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December 2023: Oregon is Nursery Country

By Curt Kipp — Posted November 30, 2023

With a record $1.37 billion worth of sales in 2022, Oregon’s nursery industry continues to grow. And if you want to know why, you can ask the families that are driving the growth. Ask Jan, Cindy and Jason Hupp, who run Drakes Crossing Nursery in the Cascade Range foothills, founded 1967. They’ve made huge investments […]

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Welcome to Nursery Country 2023

By Curt Kipp — Posted November 30, 2023

With a record $1.37 billion worth of sales in 2022, Oregon’s nursery industry continues to grow. And if you want to know why, you can ask the families that are driving the growth.

Filed Under: Oregon Nursery Country Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, Wholesale Nurseries

John Holmlund Nursery

By Vic Panichkul — Posted November 30, 2023

Nathan and Angie Holmlund continue their dad’s recipe for success: focus on people and plants.

Filed Under: Oregon Nursery Country Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, Wholesale Nurseries

Drakes Crossing Nursery

By Kym Pokorny — Posted November 30, 2023

Jan Hupp and his wife Cindy use a team approach to nourishing his mother’s thriving dream.

Filed Under: Oregon Nursery Country Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, Wholesale Nurseries

Bentwood Tree Farm

By Erica Browne Grivas — Posted November 29, 2023

Laura and Tom Dufala have taken their passion for cloud-pruned trees and turned it into a thriving business

Filed Under: Oregon Nursery Country Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, Wholesale Nurseries

AF Nursery

By Emily Hoard — Posted November 29, 2023

Alfredo and Maria Hernandez started from nothing in 2010 and have built a fast-growing operation.

Filed Under: Oregon Nursery Country Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, Wholesale Nurseries

Olive trees are migrating north

By Mike Darcy — Posted November 29, 2023

Olive trees are now available at most local garden centers and in most cases, have seemed to grow well in our local conditions.

Filed Under: Beetles, Borers, Emerald Ash Borer, Insects, Mike Darcy, Plant Pests and Diseases Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, Plants

USDA releases new Plant Hardiness Zone Map

By Vic Panichkul — Posted November 15, 2023

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released an updated Plant Hardiness Zone Map that is more accurate and timelier than previous versions, according to Peter K. Bretting, Crop Production and Protection National Program Leader at the USDA. Plant hardiness zone designations represent what’s known as the “average annual extreme minimum temperature” at a given location. […]

Filed Under: Nursery News Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, OAN Members, Plants, Retail Nurseries, Wholesale Nurseries

Shipping by rail an accessible option for growers, retailers

By Emily Hoard — Posted October 31, 2023

Shipping by railroad used to be a more specialized delivery method for the nursery industry, but now it has become more accessible for growers and retailers.

Filed Under: Nursery Operations Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, Shipping, Transportation, Wholesale Nurseries

Shippers must sift through layers of deception

By Mitch Lies — Posted October 31, 2023

Shippers, brokers and carriers increasingly must be watchful for a fraudulent practice called ‘double brokering’

Filed Under: Nursery Operations Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, Shipping, Transportation, Wholesale Nurseries

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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

June 2025: Shrubs issue

May 2025: Sustainability Issue

April 2025: The Tree Issue

March 2025: The Perennial Issue

February 2025: The Greenhouse 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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