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People and nurseries can benefit from healing powers of plants

By Erica Browne Grivas — Posted February 29, 2024

People benefit simply from being in gardens and nature, which can, in turn, benefit nurseries as well

Filed Under: Nursery News, Plant Features, Retail Garden Centers

Garden centers have to navigate choppy waters when pricing their goods

By Jon Bell — Posted January 30, 2024

For almost five years, Crystal Cady owned her own garden and farming business, Sunflower Acres Farm & Garden in Salem. Through it, she would grow and source plants and garden products. She sold mostly at farmers’ markets and plant shows, where it almost never failed that her hanging flower baskets were more expensive than anyone […]

Filed Under: Retail Garden Centers Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine

Terra Nova Nurseries’ Pantone Color of the Year Varieties List:

By Vic Panichkul — Posted January 3, 2024

Filed Under: Plant Features, Retail Garden Centers

Millennials are growing up, buying homes, and setting the stage for the industry’s future

By Jon Bell — Posted December 28, 2023

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.

Filed Under: Nursery Operations, Retail Garden Centers Tagged With: Retail Nurseries

Shaping your retail team

By Erica Browne Grivas — Posted December 28, 2023

Here’s what to look for when hiring front line garden center workers

Filed Under: Retail Garden Centers Tagged With: Retail Nurseries

Egan Gardens sold, to close end of year

By Vic Panichkul — Posted October 20, 2023

Ellen Egan has sold her retail and wholesale nursery, Egan Gardens, in Salem, Oregon, and will be closing at the end of the year.

Filed Under: Nursery News, Retail Garden Centers Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, Retail Nurseries

Taking care of our own

By Jon Bell — Posted October 11, 2023

A new mental health crisis line offers help for those facing the unique stresses of agriculture

Filed Under: Nursery Operations, Retail Garden Centers Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, Mental Health, Suicide

Protecting employees from heat

By Steve Shropshire — Posted October 2, 2023

Tips and resources for employers to comply with Oregon’s new heat illness prevention rules

Filed Under: Columns, Legal Access, Nursery Operations, Retail Garden Centers Tagged With: Business, heat illness, Legal, Legal Access, Wholesale Nurseries

Farwest Show attendees select favorites for the Retailers’ Choice Awards

By Vic Panichkul — Posted August 25, 2023

Garden retailers roamed the trade show floor as part of the Retailers’ Choice Awards Awards™ and chose 15 different products that caught their eyes as judges at the 2023 Farwest Show in Portland, Oregon.

Filed Under: Farwest Show, Retail Garden Centers Tagged With: Farwest, OAN, Plants, Retail Nurseries, Wholesale Nurseries

Taking your plants to market

By Debbie Teashon — Posted December 27, 2022

Farmer’s markets, gardening events and open houses bring plant growers and shoppers together What makes a person go to local plant sale events and farmer’s markets? Is it the thrill of the plant hunt or a chance to mingle with fellow gardeners? Perhaps it is because it is a place to pick up plant treasures […]

Filed Under: Nursery Operations, Retail Garden Centers Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, Plants

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NURSERY NEWS

Terra Gardens owner’s gesture for his mother opens the door to other wheelchair-bound gardeners

OAN announces 2025 Friends of Nurseries award winners

OAN leads grower-driven Japanese beetle solution

AmericanHort president and CEO to step down

In memoriam: Bill Van Belle

Longtime employee buys Heritage Seedlings and Liners

In Memoriam: Melvin John Steffenson

New USDA Census of Hort arriving in mailboxes this month

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Pests and Diseases

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Prioritizing nursery pest challenges

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FARWEST SHOW UPDATES

2026 Farwest Show issues calls for speakers

Excitement, optimism prevail at 2025 Farwest Show

Dazzling plants, products garner Retailer’s Choice Awards

Youngblood Nursery wins Best in Show booth honors at the 2025 Farwest Show

Glow Sticks Fescue wins top honors from judges at Farwest Show’s New Varieties Showcase 

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The Value of Membership

AmericanHort president and CEO to step down

OAN honors industry leaders at 2025 Convention

Meet the Leader: Patrick Peterson

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