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The Farwest Show is the nursery and greenhouse industry's largest and most comprehensive trade show on the West coast.

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Welcome to the 2012 Farwest Show!

The Farwest Show is the nursery and greenhouse industry's largest and most comprehensive trade show on the West coast and will be held August 23 - 25 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. No other nursery industry event offers more breaking news.



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  • August 27, 2012: New Floor Plan, New Features, New Optimism at the 2012 Farwest Show
    Portland, Ore. August 27, 2012 – Following a four-year downturn in overall industry sales, exhibitors expressed a sense of optimism at the 2012 Farwest Show, held August 23 – 25 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland.

    "The Farwest Show experience this year surprised me," said Grace Dinsdale of Blooming Nursery. "The show has changed character along with the industry changes we're experiencing, though it appears that it's for the better!"

  • July 20, 2012: FARWEST SHOW ANNOUNCES 2012 DEMO STAGE FEATURES
    Portland, OR – Officials from the 2012 Farwest Show today announced this year's Demo Stage, which will feature quick updates and presentations for the grower, retailer and landscape professional from noted industry experts, according to Farwest Show director Allan Niemi.

    "Farwest's Demo Stage is designed to deliver quick updates and information for nursery and landscape professionals from experts they know and trust," Niemi said. "Farwest attendees can stay abreast of industry thought-leaders while taking a break from the show floor." [Read more]
  • July 20, 2012: FARWEST SHOW ANNOUNCES 2012 NEW PRODUCTS SHOWCASE FOR GROWERS
    Portland, OR – Officials from the 2012 Farwest Show today announced this year's New Products Showcase, with special products geared to the professional grower, according to Farwest Show director Allan Niemi.

    "Farwest's New Products Showcase will feature some dynamic products geared to the grower this year," Niemi said. "All were selected because they save time, labor, money or provide more sustainable solutions for production practices." [Read more]
  • July 20, 2012: FARWEST SHOW ANNOUNCES 2012 NEW PRODUCTS SHOWCASE, RETAIL MARKETPLACE
    Portland, OR – Officials from the 2012 Farwest Show today announced this year's New Products Showcase and Retail Marketplace, two features geared to enhance garden retailers' product offerings and customer experience, according to Farwest Show director Allan Niemi.

    "Farwest's New Products Showcase and Retail Marketplace are both essential for garden center professionals," Niemi said. "Both exhibits offer solutions to improve a retailer's bottom line, featuring everything from the newest products for the home gardener to the latest best practices in retail merchandising." [Read more]
  • June 27, 2012: FARWEST SHOW ANNOUNCES NEW VARIETIES SHOWCASE FOR 2012
    Portland, OR – Officials from the 2012 Farwest Show today announced this year's New Varieties Showcase, which will highlight more than 40 new plant varieties from 20 growers and breeders, according to Farwest Show director Allan Niemi.

    "This year's New Varieties Showcase will feature new colors and color combinations as well as plants that are progressively more floriferous, increasingly compact, less water-dependent and more disease resistant," Niemi said. "These plants are hand-selected to capture the attention of home gardeners, retailers and landscapers." [Read more]
  • May 29, 2012: FARWEST SHOW ANNOUNCES SEMINAR LINEUP FOR 2012
    Portland, OR – Officials from the 2012 Farwest Show today announced the docket of professional seminars for this year's event, according to Farwest Show director Allan Niemi.

    "Farwest seminars are designed to provide some of the most valuable professional development in the nursery, landscape and garden center businesses," Niemi said. "And this year's lineup is one of our best in a decade."    [Read more]
  • May 3, 2012: FARWEST SHOW ANNOUNCES TOURS FOR 2012
    Portland, OR – Officials from the 2012 Farwest Show today announced the lineup of professional tours for this year's event, according to Farwest Show director Allan Niemi.   [Read more]
  • March 30, 2012: FARWEST SHOW DEBUTS NEW FEATURES FOR 2012 AND FOCUSES ON THE GENUS ACER
    Portland, OR – The 2012 Farwest Show, now in its 40th year and one of the nation's largest horticulture trade shows, today announced the lineup for this year's event, including a featured celebration of the genus Acer, according to Farwest Show director Allan Niemi.   [Read more]

 

 

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