Alice Doyle and her partner, Greg Lee, were both University of Oregon students when they started searching for a place to plant their business. Together, they co-founded Log House Plants in 1976 and landed on 60 acres near Cottage Grove, featuring a log cabin hewn from the surrounding forest. Early on, Alice devoted herself to discovering and cultivating unique plants, a pursuit that has taken around her around the globe over the years, as she fostered a network of like-minded plant enthusiasts. “It’s the joy of the hunt,” Alice says. “Whenever we’re interested in something, there’s a whole huge market of people who are interested in the same thing.” Each year, Log House Plants introduces new finds, along with its 2,500 varieties of annuals, perennials, vegetables, herbs and specialty edibles. At Market of Choice, our customers can choose from a wide variety of Log House Plants herbs, veggie starts and colorful blooms.

To the Meskers family, the rows of glimmering state-of-the-art greenhouses harboring endless varieties of blossoms under Oregon sunshine are the realization of a dream come true. “Both my mom and dad came from the tulip fields of Holland,” says Tyler Meskers, Vice President and COO of Oregon Flowers in Aurora, Oregon. “It’s the story of the American Dream.” Martin and Helene Meskers arrived in Oregon in 1979. It wasn’t long before they asked siblings and parents to send over some tulip bulbs to help start their business. The Meskers launched Oregon Flowers, “Flowers grown with a Dutch touch,” in 1985 and customers loved their blossoms. Even today, Martin and Helene are still a big part of the company. “They live and breathe this place,” Tyler says. During breaks, it’s not unusual to see Martin kicking a soccer ball around with his grandchildren in the greenhouses.