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Articles and posts by Curt Kipp

Dig in to the October issue of Digger

By Curt Kipp — Posted October 7, 2010

Have you read your October issue of Digger yet? If you didn’t receive it in the mail, you can still download some of the articles right from this page: A healthy appetite for succulents (PDF) — Both tender and hardy varieties offer exotic beauty at a low cost, while demanding little in the way of […]

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Watering the roots of community

By Curt Kipp — Posted October 7, 2010

We told you last month about the Oregon nursery industry’s efforts to spruce up the Oregon School for the Deaf campus. The Capital Press (Salem, Ore.) now has an article posted that covers that effort in greater detail. Included is this nugget: OAN members supplied 70 percent of the plants and shrubs needed for the […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Events, Landscaping, OAN, Wholesale Nurseries

Nurseries’ parent company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

By Curt Kipp — Posted October 5, 2010

International Garden Products Inc. announced Monday that the company and four of its subsidiaries — including Iseli Nursery Inc. and Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower of California – have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. This type of bankruptcy allows the companies to continue operating under the supervision of bankruptcy court, while going through the reorganization […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Recession

Law authorizes creation of California Nursery Producers Commission

By Curt Kipp — Posted October 4, 2010

A law is now in place allowing nursery growers in California to create a California Nursery Producers Commission, which would be a new government body under the California Department of Food and Agriculture. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed Assembly Bill 2695, which previously was approved by the California State Assembly. The signed bill did not create […]

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Lehner forecasts economic future at OAN Convention

By Curt Kipp — Posted October 1, 2010

What are the prospects for an improvement in Oregon’s economy? And why is continued growth in China so important for Oregon’s economic health? State economic analyst Josh Lehner has the answers in an article published in the Capital Press (Salem, Ore.). However, you heard the story a full week ago, live and in person, if […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Economy, International Trade, OAN, Recession

Nurseries help with Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

By Curt Kipp — Posted September 16, 2010

When the ABC television program Extreme Makeover: Home Edition came to Salem and transformed the campus of Oregon School for the Deaf, Oregon nurseries and landscapers were there pitching in. Show organizers got in touch with the Oregon Association of Nurseries, and member/past president Kathy LeCompte of Brooks Tree Farm in Brooks, Ore. took the […]

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U.S. appeals court nixes city’s immigration ordinance

By Curt Kipp — Posted September 13, 2010

Can cities make up their own rules on immigration? According to the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals, the answer is no. “”It is … not our job to sit in judgment of whether state and local frustration about federal immigration policy is warranted,” Chief Judge Theodore McKee wrote in the majority opinion. “We are, […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Legal, Politics, Workforce

Awwwwwwww

By Curt Kipp — Posted September 9, 2010

Check out this story from Ann Murphy, OAN director of marketing, about a local nursery that discovered a delightful surprise tucked under one of its container spruce trees.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Containers, Wholesale Nurseries, Wildlife

Portland: Where plants do the work

By Curt Kipp — Posted September 9, 2010

Oregon once again has been selected to host a major green industry gathering. The International Phytotechnology Society will hold its eighth annual conference Sept. 13–16,2011 at the Doubletree in Portland, Ore., so mark your calendar. The conference is titled “Putting Plants to Work for Practical Ecology.” It is expected to bring together many people involved […]

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OAN Sustainability Summit is one month away

By Curt Kipp — Posted September 8, 2010

The Oregon Association of Nurseries (OAN) is hosting a Sustainability Summit on October 13, 2010 from 8:30 am to 6 pm at Hayden’s Lakefront Grill in Tualatin, Ore. The summit is aimed at nursery owners and professionals who want to learn more about sustainability, how to tap into the developing market, and how sustainability can […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Events, OAN, Sustainability

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