The American Nursery and Landscape Association installed Tom Courtright as its new president for the 2009-10 year earlier this month at the ANLA Annual Meeting. Courtright is the president and owner of Orchard Nursery and Florist, a garden center based in Lafayette, Calif. He purchased the nursery in 1972 and has a long record of […]
Taking the lead
By
— PostedThe Oregon Association of Nurseries is taking a lead role in the sustainability trend, with introduction of a new sustainaibility initiative. The process will be led by a member task force, which will be working with recognized experts to arrive at an appropriate definition of sustainability for the horticulture industry. The process will lead to […]
Welcome, Kathy Hight
By
— PostedKathy Hight, CPA has started work in her new position as director of finance and administration for the Oregon Association of Nurseries. A resident of Wilsonville, Ore., she has more than 20 years of experience in accounting, working as audit manager and more recently controller for Symonds, Evans & Company PC. Prior to that, she […]
Hoop house bill passes House, also
By
— PostedYesterday we told you that House Bill 2904 (HTML|PDF) passed the Oregon Senate. Today we can report that it passed the Oregon House by a 59-0 vote. The bill blocks a move by the Oregon Department of Revenue to treat hoop houses as permanent structures on property tax statements. Without the bill, nursery owners would […]
Love … exciting and new
By
— PostedAccording to the OAN, the Farwest Show is the best place to discover the latest and greatest plants, thanks to the New Varieties Showcase: “No other show that we’re aware of makes this type of investment in a new plant display, either in terms of valuable show floor or publication space or staff time” said […]
OAN partners with Garden Centers of America
By
— PostedThe partnership begins with the GCA tour in Portland at the end of this month, and continues at the Farwest Show. Read the press release.
Losing a member of the Digger family
By
— PostedThe OAN family, and Digger magazine, lost a key contributor, supporter and friend over the weekend with the death of Krista Jeli, OAN director of finance and administration. She passed away Sunday after a 17-year battle with breast cancer. We will remember her remarkable grace, strength and humor in the face of adversity. You can […]
Green Communities Act introduced
By
— PostedThe Oregon Association of Nurseries, and numerous other green industry trade groups, are getting behind the Green Communities Act, a federal bill introduced recently by U.S. Rep. Alyson Schwartz (D-Penn.). The bill would direct the U.S. Department of Commerce to award matching grants to up to 80 municipalities towards improving their “green infrastructure.” This could […]
Supporting immigration reform
By
— PostedThe Oregonian published an editorial Saturday praising efforts among Oregon groups (including the nursery industry) to push for comprehensive immigration reform.
Retailers share outlook for 2009
By
— PostedThe Retail and Greenhouse chapters of the Oregon Association of Nurseries held a joint meeting last night to talk about current retail trends, and the relationship between growers and garden centers. And as seen in the above photo, the turnout was huge. People filled a large greenhouse at Little Prince of Oregon Nursery just south […]