Business/Professional Development/Prosperity Partners Seminars
LBM167: NEW - Level Up Your Snow Business
This half day seminar will cover equipment maintenance, safety training, SOPs, recruiting, route management, site prep, customer engagement, contracts, budgeting, and strategic planning.
Lunch not included
LO member price: $80.00
Non-member price: $143.00
Maximum participants: 10
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: Representative from Nextra Consulting
Date: Tuesday September 30, 2025 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
This half day seminar will cover equipment maintenance, safety training, SOPs, recruiting, route management, site prep, customer engagement, contracts, budgeting, and strategic planning.
Lunch not included
LO member price: $80.00
Non-member price: $143.00
Maximum participants: 10
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: Representative from Nextra Consulting
Date: Tuesday September 30, 2025 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
LC072: Pricing Lighting Jobs
Start next season off learning how to price for profitability.
In this seminar, you will learn to examine your overhead, identify your operating costs, project your labour investment and budget your pricing accordingly to maximize your profitability and sustainability.
Lunch not included
LO member price: $80.00
Non-member price: $143.00
Maximum participants: 10
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: John Higo, Turf Care Products Canada
Date: Wednesday December 3, 2025 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Start next season off learning how to price for profitability.
In this seminar, you will learn to examine your overhead, identify your operating costs, project your labour investment and budget your pricing accordingly to maximize your profitability and sustainability.
Lunch not included
LO member price: $80.00
Non-member price: $143.00
Maximum participants: 10
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: John Higo, Turf Care Products Canada
Date: Wednesday December 3, 2025 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
LI035: Profitable Pricing and Selling Irrigation Systems
This seminar will present sound irrigation business practices to ensure your business will survive and prosper. The profitable pricing portion will show methods of how to accurately determine and incorporate all business costs into a profitable selling price. As well as provide a sound sales method, which will enhance your ability to close more sales at a truly profitable price.
Note: Experience levels from beginner to 5 plus years.
LO member price: $160.00
Non-member price: $285.00
Maximum participants: 12
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: Jim Lloyd
Date: Thursday December 4, 2025 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
This seminar will present sound irrigation business practices to ensure your business will survive and prosper. The profitable pricing portion will show methods of how to accurately determine and incorporate all business costs into a profitable selling price. As well as provide a sound sales method, which will enhance your ability to close more sales at a truly profitable price.
Note: Experience levels from beginner to 5 plus years.
LO member price: $160.00
Non-member price: $285.00
Maximum participants: 12
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: Jim Lloyd
Date: Thursday December 4, 2025 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
LBM165: Establish and Strengthen your Leadership Team for success
Is your company outgrowing you? Do you ever wonder how well-known landscaping companies build a great management team? During this seminar participants will discover how to develop and Align Your Management Team For Success
Topics covered include:
*Hiring, training, and developing superstars
*Developing tools for role clarity
*Clear and timely communication
*Effective meeting strategies
*Creating a culture where management team supports the field staff and each other
*Managers owning their numbers and driving results
*Pay scales and incentive packages
*Budgets, goal setting and 5-year plans Participants should bring along their organization chart and budget to assist with planning and for helpful feedback.
LO member price: $165.00
Non-member price: $290.00
Maximum participants: 15
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: Greg Wildeboer, Whispering Pines Landscaping
Date: Thursday January 29, 2026 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Is your company outgrowing you? Do you ever wonder how well-known landscaping companies build a great management team? During this seminar participants will discover how to develop and Align Your Management Team For Success
Topics covered include:
*Hiring, training, and developing superstars
*Developing tools for role clarity
*Clear and timely communication
*Effective meeting strategies
*Creating a culture where management team supports the field staff and each other
*Managers owning their numbers and driving results
*Pay scales and incentive packages
*Budgets, goal setting and 5-year plans Participants should bring along their organization chart and budget to assist with planning and for helpful feedback.
LO member price: $165.00
Non-member price: $290.00
Maximum participants: 15
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: Greg Wildeboer, Whispering Pines Landscaping
Date: Thursday January 29, 2026 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
LD035: Professional Practice & Project Management: Managing Projects from Design to Completion
Join us for "Managing Projects from Design to Completion" workshop, where you will be guided through the intricacies of managing landscape projects from conception to completion.
