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PNW Garden Glossary

A - Acidic Soil: Soil with a pH below 7, common in the Pacific Northwest (PNW). B - Beneficial Insects: Predatory insects that help control pests naturally. C - Composting: Decomposing organic matter to create nutrient-rich soil. D - Drought-Tolerant: Plants...

Think Roses this March

A note from Christianson’s Rose Buyer, Nancy Stewart   Hello Rose enthusiasts and welcome to the 2023 rose season! Another wonderful year is ahead of us, full of new varieties to evaluate for our gardens. Much thanks to the tireless hybridizers out there in...

Bare Root Season at Christianson’s

Now through the end of March is the best time to buy fruiting, flowering, or shade trees and shrubs in bare root. What does purchasing bare root look like? In our south field, near the 1888 Meadow Schoolhouse, we have row after row of ornamental trees and shrubs,...

A Sure Sign of Spring – Geraniums

Geraniums are here, which signals warm weather plants are starting to arrive in earnest. It's still too early to put them outside, though. Go by the weather, not the calendar, and be sure to wait until the evening temperatures are 50 degrees or so.  Geraniums, or...

Tips for the Annual Season

May signals the time of sowing seeds in the garden and creating containers to dress up our outdoor living spaces. The evenings are warming up, meaning most annual plants can be left outside through the night. With the spring enthusiasm we have seen from our...

Welcoming the Annual Season

The spring peepers are singing, the robins are here. It can only mean one thing - our lovely Pacific Northwest spring is here! With it comes the arrival of the irresistible Pansies and Primroses, announcing the start of the Annual season. Our lowest priced annuals,...

January Brought the Roses, A Note from Nancy Stewart

  Hello Rose enthusiasts and welcome to the 2023 rose season! Another wonderful year is ahead of us, full of new varieties to evaluate for our gardens. Much thanks to the tireless hybridizers out there in the world who do the splendid work of putting new roses...

Think Spring Blooming Bulbs This Fall

“Spring adds new life and new beauty to all that is.” — Jessica Harrelson Fall is the best time to shop for and plant your Spring blooming bulbs. Our Garden Store is overflowing with varieties of Tulips, Daffodils, Crocus, Allium, Iris, and Snowdrops and these Fall...

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Starting a Veggie Garden

It's exhilarating to be outdoors gardening again! Were you one of the many new gardeners or gardening families that got your hands in the dirt last year to raise homegrown vegetables? If you're like the rest of us who got "bitten by the bug," you've been making...

Cut Flowers in June

    It is a joy to pick whatever is in bloom and bring inside. June is an exciting month because so much is growing and blooming, and it seems the choices in creating a fresh cut bouquet are only limited by what grows in or around your garden.  ...

The best bare root selection of the year is now 20% off already low prices! Choose from fruit, flowering and shade trees, berries, lilacs and hydrangeas!   "Farmers Hope New 'Cosmic Crisp' Will Be America's Next Top Apple" Move over, Honeycrisp and Red...

Now through February 28, our biggest rose sale (and selection) of the year: antique, English, climbing and drought-tolerant rugosa roses-20% off!! A Shropshire Lad English Rose - bred by David Austin Shrub Rose Lovely, soft, peachy pink rosettes, with a strong,...

The Hellebore Season

Here in the Pacific Northwest the blooming of hellebores is a favorite late winter reminder that spring is right around the corner. Hellebores are perennial and largely evergreen. Their flowers provide color and interest in the shade garden when other plants are...

Garden Planning Guides 2018

It must be January.  Stacks of seed catalogs clutter the kitchen table along with new seed packets from the Nursery.  All of them needing consideration for when to be planted.  With so many choices, it can still be somewhat overwhelming. Thankfully, there are two...

Christianson’s Nursery & Greenhouse Hanging Baskets

When is a Christianson's custom hanging basket like a flower arrangement? When it's designed and planted by one of three women (Laura, Elissa or Toni) who have over fifty years of combined experience with flower arranging and basket planting. We are careful to...

Plant list:

trees and shrubs • rose list 2017 • perennials • vegetable starts and herbs annuals • annual baskets • indoor plants our plant...

Trees, Berries and Shrubs

Ready to start planting?  2017 Fruit Tree & Berries Please contact our Garden Store to check availability: (360) 466-3821. We have acres of trees and shrubs, including: ornamental and fruiting trees, many with brilliant fall color; conifers from compact to...

Roses

“I’d rather have roses on my table, than diamonds on my neck.” - Emma Goldman Roses are our passion. We carry over 600 varieties of roses with diversified groups of top rated roses for our climate. The groups include hybrid teas, grandifloras, floribundas,...

Perennials

Perennials are those satisfying, reliable plants that return to our gardens year after year. We strive to carry the unusual as well as grandmother's tried and true favorites. We have a vast collection of perennials for every garden situation; wildlife habitat,...

Vegetable Starts and Herbs

We carry both organic and traditional veggie starts to help you get a head start in your vegetable garden. You will find both the tried and true varieties as well as new introductions. We have everything from artichoke starts and asparagus roots, to seed potatoes...

Annuals

We grow and sell basic annuals such as petunias, lobelia, impatiens, begonias, and over 10,000 geraniums, along with the newest introductions and the hard to find such as; Fuchsia 'Blacky', Rhodochiton, Spilanthes 'Peek-a-Boo', Petunia 'Black Velvet', Lobularia...

Annual Baskets

Our Front Greenhouse and Propagation House are lined out with both traditional flowering hanging baskets for sun or shade and also our more unusual veggie baskets and herbal baskets. Most of our annual hanging baskets are grown in extra large 14-inch containers...

Indoor Plants

Growing plants in enclosed spaces removes toxins from the air and replaces the oxygen we take from the air. A home with plants is a healthy home and our Conservatory is filled with plants for homes, offices and sunrooms. We have a wide selection of plants for low...