm (1 to 1 ½ in.) with pale centres appear in early summer. It blooms sporadically in hot weather, then resumes in late summer until frost. This plant is great for sunny border or rock garden. Dead-heading encourages more flowering. Grows 30-40 cm (12-16 in.) tall by 65-75 cm (25-30 in.) wide.


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Geum ‘Fireball’Avens

Profuse, huge, sterile orange-yellow, semi-double flowers continue from spring to fall. The 3.5cm (1.5 in.) blooms are picoteed with a red edge.

Hemerocallis ‘Hush Little Baby’ ‘Hush Little Baby’ daylily

A heavily ruffled daylily, the romantic rose, pink flowers display a narrow, lighter pink eye and mid-ribs, along with a glowing yellow-green throat. The flowers have a strikingly perfect form. It has a very long bloom time. Performs best in full sun and grows to 55 cm (22 in.)

Hemerocallis ‘Spacecoast Scrambled’‘Spacecoast Scrambled’ daylily

This plant produces 15 cm (6 in.) creamy flowers with a solid golden edge from early to mid-season. It’s a semi-evergreen, tetraploid re-bloomer. Grows 50-65 cm (20-25 in.) tall.

Scabiosa ‘Vivid Violet’‘Vivid Violet’ pincushion flowerLarge vivid violet pincushion flowers are atop low mounds of frilly foliage. It has very heavy flowering and will bloom continuously from late spring to frost. This is a vigorous grower. Does best in full sun and grows 28.5 cm (11 in.) tall and 45 cm (18 in.) wide.


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Tumber & Associates, Orangeville

living gold

A picket fence and welcome trellis blend beautifully with this century home. A sensitive designer worked with the classics, including daisies, phlox and daylilies. D.A. Gracey & Associates, Vaughan

When do pets become one with the garden? Even the smallest ponds can support fish. They are colourful, they move, and soon even their personalities are one

of the reasons you look forward to your backyard stroll. Garden Creations of Ottawa, Ottawa

Lavender-coloured Rose of Sharon belonged in your grandmother’s garden. Here it sets off restful green seating for two. Dayspring Fine Gardens, Pickering


outdoorsdefine a room

Enlightened landscape design starts with people. Make an outdoor room for meals or conversation, then let your planning radiate out. The idea is not new — formal gardens created for European royalty used this same concept, only the rooms were bigger. Smaller scale means greater comfort anyway. And we enjoy advantages crowned heads never dreamed of: weatherproof fabrics, radiant heaters, even high-end outdoor sound systems.

Blur the line between outdoors and in, to get more value from both.

Many outdoor rooms are defined by verticals;

this space is created by floor and pergola

ceiling. The room is set at an angle from lot lines

for more interest. Inside & Out

Garden Design, Toronto


restful retreat

tranquil privacy

Dry-laid cut limestone gives a resort feeling to this

poolside gathering area. Yards Unlimited

Landscaping, Nepean

Far from rustic, an outdoor living pavilion carries an Asian theme, reflecting the

owners’ penchant for travel. This project earned Landscape Ontario’s

Dunington-Grubb award, denoting the top-scoring entry for the season.

(Additional photos appear on page 43.) International Landscaping, Hornby

This city project, overlooking Toronto’s High Park, is definitely a room with a view. Meadow-style plantings complement the home’s green roof. Perennial Gardens, Toronto

Great proportions on a lattice screen, planned for air, light, just enough green and just enough privacy. This elevated patio with hot tub sees winter use, as well. S. Rebelo Landscapes, Hamilton

room to dream


citychic

modular design

Ontario is vast and wild, yet our cities have strong Old World flavour. Urban homeowners regard their outdoor spaces as private courtyards, often interpreted with eurostyle sophistication. A balcony rail is the property line, a bright awning is shade and a strawberry jar planted with herbs is the kitchen garden.

Serenity is where you find it.

Planters on a rooftop are mini green roofs — mounted on wheels to satisfy condo requirements. The specimens, including weigela, hydrangea, dogwood, Japanese maple and purple sandcherry, stray far from traditional planter choices. Perennial Gardens, Toronto


small scale drama

A small flagstone circle creates a quiet sitting nook, sheltered by a fanciful copper and cedar trellis. Left of the bench, Japanese maple ‘Suminagashi’ can be enjoyed from the kitchen. Inside & Out Garden Design, Toronto

Just a few foliage types, selected intelligently for colour, bring life to a stark balcony. A teak planter was designed and built in modular components to fit the elevator. The Lexan screen above admits light while it assures privacy. Garden Creations of Ottawa, Ottawa

A water weir, visible from all points

in a city garden, spills softly into a swimming pool. It turns the pool

into a large, stunning water feature

when swimmers are not around.

The Beach Gardener, Toronto

Do not fear to subdivide small spaces. Unified materials, multiple levels and surprise frosted panels make the most of modest square footage. Welwyn Wong Landscape Design, Ottawa


Berberis thunbergii ‘Maria’Sunjoy ™ Gold Pillar barberry

An upright golden barberry with red new growth, its best colour is in full sun. Tested against other varieties, Sunjoy™ Gold Pillar shows superior burn resistance. Sunjoy™ grows 90-120 cm (3-4 ft.) tall. Tolerant of most soil conditions, it will withstand dry conditions once established, and does not like extremely moist conditions. Hybridized in Poland. Hardy to zone 5.

Berberis thunbergii ‘Moretti Select’First Editions™ Cabernet™ barberry

Bright crimson new growth is followed by deep burgundy-red to purple foliage. The rich colour stands out all season and is the perfect compliment for plants with golden leaves. In fall, leaves turn to tones of orange and scarlet, complemented by shiny red berries. Cabernet™ barberry has a rounded habit and is drought tolerant once established. It’s generally not eaten by deer. This low maintenance plant needs no pruning. Hardy to zone 5.

Buddleja ‘Butterfly Heaven’Butterfly Heaven butterfly bush

This beautiful flowering shrub’s large, fragrant flowers attract butterflies to the garden like no other family of plants. Long, tapering panicles of tiny, sweetly scented lavender florets, with orange eyes, form on plants from late summer into fall. Few plants are easier for professionals or gardeners to grow — cut back almost to the ground in early spring. This selection was personally selected by Adrian Bloom of Blooms of Bressingham.Hardy to zone 6.

Hibiscus syriacus ‘America Irene Scott’Sugar Tip™ rose of Sharon

This variegated Hibiscus blooms with clear, double pink flowers in late summer. Can grow as tall as 2.4 m (8 ft.) tall in full sun. Beautiful as a privacy screen or in specimen planting. Rose of Sharon is typically one of the latest plants to leaf out in the spring, so patience is needed. Once the leaves unfurl, the plant will quickly catch up to the others in your garden. Hardy to zone 6.

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Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Lynn’ Let’s Dance™ Starlight hydrangea

Let’s Dance is the first-ever lacecap hydrangea that blooms on new wood with large flowers on strong stems. Does best in full sun to partial shade and prefers a well-drained soil amended with organic matter. The breeder says Let’s DanceTM Starlight hydrangea is a good choice for gardeners in northern climates where Hydrangea macrophylla

has difficulty blooming. Hardy to zone 6.

Hydrangea paniculata ‘DVPinky’ Pinky WinkyTM hydrangea

A very unique hardy hydrangea with massive two-toned, white and pink flowers in mid-summer. Strong upright red stems hold the large, 30-40 cm (12-16 in.) blooms up so you never get the drooping look like Pee Gee hydrangea. The flower heads continue to grow throughout the season and as the older flowers turn dark pink the new flowers continue to emerge white. The effect is stunning. A truly remarkable plant for the summer and autumn landscape. Hardy to zone 5. Photo courtesy www.provenwinners.com.

Weigela florida ‘Carlton’Ghost™ weigela

GhostTM weigela has deep, dark red flowers in spring, but the main attraction is the foliage which turns to a ghostly, iridescent, translucent butter cream as summer progresses. Best in full sun. Reaches a mature height of 1.2 to 1.5 m (4 - 5 ft.). Hardy to zone 5.

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Rosa ‘BAIgirl’ My Girl, Easy Elegance® shrub rose

Easy Elegance® roses have been bred with the goal of taking the fear out of growing roses. Each plant in the Easy Elegance collection is as simple to grow as any flowering shrub. These roses are low-maintenance, hardy, disease-resistant plants that bloom all season long. My Girls has round, deep pink buds held in clusters of five to 30, opening to blossoms so full they almost hide the centres. Backed by medium green foliage, this rose has proven highly resistant to black spot with little to no defoliation. Its compact, upright habit and good repeat bloom can be used in foundations, shrub borders and as an informal hedge or accent. Grown on its own root.

Rosa ‘BAIrage’All the Rage, Easy Elegance® shrub rose

Multi-coloured blooms with tight, coral buds, swirl open to apricot-coloured blossoms with luminous yellow centres. Blooms age to lipstick pink before dropping cleanly away. Clean, disease-resistant foliage on round form makes for a shrub rose useful in borders or as an informal hedge. Grown on its own root.

Rosa ‘BAIsuhe’ Super Hero, Easy Elegance® shrub rose

Gardeners don’t need to be a super hero to grow great roses. Without super human effort, they’ll be able to enjoy gorgeous, hybrid tea-shaped blooms all season long. Clusters of perfect, red blossoms stand out strongly against clean, medium to dark green, satiny foliage. This neat, compact, disease-resistant shrub is ideal in the border or foundation planting. Grown on its own root.

Rosa ‘PROse’ Burgundy Iceberg™ floribunda rose

This new rose has terrific flower production with deep purple-red burgundy and cream blooms. This floribunda has everything — a bushy habit, lovely buds, showy clusters, glossy green foliage and nearly thornless stems along with a mild honey fragrance.

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The companies listed below are members of Landscape Ontario Horticultural Trades Association. Their specialties include landscape construction and maintenance, garden centre retailing, landscape design, irrigation, snow removal and others. Many companies provide several of these services.

For more complete and up-to-date information, bookmark www.landscapeontario.com on your computer.

At the Landscape Ontario site, you can find member companies listed by specialty and by region. Many of the companies provide a profile with details about the area it serves, its special skills and other information.

Landscape Ontario’s mission is to be a leader in representing, promoting and fostering a favourable environment for advancement of the horticultural industry in Ontario. The association is one of the largest and most vibrant of its kind in North America.

Durham areaAble Tree Service Inc Brooklin 905-655-8791Acorn Landscaping Oshawa 905-432-2341Algonquin Property Services Inc Ajax 905-428-1844All Seasons Gardening & Maintenance Ltd Oshawa 905-576-4972Amberlea Landscapes Pickering 416-262-8158Aquatech Irrigation Systems Ltd Ajax 905-619-6585Arbor Landscaping Port Perry 905-985-4626Armstrong Landscapes, Design & Construction Oshawa 905-432-4803Astonia Stone Facings Brooklin 905-260-3141B.K. Baun Landscape Ltd Ajax 905-426-6227Baltimore Valley Produce & Garden Centre Baltimore 905 372 2662Birk’s Landscaping Bowmanville 905-404-0602Bloom Field Farm Newcastle 905-987-5664Brett’s Property Maintenance Inc Pickering 905-686-9847Bryden Landscaping Inc Ajax 905-683-9919C&R Paving Inc Pickering 905-427-6282Clark Property Maintenance Port Perry 905-985-4979Clintar Groundskeeping Services - Durham Scarborough 416-291-1611Clint’s Property Maintenance Peterborough 705-939-2786Craig Clifford Gardening Uxbridge 905-852-6638Craven Landscaping and Excavating Oshawa 905-571-7032Cressman Tree Maintenance & Landscaping Ltd Cobourg 905-372-3801Custom Cutters Peterborough 705-743-9357Dave’s Landscaping, Farm & Haulage Port Perry 905-982-1561Dayspring Fine Gardens Pickering 905-560-2598DHF Enterprises Contractors (a div of 1413283 Ont Inc) Blackstock 905-986-0499Direct Landscape Supply Oshawa 905-576-8400on Valley Garden Services Ltd Pickering 905-420-7481Durham Lawn Care Ajax 905-428-3125Durham Topsoil & Garden Supplies Ajax 905-427-0403E Mast Landscaping Ltd Port Perry 905-640-1091Forest View Landscaping Inc Cobourg 905-342-9592Fortunato’s General Contracting & Property Maintenance Ltd. Pickering 905-839-1259Garden Gateway Landscape Services Inc Oshawa 905-579-4675Gerrits Property Services Inc Pickering 416-410-3435Goodwood Gardens Greenhouses Goodwood 905-640-4852Green Leaf Gardening & Property Services Oshawa 905-438-1399Greenwood Interlock Bowmanville 905-983-8279Ground Control Contracting Oshawa 905-576-9386Harry Kamstra & Sons Bowmanville 905-263-4230Harwood Landscaping & Property Maintenance Inc Bowmanville 905-623-0255Hedgerow Farm Sunderland 705-357-1313Horlings Garden Centre Ltd Peterborough 705-652-7979Humphries Landscape Services Oshawa 905-576-9930Inspired Landscape Solutions Inc Locust Hill 905-472-1976J Hubble Landscaping Omemee 705-748-0870Jack Lake Landscape Apsley 705-656-1757John Vos Landscaping Pickering 905-837-7840Johnston’s Landscaping Peterborough 705-745-3042Kamstra Landscaping Oshawa 905-579-5571Kawartha Capital Corp Peterborough 705-750-0440Keenan Property Maintenance Port Perry 905-985-4848King West Landscape Contracting Ltd Oshawa 905-728-0977Kingsway Greenhouse Oshawa 905-436-0576KJ Property Maintenance Ajax 647-828-4440Kodiak Landscape Janetville 705-878-4963Lake Ridge Landscaping Whitby 905-666-8193Lakeridge Contracting Ltd Ajax 905-686-1640Leedle Landscaping Ashburn 905-655-8500Lloyd’s Landscaping Ltd Pickering 416-439-3343Meyer’s Landscaping Ltd Peterborough 705-742-1074