This hands-on, seminar will cover essential aspects of project management, including effective planning, budgeting, and coordinating with clients and contractors. Participants will engage in practical exercises that highlight key strategies for tackling common challenges in landscape design and implementation, ensuring that your projects are not only aesthetically pleasing but also delivered on time and within scope.
Whether you’re a seasoned landscape contractor, manager, team leader or aspiring project manager - this workshop will provide valuable insights to streamline your workflow and elevate your professional practice.
LO member price: $165.00
Non-member price: $290.00
Maximum participants: 15
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: Heather Jerrard, My Landscape Artist
Date: Tuesday February 17, 2026 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Join us for "Managing Projects from Design to Completion" workshop, where you will be guided through the intricacies of managing landscape projects from conception to completion.
This hands-on, seminar will cover essential aspects of project management, including effective planning, budgeting, and coordinating with clients and contractors. Participants will engage in practical exercises that highlight key strategies for tackling common challenges in landscape design and implementation, ensuring that your projects are not only aesthetically pleasing but also delivered on time and within scope.
Whether you’re a seasoned landscape contractor, manager, team leader or aspiring project manager - this workshop will provide valuable insights to streamline your workflow and elevate your professional practice.
LO member price: $165.00
Non-member price: $290.00
Maximum participants: 15
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: Heather Jerrard, My Landscape Artist
Date: Tuesday February 17, 2026 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
LS028: Supervisor Responsibilities & Due Diligence
Supervisors play a critical role in workplace health and safety. The seminar is designed to equip supervisors with the necessary knowledge to understand their legal duties, their role as a leader, and the key concept of due diligence.
Topics include:
* Supervisor duties as defined in the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), and how these duties link with the employer and worker duties.
* Summarize the duties and responsibilities of a supervisor in accordance with the OHSA and how to implement them in the workplace
* Give examples of how supervisors can exercise due diligence in the workplace.
* Create an action plan of steps that demonstrates due diligence in their workplace.
* Analyze case studies in the workplace to determine if due diligence was established.
This program is directed to new and experienced supervisors who want to develop and improve their understanding and leadership in workplace health and safety.
A resource guide will be provided
Consider continuing with seminar Landscape Ontario’s The Effective Supervisor Building Strategies for Success.
Note: ISA continuing education units (CEU's) available.
Lunch not included
LO member price: $149.00
Non-member price: $275.00
Maximum participants: 15
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: Kristin Hoffman, Workplace Safety Prevention Services (WSPS)
Date: Wednesday March 4, 2026 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Supervisors play a critical role in workplace health and safety. The seminar is designed to equip supervisors with the necessary knowledge to understand their legal duties, their role as a leader, and the key concept of due diligence.
Topics include:
* Supervisor duties as defined in the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), and how these duties link with the employer and worker duties.
* Summarize the duties and responsibilities of a supervisor in accordance with the OHSA and how to implement them in the workplace
* Give examples of how supervisors can exercise due diligence in the workplace.
* Create an action plan of steps that demonstrates due diligence in their workplace.
* Analyze case studies in the workplace to determine if due diligence was established.
This program is directed to new and experienced supervisors who want to develop and improve their understanding and leadership in workplace health and safety.
A resource guide will be provided
Consider continuing with seminar Landscape Ontario’s The Effective Supervisor Building Strategies for Success.
Note: ISA continuing education units (CEU's) available.
Lunch not included
LO member price: $149.00
Non-member price: $275.00
Maximum participants: 15
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: Kristin Hoffman, Workplace Safety Prevention Services (WSPS)
Date: Wednesday March 4, 2026 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
LBM162: The Effective Supervisor: Building Strategies for Success
This seminar considers the day-to-day context in which supervisors perform their role and brings to life the concepts associated with "organizing the work and its performance" as referenced in the definition of a competent person. This seminar goes beyond awareness of the legal roles and responsibilities of supervisors and engages participants in identifying real-life challenges and solutions.
