Posts Categorized: Landscapers

Keep Employees Safe from Heat Stress This Summer

Free downloadable poster on heat stroke and how to avoid from AgSafe HERE.

Landscaping Tips: Clay Soil

Struggling with your garden’s clay soil? Here are some effective landscaping tips to improve it. Clay soil can be challenging Read More…

LAE Photography 101!

Tips courtesy of Hannah Nicolle (BCLNA) and Stuart Service (CNLA) Picture this: you’ve completed an amazing landscaping project and are Read More…

The 2023 Buyer’s Guide is Here

The printed version of the 2023 BCLNA Buyer’s Guide has been sent out. Our digital version is now live on the Read More…

The Shift from Gas to Battery

The Edge, National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) With talk of transitioning the landscaping industry from gas to electric equipment Read More…

Canadian Landscape Standard – Revised Edition (March 2023)

The Canadian Landscape Standard Steering Committee is proud to released a revised edition (March 2023) of the Canadian Landscape Standard. Read More…

Effective Recruiting with WorkSafeBC’s Hire a Worker Program

WorkSafeBC’s free Hire a Worker Program can help you address the labour shortage by matching BC employers with experienced workers Read More…

Eye in the Sky

Landscape Trades Magazine Landscapers are using drone footage and aerial shots more than ever to capture breath-taking images of their Read More…

Reminder: BC Employer Training Grant

Receive up to $300,000 for Skills Training! The BC Employer Training Grant provides funding to small, medium, and large enterprises Read More…

2023 National Awards of Excellence (NALE)

The 20th Annual National Awards of Landscape Excellence (NALE) will be taking place this summer at the Fairmont Hotel in Read More…

Minimum Wages Rises from $15.65 to $16.75 as of June 1st

The 6.9% increase in minimum wage rates reflects BC’s average annual inflation rate in 2022. The adjustment reflects the government’s Read More…

Skills BC: Landscape Horticulture Competition – Provincials

There is nothing better than when our members from all sections of the value chain come together to support our Read More…

Irrigation Workshop: It’s a Wrap!

Attendees at the BCLNA Irrigation Workshop held on March 29th splashed up some fun with University Sprinklers! Knowledge and questions Read More…

Official Report – Year of the Garden 2022

The Garden Council is pleased to announce the release of their highly anticipated Year of the Garden 2022 Report! What Read More…

Update on Motion to Ban Gas-Powered Landscape Equipment

Talk of the proposed motion to ban gas-powered landscape equipment in the City of Vancouver spurred a lot of questions Read More…

City of Vancouver – Rainwater Management

Article from BC Society of Landscape Architects The City of Vancouver is considering private property rainwater management updates for new Read More…

Congratulations CNLA Board Members!

Congratulations to the recently appointed CNLA Board of Directors, voted in at the winter meetings in Victoria! The BC contingent Read More…

Grow West Coast Horticulture Trade Show (GWC) to be Reimagined for a 2024 Relaunch

BCLNA’s annual tradeshow has been a cornerstone event of the association for 41 years. During this time the show has Read More…

Reminder: Metro Vancouver Stage 1 Watering Restrictions in Effect from May 1 – October 15, 2023

Reducing lawn watering remains the most effective way to ensure we are using our drinking water wisely during the summer Read More…

Brian Minter: A Multisensory Design Approach Makes a Difference in Both Indoor, Outdoor Spaces

Ground-breaking in the world of landscape architecture, Multisensory Landscape Design is something all designers should think about incorporating into their Read More…

Communities in Bloom BC is Looking for Judges!

Do you like people and plants? Think horticulture is a critical part of community life and wellness? BC Communities in Read More…

A Rosy Outlook: Consumers to Spend Ample Time and Money on Gardening in 2023 Versus Last Year

Nursery Management Magazine There may be uncertainty regarding the economy, but consumers are planning to keep gardening this year, especially Read More…

2023 Vineland Innovation Report

Vineland Research & Innovation Centre released the 2010-2021 Innovation Report, containing updates on several multi-year projects designed to bring innovation Read More…

ELCA Excursion 2023: New Information!

Planning for summer? Don’t forget to add the ELCA Excursion 2023 in Vancouver to your calendar! The European Landscape Contractors Read More…

Thank You for Participating in the 36th Plant & Gift Auction!

BCLNA’s Plant & Gift Auction has OFFICIALLY closed! We are immensely grateful for your generosity and support, and are proud Read More…