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.
Who isn't captivated with the lush blooms of the peony? We still get excited when peonies begin arriving! Alex LaVilla, our perennials buyer, has a few planting and care tips to help you be sure your peony is as happy and productive as it can be.
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 the period we call “early spring” (February-late March). Some even bloom earlier in winter and well into April!
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.
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.
It's been a hard week here at Swansons. We are so sad to say that we lost one of our chicks at the beginning of the week. Flower had always been our most delicate chick, but we had strong hopes that she would grow stronger each day and pull through. Unfortunately, she was just too weak and, despite all our care, she didn't make it. We are glad to see that the other chicks are doing well and growing each day.
Spring has arrived and so have the chickens! Please bring the whole family and help us welcome our feathery little friends to the neighborhood. We guarantee they will put a smile on your face! We have four chicks this year - two Black Star and two Barred Rock - all from Portage Bay Grange Feed & Mercantile right here in Seattle. In these pictures, they are just 5 days old...
