Swansons Nursery
Our Favorite Plants for April
Spring is in the air and there are so many plants to choose from! It’s almost impossible to choose our favorites but we settled on ten (what will we do in May??) These plants epitomize spring, offering the best of spring blooms and fresh new foliage.
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 the period we call “early spring” (February-late March). Some even bloom earlier in winter and well into April!
How to Start Seeds Indoors in 4 Easy Steps
Starting seeds indoors gives your vegetables, herbs, and flowers a head start so they can grow larger and have better (and longer) harvests or flowering periods. With a few basic supplies and a little patience, it’s easy and fun to start seeds indoors. As everyone knows, a little tending is good for the soul!
Winter Window Shopping: 3 Plants to Brighten Your View
Often, one of my first orders of business when designing a garden is to embellish the immediate surroundings of the house. Carefully selecting plants to enhance the view just outside of our windows can go a long way toward staving off the winter blues, and if those plants offer a bit of fragrance as we […]
6 Ways to Repurpose Your Christmas Tree After the Holidays
The holidays are winding down and despite the desire to keep your beautifully-decorated Christmas tree as a centerpiece in your living room forever, at some point (sob!) it’s gotta go. Here are 6 ways to transform your tree into a critter-feeding-bird-sheltering-kid-entertaining-garden-mulching thing of wonder this year.
The Complete Holiday Gift Guide 2022
We search for the best gifts throughout the year so you can find the perfect something for the people you love. We’re always on the lookout for local artisans, companies that make a difference in the world, and items that tell a great story. Here are a few of our favorite gifts for 2022!
Fabulous Fall Recipes
When fall arrives, it always inspires me to nest. I search out new recipes, spend weekends cooking and baking, and then test my creations on my friends and family. There’s just something about the chill in the air and the early sunsets that encourage a hearty, home-cooked meal or sweet treat.
Cold Protection for Your Garden Plants
Here are some quick tips for protecting your less-hardy plants from cold damage.
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 […]
Fall Favorites: Trees & Shrubs
Each season, our plant buyers seek out the most beautiful and interesting plants from our local growers. Fall is the time not only to find trees and shrubs with gorgeous fall foliage and flowers but also those that can be planted now for rewards next spring and summer. We talked with our tree and shrub […]