http://www.mygardennursery.com/blog/rss/feedsMy Garden - Your Neighborhood Nursery, located in Bellingham, Washington. We took just 45 days to prepare and then opened the doors. It was a whirlwind and it wasn't perfect but people in the neighborhood were so thrilled that the parking lot was full all day.Fri, 01 May 2026 08:45:08 -0700http://www.mygardennursery.com/blog/post/blackberry-raspberry-and-strawberry-tarthttp://www.mygardennursery.com/blog/post/blackberry-raspberry-and-strawberry-tart My Garden Nursery has it! We enjoy many things here in the Pacific Northwest that are near and dear to our hearts. And while most of us can relate to the struggle that is the blackberry vine, most of us can also agree there’s nothing better than a fresh picked blackberry! And while we cruse or praise this certain berry, there’s a whole world of berries available to grow here in Whatcom County. Here at My Garden Nursery, we try to have a great selection of the best choices in bareroot or planted in pots for you. We have Loganberries, Marionberries, plus Black Satin and Superlicious blackberries right now. Strawberries: There’s two major types of strawberries; Everbearing cultivars will bloom in June and beyond but will give you smaller fruit, perfect for fresh eating and June-bearing cultivars will produce a large crop in early summer, making these varieties best for Jam or other preserves. ‘Hood’ Strawberries are a favorite June-bearing variety that produces large, dark red fruit early in the season. ‘Quinault’ Strawberries are an everbearing variety were developed by Washington State University and are extremely cold hardy with sweet fruit ideal for fresh eating! All strawberries can be grown as a groundcover, but work well as trailing plants out of containers for a more space saving option. They’ll want a full sunny area with slightly acidic soil. Seascape, Hood, Cabrillo, Benton, Rainier, Shuksan, Totem, Hood, and Quinault are available now! Blueberries: There’s no doubt about it, blueberries are the perfect kid friendly fruit; easy to pick, with no threatening thorns in sight! Lowbush blueberries tend to be physically smaller and more spreading while producing small berries that pack a punch of flavor. Highbush blueberries tend grow larger, sometimes reaching 6-8’ while producing the large, plump fruits we expect to see in the stores. Pick varieties the produce in early, mid or late season to extend your harvest. Blueberries love acidic soil and will want to be between a 3.8 and 5.5 pH; lower your pH by adding sulfur or peat moss while planting. This is also one of our favorite landscaping plants with pops of blue fruit through summer and great fall color, they are the perfect pop to any sunny corner. You can find Bluecrop, Bluejay, Duke, Midnight cascade, Pink Lemonade, Pink Popcorn, and Sunshine Blue today. Tophat is arriving Friday. Raspberries: Blackberry’s more well behaved cousin. We have absolutely the best growing conditions for these succulent treats. Find a sunny niche in your garden and enjoy the magic year after year with this vigorous producer. The ‘Fall Gold’ variety is an unexpected surprise in world of berries; the berries blush from yellow to pale orange and are some of the most tender, sweetest available on the market. ‘Meeker’ is a variety that produces sizable crops of large, sweet, dark-red berries for eating fresh or preserving. Raspberry canes will need to be supported, so consider growing them over a trellis, along a fence or even in a pot with an obelisk. They will only fruit on second year canes, so be careful when pruning in fall! We have Cascade Gold, Fall Gold, Amity, Tulameen, Vintage, Heritage, Raspberry Shortcake, Latham, Willamette, and Meeker. Kiwi berries; Yes it’s a berry, and yes you can grow them here! Most kiwi’s are hardy to Zone 4 and can produce heavily once established. You’ll need a male and female plant to produce fruit, but these vigorous vines can create dense shade for a patio or cover an unsightly wall or fence quickly! Kens Red, Arguta, Issai, Matua and Ananasnaya are varieties we have now. Need more? New varieties arriving weekly. Swing by 7 days a week and see what you can find!Thu, 04 Mar 2021 10:59:00 -0700http://www.mygardennursery.com/blog/post/why-is-it-so-important-to-ushttp://www.mygardennursery.com/blog/post/why-is-it-so-important-to-usSeptember is World Alzheimer’s awareness month! PURPLE is to Alzheimer’s what Pink is to Breast Cancer.This is the reason we chose purple flamingos to put in front of our first store in Mill Creek when there was an Alzheimer’s fundraiser walk going by. The flamingos made people smile! Then people wanted to buy them. In Bellingham we decided we wanted to be SUPER purple; so we painted the store and then our creative staff designed and built Filly-Mingo the huge flamingo in front of the store. We have raised thousands of dollars for the Bellingham Alzheimer’s Society with our change jars and events and WE HOPE this month YOU WILL HELP us! Next year we hope to open the ‘Purple Flamingo café. We are commented to donating 10% of the profits to Bellingham Dementia Northwest, our local Alzheimer’s Society. Why do we care so much? My name is Jenny and I am the co-owner of My Garden Nursery. I have been in the nursery business for over 40 years. I have dreamed of owning my own nursery since my first job. I have to believe that the reason Bill & I have finally achieved that dream is greater than just selling plants. I also have to believe there is a bigger reason for both of my parents having Alzheimer’s. I am strongly convinced that the two combined factors have steered us toward doing something positive by raising money for the Alzheimer’s cause. My dad was my Hero. He was a husband, father, & a grandpa. He was also a magical gardener who before my eyes turned sticks into trees and I was his little Jenny who followed him around the garden. Dad started forgetting little things, names and words but quickly progressed to not being able to write, getting lost and then one day he didn’t know who I was. The hardest thing we caregivers do is fighting with ourselves the need for the person with dementia to know who we are. Once we can let go of that, we can try to live in the moments and find the love & laughter. But getting there was the hardest thing I have ever done. My dad has been gone over 20 years. There were lots of loving and funny moments & that is what I hang on to. My sweet Mom was also a victim of Alzheimer’s. She was a poet; president of the WA Poets Association, and did crossword puzzles constantly. She read everything she could get her hands on. Words were her life & then the words were gone. She passed away several years ago and today I am still as committed to raising money for this tragic disease as I was then. To understand Alzheimer’s, imagine your best friend, your parent, or your spouse & all the memories you share. You both relive precious moments & feelings just by looking at each other, a photograph or hearing a song. Now imagine only a blank stare. You lose your loved one as they literally go from being the light of your life to becoming, in essence, a stranger. You grieve a loss even though they are right in front of you. Thank you for helping us support Bellingham's 'Dementia Support Northwest', Jenny Gunderson Mon, 02 Sep 2019 10:30:00 -0700http://www.mygardennursery.com/blog/post/jennys-storyhttp://www.mygardennursery.com/blog/post/jennys-storyI hope you will take the time to read this so you can understand why we (Jenny Gunderson & My Garden Nursery) are so passionate about raising money for the Alzheimer's Society My dad was a Boeing engineer for 45 years. He is my Hero. He was a husband, father, & a grandpa. He was a magic gardener, penguin drawer and I was his little Jenny. Dad started forgetting little things like words, names, or where he put things. He then progressed to not being able to write, getting lost and then one day he didn’t know who I was. I tried to live in the moment & to feel that at least he knew I was a person who cared about him & was trying to take care of him. I tried to believe that it wasn’t important that he no longer knew that I was his little girl, but it broke my heart. There were lots of funny moments & that is what I will hang on to. My dad has been gone a long time & I am able to focus on the love & the funny times. Once, Boyd, my husband at the time, came home from work & my