Herbicide’s label allows growers to experiment with various plants and levels Herbicides are an important weed control method in container-grown ornamental plants. Knowledge of crop tolerance to herbicides is essential for a safe and effective weed control program. Tolerance to a specific herbicide application method depends on the crop species and the cultivar. Thus, developing […]
Keeping drivers in the loop
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Communication is key to treating truckers well during driver shortage Jackie Weisenberger of Oregon Pride Nurseries Inc. rarely hears that a driver has backed out of picking up a load from her McMinnville nursery. “Earlier this spring, we had that happen, but that was happening everywhere,” she said. “As things died down, as we got […]
Keep on trucking
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The booming nursery industry has put big demands on the shipping sector About a year ago, Gary “Bert” Bertelson was lamenting a lost summer. Before last year, Bertelson, head of nursery over-the-road sales for Wilsonville shipping broker Integrity Logistics, would take a month off every summer during the seasonal slowdown of the nursery shipping business. […]
Meet the Leader: Mark Bigej
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Co-owner, chief operating officerAl’s Garden & HomeOAN member since 2009 OAN roles/positions:• Government Relations Committee Chair (2021, 2022)• Political Awareness Award (2019)• Past President (2017)• OAN Executive Committee (2011–2017)• Young Nursery Person of the Year (2002)• Yard, Garden & Patio Show Chair, Committee (2000) Tell us about yourself. I am part of the third generation […]
Uncharted territory
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Providing leadership through turbulent changes is a challenge The COVID-19 pandemic has affected each of us differently, but one thing we can all agree on is that business as we knew it has forever changed. As leaders, we must be flexible to these changes. Does your leadership style allow for that? Are your skills keeping […]
No map should muffle our voice
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Every 10 years, the nation takes a census to find out where our fellow Americans reside, so they can be better represented in the political process. Based on those results, those states or locales that increase in population get more representation; conversely, influence recedes in the states or areas that lose voters. While fairness is […]
The start of a beautiful journey
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Hello everyone. For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Josh Robinson. Alongside my parents, Rick and Roxanne, and brother, Chris, I am a co-owner of Robinson Nursery in McMinnville, Oregon. Mom and Dad started the business in 1984. I consider myself blessed to have been raised on the farm and as […]
October 2021
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From local retailers and growers to horticultural social media influencers, the consensus is the same: the houseplant surge is not going away any time soon. This issue also explores how retailers would be wise to shift their customers to drought-tolerant products, and OSU researchers are trying to breed a more durable Port Orford cedar. In this […]
Restoring a conifer classic
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Breeding disease-resistant Port Orford cedar for reforestation and the horticulture industry By Ryan Contreras and Richard Sniezko Port Orford cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana) is a long-lived conifer native to northwestern California and southwestern Oregon. It spans an elevational range from sea level to 5,000 feet or more. In forestry, the tree has both economic and ecological […]
Nature is in the house
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A back-to-earth ethic fuels the lust for new, classic and collectible house plants In the 1970s, it seemed like everyone decorated their indoor space with a pothos (Epipremnum aureum) winding around the ceiling and a dusty-looking Coleus on the windowsill, but houseplants fell out of favor during the more technology-driven ’80s. Now they’ve come roaring […]
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