2016 Farwest Show will feature Suzanne Wainwright-Evans

WILSONVILLE, OR - The 2016 Farwest Show, Aug. 25-27, in Portland, OR, will focus one of its ‘Walk the Show Floor with Experts’ segments on greenhouse perspectives with industry consultant Suzanne Wainwright-Evans, owner of Buglady Consulting. Wainwright-Evans will lead interested attendees around the show floor, pointing out her favorite products, sharing thoughts on what’s new and interesting, and giving personal insight related to greenhouse production through biologic control and pesticides.

Wainwright-Evans has been in the horticulture industry for more than 25 years, focusing on biological control and using pesticides properly. She has worked throughout the United States and internationally consulting to greenhouses, nurseries, and gardens. She has been working as owner of Buglady Consulting for 15 years. In addition to her Walk, Wainwright-Evans will be conducting two education seminars during the Show: How to Manage Pests While Protecting the Pollinators and Bio-control Quality– Know What Your Are Getting. Wainwright-Evan’s Walk will take place Friday, Aug. 26, at 2 p.m.. For complete information on her tour and seminars, visit www.FarwestShow.com.

The Oregon Association of Nurseries (OAN), based in Wilsonville, represents more than 800 wholesale growers, retailers, landscapers and suppliers. Oregon’s ornamental horticulture industry is one of the state’s largest agricultural commodity, with annual sales of $830 million. Oregon’s nursery industry is a traded sector; nearly 80 percent of the nursery plants grown in Oregon are shipped out of state.

For information, visit www.oan.org or call 503-682-5089.