Sue

Sue has been a long time volunteer at the Nursery. She helps mainly with cashiering and was so patient with our transition to accepting debit and credit cards.

Jackie

Jackie is also another regular at the Arai Nursery. She helps with cashiering, reorganizing plants (which is a never ending job), and making sure that people's plants are packed to be transported safely to their homes.

Jess and Bella Sox

Jess has done a little of everything at the Nursery. She's worked at the Camas Plant and Garden show since the very first year it was held. In fact, we couldn't run the sale downtown without her help! She's helped design numerous container baskets for customers and is full of great suggestions for color combinations. One day Jess would like to own her own organic farm and tea house.

Becky

What started as a small patch of Rhododendrons has grown beyond our expectations. We appreciate everyone who drives out of their way to reach our nursery each year. My favorite part of nursery season is watching what plant arrangements people come up with for their container baskets.

Marilyn

Marilyn has been helping at the Arai Nursery for the past six seasons. Whether rain or shine Marilyn always comes out to the Nursery with a smile on her face. For the last four years Marilyn has been helping Mike plant the thousands of baby plants that arrive in early February. When you see the fully grown petunias, calibrachoas, or verbenas now you'll know they were planted with care by Marilyn.

Alison and Jeremy

Alison enlisted Jeremy's help at the nursery 4 years ago and he has been a steady volunteer every since. Jeremy has helped bring the Arai Nursery into the digital age by setting up a credit card machine for the nursery and developing the nursery's website. Alison looks forward to designing the hanging baskets for each nursery season.

Mandie and Alex

Mandie has taken on the crucial role of lead cashier at the Camas Plant and Garden Sale on Mother's Day weekend. No matter how long the lines get she manages to keep the sale moving with a friendly and pleasant demeanor. Alex also plays a vital role in the Camas Plant and Garden Sale. He carefully transports all the plants from our Nursery down to the sale. He makes numerous trips during the dayand is able to not only make trips quickly, but also keeps the plants looking their best upon arrival.

Beth

Beth is a wealth of plant knowledge. Armed with her list of plants that deer won't eat, she provides years of expertise from her own garden. Beth also makes sure that each of our plants are labeled, deciphering Mike's handwriting and rewriting hundreds of tags.

Wally

Wally is the longtime welder for the Arai Nursery supplies. All the green carts that we use for transporting flowers, and all the displays used at the Plant Sale downtown were welded with care by Wally.