Oregon deserves an A-minus for its efforts to limit and control the introduction of invasive plants, animals and pathogens into the state, according to the Oregon Invasive Species Council. The group issued its annual Invasive Species Report Card on Jan. 9. Some highlights pertaining to the nursery industry include the following: The Oregon Legislature passed […]
Euonymus featured in October issue of Digger
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The October issue of Digger magazine is now available for your online reading pleasure. Featured on the front cover are Euonymus plants (PDF) a versatile workhorse of the garden. Go here to read the entire issue as a flipbook — fast connection recommended — or download the individual articles as PDF files. Additional articles in […]
Scientists discover quick drought tolerance test
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Scientists at the University of California, Los Angeles, working with a botanical garden in Yunnan, China, have come up with a new method to quickly predict the drought tolerance of plants. According to a UCLA press release: It is based on an important trait known as “turgor loss point.” During drought, the leaf cells’ water […]
Native American tribe wins auction for Heronswood
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Heronswood Gardens — the 15-acre, world-class private botanical garden near Kingston, Wash. that was founded by Dan Hinkley and Robert Jones — has a new owner. W. Atlee Burpee & Co. sold the garden at a sealed-bid auction June 15 to the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe, which has a 1,200-acre reservation close by. No price […]
Hinkley’s former estate available at auction
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Are you in the market for a 15-acre, world-class private botanical garden and estate with three residences, greenhouse facilities and more? You could do worse than Heronswood Gardens, which is located on the Kitsap Peninsula near Kingston, Wash. The former Mecca for Northwest gardeners, created by plant explorer Dan Hinkley and his parter Robert Jones, […]
Rare vine blooms in Canby
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Dan Heims of Terra Nova Nurseries sent us these photos of a Jade Vine (Strongylodon macrobotrys) in bloom at one of Terra Nova’s greenhouses. The blooms sport a highly unusual shade of green. “It is amongst the rarest of vines,” he said. “I saw it once in the Caribbean and literally was having to back […]
Dwarf conifers highlight the May issue of Digger
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Dwarf conifers (PDF) are on the cover of the May issue of Digger magazine. This issue has an unmistakable greenhouse focus. Go here to read the entire issue as a flipbook — fast connection recommended — or download the individual articles as PDF files. Additional articles in the May issue include: Leader Profile (PDF) — […]
World’s largest hanging basket to be unveiled
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It weighs in at a whopping 2 tons and contains nothing but Oregon nursery products. The flowers, the moss cloth, even the basket and support structure — all are made in Oregon. The Garden Corner retail nursery (21550 S.W.108th Ave., Tualatin, Ore.) will unveil the world’s largest hanging flower basket at 10 a.m. on Friday […]
Climate expert to speak at High Desert conference
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Kathie Dello, deputy director of the Oregon Climate Service at Oregon State University, will be the keynote speaker at the 20th annual High Desert Green Industry Conference. It will be held Wednesday–Thursday, Feb. 8–9, at the Deschutes Fair & Expo Center in Redmond, Ore. The conference is geared for those who supply, design, maintain or […]
Enjoy Oregon: The State of Perfection
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When it comes to nurseries, Oregon is The State of Perfection. That’s why the January issue of Digger is dedicated to four of Oregon’s outstanding wholesale nurseries. The issue takes you inside four top growers so you can see how and why Oregon’s nurseries excel at what they do: Crispin’s Creations Nursery in Molalla, Robinson […]
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