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Oregon Association of … Cannabis?

By Leigh Geschwill — Posted February 1, 2016

OAN’s president wonders whether cannabis growers belong in the organization.

Filed Under: President's Message Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, OAN Members, Plants

January 2016

By Peter Szymczak — Posted January 6, 2016

Take a tour of some of the state’s top nurseries and greenhouse operations in our annual Nursery Country issue.

Filed Under: Issues Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine

A tale of two lilacs: Part I — Syringa

By Jason Lattier — Posted January 5, 2016

Among the six series of lilacs, two clades are as different as they are important to the horticulture industry — Syringa and Pubescentes.

Filed Under: Blights, Growing Knowledge, Plant Diseases, Plant Pests and Diseases Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, Oregon State University, Plants

We are better together

By Jeff Stone — Posted January 5, 2016

Many voices make a strong association. While respect and leadership are not handed out, they are earned and maintained.

Filed Under: Director's Desk Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, Politics

Oregon is Nursery Country

By Curt Kipp — Posted January 5, 2016

Take a tour of some of the state’s top nurseries and greenhouse operations in our annual Nursery Country issue.

Filed Under: Oregon Nursery Country Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, OAN Members, Plants

Tree Frog Nursery

By Curt Kipp — Posted January 5, 2016

In 1994, an ambitious college student named Carson Lord started his nursery. Today, the OAN past president ships container and B&B material to 20 U.S. states and Canada.

Filed Under: Oregon Nursery Country Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, OAN Members, Plants

Brooks Tree Farm

By Curt Kipp — Posted January 5, 2016

Dave and Kathy LeCompte have found a niche in growing seedlings for Christmas tree farms and timber operations, and native plants for restoration and remediation projects.

Filed Under: Oregon Nursery Country Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, OAN Members, Plants

Schiedel Nursery

By Curt Kipp — Posted January 5, 2016

Mike and Lori Hanson are proud, third-generation growers of conifers, broadleaf evergreens and deciduous trees and shrubs in Aurora, Oregon.

Filed Under: Oregon Nursery Country Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, OAN Members, Plants

Surface Nursery

By Curt Kipp — Posted January 5, 2016

Founded in 1925, Surface Nursery has outlasted the
Great Depression, the Second World War, the Cold War
and the start of the Computer Age.

Filed Under: Oregon Nursery Country Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, OAN Members, Plants

5 steps to hit your target in the New Year

By Alyssa Wise — Posted January 5, 2016

It’s the beginning of a new year — the perfect time to set marketing goals for the next 12 months.

Filed Under: Pivot Points Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, Marketing

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NURSERY NEWS

In Memoriam: Melvin John Steffenson

New USDA Census of Hort arriving in mailboxes this month

Oregon Association of Nurseries honors the industry’s best at 2024 Convention

Eason Horticultural Resources is now employee-owned

Oregon’s nursery licensing program aims to keep the entire industry healthy

Building trust is key to establishing clientele base for new nurseries

Five owners share their experiences on what it takes to start a nursery businesses

Bailey hires new CFO and chief HR officer

More Nursery News

From the pages of Digger

May 2025: Sustainability Issue

April 2025: The Tree Issue

March 2025: The Perennial Issue

February 2025: The Greenhouse Issue

January 2025: The Retail Issue

More issues of Digger

Pests and Diseases

Prioritizing nursery pest challenges

New tools in the battle against thrips

Aiming for precision in pest control

Oregon’s nursery licensing program aims to keep the entire industry healthy

$250,000 shifted to P. austrocedri research

More articles

FARWEST SHOW UPDATES

Sense of excitement prevailed at Farwest as nursery industry ‘Meets the Future’ 

Farwest Show attendees select favorites for the Retailers’ Choice Awards

Starway to Heaven™ Japanese Snowbell wins People’s Choice balloting at Farwest Show New Varieties Showcase

Hopper Bros. wins Best in Show booth award at 2024 Farwest Show   

Starway to Heaven™ Japanese Snowbell wins Judges’ Best in Show at Farwest Show New Varieties Showcase

More Updates from Farwest

The Value of Membership

Meet the leader: Sam Pohlschneider

OAN honors the industry’s best

Oregon Association of Nurseries honors the industry’s best at 2024 Convention

More member stories

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