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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.

New Plants Tour: Portland Nursery

By Curt Kipp — Posted August 22, 2012

This is part of our continuing coverage of the Farwest Show. Keep checking back for updates. This post concerns Day Two of the Farwest Show Tours, specifically, Tour 3, the New Plants tour on Wednesday, August 22, 2012. Our first stop this morning was at the Stark Street location of Portland Nursery, which is one […]

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New Plants Tour: A Preview

By Curt Kipp — Posted August 22, 2012

This is part of our continuing coverage of the Farwest Show. Keep checking back for updates. This post concerns Day Two of the Farwest Show Tours, specifically, Tour 3, the New Plants tour on Wednesday, August 22, 2012. Today will be an exciting day, as we will have a packed bus with 53 people touring […]

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Gen(i)us Acer Tour: Brentano Tree Farm

By Curt Kipp — Posted August 22, 2012

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 final stop on the Gen(i)us Acer Tour was at Brentano Tree Farm, and was led by […]

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Gen(i)us Acer Tour: Arrowhead Ornamentals

By Curt Kipp — Posted August 22, 2012

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 fourth stop was Arrowhead Ornamentals, one of the newest nurseries in the state. The Coleman family […]

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Gen(i)us Acer Tour: JLPN Inc.

By Curt Kipp — Posted August 21, 2012

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 third stop was JLPN Inc. in Salem, Ore. The initials stand for Jonathan Lewis Propagation Nursery, […]

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Gen(i)us Acer Tour: Herinckx Nursery

By Curt Kipp — Posted August 21, 2012

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 […]

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Gen(i)us Acer Tour: Crispin’s Creations Nursery

By Curt Kipp — Posted August 21, 2012

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, […]

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The genius of Acers

By Curt Kipp — Posted August 21, 2012

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 […]

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It’s Farwest Show week!

By Curt Kipp — Posted August 20, 2012

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 […]

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Farwest Show announces 2012 seminar lineup

By Curt Kipp — Posted May 31, 2012

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 […]

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