Camellia sasanqua ‘Pink-A-Boo’ If you have been looking for a perfect shrub for your garden, look no farther than the Camellia. These hardy, low maintenance, evergreen shrubs look wonderful on their own or when paired with a companion plant to help create strikingly beautiful combinations in the garden. The several basic types of Camellias are:…
Today’s the Day! Help us celebrate the launch of the new Floret book, Discovering Dahlias “Life is always a rich and steady time when you are waiting for something to happen or to hatch.”– E.B. WhiteSkagit After February’s heavy snowfall, we can feel Mother Nature clapping her hands and saying, “Okay,…
The wonderful fragrance and luxury of citrus in bloom may be exactly what 2021 ordered. When you think of the cool environment of the Pacific Northwest, you don’t necessarily think of it as a place to grow citrus. What may come to mind instead is the sunny terrain of southern California or Florida, where it…
Christianson’s 19th Winter Festival Saturday and Sunday, March 2nd – 3rd, 2024, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Now through April, when most perennials are slumbering in dormancy, hellebores are in full bloom with flowers that provide color and interest in the sleepy winter garden. Known as the Christmas or Lenten rose, hellebore’s cheery characteristic brightens…
As the summer garden begins to wane, there are many things that need buttoning up for the Autumnal months ahead such as harvesting the last of the summer garden vegetables as well as tilling and preparing the soil to plant cold season vegetables including kale, cabbage, lettuce, collards, spinach, carrots, and fava beans. Now is…
Gardeners are an industrious breed. By nature, we are proactive and tend to scan areas in the garden for the next step to take before any guide or handbook advises us to do so such as getting the winter garden planted or pre-ordering seeds and bulbs for Fall. But, what is equally as important…
Are you into little water gardens in a big way? Water plants, or plants that have adapted to living in aquatic environments, are now available in both hardy and tropical varieties and in various sizes at Christianson’s Nursery. What’s the difference between hardy and tropical water plants? Water lilies, cattails, iris, pickerel weed are examples…
Frequently Asked Questions Open daily, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Governor Inslee recently announced we will no longer require facial covering after March 12th. We are so excited to see your smiling faces! Christianson’s Nursery continues to adhere to the COVID-19 guidelines and appreciates when our customers do the same. Are you open? …
🌹Groundcover and drift roses are no longer an afterthought. Many of us don’t consider using them for edging and perennial borders. However, with several new color choices available, they will brighten up borders, containers, fill empty spaces around established plants and are excellent for maintaining and controlling erosion. Groundcover roses are easy to grow with…
Do your houseplants have the winter blues? Plants that don’t get enough light and continuous watering can disease and degrade quickly. Place your plant next to a bright window for the next couple of months and water as needed by doing the finger test. With your index finger, poke it into the potted plant’s soil. …