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July 9, 2024
Planting & Plant Care, Watering
Aimée Damman
6 Tips to Help Your Plants Survive Your Vacation

It’s summertime and that means vacations. You’re a good plant parent and you want to make sure your plants are well taken care of but you don’t need to stay home all summer. I talked to the people who have years and years of knowledge gleaned from experience: the Swansons’ team! They offered their best tips for keeping your outdoor and indoor plants happy and healthy while you’re away.

6 Tips to Help Your Plants Survive Your Vacation
June 19, 2024
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Mike Kohfeld
Demystifying a Drip Irrigation System

While hoses, sprinklers, and watering bags are all excellent ways to water, many gardeners are turning to drip irrigation systems for their manifold benefits: once set up properly, a drip irrigation system is efficient, precise, and a relatively low-effort method for keeping our plants well-watered throughout the year. This post is an introduction to the key components and setup of a drip irrigation system.

Demystifying a Drip Irrigation System
June 5, 2024
Pruning
Dan Gilchrist
Pruning Calendar

One of the more common questions that newer gardeners might ask is, “when is the best time of year to prune __________?” This pruning calendar can help guide you to the best times to prune your garden plants. You’ll also find links to other posts with more in-depth information on how to prune, pruning specific plants and categories of plants, and pruning in individual seasons.

Pruning Calendar
May 24, 2023
Planting & Plant Care, Plant Profiles
Aimée Damman
How to Grow Roses in the Pacific Northwest

You and your rose soul-mates have found each other. Now what? How do you keep them happy and thriving in our maritime Pacific Northwest climate? Roses are not completely carefree, but with a few basic care guidelines, you can grow them successfully and enjoy their beauty for years to come.

How to Grow Roses in the Pacific Northwest
July 2, 2022
Attracting Pollinators
Aimée Damman
11 Flowers That Attract Bees, Butterflies & ...

Pollinators come in all shapes and sizes: bees, moths, butterflies, beetles, flies, and even bats, just to name a few. Knowing which plants serve our pollinators the best helps create a healthy and vibrant ecosystem where flora and fauna thrive. It also creates a diverse and beautiful garden for us to enjoy. Here are a few of our favorite flowers to attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds to your garden year after year.

11 Flowers That Attract Bees, Butterflies & Hummingbirds to Your Garden
Lena Curl
July 5, 2016
Gardens Around the World

Ballard Edible Garden Tour

Lena Curl
July 5, 2016
Gardens Around the World
Ballard Edible Garden Tour

The Sustainable Ballard team hosted their 8th Annual Edible Garden Tour on Saturday, June 25th. Of course, Swansons had to go see what our neighbors have been working on! 

Tagged: garden tour

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Aimée Damman
June 28, 2016
Attracting Pollinators

Flowers To Bring Pollinators to Your Garden

Aimée Damman
June 28, 2016
Attracting Pollinators
Flowers To Bring Pollinators to Your Garden

No garden is complete without at least a few gorgeous, blooming perennials! Here are 7 of our favorites for attracting pollinator friends to the garden.

Tagged: perennials, pollinators, flowers, blooms, growing flowers resources, pollinators and wildlife, pollinator gardens, pollinator guide, beneficial flowers

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Aimée Damman
June 27, 2016
Supporting Our Community

Landscaping Party at the Rainier Boys & Girls Club

Aimée Damman
June 27, 2016
Supporting Our Community
Landscaping Party at the Rainier Boys & Girls Club

We had an amazing time working with the dedicated staff, board members, and other volunteers at the club for a landscaping, weeding, and planting party. We'd like to share some of the photos of our day with you!

Tagged: Boys and Girls Clubs, garden makeover, landscaping, volunteering, planting

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Aimée Damman
June 23, 2016
Gardens Around the World

A Garden For All Seasons: Chihuly in the Spring

Aimée Damman
June 23, 2016
Gardens Around the World
A Garden For All Seasons: Chihuly in the Spring

Our tour started with a stroll through the interior galleries, which involved picture-taking and lots of exclamations (Wow! Look at that! So cool! - You get the idea). 

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