We have customers of all ages. Maybe two of our youngest gardeners, very active gardeners, are brother and sister Kai & Isla. Kai is a third grader and Isla a … Read More
Top Tips for Summer Success
We all know how hard you’ve worked to have a beautiful landscape. Now how do you keep it thriving and surviving the summer heat? Here are some of our top … Read More
How-To For A Fun Garden Art Project
Be a garden artist and paint your own fun and colorful garden art! Supplies: Cement block, single hole, 7 1/2″ square (McCoy’s) Drylock Masonry Waterproofer – color white (McCoy’s) FolkArt … Read More
The Youngest Of Gardeners
Meet Elliott, my grandson from Denver, Colorado. Last year, at the ripe old age of 10 months his favorite thing was digging in the dirt. He’d happily dig in a … Read More
Girl Scout Troop 9638 Visits Gills!
Last week I had the pleasure and absolute delight of giving a tour of our Nursery to Girl Scout Troop 9638. As I lead the girls and one boy (younger … Read More
Meet Gillian, our “Junior Gill Gardener”!
Gillian is my neighbor and her older brother, Michael, works at Gill’s. The other day her mom, Ann, sent me a photo of a fairy garden in a hanging basket … Read More
Natural Ornaments For Your Outdoors
Here’s a fun project kids can do to attract birds to your landscape. Take natural pinecones, roll in peanut butter, and then roll in bird seed. It’s a little messy….just … Read More
“Just Like Magic!” + Top Plant Picks For Summer
Our Top Plant Picks For Summer Of all the plants that we sell throughout the year, there are always those the really rise above the rest for each season. For … Read More
Neighborhood Parks, Seattle & Corpus Christi
I made a quick trip up to Seattle this past week-end to visit my son. After the dinner, breakfast and lunch food orgy (OMG Seattle food is amazing), we decided … Read More