by Annika Sampson | May 2, 2023
The days warm up and become longer finally with overnight results in the garden! It seems as if everything is growing at once from bulbs and perennials to shrubs, trees and especially weeds! Overwhelming is the term that comes to mind this time of year with where to...
by Annika Sampson | Apr 13, 2023
4.13.23 Everson, WA – Cloud Mountain Farm Center is a non-profit farm in Whatcom County dedicated to supporting a resilient, collaborative, and dynamic local food system. They are known as pillars of the agricultural and horticultural community through their on-site...
by Annika Sampson | Apr 4, 2023
The time is now to plant bare-root trees! They are beginning to break their dormancy and that means we will be potting them up at the nursery…and they become more difficult to transplant too. Planting them now allows the roots to establish in your soil...
by Annika Sampson | Mar 27, 2023
The addition of small, fruit bearing shrubs into the garden is a great way to bring new textures and interest as well as production into an edible landscape. One of the easiest to work into an ornamental garden are blueberries. Many varieties grow to a height of 5 to...
by Annika Sampson | Mar 14, 2023
It could be this mild stretch of weather or watching some of my garden indicators begin active growth and blooming that tells me spring is breaking! I know I am going out on a big limb by suggesting it, but there is a readiness around here to be out and digging in...