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Seeing a generational shift

By Jeff Stone — Posted March 25, 2025

A new generation has taken the reigns of leadership, with some following the footsteps of their fathers and mothers.

Filed Under: Director's Desk, Uncategorized

Flowers that entice hummingbirds

By Mike Darcy — Posted February 24, 2025

There’s not much to dislike about hummingbirds and many gardeners will select plants that will attract them.

Filed Under: Mike Darcy, Uncategorized Tagged With: Hummingbirds, Plants

Some annuals are better than others when it comes to attracting pollinators

By Kym Pokorny — Posted January 27, 2025

With concern for pollinators on the rise, the demand for annuals that provide nourishment for bees, hummingbirds and butterflies is growing.

Filed Under: Plant Features, Uncategorized Tagged With: annuals, pollinators

A disease love triangle: water, rhodies, and root rot

By Jerry Weiland — Posted October 24, 2024

USDA—ARS experiment attempts to define way to manage Phytophthera root rot through irrigation controls

Filed Under: Uncategorized

November 2024: The Transportation Issue

By Vic Panichkul — Posted October 24, 2024

This month’s issue helps nurseries navigate the challenges of shipping their products efficiently and economically to their buyers. Columns: Growing Knowledge, an ongoing series provided by Oregon State University in collaboration with the USDA and in partnership with OAN. Download a PDF of this issue.

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New Oregon groundwater rules will fundamentally change permitting

By Steve Shropshire — Posted July 29, 2024

The bottom line is that in most locations, the new requirements will amount to a moratorium on new permits

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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

Welcome to the Hall of Fame Class of 2024

By Jeff Stone — Posted January 30, 2024

It is no secret, I am a sports nut. So whether or not we are talking about Canton, Ohio (football), Cooper-stown, New York (baseball), Springfield, Massachusetts (basketball), Toronto, Ontario (hockey) or Atlanta, Georgia (college) as shrines to legends, leaders or innovators at a Hall of Fame — the OAN has its own in Wilsonville, Oregon. […]

Filed Under: Director's Desk, Uncategorized Tagged With: Hall of Fame, OAN, OAN Members

Change is constant

By Mike Darcy — Posted January 30, 2024

Change is inevitable. Whether we like it or not, change is constantly with us and the nursery business is no exception. Sometimes the change can be a step forward with the result either creating a better environment, or perhaps the change could be keeping a business, like a garden center, alive. We, as gardeners, have […]

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January 2024: The Retail Issue

By Vic Panichkul — Posted December 28, 2023

The New Year’s issue of Digger tracks the trends steering sales for retail nurseries and garden centers

Filed Under: Issues, Uncategorized Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, Retail Nurseries

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NURSERY NEWS

Bailey Nurseries removed dams to build environmental resilience

The new NurseryGuide.com powers up with new features

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

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Pests and Diseases

Box tree moths pose a threat to Oregon nurseries

Managing Phytophthora: timing, temperature and emerging threats

Managing slugs and snails in Pacific Northwest nurseries

OAN leads grower-driven Japanese beetle solution

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 

More Updates from Farwest

The Value of Membership

OAN members see benefits and rewards from serving ag industry organizations

AmericanHort president and CEO to step down

OAN honors industry leaders at 2025 Convention

More member stories

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