Misty Hills Landscaping Ajax 905-426-6602Miyabi Inc Zephyr 905-473-9268MMD Property Services Bowmanville 905-436-0000Mountain Ash Landscaping Whitby 905-665-3380Nature’s Reflection Landscape Ltd Oshawa 905-720-1333Naturescape Cobourg 905-373-8888Noldus of Durham Oshawa 905-723-2621Nutri Lawn - Durham Whitby 905-728-7175O’Flaherty’s Landscaping Ajax 905-427-4143OGS Grounds Maintenance Specialist Brooklin 905-655-3331OGS Landscape Services Brooklin 905-655-3331OGS Property Services Brooklin 905-655-3331OJ Muller Landscape Contractor Ltd Pickering 905-839-5760O’Meara Contracting Ltd Bowmanville 905-697-4264Orange Hill Construction & Restoration Inc Whitby 416-938-0221Paradise Home Landscaping Oshawa 905-259-1732Pineridge Landscaping Fenelon Falls 705-887-2083Pro-Lawn Landscaping Orono 905-983-5978R&C Brown & Sons Oshawa 905-655-8878Redleaf Landscape Port Perry 905-985-9875Rekker’s Garden Centre Bowmanville 905-623-2300Richardson’s Pineneedle Farms Pontypool 705-277-9993Rosepark Landscaping Ltd Cameron 705-359-1112Ryems Construction Management Ltd Whitby 905-579-7743Schoolhouse Country Landscapes Little Britain 705-786-7349Sheridan Nurseries (Whitby) Ltd Whitby 905-686-0844Steve Mattless Landscaping Ltd Peterborough 705-749-1559Strait’s Tropical Interiors Inc Stouffville 905-642-5453Sunflower Gardens Stouffville 905-642-4334Sunup Estate Services Corp Oshawa 905-438-1170Tapestries Design Uxbridge 905-852-9818The Gardenin’ Guy Oshawa 905-240-1406The Landscape Maker Young’s Point 705-652-5033The Oasis Group Stouffville 905-642-1098TLC Tender Lawn Care Courtice 905-432-2983Tom’s Landscaping Maintenance Oshawa 905-433-8624Town & Country Estate & Commercial Lawn Maintenance Ltd Peterborough 705-876-8335Trillium Maintenance Pickering 416-896-2015Tucker Property Services Pickering 416-822-2990TWG Landscaping & Property Maintenance Whitby 905-263-4606Two C Services Inc Campbellcroft 905-435-3866Urban Landscape Solutions Oshawa 905-260-4373Uxbridge Tree Service Uxbridge 905-852-5313Vandermeer Nursery Ajax 905-427-2525Verbancic Tree Supply & Landscaping Ltd Pickering 905-509-2500Vissers Nursery Hampton 905-263-2126VPS Group Inc Stouffville 905-591-0156Wall To Wall Landscaping Ltd Oshawa 905-571-7600Water Works Irrigations & Illuminations Ltd Bowmanville 905-623-9165Weed Man - Oshawa Oshawa 905-576-9333Wynn’s Property Maintenance Bowmanville 905-263-2200

Georgian Lakelands areaA Dearborn Designs Barrie 705-623-2970Adams Lawncare Inc Minesing 705-739-8393Aidie Creek Gardens Inc Englehart 705 544 2474Algoma Hydroseeding & Irrigation Elliot Lake 705-848-7351Anthony Janssen Landscaping Ltd Bracebridge 705-385-2627Azilda Greenhouses Azilda 705-983-5252Bay Landscapes & Pools Markdale 519-986-3650Bedrock Landscapes Bala 705-644-1410Benj Art Landscape Construction & Sculpture Chatsworth 519-794-0559Black Rock Landscaping MacTier 705-375-0608Botanix - Barrie’s Garden Centre Barrie 705-730-1113Brackenrig Landscaping Port Carling 705-765-5565

Horticultural partnersThese companies can help you make your home and your neighbourhood a greener, more beautiful place

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Georgian Lakelands area cont’d Brackenrig Nursery & Maintenance Port Carling 705-765-6261Bradford Greenhouses Garden Gallery Barrie 705-725-9913Christopher’s Gardens Tottenham 905-936-9000Clintar Groundskeeping Services - Barrie Barrie 705-722-7172Complete Outdoor Serv/Cut & Dried Flowers Glencairn 705-424-9319Creative Gardens & Waterscapes Barrie 705-721-9654D Holmlund Landscaping Wasaga Beach 705-429-3742DB Enterprises Dwight 705-635-1774DB Maw Landscaping Services Huntsville 705-788-1283DOL Hydroseeding Inc Cookstown 705-458-4353Dol Turf Restoration Ltd Bond Head 905-778-1222Drysdale Tree Farms Ltd Egbert 705-424-9719Eagles Weed Control and Lawn Service Clarksburg 519-599-5928Ego’s Nurseries Ltd Coldwater 705-326-9922Enviroking Lawn Care Ltd Innisfil 705-431-1670Enviroscape Incorporated Glencairn 705-466-6290Fern Glen Garden Centre Emsdale 705-636-0927Forest Hill Fine Homes Inc Port Carling 705-765-6122Fowler Construction Bracebridge 705-645-2214Frederick Horticulture Services Phelpston 705-322-5815G Best & Sons Dwight 705-635-9133Garden Holistic Inc Thornbury 519-599-1003Gardens of Prestige Ltd New Lowell 705-424-4202Georgian Sprinklers Inc Stayner 705-428-4608Good Earth Landscaping Bracebridge 705-646-0444Gordon J Leece Landscapes Thornbury 519-538-9991Granite Property Maintenance and Landscaping Bracebridge 705-645-5622Green Thumb Advantage Loretto 519-941-5806Greg Varcoe Cookstown 705-458-9455Guy Robert Landscaping 1988 Ltd North Bay 705-472-6657Hardship Acres Landscaping Inc Wyevale 705-322-1371Hill’N Dale Landscaping Creemore 705-466-6933Integra Works Port Sydney 705-385-3000JD’s Garden Centre Tehkummah 705-859-2393Jeff Argue Landscaping & Excavating Waubaushene 705-538-9907Jeff White Property Maintenance Barrie 705-734-1282Kowalski Landscaping Cookstown 800-788-5393Lakelands Irrigation Elmvale 705-739-9000Landale Landscape Management Thunder Bay 807-577-5807Landscapes by Northern Pride Barrie 705-719-2799LB Landscaping Oro Station 705-487-3085Lee’s Landscaping Minesing 705-721-8680Little Gardens Greenhouse (The) Parry Sound 705-746-5311M&S Architectural Gilford 905-778-0015Maitland & Maitland Inc Huntsville 705-635-2306Maxwell’s Landscape Supplies Inc Feversham 519-922-2912May Flowers by Design Bolton 905-951-7780McGregor’s TLC Kirkland Lake 705-568-7209Michael Scott’s Landscaping Orillia 705-325-7907Midhurst Property Service Midhurst 705-792-2382Muskoka Turf Care Ltd Bracebridge 705-645-1490Native Woods Nurseries Midland 705-526-9610Near North Gilford 416-708-2246New North Greenhouses Inc Sault Ste Marie 705-779-2168Nicole Pattenden Landscape Design Penetang 705-549-7906Norman’s Garden Gallery Midland 705-526-4361Nutri Lawn - Sudbury Sudbury 705-525-1294Orchestra Landscapes Ltd Wasaga Beach 705-422-0574Ormsby’s Garden Centre Meaford 519-538-3145Outdoor Environments Landscaping Wiarton 519-534-3866Outdoor Living Landscapes Barrie 705-725-0054Pendergast Lawn Care Ltd Alliston 705-435-5157PM Landscaping Inc Thunder Bay 807-768-8669Raymar North Inc Shelburne 519-925-5409Sandhill Nursery Huntsville 705-789-5319Scott’s Garden Centre Orillia 705-325-2909Seasons In The Country Bracebridge 705-645-5035Shamrock Property Maintenance Angus 705-424-1830Shaw Milling Ltd Sault Ste Marie 705-256-5676Silver Creek Gardens Collingwood 705-445-6637Smith Sutton Contracting Co. Ltd Barrie 705-734-2179Smith’s Country Gardens Port Carling 705-764-1330Southview Greenhouse Growers Inc Sudbury 705-522-4769Spirit Rock Gardening & Landscaping Dorset 705-766-1991Sudbury Landscaping Ltd Sudbury 705-522-2525Sunsational Landscapes Inc Angus 705-424-5603Tamarack Landscape Contracting Services Ltd Alliston 705-435-0747Taylored Gardening Orillia 705-327-5045Tecumseth Landscape Services Ltd Barrie 705-735-0189Temagami Garden Centre Temagami 705-569-2942Temagami Landscape Design & Build Ltd Collingwood 705-445-3442Tender Shoots Midland 705-527-9399

The Landmark Group Thornbury 519-599-2957Top-Notch Landscaping & Property Management Gravenhurst 705-687-6744Tormeck Property Services Ltd Thornton 705-727-1100Total Property Maintenance Singhampton 519-922-1047Triple J Tree Farm Inc Glencairn 705-466-2977Turf King North Bay North Bay 705-472-9299Turf King Orillia Orillia 705-326-6234Turf Tech Washago 705-689-1400Vallee Verte / Green Valley Chelmsford 705-855-1438Water’s Edge Landscaping Bracebridge 705-645-2787Wayside Garden Market & Groundskeeping Ltd Port Carling 705-765-5260Weed Man - Collingwood Stayner 705-428-9333Weed Man - Huntsville Huntsville 705-789-2217Weed Man - Innisfil Innisfil 705-436-4733Weed Man - Midland Midland 705-526-5977Weed Man - Muskoka Bracebridge 705-645-5944Wildflower Farm Coldwater 866-476-9453Williams Snowplowing & Lawn Care Lisle 705-466-2495Windermere Garden Centre Utterson 705-769-3238Windmill Garden Centre Orillia 705-323-9463Yeoman Landscape Owen Sound 519-372-2988Young’s Landscaping and Maintenance Ltd Fenelon Falls 705-887-3447

