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Nursery Tour #3: Rare Plant Research (Part 2 of 6)

By Curt Kipp — Posted August 21, 2013

Rare Plant Research specializes in new and unusual plants for unique gardens. This small specialty nursery sources plants from Baja, Madagascar, South Africa and other exotic locales. As interesting as the plant material is, you’re bound to be lured to walk up to the gardens of the Spanish villa, built by the owner, which sits atop the hill […]

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Nursery Tour #3: Garden Fever (Part 1 of 6)

By Curt Kipp — Posted August 21, 2013

We set out on our deluxe coach bus at 8 a.m. on day two of the nursery tours. Tour #3, “New & Unusual Plants & Places to Inspire,” will take us to six different growers and retailers. Stop number one is at Garden Fever! an urban gardening oasis at the corner of NE 24th and Fremont in […]

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Nursery Tour #1: TSW Nursery Sales (Part 4 of 4)

By Curt Kipp — Posted August 21, 2013

TSW is a grower and broker of quality nursery stock that works with over 250 growers in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and California. They stock an abundant variety of material, everything from 4-inch liners to 4-inch caliper shade trees to 20-foot conifers. They hand-select all the plant material that they ship.TSW has been in business for […]

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Nursery Tour #1: Weeks Berry Farm (Part 3 of 4)

By Curt Kipp — Posted August 21, 2013

Weeks Berry Farm was started back in 1888 as a small peach farm on the banks of the Willamette River. 100 years later Bradley Weeks is continuing five generations of farming. Whether grown in the field for commercial production or to sell to the home gardener, Weeks grows and sells many varieties of asparagus, blackberries, […]

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Nursery Tour #1: Kraemer’s Nursery (Part 2 of 4)

By Curt Kipp — Posted August 21, 2013

Sales & Marketing Vice President, Barry Gregory lead the tour of Kraemer’s Nursery, our second stop on today’s Farwest Trade Show nursery tour. Kraemer’s started out with 60 acres, but today encompasses 850 acres total: 650 in production, including 250 in ground and 450 in gravel can yards. “Almost everything goes out in a plastic bucket,” said […]

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Nursery Tour #1: Bountiful Farms (Part 1 of 4)

By Curt Kipp — Posted August 20, 2013

It’s shaping up to be a beautiful sunny day in Portland, with temps forecasted in the low 80s. Our deluxe bus coach hit the road promptly at 8 a.m., off to the first stop on the 2013 Farwest Trade Show Nursery Tours — “Heart of the Valley” at Bountiful Farms. Hosts of today’s nursery tour, […]

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