Spring Has Sprung at Bert's

Hello Spring! As soon as birds start chirping and flowers start blooming it is time to embrace the season. And, since Spring is all about new beginnings, we thought it was the perfect time to help you decorate indoors and out. We have fresh cut flowers, flowering bulbs and plants to add color and fragrance and to freshen up your home, from your front door to the Easter table. Let our full-time personal floral consultant help you beautify your garden and patio with exquisite beauty: trees to bedding plants. Whatever you need to get ready to celebrate from Easter to Mother's Day and weddings to graduations, we are happy to take your special requests to help you put nature on display. Just call 206-322-1330 any time, everyday.

"The spring came suddenly, bursting upon the world as a child bursts into a room, with laughter and a shout and hands full of flowers."
-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Hop In to Bert's Red Apple

Easter is right around the corner, and Bert’s is your one-stop “hop” for all of your Easter needs. We have everything from fresh eggs ready to be beautifully decorated, to tons of delicious, festive candy waiting to be devoured. Our fantastic meat department is fully stocked with juicy hams, mouth-watering prime ribs, and anything else you desire on your dinner table. Check out our super selection of both cut and potted flowers including our vast supply of divine Easter lilies that are perfect for your Easter table centerpiece.

Celebrate the Spring Season with a Succulent Feast

There is a flurry of excitement and activity with this year's early Easter arrival and BERT'S RED APPLE is ready. Waiting for you in the meat department, ready to serve up for your special guests and family, is Hempler's Gourmet Spiral Sliced Ham, for a delightful, tender eating experience. Their hams are uniquely hand-crafted, providing thick, steak-like slices and made from specially selected fresh pork legs. They are slowly cured in their own natural juices with Hempler's time-honored family recipe, sweetened with organic honey then smoked over natural hardwoods, creating a moist ham with a rich, smoky, gourmet flavor. The secret family recipes stretch back to the Hempler sausage kitchen in Borken, Germany. Although they're pretty tight-lipped about the exact ingredients, it's no secret that they don't use MSG and all products are completely allergen and gluten-free. The Spiral Sliced Hams come with Hempler's Family Classic Glaze that's conveniently packaged for easy application and requires no cooking. Could it be any easier? You have enough to think about when creating the perfect Easter experience, so let Bert's help you serve the highest quality products starting with Hempler's award-winning hams.

A little background about the history of Hempler's, it all started back in Borken, Germany in the 1800's with the Hempler family sausage business. Hans Hempler served as an apprentice sausage maker and learned first-hand the family's old secret recipes, becoming a master sausage maker before moving to the United States. As the story goes, Hans (who couldn't speak much English) needed to pick a city in America to live and work in. Bellingham seemed like a good choice since he knew what a BELLY and HAM was. In 1934 he bought B.B. Meat and Sausage Co. (now Hempler Foods Group) which has been operated by the Hempler family ever since. What is interesting about this timeline is that Hans Hempler and Bert Croshaw were both starting their businesses in parallel during the Depression in the 1930's in Western WA.

Hempler website

Read more about our founder, Bert Croshaw, below.