CCLA NEWS !!!
MAY 10TH 2018 MEETING
What: CCLA’s Monthly Meeting
When: Thursday, May 10 from 5:00 PM until 7 PM
Where: Cape Coastal Nursery – 146 Great Western Road South Dennis, MA 02660
RSVP: Please RSVP HERE to attend our meeting so we can plan accordingly.
Credits:
Our featured speaker will be Melissa LeVangie, MCA, BS who is the Director of Marketing and Sales at Shelter Tree Care Products in North Attleboro. She is an ISA, MA and NH certified arborist and a TCIA CTSP and trained in EHAP and First Aid and CPR. Melissa has a passion for sharing her knowledge to help better the industry and the great group of arborists who make this profession so rewarding.
Learn the Principles of Pruning
The Hows and Whys of “S.F.H.F.L.F.” (Structure, Form, Health, Flowers, Longevity and Fruit)
Arborists, landscapers, nursery professionals and homeowners always have that one plant (or more) that eludes or befuddles them when it comes to pruning. What’s yours?
RSVP: Please RSVP HERE to attend our meeting so we can plan accordingly.
Special offer for CCLA members.
Dave Libby from Cape Fishermen’s Supply in Chatham has a special offer for CCLA members.
Cape Fishermen’s Supply will offer a 10% discount on all Foul Weather Gear, rain gear and boots to landscapers from April 16th to April 28th.
This is a great time to outfit your crews for the season.
Any company purchasing 10 or more pieces will receive an additional 5% discount.
Cape Fishermen’s Supply – 67 Depot Road – Chatham
Town of Falmouth – Please share
Falmouth has a Fertilizer Bylaw that PROHIBITS the use of fertilizer on lawns within 100 feet of a protected resource area listed in Falmouth Wetlands, Regulations 10.02 (1) (a-d) including any: bank, freshwater wetland, coastal wetland, beach dune, flat, marsh, swamp, wet meadow, bog, vernal pool, reservoir, creek, estuary, stream, pond, lake, the ocean or land under water bodies. The Town Bylaw bans ANY fertilizing in these areas. The Department of Marine and Environmental Services is charged with enforcing this bylaw, but voluntary citizen cooperation will be the key to its success
The HGTV Ultimate Outdoor Awards
Dear friends – One of my projects is in the finals at the HGTV Outdoor Awards. Please vote for this wonderful “Outdoor Oasis” on the link below. We have until April 17th. It is under the Outdoor Oasis category and is called Poolside Patio Made for Relaxation. The first link will take you to Outdoor Oasis group for voting and the 2nd link is directly to this beautiful Cape Cod project. Wish you could all see the before pictures! Let’s put Cape Cod on the national map! Thanks much in advance for all your votes.
“The HGTV Ultimate Outdoor Awards are now live! We are so excited to showcase your beautiful designs! You can view and vote in each of the 6 categories once a day, every day, until April 17th. And you can enter to win $5000!!!”
https://www.hgtv.com/design/packages/hgtv-ultimate-outdoor-awards/2018/outdoor-oasis
https://people.hgtv.com/professionals/mary-leblanc-landscape-design
Mary LeBlanc, ASLA
Mary LeBlanc Landscape Design
Cotuit, MA 02635
CCLA Member Chris Cotoia and his company Executive Landscaping in the local News
By Sean F. Driscoll. “Take 10: Executive Landscaping of South Dennis takes care of all things outdoors” Cape Cod Times Mar 25, 2018
A 12th-generation Cape Codder, Chris Cotoia grew up helping his grandfather, a caretaker, tend to local properties and gardens.
He then moved on to mowing lawns and tending to properties on his own before going away to college to study architectural design. But after he came home, it didn’t take him long to get back to his first love, which eventually turned into the founding of Executive Landscaping.
Continue reading article from Cape Cod Times (Click Here)
Cape Cod Landscape Association, Inc. is a non-profit trade association serving the needs of individuals and businesses working in and involved with the Green Industry on Cape Cod and in southeastern Massachusetts. Founded over 25 years ago, the CCLA has over 200 members.
CCLA is devoted to providing its members with the most useful information to help them make decisions that directly affect their businesses and save them time and money.
Scholarship Application
** All applications must be received by 4/25/2018
