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Blackburn Gardens

Name: Blackburn Gardens
Address: 314 W Blackburn Road, Mount Vernon, WA, 98273, US
Telephone: (360) 840-8025
Price range: Not applicable
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Blackburn Gardens is where I share my delight in watching beautiful things grow with my community.
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11/15/2024

Cut flower garden kits are now live for preorders. Choose between sunset colors, vintage white/apricots, or an everlasting garden. 😘

(Sorry, no shipping on these.)

11/12/2024

Local friends: my most popular product will be available for preorders beginning THIS FRIDAY the 15th at 8:00am. Cut flower garden kits are back for the 5th year in a row and I’ve spiced things up a bit this time with a few new varieties as well as an everlasting garden option for all my dried flower enthusiasts!

Everyone who orders this Friday before midnight will also receive two free seed packets (your choice from my seed shop). Just look for an email from me after you’ve placed your kit order. 😙

I get December off and then I start the first round of seeds for your garden kits in January! 🥳

11/05/2024

Dried flowers bring so much joy to me. Outside, the gardens are mostly dead, a muddy, wind-whipped mess waiting for me to come tidy them up. But inside I have special bits and pieces of beautiful summer memories to enjoy on the dark days of autumn and winter. I smile every time I pass them and feel satisfied with the season’s labors.

10/23/2024

You’re invited to join me in the quaint Drying Shed when it’s all decked out for the holidays to create your own unique evergreen wreath. Greenery bases will be prepared for you; you’ll get to choose from a variety of lovely natural accents to craft something special for your home. All materials provided, as well as hot cocoa (of course!). Register at blackburngardens.com. (All the greenery used supports the 5-8th graders and their class trips at Foothills Christian School. 💫)

10/22/2024

Thank you so much for all the dried flower love! My inventory is disappearing quickly, and while I’m sad to see them go I suppose that was the goal. 😆 I’m keeping the flower cart open and stocked as long as possible, but with primarily dried products and seeds (heads up: giant poppy pod seeds are back in stock at the cart and in my online shop today!). This is the latest I’ve ever kept the cart out in the season, which is pretty awesome!

10/15/2024

I grew Corsican gourds this year and the first few are hitting the flower cart this afternoon. Very limited supply; these will dry out and last for years to come!

Next year I’m scheming to make space for a bigger planting. 🤞

10/14/2024

I finally finished labeling dahlias this afternoon. It took the threat of the coming rainy weather to motivate me because it’s definitely my least fave job. 😀 But now it’s done and I can’t wait to see what the tubers have been doing all summer. If you’re local I’d love to have you join me for the Big Dig on November 2! I’ll teach you how to dig, divide, and store your dahlias (and send you home with a few too!). Sign up on my website.

Pictured: KA Mocha Jo. I grew lots of her this year so there will be plenty in my spring tuber sale!

10/03/2024

It’s almost time for The Big Dahlia Dig!

Come join me on November 2nd as I dig my dahlias, and I’ll teach you how to divide and store them too! We have a lot of fun and you can take home free tubers as a thank you for coming.

Sign up at blackburngardens.com so I know how many doughnuts to get. 🤩

This event is rain or shine (so you get the full PNW experience 🤣). Bring your own pitchfork please!

10/01/2024

And just like that, we’ve transitioned to all things fall. 🍂

I just brought a load of dried bunches out to the cart along with a few of the last wreaths. Come snag some everlasting color to brighten your homes this rainy season! ✨

09/24/2024

You’re invited to the final Drying Shed Open House for this season. Come shop this magical space and stock up on dried bunches, garlands, wreaths, everlasting headbands, seeds, and more. Everything is grown, harvested, and dried right here at Blackburn Gardens. ✨

Saturday, September 28
4:30-7pm

Details are available at blackburngardens.com. Can’t wait to see you!

09/24/2024

Two important announcements for my local friends:

1. The flower cart is fully stocked again!
2. This Saturday is the final open house for the Drying Shed! Everyone is invited—I’m throwing caution to the wind and not capping attendance. 😅 Details are on my website.

The cart has been empty while I took some time away with my family at an incredible off-grid camp in Nevada. The landscape couldn’t be more contrasting to ours here in WA state, but I found it to be utterly beautiful and captivating. What an amazing world God made!

09/23/2024

Late September is so beautiful. It’s a riotous, glorious mess of color and texture, tinged with a bit of urgency as the first frost looms in another month. I’m finding I just want to feast my eyes on everything while there is still time.

09/10/2024

September moments.

