Harvest Veggies Year Round!
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…
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A Sure Sign of Spring – Geraniums
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,…
Welcoming the Annual Season
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…
URGENT! Save Skagit Farm Venues
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…
January Brought the Roses, A Note from Nancy Stewart
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…
Think Spring Blooming Bulbs This Fall
“Spring adds new life and new beauty to all that is.” — Jessica Harrelson Fall is the best time to shop for and plant your Spring blooming bulbs. Our Garden…
Lavender Poems & Prose
Image by Evan Smith During summer, we set up a small table either inside the Garden Store or Primrose Antiques and place atop it fresh bunches of cut…
18 Deer Resistant Shrubs by Monrovia
Not this year, deer. With their natural habitats shrinking, deer are becoming a way of life in many residential neighborhoods across the country. One of the best ways to…
Historical Images at the Vinery
The Vinery Open House Sunday, May 30, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. We are hosting the Vinery’s Open House on Sunday, May 30 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.…
Skagit Valley Farmers Market & The Vinery’s Open House
The Vinery Open House & Skagit Valley Farmers Market Sunday, May 30, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. So many have been asking about the large structure across the…
Keep Palm and Carry On
Bringing the tropics up north! If you see a large palm tree in the Skagit Valley, it is most likely a Trachycarpus fortunei or Chinese Windmill palm tree. A hardy…