Careful organizing and loading of plants can minimize damage to nursery plants during the shipping process.
Oregon’s nursery licensing program aims to keep the entire industry healthy
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The emergency fund is just one component of the ODA’s nursery licensing program. Other pieces aim to keep nursery plants healthy, whether they’re being grown here and shipped out of state or brought in from elsewhere.
The business outlook for 2024 and beyond
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From hydrangeas to housing, here’s what’s impacting the nursery industry this year
With new cultivars and year-round coloring, Nandina has taken root
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They can be a fiery red, a pretty pink or a deep, dark burgundy. Some are golden or amber depending on the season, while others nearly glow in soft peach tones.
Growers hope to get credit for sequestration value of plants they grow
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The nursery industry is comparably light on the environment, and many of its products are some of the most effective tools at sequestering carbon.
Policy Deployment can help nurseries focus, thrive and achieve their goals
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Developed in Japan after World War II — and also known as Hoshin Kanri — Policy Deployment is a way to link, align and focus every employee in a company on the same goals and the means to achieve them.
Garden centers have to navigate choppy waters when pricing their goods
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For almost five years, Crystal Cady owned her own garden and farming business, Sunflower Acres Farm & Garden in Salem. Through it, she would grow and source plants and garden products. She sold mostly at farmers’ markets and plant shows, where it almost never failed that her hanging flower baskets were more expensive than anyone […]
Millennials are growing up, buying homes, and setting the stage for the industry’s future
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Now, nurseries and retail garden centers are looking at a long-term — and younger — source of continued growth: millennials and other younger folks who are growing up, buying homes, starting families and gardening.
Riding the highs and lows of shipping
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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.
Taking care of our own
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A new mental health crisis line offers help for those facing the unique stresses of agriculture
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