Digger magazine

Written to make you a nursery industry expert.

Start here: your marketing budget priority list

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Wouldn’t we all love to have the advertising budgets and marketing teams of Nike or Apple? Unfortunately, that’s not in the cards for most of us. Generally, small- and medium-sized business owners must prioritize their time and money. Are you wondering where to start, or whether you’ve covered the most important things? Here is my […]

Part of the climate change solution

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Someone has done the calculations, and it turns out that Oregon is responsible for 0.14 percent of the world’s carbon emissions. This means that 99.86 percent comes from outside of our little slice of the Pacific Northwest. Oregon is abundant in natural resources. Timber, food and nursery production reign. It is no accident that we […]

17th annual Spring GardenPalooza is April 6

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More than 45 local nurseries and garden art vendors will showcase thousands of plants, tools and outdoor décor at the Spring GardenPalooza, a one-day gardening event. Judy Alleruzzo and William McClenathan of Garden Time are scheduled to meet attendees of the event. Festivities will take place at Fir Point Farms, 14601 Arndt Road, Aurora, Oregon, […]

Oregon Pride Nurseries, Inc. joins Bower & Branch network

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The horticultural e-commerce brand Bower & Branch announced in a release that Oregon Pride Nurseries Inc. of McMinnville, Oregon has become the sixth grower to join their network of businesses. They are the second Oregon-based grower in the network, following the lead of Woodburn Nursery & Azaleas Inc., which joined the network in May 2018. […]

Skagit Horticulture opens clean-stock greenhouse, hires manager

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Skagit Horticulture (Mabton, Washington) has opened a new, clean-stock greenhouse for large-scale production of select agricultural plant starts launched last year, and appointed an Agricultural Division manager. The new greenhouse will produce virus-free transplants for hop growers, vineyard operators, and orchardists. Initial plant starts for softwood cuttings are sourced from the National Clean Plant Network […]

MA introduces MycoApply® Ultrafine Endo/Ecto

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Mycorrhizal Applications (MA) has launched a new mycorrhizal inoculant product called MycoApply® Ultrafine Endo/Ecto. Developed to improve the soil for conifers, woody shrubs and other ornaments, the product features four species of endomycorrhizae and seven species of ectomycorrhizae. The fungi colonize on a plant’s root systems to increase the surface area, allowing it to absorb […]

February 2019

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As some nurseries begin building relationships with gardening groups, columnist Mike Darcy shares what many homeowners have planned for their yards this season. Growers also consider how recent tariffs are impacting Oregon’s nursery industry, or how to use grapes in their production line. In this issue: Garden clubs: Cultivating buzz: Growers benefit by building relationships with […]

Oregon Lean Consortium launches 2019 program year

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The Oregon Lean Consortium welcomed two new companies as it launched its 2019 program year with a planning workshop on January 15. Seven diverse horticulture businesses will work together on process improvement for the next 12 months: Bailey Nurseries, Yamhill Eshraghi Nursery, Hillsboro JLPN Liners, Salem Marion Ag Service, Saint Paul Peoria Gardens, Albany Robinson […]

Garden clubs: Cultivating buzz

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Growers benefit by building relationships with gardening groups, both in person and online Garden clubs have always had a mutually beneficial relationship with wholesale and retail nurseries. Each can provide something the other needs. Nurseries need passionate gardeners who are always in search of new and interesting plant discoveries. Gardeners hunger for knowledge about new […]