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OAN honors the industry’s best

By Curt Kipp — Posted January 7, 2025

Several of the nursery and greenhouse industry’s finest servants received their deserved recognition at the President’s Awards Banquet, which concluded the annual 2024 OAN Convention on Saturday, November 16. The convention took place at Salishan Coastal Resort, Gleneden Beach, Oregon and had more than 200 OAN members in attendance. The award winners included the following: […]

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

By Curt Kipp — Posted November 19, 2024

Several of the nursery and greenhouse industry’s finest servants received their deserved recognition at the 2024 OAN President’s Awards Dinner.

Filed Under: Nursery News, OAN Members Tagged With: Convention, OAN Members

Building trust is key to establishing clientele base for new nurseries

By Erica Browne Grivas — Posted September 26, 2024

For new retail and wholesale nurseries, one of the biggest challenges is building your network of suppliers, sales leads and vendors from scratch.

Filed Under: Nursery News, Nursery Operations, OAN Members, Retail Garden Centers

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

By Vic Panichkul — Posted September 26, 2024

There’s no one template for starting a retail or wholesale nursery. Each business is as unique the owners who start them, the locations they select, and their unique visions for their businesses. Digger magazine visited with five nursery owners who started their own businesses. Although they took different roads to their dream of starting their […]

Filed Under: Nursery News, Nursery Operations, OAN Members

Looking back, ONF scholarships made a big difference in launching the careers of winners

By Vic Panichkul — Posted September 10, 2024

The Oregon Nurseries Foundation has given 588 scholarships since its beginning, totaling just over $530,000. The scholarships have helped the recipients complete their education and start their careers.Digger caught up with five former scholarship winners to see where they are now and how they’re doing. Their stories provide an inspiration for the industry and reinforce […]

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Meet the leader: Andrea Avila-Aragon

By Vic Panichkul — Posted July 29, 2024

Andrea Avila Aragon leads by involving her team in all aspects of success.

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Member Profile: Howell Prairie Nursery

By Vic Panichkul — Posted July 29, 2024

There’s something to be said about sticking with what’s proven and tried and true and building your success on that. That’s been the winning formula at Howell Prairie Nursery in Silverton.

Filed Under: Member Profile, Nursery Operations, OAN Members

Oregon Nurseries Foundation’s 2024-2025 Scholarship Award Winners

By Stephanie Collins — Posted July 29, 2024

Please join us in congratulating the Oregon Nurseries Foundation’s 2024–2025 Scholarship Award Winners.

Filed Under: OAN Members, Uncategorized Tagged With: ONF, scholarships

In Memoriam: Jolly Krautmann

By Curt Kipp — Posted July 23, 2024

The Oregon Association of Nurseries is saddened to report the passing of Oregon Nurseries’ Hall of Fame member Jolly Krautmann, co-founder of Heritage Seedlings and Liners in Salem, Oregon. She passed away July 21, 2024 at her new farm in McMinnville following a 2-plus-year battle with brain cancer, which was her third cancer battle in […]

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Don Sprague, owner of Garden Gallery Iron Works, passes

By Vic Panichkul — Posted July 1, 2024

The Oregon Association of Nurseries is saddened to report that Don Sprague, owner of Garden Gallery Iron Works, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, in his home in Woodburn, Oregon, surrounded by family and friends. The family made the announcement of Don’s passing on Friday, June 28. A funeral Mass will be held […]

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FARWEST SHOW UPDATES

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The Value of Membership

ONF scholarships help recipients launch their career in horticulture

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