Nursery

The bloom of the “corpse plant” lasts just 48 hours and during its peak it emits a putrid odor of rotting flesh to attract carrion beetles and flesh flies that help its pollination process.

A continuing resolution that would keep the federal government funded through December includes $10 billion in disaster assistance for agricultural producers reeling from severe weather events…

More than 20,000 Japanese beetles have been trapped in and near a Central Washington town, an infestation the Washington Department of Agriculture hopes to contain with a quarantine.

PORTLAND — Displaying contagious enthusiasm, Katie Dubow, president of Garden Media Group, provided nursery operators with a glimpse into the upcoming year for horticulture.

High demand for reforestation seedlings reflects larger wildfires and longer fire seasons, and population dynamics that spur more construction and the need to harvest and replace trees.

A survey of Oregon Christmas tree growers shows the industry continues to find its footing after years of oversupply that flooded the market with cheap trees, forcing hundreds of farms to go o…

An outbreak of Japanese beetles, whose wide-ranging diet includes fruit, hops, grass and asparagus, has been detected in Central Washington.

A farmworker died in St. Paul on Saturday as a record heat wave gripped the Northwest, pushing the local temperature to 104 degrees Fahrenheit.

The last in-person Farwest Show, in 2019, drew about 400 exhibitors and more than 5,000 attendees from 44 states and 20 countries.

A few days before Mother's Day, growers across California and Oregon said they were overwhelmed with orders. With COVID restrictions loosening, many anticipate big sales for events this summer.

An Oregon labor contractor violated multiple federal laws tied to a 2019 van crash that killed three migrant farmworkers in Salem.

Beginning next month, the 20,000-square-foot signature building of the Chemeketa Agriculture Complex is expected to be open for business.

The Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center, a nonprofit in Oregon's Washington and Yamhill counties that provides health care to immigrant communities, is working to vaccinate farmworkers agai…

Last year, Viewpoint Aerial Agriculture partnered with Parabug, a California company that specializes in using drones to airdrop insects into fields that can help farmers combat crop-munching …

The Oregon Association of Nurseries announced Monday it will postpone its upcoming Nursery Guide LIVE virtual marketplace due to widespread power outages and winter storm damage.

The winter storms that tore through the Pacific Northwest with ice and snow over the weekend are posing challenges for the nursery and greenhouse industry.

American flower growers and wholesalers are racing to keep up with demand in the lead-up to Valentine's Day on Sunday.

In 2018, Adapt8 received a $50,000 economic development grant from Marion County to build the test greenhouse. Construction finished in December, and Moore said they are now searching for a pa…

Oregon Association of Nurseries, which represents nearly 700 wholesale growers, retailers, landscapers and suppliers statewide, announced Wednesday it will host a virtual marketplace event in …

In the aftermath of massive fires, S. Oregon faces a human, and economic, tragedy

The isolation and stress of the coronavirus pandemic likely boosted the appeal of Christmas trees, with an industry-commissioned survey finding that 39% of consumers were more likely to buy a …

Oregon farm regulators are moving forward with a final rule to phase out most uses of the pesticide chlorpyrifos by the end of 2023. 

Poinsettias and other decorative holiday plants are selling well this year at nurseries across the West.

Although COVID-19 has heavily impacted the floral industry, where large producers outside the country have no market, it has given local florists a chance to shine.

More and more people understand organic farming and seek out flowers and other crops grown with organic practices.

The Washington State Department of Agriculture plans to tighten safeguards against pests that attack grapevines, though the rules largely will depend on vineyards and nurseries policing themselves.

The decision removed long-standing 6.8% duties on imports of cut roses from Ecuador, which domestic growers say had shielded them from large volumes of low-priced Ecuadorian imports.

In a new study, researchers experimented with a sustainable, plastic-free type of mulch: soybean-oil coated sand.

The Oregon Department of Agriculture is on the lookout for the invasive spotted lanternfly after a single specimen was identified for the first time at a retail nursery in Corvallis.

Estimates from ODA show greenhouse and nursery products brought in $955.1 million last year, compared to $995.9 million in 2018.

Before the war, two-thirds of West Coast Japanese-Americans worked in agriculture or related sectors. In the camps, many continued to farm and garden. And postwar, though most survivors had lo…

Plants convert light into energy through photosynthesis. But there is much more to light than meets the eye.

Gov. Kate Brown announced a new source of financial assistance Aug. 1 for agricultural workers who need to self-quarantine during COVID-19.

Terry Harchenko, 65, of Salem, was killed July 17 in a helicopter crash near Mehama, Ore. while spraying Christmas trees.

Because of COVID-19, poinsettia growers say they are facing an uncertain market this year. Some nurseries are maintaining production levels, many are downsizing and others aren't growing poins…

The Farwest Show, the biggest nursery and green industry wholesale show in the West, is canceled because of COVID-19.