It was wonderful to see our friends at Fall Creek Farm & Nursery get some positive press on the Garden Center Magazine blog:
http://www.gardencentermagazine.com/blogs/ode_to_the_blueberry.aspx
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
Today is Thanksgiving Day. Dave and I have so much to be grateful for in life and in our business at Pleasant Hill Nursery. We are immensely proud of our nursery. It has been nearly thirty years in the building process, many of those years were tough. Some were incredibly stressful. For those of you in the nursery business, you know this is not an easy way to make a living - especially this year.
I have always been a believer in the power of positive thinking. I find myself struggling a bit this year to maintain my somewhat pollyanna outlook on life. This economy is enough to test even the most optimistic thinker like me.
I had to laugh outloud when I saw this sign at displayed at our Farwest Show the other day. It was in
I went to the Farwest Show this year somewhat begrudgingly. This has not been an easy year for most growers in the nursery industry. Stalled residential and commercial building and an equally stalled national economy has had a negative impact on the movement of plant material across the country. It's taken a toll on Oregon's nursery industry. In going to the show, I mentally prepared myself for a lackluster crowd and dampened mood.
I'm pleased to report that Thursday, the first day of the show, was better than expected. A steady stream of people seemed to be moving through the show. I could sense that it was a less than average attendance but I will say that
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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