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.

We enjoyed our visit to the Chocolate Flower Farm. Owner was welcoming and we were grateful for her…read morerecommendations on a local festival and the community food hub. We even got to feed her cute goats, which our baby loved. All of the chocolate treats we tried were delicious. Their farm is beautiful and smells delicious. I'm excited to visit in the future and see the growth in the garden.

Today was my wife and my anniversary, and It was the first time we've traveled to the south part of…read moreWhidbey Island just to look around at some of the shops and restaurants. We were a little taken back with the disengaged, uninviting, and/or arrogant demeanor these entrepreneurs exhibited on more than five occasions beginning with this store. Just a tip, when a customer compliments your store, or your craft, have enough decency to politely acknowledge their kind admiration. As I said, it wasn't just this shop, it was almost every business we visited.....must be something in the water.

My wife & I had a wonderful visit here the on Wednesday, April 22. Marie the owner is very sweet,…read morefriendly, humorous, and informative. There's even a very brave squirrel, Doug. She takes peanuts out of your hands which Marie hands out to visitors. We purchased candles and other goodies which we really loved. The prices for the treats, into which Marie puts her heart, are very reasonable. Trust me, the treats in Hawaii cost way more, and they are made with factory machines. We even bought a large cookie from a batch that Marie baked that morning. The cookie was really good. We ate the cookie, fudge, and caramels before we reached Deception Pass Bridge (we are visitors from Hawaii). Mahalo so much Marie!!!

This place used to have a storefront in Langley proper and now is a half mile or so out of Langley…read moreon a farm. The property is cute and beautifully maintained - the owner specializes in dark flowers and is extremely knowledgeable. I am not a gardener but my wife and my mother are and they loved looking at all the plants and bought a few. There's four goats! You can feed them peanut shells, which they love. It was adorable. And there is a super cute shop with lots of local things for sale. Fudge, flowers, soaps, cards, all sorts of gift things. Definitely worth a visit!

Wow! This is a cool place! Here's what I love: First of…read moreall, the place is so cool! They have so many great things for decorating around the yard and pond, and most of it I have not seen anywhere else. Their koi are lovely, and what a selection! We have had our koi pond for over ten years, and have always heard great things about this place, but never got around to going there until last month. So happy we went! Love their selection of pond plants! I couldn't resist when we went there and have been thrilled with how well all of the plants have done since bringing them home! Most of all, they are knowledgeable and helpful! We had a leak in our pond and about a thousand questions. They know their stuff! No hard sell, no judging you on how you installed this or that, just great advice and helpful information. Yep, I am definitely a fan!

Beautiful place!!! I just stopped in for the first time and I love it. Lots of garden and lawn…read moredecor as well as plants and fresh laid chicken eggs! Fun spot to bring kids to adventure.

I had a tiny back yard, cute and neat, but not very useful. I saw the reviews here and elsewhere…read moreand was impressed by the positive feedback given to Jumanji. I met with Jumanji and told her that I'd like to create a seating area, I needed privacy from my neighbors, and I like a riot of color, mostly purple/lavender, fuschia, white and chartreuse or gray. That's just about it. With that little bit of direction she turned my humble yard into a fairy tail garden. It's like a Monet painting! When my partner saw it he responded, "Wow!" Even my son, who, as a teenage boy, isn't the most effusive (unless you want to talk video games), commented, "The back yard looks really cool!" Jumanji gave my little yard the artist's touch. It is perfect. Jumanji's rates are reasonable and she will come back for regular maintenance, which means she will continue to watch her handy work develop and will take more care than most. Now all I need is a table and bench or chairs so I and a couple of my friends can enjoy the beauty and serenity that is my secret garden.

Connecting with Oliana Gardening was superbly serendipitous. As an interior designer and landlord,…read moremy gardens need to be both aesthetic and highly functional, and preferably mostly native. I needed a landscaping establishment that was reliable, trustworthy, knowledgeable about natives, the right price, able to do both maintenance and renovations, and, this was a biggie, artistically trained. Oliana Gardening is meeting all these needs beautifully. Reliable and trustworthy means appointments are kept, communication is good, work gets finished, and my property gets cleaned and locked up as it should be. Being able to trust Oliana Gardening as I do makes my life so much easier. Jumanji really knows her native plants, and helped me figured out a scheme for a sunny front garden that I was failing miserably with on my own. I'd spoken to other people about natives before, but they either couldn't imagine an entirely native garden, or were so natives-oriented they seemed to sniff at my aesthetic needs. Jumanji supports my dual and sometimes conflicting requirements. For example, while it's stressful on sword ferns to completely cut their old fronds, we're compromising with selective trimming. The fact that Jumanji does both installations and maintenance is especially helpful because every act of maintenance from pruning to carefully placing excess leaves in the right spot all leads toward the overall garden vision. She's not going to damage anything from ignorance or mess up what is working well like my clean gravel drive by getting dirt all over it as one "gardener" did. More, Jumanji keeps teaching me new things about gardening, which makes the process fun. To me, Jumanji's greatest asset, is that is also an artist. Many companies have great plant knowledge or construction abilities, but their gardens often lack unity or artistry. I absolutely love collaborating with Oliana Gardening as one creative with another. Jumanji understands the creative process, creative angst, and "can we move it again?" Jumanji also has other equally talented colleagues, so when I wanted a border between my plants and gravel, she brought in an artist friend who can weld. Together they created a beautiful steel border and craftily installed it among carefully placed rocks to make everything look level and balanced. Last, Oliana Gardening understands my garden ambitions aren't backed by a big budget so existing plants, rocks, leaves etc. have been used to their utmost. To offset costs, we'll figure out things I can do myself, we'll work together for a bit (such as when she wrapped one of my trees with holiday lights and installed some new large rocks), or spread work out over several months. My garden has really come together since working with Oliana Gardening, and I look forward to working with the company long into the future.

