Volume 4 • Number 2
February 2001
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Cover Story E-commerce Wonder Carl Loeb, who helped start Summersun Nursery in the ’70s, now concentrates entirely on growing his 4-year-old business Etera, which grows and sells perennials over the Internet. The company produced 10 million wholesale plants last year using a patented method Loeb invented. A report by Janet O’Mara.
Features Skagit agriculture officials are looking for new ways to market local produce, both as raw material and value-added products. It is possible the future will bring a “brand identity” that will put local commodities in stores nationwide. An interview with county horticulturist Dyvon Havens.
Spring is nigh. It’s time to get the gardening gloves on. Who do you turn to? Nurseries and landscaping services, which abound in this rural enclave. Heidi Thomas talks to a number of local experts directly involved in guiding us through the fine arts of gardening and landscaping.
The big red barn seen along the freeway between Mount Vernon and Conway is aglitter 12 months of the year, but being a major retail nursery, its biggest months are those of springtime. An interview with owner Gary Lorenz. |
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