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Awe-inspiring vines

By Tracy Ilene Miller — Posted September 13, 2017

Gardeners are often awestruck when they experience climbing vines in bloom. “It takes so long for a plant to get out into the public,” said Maurice Horn, co-owner of Joy Creek Nursery in Scappoose, Oregon. “It takes an encounter to fall in love with it. You turn the corner, and there it is. Then you […]

Filed Under: Plant Features Tagged With: Plants, Retail Nurseries, Wholesale Nurseries

All-purpose Prunus

By Tracy Ilene Miller — Posted July 3, 2017

Whether lining streets, beautifying parks or brightening compact spaces with their beautiful blooms, flowering cherry and plum trees can’t be beat.

Filed Under: Plant Features Tagged With: Consumer trends, Digger, Digger magazine, Edibles, Home gardening, Landscaping, OAN Members, Plants

Meeting the market

By Tracy Ilene Miller — Posted June 2, 2017

Nurseries find new markets to serve and new ways of reaching them.

Filed Under: Nursery Operations Tagged With: Business, Consumer trends, Digger, Digger magazine, Education, Home gardening, Landscaping, Operations

Tapping into resources

By Tracy Ilene Miller — Posted November 1, 2016

Agencies and programs offer help with water treatment and conservation.

Filed Under: Nursery Operations Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, Irrigation, Sustainability

The benefits of broadleaf evergreens

By Tracy Ilene Miller — Posted September 6, 2016

Landscapers are looking beyond conifers to these trees offering year-round foliage, flowers, drought tolerance and cold hardiness.

Filed Under: Plant Features Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, Plants

High time for low-maintenance landscapes

By Tracy Ilene Miller — Posted August 2, 2016

The trend toward drought-tolerant natives requires stewardship and a focus on form and function.

Filed Under: Plant Features Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, Landscaping, Plants

Striving for efficiency

By Tracy Ilene Miller — Posted May 3, 2016

Growers are looking to workflow improvement and automation
so they can protect their margins and stay in business.

Filed Under: Nursery Operations Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, Workforce

A bright future for urban food forests

By Tracy Ilene Miller — Posted February 1, 2016

Growers and landscapers stand to gain when community members create edible-friendly green spaces on public lands.

Filed Under: Plant Features Tagged With: Consumer trends, Digger magazine, Plants

Are branded programs for you?

By Tracy Ilene Miller — Posted December 1, 2015

These eight questions will help growers weigh the advantages and risks of growing branded plants

Filed Under: Nursery Operations Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, Marketing, Plants

Increasing sales through innovation

By Tracy Ilene Miller — Posted May 1, 2015

Technology affords salespeople the tools to improve service and generate reorders.

Filed Under: Nursery Operations Tagged With: Business, Digger magazine

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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