Golden Horseshoe area4 Seasons Landscape Contractors Stevensville 905-329-4752A Cut Above Lawn Care Inc Burlington 905-332-7475A Moura Landscaping & Gardening Hamilton 905-561-3689Acclaim Lawn Care Dundas 905-689-0796Adele Pierre Landscape Design Caledonia 905-765-7912Aldershot Landscape Burlington 905-689-7321All Canadian Gardening Inc Burlington 905-632-0614All Green Irrigation Niagara OnTheLake 905-262-5613Angus Inground Sprinkler Co Hamilton 905-544-3631Appleby Landscape Milton 905-332-5423Artistic Landscape Services Burlington 905-529-5999Barry Benjamin & Associates Burlington 905-637-6670Beaudry Contracting Inc Burlington 905-639-6502Belmore Landscaping Company Hamilton 905-529-4209Bos Landscaping Smithville 905-957-1330Bosma Landscape Service Beamsville 905-563-1450Brian Cocks Nursery & Landscaping Winona 905-643-1978C&C Lawn & Landscape Burlington 905-319-8807Canadian Greenscapes Inc Carlisle 905-424-2220Cedar Springs Landscape Group Ancaster 905-648-7949Cedarlane Landscape Port Dover 519-426-3801Chris Utter Landscaping Ancaster 905-648-6167Ciccarelli Group Ancaster 905-648-5178Clintar Groundskeeping Services - Mount Hope Mt Hope 905-679-3600Clintar Groundskeeping Services - Niagara St. Catharines 905-688-6723Coles Florist & Garden Centre Inc Grimsby 905-945-2219Colin Harper Landscaping Dundas 905-628-8371Complete Tree Service Co Carlisle 905-689-8890Connon Nurseries/CBV Holdings Inc Waterdown 905-689-4631Connon Nurseries/NVK Holdings Inc Waterdown 905-628-0112CR Lawns Inc Lynden 519-647-2455Crimson Leaf Landscaping Ltd Dundas 905-627-3206Cruickshanks Property Services Inc Dundas 905-628-1022Cypress Landscaping & Maintenance Hamilton 905-388-3666D&R Lawn Service and General Maintenance Niagara Falls 905-356-4394Dave Emmons Plants Ridgeville 905-892-7890Davey Tree Expert Company of Canada Ltd Burlington 905-333-1034Dawland Farms & Landscaping Niagara OnTheLake 905-262-4862DeKorte’s Landscape Ltd Fenwick 905-892-6908DenBok Landscaping & Design Ltd Burlington 905-336-3476DeVries Landscping & Maintenance Inc Grimsby 905-563-8428DF Wilby Tree Surgeons Burlington 905-335-2553DG Coote Enterprises Niagara OnTheLake 905-688-4271Dicam Landscaping Binbrook 905-383-4488Dreamview Landscape Burlington 905-319-0034Duralawn Inc St. Catharines 905-650-4880Dutchman’s Landscaping Ltd Burlington 905-335-9999Ed Hekert Landscaping Ltd Mount Hope 905-679-4897Environmental Design Landscaping Contractors Ltd Carlisle 905-689-5373Environmental Vegetation Management Caledonia 905-679-5644Evergreen Landscaping & Lawn Maintenance Hamilton 905-575-4322Excel Landscaping & Property Maintenance Hannon 905-643-5632Fern Valley Landscaping Hamilton 905-385-8950



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Toronto area cont’d Berg Property Maintenance Ltd Toronto 416-781-0555BethStar Irrigation Mississauga 905-670-4326Between the Fences Landscaping & Maintenance Unionville 905-475-0999Big Town Contracting Ltd Mississauga 905-812-5333Bill Van Ryn Weed Control Glen Williams 905-877-2594Black Forest Garden Centre & Nursery King City 905-727-4349Blossom Landscape Ltd Downsview 416-741-6726Blue Willow Garden & Landscape Centre Baldwin 905-722-5849Bluestone Landscaping Ltd Caledon 416-618-8070Boardwalk Landscapes Inc Markham 905-642-1653Boffo Landscaping Inc Richmond Hill 905-832-3850Bolliger Landscapes Ltd Caledon 905-584-4040BonRoy Services Inc Burlington 905-338-3575Bonzai Landscaping Newmarket 905-888-6100Boot’s Landscaping & Maintenance Ltd Richmond Hill 905-764-5455Bouwmeister Landscaping Ltd Stouffville 905-640-1323BP Landscaping & Snow Removal Caledon 905-840-1111Brampton Irrigation Inc Brampton 519-942-8600Breeze Landscaping Gormley 416-896-0325Brian Wilson Services Ltd Brampton 905-459-9779Bright Lawn and Gardens Aurora 905-727-0803Briscott Landscaping Oakville 905-825-5783Bruce Tree Expert Company Ltd Toronto 416-252-8769Bruce Wilson Landscaping Ltd Kleinburg 905-859-4555Burgmoore Landscaping Limehouse 905-873-8884Burlington Lawn & Landscape Milton 905-335-9469Butterfly Landscapes Inc Mississauga 905-607-9640C.E.T Contracting Newmarket 905-898-2070Caledon Treeland Caledon 905-880-1828Cameron Landscaping Inc North York 416-749-2371Canadian Green - 1569692 Ontario Limited Brampton 905-846-7188Canadian Grounds Landscaping Etobicoke 416-231-8776Canadian Landscaping Agincourt 905-427-2399Carvalho Landscape Contractors Ltd York 416-398-1772Cavan’s Landscape Design/Build Erin 519-833-2117Cheyenne Landscaping Incorporated Brampton 905-452-1068Chow’s Farms (Jade Gardens) Hornby 905-878-0722Christine’s Touch Gardening Stouffville 905-473-7449City Wide Grounds Maintenance Ltd Caledon East 905-857-8887City Wide Property Services Scarborough 416-417-9505CJ Landscaping Mississauga 905-823-9222Clean Cut Landscaping Inc Woodbridge 416-579-5296Clearstream Landscaping Inc Maple 905-833-1587Clintar Groundskeeping Services Markham 905-943-9530Clintar Groundskeeping Services - Brampton Brampton 905-796-5849Clintar Groundskeeping Services - Markham/Scarborough Scarborough 416-291-1611Clintar Groundskeeping Services - Mississauga East Mississauga 905-795-9637Clintar Groundskeeping Services - Mississauga West Mississauga 905-566-0064Clintar Groundskeeping Services - Newmarket/Aurora/Richmond Hill Newmarket 905-895-9238Clintar Groundskeeping Services - Oakville/Burlington Mississauga 905-822-3700Clintar Groundskeeping Services - Toronto Downtown Etobicoke 416-245-3140Clintar Groundskeeping Services - Toronto East Scarborough 416-750-7705Clintar Groundskeeping Services - Toronto West Etobicoke 416-245-3140Clintar Groundskeeping Services - Vaughan Vaughan 416-881-1125CNS Property Services & Landscaping Ltd Scarborough 416-491-5308Coivic Contracting Ltd Hornby 905-878-9101Contour Landscape & Design Inc Rockwood 905-854-0640Cornerstone Caledon 905-843-1106Corporate Land Services Mississauga 416-704-2264Coulson Contracting Inc Norval 905-456-5474Country Downs Landscaping Ltd Pickering 905-837-0888Countryside Gazebos Canada King City 905-841-0612Creating Eden Garden Design and Development Inc Mississauga 905-567-4401Creative Garden Designs Toronto 416-707-5655Creative Impressions Aurora 905-713-8079Crystal Lawn Care Inc Etobicoke 800-667-0503Cudmore’s Garden Centre Inc Oakville 905-827-1872Custom Grounds & Gardens Toronto 416-514-0677Cypress Hill Richmond Hill 416-526-2177Cypress Hills Landscaping & Snow Removal Alton 519-927-1100D&D Landscaping & Maintenance Co Ltd Toronto 416-242-6208D&R Mazza Landscape Maintenance Inc Toronto 416-224-1411DA Gracey & Associates Vaughan 905-761-9490Dale’s Gardening & Landscaping Inc Markham 905-640-3253Darsan North York 416-633-3300Daveen Contracting Milton 905-878-6984

David Gaze Landscaping Oakville 905-849-9517DDR Landscape Contractors Ltd Oakville 905-337-3337Decra-Stone Landscaping Ltd Milton 905-855-8612Dekkema Landscaping Ltd Newmarket 905-836-8951Denson Landscaping Ltd Terra Cotta 519-927-5045Dependable Lawn Care Georgetown 905-873-8818Designs By The Yard Inc Toronto 416-233-2836DH Water Management Services Inc Toronto 416-616-0403Diamond Groundskeeping Services Ltd Aurora 905-727-5575Diceman Lawn Care Inc King City 905-726-8555DiMarco Landscape Lighting Mount Albert 905-473-5610DJ Rain & Co Ltd North York 416-746-8860DKG Landscaping Caledon 905-846-7676Dodaro Landscaping Services Concord 905-660-8841Don Valley Landscaping Ltd Thornhill 905-731-8477Dr Green Lawn Care Mississauga 905-625-4065Dreamscape Landscaping Acton 905-873-1917Dufferin Lawn Life Orangeville 519-942-9333Dusty Miller Landscaping Queensville 905-478-1820Dynamic Terrain Contractors Whitby 905-493-1115Eagle Ridge Tree Movers Markham 905-640-5998Early Bird Lawn Maintenance Inc Hornby 905-875-3233Earth Incorporated Toronto 416-216-0378Earthwise Landscaping Inc Toronto 416-264-3656Earthworks Landscape Development Inc Bolton 905-880-9800Eastbrooke Contracting Corp Richmond Hill 416-740-5941ECO Landscape Oakville 905-338-3378Ed Edskes Landscaping & Maintenance Newmarket 905-778-8341Edengrove Landscapes Ltd Mississauga 905-602-9886Elendale Landscaping Ltd Richmond Hill 905-780-5781Elimination Services Inc Oakville 905-842-6100Elite Designed Concrete Inc Woodbridge 905-850-9697Elite Landscaping Inc Caledon East 905-584-8181Elliott Landscape Contractors Mississauga 905-275-0909Elm Landscaping North York 416-293-2976Emerald Lawns - Naturally Mississauga 905-891-9119Empire Green Lawn Sprinklers Ltd Newmarket 905-898-4554Enlightenend Gardens Toronto 416-458-0370Entire Landscapes Inc Mississauga 905-629-2583Essential Landscaping Ltd Bolton 905-857-5296Europa Landscaping Hornby 905-338-5717Evergreen Environments Landscape Contractors Brampton 905-453-0392Excel Contracting King 905-751-0231F Bulow Garden Centre & Landscaping Oakville 905-845-7121Faion Landscaping & Snow Plowing Brampton 905-565-6463Fausto Presta Design Toronto 416-767-6350Fern Ridge Landscaping Milton 905-876-4852Fiesta Gardens Toronto 416-537-1235Fiona’s Garden Gate Toronto 416-231-8512First Choice Landscape Markham 905-947-0527Five Star Property Services Ajax 416-286-7800Flow Landscapes Inc Aurora 905-472-0911Forecast Landscaping Ltd Weston 416-744-0888Forest Ridge Landscaping Design & Maintenance Sharon 905-478-8311Forestview Landscaping Burlington 905-331-5383Forever Green Lawn & Landscape Inc Brampton 905-454-0875Forevergreen Landscaping & Maintenance Inc Oakville 905-469-4551Forster Landscape Contractors Ltd Mississauga 905-848-4432Fossil Landscapes Ltd Etobicoke 416-255-8881Four Seasons Tree Care & Service Ltd Stouffville 416-410-8770Framar Landscape & Maintenance Contractors Ltd Schomberg 905-939-2999Frechette Lawncare Scarborough 416-261-7848Freemont Landscaping Inc Mississauga 905-676-9106From The Ground Up Tree & Plant Nursery North York 416-275-2822G Degryse Landscaping Ltd Richmond Hill 905-883-5783G Edick & Sons Landscape Contractors Mississauga 905-822-8004G Edick Landscape & Tree Care Mississauga 800-265-2658Gail’s Balcony & Solarium Gardens Toronto 416-425-9888Garbutt Gardens Toronto 416-485-0587Garden City Groundskeeping Services Mississauga 905-274-2029Garden Glen Landscape Construction Branchton 905-659-9886Garden Retreats Inc Toronto 416-565-8343Gardens Perennial Scarborough 416-439-0465Garland Landscaping Mississauga 905-278-3663Gateway Landscaping & Snow Removal Ltd Concord 905-660-5833GDG Enterprises Ltd Mississauga 416-606-3823General Gardening Ltd Markham 905-475-2220Genoscape Inc Markham 905-472-9112Georgina Garden Centre Keswick 905-476-8722Geoscape Exterior Design Ltd Markham 905-887-1599Gib-San Environmentals Toronto 416-749-4361Glen Echo Nurseries Inc Caledon East 905-677-3140

