Dearborn Designs

10/15/2026

☕🌿 COFFEE, CONVERSATION & A LITTLE DESIGNER INSPIRATION!
Join us for a Coffee Morning, co-hosted by Landscape Ontario’s Designers Sector Group and the London Chapter. We’re bringing designers together for a morning of fresh ideas, industry insights and good old-fashioned networking!

What’s on the menu? ☕

💬 Connecting with Clients — Scott Wentworth, CLD, shares insights on connecting with potential and new landscape clients.

🪨 Stone Showdown! — Blake Sicard explores Natural Stone vs. Manufactured Stone. Which one makes the cut?

THE MORNING LINEUP

🕣 8:30 AM — Registration & Networking
👋 9:00 AM — Welcome
💬 9:15 AM — Connecting with Landscape Clients
☕ 10:15 AM — Break
🪨 10:30 AM — Natural Stone vs. Manufactured Stone
🌿 11:30 AM — Sector and Chapter Updates

Come for the coffee. Stay for the connections. Leave with ideas!
1001 Fanshawe College Blvd, London, ON.
Refreshments are provided, and paid parking is available in Lots 2, 3 or 8.

Limited space available — grab your spot before they're gone!
Register here: https://landscapeontario.com/events/designers-coffee-morning-october-2026/

See you there! ☕🌱

10/13/2026

Designer Coffee Morning is BACK!
Good coffee. Great connections. Ideas worth taking back to the drawing board!

Join Landscape Ontario’s Designers Sector Group and the London Chapter for a Designers Coffee Morning at Fanshawe College. Connect with fellow designers, exchange ideas, sharpen your skills and stay current with what’s happening in our industry.

☕ Here’s what’s brewing:

🕣 8:30 AM – Registration & Networking
👋 9:00 AM – Welcome
💬 9:15 AM – How to Connect with Potential and New Landscape Clients | Scott Wentworth, CLD
☕ 10:15 AM – Break
🪨 10:30 AM – Natural Stone vs. Manufactured Stone | Blake Sicard
🌿 11:30 AM – Sector and Chapter Update

☕ Refreshments provided
🚗 Paid parking available in Lots 2, 3 or 8

Space is limited, so don't wait! Register today and join the conversation. https://landscapeontario.com/events/designers-coffee-morning-october-2026/

09/13/2026

Landscape Ontario: Trade Talks - Built to Last
How Long Can You Run on Empty?

The truck is fueled. The equipment is maintained. The crew is ready. But what about you?

Landscape contractors spend their days solving problems, moving fast, working hard and getting the job done. It’s easy to put your own health, energy and recovery at the bottom of the list. Until it catches up with you.

Join Frank Bourque on Wednesday, September 23 at 12:00 PM for Built to Last: Health & Performance for Landscape Contractors. This isn’t about green smoothies and finding more time in your day. 😉 It’s about performing better, managing stress, recovering properly and staying in the game for the long haul.

Frank will share practical strategies you can actually use—whether you’re swinging the shovel, running the crew or running the company.

Work hard. Build smart. Take care of the person doing it all. Register here: https://landscapeontario.com/events/trade-talks-built-to-last-health-and-performance-for-landscape-contractors/

📅 Wednesday, September 23, 2026
⏰ 12:00 PM
💻 Virtual Zoom Session
🎤 Frank Bourque

09/12/2026

Landscape Ontario: September Mentor Moments, Enhancing Your Design Edge
Designers supporting Designers!
Want to design faster, smarter, and with less reinventing the wheel?

Join Lexi Dearborn, CLD, for a practical mentoring session on building a design process that works for you. This is an interactive session, so bring your great ideas!
Register Here: https://landscapeontario.com/events/mentor-moments-enhancing-your-design-edge/

We’ll explore ways to maximize free resources, create efficient drawing pages and templates, develop clear construction specifications and details, and organize your workflow. This way, you'll be fully prepared to jump into your next big project with confidence. The aim? Spend less time searching, setting up, and starting from scratch — and enjoy more time focused on your design work.

09/11/2026

TRADE TALKS! Built to Last: Health & Performance for Landscape Contractors

You take care of the crew.
You take care of the clients.
You take care of the business.
But who’s taking care of you? Long days, physical work, deadlines, weather, demanding clients and a never-ending to-do list can take a toll. And eventually, even the toughest operators feel it.

Join Frank Bourque, Landscape & Hardscape Business Consultant, on Wednesday, September 23 at 12:00 PM for Investing in You—a practical conversation about staying healthy, sharp and in the game for the long haul.
Register here: https://landscapeontario.com/events/trade-talks-built-to-last-health-and-performance-for-landscape-contractors/

No lectures. Just practical strategies for managing stress, sustaining energy, improving recovery and avoiding burnout—tailored for people who work in the landscape industry. Your business needs you at your best. It’s time to invest in the person running the show.

09/08/2026

TRADE TALKS! | BUILT TO LAST

Long days. Tight deadlines. Physical work. Busy seasons. Sound familiar?
The landscape industry demands a lot from the people who make it happen. But staying strong, focused, energized, and healthy takes more than getting through the next job.

Join Frank Bourque, Landscape & Hardscape Business Consultant, on Wednesday, September 23 at 12:00 PM for a conversation about health, performance, recovery, stress, and avoiding burnout—and leave with practical ideas you can put into action right away.

Because your business depends on you. Register today to secure your spot! https://landscapeontario.com/events/trade-talks-built-to-last-health-and-performance-for-landscape-contractors/

09/04/2026

Enhancing Your Design Edge
Want to design faster, smarter, and with less reinventing the wheel?
September 24, 2026 at Noon!

Join me for a practical mentoring session on building a design process that works for you. We’ll explore how to make the most of free resources, set up efficient drawing pages and templates, develop construction specifications and details, and organize the pieces of your process so you’re ready to hit the ground running when the next big project comes along. The goal? Less time setting up — more time designing. This is an interactive session, so bring your great ideas to share.

Register Here: https://landscapeontario.com/events/mentor-moments-enhancing-your-design-edge/

08/31/2026

Landscape Designers' Tips and Tricks! Enhancing Your Design Edge!
Professional landscape designers are always growing. Even when leads slow down, your development doesn’t need to. It’s about being ready for your next big project.
Join me on September 24th, 2026, at noon via Zoom! I'll share useful tips and tricks I've learned to help make my design process faster and much more enjoyable. The session will be interactive, so I encourage you to share your own tips and tricks!

To reserve your spot, register at https://landscapeontario.com/events/mentor-moments-enhancing-your-design-edge/

08/19/2026

Join the LO Designers Sector Group in person as we welcome Frank Ferragine, a.k.a. Frankie Flowers, for tips and tricks to uncover new revenue opportunities, strengthen customer engagement, and help shape the future direction of your business.

A coffee morning will be held on August 27th, 2026, at Multy Home, Innovation Center, showcasing their garden products. Location: 7900 Keel Street in Concord, ON.

Make sure to register: https://landscapeontario.com/events/designers-coffee-morning-meeting-august-2026/

08/18/2026

The Designer is back! 🍂

Our Fall edition of The Designer is coming your way—and it’s packed with ideas, insights, industry news, and conversations for landscape designers.

Whether you’re designing, growing your business, or simply looking to stay connected to what’s happening in our industry, The Designer is for you!

Created by designers, for designers. Read it. Share it. Be part of the conversation.

👉 Fall edition of The Designer is brought to you by Landscape Ontario’s Designers Sector Group.

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