In 1938, James Vander Giessen opened his first greenhouse to the public in his backyard on the edge of Lynden. Over 80 years later, much has changed, but one thing remains the same: our commitment to selling the best plants we can offer. Now in our third and fourth generations of family ownership, Vander Giessen's is Whatcom County's oldest nursery and garden center.
Visit us today to find the perfect plants for your garden as well as the supplies you need to make your garden thrive! Fall has arrived at the nursery! We're fully stocked with pumpkins, gourds, straw bales, corn stalks, fall flowers and more for making your front porch look its best this season. With the weather quickly. Fall is a special season here in the Pacific Northwest.
Changing leaves, cool, crisp air and the return of regular rains--all of these are signs that autumn has arrived. For gardeners, fall is an. Photographers call it the "golden hour, " that magical first hour after sunrise and last hour before sunset when the lighting is just perfect for photography.
Visit us today to find the perfect plants for your garden as well as the supplies you need to make your garden thrive! Fall has arrived at the nursery! We're fully stocked with pumpkins, gourds, straw bales, corn stalks, fall flowers and more for making your front porch look its best this season. With the weather quickly. Fall is a special season here in the Pacific Northwest.
Changing leaves, cool, crisp air and the return of regular rains--all of these are signs that autumn has arrived. For gardeners, fall is an. Photographers call it the "golden hour, " that magical first hour after sunrise and last hour before sunset when the lighting is just perfect for photography.
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At Vander Giessen Nursery, we're passionate about plants-and we have been for over 80 years.
As Whatcom County's oldest nursery and garden center, we have a proven track record for growing and selling the best plants we can offer.
Today in our third and fourth generation of family ownership, our family is eager to serve yours in whatever gardening project you're taking on.
From plants to the products you'll need to grow and care for your yard and garden, we can help take your garden oasis from dream to reality!
As Whatcom County's oldest nursery and garden center, we have a proven track record for growing and selling the best plants we can offer.
Today in our third and fourth generation of family ownership, our family is eager to serve yours in whatever gardening project you're taking on.
From plants to the products you'll need to grow and care for your yard and garden, we can help take your garden oasis from dream to reality!
Vander Giessen Nursery is your home for the famous Lynden Baskets-Lynden's beautiful flowering hanging baskets!
At Vander Giessen's, we sell only our own baskets, each one planted and grown right in our own greenhouses on-site.
Unlike baskets you'll buy at other nurseries or stores that come on trucks from large growers, our baskets never leave their spot in the greenhouse until they're ready to go home with you.
Many Vander Giessen customers come from as far away as Seattle and beyond to shop our beautiful selection of hanging baskets each spring-and we welcome you to as well!
At Vander Giessen's, we sell only our own baskets, each one planted and grown right in our own greenhouses on-site.
Unlike baskets you'll buy at other nurseries or stores that come on trucks from large growers, our baskets never leave their spot in the greenhouse until they're ready to go home with you.
Many Vander Giessen customers come from as far away as Seattle and beyond to shop our beautiful selection of hanging baskets each spring-and we welcome you to as well!
No plants add as much beauty and color to containers or your garden beds as annuals.
Prized for their flowers or striking foliage, annuals provide season-long color.
At Vander Giessen Nursery, you'll find annuals for spring, summer, fall and winter-and because we grow them in our own greenhouses on-site, you can be assured they're top-quality plants that will exceed the vitality and longevity of plants you'll find anywhere else.
Our selection of annuals includes tried-and-true classics as well as hot new plant offerings sure to impress your neighbors.
Prized for their flowers or striking foliage, annuals provide season-long color.
At Vander Giessen Nursery, you'll find annuals for spring, summer, fall and winter-and because we grow them in our own greenhouses on-site, you can be assured they're top-quality plants that will exceed the vitality and longevity of plants you'll find anywhere else.
Our selection of annuals includes tried-and-true classics as well as hot new plant offerings sure to impress your neighbors.
No garden is complete without a variety of perennials to add color and texture at various times of the year.
Whether with spring or summer blooms or year-round foliage interest, perennials are a must-have for the gardener looking to add permanence beyond annuals or additional color beyond shrubs.
From tried and true classics to the latest introductions from brands like Proven Winners, our selection of perennials is sure to bring new and exciting color to your yard!
Our availability of perennials changes daily, with deliveries from our growers arriving weekly during the spring and summer months.
Whether with spring or summer blooms or year-round foliage interest, perennials are a must-have for the gardener looking to add permanence beyond annuals or additional color beyond shrubs.
From tried and true classics to the latest introductions from brands like Proven Winners, our selection of perennials is sure to bring new and exciting color to your yard!
Our availability of perennials changes daily, with deliveries from our growers arriving weekly during the spring and summer months.
At Vander Giessen Nursery, we're proud to carry roses from two of the oldest and best rose growers in the nation.
Weeks Roses and Star Roses-with over 200 years of combined experience-have the skill needed to grow the best roses available today.
And like them, our more than 80 years of experience have enabled us to grow top-quality roses as well.
Gardeners all across Whatcom County visit us to purchase their roses-many tell us that our roses are bigger, healthier and better blooming than roses at any other nursery.
Weeks Roses and Star Roses-with over 200 years of combined experience-have the skill needed to grow the best roses available today.
And like them, our more than 80 years of experience have enabled us to grow top-quality roses as well.
Gardeners all across Whatcom County visit us to purchase their roses-many tell us that our roses are bigger, healthier and better blooming than roses at any other nursery.
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