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Glenoaks Landscape Contractors Stouffville 905-940-8562Glenwood Tree Service Inc Mississauga 905-855-8711Global Gardening & Landscaping Ltd Toronto 416-534-5611Global Grass Clippers Richmond Hill 905-770-6788Gobro Con Landscaping Brampton 905-487-0281Go-Green Landscaping Acton 519-853-2210Golfgreen Irrigation Services Newmarket 416-523-7431Gore Landscaping Enterprises Ltd Caledon 905-843-2925Grand Effects Landscaping Mississauga 905-823-0794Granite Land Design Inc Oakville 905-338-1433Grasshoppers Landscaping Services Ltd (The) Hornby 905-827-0373Great Lakes Landscape Contractors Acton 519-853-4994Green All Landscaping Ltd Oakville 905-842-5333Green Apple Landscaping Toronto 416-288-1499Green Grass Lawn Sprinklers Ltd Markham 416-321-9591Green Masters Landscaping Toronto 416-242-8359Green Thumb Landscaping (a division of 002092394 Ontario Ltd.) Brampton 416-554-3693Green Valley Gardening & Landscaping Etobicoke 416-255-3904Greenbay Northern Ltd Richmond Hill 416-873-3356Greenfield Lawn Care & Landscaping Toronto 416-224-9004Greenland Irrigation - Toronto Toronto 416-227-2433GreenLawn Ltd - Toronto West Mississauga 905-290-1834GreenLawn Ltd - Toronto West Mississauga 800-565-5296Greenscape Lawn Maintenance Mississauga 905-277-4778Greenside Drive Landscaping Nobleton 905-859-2934Greenview Irrigation Ltd Woodbridge 905-856-2632Greenwood Garden Centre Scarborough 416-282-2666Griffith Property Services Ltd Richmond Hill 905-888-5084Habitech Restoration Inc Acton 519-853-8077Hall Tree Farms Kettleby 905-727-1996Hank Deenen Landscaping Ltd Scarborough 416-757-3218Hans Kumberg Landscaping Toronto 416-767-5721Harada Landscaping Ltd Thornhill 905-881-3852Harwood’s Soil Farm Hornby 905-878-1900Hayward Tree & Landscape Services Tottenham 905-729-0955Hensbergen & DeGroot Markham 905-887-5155Hermanns Contracting Ltd Schomberg 905-939-1230Highland Design Build Ltd Toronto 416-898-4618Hilton Construction Toronto 416-241-1773Hinkley Associates Hornby 905-876-0008Hobson Landscapes Toronto 416-486-0081Hogan Landscaping Inc Stouffville 905-640-8374Holland Valley Garden Centre Newmarket 905-836-6900Hollander Landscaping Ltd Schomberg 905-939-2784Home Garden Solutions Inc Toronto 416-571-9799Homeland Gardening Inc Brampton 905-565-2410Hometurf Lawn Care Inc Brampton 905-791-8873HT Kroon Gardening Gormley 905-888-9056Humber Nurseries Ltd Brampton 416-798-8733Humber Valley Landscaping Inc Markham 416-473-0000Husky Landscaping Services Inc North York 416-494-8439Hydro-Gro Landscape Inc Toronto 905-238-9168I Domingues & Sons Ltd Thornhill 905-709-5710Ian McClelland Associates Ltd Oakville 905-847-5157Iberia Landscape Services Ltd Stouffville 905-642-1354IDM Landscapes Beaverton 705-426-7621Imperial Garden Centre Brampton 905-791-0692Industrial Property Services Markham 905-887-9122Infinite Gardening & Landscaping Inc Toronto 416-516-2230Initial Tropical Plants Concord 905-669-5777Inside & Out Garden Design Toronto 416-534-3691Inspiration II Toronto 416-698-9774Interface Designs Mississauga 905-949-2834Interlocking Stone Works Ltd Markham 905-472-0827International Landscaping Inc Hornby 905-876-3000Islington Nurseries Ltd Toronto 416-231-8416J Garfield Thompson Landscape Ltd Islington 416-239-6603J Orr Property Management Schomberg 905-859-0834Jack’s Landscaping Richmond Hill 905-888-1664Jacob’s Gardenscape Carlisle 905-690-4679James Graham Paving Ltd Toronto 416-425-2383Jay - Jay Landscaping Toronto 416-769-6862Jennifer Hayman Design Toronto 416-769-4029Jim Skovhoj’s Landscaping Markham 905-477-5356Jimrick’s Property Services Scarborough 416-285-0172John VanWissen Nurseries & Garden Centre Inc Brampton 905-457-4007JR Interlocking Landscaping and Maintenance Ltd Brampton 905-796-3105JS Lawn Sprinklers Markham 416-993-3167Juergen Partridge Ltd Terra Cotta 800-341-6656Jung’s Landscaping Toronto 647-892-8208Just Add Water Landscape Irrigation Systems Mississauga 905-824-5213Just Centre’s Kleinburg 905-893-1515

Kampen’s Landscape Maintenance Ltd Aurora 905-751-0247Karl J Wiker & Sons Landscaping Ltd Pefferlaw 905-473-6479Keenan Design Associates Toronto 416-560-6466Kelly’s Tree Care Ltd Scarborough 416-462-0007Kent Ford Design Group Inc Toronto 416-410-4994Key West Tropicals Ltd Waterford 519-443-8999Kim Price Landscape Design Inc Toronto 416-993-5143Kingcal Properties & Maintenance Inc Brampton 905-791-1130KIVA Gardens Toronto 416-481-1624Knecht Landscape Associates Ltd Brampton 905-450-1105Kontiki Mature Landscape Specialists Schomberg 905-939-8555L. Magyar Enterprises Ltd Richmond Hill 905-737-1447Lady Lawn Care Etobicoke 416-251-8008Lakeside Garden Gallery Brampton 905-846-3773Lambton Property Maintenance & Landscaping Toronto 416-738-4769Lan Design Inc Don Mills 416-441-3040Land Effects Toronto 416-266-6032Land Pride Group North York 416-733-4830Landcare Toronto 416-410-0320Landform Contracting Mississauga Ltd Oakville 905-849-6547Landscape Garten Ltd Stouffville 905-878-6309Landscape Image Mississauga 905-821-9209Landscape Plus Ltd Etobicoke 416-241-2842Landscapes By DK Enterprises Inc Georgetown 905-693-9288Landscapes By Lucin Toronto 416-253-9130Landscapes Unlimited Inc Gormley 905-841-7680Landscaping de Sol a Sol Inc Toronto 416-876-7437Landsview Landscaping Markham 416-726-5563Landtar Construction Inc Toronto 416-745-2263Langholm Nurseries Milton 905-878-3100Lantech Construction Ltd King City 905-833-2888Laven Associates Ltd Mississauga 905-670-5144Lawn 911 Inc Brampton 905-799-6828Lawn Barber Inc Caledon 905-880-1570Lawn Buster Land Services Inc Brampton 905-457-2420Lawn Tech Ontario Brampton 905-458-1123LawnMart Inc Bolton 905-857-2957LawnSavers Plant Healthcare Concord 905-707-9994Lawnscapes Plus Inc Oakville 905-257-5619Lawn-Tech Inc Toronto 416-651-1740Lawrence Park Garden Care Ltd Downsview 416-481-1888Lawrie’s Property Services Newmarket 905-853-9926Leaside Landscaping Toronto 416-421-9019Leenaars Lawn & Garden Mississauga 905-276-1931Leishman Landscaping Ltd Toronto 416-482-4111Leo Landscaping & Snowplowing Ltd Woodbridge 905-850-1382Leuschner’s Lawn & Landscape Gormley 905-709-2221LightFX Brampton 905-455-4150Lightscaping of Canada Holland Landing 416-917-5085Links To Landscapes Ltd Schomberg 905-939-2992Living Landscapes Scarborough 416-991-1049Living Landscapes Pefferlaw 905-722-9569Locust Landscaping Ltd Woodbridge 905-851-1621LTD Lawn Care Brampton 905-451-5678LUNA Mississauga 905-302-3232M&R Landscaping Ltd Toronto 416-720-3265MacKinnon Waterfalls & Ponds Grand Valley 519-928-9826Manning General Landscape Ltd Toronto 416-990-8182Man-o-sa Landscaping & Construction Inc Bradford 905-775-7212Maple Hill Tree Services Hornby 905-824-2100Maple Lane Nurseries & Landscape Bowmanville 905-263-4767Maple Leaf Irrigation Inc Downsview 416-739-7484Maple Valley Lawn Inc Maple 905-417-9687Markham Property Services Markham 905-472-4842Markham/Sheppard Garden Centre Scarborough 416-282-9976Markville Landscaping & Nurseries Inc Markham 905-471-1010Marquis Gardens Ltd Concord 905-760-9611Mastercut Property Services Aurora 905-727-7102May Flower Landscaping Design Ltd Scarborough 416-298-9962\Mayerhofer Landscape & Gardening Inc Georgetown 905-873-9471Mazza Landscaping Enterprises Inc Kleinburg 905-856-8555MB Gardens Inc Brampton 905-454-8431McKeys Landscape Services Ltd Stouffville 416-410-8283MCP Landscape Contractors Toronto 416-715-7510Melfer Construction Inc Toronto 416-701-9266Melo Landscaping Ltd Schomberg 905-939-2749Metro Green Landscape Services Toronto 416-425-5543Millennium Landscape Design Inc Richmond Hill 416-567-7926Milliken Farms Garden Centre Unionville 905-477-4211Mississauga Greenhouses Ltd Mississauga 905-820-9789Moore Park Plantscapes Schomberg 416-709-1240Mopal Construction Ltd Gormley 905-888-9777Mr. Landscape Corp Toronto 416-590-1067




Toronto area cont’d Nature Boy Landscape Maintenance Woodbridge 416-573-9865Nature’s Grove Garden Centre Brampton 905-846-9073Naturescapes & Gardens Toronto 416-875-9892Neil E Pike Ltd Richmond Hill 905-508-9036Next Properties Network Inc Richmond Hill 905-482-6398Nightscaping Oakville 416-520-1500North Star Landscaping Inc Toronto 416-239-0227North York Tree Service Ltd Toronto 416-740-8733Northern Echo Landscaping Ltd Caledon East 905-584-8439Northland Paving Ltd Toronto 416-286-4292Novascape Contractors Ltd Woodbridge 905-850-6648NuBella Landscaping Inc Mississauga 905-542-3007Nutri Lawn Inc Toronto 416-620-7100Oak Hill Garden Center Richmond Hill 905-773-4455Oakville Lawn Care & Landscaping Oakville 905-847-3504Oakwood Services Ltd Caledon 905-838-0884Oasis Garden Creations Etobicoke 416-803-3256Oliveira Landscaping Etobicoke 416-741-9137Omega Landscape Gardening Ltd Stouffville 905-640-5462On Target Landscape Lighting & Irrigation Toronto 416-482-0204Ontario Landscaping Ltd Keswick Ontario Line Clearing & Tree Services Ltd Cobourg 905-376-5121Orchard Park Landscaping Ltd Gormley 416-522-1429Orchid Unique Landscaping Richmond Hill 647-212-8481Oriole Landscaping Ltd Toronto 416-696-5110Outdoor Maintenance Don Mills 416-444-6710Outside Space Toronto 416-222-2780Oving Property Maintenance Caledon 905-702-2555Pagoda Gardening Ltd Toronto 416-759-3335Par-Bro Design Build Ltd Vaughan 905-669-2787Park Place Grounds Maintenance Inc Schomberg 905-939-2254Parklane Nurseries Ltd Gormley 905-887-5851Pathways To Perennials Kettleby 800-551-0355Peel Exterior Maintenance Hornby 905-693-1530Perennial Gardens Corporation Toronto 416-531-1461Personal Touch Landscaping Mississauga 905-279-2050Peter Sullivan Landscaping Toronto 416-696-2949Pine Valley Enterprises Inc Concord 905-760-2215Pinebrook Landscape & Design Inc Georgetown 905-878-2142Pioneer Landscaping Inc Mississauga 905-823-3213Plant Care Inc Markham 905-479-8887Plant Maintenance Group Mississauga 905-670-8315Plant World Limited Toronto 416-241-9174Potted Pleasures Garden Centre Mississauga 905-897-1622Premier Landscaping & Design Ltd Richmond Hill 416-321-9626Premier Turf Inc Brampton 905-846-2285Prestige Land Maintenance Markham 416-677-9322Prime-Time Services Inc Stouffville 905-640-3694Pro Green Irrigation Newmarket 905-830-5097Pro Sealing Plus Inc Concord 905-761-7281Pro-Cut Ltd Kleinburg 905-951-9333Professional Ontario Landscaping Inc North York 416-769-2137Pro-Land Landscape Construction Inc Brampton 905-799-6100Proview Landscape Design Richmond Hill 416-505-7255PV Landscaping Schomberg 905-939-4601Pyramid Contracting Inc Brampton 905-846-7664Q Gardens Landscaping Markham 905-640-7774Quality Property Maintenance & Services Scarborough 416-888-8681Quercus Horticultural and Garden Services Toronto 416-575-9857R Neice Limited Willowdale 416-222-7567R Wilson Tree and Lawn Service Richmond Hill 905-780-0589Rainbow Gardening & Landscaping Pickering 905-303-8400Raul Liria Gardening & Snow Removal Thornhill 905-761-9241RC Landscaping Scarborough 416-283-4674RCC Landscaping Inc North York 416-747-1920Real McCoy Property Maintenance Ltd Georgetown 905-702-8118Reaman Pool Fill-Ins Ltd Markham 905-642-6811Redwood Lawn and Garden Maintenance Hornby 905-875-1759Reliable Landscape Contractors Inc Oakville 905-469-6504Riteway Services Oakville 905-847-5540RJS Enterprises Aurora 905-251-0793RM Construction Acton 519-853-0395RMF Property Services Ltd Aurora 905-841-6687Rock Valley Natural Stone Woodbridge 905-417-0330Rosedale Landscaping Ltd Toronto 416-815-8080Royalview Landscaping & Snow Removal Mississauga 905-696-0432RRG Landscaping Inc Burlington 905-336-5613Rutherford Contracting Ltd Gormley 905-888-9444Ryan Heath Professional Landscaping Keswick 905-967-0295Salivan Landscape Ltd Scarborough 416-321-2100Seasonal Services 2000 Inc Erin 519-833-2727Seferian Design Group Burlington 905-634-3110

