Jim Gilbert is passionate about Oregon’s unique land use planning system, which prioritizes the preservation of farmland. That’s why the 80-year-old nurseryman collaborated with filmmaker Joe Wilson to create a documentary, “An Oregon Story: Saving Our Beaches, Farmland and More.”
Policy Deployment can help nurseries focus, thrive and achieve their goals
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Developed in Japan after World War II — and also known as Hoshin Kanri — Policy Deployment is a way to link, align and focus every employee in a company on the same goals and the means to achieve them.
Nurseries use new propagation systems with biodegradable liners
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Nurseries are testing new propagation systems using biodegradable pots and are designed to optimize production and improve plant development.
SAIF offers tips to prevent nursery injuries
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As a senior safety management consultant at SAIF, a not-for profit workers’ compensation insurance company in Oregon, I work with policyholders every day to assess their workplace safety and offer guidance on how to make workers safer on the job. I get to spend a lot of time with nurseries in the Willamette Valley and […]
Oregon nurseries say a good work-life balance is critical to their success
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In an industry reliant on labor, maintaining a healthy workforce is critical. And for many nurseries, ensuring the health of a workforce means much more than ensuring employees get home safe at night.
Greenhouse structures vary, so pick the one that suits your operation best
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At Little Prince of Oregon Nursery, a wholesale annuals/perennials grower in Aurora, Oregon, Mark Leichty works with several styles of greenhouses, including gutter connect, Quonset-style and peak-roofed structures. His preference is a GK Machine peak-roofed greenhouse, part of the Donald, Oregon, company’s 5000 series. And, fitting with Leichty’s philosophy, you can find several of the […]
Variegated plants add variety and texture to gardens
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Heucheras were once known for their flowers. Now, they’re regarded for their flashy foliage in different shades of red, purple and yellow. Dan Heims, president of Terra Nova Nurseries Inc. in Canby, Oregon, is known for introducing many variegated plants to the market, including variegated Heuchera. “I’ve always had a fascination with variegated plants,” Heims […]
Member Profile: Country Garden Nursery LLC
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Imagine that your custom hanging baskets are so successful and have such a loyal following that when a customer in Tiburon, California, passes away, they’ve set up a trust so that your hanging baskets keep getting shipped to their town. That’s the kind of loyal customer that has made Melissa and Joe McLaughlin’s Country Garden […]
OAN members report damage to businesses
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With Oregonians still recovering from the weekend’s winter storm that rolled in with high winds and covered the area in a blanket of snow, ice and freezing precipitation, cut power to thousands, and downed trees in neighborhoods, reports are starting to come in to the Oregon Association of Nurseries that some members have received damage […]
Millennials are growing up, buying homes, and setting the stage for the industry’s future
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Now, nurseries and retail garden centers are looking at a long-term — and younger — source of continued growth: millennials and other younger folks who are growing up, buying homes, starting families and gardening.
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