A Grower Perspective

Every August we have a booth at the Oregon Association of Nurseries’ Farwest Show in Portland, Oregon. It is the way that we touch base in person with many of our customers and hopefully each year we meet new ones as well. We spend three long days standing in our booth, greeting visitors, handing out our marketing materials and trying to get a read on the year ahead.

At these shows, we get a variety of inquiries and questions. Sometimes it is someone wanting to know where they can buy a particular variety of plant. Sometimes they just want to

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Over the years, as Dave and I worked to build this nursery business, we have had countless interactions with people who share a common sentiment. They tell us that it has always been their dream to own a nursery and often they will follow this revelation with a secondary statement that they “love to garden.”

I used to try to explain that owning a nursery and “gardening” are not synonymous but I’ve come to realize that it’s pointless. There are people who have this perception and it’s impossible to change their minds.

Owning a nursery business is one of the most difficult ways to earn a living

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