OAN Member Profile: Verna Jean Nursery
Father’s Day reflections
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— PostedNurseryman (and OAN President) Mike Coleman talks about the responsibilities that come along with his “number one job” — being a dad.
Willamette Chapter plant sale raises more than $5,500 for horticulture education
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— PostedThe OAN Willamette Chapter’s recent plant sale, held in conjunction with the Oregon Ag Fest, raised more than $5,650. The proceeds will enable the chapter to continue supporting horticultural education in the Willamette Valley. Over the past several years, the Willamette Chapter has donated in excess of $20,000 to Chemeketa Community College’s nursery and greenhouse […]
New lessons every day
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— PostedDavid ‘Mac’ and Nancy McKinnon, owners of McKinnon Nursery, have no plans to retire anytime soon.
Meet the leader: Kyle Fessler
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— PostedOAN Willamette Chapter’s vice president reflects on raising a farm to support his young family.
The rebel leader
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— PostedFor Jonn Karsseboom, plants and retailing are pathways to self-expression.
Sluggy trees aren’t coming to town
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— PostedAs reported by KGW-8 (Portland, Oregon), OAN member Christmas tree grower Kirk International Inc. has come up with a novel way to remove hitchhiking slugs from its trees — hot showers. This allows the trees to be shipped to a number of overseas markets that have strict rules about invasive species — places like Hawaii, Guam and […]
Making hay when the weather stinks
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— PostedWe’ve all heard of making hay when the sun shines. The Garden Corner retail nursery in Tualatin, Oregon — which is known for its creative marketing — recently did the opposite. Owner Jonn Karsseboom put together this clever video showing the impact of recent wind and rain at his nursery: Jonn then used his email marketing […]
OAN honors the industry’s best at annual convention
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— PostedThe Oregon Association of Nurseries recently honored several members for their outstanding achievements and service to the nursery industry. These awards were announced at the annual OAN Convention on Friday, Oct. 24, 2014 at The Oregon Garden Resort in Silverton, Oregon. The convention was hosted by past OAN presidents Bob Terry of Fisher Farms (2008) […]
October Digger arrives in mailboxes
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— PostedFerns, epimediums and other Northwest natives are just a few of the plants that can withstand the darkest, driest growing conditions (PDF), as featured on the cover of the new issue of Digger magazine. Other stories in the October 2014 issue include:“A new crop of leaders” (pdf) — These young guns of Oregon’s nursery industry […]
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