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Garden Centres Canada’s (GCC) annual national retail Summit is a networking and educational opportunity for independent garden centre owners and managers to come together and discuss the latest trends and patterns, and share innovative ideas.

The National Garden Bureau (NGB) announced six live goods and two hard goods as winners of the 2023 Green Thumb Award.

The biggest nursery industry trade show in the West, the Farwest Show, will celebrate its 50th anniversary this coming August.

Vineland Research and Innovation Centre published its 2022-23 Innovation Report, covering the organization’s latest research and development projects.

Landscape Ontario Congress celebrated its 50th anniversary in style with record-breaking attendance. Over 17,600 visitors flocked to the Toronto Congress Centre Jan. 10-12, 2023 to see what Canada’s largest trade show and conference for landscape horticulture professionals had to offer.

Landscape Ontario’s Awards of Excellence celebrated 50 years of the best landscape projects in Ontario with a sold-out gala celebration on Jan. 10, 2023.

The Trudeau government announced Canada is extending work permits to family members of temporary foreign workers.

Representatives from the Green Cities Foundation were joined by Adam van Koeverden, Member of Parliament for Milton, Ont., to announce $250,000 in funding from FedDev Ontario.

Pantone announced its Colour of the Year for 2023: Viva Magenta 18-750.

Brookdale Treeland Nurseries (BTN), has been awarded the title of International Grower of the Year (IGOTY) 2023 by the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH).