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  • December 2023: Oregon is Nursery Country

    With a record $1.37 billion worth of sales in 2022, Oregon’s nursery industry continues to grow. And if you want to know why, you can… Continue Reading…

    December 2023: Oregon is Nursery Country

  • John Holmlund Nursery

    Nathan and Angie Holmlund continue their dad’s recipe for success: focus on people and plants.

    John Holmlund Nursery

  • Drakes Crossing Nursery

    Jan Hupp and his wife Cindy use a team approach to nourishing his mother’s thriving dream.

    Drakes Crossing Nursery

  • Bentwood Tree Farm

    Laura and Tom Dufala have taken their passion for cloud-pruned trees and turned it into a thriving business

    Bentwood Tree Farm

  • AF Nursery

    Alfredo and Maria Hernandez started from nothing in 2010 and have built a fast-growing operation.

    AF Nursery

  • Olive trees are migrating north

    Olive trees are now available at most local garden centers and in most cases, have seemed to grow well in our local conditions.

    Olive trees are migrating north

Plant Features

The replacements

Over-reliance on certain trees often prompts the need to turn to newer varieties in place of faltering favorites.

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Nursery Operations

másLabor offers assistance with H-2A program

Running a successful growing operation requires a reliable workforce, and másLabor understands the challenges of finding and retaining skilled workers. másLabor offers a solution that ensures capable, reliable, and legal labor year after year. The H-2A program is a federal, nonimmigrant visa program that allows agricultural employers to hire foreign workers for tough-to-fill seasonal jobs. […]

Riding the highs and lows of shipping

What the new, albeit temporary, shipping reality looks like for nurseries is lower shipping costs, better truck availability and more scheduling certainty. All of that is incredibly helpful since the demand for plants has held strong.

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Oregon Is Nursery Country

December 2023: Oregon is Nursery Country

With a record $1.37 billion worth of sales in 2022, Oregon’s nursery industry continues to grow. And if you want to know why, you can ask the families that are driving the growth. Ask Jan, Cindy and Jason Hupp, who run Drakes Crossing Nursery in the Cascade Range foothills, founded 1967. They’ve made huge investments […]

Welcome to Nursery Country 2023

With a record $1.37 billion worth of sales in 2022, Oregon’s nursery industry continues to grow. And if you want to know why, you can ask the families that are driving the growth.

John Holmlund Nursery

Nathan and Angie Holmlund continue their dad’s recipe for success: focus on people and plants.

Drakes Crossing Nursery

Jan Hupp and his wife Cindy use a team approach to nourishing his mother’s thriving dream.

Recent Columns

The people must step up in 2024

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As the building blocks of our society are eroded by extremes on both sides of the political spectrum, our agricultural community can act as ballast for common sense. It’s no time to be passive. That only leads to more chaos.

Our industry embodies spirit of Oregon pioneers

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I am a firm believer that you must love the work you do to do it well, and the people that make up Oregon’s nursery industry inspire me constantly with their perseverance. The people within this organization are what makes Oregon “Nursery Country.”

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