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
Success comes from reading the future
An accurate read on coming market conditions and a balanced strategy are critical to weathering ups and downs of tree-growing business
Getting a grip on drainage
Standing water can encourage diseases and create a poor environment for plant roots and microbes
Nurseries reap the benefits of benchmarking
Nurseries that closely track their processes enjoy efficiencies, benefits and bottom-line boosts
Plant Features
New frontiers for Japanese snowbells
Styrax japonicus is catching the eyes of gardeners and greater attention from growers
Breeders respond to rising demand with an Echinacea explosion
The iconic native plant with star appeal has become the emblem of the pollinator gardening movement, and the cultivars just keep coming.
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.