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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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Filed Under: Issues

NURSERY NEWS

Bailey Nurseries removed dams to build environmental resilience

The new NurseryGuide.com powers up with new features

Terra Gardens owner’s gesture for his mother opens the door to other wheelchair-bound gardeners

OAN announces 2025 Friends of Nurseries award winners

OAN leads grower-driven Japanese beetle solution

AmericanHort president and CEO to step down

In memoriam: Bill Van Belle

Longtime employee buys Heritage Seedlings and Liners

More Nursery News

From the pages of Digger

June: The Shrubs Issue

May 2026: the Sustainability Issue

April: The Tree Issue

March: The Perennials Issue

February: The Greenhouse Issue

More issues of Digger

Pests and Diseases

Managing Phytophthora: timing, temperature and emerging threats

Managing slugs and snails in Pacific Northwest nurseries

OAN leads grower-driven Japanese beetle solution

Prioritizing nursery pest challenges

New tools in the battle against thrips

More articles

FARWEST SHOW UPDATES

2026 Farwest Show issues calls for speakers

Excitement, optimism prevail at 2025 Farwest Show

Dazzling plants, products garner Retailer’s Choice Awards

Youngblood Nursery wins Best in Show booth honors at the 2025 Farwest Show

Glow Sticks Fescue wins top honors from judges at Farwest Show’s New Varieties Showcase 

More Updates from Farwest

The Value of Membership

AmericanHort president and CEO to step down

OAN honors industry leaders at 2025 Convention

Meet the Leader: Patrick Peterson

More member stories

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