Chick season continues with chicks arriving every two weeks and there is still time to order specific varieties for your back yard flock. Barred Rocks and Rhode Island Reds are popular layers, Araucanas lay green eggs and we carry many other fun and interesting varieties. Raising chickens is a great developmental activity for kids as they learn to nurture and care for their egg-laying friends.
Beautiful, colorful hanging baskets are arriving weekly from our growers. A well grown hanging garden is a work of art involving a careful selection of plant varieties and combinations, nurtured with care for your enjoyment.
The Japanese Maples are exquisitely beautiful right now as they leaf out. The fresh new foliage is rich and vibrant in color. It’s an amazing sight to see with the rich reds, golden yellows, peaches, pinks, oranges and shades of green. Those of you who are familiar with us know that we specialize in Japanese Maples and have the best selection in the region. From Mikawa Yatsabusa to Rhode Island Red to Twombley’s Sentinel, there is a Japanese Maple for every garden. The best selection all year is now!
This is the time to prepare your garden soil for the growing season. We think that Gardener & Bloome’s Compost Harvest Supreme is the best
compost for soil amending available anywhere. If you’ve lived on Whidbey for any length of time, you know that our island was created from glacial drift. The remnants from the glacier formed the basis of our soil, clay, gravel and sand. In some areas, this combination can make gardening incredibly difficult.
The solution is to use soil amendments, like Gardener & Bloome Compost Harvest Supreme (click here for a video about this amendment). In addition to increasing drainage and building soil structure, Harvest Supreme is filled with nutrients and micro-nutrients that are critical for the development of a healthy, living soil. In addition, it:
And with our buy three, get one free sale for the month of April, Harvest Supreme is an all around great deal! Dig some of this magic into your existing soil at about a 50/50 and watch your plants put on big, big smiles! Remember, feed your soil and it will take care of your plants.
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The old fashioned Bleeding Heart, Dicentra spectabilis, is super easy to grow It is deer-resistant, fragrant, and has exquisite flower structure. It was one of the favorites in Grandma’s garden! Grows well in shade, goes dormant in the heat of summer, and is a charming early bloomer. We have many flowering perennials…stop by and see what’s new!
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Come in and spend $25 and choose four baby chicks to take home for free! March is the perfect time to bring home these little darlings and get them started on the road to becoming adult egg-layers.
Spring Fling Speaker: Annie Reiss
Annie Reiss of Skagit Gardens with BFG Plant Buyer Vanessa O’Donnell
At 11am, Annie Reiss of Skagit Gardens will demonstrate potting up a spring and summer container.
About Skagit Gardens
In 1966 Skagit Gardens was founded by Jim and Ruth Youngsman. In 1967 they built their first 20′ x 150′ greenhouse and the rest is history…A large wholesale nursery, Skagit Gardens (rhymes with gadget) is located in Mount Vernon, Washington.
Spring Fling Speaker: Valerie Easton
At 2 PM, author Valerie Easton of the Seattle Times will give a talk, Q&A, and book signing. Her talk is entitled: “Eight Years On: 
Whidbey Garden Renewal and Renovation”
Valerie Easton’s Bio
Valerie Easton…long time Seattle Times garden columnist, author of 5 gardening books, blogs at www.valeaston.com and teaches yoga in Langley.
Reviews of Valerie’s book, Petal and Twig:
“Valerie Easton, a Seattle-based garden writer, discusses the art of growing and arranging cut flowers in “Petal and Twig: Seasonal Bouquets With Blossoms, Branches and Grasses From Your Garden” (Sasquatch Books; $16.95). Written as an informal diary, with photographs of arrangements from her own garden, and tips on cutting and keeping flowers fresh, the book inspires ideas not only on what to grow but on how to combine (or not) those beauties inside.
– Anne Raver, New York Times
“Over the years, countless books have espoused a low-maintenance approach to gardening. None have been as engaging, practical, or inspiring as this latest of Easton’s contributions to the gardener’s bookshelf,”
- Pacific Horticulture Magazine, Jan/Feb/Mar 2010
“A handy guide to a garden you can raise without a corresponding increase in your blood pressure..handsome and informative….”
- Metropolitan Home, Dec. 2009
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