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You are the X factor

By Jeff Stone — Posted March 1, 2017

Advocacy is at the heart of being an OAN member.

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

February 2017

By Peter Szymczak — Posted February 1, 2017

Is it time to increase prices?

Filed Under: Issues Tagged With: Business, Digger, Digger magazine, Landscaping, Plants, Retail Nurseries, Wholesale Nurseries

A forgotten treasure

By Jeff Stone — Posted February 1, 2017

The Grove of the States needs our help.

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

Is the price right?

By Jon Bell — Posted February 1, 2017

Wholesale nurseries must consider many factors when it comes time to consider a price hike.

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

The return of ferns

By Richie Steffen — Posted February 1, 2017

As the first fiddleheads of spring start to unfurl, ferns are again finding their place in the modern garden.

Filed Under: Plant Features Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, Landscaping, Plants

A night for plant nerds

By Mike Darcy — Posted February 1, 2017

Gardeners eager for spring’s arrival will rejoice when Plant Nerd Night returns for a 16th consecutive year.

Filed Under: Mike Darcy Tagged With: Business, Consumer trends, Digger, Digger magazine, People, Plants, Retail Nurseries

Working smarter, not harder

By Luisa Santamaria — Posted February 1, 2017

OSU Extension Service offers programs designed to increase knowledge among nursery workers, thereby increasing their productivity.

Filed Under: Blights, Boxwood Blight, Growing Knowledge, Phytophthora, Plant Diseases, Plant Pests and Diseases Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, Education

A guide by which to thrive

By Mark Bigej — Posted February 1, 2017

The OAN Nursery Guide is an indispensable resource.

Filed Under: President's Message Tagged With: Business, Digger, Digger magazine, Plants, Retail Nurseries, Wholesale Nurseries

Oregon is Nursery Country

By Curt Kipp — Posted January 4, 2017

Take a tour of four 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, People, Plants

Learning outside the box

By Mark Bigej — Posted January 4, 2017

OAN President Mark Bigej recalls how innovative thinking has played a crucial role in his life.

Filed Under: President's Message Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, Education

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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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