Digger magazine

Serving the Northwest Nursery Industry for Over 50 Years

  • NGW-728x90-v2.png
  • Digger-Employment_banner-2020-728x90px.jpg
  • NG-Survey-banner-728x90-1.jpg
  • Home
  • Articles
    • Nursery News
    • Features
    • Plants
    • Growing Knowledge
    • Operations
    • Nursery Country
  • Issues
  • Events
  • Farwest
  • Columns
    • Director’s Desk
    • Mike Darcy
    • Pivot Points
    • President’s Message
  • Employment Classifieds
  • Advertise
  • Subscribe to Digger
You are here: Home / Issues / July 2018

July 2018

By Bill Goloski — Posted June 28, 2018

Display gardens July cover

When KG Farms Inc. built a new office for its nursery near Woodburn, Oregon, the owners decided to include a display garden, so visiting customers could see offerings in a beautiful setting. Photo by Curt Kipp

Growers can read about the pros and cons of creating a display garden for buyers to explore on site, or check out the colorful varieties of Agastache which are becoming a perennial favorite in this month’s Digger issue.  Plus, the Farwest show is almost here! Explore the Farwest Show New Variety Showcase insert to see the latest plant varieties making a debut this year.  Patrick Newton, chairman of the Farwest Committee, introduces himself in the Meet the Leader section.

In this issue:

  • Excellence on display: Is it worth the trouble of creating a display or trial garden at your nursery? We spoke to several growers about the challenges and benefits.
  • A perennial favorite: Traditional and new Agastache varieties offer beauty, fragrance and other endearing qualities.
  • Farwest Show New Varieties Showcase: Preview the new plant varieties coming to the Farwest Show.
  • Meet the Leader: Patrick Newton: The self-described “city kid” embraced the challenges of learning a new industry and rose to become Farwest Show chairman.
Columns:
  • Move forward on immigration: President’s Message by Josh Zielinski
  • Don’t sleep on the WPS: Directors Desk by Jeff Stone
  • Five business books worth reading: Pivot Points with Ian Doescher
Growing Knowledge, an ongoing series provided by Oregon State University in collaboration with the USDA and in partnership with OAN.
  • Ozone in the low zone: These oxygen molecules in the lower atmosphere, also known as smog, can damage growing plants

Download a PDF of the full issue: Digger Magazine – July 2018

Please send your comments on the issue to editor Curt Kipp at ckipp@oan.org.

Filed Under: Issues Tagged With: Agastache, Business, Digger, Digger magazine, Home gardening, Immigration, Issue, OAN, OAN Members, Oregon State University, Plants, Regulations, Wholesale Nurseries

FARWEST SHOW UPDATES

Farwest celebrates 50 years in style

Farwest Show attendees choose Eclipse® Hydrangea as People’s Choice at New Varieties Showcase  

Farwest Show attendees select favorites for the Retailers’ Choice Awards

Youngblood Nursery Inc. wins Best in Show booth award at 2023 Farwest Show  

Variegated Frydek Elephant Ear wins Farwest New Varieties Showcase Judges’ Choice award for 2023

More Updates from Farwest

NURSERY NEWS

Darcy added to OSU agricultural Diamond Pioneer Registry

Nursery industry tops list of Oregon ag commodities

Fall Creek promotes Amelie Aust to executive board chair

Hall of Famers give gift towards horticultural industry advocacy

Verl Holden retires from Oregon Garden Foundation Board

More Nursery News

From the pages of Digger

September 2023

August 2023: Farwest Show Edition

July 2023: New Varieties Showcase Preview

June 2023: The Shrubs Issue

May 2023: The Sustainability Issue

More issues of Digger

The Value of Membership

Seeding the next generation of horticulture specialists

Farwest turns 50

Member Profile: Mahonia Nursery

More member stories

CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE

Virtual is the new reality – for now

Trade shows in the time of COVID

A demand ‘renaissance’ for nurseries

Western Nursery & Landscape Association falls victim to pandemic

MANTS 2021 to move online due to COVID-19

More articles

​

Updates to exisiting subscriptions can be sent to info@oan.org

News

  • Nursery News
  • Growing Knowledge
  • Nursery Operations

Features

  • Plant Features
  • OAN Members
  • Oregon Nursery Country

Columns

  • Director’s Desk
  • Mike Darcy
  • Pivot Points
  • President’s Message

Resources

  • OAN Home Page
  • Job Listings
  • Subscribe to Digger
  • Advertise in Digger
  • Online Plant Search

© Copyright 2022 Oregon Association of Nurseries · Admin