dad was in the kitchen. Boyd asked if he could do anything for him. My dad pulled his hand out of one pocket and showed Boyd a hotdog & out of the other pocket he pulled a bun. Do you know what to do with these, he asked? He knew he was hungry, he knew they were food, he just didn’t know what to do with them! Boyd laughed & cooked him a hotdog. My dad didn’t realize how blessed he was to have Boyd. My Mom was also a victim of Alzheimer’s. She was a poet; president of the WA Poets Association for years; she did crossword puzzles constantly. She read everything she could get her hands on. Words were her life & then the words were gone. Thinking about my mom and dad and their struggle with Alzheimer's gives me daily strength to fight for a cure. To understand Alzheimer’s, imagine your best friend, your parent, or your spouse & all the memories you share. You both relive precious moments & feelings just by looking at photographs, hearing a song, or laughing about a funny time. Now imagine not being able to do that. You lose your loved one as they literally go from being the light of your life to becoming, in essence, a stranger. You grieve a loss even though they are right in front of you. Bill, my partner has an aunt in her 80s whose memory is still delicious & vivid. She describes her fabulous life as experiencing things to fill her mind or “room” as she calls it. She is continually decorating her room with pictures of all the beautiful places she has been & all the fabulous people she has known. People with Alzheimer’s have had all of their pictures stolen from them until there is nothing but blank walls. I have been in the nursery business for over 40 years. I have dreamed of owning my own nursery since I was the garden girl at Payless drug store. I have to believe that the reason Bill & I have achieved that dream is greater than just selling plants. I also have to believe there is a bigger reason for both of my parents having Alzheimer’s. I am strongly convinced that the two combined factors have steered us toward doing something positive by raising money for Alzheimer’s research. Since opening our little nursery in November 2006 My Garden customers have raised over $75,000 for Alzheimer’s research. This is just the beginning. Please join us, every penny helps! Penny For Your Thoughts Auction & Fundraiser September 2 6:30-8:00Tickets available at My Garden NurseryMy Garden Nursery929 E. Bakerview Rd. Bellingham, WA 98226360-366-8406 www.mygardennursery.comMon, 22 Aug 2016 15:40:00 -0700http://www.mygardennursery.com/blog/post/plants-at-my-garden-nurseryhttp://www.mygardennursery.com/blog/post/plants-at-my-garden-nurseryWe at My Garden strive to have the widest selection of heucheras and other unique plants for you. We have many special growers who grow unusual plants and varieties of plants that you won't find at most places. Of course we do carry healthy and happy everyday plants too! Some of the great mixture of perennials, trees, annuals, shrubs and groundcovers you will find at My Garden will be listed here. Plants Starting with A (we can not guarantee that we have all plants every day, some are seasonal. Our list is to give you an idea of what you might find. Please stop in or call us at 360-366-8406 to verify availability. Abeilia 'Kaleidoscope'Abies assorted firsAbutilonAcanthus 'Whitewater'Acanthus 'Tasmanian Angel'Acer circinatumAcer circinatum 'Pacific Fire'Acer Maples assorted includingAcer j. aconitifoilium 'Full Moon'Achillea assortedAfrican Violets 4" pots still only 3.99AgastacheAgaveAglaonema and lots of beautiful indoor tropical plantsAlbizia 'Summer ChocolateAloe VeraAmelanchier Service BerryAnemoneAnnuals full of color by the thousandsApple trees and other fruitsAthyrium and other great fernsAquilegia, ColumbinesArabisArisarum Mouse TailsAsarumAsclepias (tuberose or milkweed)Asperagus and many veggies, Herbs and FruitsAspidistraAspleniumAsterAstilbeAstrantiaAucuba and many other great plants for shade!AzaleasAzara Bamboo assortedBananna musa basjoo as well as the red onesBaptisiaBay laurus nobilisBegonias Rex, solar types and many moreBellis English DaisiesBerberis including the new ones like golden rubyBerlandieraBergenia including 'Lunar