Loveland retailer expands to Ore.

LOVELAND – Rabbit Shadow Farms, the Loveland-based grower of herbs and topiary, has expanded its operations to a 3.5-acre farm in Oregon’s Willamette Valley.

The move is expected to boost sales at the 5-year-old wholesale and retail operation by taking advantage of the cool coastal breezes that enhance growing conditions for ivy and herb-stock plants.

“We needed to expand, and we felt like for what we wanted to do, it wasn’t necessarily the right thing to expand in Colorado,” co-owner Charlie Gibbs said. “We saw how well some of the things we wanted to grow, grow out here, so we thought, ‘Let’s…