Select Lawn Care Etobicoke 416-621-7038Serv-A-Lawn (division of Donald Banks Inc) Hamilton 905-690-6247Shades of Green Landscaping Mississauga 905-567-9551Shady Lane Expert Tree Care Inc Newmarket 905-773-5906Shamrock Garden & Landscaping Mississauga 905-896-9566Shepherd Lawn Care Ltd Georgetown 905-702-0389Sheridan Nurseries (Etobicoke) Ltd Mississauga 905-624-3722Sheridan Nurseries (Mississauga) Ltd Mississauga 905-822-0251Sheridan Nurseries (North York) Ltd North York 416-225-7705Sheridan Nurseries (Scarborough) Ltd Scarborough 416-438-6931Sheridan Nurseries (Toronto) Ltd Toronto 416-481-6429Sheridan Nurseries (Unionville) Ltd Unionville 905-477-2253Sheridan Nurseries Ltd Georgetown 905-873-7547Shibui Landscaping Toronto 416-226-3910Silverbel Landscaping & Snowplowing Ltd Brampton 905-459-7546Simpatico Property Services Ltd Scarborough 416-332-8780Simple Solutions Landscaping Brampton 905-799-9199Snowpro Richmond Hill 416-606-8080So-Green Canada (Landscape Design Build) Toronto 416-492-6465Speelman’s Garden Centre Weston 416-741-5593Spring Valley Landscaping Toronto 416-603-1995Steenburg Landscape Services Toronto 416-579-6230Stems Interior Landscaping Washago 416-966-2762Stepping Stone Landscaping Markham 905-642-6348Stevens Large Tree Sales Stouffville 800-544-6022Stiles Landscape Construction Inc Sutton West 905-722-9720Stonecraft Landscape Construction Schomberg 905-859-5355Stonetech Corporation Concord 905-760-8686Submatic Irrigation Systems Richmond Hill 905-764-9121Suburban Landscaping Stouffville 905-640-3301Sugrim Maintenance Co Brampton 905-497-0781Sullivan Lawn & Snow Services Inc Scarborough 416-699-4754Summer Set Landscaping Mississauga 905-824-2830Summerhill Nursery & Floral Toronto 416-922-6902Sunrise Property Maintenance & Snowplowing King City 905-833-5436Sunshine Landscape Inc Caledon 800-361-5296Suregreen Landscaping / Snow Removal Inc Mississauga 905-278-7873Symmetry Landscape Design Build Toronto 416-465-3191Tala Landscaping Thornhill 905-881-4192Taylor Nursery Milton 905-826-4410The Beach Gardener Inc Toronto 416-694-0543The Cultivated Garden Toronto 416-986-2629The Garden Wizard Inc Milton 905-208-6699The Gardener Inc Thornhill 905-889-1532The Grasshoppers Property Maintenance Inc Scarborough 416-321-9994The Great Garden Revival Company Inc Markham 905-471-7627The Green Team Brampton 905-793-3266The Lawn Doctors Inc Oakville 905-465-3502The Rain Man Company Ltd Orangeville 519-941-5524The Squires Lawn & Garden Maintenance Toronto 416-346-8851The Total Contracting Group Scarborough 905-649-5292The Tree Specialists Inc Oakville 905-469-1717The Urban Forester Milton 905-339-8322The Waterboys Inground Sprinklers Richmond Hill 416-399-2002The Weed Wizards Markham 905-475-7848Tidy Gardens Landscaping Inc Mississauga 905-271-7895Titan Scape Ltd Bolton 905-838-3003Tolias Landscaping & Plowing Inc Mississauga 416-910-1111Tom Jensen Landscape Maintenance Inc Newmarket 416-801-9656Top Notch Lawn Care & Snow Removal Service Toronto 416-252-5296Touch of Green Toronto 416-690-7476Townscaping Inc Port Perry 888-255-0222Townsend Enterprises Ltd Brampton 905-846-1818Trillium Associates Thornhill 905-707-9914Trio General Contracting Inc Mississauga 905-564-5110Tri-Star Landscaping Inc Bolton 905-857-5203Tuitman’s Garden Centre & Landscaping Acton 519-853-2480Tumber & Associates Orangeville 519-941-3867Turf Cover Inc Port Perry 905-505-5747Turf Management Systems Inc Mississauga 905-823-8550Turf Operation Scarborough Inc Scarborough 416-269-5754Underhill Landscape Ltd Scarborough 416-288-0313Urban Forest Associates Inc Toronto 416-423-3387Urban Garden Supply Co Ltd Toronto 416-465-1485Urban Wilderness Landscaping Inc Norval 905-840-5483Valleyview Gardens Scarborough 416-291-1270Valterra Landscape Contractors Inc Maple 905-832-3082Van Beek’s Garden Supplies Oakville 905-842-5053Van Dongen’s Landscaping & Nurseries Ltd Hornby 905-878-1105Van Raine & Sons Landscaping & Snowplowing Caledon 905-846-6636Vast Exteriors Inc Holland Landing 905-960-7652Viri Property Services Inc Maple 416-881-9599Vista Groundworks Inc Scarborough 416-410-9889

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Walkways Plus Bradford 905-775-8781Walter’s Landscaping Ltd Thornhill 905-889-2691Ware-With-All-Contracting Mississauga 905-569-8434Water Optics Inc Toronto 416-577-7779Water-Matic Irrigation Brampton 905-204-0239Waterway Irrigation Toronto 416-667-0660Weather-Tech Property Maintenance Ltd Scarborough 416-989-5606Weed Man - Toronto North York 416-510-0777Wildrose Gardening North York 416-221-7173Willand Grounds Maintenance Thornhill 905-882-6182Willow Gardens Services Aurora 905-713-0735Willow Landscape Inc Oakville 905-827-2998Willowbrook Landscape Contracting Inc Toronto 416-527-3991Willowbrook Ponds Bolton 416-571-2749Willowcreek Landscaping + Pools Georgetown 905-878-3852Winsom Landscaping Brampton 905-850-0377Winsome Landscaping Design Group Ltd Mississauga 416-716-0084Woodhill Garden Centre Thornhill 905-889-2917York Downs Garden Centre Ltd Unionville 905-887-5176Yorkshire Garden Services Inc Newmarket 416-804-2212Zilmont Property Maintenance & Snowplowing Inc Mississauga 905-848-7929

Upper Canada areaAlthouse Landscaping Campbellford 705-653-5096Bugman-Homesmart Plus Cobourg 905-372-9142Burt’s Greenhouses Odessa 613-386-3426Canadian Cottage Lakefield 705-877-1721Classic Landscape Lighting Frankford 613-967-1059Coleman Landscaping Inc Lyn 613-341-9054Connon Nurseries/CBV Holdings Inc Trenton 613-392-0402Down Under Irrigation\ Sheldon’s Property Maintenance Kingston 613-549-8033Dutch Green Prescot 613-925-3926Dutchman Lawn and Garden Belleville 613-848-1650Fresh Landscape & Garden Solutions Tweed 613-478-4723Green Things Garden Centre & Landscaping Brockville 613-345-2839Gunn-Duncan Landscaping Ltd Cobourg 905-373-6067Hollandale Landscaping & Garden Center Ltd Trenton 613-392-7806Kerr Sprinkler Systems Foxboro 613-967-1059Lawn Care Professionals Newbugh 613-388-2588Lisa Purves Garden Design & Consultation Brighton 613-475-5585Loney Landscaping Ltd Frankford 613-398-7791Loyalist Irrigation Bath 613-352-5776Mills Flowers Gananoque 613-382-3158Nature’s Way Landscaping Gananoque 613-382-1207Nutri Lawn - Kingston/Belleville Napanee 613-384-9700Picture Perfect Landscaping Quinte Ltd Belleville 613-968-1940Potter’s Nurseries Ltd Kingston 613-389-3333Ray’s Power Equipment & Landscaping Picton 613-476-2890Renaissance Landscapes Kingston 613-453-0410Schoonhoven Landscape Maintenance (2019849 Ontario Ltd) Picton 613-476-2840Sharpe Lawn & Garden Service Ltd Kingston 613-542-4871Simply Landscaping & Garden Designs Odessa 613-354-1200Stonepath Greenhouses Tweed 613-478-1675Terra Vista Landscape Construction Picton 613-476-8872The Gravel Doctor Brockville 613-342-7007The Lawn Ranger’s Garden Centre Havelock 705-761-5296The Scott Wentworth Landscape Group Ltd Picton 613-476-1181Thornbusch Landscaping Company Lansdowne 613-659-2506Topher Maintenance Carrying Place 613-394-5697urf King Brockville Brockville 613-345-3010Turf King Kingston Kingston 613-544-8873Weed Man - Belleville Belleville 613-962-2210Weed Man - Picton Picton 613-476-3065Western Landscaping Elginburg 613-389-2384

Waterloo areaAce Lawn Care Kitchener 519-578-7769Air Quality Solutions Ltd Guelph 519-820-5504Allgreen Tree Service Inc Elmira 519-669-0857Apollo Irrigation Inc Waterloo 519-743-7875AWS Irrigation Management Inc Guelph 519-223-1129BDC Irrigation Systems Cambridge 519-249-1712Beaver Creek Landscape Construction Inc Cambridge 519-658-6365Belgian Nursery Ltd Breslau 519 648 2608Bomar Landscaping Inc Guelph 519-846-8855Brinkman & Associates Reforestation Ltd Guelph 519-763-0737Bromar Landscaping Cambridge 416-220-9140




Waterloo area cont’dBrydges Landscape Architecture Inc Guelph 519-766-1331Cambridge Landscaping Inc Cambridge 519-622-1173Cedar View Lawncare and Landscape Ltd Paris 519-458-8602Chris Bradley Landscape Group Ltd Guelph 519-837-0109Clintar Groundskeeping Services - Kitchener Kitchener 519-748-4732Colour Paradise Greenhouses Petersburg 519-745-0200Complete Landscaping Guelph 519-836-5010Creative Landscape Designs St. Jacobs 519-664-0225Crewson Corners Landscaping & Home Maintenance Acton 519-853-3661Culp’s Lawn Care & Nursery Drayton 519-638-2082Daniel Shoag Landscaping Ltd Stratford 519-275-3500DarMax Landscaping/Grounds Care Morriston 519-823-5444Davan Landscape Design/Build Inc Puslinch 519-824-7138Douglas Wood Large Tree Services Rockwood 519-856-2771Duench Contractors Inc Cambridge 519-653-9673Dyna-Co Construction Ltd Kitchener 519-894-0047EBS Engineering & Construction Ltd Breslau 519-648-3613Emerald Irrigation Ltd Puslinch 519-658-5639Everest Nurseries Inc Hepworth 888-557-5552Fast Forest Kitchener 519-748-6610Fleischauer Brothers Landscaping Ltd Breslau 519-648-2193Floral and Hardy Inc Moorefield 519-638-3937Forestell Landscaping Guelph 519-362-1194Freiburger Landscaping Inc Kitchener 519-895-0122Future Lawn Inc Hanover 519-364-3608Gaia’s Gardens New Hamburg 519-570-8940Garafraxa Turf Inc Belwood 519-787-2522Grand Valley Garden Village Ltd Kitchener 519-893-2233Grandview Landscaping Ltd Waterloo 519-886-4098Green Lawn Landscaping Kitchener 519-249-0353Greenfield Nursery Ltd Ayr 519-632-7592Greenscape Garden Centre and Nursery Rockwood 519-856-1311Greenscape Turf & Forestry Management Inc Kitchener 519-744-1181Greenway Blooming Centre Breslau 519-648-2328Grobe Nursery & Garden Centre Breslau 519-648-2247Gro-Pro Lawn Care Ltd Elmira 519-669-1278GW Lawn Maintenance Ariss 519-821-2846Helmutz Interlock Inc Kitchener 519-888-9536Henry Landscaping & Maintenance Cambridge 519-621-0739Heritage Stoneworks Ltd Kitchener 519-744-2261Ikon Landscaping Breslau 519-635-4566Irwin Foster Inc Petersburg 519-634-8863It’s About Thyme Garden Design & Landscaping Stratford 519-748-6244JD Landworks Kitchener 519-893-3300John’s Nursery Waterloo 519-664-2482Kerr & Kerr Landscaping & Property Maintenance Inc Branchton 519-622-9702Kleck’s Lawn Maintenance & Landscaping Inc Waterloo 519-886-4041Kolb’s Green Thumb Nursery Ltd Kitchener 519-744-8913KW Sprinkler & Invisible Fencing Kitchener 519-742-3070LA Landscaping Inc Kitchener 519-578-9008Lawnman & Plantscape Inc Cambridge 519-740-9843Lawrence Lawn Care Ayr 519 896 3661Linton Landscaping & Turf Management Ltd Guelph 519-821-1235LittleTree Horticultural Ltd Fergus 519-843-5394Locke Landscaping Inc Kitchener 519-579-8749Lyndon’s Landscaping Elmira 519-669-0598Mackia Land Design St Agatha 519-747-1316Majestic Garden Centre & Landscaping Inc Hanover 519-364-7548Manor Landscaping Guelph 519-763-0634Meadow Acres Garden Centre Petersburg 519-634-5479Monarch Landscape Management Services Waterloo 519-725-5864Mooder Horticultural Inc Elmira 519-669-4073Moonlighting Outdoor Lighting Guelph 519-767-6774Moser Outdoor Maintenance Waterloo 519-886-9231Native Plant Source Kitchener 519-748-2298Naturally Maintained Ltd Waterloo 519-569-8014New Method Lawn & Garden Guelph 519-369-1673

