A 90-year-old giant of the nursery business is headed for a second round in bankruptcy court. Hines Nurseries LLC announced today that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to Bloomberg News and a company press release. The press release blamed a weak market for the filing: “The Company noted that it has […]
OAN board sets industry-wide goal for energy efficiency
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Oregon’s nursery industry will work together over the next 10 years to improve energy efficiency by 25 percent, according to a goal adopted recently by the Oregon Association of Nurseries (OAN) Board of Directors. The energy savings will be realized through OAN members’ participation in a voluntary energy efficiency program. The program will be organized […]
Dig in to the October issue of Digger
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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 […]
Watering the roots of community
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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 […]
Nurseries’ parent company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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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 […]
Law authorizes creation of California Nursery Producers Commission
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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 […]
Lehner forecasts economic future at OAN Convention
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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 […]
Nurseries help with Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
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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 […]
U.S. appeals court nixes city’s immigration ordinance
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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, […]
Awwwwwwww
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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.
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