Autumn in Pacific Northwest is arguably the best time of year--cool, crisp mornings, sunny afternoons, and the return of occasional rains to help water the garden as you enjoy the waning days of harvest and the changing colors of the leaves on the trees around the area. Additionally, autumn is the best time of year to plant just about any shrub, tree, or perennial to help it get the [...]
An old proverb states that “the best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago; the second best time is now.” Although well-suited for applications from investing in your retirement fund to repairing broken relationships, the gardening application is not to be missed, either. Yes, spring is when most gardeners get excited about planting, but for so many of the aspects of gardening, a head-start months before spring [...]
Early autumn in Pacific Northwest is arguably the best time of year–cool, crisp mornings, warm sunny afternoons, and the return of occasional rains to help water the garden as you enjoy the waning days of harvest and summer’s final wave of blooms. Additionally, early autumn is the best time of year to plant, whether shrubs, trees, or perennials, and offers the opportunity to refresh your planters for a new season. [...]
The roar of jets at the Abbotsford Airshow and the bustle of activity on Front Street in Lynden getting ready for the Northwest Washington Fair can mean only one thing: summer is quickly drawing to a close. Just because fall is just around the corner, though, doesn’t mean that summer’s beauty is ending; in fact, some of the biggest and brightest stars of summer in the garden are just [...]
Fresh produce from the vegetable garden, warm summer sun, and the sweet aroma of raspberries hanging in the air: this is summer in Whatcom County. While there’s so much to love about this month, July can bring a number of challenges to your garden success if you’re not paying attention. To ensure your plants continue to thrive, here are a few tips for this month in the garden. First, this [...]
Early summer is here, and whether you've just been too busy to plant your flowers up until now or discovered a few more pots or blank spots in your flowerbeds that could use extra color, now is a perfect time to plant for blooms you can enjoy through summer and into autumn. To help your gardening budget go further, nearly all of our annuals in the greenhouse are now [...]
Fresh, juicy strawberries are coming into season, vegetable gardens are bursting into growth mode, and daylight hours stretch long into the evening—summer has arrived in the Pacific Northwest. While you may be slowly finishing the last of your spring planting of annuals in containers and flowerbeds, planting season is far from over. As the seasons change, June is an excellent time to shift focus to planting shrubs and perennials. Here [...]
For those of us who love to garden, time spent working the soil isn’t a chore, but a joy. Even so, finding time to garden can be a challenge in today’s busy world. With a little effort in choosing the right plants, though, your garden can flourish with color and abundance with minimal time spent tending. Here are six of my favorite plants that bring all the rewards with none [...]
Hanging baskets--and in particular, our famous Lynden Baskets--are an easy way to add beautiful, long-lasting color to your front porch or back deck. And while caring for hanging baskets isn't complicated, there are a few tips we like to share with our customers to ensure success in growing and caring for these beautiful plants. Follow the steps below and you'll enjoy the beauty of our Lynden Baskets through summer [...]
Although not explicitly a Christmas song, “My Favorite Things” from The Sound of Music has long been associated with Christmas, regularly playing on radio during the holiday season. Truth be told, for us gardeners, the spring season holds more than a few of our favorite things never mentioned in the classic song. As we enjoy a gloriously sunny break from the wet weather that dominated March, here are a few [...]
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