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March 5, 2026
Attracting Pollinators, Container Gardening, Edible Gardening
Ellery Lloyd
What to Grow From Seed: Garden Ideas for Every ...

If dreary winter days have you dreaming of vase-worthy flowers, a vibrant vegetable patch, or fresh herbs on your windowsill, this guide is the perfect place to start. We’ll share easy, rewarding gardens you can grow from seed, with plant suggestions and simple tips for all gardening skill levels.

What to Grow From Seed: Garden Ideas for Every Space and Skill Level
January 8, 2026
Plants for Each Season
Jackie Watts
Our Favorite Early Spring Flowers

Early-blooming plants help brighten the gray, rainy days and remind us that warmer days are on the way. Here are a few of our favorites for winter and early spring.

Our Favorite Early Spring Flowers
March 14, 2025
Container Gardening
Charlo W.
DIY Spring Container Gardens

Colorful spring containers celebrate the start of the gardening season and creating them is fun and easy if you know which plants to choose. Look for these great gems to create a new spring container or refresh an existing pot.

DIY Spring Container Gardens
March 23, 2021
Edible Gardening
Aimée Damman
Starting a Vegetable Garden

No matter whether this is your first-ever vegetable garden or just the first time planting this year, if you take a little time to prepare before you plant, everything will go more smoothly and you’ll be more successful. Here are a few simple things to consider when starting a vegetable garden this spring.

Starting a Vegetable Garden
March 7, 2021
Edible Gardening
Aimée Damman
Vegetables to Plant in Spring

One of the first activities I want to do outside in early spring is to plant my early spring vegetable garden. There’s nothing like the smooth, clean surface of prepped garden beds, the soil still pristine and just waiting to nurture rows of bright green spring vegetables, carefully planted in perfect rows. It’s like a fresh school notebook - full of promise. But what to plant? Here are a few of my favorite vegetables to plant in spring, with tips on when and how to plant them.

Vegetables to Plant in Spring
Lena Curl
August 25, 2017

Meet Steve, Swansons' Container Designer

Lena Curl
August 25, 2017
Meet Steve, Swansons' Container Designer

We promised to continue highlighting each amazing designer and their work individually and we’re back to fulfill that promise. Keep reading to learn more about Steve and get to know the man behind the design.

Tagged: design team, design services, design, container design, container designers

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Dan Gilchrist
August 3, 2017
Pruning

Summer Pruning Tips

Dan Gilchrist
August 3, 2017
Pruning
Summer Pruning Tips

It's summer! Things are planted and blooming, you want to be outside in the nice weather, and you're keeping up proper watering practices, of course. So proper, in fact, that some plants have gone a little crazy and need pruning!

Tagged: summer, pruning in the PNW, summer pruning, summer gardening, fruit trees, pruning basics

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Dan Gilchrist
July 28, 2017
Solutions to Garden Problems

Framed for Murder: Not the Pests You Might suspect

Dan Gilchrist
July 28, 2017
Solutions to Garden Problems
Framed for Murder: Not the Pests You Might suspect

Dear Friend,I am writing to you today to ask your assistance in righting an egregious wrong, which has been foisted on an innocent population for decades — nay, centuries. It's time to set the record straight.

Tagged: pests, organic pest control, organic gardening, IPM, beneficial insects, gardening

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Lena Curl
July 13, 2017

Meet Swansons' Container Design Team!

Lena Curl
July 13, 2017
Meet Swansons' Container Design Team!

Our team of designers offers a breadth of expertise to help you make your living space an oasis. They create artisan containers and even offer in-home installation for larger projects! Check out their unique styles and learn more about each of our designers...

Tagged: container design, succulents, flowers, floral designers, container designers, design team, custom designs

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