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Growers, university report flooding due to heavy rain

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Periods of heavy rainfall caused flooding in Oregon’s northern, middle and southern Willamette Valley during the early days of April. Affected areas experienced extensive damage, but community members have rallied behind some growers to help with the recovery efforts. Rivers Edge Nursery, a landscape shrub grower in Junction City, was hit hard by raging Willamette […]

April 2019 — The Greenhouse Issue

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Welcome to our traditional April greenhouse issue! Our cover story this month is about remarkable annuals, which go beyond your standard selections, offering exceptional color, foliage, durability and interest. In this issue: Remarkable annuals: Wholesale growers pitch popular bedding and garden plants The value of the green label: Survey tests whether customers will pay more, as […]

Terra Nova Nurseries heads to plant expo in China

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Oregon-based Terra Nova® Nurseries Inc. will showcase their plant breeding and genetics at the International Horticultural Exhibition 2019, which runs from April 29 through October 7 in the Expo Park of the Yanquin District of Beijing, China. Terra Nova will be the only American company to exhibit at China’s largest horticultural expo in nearly 10 […]

Bailey appoints strategic accounts manager

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David Klinger has been promoted from strategic accounts representative to strategic accounts manager at Bailey, effective March 1, 2019. He will replace JoAnn Kern, who is retiring after 40 years of service at Bailey. Klinger will use his analytical skills and in-depth knowledge of Bailey’s offerings and consumer brands to manage the company’s relationships with mass merchants […]

March 2019

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This month’s issue of Digger focuses on specialty nurseries. Articles include the challenges and rewards for specialty nurseries, the value of being an influencer, and marketing budget priorities. Also, read about Janet Poot’s tenure in the industry and how OSU researchers are looking at aphid control for Christmas tree growers. In this issue: A corner […]

17th annual Spring GardenPalooza is April 6

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More than 45 local nurseries and garden art vendors will showcase thousands of plants, tools and outdoor décor at the Spring GardenPalooza, a one-day gardening event. Judy Alleruzzo and William McClenathan of Garden Time are scheduled to meet attendees of the event. Festivities will take place at Fir Point Farms, 14601 Arndt Road, Aurora, Oregon, […]

Oregon Pride Nurseries, Inc. joins Bower & Branch network

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The horticultural e-commerce brand Bower & Branch announced in a release that Oregon Pride Nurseries Inc. of McMinnville, Oregon has become the sixth grower to join their network of businesses. They are the second Oregon-based grower in the network, following the lead of Woodburn Nursery & Azaleas Inc., which joined the network in May 2018. […]

Skagit Horticulture opens clean-stock greenhouse, hires manager

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Skagit Horticulture (Mabton, Washington) has opened a new, clean-stock greenhouse for large-scale production of select agricultural plant starts launched last year, and appointed an Agricultural Division manager. The new greenhouse will produce virus-free transplants for hop growers, vineyard operators, and orchardists. Initial plant starts for softwood cuttings are sourced from the National Clean Plant Network […]

MA introduces MycoApply® Ultrafine Endo/Ecto

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Mycorrhizal Applications (MA) has launched a new mycorrhizal inoculant product called MycoApply® Ultrafine Endo/Ecto. Developed to improve the soil for conifers, woody shrubs and other ornaments, the product features four species of endomycorrhizae and seven species of ectomycorrhizae. The fungi colonize on a plant’s root systems to increase the surface area, allowing it to absorb […]