Tomato season is upon us and, after deciding which tomatoes you’d like to grow, they need to be planted! For this project, we chose a Brandywine heirloom tomato to plant into a container, but the same steps work for planting tomatoes in the ground in a garden bed.

Edible Gardening

Attracting Pollinators

Bees in Your Backyard: Spring Pollination with Gentle Orchard Mason Bees

Attracting Pollinators

Kids well know the glowing excitement of watching a bee go about its business flower to flower in the sunshine. And hopefully, most adults out there haven’t forgotten the feeling, either. Being a steward of mason bees is a special opportunity to watch these busy creatures transform your yard-scape into one of balance and bounty.

Attracting Pollinators

Birds & Wildlife

Attracting Birds to the Garden

Birds & Wildlife

It all started one afternoon, over twenty years ago when two dear friends hauled the “makings” of a four-feeder bird-feeding station into my backyard, assembled it and proclaimed “Happy Birthday!”

Birds & Wildlife

Swansons Stories, Staff Favorites

Memories of Gardening with Mom

Swansons Stories, Staff Favorites

In honor of Mother's Day and our wonderful moms, we wanted to share some of the fond memories we have of spending time with mom in the garden.

Swansons Stories, Staff Favorites

Container Gardening

5 Container Gardens for Fall and Beyond

Container Gardening

Fall is a beautiful time of year in the Pacific Northwest. We're fortunate to have spectacular scenery around us, and the beginnings of the rainy season bring back the bright hues of green, but sometimes our container gardens begin to feel a little flat after the colorful flowers of summer have faded. Not to worry, there are many plants that will thrive as the weather cools and offer you dynamic container gardens that will hold up all winter (even through frost)!

Container Gardening

Indoor Plants

How To Care For Your Fiddle Leaf Fig

Indoor Plants

Fiddle leaf figs are the darlings of the design world and for good reason! Their large, architectural leaves make a dramatic statement, offering a modern accent to homes and offices. While the fig may have the reputation of being a bit of a prima donna, if you follow some basic guidelines, you and your fig can have a long and productive relationship.

Indoor Plants

Planting & Plant Care

Compost, and the Soils That Love It

Planting & Plant Care

Compost. Real gardeners love the stuff. It adds and preserves air space, moisture, and nutrients, and fosters the web of life in the root zone. It improves soil fertility and structure. And it does it all by reusing “waste” material. What’s not to love?

Planting & Plant Care

Quick-Start Lists for Garden Projects

Planting & Plant Care

We want to help all our fellow gardeners get going as soon as possible to get the most out of this gardening season. Despite the cold and wet weather, now is a great time to plant! Keep reading to make sure you’re prepared to start your garden project.

Planting & Plant Care

Plant Profiles

My Favorite Roses

Plant Profiles

I'd like to share my observations about some of my favorite roses, which I currently enjoy both in the garden and in bouquets at home. The first rose I planted was 'Altissimo' because I thought it best to start with a red rose. By autumn of that year, I was sold on roses. The rose grew about 6 feet, had large deep red flowers that continued to bloom all summer, a moderate fragrance and large hips of a glowing orange suitable for fall bouquets.

Plant Profiles

Indoor Plants

Indoor Plants For All Light Levels

Indoor Plants

The "secret" to successfully caring for indoor plants is to mimic the same conditions as their natural habitat. Adequate light is the most important environmental factor in successfully growing plants in our homes. Here are plant options for every light level: High, Medium, and Low Light.

Indoor Plants

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