By the end of this training participants will be able to:
* Describe the legal duties and responsibilities of a supervisor
* How to orient a new worker
* Demonstrate good coaching skills
* How mental health impacts the workplace and understand supervisor approaches that promote mental health
* Describe the role of the supervisor in ensuring that human rights in the workplace are maintained
* How to manage conflict
* Describe a supervisor's responsibility for dealing with workplace violence and harassment
* What to do if an injury happens
* Describe the supervisor's role in accommodating workers with disabilities
Recommended for:
* Individuals currently in supervisory positions either newly appointed or experienced
* Individuals who would like to become supervisors
* Managers, HR personnel, CEO, Owners
Recommended that participants are familiar with the workplace health and safety law regarding supervisor duties and responsibilities or attended Landscape Ontario's Supervisor Responsibilities and Due Diligence seminar.
Note: ISA continuing education units (CEU's) available.
LO member price: $535.00
Non-member price: $815.00
Maximum participants: 15
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: Kristin Hoffman, Workplace Safety Prevention Services (WSPS)
Dates: Tuesday March 10, 2026 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Wednesday March 11, 2026 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
This seminar considers the day-to-day context in which supervisors perform their role and brings to life the concepts associated with "organizing the work and its performance" as referenced in the definition of a competent person. This seminar goes beyond awareness of the legal roles and responsibilities of supervisors and engages participants in identifying real-life challenges and solutions.
By the end of this training participants will be able to:
* Describe the legal duties and responsibilities of a supervisor
* How to orient a new worker
* Demonstrate good coaching skills
* How mental health impacts the workplace and understand supervisor approaches that promote mental health
* Describe the role of the supervisor in ensuring that human rights in the workplace are maintained
* How to manage conflict
* Describe a supervisor's responsibility for dealing with workplace violence and harassment
* What to do if an injury happens
* Describe the supervisor's role in accommodating workers with disabilities
Recommended for:
* Individuals currently in supervisory positions either newly appointed or experienced
* Individuals who would like to become supervisors
* Managers, HR personnel, CEO, Owners
Recommended that participants are familiar with the workplace health and safety law regarding supervisor duties and responsibilities or attended Landscape Ontario's Supervisor Responsibilities and Due Diligence seminar.
Note: ISA continuing education units (CEU's) available.
LO member price: $535.00
Non-member price: $815.00
Maximum participants: 15
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: Kristin Hoffman, Workplace Safety Prevention Services (WSPS)
Dates: Tuesday March 10, 2026 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Wednesday March 11, 2026 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
LBM136: Profitability Begins Before 7 am -The key to a successful morning roll out
Looking for ways to tighten your company's morning routine? This popular seminar is one you should attend before starting your season. The instructor will offer tips to improve efficiency in your yard and get crews on the road and to the client's properties faster.
Topics covered:
*Organization of storage space + yard space using 5s Principles
*The benefits and design of a job trailer
*Communication, keep it simple and timely
*Job binders and information shares
*Planning in advance of the job starting
*Vendor partnerships
*Technology to help you organize the crews
*Employees rewarded for strong performance (Company Culture)
A seminar for owners, crew leaders, general and operation managers.
Note: ISA continuing education units (CEU's) available.
LO member price: $165.00
Non-member price: $290.00
Maximum participants: 15
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: Greg Wildeboer, Whispering Pines Landscaping
Date: Friday March 13, 2026 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Seminars main menuLooking for ways to tighten your company's morning routine? This popular seminar is one you should attend before starting your season. The instructor will offer tips to improve efficiency in your yard and get crews on the road and to the client's properties faster.
Topics covered:
*Organization of storage space + yard space using 5s Principles
*The benefits and design of a job trailer
*Communication, keep it simple and timely
*Job binders and information shares
*Planning in advance of the job starting
*Vendor partnerships
*Technology to help you organize the crews
*Employees rewarded for strong performance (Company Culture)
A seminar for owners, crew leaders, general and operation managers.
Note: ISA continuing education units (CEU's) available.
LO member price: $165.00
Non-member price: $290.00
Maximum participants: 15
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: Greg Wildeboer, Whispering Pines Landscaping
Date: Friday March 13, 2026 9:00 am - 3:30 pm