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July 3, 2026
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Aimée Damman
7 Things We're Buying With Our Swan Dollars

Do you know about Swansons’ Swan Dollars? This fabulous tradition is our way of saying “thank you” for shopping with us in the spring. Each April, May, and June, you collect Swan Dollars on every purchase you make. In July, it’s time to gather them all up and visit Swansons to redeem them. You can use Swan Dollars (from any year!) to save up to 50% on your purchase throughout July, even on sale items. Here are some of the things we’re using our Swan Dollars to buy this year. We hope it inspires you to come in and treat yourself!

7 Things We're Buying With Our Swan Dollars
June 30, 2026
Plants for Each Season
Aimée Damman
Shrubs with Beautiful Summer Flowers and Foliage

Many shrubs bloom in spring, and there are lots of choices for gorgeous fall foliage, but it can be harder to find the right stand-out shrub to highlight your garden in the summer months, especially if you are trying to complement colorful summer perennial or annual flowers. Here are a few of our favorites for summer flowers or interesting summer foliage.

Shrubs with Beautiful Summer Flowers and Foliage
June 15, 2026
Watering
Aimée Damman
7 Water-Wise Tips to Protect Your Plants This ...

When the weather is hot and dry, it's important to protect your plants and keep them healthy. Even established plants, like street trees, suffer from a dry summer, so get out there and water! Here are 7 water-wise tips to keep your plants hydrated and make watering your garden easy and effective.

7 Water-Wise Tips to Protect Your Plants This Summer
September 27, 2022
Garden Design, Plants for Each Season
Katy Lockwood
The Four-Season Fragrance Garden

Nothing can conjure up a memory like a certain fragrance. Whether we want to reproduce the scents of our childhood gardens, or simply create a new sensory experience, there are many fragrant plants to enjoy. We all know that roses and lilies smell amazing, but here is a collection of annuals, perennials, and shrubs you may not be as familiar with and which will bring unique and evocative fragrances to your garden throughout the year.

The Four-Season Fragrance Garden
June 20, 2022
Edible Gardening
Aimée Damman
Planting a Fall Vegetable Garden

We are so lucky in the Pacific Northwest to be able to grow veggies nearly year-round (with a little help from season-extending materials) but the fact is that many vegetable gardeners don’t take advantage of the opportunities that exist in mid-to-late summer to plant vegetables for fall and even extra-early spring harvests. This guide will help you get started.

Planting a Fall Vegetable Garden
Aimée Damman
August 3, 2016
Swansons Stories

Meet Our New Friend Humphrey!

Aimée Damman
August 3, 2016
Swansons Stories
Meet Our New Friend Humphrey!

If you've been to Swansons lately you may have noticed a flurry of activity in our main Pavilion. We've been eagerly anticipating a new VIP guest: a dinosaur sculpture created especially for the nursery by local multi-media artist Diane Hansen.

Tagged: dinosaur, apatosaurus, moss, sculpture, art, garden art

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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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