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
Nurseries save by making the switch to LEDs
With energy costs soaring, nurseries are tapping into an Energy Trust of Oregon program to reduce the financial burden of installing LED lighting.
Proper ventilation and air circulation are key to successful greenhouses
Air flow and temperature are among the most important considerations needed for plants to thrive.
Retail nurseries work to expand their reach
Diverse customers means that a multi-pronged approach in marketing is required
Plant Features
Some annuals are better than others when it comes to attracting pollinators
With concern for pollinators on the rise, the demand for annuals that provide nourishment for bees, hummingbirds and butterflies is growing.
Nurseries capitalize on fondness for grasses
The increasing popularity of ornamental grasses is fueling a drive for new varieties and innovations.
New boxwood varieties shore up defense against spreading boxwood blight
As boxwood blight was spreading in the U.S. in the 2010s, executives at Plant Development Services in Loxley, Alabama, and Saunders Brothers Nursery in Piney River, Virginia, were looking for solutions. Plant Development Services looked to Europe, where blight had been a major issue since 1998, while Saunders Brothers looked to germplasm it had on […]
