In this issue, we talk to birch tree growers about the distinctive, well-loved varieties they supply for landscape designs. A recap of all the Farwest 2021 action — including details about the plants and companies receiving top honors at this year’s show — is also inside. Readers will meet Tyler Meskers, a first-generation grower for Oregon […]
Call it ‘herbal distancing’
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— PostedResearch shows that spacing out boxwood shrubs in production prevents the spread of infectious spores By Mana Ohkura, Lloyd Nackley, Carolyn Scagel and Jerry E. Weiland It’s been a year and a half since the COVID-19 pandemic started. We have been hearing how social distancing prevents the spread of the virus and we see signs […]
Meet the Leader: Tyler Meskers
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— PostedVice PresidentOregon Flowers, Inc.OAN member since 2009 OAN roles/positions:• Board of Directors Greenhouse Grower Representative Tell us about yourself I am a first-generation American. My parents, Martin and Helene, immigrated from the bulb fields of Northern Holland to the Pacific Northwest in 1979 in pursuit of the American Dream. They started the family cut flower […]
A tree with a peel
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— PostedDespite some pest issues, birch trees provide a distinctive, well-loved look Sales of popular birch trees in Oregon plummeted in the early 2000s when the bronze birch borer made its way across the country and began attacking susceptible plants up and down the Willamette Valley. The voracious insect had been plaguing states in the Midwest […]
Little Prince repeats as Best in Show booth winner
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— PostedFarwest Show exhibitors are known for their creativity, and for the 2021 edition of the show, that didn’t change. The show’s judging panel of green industry professionals walked the floor to find the best of the best, recognizing several winners with the Ted Van Veen Best in Show booth awards. “Our Farwest exhibitors always take […]
Two stand out at New Varieties Showcase
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— PostedSensational® Lavender (Lavandula intermedia ‘Tesseract’ PP31786, left) and Kimono™ Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Hokomareki’ USPPAF, right) stood out among the 74 selections presented in the New Varieties Showcase at the 2021 Farwest Show. Sensational Lavender, discovered by Lloyd Traven and Richard Grazzini and introduced by Peace Tree Farms based in Kintnersville, Pennsylvania, was selected by the […]
Retailers’ Choice Awards embrace discoveries at Farwest
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— PostedThe Farwest Show is an opportunity to discover things you might not have seen before, and the 2021 edition of the show was no exception. As part of the Retailers’ Choice Awards™, a jury of volunteer garden retailers roamed the expo floor and highlighted seven different products that particularly piqued their interest The awards as […]
Farwest marks a gathering of new, returning faces
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— PostedSome were glad to be back. Others were glad to be there for the first time. But whether they were rookies or veterans, many were happy to be attending or exhibiting at the first Farwest Show in two years, which took place August 18–20 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. More than 3,500 nursery […]
Sitting at the virtual table
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— PostedDuring spring 2021, I spent my final semester of law school as legal extern with Jordan Ramis PC. This gave me a chance to spend focused time working on the OAN Government Relations (GR) Team for the 2021 session of the Oregon Legislature. For 13 weeks starting on January 11, I shadowed OAN Executive Director […]
A more perfect union
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— PostedOn September 17, 1787 — 234 years ago this month — the Constitution of the United States was signed. This year, as every year, scores of our youth will sit in classrooms learning about democracy’s sustaining win, as well as its noble cause — the creation of “a more perfect union.” But what does that mean? The […]
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