The Portland area will play host for the 2009 Garden Centers of America Summer Tour, which will be June 28-July 1. The 12-stop tour consists entirely of OAN member garden centers, including Al’s Garden Centers, Bauman Farms, Yard n’ Garden Land, Tsugawa Nursery, Shorty’s Garden & Home, Drake’s Seven Dees Garden Centers, Portland Nursery, Garden […]
New immigration enforcement guidelines target employers
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We mentioned a few weeks back that the Obama administration was sending signals that it would focus on employers, not employees, in its immigration enforcement under Director of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano. Today came further confirmation of that in the form of an article in The New York Times. The newspaper reported that new guidelines […]
Getting tough on metal thefts
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A bipartisan bill designed to combat metal theft, Oregon Senate Bill 570 (HTML | PDF), was approved yesterday (Wednesday, April 29) in the Oregon Senate by a 29 – 0 vote. The bill would increase record-keeping requirements for scrap metal dealers. It would require them to pay for metal by check, and set aside any […]
Immigration reform rally tomorrow
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There will be a major rally in favor of immigration reform starting at 11 a.m. tomorrow (Friday, May 1) on the Oregon State Capitol steps in Salem. There will be several speakers, including Jeff Stone, government relations director of the Oregon Association of Nurseries, representing the nursery industry. Details are in this short article in […]
Invasive species bill moves
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The nursery industry is highly concerned this year that many industry priorities may fall under the budget axe, but there was good news this morning out of the Oregon House of Representatives. House Bill 2020 (PDF) was unanimously approved in the Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Communities Committee. This is a bill to set up […]
Congratulations to Northwoods Nursery
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Northwoods Nursery/One Green World, the Molalla, Ore.-based retail/wholesale/mail-order nursery, has been honored by the Portland, Ore. Bureau of Planning and Sustainability with a Best Sustainable Practices for Small Companies award. Northwoods and its owner, Jim Gilbert, are known for their sustainable practices, going so far as to hire a sustainability director, and to become the […]
Northwest Flower & Garden Show may have buyer
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There are actually two buyers interested in purchasing the show from founder Duane Kelly, according to the Everett (Wash.) Herald. Kelly earlier had announced that without a buyer, the 2009 edition would be the last.
How to set prices in a recession
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Entrepreneur magazine has a short-but-thorough primer up on the art of setting prices for your products during a recession. Although it doesn’t mention nurseries specifically, all of the information is applicable, and a few of the points are particularly germane. Specifically: Are you offering an affordable luxury? During a recession, most consumers may still be […]
A bad case of Abies
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Some nursery folks may really put their heart and soul into growing trees, but they’ve got nothing on this guy from Russia.
Victory gardens of the new millennium
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Congratulations to Oregonian (Portland, Ore.) garden writer Kym Pokorny, who landed a Page One byline today for her excellent feature on vegetable gardening, fruit trees and other edibles. As we have reported previously, interest is very high in food gardening right now. Not only can edibles save a lot of money, but they look pretty […]
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