Return to 2001 NMPRO Nursery Grower of the Year.


Peter Orum was selected as 2001 NMPRO Nursery Grower of the Year, a program that began in 1997. The winner is chosen by a panel of five industry peers who submit candidates and chose a finalist. Panel members are:

Janet Rademacher, Monrovia Growers, Azusa, Calif.

J. Frank Schmidt Jr., J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co., Boring, Ore., 1997 Grower of the Year.

William Flemer III, Princeton Nurseries, Allentown, N.J., 1998 Grower of the Year..

Gary Briggs, Briggs Nursery, Olympia, Wash., son of Bruce A. Briggs, 1999 Grower of the Year.

Gordon Bailey Jr., Bailey Nurseries, St. Paul, Minn., 2000 Grower of the Year.

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