Last Thursday evening Swansons Nursery partnered with Whole Foods Market for an event to benefit Whole Kids Foundation and we are thrilled that - with your help - we raised over $3400 for the foundation! That money will go towards
Book Review: Wicked Plants by Amy Stewart
Today we are reviewing the book Wicked Plants: the weed that killed Lincoln's mother & other botanical atrocities by Amy Stewart. This is a sordid little tome about the ne'er-do-wells of the botanical world. Wonderfully written, it is comprehensive enough that one might even consider wearing gloves while perusing it!
Summer in Seattle was an Event to Remember!
With over 634 pounds of food collected (we started with a bin, moved to a cart, and ended up filling 2 racks with donations!), funds raised for the Ballard Food Bank, and happy guests enjoying a beautiful evening at the nursery, last Thursday's Summer Nights at Swansons event was a huge success!
What Will You Spend Your Swan Dollars On?
Everyone knows we have a large, ever-changing selection of beautiful plants, but what about all the other unique, interesting, and extremely useful merchandise we carry that our customers may not know about? We decided to put together a short list of non-plant items we love (and are spending our Swan Dollars on this July)! Here are the top 12.