This is part of our continuing coverage of the Farwest Show. Keep checking back for updates. This post concerns Day One of the Farwest Show Tours, specifically, Tour 1, the Gen(i)us Acer tour on Tuesday, August 21, 2012. Our second stop was Herinckx Nursery in Gervais, Ore. This nursery, founded in 1986, specializes in Japanese […]
Gen(i)us Acer Tour: Crispin’s Creations Nursery
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This is part of our continuing coverage of the Farwest Show. Keep checking back for updates. This post concerns Day One of the Farwest Show Tours, specifically, Tour 1, the Gen(i)us Acer tour on Tuesday, August 21, 2012. Our first stop was at Crispin’s Creations Nursery, a small but significant growing operation located in Molalla, […]
The genius of Acers
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Oregon is an ideal place for growing nursery stock — particularly woody material — and out of the many trees and shrubs we grow here, maples are always among the favorites. It’s only fitting that today, as the first Farwest Show nursery tour begins, the focus will be on maples. Five nurseries will be part […]
It’s Farwest Show week!
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The Farwest Show is one of the biggest trade shows in the nursery industry, and it’s this week in Portland, Ore. Starting Tuesday, we will provide full coverage of the show on Facebook, Twitter, and www.DiggerMagazine.com. All week long, we will be sending tweets, posting pictures and writing blog posts. Coverage will include what happens […]
Farwest Show announces 2012 seminar lineup
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Officials from the 2012 Farwest Show today announced the docket of professional seminars for this year’s event, according to Farwest Show director Allan Niemi. “Farwest seminars are designed to provide some of the most valuable professional development in the nursery, landscape and garden center businesses,” Niemi said. “And this year’s lineup is one of our […]
2012 Farwest Show announces themed nursery tours
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The 2012 Farwest Show will present three special themed nursery tours — “Gen(i)us Acer,” “In the Shadow of Mt. Hood,” and “New Plant Trials.” The tours are scheduled in the two days immediately preceding the show — Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 21–22. The show itself will be Thursday–Saturday, Aug. 23–25, at the Oregon Convention Center […]
Dwarf conifers highlight the May issue of Digger
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Dwarf conifers (PDF) are on the cover of the May issue of Digger magazine. This issue has an unmistakable greenhouse focus. Go here to read the entire issue as a flipbook — fast connection recommended — or download the individual articles as PDF files. Additional articles in the May issue include: Leader Profile (PDF) — […]
New Varieties Showcase award winners shine
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Picking the very best plants displayed in the 2011 New Varieties Showcase at the Farwest Show was a tough task falling to no single group. Show judges handed out the official awards, while show attendees voted separately on the People’s Choice awards. As things turned out, however, the two groups agreed more often than not. […]
Scenes from the 2011 Farwest Show: Day Two
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Want to see more pictures from the 2011 Farwest Show? What are you waiting for? We’ve posted an album of them on Facebook! Go! Now!
Farwest: Peach Cobbler butterfly bush is tops in New Varieties Showcase
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Buddleias — the non-invasive, sterile kinds — are back in Oregon. As proof, look no farther than the Flutterby Grande Peach Cobbler nectar bush (Buddleia x ‘Podaras #5’) from Ball Ornamentals, which was chosen as the New Varieties Showcase Best in Show at the 2011 Farwest Show. The shrub grows to 4-6 feet tall and […]