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You are here: Home / Issues / August 2021 — Digger: Farwest Edition

August 2021 — Digger: Farwest Edition

By Bill Goloski — Posted August 2, 2021

The August issue of Digger Magazine not only includes the Farwest Show Guide and New Products Showcase, but other original green industry feature stories and news content.

In this issue

  • The impervious barbery: These top-selling shrubs are durable, beautiful and deer resistant.
  • Member profile: Walla Walla Nursery Co. Inc.: Lorne and Auralea Blackman serve retailers across the Northwest and Intermountain regions with a diversity of plant material.
  • Springing forward: COVID-19 has meant banner years for nurseries, but the future’s a little foggy.
  • A billion-dollar bounty: Several factors explain Oregon’s robust plant sales figures, particularly in woody material.
  • Creating the next generation of nursery leaders: Today’s students represent the nursery growers of tomorrow, and the Oregon Nurseries Foundation operates with that in mind.

Farwest Show 2021

  • Farwest Show New Products Showcase: Discover innovative solutions and improvements to the latest 2018 green industry products.
  • Farwest Show Features: Explore everything that the Farwest Show has to offer.
  • Farwest Exhibitor Search: Plan your route through the tradeshow floor.

Columns

  • Weathering the storm: President’s Message by Kyle Fessler
  • Road trip to the City of Roses: Directors Desk by Jeff Stone
  • In the heat of the garden: What I’m Hearing with Mike Darcy

Growing Knowledge, an ongoing series provided by Oregon State University in collaboration with the USDA and in partnership with OAN.

  • A fine, low input turf: Researchers look into the helpful properties of fine fescue turgrasses.
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About Bill Goloski

Bill Goloski is the publications manager at the Oregon Association of Nurseries and the art director for Digger magazine.

NURSERY NEWS

In Memoriam: Melvin John Steffenson

New USDA Census of Hort arriving in mailboxes this month

Oregon Association of Nurseries honors the industry’s best at 2024 Convention

Eason Horticultural Resources is now employee-owned

Oregon’s nursery licensing program aims to keep the entire industry healthy

Building trust is key to establishing clientele base for new nurseries

Five owners share their experiences on what it takes to start a nursery businesses

Bailey hires new CFO and chief HR officer

More Nursery News

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May 2025: Sustainability Issue

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March 2025: The Perennial Issue

February 2025: The Greenhouse Issue

January 2025: The Retail Issue

More issues of Digger

Pests and Diseases

Prioritizing nursery pest challenges

New tools in the battle against thrips

Aiming for precision in pest control

Oregon’s nursery licensing program aims to keep the entire industry healthy

$250,000 shifted to P. austrocedri research

More articles

FARWEST SHOW UPDATES

Sense of excitement prevailed at Farwest as nursery industry ‘Meets the Future’ 

Farwest Show attendees select favorites for the Retailers’ Choice Awards

Starway to Heaven™ Japanese Snowbell wins People’s Choice balloting at Farwest Show New Varieties Showcase

Hopper Bros. wins Best in Show booth award at 2024 Farwest Show   

Starway to Heaven™ Japanese Snowbell wins Judges’ Best in Show at Farwest Show New Varieties Showcase

More Updates from Farwest

The Value of Membership

Meet the leader: Sam Pohlschneider

OAN honors the industry’s best

Oregon Association of Nurseries honors the industry’s best at 2024 Convention

More member stories

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