Membership Benefits

Active LNSHTA membership provides you with many different advantages and savings on products and services for your business. By becoming an active member of LNSHTA, you automatically become a member of the Canadian Nursery Landscape Association (CNLA), our national green industry association. For information on all the benefits offered through the CNLA, visit www.canadanursery.com/benefits or call Pam Woodman, Executive Director LNS 902-463-0519 (toll free 1-877-567-4769).

A membership with LNS and the CNLA entitles you to significant savings on many products and services that will help to run your business more effectively and efficiently. The CNLA offers savings on Merchant Services, Office Supplies, Credit Cards, Long Distance, Insurance, Equipment, Vehicles, and Fuel Savings.

In addition to bottom-line savings, LNS offers many other benefits to our membership, such as the LNS and CNLA newsletters, the annual Atlantic and CNLA Membership Directory, and the Canadian Standards for Nursery Stock. Each member receives these publications free of charge. LNS members also receive a complimentary subscription to Landscape Trades magazine.

While ensuring that LNS members are kept informed of industry news and events, LNS performs provincial lobbying along with the CNLA's federal lobbying on the issues that affect landscape horticulture. As an LNS member you will also have access to important networking opportunities, and support from others in the industry.

Your company's reputation will also be enhanced by being a member of a reputable association that sets high industry standards and supports professionalism in the industry. You will be able to take part in provincial and national awards of excellence competitions, as well as various internationally recognized certification programs.

For a full list of benefits offered by the CNLA visit www.canadanursery.com/benefits - start saving today!

Benefits That Keep YOU Informed!

Nova Scotia Ideal Home Show

• Market to over 31,000 show goers at the Spring Ideal Home Show - The Garden and Patio Show. LNSHTA members receive an almost 50% reduction in the cost of their exhibit space

LNSHTA Awards of Excellence & CNLA National Awards of Excellence Programs

• Winners receive provincial and national media and industry coverage through these two programs. The Awards of Excellence Programs are ONLY open to members of Landscape Nova Scotia

GreeNScene (LNS' newsletter) & Newsbrief (CNLA's Monthly Newsletter)

• The Landscape Nova Scotia Newsletter - GreeNScene is produced 2 times a year... FREE!
• Newsbrief (CNLA's Monthly News Letter)-- to keep you informed of current events affecting your industry. FREE!

Landscape Atlantic and the CNLA Membership Directory

• Produced annually, lists all members of each provincial association. Indicates the segment each member operates within, and their membership status. A great tool for advertising and networking within the industry! FREE!

Landscape Trades Magazine

• Produced 9 times per year, the premier horticultural trade magazine in Canada. FREE!

LNSHTA Website - www.landscapenovascotia.ca

CNLA Web Site - www.canadanursery.com

• An on-line resource of grower's inventory of nursery stock, product listings, suppliers, members, and the Provincial Association's programs and benefits. An excellent tool that promotes international trade for the industry.

Canadian Standards for Nursery Stock

• This publication of minimum standards is a valuable source of technical information for the nursery industry, landscape architects, government departments, colleges, universities, municipalities and consumers. An industry committee reviews this publication every two years. FREE!

Federal Government Liaison

• CNLA represents the Canadian nursery and landscape industry when it meets regularly with government officials. Lobbying government for your best interests is our priority!