January 2026 ~ Updates

Happy New Year!

We are excited to share that we are opening a second retail garden center location in Mount Vernon, WA, at the former Skagit Acres. It has long been a dream of ours to open another garden center in the Pacific Northwest. With our current location in Blaine, we have always had a close connection to the Skagit area, and we are thrilled to offer our products to the Skagit community.

In the coming weeks, we will be busy retrofitting the garden center to fit our model of operation. The grand opening date is set for Saturday, March 7th. Joe Van Wingerden will be running the operations at Skagit, so there will be a family presence just like at our Blaine location. Follow VW's Skagit on Instagram to get the latest updates and progress!

With this new location, there is also a new opportunity for fundraiser organizations in the Skagit region. Organizations now have the option to sell our printed Hanging Basket Certificates, which allows their customers to select their own plants directly from our garden center floor. Click HERE for information on our fundraiser programs.

Operations at our Blaine location will continue as normal. For the rest of January and February, we will be open on Fridays and Saturdays only from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Stop in and shop freshly stocked houseplants, seeds, decor, and more!

Sincerely,

The VW's Team