My wife was away on business at an off-the-grid retreat... and her trip overlapped our wedding…read moreanniversary! What's a guy to do from so far away? Contact Flying Bear, that's what! These wonderful people swooped in to the rescue and made my wife's day. The ordering process was both easy and personalized. Though you can certainly order by phone, I do not have access to one during the work day and was able to complete everything via email - including describing the look I wanted, how much I wanted to spend, and the delivery coordination. Paying online was super simple (I even used Apple Pay). Bottom-line: they did great work and brought a smile via their wonderful floral creation! I highly recommend them.

Stumbled upon this cute shop on our way back from lunch and couldn't resist the most beautiful…read moredahlias being sold outside of the shop. The lady helping us was nice and the prices are fair. Will definitely come back.

Very chill customer service. The produce is supreme--other than growing your own, you can't…read morepossibly find better produce. Very fresh. Very healthy!

My family and I are incredibly impressed with Deep Harvest Farm. From the thoughtfulness and…read morequality of their products, to the swift turnaround of their seed shipments- they are our first choice. They've taken time to source, protect, and distribute seeds that WILL grow in our region. Pricing is great. Customer service is top notch! Truly look no further. Thank you Deep Harvest.

Thank you for the beautiful flowers you do!! Every time we have ordered flowers from you they are…read morealways gorgeous and the best part they stay fresh for a long time!!! We are so thankful for you!!!

1st Class!!! After…read morebeing badly hornswoggled with Blossom Flower Delivery's Google ads that they were #1 Florist in Langley, WA, and a Top Florist for 30 years -- the explicitly promised delivery did NOT happen, and reaching customer service was a long and horrible story in itself (oh, why hadn't I come to BBB or googled reviews first!)... ... and afterwards, almost succumbing to yet another [also sponsored!] ad for Ava's Flowers being a local Langley shop (vs. Newark, Delaware, as noted in bold at the very bottom of their webpage), I then trusted blessed Yelp to help identify Langley's actual brick and mortar stores.... A Special Touch Flowers and Gifts was ranked #2 of 28, from the entire geographical region. An appropriate ranking, indeed, despite the number of reviews as only 1? (But they're ranked 4.3 stars from 12 reviews on google.) Calling too early at PDT, and hours apart, with my EST, I followed their recorded instructions to order online. While much seemed to be unwanted custom -- I later learned they stopped affiliating with either Teleflora or FTD -- I selected a pictured dish garden, chose which size, filled in what I wanted on the card, and in the Special Instructions area, explained my situation and the sad terminal diagnosis, sharing I MUST have confirmation of same day delivery availability, and to please email or call. With beloved's difficulties in either speaking and/or hearing, the living (loved) plants were my best far-away way of trying to reach out. Then, the call came, first thing, at 9 am PDT time. Wow! A real live, caring person. A real store. We discussed what would be different from what was pictured. And I received, as promised, email confirmation of delivery, when the timely delivery actually occurred. I'm confused by the A+ rating, when it says they're not BBB accredited. But I wanted to be sure to leave word at BBB (and Google and Yelp!) that you can buy from A Special Touch Flowers and Gifts with confidence! They are Special!!!

I ordered a bouquet for a business associate. The floral arrangement showed up on time and was…read morebeautiful. Very thankful for the quality of service and product we received. I highly recommend!

My Dad sent me flowers for my birthday. They were BEAUTIFUL & they lasted longer than any…read morearrangement I have ever received. I will definitely use this florist shop the next time I need an arrangement.

Visited this shop with my family and we had the best time! I bought a couple of rings and my mom,…read moresister, and boyfriend ended up getting jewelry as well! Bijan was working at the time and she was so incredibly sweet and helpful! I can't wait to come back here sometime!

Incredible little metaphysical gift shop in Langley, full of trinkets, jewelry, perfumes, incense…read moreand all sorts of witchy wonders. Smells wonderful in here! The attendant on hand was friendly and welcoming, and not pushy, allowing us to browse quietly at our leisure, and answering any questions we had. We ended up buying the last bottle of a fantastic perfume and a bead bracelet identical to one that my wife had lost, both of which made her very happy. On a related topic, we mentioned that they ought to look into carrying the Zodica perfume brand (my wife's favorite), as each scent is tailored to a specific zodiac sign, which seems like a perfect match for such a Bohemian boutique. Very recommended!