The 35th Annual Tour of Private Gardens is Saturday, June 28!
Join Us on a Tour of 5 Amazing Bellingham Gardens!
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#1 Jepson Families: Chelsea Jepson & Eric Schuster, Chris & Emma Jepson, Donna Lee McBride
This unique setting of three adjoining gardens was created by Chelsea who moved here in 2012. As neighboring homes became available, her brother Chris’s family and her grandmother, Donna joined her.
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#2 Jane Talbot & Kevin Williamson
Now nestled among the rocks and boulders are weeping deodar cedars and fascinating dwarfs, bright sedges and perennial grasses. Flowering trees and shrubs, like dogwoods and spirea add color without requiring much maintenance.
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#3 Alan Eininger & Susan Brady
When Alan and Susan moved here in 2020 their yard was dominated by a rock wall, bad soil and dead grass. Susan wanted color and Alan wanted interest, and they now have both with an unusual garden of amazing textures and color achieved in a non-traditional way.
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#4 Robin and Gordon Plume
You will be awed and amazed by this garden! Passionately built over the past 30+ years, it combines strong structural bones and thoughtful plant choices providing year-round appeal.
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#5 Amy and David Gould
Even with a big water view your attention will be captured by this garden’s artistry and creativity. 8 years ago, the work began on top of a flat shelf of native sandstone.
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Spring Lecture Series ~ May 29 ~ Marryn Mathis
Marryn Mathis “How to Successfully Grow Dahlias and Sweet Peas” Thursday May 29, 2025Whatcom Museum • 121 Prospect Street7:30pm • Doors open at 7Tickets: $10 Members • $15 General ”Whether it’s growing your own garden, creating handmade bouquets to share, or learning how to grow a new variety – flowers are so much more than…
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Plants & Climate
Written by Sylvia Briggs-Bauer Once I planted the seed of an apple I thought tasted delicious. My thinking was that it would grow to produce more delicious apples. Even when my parents informed me that store-bought apples seeds didn’t usually produce fruits, stubbornly I continued my mission, thinking I would at least create a cool…
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Plant Hardiness Zones
Written by Sylvia Briggs-Bauer As you are most likely familiar, the USDA organizes different climates for growing plants in the United States as zones. Areas are color coded on a map from 1A – coldest temperatures- to 13B – warmest temperatures. You can easily search up a map of these zones online if you are…
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Options for Potted Plants
Written by Sylvia Briggs-Bauer A rule of thumb for potted plants is if a plant is rated two zones lower than the zone you live in, it is most likely to survive the winter outside in a pot – for example trees and shrubs. However, it is better to be safe than sorry, especially if…
