Plants – Page 20

Welcome to Nursery Country

By Leigh Geschwill — Posted January 5, 2016

OAN President Leigh Geschwill discusses the many things that make Oregon-grown nursery products some of the best in the nation.

Living in the land of mosses

By Bruce McCune — Posted December 1, 2015

Learn all about one of the Pacific Northwest’s most opportunistic plants

The next wave of hydrangeas

By Elizabeth Petersen — Posted December 1, 2015

Consistent rebloomers, new colors and petal shapes expand the field of this traditional favorite

Are branded programs for you?

By Tracy Ilene Miller — Posted December 1, 2015

These eight questions will help growers weigh the advantages and risks of growing branded plants

Preserving a collector’s dream

By Mike Darcy — Posted December 1, 2015

The Clematis collection amassed by Brewster Rogerson lives on,
thanks to the support of numerous volunteers and donors.

Managing for brown marmorated stink bug

By Nik Wiman — Posted November 1, 2015

This costly and annoying pest has few barriers to its growth in Oregon

Modern arboreality

By Loree Bohl — Posted November 1, 2015

Yards are shrinking, but these trees are sized just right for today’s smaller garden spaces

Repairing the prairie

By Kym Pokorny — Posted October 1, 2015

Restoration efforts in the Willamette Valley have turned native plants and seeds into hot commodities

Low- and no-water plants

By Mike Darcy — Posted October 1, 2015

Despite a summer that shattered records for heat and lack of rain,
some plant varieties thrived.

Tough growing in Oregon’s high desert

By Amy Jo Detweiler — Posted October 1, 2015

Care must be taken to choose plants that can adapt to frosty mornings, scorching afternoons and sterile soils