A Grower Perspective

Next week is the annual Oregon Association of Nurseries’ Farwest Show (8/26-8/28).  We have been an exhibitor at this show for many years and always find it to be a great source of business leads and a good chance to catch up with our customers and fellow nursery and industry professionals.  We head into this year’s show with some uncertainty due to this dreadful economy.  We’ve heard that there will be less exhibitors this year - not a big surprise given the times. I’m guessing we’ll see less attendees too with people cautiously guarding every dollar they spend. 

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As I've said before, Passionflower is my favorite store in Eugene, Oregon.  Her most recent blog post offers some wonderful inspiration for ornamentation in the garden. This is Jewel's photo from her blog.  I love her ideas and how beautiful her displays are. Check out her post here In fact, I think I'll go down to her store today to view what garden art she has right now.   I'm sure I'll find something perfect!

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We're getting lots of calls and drop-in visitors with questions about damaged/sickly plants in their landscape. Just a few moments ago, we had a gal drop by this morning with branches from a dead plant. Let us put your minds at ease: You did not kill your plant. It is not your fault. Remember, we had a very tough winter with three days of subfreezing temps. It was very hard on all but the hardiest of plants.

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This spring has been a whirlwind of activities both at work and at home. Yesterday I happened to take a quiet moment to walk out into my backyard and was delighted to discover that some of my trees were in full bloom. They were glorious. We planted them at various times over the 22 years we have lived in this house. At the time, they were small, seemingly insignificant trees. We planted them knowing that someday in the future they would grow tall and beautiful – providing colorful spring color and lush green canopies in our landscape. Yesterday, I realized that day had arrived. It made me realize, once again, how quickly time passes. I can clearly remember Dave and I planting each one and here we are more than two decades later enjoying their mature beauty.

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It was wonderful to see our friends at Fall Creek Farm & Nursery get some positive press on the Garden Center Magazine blog:

They are right on with their theme:  Every Season.  Every Garden.

At Pleasant Hill Nursery, we’ve always loved blueberry  plants and the bountiful harvest of healthful fruit they produce.  However, blueberries are a versatile plant for container gardening and the landscape too.  They offer spring blooms that are really pretty in varying shades of whites, pinks and blues.  Of course, the summer fruit is

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