John Kennedy is a self-described “little guy that speaks quick.” An author, management consultant and stategist, Kennedy spoke Thursday afternoon to a networking gathering of Young Nursery Professionals. His talk addressed the difference between leadership and management. Crystal Cady introduces speaker John Kennedy to a networking gathering of Young Nursery Professionals “Are you a born leader or a […]
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.
Welcome to Day Two of the Farwest Trade Show
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Welcome to the second day of the Farwest Show. Day One had its share of highlights, and today (Friday, Aug. 23) is certain to be no different. We’ll start with the Friday morning seminars: Jim Ault, director of research for the Chicago Botanic Garden, will give a seminar presentation entitled, “From Native Habitats to Your […]
What Eco-words Sell
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Dr. Jennifer Davis, Associate Professor and Horticulture Marketing Extension Specialist at Purdue University, teaches and conducts research on the marketing of specialty crops and consumer behavior. Dr. Dennis has a master’s degree in horticulture with an emphasis in survey research methods from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where she explored target marketing within the […]
Bamboo Garden captures Ted Van Veen Best of Show honors
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The judges have spoken. And they have said that Bamboo Garden had the very best booth at the 2013 Farwest Trade Show, making them the winner of the Ted Van Veen Best of Show Award. The bamboo grower based in North Plains, Ore., has created a lush presence on the show floor with a generous […]
Wild Swan™ Anemone wins top Farwest New Varieties Showcase honors
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Press release from the Oregon Association of Nurseries: Portland, Ore., August 22, 2013 — Some 45 different plants, all of them new to the market, competed for the adulation of Farwest Trade Show judges at the 2013 New Varieties Showcase. There were trees, shrubs, perennials and annuals boasting interesting shapes, colors, growth habits and many […]
Whitworth: The future of conservation is here
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Joe Whitworth of The Freshwater Trust spoke at one of the first Farwest Trade Show seminars on Thursday morning. His talk addressed the next iteration of conservation. “It will be the integration of the environment and economy,” Whitworth said. Whitworth was was born in 1969, about six months before the Cuyahoga River caught on fire. […]
Governor declares ‘Fall is for Planting Month’ in September
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September will be “Fall is for Planting Month” in September, according to a proclamation by Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber. The proclamation was announced at the 2013 Farwest Trade Show by the Oregon Association of Nurseries, the state’s 800-plus-member organization comprised of wholesale growers, retailers, nursery service and supply providers, and others engaged in the nursery […]
Nursery Tour #3: Al’s Garden Center (Part 5 of 6)
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“Grown by Al’s” appears on the vast majority of pots at the three retail garden center locations operated by Al’s Garden Center, a wholesale greenhouse operation. Al’s produces more than 6 million plants each year on over 30 acres of growing operations. Family owned and operated by second- and third-generation family members, Al’s started as […]
Nursery Tour #3: Fessler Nursery (Part 6 of 6)
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Fessler Nursery Co. is a family-owned-and-operated nursery that has grown to over 500,000 square feet of greenhouse space. It grows more than 70,000 baskets annually and offers a large variety of quality annuals that are shipped seasonally throughout the Willamette Valley and Southern Washington. In 2004, Fessler Nursery became a root-n-sell for Selecta, one of the leading […]
Nursery Tour #3: Terra Nova Nurseries (Part 4 of 6)
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Terra Nova Nurseries Inc. has grown from a tiny lab and greenhouse to a world leader in perennial plant breeding. They have introduced over 700 new varieties to horticulture. Their display gardens are a site to behold…and you will do better than behold them, you’ll walk through them. Their new introductions are distributed world-wide to wholesalers, […]
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