Northern Paving Ltd Guelph 519-837-2506Nu Image Lawn Care Inc Guelph 519-836-0044Nutri Lawn - Kitchener/Waterloo Kitchener 519-578-7877Outdoor Services Guelph 519-821-4764Pinnacle Tree & Shrub St Agatha 519-576-1213PW Concrete Ltd. Baden 519-634-5364Red Bear Lawns and Landscaping Ltd Waterloo 519-884-4790Reid’s Landscaping Cambridge 519-658-6656Renaissance Landscape Group Inc Puslinch 519-822-8668Resicom Contracting Inc Cambridge 519-650-2730Royal City Nursery Guelph 519-824-4998Scholten’s Landscape Inc Drayton 519-638-2060Sheridan Nurseries (Kitchener) Ltd Kitchener 519-743-4146Signature Landscaping Sheffield 519-621-7134Silvermaple Landscaping (division of East Forest Homes) Kitchener 519-742-2846Snider Turf & Landscape Care Inc Kitchener 519-220-8333Stay Green Lawn Care Kitchener 519-743-3233Swiss Hills Limited Waterloo 519-664-1179The Plant Lady Inc Kitchener 519-748-9388TMJ Outdoor Services St George 519-448-4138TNT Property Maintenance Kitchener 519-895-0450Tri-Green Inc Wellesley 519-656-9770Turf Lawn Care & Maintenance Inc Rockwood 905-896-4016Turf Plus Inc Guelph 519-822-3051Twin-City Interloc Inc Kitchener 519-745-8854Van Oordt Landscaping Ltd New Dundee 519-696-2981Vern’s Garden Centre Kitchener 519-624-0088Walter’s Greenhouse Paris 519-752-4436Watertight Home Services Cambridge 519-249-1717Weed Man - Hanover/Listowel/Orangeville Listowel 519-343-2227Weed Man - Kitchener Waterloo 519-746-8333Wellington Landscapes Corp Belwood 519-787-0143Wells’ Greenhouses & Landscape Services Inc Innerkip 519-469-3463Whispering Pines Nursery Orangeville 519-943-0330Wright Landscape Services Bloomingdale 519-742-8433Wright Lawn Care Service Ltd Bloomingdale 519-742-8433York Nursery Limited Kitchener 519-745-9876

Windsor4 Seasons Landscaping Inc Essex 519-839-4355Ace Lawn Care and Maintenance Tecumseh 519-727-5008Al’s Lawn & Garden Chatham 519-352-4955Aqua Turf Sprinkler Systems Windsor 519-977-7770Bellaire Landscape Inc Maidstone 519-723-4948Blue Star Nursery Ltd Windsor 519-966-5673Creative Homescapes Oldcastle 519-737-6393D Banda Property Maintenance Ltd Windsor 519-945-8965DeGoey Nursery & Flowers Wheatley 519-326-8813Evergreen Landscaping Services Tecumseh 519-979-9152Evers Gardening & Tree Service Ruthven 519-326-6730Garlatti Landscaping Inc LaSalle 519-734-0444IVCO Tree Farms Tilbury 519-682-0801Kentwood Gardens Dresden 519-683-4956Lakeshore Landscaping & Canadian Natural Stone Windsor 519-979-5076Landscape Effects Group Belle River 519-727-4769LP Nursery & Landscaping Inc LaSalle 519-734-1390Maidstone Tree Farm Maidstone 519-737-2999Nature’s Pride Tilbury 519-436-6194Orchard Farm Nursery Ltd Windsor 519-969-0570Paradise Nursery & Garden Centre Amherstburg 519-736-4829Predawn Nursery & Garden Centre Inc Windsor 519-969-2255Signature Gardens Kingsville 519-733-3434Top Grade Landscape & Garden Solutions Windsor 519-258-3370Turf Master Landscaping Contractors Inc Tecumseh 519-979-2221Wheatley Woods Native Plant Nursery and Garden Centre Wheatley 519-825-4217

Northern Paving Ltd Guelph 519-837-2506




wardsof Excellence

Company Phone Website

Aesthetic Earthworks Inc. 416-925-4932 www.aestheticearthworks.comAllweather Landscape Co. Ltd. 416-751-6821 www.allweatherlandscape.com Boychuk Fuller 416-532-8315 www.boychukfuller.comChristopher Clayton Landscape Architect 416-488-7709 www.garden-design.caCity of Brampton 905-874-2000 www.brampton.ca City of Toronto 416-338-0338 www.toronto.caElias & Assoc. Landscape Arch. 416-929-1085 www.eliasassociates.netElite Environments 905-584-8181 www.elitelandscaping.caForestell Designed Landscapes 519-362-1194 www.forestell.comGarden Retreats Inc. 416-565-8343 www.gardenretreats.caGardenscape Garden Design & Consulting 416-253-4188 www.gardenscapedesigner.comGardens For Living Inc 1-800-306-3319 www.gardensforliving.caHobson Landscapes 416-486-0081 www.hobsonlandscapes.comHumber College 416-675-6622 www.humber.caJan Gelderman Landscaping (Ecotopia) 1-800-667-0644 www.gelderman.comLandscapes By Lucin 416-253-9130 www.lucin.netLandscape Ontario 1-800-265-5656 www. landscapeontario.comLandscaping by Leedle 905-655-8500 Memorial Gardens of Canada 416-763-3230 www.arbormemorial.com


Beaver Valley Stone Ltd 905-886-5787 www.beavervalleystone.comBonzai Landscaping 905-888-6100 www.bonzailandscaping.comBoot’s Landscaping & Maintenance Ltd 905-764-5455 www.bootslandscaping.comCustom Lawn Care 613-825-7499 www.customlawncare.bizCypress Hill 416-526-2177 www.cypresshill.caDA Gracey & Associates 905-761-9490 www.dagracey.comDayspring Fine Gardens 905-509-7000 www.dayspringtime.comDiMarco Landscape Lighting 905-473-5610 www.dimarcolandscapelighting.caDusty Miller Landscaping 905-478-1820 www.dustymillerlandscaping.comEarthscape Ontario 519-669-2972 www.earthscape.caEvergreen Landscaping & Lawn Maintenance 905-575-4322 www.evergreenlandscaping.on.caFuture Lawn Inc 519-364-3608 www.futurelawn.caGarden Creations of Ottawa Ltd 613-822-0716 www.gcottawa.comGriffith Property Services Ltd 905-888-5084 www.griffithpropertyservices.comHank Deenen Landscaping Ltd 416-757-3218 www.deenenlandscaping.comInside & Out Garden Design 416-534-3691 www.insideandoutgardens.caInternational Landscaping Inc 905-876-3000 www.internationallandscaping.com Jan Gelderman Landscaping Ltd 905-689-5433 www.gelderman.comKyle F. Tobin Landscape Design Group/ LawnSavers PHC 905-707-9994 www.lawnsavers.com

winners


Mooder Horticultural Inc 519-669-4073 www.mooderhort.comOntario Association of Landscape Architects 416-231-4181 www.oala.caOriole Landscaping Ltd. (GL) 416-696-5110 www.oriolelandscaping.comParklane Ltd. 877-426-4301 www. parklane.on.ca/Plant Architect Inc/GL 416-979-2012 www.branchplant.comPlant World 416-241-9174 www.plantworld.netPoolehouse Designs 905-301-5244 www.poolehousedesigns.comRobert Boltman & Associates 416-723-1959 www.robertboltman.comRoyalty Landscaping 416-333-9273 www. royaltylandscaping.caSander Design 416-597-1703 www.sanderdesign.caSavoia Landscaping & Design Inc. 416-951-9708 Shawn Gallaugher Design 416-427-7342 www.sgdesign.caSimple Solutions Landscaping 905-799-9199 www.simplesolutions landscaping.comSkills Canada - Ontario 519-749-9899 www.skillscanada.comStone-Link 905-850-8430 www.stone-link.comStonetech Landscape Contractors 905-760-8686 www.stonetech.caTom’s Landscaping Maintenance & Design 905-433-8624 www.tomslandscaping.caToronto Botanical Garden 416-397-1340 www.torontobotanicalgarden.caVast Exteriors Inc. 905-960-7652 www.vastexteriors.comZinCo. Canada 905-689-5373 www.envirodesign.on.ca

feature garden buildersCreativity and commitment by these companies and organizations bring excitement and ideas to Canada Blooms.


Ladell Landscaping & Gardens 613-526-5152 www.landscapeottawa.caLandcare 416-410-0320 www.landcare.caLawrence Park Garden Care Ltd 416-481-1888 www.lawrenceparkgardencare.comMaple Ridge Landscapes Ltd 866-864-0829 www.mapleridgelandscapes.comMarkville Landscaping & Nurseries Inc 905-471-1010 www.markvillelandscaping.caMonarch Landscape Mgmt 519-725-5864 www.monarchlandscape.caNutri-Turf Landscaping 905-689-4654 www.ntilandscaping.comOakridge Landscaping Contractors Ltd 905-692-9299 www.oakridgelandscape.comOGS Property Services 905-655-3331 www.greenturfsprinklers.comPerennial Gardens Corporation 416-531-1461 www.perennialgardens.caPM Landscaping Inc 807-768-8669 Reid’s Landscaping 519-658-6656 www.reidsheritagehomes.comS.Rebelo Landscapes Inc. 905-971-3041 www.srebelo.comStefan Bolliger Associates 705-737-2142 www.stefanbolligerassociates.comThe Beach Gardener Inc 416-694-0543 www.thebeachgardener.comThe Landmark Group 519-599-2957 www.landmarkdesign.on.caTLC Tender Lawn Care 905-432-2983 www.tlc.ca Tumber & Associates 519-941-3867 www.tumber.caWelwyn Wong Landscape Design 613-265-7580 www.welwynwong.comYards Unlimited Landscaping Inc 613-721-8195 www.yardsunlimited.com

Awards of Excellence winnersThe companies below won Awards of Excellence in Landscape Ontario’s construction, maintenance and design divisions. For more information, please visit www.loawards.com.


perennials

form plus colour

Depend on three favourites when you want to build structure

with perennials: indestuctible daylilies, the feathery yet assertive

lavender spikes of Russian sage and blue fescue ornamental grass

— porcupine of the garden. Ladell Landscaping & Gardens, Ottawa

Massed perennials are replacing woody plants in structural roles, as designers respond to more adventuresome client tastes. Perennials are simply more interesting than your basic juniper. Colours can be striking or muted. Growth habits are varied and distinctive. Perennial flowers have fanciful forms and often, lovely fragrances.

