Gresham nurseryman Rod Park describes the 2008 economic recession as like swimming underwater in a storm — growers didn’t know which direction they were headed while gasping for air.
“No one knew how long we would have to hold our breath,” said Park, owner of Park’s Nursery along Southeast 282nd Avenue in Gresham. “It was longer than we thought it would be.”
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Photo: Lobelia at Terra Nova Nurseries, Canby, Ore.
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