We’ve posted more pictures from the Farwest Show. These are from Day 2. We will continue to update this album throughout the day, so check back! (Shown above is Amelie Aust from Fall Creek Farm & Nursery in Lowell, Ore.)

There was a whole lot going on at the first day of the 2012 Farwest Show. Head on over to the Farwest Show Facebook page to see this album containing several images from the seminars and the expo floor.

McConkey Co. won the best in show booth award at the 2012 Farwest Show. Other award winners include Walla Walla Nursery, Youngblood Nursery, Phillips Soil Products Inc., Trillium Gardens and Crown Bees. Pictured above is McConkey Co. owner Ed McConkey with Farwest Show Committee Chairman Jay Sanders. For complete details on all the winners, see […]

Every year the Farwest Show has something new to see, including the exhibitors. Making their debut with a Farwest booth this year is the Peace Corps. Why? Because the Peace Corps is looking for people with experience working in agriculture. West Coast representatives Sarah Kessel (right) and Susie and Paul Robillard (center and left) are […]

It’s always a delight to chat with Arda Berryhill. She and her late husband, Roger, founded Berryhll Nursery in 1962 in Sherwood, Ore., and it became one of the leading rhododendron growers in the state. Arda is one of those who perhaps best exemplifies the Oregon spirit of sharing information to help move the industry […]

A feeling of optimism is permeating the booth of family-owned Sester Farms, a grower of containerized trees and shrubs based in Gresham, Ore. According to sales manager Ted Sester, the company has added 160 new varieties to its line. “The nursery has been retooled to respond to garden centers,” he said. “It’s a $1 million […]

We’ve opened the doors to an eager nursery industry at the 2012 Farwest Show. Visitors — Please stop by the OAN Resource Center if you would like to say hello — that’s our social media headquarters. Exhibitors — Drop us a line if you’d like us to drop by your booth and see what’s going on. There’s […]

The Farwest Seminars are close to wrapping up for the morning. We dropped in on several of the seminars and all have been well attended. People are discovering or getting re-acquainted with interesting plants, and they’re also learning better ways to tackle their organizational issues and improve their bottom line profitability. One of the best […]

One of the early seminar highlights had to be Jim Gilbert’s seminar on “Plants with a Purpose.” Gilbert is the owner of Northwoods Nursery in Molalla, Ore. and the One Green World website (www.onegreenworld.com). He’s carved out a unique niche for himself by offering unique fruit and berry shrubs and trees that he finds all […]