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Articles and posts by Curt Kipp

Booth spaces still available for Nursery Guide LIVE March 17–18

By Curt Kipp — Posted March 3, 2021

What do you grow? What do you sell? And what do you do?  If you’re connected in any way with the nursery and greenhouse industry, you can showcase your answers to those questions at Nursery Guide LIVE, the virtual marketplace for green industry professionals. Virtual booth spaces remain available for the inaugural event, taking place […]

Filed Under: Nursery Guide LIVE, Nursery News

Nursery Guide LIVE virtual marketplace postponed due to winter storm damage

By Curt Kipp — Posted February 15, 2021

Organizers have made the decision to postpone the Nursery Guide LIVE virtual marketplace due to widespread power outages and winter storm damage. The show now will take place four weeks later, on Wednesday and Thursday, March 17–18, 2021 at www.NurseryGuideLive.com. It originally had been scheduled for February 17–18, but this was before an ice storm […]

Filed Under: Nursery Guide LIVE Tagged With: nursery guide, nursery guide live, OAN, OAN Members

Keynote presentations at Nursery Guide LIVE virtual marketplace provide insight on green industry trends in 2021 and beyond

By Curt Kipp — Posted February 8, 2021

It’s all about preparing your nursery or greenhouse business for the future. There will be two keynote presentations — one on supply chain logistics and the other on digital marketing — at the Nursery Guide LIVE virtual marketplace event, March 17–18, 2021. Those who register to attend the Nursery Guide LIVE virtual marketplace can also attend […]

Filed Under: Nursery Guide LIVE Tagged With: nursery guide, nursery guide live, OAN, OAN Members

OAN announces Nursery Guide LIVE virtual marketplace, set to take place online

By Curt Kipp — Posted January 13, 2021

Nursery Guide LIVE — a virtual marketplace bringing together green industry buyers with the top providers of plants, products and services — will take place Wednesday and Thursday, February 17–18, 2021 at www.NurseryGuideLive.com, the Oregon Association of Nurseries (OAN) announced today. “Nursery Guide LIVE is designed to provide nursery industry professionals with sales and buying opportunities […]

Filed Under: Nursery Guide LIVE Tagged With: nursery guide, nursery guide live, OAN, OAN Members

Ernst Nursery & Farms LLC

By Curt Kipp — Posted January 6, 2021

PRODUCTION:Field-grown  75%Container-grown  25% KNOWN FOR:Field-grown conifers, shade trees and shrubs, including arborvitaes, boxwoods, maples, rhododendrons and others PEOPLE:Bruce Ernst, owner; Kim Stone, controller; Karl Neering, nursery manager. CONTACT:Mailing address:          P.O. Box 460St. Paul, OR, 97137-0460Physical address:6180 Gearin Rd. N.E.St. Paul, OR 97137-0460 PHONE:503-633-8366 EMAIL:sales@ernstnursery.com LISTINGS:125 Nursery Guide listings There’s an old slogan many businesses have […]

Filed Under: Oregon Nursery Country Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, Welcome to Nursery Country, Wholesale Nurseries

Swan Island Dahlias

By Curt Kipp — Posted January 6, 2021

Founded: 1927 PRODUCTION:Wholesale 10%Retail 90% KNOWN FOR:Dahlia production and the annual Dahlia Festival PEOPLE:Nicholas and Linda Gitts, owners, and Heather Gifts-Schloe, marketing manager CONTACT:Mailing address:P.O. Box 700Canby, Oregon 97013Physical address:995 NW 22nd Ave.,Canby, Oregon 97013 PHONE:503-266-7711 or 800-410-6540 EMAIL:info@dahlias.com ONLINE:www.dahlias.com Listings:1 Nursery Guide listing They grow nearly 400 different dahlia varieties at Swan Island Dahlias, […]

Filed Under: Oregon Nursery Country Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, Welcome to Nursery Country, Wholesale Nurseries

Lone Elder Nursery

By Curt Kipp — Posted January 6, 2021

“The main goal is to get the customer happy,” Angel said. Welcome to the jungle From when he was young, Tom wanted to own a farm. His grandfather, father and uncles all grew cotton, and he learned to drive the tractor at a very young age. He still loves working the dirt, as his wife, […]

Filed Under: Oregon Nursery Country Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, Welcome to Nursery Country

Advanced Ornamentals

By Curt Kipp — Posted January 6, 2021

PRODUCTION:Field-grown 80%Container-grown 20% KNOWN FOR:Broadleaf evergreens, conifers and grafted maples, including a large production of arborvitae PEOPLE:Dean, Kelly, Sarah and Daniel McKay, owners. Tami Miller, manager. CONTACT:Mailing address: P.O. Box 519, St. Paul, OR 97137Physical address:19172 French Prairie Road, St. Paul, OR 97137Phone:503-633-2833 or 877-633-2727Email:sales@advancedornamentals.comOnline:www.advancedornamentals.comListings:160 Nursery Guide listings Advanced Ornamentals Inc. is a relatively young […]

Filed Under: Oregon Nursery Country Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, Welcome to Nursery Country, Wholesale Nurseries

Oregon is Nursery Country 2021

By Curt Kipp — Posted January 6, 2021

For Oregon’s growers, the 2020 shipping season started with uncertainty due to COVID-19. But with people staying home more, the demand for plants and trees just kept coming, well into summer. And coming. And coming. With all the changes that happened this year, one thing didn’t: The nursery and greenhouse industry continues to be the […]

Filed Under: Oregon Nursery Country Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, Welcome to Nursery Country, Wholesale Nurseries

A demand ‘renaissance’ for nurseries

By Curt Kipp — Posted November 24, 2020

Growers advise flexibility as they anticipate shortages, substitutions and sustained demand for 2021 In 2020, North American nurseries experienced a rollercoaster ride of escalating dread, stomach-churning twists and unexpected thrills. There was uncertainty in the early spring due to COVID-related shutdowns in the U.S. and Canada, but nurseries were allowed to stay open, resulting in […]

Filed Under: Coronavirus, Nursery Operations

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