Gardeners are often awestruck when they experience climbing vines in bloom. “It takes so long for a plant to get out into the public,” said Maurice Horn, co-owner of Joy Creek Nursery in Scappoose, Oregon. “It takes an encounter to fall in love with it. You turn the corner, and there it is. Then you […]
All-purpose Prunus
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Whether lining streets, beautifying parks or brightening compact spaces with their beautiful blooms, flowering cherry and plum trees can’t be beat.
Meeting the market
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Nurseries find new markets to serve and new ways of reaching them.
Tapping into resources
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Agencies and programs offer help with water treatment and conservation.
The benefits of broadleaf evergreens
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Landscapers are looking beyond conifers to these trees offering year-round foliage, flowers, drought tolerance and cold hardiness.
High time for low-maintenance landscapes
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The trend toward drought-tolerant natives requires stewardship and a focus on form and function.
Striving for efficiency
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Growers are looking to workflow improvement and automation
so they can protect their margins and stay in business.
A bright future for urban food forests
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Growers and landscapers stand to gain when community members create edible-friendly green spaces on public lands.
Are branded programs for you?
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These eight questions will help growers weigh the advantages and risks of growing branded plants
Increasing sales through innovation
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Technology affords salespeople the tools to improve service and generate reorders.