Sat., March 12th, 10am
Container Gardening for Early Spring Color
Join one of Swansons top designers to learn techniques, tips and which plants are best to add early spring color to your deck or patio.

Sun., March 20th, 11am
Japanese Maple Pruning
Professional pruner and landscape architect Dan Gilchrist shows examples and demonstrates how to prune these beautiful trees, especially the weeping (laceleaf) maples, to enhance their natural growth patterns and graceful form.

Sat., April 2nd, 10am
Your Vegetable Garden: Time to dig in
Rolf Hokansson, one of Swansons veteran gardeners, explains how this frost-free month opens up a wide range of gardening activities. Learn how to harden off what you’ve started indoors, identify and treat common diseases, fertilizing options, row covers and dealing with garden pests.

Sun., April 10th, 11am
Native Plants for the PNW garden
Join Alex LaVilla, Swanson’s Perennial Buyer, as he discusses the exceptional ornamental and habitat producing qualities of the most popular native trees, shrubs, perennials and groundcovers for the NW garden.

Sat., April 16th, 10am
Gardening and Cooking with Herbs
From Swanson’s experienced herb gardener, Rolf Hokansson, learn the In’s and out’s of adding perennial and annual herbs to your garden site. This popular seminar will include planting and harvesting tips coupled with culinary attributes and uses.

Sat., April 30th, 10am
Your Vegetable Garden: Continue the fun
Rolf, veteran horticulturist, will walk you through the garden activities for May and show you how to include companion planting, succession planting, natural ways to keep bad bugs away, what plants need 50 degree nights and fertilizer options.