Clinton Smay and Travis Burke are taking their nursery to the next level with new plant innovations
Oregon Nursery Country
Profile: Palmer Creek Nursery
Rufino Reyes and his son Jimmy stay nimble to focus on customer needs while maintaining quality.
Profile: Gold Family Farms
Steve and Joe Gold are focused on providing value and quality for their customers through efficiencies and scale.
Profile: Krueger’s Tree Farm
Richard “Dick” Krueger is building a legacy of innovation with a eye toward solving tomorrow’s problems
Nursery Operations
Hedgerows are making a comeback
The staple of European agriculture provides a profitable, practical approach to biodiversity
Navigating the uncertainty of tariffs
The administration’s trade wars have created uncertainty for everyone, including Oregon’s nurseries
Building a solid brand pays big dividends
A good logo and name can go far in helping a nursery carve out a name for itself. But there’s more to a solid brand than that.
Plant Features
New cultivars are breathing new life into Weigela
Growers have developed new Weigela cultivars with more flowers and more compact forms with denser branches that don’t need to be pruned.
Working with the ODA, nurseries develop sterile varieties of Buddleja
Butturfly Bush (Buddleja) is in high demand because it’s easy to grow and it’s a magnet for hummingbirds and butterflies.
Green drenching creates peaceful garden spaces
Gardeners are tapping green’s soothing nature to create peaceful spaces, and nurseries are following suit.