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Bailey adds to executive leadership team

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According to a release from Bailey, the company has promoted and hired several new members to its executive leadership team. Shane Brockshus has been appointed as chief operations officer. He has been with the company for 20 years and most recently served as West Coast general manager, based in Oregon. Brockshus will stay in Oregon […]

The Peters Company launches Lean foundations course

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The Peters Company has released an online course, “Lean Foundations,” for industry professionals seeking to reduce waste and improve productivity. The project is the company’s first on-demand training course and is available on https://learn.petersco.net for individual subscribers. The interactive course introduces the critical principles of the Toyota Production System — or Lean — which has […]

Terra Nova helps revitalize Southwest China mountains

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Canby, Oregon-based Terra Nova Nurseries has been helping their licensee Chongqing Tianmu Agriculture combat the degradation of the Damu Flower Valley in the Wuling Mountain range of Southwest China. According to a release from the company, Terra Nova Begonia, Echinacea, Heuchera, Heucherella, and Kniphofia varieties were chosen to revitalize the plant life in the area […]

Adapt8 moves greenhouse louver production stateside

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Adapt8 will now manufacture their own louvers due to the international production delays the COVID-19 pandemic has caused, according to a release from the company. The louvers are used in the company’s commercial and small-scale greenhouse kits, sheds, and other outbuildings. Adapt8 developed a Lean manufacturing process to make the horizontal slates from left-over Solexx […]

J. Frank Schmidt creates anniversary special virtual tour

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According to a release from the company, J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co. has not been able to host as many tours as usual during the pandemic. However, 2021 will mark the 75th anniversary of the world-renowned tree grower and breeder. So, they have created a 23-minute “Growing New Ideas” video of the history, cultural […]

Philadelphia Flower Show schedules outdoor June event

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The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) has reimagined its Philadelphia Flower Show as an outdoor event, according to a release from the company. The show will take place outside June 5–13, 2021 at the historic Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park (FDR Park) in South Philadelphia, adjacent to South Philadelphia’s Sports Complex area. The show previously took place […]

McHutchison and Vaughan’s Horticulture appoints new leadership, sales team

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McHutchison and Vaughan’s Horticulture have made a series of organizational changes to their leadership roles. Nathan Lamkey has been promoted to president of both McHutchison and Vaughan’s Horticulture. He previously served as vice president of sales and marketing for McHutchison since 2017, and has 20 years of industry experience from TERRA NOVA Nurseries, Inc., Shemin […]

Friends of Nurseries awards announced by OAN

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The Oregon Association of Nurseries has recognized six public officials as Friends of Nurseries for 2020, OAN Government Relations Committee Chairman Mark Bigej of Al’s Garden & Home announced at the 2020 OAN Convention. Each was recognized for their actions to defend and advance the Oregon nursery industry. Outgoing U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Oregon) was […]

Oregon Garden Foundation reclaims management role

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The Oregon Garden Foundation (OGF) has resumed management of the 80-acre Oregon Garden property after 12 years of outsourcing those responsibilities, according to a release from the foundation. Moonstone Garden Management previously managed the garden under contract. The California-based company defaulted on its financial obligations to The Oregon Garden, and the agreement was terminated. The […]