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August 18, 2017 CapitalPress.com 5 Farwest Show promises the extraordinary By ALIYA HALL Capital Press Location: Oregon Convention Center in Portland Date: August 23-25 Times: Wednesday, Noon-5 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tickets: Trade show floor passes are $20. Courtesy of OAN Participants peruse the exhibits at a past Farwest Show. There will be more than 400 exhibitors at the show. Growing Trends is “Urban Life- style Garden- ing,” which aims to “home in on popular consumer trends Allan Niemi and how they can be created in landscaping and at your gar- den center,” according to the Farwest website. Forty-two new plant variet- ies and nine new products will also be showcased. Plant vari- eties are divided into the four categories: tree, shrub, peren- nials and grasses. Show partici- pants and a panel of judges will vote for the best new varieties and new products, Niemi said. The show will also feature three nursery country tours with the themes “Out West,” “Coniferifi c” and “Secret Gar- den” that will explore nursery country, conifer production and retail garden centers in Port- land. Thirty-one speakers will of- fer seminars on a range of top- ics, from “Soil Erosion Solu- tions” to “Are you Digitally Relevant?” Six seminars will have Spanish translations, and two will be given only in Spanish. Two additional mini-ses- sions, “Grower Solution Cen- ter” and “Retailer Idea Center,” are also available, as are pesti- cide applicator classes. The Farwest Show also in- cludes networking events such as the “Emergent Networking: A Group for Growing Profes- sionals” and “Women in Hor- ticulture.” Participants will also have the opportunity to “Walk the Show Floor with Experts,” which include “Trend Spot- ting” with Brie Arthur and “Plant Spotting” with Sean Hogan. A new addition to the Far- west show will be “Happy Hour,” a celebration that will conclude the fi rst day of the event. “We are trying to emphasize the social aspect of this,” Niemi said. “When you get 6,000 people together, yes, business HIGH QUALITY BRASS VYRSA IMPACT SPRINKLERS / 2 ” Part Circle / 2 ” Full Circle 3 / 4 ” Part Circle 3 / 4 ” Full Circle 1 1 $15.12 $11.70 $24.38 $13.89 Call For Bulk Pricing and FREE Brochure! (360) 393-4923 • www.watertecna.com • Lynden, WA Let’s Grow Together Arbor Grove Nursery provides the highest quality hazelnut trees, but did you know we also provide planting & pruning services? Arbor Grove Nursery has the right experience, equipment, and personnel to help your farm be successful. Call for more information 503-678-2991 AGNursery.com N17-3/#7 N17-1/#18 N17-2/#T1D PORTLAND — The 2017 Farwest Show will be far from ordinary as it enters its 45th year. In fact, this year’s theme is “Be Far From Ordinary.” The show will be Aug. 23- 25 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. “We have strong education- al components and we want to utilize that,” said Allan Niemi, director of events at the Oregon Association of Nurseries. “We evolved to show more things that people can achieve and gain by taking part in a Farwest Show.” Past registration has aver- aged more than 6,000 buyers and has grown 6 to 10 percent during each of the past two years, Niemi said. It has seen “really strong registration” this year as well, along with more than 400 exhibitors. The opening-day key- note address, “Connections: Cultivating Your Company and Your Professional Life,” will be presented by Terri McEnaney, president of Bailey Nurseries. Farwest will also feature three showcases: Growing Trends, New Varieties and New Products. The theme for this year’s is made on the show fl oor, but it’s amazing how much more can be accomplished and strengthened within the social aspects that we can provide as well.” This will also be the sixth year of the Farwest’s pub crawl, which will be on day two. The fi rst stop: the Doug Fir Lounge. “We want people to expe- rience the essence of Portland. Our beer scene, wine and pub scene,” Niemi said. “It’s such a strong element of our iden- tity here in Portland, and we brought that into play.” Niemi said that the pub crawl has grown so much that they’ve had “a couple hundred” people join in.
