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2015 Farwest Show

Here are posts about the 2015 Farwest Show, August 27–29 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon. Further down are posts about previous editions of the show.

Farwest celebrates 50 years in style

By Curt Kipp — Posted August 29, 2023

The 2023 Farwest Show celebrated 50 years of bringing nursery professionals together in style August 23–25, with more exhibitors, more attendees — and definitely more fun.

Filed Under: Farwest Show Tagged With: Business, Farwest, OAN, OAN Members, Plants, Wholesale Nurseries

Farwest Show attendees choose Eclipse® Hydrangea as People’s Choice at New Varieties Showcase  

By Curt Kipp — Posted August 25, 2023

Eclipse® Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Eclipse’ PP35544, USPP, CPBRAF) was voted by Farwest Show attendees as the People’s Choice winner in the 2023 New Varieties Showcase.

Filed Under: Farwest Show Tagged With: Farwest, Plants, Wholesale Nurseries

Farwest Show attendees select favorites for the Retailers’ Choice Awards

By Vic Panichkul — Posted August 25, 2023

Garden retailers roamed the trade show floor as part of the Retailers’ Choice Awards Awards™ and chose 15 different products that caught their eyes as judges at the 2023 Farwest Show in Portland, Oregon.

Filed Under: Farwest Show, Retail Garden Centers Tagged With: Farwest, OAN, Plants, Retail Nurseries, Wholesale Nurseries

Youngblood Nursery Inc. wins Best in Show booth award at 2023 Farwest Show  

By Vic Panichkul — Posted August 23, 2023

When it came to creating booths that will attract attendees, this year’s Farwest Show exhibitors weren’t short on creativity. Judges walked the floor to find the best of the best, recognizing several winners with the Ted Van Veen Best in Show booth awards. The show runs through Friday, August 25, at the Oregon Convention Center […]

Filed Under: Farwest Show Tagged With: Business, Farwest, OAN, OAN Members, Wholesale Nurseries

Variegated Frydek Elephant Ear wins Farwest New Varieties Showcase Judges’ Choice award for 2023

By Curt Kipp — Posted August 23, 2023

Variegated Frydek Elephant Ear (Alocasia micholitziana ‘Frydek Variegata’) was chosen by professional judges as the Best in Show winner in the 2023 Farwest Show’s New Varieties Showcase. The plant, discovered in the Philippines, was introduced by Andrej Suske and Cascade Tropicals LLC based in Snohomish, Washington, is one of 59 outstanding new selections on display at the 2023 Farwest […]

Filed Under: Farwest Show Tagged With: Farwest, Plants, Retail Nurseries, Wholesale Nurseries

Farwest Show staying in Portland for 2024 and beyond

By Curt Kipp — Posted August 18, 2023

The Farwest Show will remain at the Oregon Convention Center for 2024 and into the foreseeable future, OAN leaders and staff have determined.

Filed Under: Farwest Show Tagged With: Business, Farwest, OAN, Plants, Retail Nurseries, Wholesale Nurseries

August 2023: Farwest Show Edition

By Peter Szymczak — Posted July 26, 2023

In addition to the 50th Anniversary Farwest Show Guide (PDF), which will help all Farwest attendees get the most out of their show experience and visit to Oregon, the August issue of Digger covers the latest news and trends in the nursery and greenhouse industry. Let’s dig in! Columns: Download a PDF of this issue. […]

Filed Under: Issues Tagged With: Business, Digger, Digger magazine, Farwest, OAN, OAN Members, Plants

50 years of growing Oregon’s brand

By Jeff Stone — Posted July 26, 2023

As I write this column, I am at Cultivate’23 in Columbus, Ohio, where Oregon is well represented. More than 60 OAN member companies are exhibiting, dozens of them are walking the show floor, and Oregon’s own Nancy Buley (J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co.) and Ryan Contreras (Oregon State University) are cornerstones of the educational […]

Filed Under: Director's Desk Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, Farwest, OAN, OAN Members

Farwest turns 50

By Kym Pokorny — Posted July 26, 2023

Ever since the first Farwest Show in 1973, right up to this year’s 50th anniversary, the nursery industry that comes together, grows together Every August, thousands of nursery professionals kick the dirt off their boots and head for the Oregon Convention Center, where the Farwest Show offers them a chance to show off their best […]

Filed Under: OAN Members Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, Farwest, OAN Members

An immersive experience

By Todd Nelson — Posted July 26, 2023

Last month, Las Vegas showcased its newest attraction. The Sphere at The Venetian Resort was turned on for the very first time. The sphere is 366 feet high and 516 feet wide. With a total of 875,000 square feet, it will be the largest spherical building anywhere in the world. The exterior uses 1.2 million […]

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

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FARWEST SHOW UPDATES

Farwest celebrates 50 years in style

Farwest Show attendees choose Eclipse® Hydrangea as People’s Choice at New Varieties Showcase  

Farwest Show attendees select favorites for the Retailers’ Choice Awards

Youngblood Nursery Inc. wins Best in Show booth award at 2023 Farwest Show  

Variegated Frydek Elephant Ear wins Farwest New Varieties Showcase Judges’ Choice award for 2023

More Updates from Farwest

NURSERY NEWS

Darcy added to OSU agricultural Diamond Pioneer Registry

Nursery industry tops list of Oregon ag commodities

Fall Creek promotes Amelie Aust to executive board chair

Hall of Famers give gift towards horticultural industry advocacy

Verl Holden retires from Oregon Garden Foundation Board

More Nursery News

From the pages of Digger

September 2023

August 2023: Farwest Show Edition

July 2023: New Varieties Showcase Preview

June 2023: The Shrubs Issue

May 2023: The Sustainability Issue

More issues of Digger

The Value of Membership

Seeding the next generation of horticulture specialists

Farwest turns 50

Member Profile: Mahonia Nursery

More member stories

CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE

Virtual is the new reality – for now

Trade shows in the time of COVID

A demand ‘renaissance’ for nurseries

Western Nursery & Landscape Association falls victim to pandemic

MANTS 2021 to move online due to COVID-19

More articles

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