Glow'BeschornariabetulaBletilla hardy orchidBoltoniaBoston FernsBouganvillaBrachyglottisBromeliadsBrowalliaBrugmansiaBrunnera as many as 11 varietiesbuddlia including the new one Lo & BeholdBulbs assortedBuxus good old boxwood CactusCalatheaCalibrachoa many fabulous new onesCalla lilyCallicarpaCalliroe 'Winecups'CallunaCalocedrusCalycanthusCamellia including YuletideCampanulaCampsisCannaCardamineCarnivorous Plants-call for availablityCaryopterisCeanothusCedrusCelosiaCentranthusCentauriaCephalotaxisCeratostigmaCercis Forest pansyCercidiphyllumCerinthChaenomoles QuinceChamaecyparis assortedChamaedoreaCheloneChionanthusCherry TreesChoisyaCilantroCimicifugaCistusCitrusClematisClerodendronClethraColeusConifers lots dwarf sized too!Convallaria Lily of the ValleyCoprosmiaCordylineCoreopsisCorn plantsCornus dogwoodsCorokiaCorydalisCorylopsisCorylus including 'Red Majestic'CotinusCotoneasterCrassula JadeCrocosmiaCrotonCryptomeriaCunninghamiaCupressus including 'Wilma'CurrantCyclamenCynara cardunculus Daffodils seasonalyDahlias bulbs and huge ones in potsDaphne many varietiesDasylirionDatura summerDaylilliesDelospermaDelphiniumDeutziaDianthusDicentra including 'Gold Heart' and 'Burning Heart'DieffenbachiaDieramaDiervillaDigitalis (Foxglove)DisanthusDisporum varietiesDodecatheonDoronicusDracaenaDryopteris (Ferns)Dusty Miller EcheveriaEchinacea varieties like 'Flame Thrower' 'Green Jewel' 'Tangerine Dream' and 'Milk Shake'EchinopsEdgewarthiaEleagnusElephant EarsEnkianthusEpimedium about 8 varietiesEremurusErica HeatherEryngium including 'Jade Frost'ErysimumEscalloniaEucalyptus 'Silver Dollar'Euonymus evergreen and deciduousEuphorbia including the awesome 'Bonefire'EuryopsExochordia Fagus beechFarfugiumFatsia including Spider WebFerns Lots indoors and outdoorsFescueFicus assortedFigFilbertsFilipendula including the yellow oneForsythiaFothergillaFragariaFrancoaFrankliniaFraser Christmas TreesFritillariaFuchias Hardy and annual including 'Gartenmeiter' GaillardiaGalanthus snowdropsGalium Sweet WoodruffGardenia indoor and hardy typesGarlicGarrya elipticaGaultheria Salal and WintergreenGauraGazaniaGentianaGeraniums annuals and perennials including the best one, RozanneGerbera DaisyGeumGilleniaGinger tropicalGinkgoGordoniaGrafted cactusGrafted TomatoesGrand Fir Christmas TreeGrevilleaGriseliniaGroundcovers lots including StepablesGunnera Dinosaur Food PlantGypsophila, Babys Breath HamamallisHanging tropical plantsHaworthiaHebeHedychiumHeirloom seedsHeirloom Tomato PlantsHeleniumHelianthemumHelianthusHelichrysumHeliotropeHellebores (lots and lots of varieities including the new red sapphire and rose quartzHeucheras over 50 types just about all the timeHelwingiaHemerocallis DaylilyHens and ChicksHepatica Iberis including the new 'Materpiece'Ilex including 'Scallywag'ImpatiensIncarvelliaIteaIvy TopiaryIris JadeJasminum JasmineJostaberryJuniperus Juniper KalanchoeKaleKalmiaKentia PalmKerriaKirengoshemaKiwiKnautiaKniphofiaKolwitzia laburnumLagastromiaLamiumLantanaLaurelsLarixLaurus nobilisLaurentia Blue Star CrepperLavenderLavateraLemon CypressLemon Tree avalable seasonalyLeonotisLeontopodiumLeucanthemumLeucothoeLewisiaLeycesteriaLiatrisLibertiaLigulariaLily LiliumLinariaLipstick plantLiquidambarLiriopeLisianthusLithodoraLobelia annuals and perennialsLonicera HoneysuckleLophospermumLoropetalumLumaLupinLysimachia Magnolia evergreen and deciduousMahoniaMaidenhair fernMalusMalvaMandevillaMaples AcerMarionberryMeconopsisMedinillaMelianthusMertensiaMetasequoiaMilletMimulusMiscanthus GrassMonardaMusa bananaMuscariMonrovia plantsMukdinea Nandina Heavenly BambooNarcissus DaffodilNeanthe bella PalmNepetaNerteraNew Guinea ImpatiensNoble FirNorfolk Island Pine OenotheraOleaOmphalodesOnionsOphiopogonOpuntiaOreganoOsmanthusOsteospermumOxalis Pachira Money PlantPaeoniaPalmsPansyPapaver PoppyPaperwhitesParahebeParrotiaParthenocisusPassifloraPaulowniaPeach TreesPear TreesPennisetumPenstemonPerennialsPericallisPerillaPernettyaPerovskiaPersicariaPhiladelphusPhilodendronPhlomisPhloxPhormiumPhotiniaPhygeliusPhysalis Oriental LanternPhysocarpusPiceaPierisPines PinusPinellaPittospremumPlatycodonPlum TreesPlumbagoPodocarpusPotatoPotentillaPothosPratiaPrimrosesProstrantheraPrune