This year’s annual Shrubs Issue of Digger explores the growing interest from gardeners and landscapers in plants that change color through the growing season to keep the garden interesting all year long. It also examines how nurseries are rebuilding their soil tilth with cover crops.
- A kaleidoscope of color: Color-changing shrubs keep the garden exciting year-round, and they’re
a trend that’s catching on with gardeners
and landscapers. By Erica Browne Grivas. - Better soil with less toil: Growers using cover crops say they improve soil aeration and nutrients, resulting in better plants. By Kym Pokorny
- The key when it comes to shifting: Process and timing of moving plants up to larger containers is key to healthy, attractive plants. By Jon Bell
Columns:
- You say goodbye and I say hello: By respecting the work and treating everyone equally, starting with hello, you can see why Gabriel Mendoza and Robinson Nursery are so successful. By Ben Verhoeven
- Where collaboration makes a difference: The annual meeting of the Nursery & Landscape Association Executives of North America (NLAE) is a true benefit to the industry associations. By Jeff Stone
- We’re surrounded by color shifters: Plants with foliage that changes colors during the growing season are all around us, if we just stop to pay attention. By Mike Darcy
Growing Knowledge, an ongoing series provided by Oregon State University in collaboration with the USDA and in partnership with OAN.
- New tool helps nursery growers fight pests: Research-backed ‘Pheno Forecasts’ help growers know when to expect pest activity and take action. By Erin Posthumus, Brittany Barker, Theresa Crimmins and Leonard Coop.
Farwest highlights: Inserted into June’s Digger magazine is a printed guide to the Farwest Show, August 20-22 at the Oregon Convention Center.