To all who voted for us as 'Best Nursery' in the Best of Lynden contest in 2019, we wish to say thank you! We're honored to have your vote again this year and appreciate the affirmation this award brings. Having served our community for 82 years in 2020, we're ever mindful of the fact that we wouldn't have lasted the better part of a century without the consistent support [...]
If you’re someone who loves to try your hand at growing things, you know that a gardener’s work is never finished. Not that that’s a bad thing—anyone who has a hobby they enjoy is never really finished with it! In this “off season,” however, gardening takes a back seat to the busyness and joy of the holidays, and besides, the cold, dark days prevent very much outdoor activity. If you’re [...]
With your busy schedule, we know it can be hard to find time to pick out a Christmas tree. In order to better serve your family, we have extended our hours for the first part of the Christmas season! Our extended hours are as follows:Through December 8Monday-Friday 9:00-5:30Saturday 9:00-5:00December 10-22Monday-Saturday 9:00-5:00We have a great selection of fresh-cut trees, including Noble, Fraser, Nordmann, Douglas, and Canaan Fir, in sizes from 2-4' [...]
After a cool, wet start to spring, pleasant weather has finally arrived, and with it, the opportunity to once again plant a garden and watch your flowers grow. As you enjoy time spent outside this month, here are a couple of my favorite plants to find a spot for this year as well as some tips to keep your garden growing and healthy. First, May is the best time to [...]
Late on February 3, Ada Vos, the second-generation owner and long-time face of Vander Giessen Nursery passed away at the age of 91. For 50 years, Ada designed floral arrangements for weddings, funerals, holidays and husbands who needed to get out of trouble. Also during that time and in the years to follow her retirement from floral work in the late 1990s, Ada and her husband John ran the [...]
The Christmas season will soon be here--and in fact, for many stores, it is already. We choose to wait until the day after Thanksgiving to get into full swing here at Vander Giessen's, but that doesn't mean we're not busy getting ready! Stop in today and you'll see we're busy changing our greenhouse around to accommodate our indoor Christmas tree shopping area, a separate poinsettia & indoor plant area [...]
As we begin to enjoy the transition from summer to autumn, now is the time to plant fall flowers for a new season! We're now stocked with winter pansies, mums, trailing pansy baskets, cabbage, ornamental grasses and more. Freshen up your patio planters or hang a new basket by your front door for winter-long color. From plants to potting soil to new pottery, we're here to help bring new life [...]
Pick up a bag of Sevin to control cranefly larvae and discourage mole activity! They call it the ‘dog days of summer.’ The month of August is traditionally a beautiful time in the Pacific Northwest, and so far, this month is shaping up to be just as nice as ever. Although it’s not a season when many people make a long to-do list for the yard, there are some [...]
The month of August brings on feelings of change--while there's still plenty of summer weather left in the year, later this month will be back-to-school time, and with it, the shift in gardening to autumn.One of the best flowers for late-summer and early-fall color is echinacea, known more commonly as the coneflower. Once a humble perennial available only in purple or pink, echinacea has come a long way in recent [...]
In gardening, it’s the forgotten month: July. June still encompasses much of the spring planting season and by August many gardeners begin transitioning to fall flowers, but July stands alone, neglected. Unfortunately, many gardeners—rightfully enjoying summer vacations or otherwise occupied with tending to their spring gardening purchases—overlook some of the most beautiful, carefree summer bloomers in the midst of summer. If you’re looking for something unique and colorful for your [...]
