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Accepting the pollinator challenge

By Jeff Stone — Posted June 1, 2016

The Million Pollinator Garden Challenge is a new campaign encouraging the public to help create a stable and sustaining food supply for pollinators by planting more trees, shrubs and flowers.

Filed Under: Columns, Director's Desk Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, Plants

The middle number

By Mike Darcy — Posted June 1, 2016

Fertilizers high in phosphorus have surprisingly little value for some Northwest gardens.

Filed Under: Mike Darcy Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, Home gardening

Don’t just complain — get involved

By Leigh Geschwill — Posted June 1, 2016

OAN’s president talks about her political heroes and the importance of exercising one’s civic duty

Filed Under: Columns, President's Message Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, Politics

Help wanted

By Jeff Stone — Posted May 3, 2016

For agriculture, the shortage of labor is uncharted in its severity.

Filed Under: Director's Desk Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, Workforce

Getting return on your trade show investment

By Alyssa Wise — Posted May 3, 2016

Exhibiting at a summer trade show, such as Farwest, can provide a lot of bang for your buck.

Filed Under: Pivot Points Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, Marketing

A nursery woman’s proverb

By Leigh Geschwill — Posted May 3, 2016

OAN President Leigh Geschwill pens a proverb in honor of nurserywomen everywhere.

Filed Under: President's Message Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, People

Plant Something grows bigger

By Jeff Stone — Posted April 1, 2016

Don’t just stand there — ‘Plant Something’!

Filed Under: Director's Desk Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, Marketing

Interest in tender perennials heats up

By Mike Darcy — Posted April 1, 2016

Brugmansia, Lantana and other not-so-winter-hardy plants offer gardeners seasonal interest, while spurring repeat buyer sales potential.

Filed Under: Mike Darcy Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, Plants, Retail Nurseries

Houses of hope and promise

By Leigh Geschwill — Posted April 1, 2016

Greenhouses make the green industry go ’round

Filed Under: President's Message Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, Greenhouses

The promise of spring

By Jeff Stone — Posted March 1, 2016

Spring heralds the return of busy times, baseball and a new election cycle.

Filed Under: Director's Desk Tagged With: Business, Digger, Digger magazine

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NURSERY NEWS

In Memoriam: Melvin John Steffenson

New USDA Census of Hort arriving in mailboxes this month

Oregon Association of Nurseries honors the industry’s best at 2024 Convention

Eason Horticultural Resources is now employee-owned

Oregon’s nursery licensing program aims to keep the entire industry healthy

Building trust is key to establishing clientele base for new nurseries

Five owners share their experiences on what it takes to start a nursery businesses

Bailey hires new CFO and chief HR officer

More Nursery News

From the pages of Digger

June 2025: Shrubs issue

May 2025: Sustainability Issue

April 2025: The Tree Issue

March 2025: The Perennial Issue

February 2025: The Greenhouse Issue

More issues of Digger

Pests and Diseases

Prioritizing nursery pest challenges

New tools in the battle against thrips

Aiming for precision in pest control

Oregon’s nursery licensing program aims to keep the entire industry healthy

$250,000 shifted to P. austrocedri research

More articles

FARWEST SHOW UPDATES

Sense of excitement prevailed at Farwest as nursery industry ‘Meets the Future’ 

Farwest Show attendees select favorites for the Retailers’ Choice Awards

Starway to Heaven™ Japanese Snowbell wins People’s Choice balloting at Farwest Show New Varieties Showcase

Hopper Bros. wins Best in Show booth award at 2024 Farwest Show   

Starway to Heaven™ Japanese Snowbell wins Judges’ Best in Show at Farwest Show New Varieties Showcase

More Updates from Farwest

The Value of Membership

Meet the leader: Sam Pohlschneider

OAN honors the industry’s best

Oregon Association of Nurseries honors the industry’s best at 2024 Convention

More member stories

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