Perennials: less structural than trees and shrubs, but effects can be compelling.

design with


Hostas have no problem mustering the authority to guard a doorstep. Tumber & Associates, Orangeville

After receiving 25 cubic yards of new, rich soil, this garden was ready for masses of low-maintenance ornamental grasses and perennials. Mulch and irrigation help keep monthly maintenance requirements below four hours. Ladell Landscaping & Gardens, Ottawa

Artfully placed stones and massed heads of sedum echo the Canadian Shield. At upper right, in a more formal area, contrasting ornamental grasses define space just a strongly as the clipped hedge. Evergreen Landscaping and Lawn Maintenance, Hamilton

fragrant structure


togetherturfties it

the carpet is alive

Canadians love their lawns. Maybe the affair starts in childhood, associated with the smell of grass stains. Since you can grow a healthy lawn several ways, you are free to use turf in a way that is right for your property and your lifestyle. Benefits are more than a soft, clean, cool, oxygen-producing groundcover.

Turf is the green ribbon that ties your landscape design together.

A soft emerald turf shape sets off undulating borders.

This submission received the Landscape

Ontario Grounds Management award.

Evergreen Landscaping and Lawn Maintenance,

Hamilton


calm and cool

Clients with demanding careers wanted to feel as if they were on vacation as soon as they arrive home. A calm green expanse of lawn sets that tone.Yards Unlimited Landscaping, Nepean

Level turf need not be featureless; just add stepping-stones. The soft, healthy look of this lawn contrasts nicely with cool, smooth geometry of hardsurface insets. Later-blooming flowers fill in when the spring bulb show is over. Dayspring Fine Gardens, Pickering

The maintenance contractor responsible

for two acres on this property uses TLC on this grass to promote health, since watering

bans are unpredictable. Evergreen Landscaping and Lawn Maintenance,

Hamilton

Well looked-after turf frames edged beds and a waterfall. Safety for children was a prime consideration of this design. Dusty Miller Landscaping, Queensville


lightingfifth dimension

Throw beams in directions the sun can’t match. Paint contrast like a film director. Wire your garden to extend its appeal late into the evening. On more practical notes, landscape lighting enhances safety and security for your family.

Use light to attract beautiful night visitors to your landscape.

A stunning infinite-edge pool calls for dramatic landscape

lighting. Lighting also enhances plantings and steps, providing

beauty as well as safety. This project was honoured with

Landscape Ontario’s Casey van Maris award, recognizing

unique and innovative landscape design.

Markville Landscaping & Nurseries, Markham


create a glow

An underwater lamp ripples light across stone veneer from below, capturing the water’s motion — as mesmerizing as a flickering flame. Welwyn Wong Landscape Design, Ottawa

Fire and water form the focal point of an integrated outdoor living system, winner of Landscape Ontario’s Dunington-Grubb award. Underwater lighting sets the flame in jewels. Below fixtures inspired by Oriental lanterns light a path. (Additional project photo on page 21.) International Landscaping, Hornby

Dappled leaf-patterns are just as beautiful after dark. Tree fixtures were mounted in a way to allow continued growth. Installation required forty-foot ladders. DiMarco Landscape Lighting, Mount Albert

light your way

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garden inspiration

Mixed containersThe container craze shows no sign of slowing down, as gardeners enjoy the versatility and creative options that mixing combinations of annuals and perennials can provide. Here are some new selections to try in your pots, baskets and window boxes this summer.

Angelonia Angelface® ‘Dark Violet’Angelface® ‘Dark Violet’ summer snapdragonAngelface® ‘Dark Violet’ is Proven Winners new addition to the series for 2008. It offers rich, velvet-like purple flowers with fantastic spring through summer colour. ‘Dark Violet’ loves the heat and is great in the landscape or in containers. It will reach 25-35 cm (10-14 in.) and does best in full sun.

Calibrachoa Aloha seriesAloha calibrachoa

The Aloha calibrachoa series was bred for use in combination planters. Semi-upright plants are covered with large flowers in bold tropical colours. Flowers with the Tiki designation display a dark red centre. New this year are Red Fox™ Aloha Ticki Salmon, Gold, Pink, Strawberry and Orange.

Calibrachoa Callie® ‘White with Rose Vein’Callie® ‘White with Rose Vein’ calibrachoa

Callie® calibrachoa has many exciting colours, new this year is Callie® ‘White with Rose Vein’ with a unique bloom with large white flowers, accented by a dark rose eye and veins. It is a very eye-catching cultivar. Grows 10-20 cm (4-8 in.) tall and 30-40 cm (12-16 in.) wide.

Calibrachoa Spring Fling™ ‘Pure Yellow’Spring Fling™ ‘Pure Yellow’ calibrachoa

The new Spring Fling™ ‘PureYellow’ offers gardeners a pure, super bright, yellow colour that will stand out in any combination or basket. ‘Pure Yellow’ also exhibits a nicely mounding habit. Best in full sun.

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Calibrachoa Superbells®Superbells® calibrachoaSuperbells® calibrachoa are prized for their large, self-cleaning flowers and semi-upright cascading habit. Grows in full sun to partial shade. Ideal for use in mixed containers. New colours this year include ‘Apricot Punch’, ‘Dreamsicle’, ‘Red’, ‘Saffron’, ‘Scarlet’, ‘Trailing White’, ‘Yellow Chiffon’

Goodenia Fresca™

Fresca™ ‘Yellow’ goodenia

A new low-growing, heat-loving plant with dainty yellow flowers which is a great accent plant for baskets and mixed containers. The attractive glossy-green foliage provides an appealing texture contrast. Grows 10-20 cm (4-8 in.) tall and 40-25 cm (16-20 in.) wide with a trailing habit.

Impatiens ButterflyTM

ButterflyTM impatiens series

ButterflyTM impatiens have a semi-trailing growth habit and each mounded plant is loaded with small, unique flowers. Ideally suited for hanging baskets, window boxes, mixed planters and garden beds in partial shade. New colours are ‘Salmon Eye’ and ‘Cherry’.

Juncus ‘Javelin’‘Javelin’ juncus

Here is an excellent “thriller” for mixed containers – this tall and stately green grass makes a dramatic statement. In gardens and landscapes, ‘Javelin’ can grow 1.5 m (5 ft.) tall and spreads 45-50 cm (18-20 in.). It performs well through a wide range of environmental stress. This rugged plant can grow in standing water, but also handles heat and drought. Provides great winter interest, maintaining its upright, stiff foliage in a straw colour. Plant in full sun.

OsteospermumOsteospermum Red Fox™ Summertime®

Red Fox™ Summertime® osteospermums offer some exciting new colours. Summertime® ‘Blueberry’ displays deep shades of purples and yellows and as the bloom matures it turns to different shades of blue. Summertime® ‘Cranberry’ is a rusty shade that matches the colour of a mature cranberry. Also new are Summertime® ‘Vanilla Sky’, ‘Yellow Charme’, ‘Sunshine’ and ‘Deep Purple Impr.’

Petunia x petchoa SuperCal™ series SuperCal™ petuniaNew SuperCalTM petunias combine the best characteristics of petunia and calibrachoa — strong vigour, exceptional flower power, lush foliage and a range of unique colours. SuperCal petunias combine terrific outdoor performance throughout the summer and high-impact colours. Great in garden beds or mixed sunny containers. Available colours are: Neon Rose, TerraCotta, and Purple. See page 54 for a photo and more information.

annuals for containers

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Pentas lanceolata ‘Graffiti Lipstick’‘Graffiti Lipstick’ pentas

‘Graffiti Lipstick’ was selected for its bright and beautiful colour, having large clusters of star-shaped flowers that are held above deep green foliage. Bred to be naturally compact and well branched, ‘Graffiti’ is a great filler for sunny mixed containers.

Pentas Starla™ seriesStarla™ pentas seriesStrong vigorous growth makes this new series more versatile across all regions of Canada. Starla™ pentas are ideal for creating the trendy tropical look in your garden. Large, long lasting flowers in bold, vibrant colours are held above the foliage and attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Colours in this series are: Deep Rose, Blush, Pink, White, Red, and Mixture. Grows 35-45 cm (14-18 in.) tall and 40-50 cm (16-20 in.) wide in full sun.

Petunia Blanket™ seriesBlanket™ ‘Zinfandel’ petunia

‘Zinfandel’, a deep burgundy, adds a new unique colour to the Blanket™ series of petunias. Like the rest of the Blanket™ petunias, ‘Zinfandel’ is a superb performer in the garden, covering beds with swaths of colour. Blankets™ will also fill out a hanging basket alone, or in combination with other sun-loving plants.

Petunia Red Fox™ Potunia™ seriesRed Fox™ Potunia™ series petuniaA rounded plant habit and consistent bloom throughout the summer make this series the perfect choice for use in hanging baskets. PotuniasTM have a controlled growth, unlike many other spreading petunias, and won’t overtake a mixed planter. Colours include Petunia Red Fox™ Potunia™ deep purple, neon, red and pink.

Petunia Supertunia® Bermuda BeachSupertunia® Bermuda Beach

An extremely free-flowering petunia, covered with masses of light pink blooms. Self-cleaning, and not as vigorous as most Supertunias®. Can be used in mixed pots and borders. Best in full sun.

Red Fox™ Sweetunia™ petunia series

This new series offers enormous flower power, making the plants ideal for containers and hanging baskets. Blooms hold up well in the rain. Colours include, Petunia Red Fox™ Sweetunia™ Extreme Yellow, Lemon Drop, Purple, Lavender, Blue Sky, Soft Pink Morning, Purple Vein Impr. and Hot Pink Morning.


This new series offers enormous flower power, making the plants ideal for containers and hanging baskets. Blooms hold up well in the rain. Colours include, Petunia Red Fox

Extreme Yellow, Lemon Drop, Purple, Lavender, Blue Sky, Soft Pink Morning, Purple Vein Impr. and Hot Pink

This new series offers enormous flower power, making the

hold up well in the rain. Colours include, Petunia Red Fox™

Extreme Yellow, Lemon Drop, Purple, Lavender,

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Solenostemon scutellariodes ‘Chocolate Mint’‘Chocolate Mint’ coleus

Colour is the key to this new made-for-the-shade coleus. Easy-to-grow, dark-leafed plants have a rich chocolate colour, with each mid-size leaf finely edged in soothing mint green. The upright plants are well-suited to in-ground plantings and large containers. Plant in full shade — planting in full sun will cause leaf scorch. Grows 30-35 cm (12-14 in.) tall and spreads 25-30 cm (10-12 in.).

Solenostemon scutellariodes ‘Fishnet Stockings’‘Fishnet Stockings’ coleus

This large leaf coleus has striking green and burgundy variegation. Grows 60-90 cm (24-36 in.) tall in partial to full shade. Pinch off flowers as they appear to keep the foliage in top shade. Can be used in combination planters and garden borders.

Solenostemon scutellariodes ‘Religious Radish’‘Religious Radish’ coleus

‘Religious Radish’ has jagged moss-green leaves with raspberry venation that add a lovely pink hue to the garden. Grows 60-90 cm (24-36 in.) tall in sun or shade, and can be used in mixed containers and garden beds. To keep the foliage in top shape, pinch off the small flowers as they appear.

Solenostemon scutellariodes Royal GlissadeTM

Royal GlissadeTM coleus

Large leaves with deep tones of red-pink and burgundy. Will grow in sun or shade and reaches up to 90 cm (36 in.) tall. Use in borders or containers. To keep foliage in top shape, pinch off flowers as they appear.

Stipa ‘Capriccio’‘Capriccio’ stipa


shade. Pinch off flowers as they appear to keep the foliage in top shade. Can be used in combination planters and garden borders.top shade. Can be used in combination planters and garden borders.


This wispy, fine-textured green grass adds a soft touch to in-ground and mixed container plantings. Heat and drought-tolerant, ‘Capriccio’ is useful for landscapes, bedding, mixed containers and hanging baskets. Plant in full sun. Grows 35-40 cm (14-16 in.) tall and 60-70 cm (24-28 in.) wide.

Sutera AbundaTM seriesAbundaTM bacopaThe Abunda bacopas are reported to withstand the summer heat well. Will grow 20-30 cm (8-12 in.) tall and wide. Best in full sun. Can be used in hanging baskets and mixed containers. New colours are ‘Colossal White’ and ‘Collosal Blue’.

Low maintenance annualsThese selections are self-cleaning, tough plants that will reward you with blooms in a sunny garden all summer long.

Ageratum Artist™ RoseArtist™ Rose ageratum

A new colour to the ArtistTM series this year is Rose. ArtistTM ageratums have a great growth habit that produces mounds of flowers. They are weather resistant and thrive in bright full sun. Good in combination planters, window boxes and borders. Will grow 20-30 cm (8-12 in.) tall. Deer-resistant.

