Burpee bought this company out many years ago, and it went downhill for a while, but since then it…read morewas sold to the S'Kallam tribe, who've restored it to its former glory, and even hired the original founder (well-famed Dan Hinkley) to help maintain, restore, and manage it with a group of volunteers. Dan once again travels in search of unusual plants ideal for temperate gardens. This is worth visiting just for its park value, and definitely worth a special trip even from far off, though always make sure of the hours before setting out; they keep limited public hours (generally Fridays 10 am to 3 pm, but sometimes other days and longer hours depending on events and special sales and such). The plant collection is unique; the park areas and buildings can be rented for weddings and private events; and the nursery arranges all sorts of seasonal public events worth attending. Take their tour, it's incredibly informative in addition to simply beautiful.

This WAS a wonderful nursery, until it bought out by the Burpee company and closed down. Big…read moredisappointment for all the local gardeners. So, don't try to go there now-they only sell the plants from somewhere on the east coast and, even though they use the name, the plant selection is not the same as the Original Heronswood.

I found Jones Tree Farm when I was living over on the Kitsap side, and my husband and I went there…read moreevery year wandered around with our dog until we found the tree that was singing to us. Not pushy, lots of variety, reasonable prices. Fast forward a few years and over to the Seattle side. I'm a board member for a charitable organization, and every year we hold a largish holiday event for people with disabilities. Two bands, pirates, snacks, Santa Claus, the whole nine, even two trees. Last year I figured out that the people who donate the trees are the very same people whose tree farm we used to go to! They donate every year and even deliver the trees to a location convenient to us! Wonderful people!

Love love love this place! Dog friendly! Amazingly owned! Beautiful selection of treea!read more

Amazing staff and selection. There are great gift items there super cute journals, books, jewelry…read moreand anything you could want for a gift! And the plant selection is wonderful too.

Another beautiful destination, on Whidbey Island, on the Langley side. It's a great place to wander…read moreand relax. Take in all the fresh air, buzz around, like.the bees or meditate near a water fountain. They also have a gift shop and a cafe, with delicious housemade eats! They customer service, in this whole place is so kind and sweet, you'll love everything!

Great place. Knowledgeable, good prices, excellent plants. I talk to the main guy here about all…read moresorts of plants and it's clear he cares a lot about them and native gardening. When I was interested in certain plants he asked the location and area and made recommendations against some of them because they would likely die. These plants just look good in any garden and easier to maintain than non-native ones. Best PNW native plant nursery I've been to in WA and parts of Oregon.

Be careful at this nursery. Go slowly, don't let the sales person pressure you to look at the next…read morefabulous plant before you have had time to check out each plant using your county's native plant list to make sure it will flourish where you intend to plant it. Last year we bought about 15 perennials which the sales lady assured us were natives. Well they might have been natives of the Pacific Northwest but as I discovered when I looked them up in the King County Native Plant List, they were not native to here. I've gardened for over 65 years. I know how to care for and plant nursery plants and I was very careful with these because the plants were expensive. Of the fifteen, only a handful survived the winter. Of course we had a record breaking cold in the winter of 2023-2024 but the cold didn't kill my other plants which I know are native. So take your time. Check out each plants before purchasing it and thank you and god bless for planting native plants on your property.

I feel like visiting most nurseries is just like walking through inventory of plants. This place is…read morenot like that at all. It is more like touring an established garden with winding paths and a pond browsing the plants along the way. They have a good selection of native and unique plants and the prices were good!

Whidbey Island has some of my favorite plant nurseries and Venture Out is on that list and does not…read moredisappoint! I need to go by this nursery again soon now that it is spring, but we stopped by this nursery twice last year and loved both our visits. Things I have bought from here: - giant bag of worm castings - pineapple mint plant - local seeds from Deep Harvest to plant Location wise, they are on the main road, and when you get off the ferry you see their sign on the left hand side. That's how I spotted them the first time! After my first visit, I brought my friends to Venture the next time I visited Whidbey and they loved it too.