Rest will come soon. The garden is brimming with blooms, yet tired, like the gardener. ✨ This month is perhaps the most beautiful of them all, when fresh and dried mingle and the air begins to cool.

09/03/2024

I’m counting down the days to the Drying Shed Open House. There is still so much to dry, so many bunches to wrap, and so many wreaths to hang, but it’s the best kind of work.✨

I’m so incredibly thankful for the many, many people who have registered to come. It was busy last year, and this year there are already over 3x as many signed up. 🥹😳😍 September 14 is full, but there are a few spots left for the 28th! If necessary, I’ll add one more night for those of you who don’t squeak in. 😘

Keep your eyes out for an email coming in the next week with a few details about logistics!

08/30/2024

My morning. Which one is your favorite?

08/26/2024

I’ll be keeping the cart stocked for the next two weeks with these delightful wrapped jar arrangements for back-to-school teacher gifts. If you’d like to reserve one (or a few!) you can preorder (by messaging me) and pick up at your convenience.

I can’t believe we’ve reached the final days of summer break! 😳 My kids are a little bummed but secretly a smidge excited to get back into school. 😉

08/20/2024

It was an honor to join Jennifer of on . If you’ve wanted to hear more of the story about how Blackburn Gardens came to be (spoiler alert: it was kind of an accident!), you can find the podcast episode .

08/19/2024

A green lacewing on my Bracken Rose.

I love welcoming beneficial predators into my gardens and typically squeal with joy anytime I see these guys in particular. They are snacking on thrips and aphids, which is pretty awesome. 👏

For fantastic assistance with incorporating beneficials into your garden, is a phenomenal resource.

Address

314 W Blackburn Road
Mount Vernon, WA
98273

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 7pm
Tuesday	10am - 7pm
Wednesday	10am - 7pm
Thursday	10am - 7pm
Friday	10am - 7pm
Saturday	10am - 7pm

Telephone

(360) 840-8025

Website

https://blackburngardens.com/

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Oh how I love autumn! 🍂 It’s almost time to roll the flower cart back into storage, but for a bit longer it’s filled with everlasting goodies and seeds for your home gardens. Love to you all. 😚 #genuineskagitvalley #skagitvalley #seattle #driedflowers

The cut flower seed shop is stocked and ready for you! Yes, all seeds are grown, harvested, hand-threshed, and hand-packaged right here on my micro-urban flower farm. And yes, I do ship within the US. 😚 Find them at blackburngardens.com.

I can’t wait to have you visit. • Open House dried flower/wreath sale: September 14 & 28. • Wreath Workshops: October 10 & 12. • Sign up at blackburngardens.com (link in bio). #everlastingflowers #seattlewashington #skagitvalley

The quietness of creating is soul-filling for me. I do my best thinking while stringing flowers into garlands, tucking them into wreaths, or making anything else you can imagine coming into existence inside a drying shed. It’s a magical time of year. #seattleflowers #gardeninspiration #genuineskagitvalley #gardenstory #gardeninglife #cutflowers #everlastingflowers

So many dahlias! Dahlia bunches are $12 each or 3 for $30. The cart is fully stocked for you!

If you told me what I’d actually end up doing with my life back when I was a college student (getting my undergraduate and graduate degrees in counseling), I would have laughed in disbelief. Not because it sounded unappealing, but because it sounded too good to be true. I’ve always been a very practical person. Do what’s safe and invisible (because INTROVERT 😂). That childhood desire to be a farmer got buried along the way. But there has been so much joy in sharing my little dream with my husband and children, and watching as our lives have changed and become so enriched by working our bit of earth. #farmerdreams #flowerfarming #everlastingflowers #dryingshed #smallbusiness #seattlewashington

Part of my journey into the world of dried flowers has been learning (through trial and error) what methods of preservation suit specific varieties. My favorite technique, hanging upside down, works for many things, but there are a few exceptions. Here I’ve used glycerin to preserve these luscious Bells of Ireland to enjoy on a future rainy winter day. Glycerin allows them to stay soft and intact, instead of the usual shattering that happens when air-dried. I share all the little details in my upcoming class. I’d love to have you join me!

This is my happy place. Simple, quiet moments spent savoring the colors and textures and smells of summer. Marveling in the extravagance of God’s designs. This space seems to evoke a deep sense of peace for everyone who steps inside. It’s a privilege to share it with you all. #gardeninglove #everlastinggarden #seattleflowers #pnwwonderland #skagitvalley

Join me for my class All About Dried Flowers!

I always get so many questions about my drying process, so this year I’m offering a new workshop. Join me for my class All About Dried Flowers! Link below in comments.