Close your eyes and imagine the surroundings of a perfect garden wedding or very special event. Wouldn’t you want the key elements to tantalize all the senses? Shouldn’t they include masterfully planted gardens dappled in changing color, exquisite flowers, extensive lush lawns, babbling ponds, romantic flower beds, with a white tent and twinkling lights around the grounds all in a country setting? Then what better place than Stepping Stones Gardens because that is exactly what we offer and so much more. Our mature gardens are so romantic and enchanting that it makes the whole dream come true with the added plus that we are a boutique farm, offering specialties for the table, making us much like a small southern plantation.

There are many settings to choose from around the grounds or within our stylized barn for a beautiful elegant, classy or chic ceremony and reception, which can be even more personalized by you. They include the pavilion, either under the expansive tent or the flowing organza drape, one of the lush lawns offering a variety of backdrops including our signature Camperdown Elm, the mountains behind the gazebo, or tapestry of trees. Or choose a special place within one of the smaller gardens like the intimate rose garden. The barn at Stepping Stones Garden offers a rustic intimate feel with chandeliers that can be as romantic, classic, vintage or fun as your creativity desires. Because Stepping Stones Garden believes it’s important to provide the protection from those unexpected rain showers and allow you to still feel part of a garden wedding we have designed our venue to be weather friendly.

The grounds as seen today, were designed by Innovative Environments’ landscape architects 30 years ago. Many of our guests refer to us as the Secret Gardens since we are such a wonderful surprise behind our large privacy hedges. The design was developed with the concept of individual rooms (gardens) with flowing transitions within the larger landscape and for having large garden parties. The French county garden style influenced the design around old firs, cedars and our Camperdown Elm. The plants were chosen for bloom, color, texture and year-round interest.

The Camperdown Elm was planted when the estate was built over 85 years ago. It is magical, strong and unique, which represents Stepping Stones Garden. There are not many of these trees around and very few have the regal structure like ours. We rescued it and made it our garden focal feature. We have had dinners, engagements, wedding certificates signed and unity candles lite under this tree. As a side, this was the tree in Alice in Wonderland and we are sure the Mad Hatter will pop up anytime. The uniqueness of our elm is a signature of our gardens and venue.

Our boutique farm specializes in herbs, lavenders, rhubarb and cut flowers. Some is sold at farmers markets, some go to baked goods sold at farmers markets, some for the Inn at Stepping Stones Garden, (our B & B) some for gifts and some for weddings. During our off season we have fun experimenting with our produce that has been organically grown in a variety of recipes with our commercial baker. At Stepping Stones Garden, we know that by having only the freshest and finest products, as those offered in Skagit County, any celebration becomes a true success as well as a culinary delight.