Tomatoes, Peppers, Cucumbers  For more info and lists of available plants

Its time to plant those vegetables that you've been holding off on until the weather got warmer. Whether its tomatoes, peppers, tomatillos, cucumbers, beans or ? Even though it may feel cool to us, most of these plants will start to take off once they get into the ground. We planted up one of our raised garden beds here at the store in late April  and its already time to harvest many of the lettuces and romaines we put in (see picture at right.) This is only a 4' X 4' space and we have nearly 20 heads of lettuce, beets, peas, some onions, herbs  and more. You can be enjoying fresh salad from your own garden next month if you plant now!

Kentia Palms Special Purchase

Just in from our California growers, a special purchase of very nice Kentia Palms. These are 4 to 6 stems per 14" pot with fronds reaching 7 to 8 feet in height. Kentia Palms are probably the best suited palm for the Pacific Northwest due to its ability to handle the lower light levels many of us have in the winter time. Their easy care and watering requirements make them a good plant for those wanting a larger specimen plant for their living or working environment. The special purchase allows us to sell them for $195. These are plants that would regularly sell for $100 - $200 more. Hurry as there is a very limited supply.

Enjoy home grown fruit this summer!  There is lots of fruit setting and starting to grow on the vines and trees here at the Garden Center. Blueberries are blooming and showing signs of becoming those tasty berries waiting to pop into your mouth.

Cherries are developing and should be ready by the 4th of July.

Apples can be seen on the patio friendly Columnar apple "trees". These grow on a single trunk and can be planted in a container if you don't have space for a real tree.                       

 And there are figs now on several of our dwarf figs trees.  We will show you the best techniques to get the most from these wonderful plants. Come see our selection today!

Spring Organic Herbs and Veggies are here! If you didn't get your seeds started by now, you may want to get started by planting vegetable and herb starts instead. You'll be much closer to success when you put these organically grown vegetable starts in the ground. We've been sourcing organically grown vegetables for Magnolia Garden Center since the late 90's and have found lots of great vegetable varieties for your growing pleasure. Enjoy fresh and organic produce this year by planting your veggie starts now. You can find many varieties of lettuce, romaine, spinach and other leafy greens; as well as artichokes, broccoli, beans, peas, beets and much more all ready and as always all organically grown.           

Summer Blooming Bulbs Are Now Here

While the spring blooming bulbs are busy growing beneath our gardens and pots, you can start to get ready for the growing season by taking a few minutes and getting your summer bulbs in the ground or in a pot. You will now find a great selection of vibrantly colored dahlia tubers ready to spring into action once they are laid in the ground or into one of your summer containers. They will give you tremendous quantities of flowers all the way through the summer and well into fall for such little effort this time of year. In fact they will keep producing right up until we get our first frost of the season which may not even happen until winter! Come in soon for the best color choices and we'll show you how simple it is.

Colorful pots grow colorful vegetables!

From cedar raised garden beds to fiberglass pots to EarthBoxes you will find lots of ways to grow edibles beautifully at Magnolia Garden Center. There are hundreds of pots, containers, grow boxes, raised garden bed kits, wine barrels and more to choose from. Stop by and check 'em out. Click here for more information.

Winter Birds of the Pacific Northwest

Birds often struggle to get enough to eat in the winter. They rely primarily on wild foods such as fruit on trees and seed heads. However, due to changes in their environment or scarcity in an urban environment, these wild foods are often in short supply and many birds supplement the naturally available food with seed and suet found in home bird feeders.

Feeding birds is a good way to get them through the harshest parts of the winter months, but ultimately does little to counteract loss of environment. Still, having birds in your yard is a great way to interact with, learn about, and appreciate nature. In addition to feeding birds, planting trees and shrubs that produce fruit or seed, is a great way to create a safe and abundant place for wild birds to congregate and survive the winter.

Here at Magnolia Garden Center, we offer a wide range of products to suit your birding interests. Everything from food and feeders to bird houses and squirrel baffles. Check out our selection Here. Below is a guide to which types of man-made foods birds in  the PNW prefer during winter months:

Anna's Hummingbirds love Mahonia

The best way to attract the wintering Anna's Hummingbirds to your yard is to plant a "hummingbird feeder" in your yard. One of the best type of plants to attract hummers this time of year is Oregon Grape or Mahonia. There are lots of nice varieties for the urban landscape that offer compact size together with abundant flowers for pretty blooms as well as great feeding opportunities for wintering hummingbirds.

Fall is Here                               

As the days get just a bit cooler and the nights just a little longer its time to start getting ready for a visit from the Great Pumpkin!   And to help get ready we have all the decorations you'll need from corn stalks (with real ears of corn) and straw bales to Cinderella pumpkins, ghost pumpkins and more. And for Thanksgiving you will find lots of great decor in our Fall display at the Magnolia Garden Gift Shop.

                          Glorious Hydrangeas

We have a huge collection of beautiful hydrangeas in bloom right now. They are just covered with flowers and look simply divine. The ones that are particularly stunning are: White Diamonds, Double Delight, Great Star, Annablle, Incrediball, Vanilla Strawberry, Pinky winky, Glowing Ember, Expressions, Phantom, Limelight and Little Lime. Stop by and add these beauties to your yard today!