Environment Seminars
LP072: NEW-Native Shrubs to Know and Plant
Native shrubs can be the versatile foundation for every landscape. They provide instant structure, low-maintenance beauty, and high-quality habitat for wildlife. In urban landscapes, especially, where space can be at a premium, shrubs are an excellent alternative to lawn.
In this presentation, you’ll hear about a diverse array of native shrubs for various landscape situations and conditions.
LO member price: $165.00
Non-member price: $290.00
Maximum participants: 15
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: Lorraine Johnson, Garden Author
Date: Tuesday March 3, 2026 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Native shrubs can be the versatile foundation for every landscape. They provide instant structure, low-maintenance beauty, and high-quality habitat for wildlife. In urban landscapes, especially, where space can be at a premium, shrubs are an excellent alternative to lawn.
In this presentation, you’ll hear about a diverse array of native shrubs for various landscape situations and conditions.
LO member price: $165.00
Non-member price: $290.00
Maximum participants: 15
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: Lorraine Johnson, Garden Author
Date: Tuesday March 3, 2026 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
LG048: Invasive Species Management Options
This seminar will discuss the difference between woody and herbaceous species, management options using mechanical methods or herbicides, personal protective equipment for removing invasive species and selecting the right methods/tools to prevent further spread into the landscape.
Note: 4.67 IPM Accreditation continuing education credits (CEC) available
LO member price: $165.00
Non-member price: $290.00
Maximum participants: 15
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: Jeff Dickie, Conservation Halton
Date: Tuesday March 10, 2026 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
This seminar will discuss the difference between woody and herbaceous species, management options using mechanical methods or herbicides, personal protective equipment for removing invasive species and selecting the right methods/tools to prevent further spread into the landscape.
Note: 4.67 IPM Accreditation continuing education credits (CEC) available
LO member price: $165.00
Non-member price: $290.00
Maximum participants: 15
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: Jeff Dickie, Conservation Halton
Date: Tuesday March 10, 2026 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
LP073: NEW-Woody Plants: Their Appeal and Uses in the Landscape
A woody plant is a plant that produces wood as its structural tissue and thus has a hard stem.
During this two-day seminar participants will learn:
• The basics of plant identification will be covered for trees and shrubs: leaf shapes, flowers, fruit, bark, leaf arrangement etc.
• The advantages and concerns surrounding woody plant choices will be covered, along
• includes discussion of plants suitable for rain gardens, attracting birds, invasive species, native species, hardiness zones, and suitability to soil type
• Over 120 species will be covered
• Plant care, including pruning will be touched on.
LO member price: $330.00
Non-member price: $580.00
Maximum participants: 20
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: Sean James, Sean James Consulting
Dates: Wednesday March 11, 2026 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Thursday March 12, 2026 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
A woody plant is a plant that produces wood as its structural tissue and thus has a hard stem.
During this two-day seminar participants will learn:
• The basics of plant identification will be covered for trees and shrubs: leaf shapes, flowers, fruit, bark, leaf arrangement etc.
• The advantages and concerns surrounding woody plant choices will be covered, along
• includes discussion of plants suitable for rain gardens, attracting birds, invasive species, native species, hardiness zones, and suitability to soil type
• Over 120 species will be covered
• Plant care, including pruning will be touched on.
LO member price: $330.00
Non-member price: $580.00
Maximum participants: 20
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: Sean James, Sean James Consulting
Dates: Wednesday March 11, 2026 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Thursday March 12, 2026 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
LG055: NEW-What to do With a Downpour: Ornamental Ways to Handle Rainwater
Urban development has resulted in large areas of impermeable surfaces. This leads to poor water quality and erosion as well as drying of the creeks during droughts.
Techniques will be discussed to aid in infiltrating rainwater into the soil while beautifying your landscapes and allowing a more unusual palette of plants to be used.
Rain gardens can be a beautiful addition to any yard and can allow the planting of some truly interesting plants. They also help the environment by infiltrating water to clean it and restore the water table and base-flow (the water that seeps through the ground to our creeks).
We’ll cover how to design and build a rain garden, including placement, construction, and plant choices. Best of all, many municipalities and regions offer funding for projects like this!
LO member price: $165.00
Non-member price: $290.00
Maximum participants: 15
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: Sean James, Sean James Consulting
Date: Monday March 23, 2026 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Seminars main menuUrban development has resulted in large areas of impermeable surfaces. This leads to poor water quality and erosion as well as drying of the creeks during droughts.
Techniques will be discussed to aid in infiltrating rainwater into the soil while beautifying your landscapes and allowing a more unusual palette of plants to be used.
Rain gardens can be a beautiful addition to any yard and can allow the planting of some truly interesting plants. They also help the environment by infiltrating water to clean it and restore the water table and base-flow (the water that seeps through the ground to our creeks).
We’ll cover how to design and build a rain garden, including placement, construction, and plant choices. Best of all, many municipalities and regions offer funding for projects like this!
LO member price: $165.00
Non-member price: $290.00
Maximum participants: 15
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: Sean James, Sean James Consulting
Date: Monday March 23, 2026 9:00 am - 3:30 pm