A Grower Perspective

Nursery Crews

Posted by: Amy Daniel in pleasant hill nursery, flowers on May 28, 2009

It's good to see that everyone is working hard at the nursery!

Carl Ekstrom: 1913 - 2009

Posted by: Dave Daniel in pleasant hill nursery, our insight as growers, oregon association of nurseries, nursery industry, nursery business, farwest show on May 15, 2009

I did not personally know Carl Ekstrom of Ekstrom Nursery but I was sad to learn he had passed away. I heard his name many times and knew that he was one of Oregon’s nursery industry legends. I doubt Carl Ekstrom would have remembered briefly meeting me but that moment has stuck with me for years.

Nearly a decade ago, Mr. Ekstrom was walking by our booth at the Farwest Show. I noticed this older unassuming man dressed like he was on

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Being A Regular.

Posted by: Nancy Blum in pleasant hill nursery, nursery business on May 8, 2009

Today is Friday and every Friday on the way to work I stop at the café and get my Friday treats to take to work. I know the two baristas who work the counter at the café and we talk about plants and what they did the night before (played Scattagories and drank blueberry beer). They are young and I love to hear