SAVE SKAGIT FARM VENUES Skagit County is currently creating a new code that is far more restrictive than neighboring Whatcom and Snohomish counties. This new proposed code will reduce the number of events that farm venues can host by 50% making it difficult or impossible for farm venues to stay in business. If the proposed…
The Enduring Daffodil In the Nursery business, we measure the seasons and the years by weather that is not average. We remember Spring as pleasant or disastrously wet, Summer as hot and pleasant or disastrously wet, Autumn as warm and colorful or disastrously wet, and Winter…well Winter is a whole different story. Winters are either…
Plant Fall Bulbs for Spring Color A colorful spring garden of tulips and daffodils requires planning and planting in October and November. Our spring bulbs are arriving now and are available to purchase in the Garden Store where our selection will be at its very best in October and November. Bulbs can be planted in…
Fall Orchid Festival and Show October 22nd, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Join us in the Propagation House on October 22nd, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., to observe the diverse and beautiful group of Orchidaceae we will have to show on the cement tables of the greenhouse. The Mount Baker Orchid Society, which has…
Seattle Convention Center February 14th-February 18th This year, we will have our commercial exhibit in the plant market celebrating gardening and landscaping. The Festival occurs on February 14th – 18th, 2024, and tickets will be on sale at the Nursery’s Garden Store beginning in December. Early bird prices are $21, and $26 during the…
Now through the end of March is the best time to buy fruiting, flowering, or shade trees and shrubs in bare root. What does purchasing bare root look like? In our south field, near the 1888 Meadow Schoolhouse, we have row after row of ornamental trees and shrubs, as well as fruiting trees and shrubs…
Harvest veggies year round! Now that days are getting shorter again, it is time to prep and plant your veggies for fall, winter, and overwintering harvest. In our mild climate (even with a winter like last year!) if you plant in August, you can enjoy your own homegrown veggies in October through early next spring.…
Geraniums are here, which signals warm weather plants are starting to arrive in earnest. It’s still too early to put them outside, though. Go by the weather, not the calendar, and be sure to wait until the evening temperatures are 50 degrees or so. Geraniums, or more specifically pelargoniums, deliver the Big Color in sunny…
The spring peepers are singing, the robins are here. It can only mean one thing – our lovely Pacific Northwest spring is here! With it comes the arrival of the irresistible Pansies and Primroses, announcing the start of the Annual season. Our lowest priced annuals, as well as our most versatile and reliable in…
Hello Rose enthusiasts and welcome to the 2023 rose season! Another wonderful year is ahead of us, full of new varieties to evaluate for our gardens. Much thanks to the tireless hybridizers out there in the world who do the splendid work of putting new roses into the trade every year with the traits…