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Bee Merry Farm Skagit Valley

Bee Merry Farm is located in the heart of Skagit Valley and offers seasonal flowers, honey, and dahlia tubers.

06/03/2026

For every $35 spent at www.beemerryfarm.com/shop through June 15, 2026, $10 will be donated to PFLAG Skagit to support love and inclusivity for all families.

Although our current offerings are available for farm-pick up only, those who wish to support from afar can make a purchase and we will donate the items on your behalf to PFLAG Skagit families (simply email us at [email protected] to let us know you would like your order donated).

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06/02/2026

I planted a rainbow today! It might not look like much yet, but this will be one glorious row of strawflowers all in good time, with one color rolling into the next - the perfect pick for everlasting beauty! I can’t wait to see this in full bloom!!

05/31/2026

I’ve been planting Sweet Alyssum for many years now as a companion plant in my gardens. What I once thought of as a basket stuffer, I now consider a nonnegotiable to plant alongside dahlias and sweet peas (and everywhere else!).

Sweet Alyssum attracts beneficial insects to naturally help control the population of destructive insects, such as aphids and thrips. It’s incredibly cost effective (I bought a 1/4 lb. package from Johnny’s Selected Seeds for $14 last season and I’m still trying to use up that seed!), it’s easy to direct sow, and it smells incredible.

Although I primarily direct sow Sweet Alyssum, I’ve also found that it’s helpful to plant it in cell plugs where other seed has failed to germinate. Not only does it give you a jump start on your Sweet Alyssum blooms, but it also puts otherwise empty cell plug space to use.

My favorite places to plant Sweet Alyssum:

- Between sweet pea varieties.
- At both ends of dahlia rows.
- In the corners of raised beds (it spills over the sides, softening otherwise straight lines).
- In terracotta pots in my rose garden.

If you haven’t grown it before, grab an inexpensive pack at the garden store and give it a go!

05/27/2026

While I very much have a love-hate relationship with growing peonies en masse, there are few things I love more than the juxtaposition of dark rain clouds, the promise held by a setting sun, and huge, cupped flowers swaying in the breeze. If only I had captured the goldfinches and swallows dancing above the rows. You’ll have to trust by their songs that they’re here, too.

These moments are what is all about.

For those who will ask, I’m not sure which peony this is; my best guess is Coral Charm or Coral Sunset, but there aren’t field stakes out here so it’s anyone’s guess!

05/21/2026

Flower Sale! Swipe through the slides for details! 😊

05/17/2026

The dahlia planting marathon continues! Still need to tally how many have been planted so far, but I’m a teensy bit nervous I’ll be out of space before I’m finished. The old sweet pea patch might become a dahlia seedling bed this summer out of necessity (sorry Jeff, there’s more soil amending in our near future) and new ground will be broken for this year’s sweet peas since I’ve outgrown my old space. I’ve been “discontinuing” dahlia cultivars as I go (there just might be a “two buck tubers” sale happening here soon to find these kids a new home . . . ). Hoping to get the rest of the named cultivars in tomorrow so I can turn my attention to the ones I find most exciting: 2nd and 3rd year seedlings!

For now, it looks like a field of stakes kept company by two dogs who love compost and bone meal almost as much as I love flowers. But soon, it will be an explosion of color.

Also, aren’t these peonies cute? I don’t know the name of any of them and I still find this crop to be a nightmare (more on that later), but I appreciated the color after a day filled with dirt!

05/16/2026

It seems everything in Spring blooms for just a time and then, p**f, it’s over. Spring is the ultimate whirlwind of all things: unpredictable weather, one briefly blooming flower quickly followed by the next, planting and planting and planting. It’s a tug-of-war between slowing down to marvel at new life everywhere and keeping pace with the demands of prepping for the summer season.

The lilacs are on their way out, peonies on their way in, and the smattering of things that survived our mild winter fill the space in between. After days of planting dahlias in the rain, a few moments of respite in the hoop house to create and dream about what the coming season has in store was the perfect end to the week. And that rainbow? Spring’s chef’s kiss.

Flowers: Lilacs, peonies, bachelor’s buttons, and scabiosa
Fillers: cress and parsley

05/09/2026

50 dahlia stakes down, 450 more to go. 😅

I like to plant by color because it makes harvesting bulk orders easier. I like to plant each color alphabetically because that helps me locate cultivars with ease (and makes so much sense in the fall when tubers are getting lifted & organized for storage). A spreadsheet is a must for this! I’ll also use it to record how many of each cultivar gets planted.

I used to order field stakes from Johnny’s, but that’s no longer cost effective with so many varieties. This year I ordered paint sticks, which is what I used in the sweet pea garden last year. They held up just as well and were a fraction of the cost.

I use Artline Garden Markers (Sharpie fades, which I learned the hard way many years ago!) and number each stake just in case I drop them during the process of schlepping stuff around during planting. Re-alphabetizing 100s of field stakes is no fun (trust me- been there, done that). I’ve also found it helpful to rubber band every 25 stakes together (dropping all those stakes has taught some valuable lessons! 😉).

Compost is down, to be followed by trenching the rows, then applying Lalguard M52 OD to give those wireworms a run for their money before putting thousands of tubers (and dollars) into the ground. And then, finally: planting.

10/22/2025

Mark your calendars for our 4th annual in-person dahlia tuber sale at the historic A.J. Johnson barn in Skagit Valley!

When: Saturday, February 28th from 9 AM to 1 PM
Where: 17322 Beaver Marsh Road, Mount Vernon, WA

We will have thousands of tubers, hundreds of varieties, multiple new introductions, and fantastic giveaways. As always, admission is free. This is the sale you won’t want to miss! More details to follow soon.

Your hosts,

Brenna of Three Brothers Blooms ,
Nina of Trillium Finch ,
Allison of Kale Lane Dahlias ,
Melissa of Bee Merry Farm

10/11/2025

As the days get shorter and colder, I find myself starting the 10-day forecast refresh, obsessively watching for our first dip into freezing temperatures. Tevas have begrudgingly been swamped out for boots, shorts and tanks for waterproof overalls. I look at my tired flowers, blanketed in powdery mildew, knocked about from recent wind and rain, and think how nice it will be for them to have their winter’s nap. I also look at them longingly, even while they’re right in front of me, and thank them for the comfort and fulfillment they have brought me. The end is always so bittersweet.

The close of a season brings with it the opportunity to re-evaluate our hopes and dreams for Bee Merry Farm. Whenever I’m asked about my “end goal” with the farm, I never really know what to say. We started as a u-pick, then moved away from that model for a multitude of reasons. We have hosted on-farm events, rented the field for events and photo shoots, provided bulks harvests, and sold more dahlia tubers than I could ever count. Some of what I love best about growing – the art of creating with flowers – has hardly been part of the business at all. I love the open-endedness of not knowing where this is going and simply accepting that the farm is where it is at any given season. (A luxury, I recognize, that is afforded by this not being our primary source of income.)

We are grateful for the handful of people who took a chance on us when we were starting out with a few dahlias and a couple jars of honey. We are grateful for the people who used to visit week after week during u-pick seasons, arms loaded with blankets and picnic baskets. We are grateful for every tuber purchase and the opportunity to share a piece of our garden (and hearts) with others. We are grateful for the connections we’ve made with our community and lifelong friendships formed as a result of this magical little flower: the dahlia.

So what’s next? Time will tell. But for today: tagging dahlias and savoring their final hoorah.

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Mount Vernon, WA
98273

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https://www.beemerryfarm.com/

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