Here’s video #2 in our State of Perfection video series, featuring Mike Ridling and Scott Anderson of Sevenoaks Native Nursery in Albany, Ore.: If you haven’t had the chance to read this month’s State of Perfection stories, check them out (PDF). And check back next Monday when we will present video #3, featuring Harts Nursery […]
They’re all Duck fans at J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co.
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Well, most of them.
BCS (Blustery Chances of Snow?)
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Today the Ducks take on the Tigers, and on Wednesday, the snow will take on the rain — or one could say the North will take on the West. Rufus LaLone explains what he means by that — and what it means to you, depending on your location — in his latest WeatherCafe™ post. The […]
Garland Nursery starts a blog
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Best of luck and a tip of the hat to Garland Nursery (Corvallis, Ore.), which is starting up a blog. Head on over and check it out.
No Polar Express, but snow possible next week
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Weather forecaster Rufus LaLone of WeatherCafe™ fame said earlier this week that we might be looking at a real “Polar Express” scenario in Western Oregon, starting on Monday. Fortunately, the forecast has now been revised to something less severe. The huge storm that looked possible last Monday will avoid most parts of the Northwest. However, […]
Ducks will play for title on Oregon-grown grass
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Ask anyone who’s been to Autzen Stadium — the University of Oregon Ducks are tough to beat when they’re playing on their own turf. They won’t be doing that on Monday night at University of Phoenix stadium in Glendale, Ariz., when they play the University of Auburn for the college football national championship. However, they […]
A positive report from Baltimore
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MANTS, the Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show, is considered the biggest of the winter nursery industry trade shows. Held in Baltimore each year, it just concluded today. Several Oregon growers were in attendance, along with the OAN itself. One of the growers was Van Essen Nursery Co. of Lebanon, Ore. Sales Manager Ken McVicker posted on […]
Pennsylvania ash trees endangered in Pennsylvania
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Depressing news from the Pennsylvania Landscape & Nursery Association: Pennsylvania soon won’t be a very friendly place for the state’s namesake Pennsylvania ash tree (Fraxinus pennsylvanica), along with other ash species. Two-thirds of the state is under quarantine from the emerald ash borer after the tree-killing insect was discovered in seven more counties. State agriculture […]
Nurseries and the 2011 Legislature
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How may nurseries be affected by the 2011 Oregon Legislature and its revised political landscape? Mitch Lies of the Capital Press (Salem, Ore.) takes a look. Among the legislative priorities for the Oregon Association of Nurseries are protecting the Oregon Department of Agriculture against budget cuts, preventing attempts to regulate immigration (properly a federal matter) […]
OAN Lean project wins $27,000 grant
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On Tuesday, the Oregon Association of Nurseries was awarded grant funds to expand training provided by its new Lean program. The program, launched in October, provides nurseries with training to help them fine-tune their production processes for better efficiency, less waste and greater profitability. Job Growers, a public/private partnership that works to improve economic vitality […]
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