At the 2018 Farwest Show, August 22-24, in Portland, Oregon, nursery growers will hear from two industry experts on topics with environmental implications. Steve Black of Raemelton Farm will speak about his experience as owner and operator of the first U.S. nursery to sell USDA Certified Organic trees. In a separate talk, Dr. Hannah Mathers […]
Farwest Show speakers spotlight garden retail
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— PostedThe 2018 Farwest Show, August 22-24, in Portland, Oregon, will put garden retail front and center with industry experts Anne Obarski and Katie Dubow delivering talks on key facets of retail including personality conflict, customer experience, and emerging trends. Obarski, with two seminars, and Dubow, with one seminar, will speak on show opening day, Wednesday, […]
Farwest Show Tours hold special interest for nursery growers on two fronts
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— PostedThe 2018 Farwest Show, August 22-24, in Portland, Oregon, offers two tour tracks with special interest for nursery growers in this year’s Nursery Country Tours on Tuesday, August 21, 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sponsored by The Peters Company, one tour will give participants a close look at best practices of area tree growers in […]
Farwest Show Greenhouse Tour highlights sustainable production
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— PostedThe 2018 Farwest Show, August 22-24, in Portland, Oregon, will focus on sustainable practices for greenhouse production in its tour, “Growing Toward Energy Efficiency in Greenhouse Production”, on Tuesday, August 21, 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sponsored by The Peters Company, the tour will highlight developments and improvements in greenhouse operations toward a more sustainable […]
July 2018
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— PostedGrowers can read about the pros and cons of creating a display garden for buyers to explore on site, or check out the colorful varieties of Agastache which are becoming a perennial favorite in this month’s Digger issue. Plus, the Farwest show is almost here! Explore the Farwest Show New Variety Showcase insert to see the latest […]
Farwest Show Retail Tour highlights brand building at four premier garden centers
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— PostedThe 2018 Farwest Show, August 22-24, in Portland, Oregon, will focus one of its three annual tours on garden retail on Tuesday, August 21, 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sponsored by The Peters Company, the tour, “Building Your Independent Garden Center’s Brand Within Your Community”, will be fun and informative visiting four of the Portland […]
Meet the Leader: Patrick Newton
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— PostedMeet the Leader is a section of Digger Magazine that highlights the voices of Oregon’s nursery industry. Who is Patrick? I’m kind of a city kid who found his way into the nursery industry. I had owned a couple of small businesses that focused on yard maintenance and hardscapes. My father-in-law presented me with a […]
Ozone in the low zone
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— PostedThese oxygen molecules in the lower atmosphere, also known as smog, can damage growing plants During the summer, attention turns to air quality all over the western United States, as smoke from hot forest fires fills our valleys. Most of the smoke is made of small particulates that are not known to damage plants. At […]
A perennial favorite
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— PostedTraditional and new Agastache varieties offer beauty, fragrance and other endearing qualities If not for agastache’s manifold attractive qualities, growers and landscapers may have given up on this sun-loving flowering perennial long ago for its finicky and sometimes sprawling growth habit. Agastache has endured as a garden favorite with growers and landscapers because it checks […]
Excellence on display
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— PostedIs it worth the trouble of creating a display or trial garden at your nursery? We spoke to several growers about the challenges and benefits Many wholesale and even retail nurseries establish a display garden on their premises. These gardens can impress, instruct and inspire customers, while showing them what the plants look like in […]
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