TreesPrunusPseudotsugaPulmonariaPulsitillaPunicaPyracantha RanunculusRhaphiolepsusRaspberryRhamnusRex begoniaRheumRhododendronsRhodohypoxisRhubarbRhusRibesRobiniaRodgersiaRomneyaRose RosaRosemary RosmarinusRubusRudbeckiaRumex SageSago PalmSalalSalixSalvia Bills favorite Plant!SambucusSansevieriaSantolinaSaponariaSarcococcaSarracenia Pitcher PlantScabiosaScheffleraSchzophragmaSchizostylusSciadopitysScillaScrophulariaSedumsSelaginellaSempervivums Hens and ChicksSenecioSeqeuoiaShallotsSidalceaSileneSisyrinchiumSkimmiaSociety GarlicSoldinellaSorbaria SemSpathiphyllumSpiraeaStachusStaghorn FernStephanotisSteviaStewartiaStokesiaStrawberryStrobilanthusStyraxSucculents Real and FauxSunflowersSwiss ChardSyringa Lilacs Taxus TaxodiumTayberryTetrastigmaTeucriumThalictrumThelypterisThujaThujopsisThunbergiaTibouchinaTiarellaThymeTillandsiaTolmieaTomaccioTomato dozens of varietiesTopiaryTrachospermumTradescantiaTreesTricyrtisTrifoliumTrilliumTrietelleiaTropical PlantsTsugaTulipTweedia UlmusUvularia Vaccinium Bluberries lots and lotsVancouveriaVegetable Plants Organic!Venus Fly TrapVerbascum Thu, 17 Sep 2015 22:45:00 -0700http://www.mygardennursery.com/blog/post/total-success-happy-people-happy-plants-happy-ciscoehttp://www.mygardennursery.com/blog/post/total-success-happy-people-happy-plants-happy-ciscoe Our first seminar with Ciscoe Morris was a huge success! Lots of knowledge shared and tons of laughter! Wooo Wooo! Ciscoe Morris will be doing a free seminar at My Garden on creating fabulous containers for shady spots. He will show you a selection great small trees, shrubs, annuals and perennials to combine for unique and showy planters for dark spots. PLUS Bring your questions for Ciscoe!! Fri, 24 Apr 2015 19:30:00 -0700http://www.mygardennursery.com/blog/post/introducing-the-my-garden-bellingham-paintershttp://www.mygardennursery.com/blog/post/introducing-the-my-garden-bellingham-painters Things are going great at My Garden Nursery. Our new address is 929 E Bakerview Rd. Bellingham, WA 98226 The 4 day Grand Opening Celebration begins April Fools Day at 9:00am. Ribbon cutting ceremony is from 12:00pm to 1:00pm. Refreshments and Cookies too! Door Prizes Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday! Mill, Laura, Michael, Gerry, Dawn and Jenny are working hard to make sure everything is ready for you! Fri, 06 Mar 2015 00:49:00 -0700http://www.mygardennursery.com/blog/post/its-no-jokehttp://www.mygardennursery.com/blog/post/its-no-jokeBill gave me a new garden center for Valentines day. We signed papers on Friday the 13th so we feel it should be our goal to open on April Fools Days! Our new location is in Bellingham on Bakerview Road at the old bakerview Nursery site. We are super excited to bring fun and wonderful plants and people to the Bellingham community! More details to come soon. Hugs to you all! JennyTue, 17 Feb 2015 18:30:00 -0700http://www.mygardennursery.com/blog/post/its-officialalmostwell-tomorrowhopefullyhttp://www.mygardennursery.com/blog/post/its-officialalmostwell-tomorrowhopefullyHi everyone! Thank you for being so patient with us these long 16 months as we look for our new home. Tomorrow, Tuesday the 17th of February we will begin our new jounrey in Bellingham! I spent the weekend with our first Bellingham employee at our new site. You are going to love him! All of our stuff from the Mill Creek store is already at our new location. We moved things around, organized, removed and sanded shelves and made a good dent in prepping the store for the next steps. If all works out ok we plan to open April 1. I'll be back soon to tell you it's a done deal! Happy Spring Bill and Jenny!Mon, 12 May 2014 00:00:00 -0700http://www.mygardennursery.com/blog/post/fairy-festival-at-my-garden-nurseryhttp://www.mygardennursery.com/blog/post/fairy-festival-at-my-garden-nursery Fairy Parade Fri, 17 Jan 2014 00:50:00 -0700http://www.mygardennursery.com/blog/post/last-my-garden-mill-creek-kids-club-rockedhttp://www.mygardennursery.com/blog/post/last-my-garden-mill-creek-kids-club-rockedThe last Kids Club was amazing. The kids made one painted rock to take home and one to give to Miss Jenny and Mr. Bill! It was so beautiful. The rocks said things like You ROCK! Sat, 12 Oct 2013 00:00:00 -0700