Welcome to Nursery Country!
Tuesday, August 19
The Farwest Show is truly the gateway to Nursery Country. This is your time to engage with other nursery professionals for an entire day, make new friends and gain valuable knowledge to enhance your career and/or business. There will be time for questions and answers, so bring your curiosity!
Choose which tour is right for you!
Cost: $124 per person by July 31; $139 after July 31.
Register early — space is limited to 50 per tour.
Location: Bus tours depart from and return to the east entrance to the Oregon Convention Center (MLK Blvd by the Ginkoberry entrance)
Check-in at 7:30 a.m.; buses leave at 8 a.m.: Full Day (8 a.m.-6 p.m.) includes luxury motor coach transportation, box lunch, beverages and snacks. Please arrive by 7:30 a.m. to allow time for check-in, tour will depart at 8 a.m. sharp.
No personal vehicles allowed.
Tour 1 – Wholesale Grower Tour
Get a deep dive into some of Oregon’s best growers in the scenic Mount Hood area. Learn about propagation, grafting, and bare-root vs potted plant production at four nurseries that produce some of the best trees, shrubs and ornamentals in Oregon.
Destinations:
- Don Marjama Nursery Co., Sandy, Oregon
- Hans Nelson & Sons Nursery Inc., Boring, Oregon
- J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co., Boring, Oregon
- John Holmlund Nursery LLC, Boring, Oregon
Tour 2 – Garden Center Retail Tour
Experience three unique retail nurseries in this tour that takes you from the heart of Oregon Wine Country to the Portland area. Start your day at Oregon’s premier olive tree nursery and olive mill. Taste its delicious olive oils and browse a selection of herbs, edible landscape trees and shrubs. Check out amazing hanging baskets at another stop, then explore the vast offerings of a nursery known for its houseplants and much more.
Destinations:
- Durant at Red Ridge Farms, Dayton, Oregon
- The Garden Corner, Tualatin, Oregon
- Portland Nursery, Portland, Oregon
Tour 3 – Automation Tour
See cutting-edge nursery automation equipment being built at a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility. Then, visit three innovative nurseries that are redefining the future of the nursery industry through automation.
Destinations:
- Bountiful Farms Nursery Inc., Woodburn, Oregon
- Brentano’s Tree Farm LLC, St. Paul, Oregon
- GK Machine Inc., Donald, Oregon
- Woodburn Nursery & Azaleas Inc., Woodburn, Oregon