Bracteantha StrawBurst™ ‘Yellow’StrawBurst™ ‘Yellow’ strawflower

StrawBurst™ has outstanding flower colour and a well-branched habit that makes it stand out on the bench. With excellent heat tolerance and frost hardiness, this cultivar will keep blooming all season long. StrawBurst™ ‘Yellow’ has the largest flowers in its class. Grows 30-40 cm (12-14 in.) tall and wide.

Celosia plumosa ‘Smart Look Red’‘Smart Look Red’ celosia

Compact and well branched, Celosia ‘Smart Look’ is crowned with an abundance of neon red plumes. The deep bronze foliage adds a striking contrast when planted in full sun or partial shade settings. When the robust habit and incredible garden performance are combined with a summer-long blooming period, nothing looks smarter in the garden longer than this new celosia.

Cuphea llavea Totally Tempted™

Totally Tempted™ cupheaA new genus introduction from Proven Winners in 2008 is Totally Tempted™ cuphea. Its bright crimson flowers will provide constant spring and summer colour. Totally Tempted™ is humidity and drought tolerant and will reach a height of 15-30 cm (6-12 in.) in full sun. This plant loves the heat. It is flowers heavily and has a tighter habit than other cupheas. Full sun.

Lantana Landmark™ seriesLandmark™ lantana

Bred specifically for landscape use, these drought-tolerant and vigorous plants love the heat. New to the Landmark series for 2008 are ‘Peach Sunrise Improved’ and ‘Rose Glow Improved’. Grows 38-50 cm (15-20 in.) tall, spreads up to 60 cm (2 ft.) in full sun.

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Petunia Easy Wave® Mystic PinkEasy Wave® Mystic Pink spreading petunia

Easy Wave petunias offer the broadest range of applications of any large-flowered spreading petunias. You can plant them in gardens and landscapes, solo or mixed containers and baskets. New Mystic Pink has large flowers in a unique psychedelic soft to mid-pink and white flower pattern. It offers great colour in baskets and containers for up-close-and-personal viewing. Plant in full sun. Grows 15-30 cm (6-12 in.) tall and spreads 75-90 cm (2.5-3 ft.) wide.

Salvia farinacea ‘Fairy Queen’‘Fairy Queen’ salvia

‘Fairy Queen’ brings a mystical, airy presence to the garden or mixed container. Dense blue flower spikes and buds create the backdrop for ‘Fairy Queen’s unique appearance. A small white spot on each sapphire blue flower creates the illusion of fairy dust. At 45 cm (18 in.), ‘Fairy Queen’ matches the height and habit of All-America Selection-winning Salvia ‘Evolution’.

Talinium ‘Limon’‘Limon’ talinium This new introduction has bright chartreuse foliage with the added bonus of feathery inflorescences covered in tiny rose-pink flowers. It loves stress; heat and drought make the foliage more vibrant. Grows 70-80 cm (28-32 cm) tall in full sun. A Fantastic FoliageTM plant.

Zinnia elegans Distance™ seriesDistance™ ‘Mix’

New Distance™ zinnias are well branched and quite floriferous, producing semi to fully double flowers that reach upwards of 7.5 cm (3 in.) in diameter. All Distance™ zinnias will reach 30-45 cm (12-18 in.) tall in a sunny garden.

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Shade loversAdd a pop of colour in shady areas of your garden with these beauties. Some will do well in sunny areas as well.

Begonia semperflorens Nightlife™ ‘Pink’Nightlife™ ‘Pink’ fibrous begonia

The delicate pink flower petals of Nightlife™ ‘Pink’ create a soft glow against its dark chocolate foliage in the landscape. At 15-20 cm (6-8 in.) tall, the Nightlife™ series offers a vibrant colour assortment for any location from full sun to full shade.

Begonia tuberhybrida Nonstop® Mocca ‘Pink Shades’Nonstop® Mocca tuberous begonia

Nonstop® Mocca ‘Pink Shades’ shines against its dark chocolate foliage, creating an arresting contrast in any location. Like the other colours in the series, Nonstop® Mocca ‘Pink Shades’ has huge 10 cm (4 in.) fully double flowers.

Begonia tuberhybrida Illumination® ‘Scarlet’Illumination® ‘Scarlet’ tuberous begonia

Bountiful scarlet flowers and a vigorous cascading habit create the illusion of a waterfall of fiery red flowers. The newest addition to the highly acclaimed series, Illumination® ‘Scarlet’, produces masses of 5-8 cm (2-3 in.) flowers at each leaf node, creating a vibrant, cascading effect. The cascading habit of the ‘Illumination®’ series is best suited for hanging baskets and large containers. Best in shade.

Impatiens walleriana RockapulcoTM

RockapulcoTM double impatiens series

This new double impatiens series lights up any shady area. Massive of rosebud-like blooms cover the 25-30 cm (10-12 in.) tall plants. Available in ‘Appleblossom’, ‘Dark Orange’, ‘Orchid’, ‘Purple’, ‘Red’, ‘Rose’, ‘White’.

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Torenia CatalinaTM White LinenCatalinaTM White Linen torenia

A heat and shade tolerant plant that blooms all summer long – and is self-cleaning as well! White Linen torenia has yellow-throated white blooms, grows 25-40 cm (10-16 in.) tall, and can be used alone or in combination planters, or shady spots in the garden.

Sun worshippersThere are plenty of sun-loving plants from which to choose. Here is a selection of some of this year’s offerings for the sunny spots in your garden. However, even though these plants soak up the sun, they still need regular watering in hot, dry summers.

Alternanthera dentata ‘Royal Tapestry’’‘Royal Tapestry’ alternantheraA colourful low-maintenance foliage plant. Grows 40-60 cm (16-24 in.) tall, but can be pinched or clipped to shape as desired. Foliage colour is darkest in sun. Can be used as an accent plant, groundcover, in hanging baskets or mixed containers.

Dahlia Goldalia™ Goldalia™ Orange, Rose and Scarlet dahlias

The three new Goldalia™ dahlias are absolute show stoppers. Along with outstanding wow appeal, these flowers are great for quick turns with their compact habit and excellent branching. Goldalias’™ will keep blooming happily all summer long. Grows 20-25 cm (8-10 in.) tall and wide.

Lantana Luscious™ seriesLuscious™ lantanaLuscious™ lantanas are a new series that add vibrancy, flower power and exceptional performance to the continuous blooming that lantanas are known for. Luscious™ ‘Lemonade’ is a low-maintenance grower with large clusters of dainty, pale yellow blooms. ‘Lemonade’ also has an upright mounding habit and smaller foliage that creates distinctive garden appeal. It will reach a height of 25-35 cm (10-14 in.). Luscious™ ‘Grape’ has larger blooms that form in clusters with a distinct white spot on opening flowers. Both are exceptional perfomers in the landscape. Full sun.

Petunia ShockwaveTM

ShockwaveTM petunia seriesThe ShockwaveTM petunias start blooming early and continue throughout the heat of the summer. Low-maintenance, self-cleaning plants mound 20-25 cm (8-10 in.) tall in full sun. New colours this year are Ivory and Rose.

Verbena Red Fox™ Empress™ seriesRed Fox™ Empress™ verbena

Annual verbena has become a popular choice for hanging baskets and combination planters, and the Red Fox Empress series offers extra-large brilliant blooms in a wide range of colours. New colours in 2008 include: Red Fox™ Empress™ series Lavender Charme, Royal Blue, Strawberry Charme and Violet Impr.

Verbena Tuscany™ verbena seriesTuscany™ verbenaThis new series of verbena loves hot and dry growing conditions. Big florets form large bloom heads and the bushy plants produce lots of eye-catching colour. TuscanyTM verbenas are great fillers for containers. Grows 20-25 cm (8-10 in.) tall and 40-50 cm (16-20 in.) wide. Available in *each, Rose w/eye, Violet w/eye, White, Lavender picotee and Pink picotee.

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Although we gardeners may be quick to embrace the hottest new cultivar, we are much slower to accept a new trend. We do not like changes to our favourite design or colour palette. But, sometimes we may not have a choice. Today’s environmental concerns have gardeners embracing change, change that is not simply a response to fashion trends.

During a trip to British Columbia this fall, I had the good fortune to hear Sally Gregson, one of Britain’s foremost gardeners. A highly respected horticulturist, she has written widely for gardening magazines,

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appeared on the BBC and is a sought-after guest speaker. Two key words Gregson used throughout her presentation, “Trends for a new century,” were sustainability and matrix.

Garden for sustainability“Gardens reflect the times in which they are created,” said Gregson. “More concern about the environment is influencing design and content. New garden design is about being in the natural world. Plants now must be able to tolerate drought conditions and handle specific soils. Immaculate lawns have been turned into meadow gardens.”

Gregson noted that, “It’s a new naturalization; a move towards reflecting nature, but with the instinctive human need to improve upon it.” She explained that other aspects of sustainable gardening include backyard composting and rainwater collection.

The sustainability trend also involves new interest in vegetable gardens. “The fastest-growing garden segment in the United Kingdom is veggies.” Gregson said. Many people in her country are growing vegetables among their flowering plants.

Crowd out weedsMatrix planting, according to Gregson, means choosing and managing plants to occupy space so effectively that no room is left for weeds. Plant selection is key to success. Poor choices result in dominance by one or two species, and the disappearance of those that cannot compete.

Interweaving two to three types of plants into one floral display creates a matrix. Colours can range from the hot side of the palette, with orange and reds dominating, and toward non-traditional choices, such as blue or pinks. “The trend is towards bright, harsh colours, in large displays, with all plants the same height,” says Gregson. She noted that no more than three types of plants should be intermingled.

Her photos highlighted some of England’s famous gardens: Lady Farm, Somerset Fetzer Wines and Hidcote. Gregson also showed displays from the famous Chelsea show, the U.K.’s Canada Blooms, to demonstrate the trend towards gardens designed for sustainability. Some of the display gardens reflected a move towards meadow gardening.

Whether you embrace new trends, or stick with the tried and true, it’s still all about the joy and satisfaction that gardens provide. And no matter what trend is in style, working in the garden is a good thing for both the soul and the environment. Just think: in a few more weeks, we’ll be able to help both.

Yellow and orange, set off by clear complementary blue, make a successful matrix mix at the Fetzer Wines garden.

Colour is not the only tool available for intermingling — Gregson created this effect using texture for contrast.

Perennial grasses are ideal choices for sustainable gardening. As a bonus, naturalized drifts create their own pleasing design over time.

Sally Gregson’s professional credentials include running

a nursery. See more examples of her work, in both

pictures and words, at www.millcottageplants.co.uk.


Choosing your bedding plants can feel a little like gambling — performance in your garden may not measure up to the photo on the tag. New cultivars are marketed each year, in more colours, and they are distributed widely across the continent. Picking good performers for southern Ontario can be a chancy bet.

You can improve your odds using research from the University of Guelph Trial Garden. The garden is always open to visitors, and you can browse results from the past few years at www.plant.uoguelph.ca/trialgarden. We have expanded the trials to Landscape Ontario Horticultural Trades Association east of Milton — be sure to enjoy the colour this season as you zip by on the 401, and you are invited to stop in during the week for a closer look.

The following newly released bedding plants performed exceptionally well in the 2007 summer trials at the University of Guelph, and should bring good luck in your home garden.

Tested in OntarioTrial gardens ID good plant performers for your areaBy Rodger Tschanz, University of Guelph trial garden manager

‘Blazin’ Lime’ iresine Iresine is a stunning foliage plant; its

vigorous growth makes it a great can-didate for landscape plantings. Plant in

partial sun for the best leaf colour.‘Blazin’ Lime’s’ large leaves with sturdy, rose-coloured stems give way to cream

and green multi-coloured leaves; height and spread can range from 45-76 cm.

‘Solcito’ trailing zinnia‘Solcito’ is a new, small-flowered trail-ing zinnia that blooms through summer without the need for deadheading. It tolerates drought, heat and cool conditions. Use it in both containers and beds, where it can reach a height of 30 cm.

‘SuperCal’ Petunia and Calibrachoa hybrid

‘SuperCal TerraCotta’ (pictured) with its bushy habit, and ‘SuperCal Neon Rose’

with a more prostrate habit, are the best cultivars in this new series.

‘Cora’ series of CatharanthusCommonly called vinca or Madagascar periwinkle, this plant thrives under warm, sunny conditions. Its dark, glossy leaves contrast well with the white, pink or violet blooms. The newly released ‘Cora’ series has great vigour and disease resistance.

‘Northern Lights Lavender’ Pentas

This new Pentas tolerates both cool and warm growing conditions, making it ideal

for the vagaries of Ontario’s summers. ‘Northern Lights Lavender’ will bloom all summer long if grown under sunny

conditions. Its nectar attracts butterflies and other pollinators.

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