Swansons Nursery - Seattle's Favorite Garden Center - Helping Seattle gardeners since 1924

Feed Your Feathered Friends!Goldfinch
Fall and winter are approaching, and the 'locals' would love to have some healthy food to stave off the cold. Swansons carries a solid line of Cole's Bird and Critter feed to satisfy all your northwest avian friends.

Come in and check out the Droll Yankees Bird Feeders! They have a Life-time warranty and we stock the most popular styles for bird species in the northwest. Whether you want to attract bright Goldfinches, rambunctious Stellar jays, Juncos or the always popular Chickadee - we have the feeder for you!

Sat. June 5, 10:00 am
Edible Landscaping
Learn about the wide variety of edible plants available to urban gardeners and how to use them creatively in the landscape.

Sun. June 6, 11:00 am
New Perennials for 2010
New and exciting perennial introductions for this season as well as how these new plants make their way to the marketplace.

Lavender Day at Swansons!
 Sat. June 12, 10:00 am
Growing Lavender
Swansons herb expert, Rolf Hokansson shares tips from his experience and guides you through the enticing list of varieties available. Whether for cooking, aromatherapy or cocktails Rolf will help you with selection and growing techniques for this favorite herb.

Sat. June 12, 11:00
Cooking with Lavender
Join us for a fun demonstration on how to use lavender in your kitchen. Seattle based author and lavender aficionado Kathy Gehrt will be at Swansons to share tips and secrets from her new book.

Sun. June 13, 11:00 am
Healthy Soils create a Heathy Garden for a Healthy You
The nutrition your fruits and vegetables provide you, is only as good as the nutrition you provide your soil. Receive helpful tips on how you can improve the health of your soils.

Thursday is Senior Day!
Seniors 55 and above receive a 10% price reduction.

 

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Long regarded the definitive series, the Sibley Guide to Birds represents more than 12 years of work by David Allen Sibley. The final draft of the artwork and text took over six years to complete,

The Sibley Guide to Birds West use the same artwork from the original Sibley Guide to Birds. These employ a different design, with each page divided into top and bottom halves, and the species info fit into that space.

Hummingbird and feederHummingbirds are still here!

Don't forget to keep feeding your hummingbirds through the winter. And if you are starting, it's a great way to keep one near your garden, entertaining you throughout the warmer months.

We carry numerous feeders, nectar powder, and seeds for hummingbird friendly flowering plants in your garden.

Anna's hummingbirds winter from southern Alaska to Mexico. In the warmer months, Rufous hummers will make an appearance!

Popular bird-related websites:

Audubon Society

http://www.audubon.org/states/flashMap.php  List of US states and local chapters.

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology site is a wealth of information with several opportunities for the backyard birder to act as a Citizen Scientist and collect data for them.

The Hummingbird Society

North American Bluebird Society

American Bird Conservancy

Hummer/Bird Study Group

Operation Rubythroat
Birding.com
Tweeters: daily email with bird sightings from around the Northwest area.