On September 11, 2010 over 50 people participated in a 90 minute walking tour of some of Crown Hill’s landmark trees. Attendees were primarily from the Crown Hill neighborhood, but also included residents from nearby neighborhoods and some from Maple Valley and Bellevue. The tour featured remnants of an old orchard sprawled across what are [...] [...]
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FREE TREES FOR YOUR YARD: APPLY NOW Crown Hill residents are eligible to receive free trees for their yards through the City of Seattle’s reLeaf program. Only a limited number of trees are available, and Crown Hill is not the only eligible neighborhood, so make sure to submit your request as soon as possible. Here are [...] [...] Tree Walk Flyer (click to enlarge) Ever wonder about some of those trees that are neighborhood landmarks, or have unusual foliage, beautiful flowers? Come join your neighbors for a walking tour of some of the special trees that grace Crown Hill’s private yards and public spaces. You’ll see remnants of an old orchard sprawled across what [...] [...] Backyard Chickens Seattle City Council recently passed an ordinance easing many restrictions on agricultural activities on residential lots within the City. You can see the full ordinance as incorporated into the Seattle Municipal Code here. On a recent walk (prior to the passage of the new ordinance) around four blocks in Crown Hill I saw seven [...] [...] August 24th, 2010 | Tags: Chickens, Farm Animals, Sustainability, Urban Agriculture, Urban Farms | |
 Print This Post | Three great classes coming up at Swanson’s Nursery. The cold snap in December has probably kicked your cabin fever into high gear. Only problem is that was followed by record breaking warm weather in January which has you itching to get out in the yard. It’s still not safe to put in your spring garden, [...] [...] [ September 18, 2010; 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. ] Saturday, Sept 18th, 2010 10 AM – 2 PM Tour the 119 year old orchard, see displays to learn more about growing your own trees, bring apples from your trees to determine their variety, live music, food booths, learn about orchard history, grapes in the orchard, pest management, permaculture, kids crafts and more. http://pipersorchard.wordpress.com/category/festival-of-fruit/, 206-684-0877, or carkeek.park@seattle.gov [...] [ August 14, 2010; 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] City Fruit will be hosting two Summer Fruit Tree pruning classes in Seattle this summer. These are hands on classes taught by some of the most experienced teachers in the area. To register: click on the link of the class you want to attend (These link to the class registration at [...] [...] July 1st, 2009 | Tags: CityFruit, Gardening Classes, pruning, Sustainability, trees | |
Print This Post | [ June 26, 2010; 10:00 am to 11:00 am. ] Sat. June 26, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm Live “Gardening with Ciscoe” Radio Show Ciscoe Morris on-site to visit with customers during his popular weekly radio broadcast on 97.3 KIRO FM Enter-to-Win prize giveaways at event provided by KIRO and Kellogg Garden Products. [...] May 28th, 2009 | |
Print This Post | [ June 13, 2010; 11:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Sun. June 13, 11:00 am Healthy Soils create a Heathy Garden for a Healthy You The nutrition your fruits and vegetables provide you, is only as good as the nutrition you provide your soil. In this seminar, you will receive helpful tips and learn about how you can improve the health of your soils for a healthy [...] [...] May 28th, 2009 | |
Print This Post | [ June 12, 2010; 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Lavender Day at Swansons! Discover Cooking with Lavender Sat. June 12, 10:00 am Growing Lavender Swansons herb expert, Rolf Hokansson shares tips from his experience and guides you through the enticing list of lavender varieties available. Whether for cooking, aromatherapy or cocktails Rolf will help you with selection and growing techniques for this favorite herb. Sat. June 12, 11:00 Discover [...] [...] May 28th, 2009 | |
Print This Post | [ June 6, 2010; 11:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Sun. June 6, 11:00 am Swanson’s Nursery New Perennials for 2010 Alex LaVilla, Swansons Perennial Buyer, will preview the new and exciting perennial introductions available this season and how these new plants make their way to the marketplace. [...] May 28th, 2009 | |
Print This Post | [ June 5, 2010; 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Sat. June 5, 10:00 am Swanson’s Nursery Edible Landscaping Learn about the wide variety of edible plants available to urban gardeners and how to use them creatively in the landscape. [...] May 28th, 2009 | |
Print This Post | [ June 26, 2010; 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. ] The 2nd Annual Edible Garden Tour will be on June 26th, from 10a-3p, so save the date! The theme this year is “Start with a Pot, or Start with your Lot!” This inspirational and educational self-guided tour will focus on East Ballard, from 65th to Market and 14th to 3rd. Right now [...] [...] May 11th, 2009 | |
Print This Post | [ April 25, 2010; 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] Spring into Summer with Container Design Saturday, April 25 @ 11:00 am In this seminar, you will receive helpful tips and loads of inspiration for creating a container planting that is designed to transition beautifully into the summer months. Special focus will be paid to choosing dazzling color combinations of foliage and flowers as well as fragrance. [...] [...] March 26th, 2009 | |
Print This Post | [ April 24, 2010; 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Tomatoes Saturday, April 24 @ 10:00 am Dreaming of summer-time feasts of sun-warmed tomatoes straight off the vine, salt, pepper, a few fresh basil leaves? Join Candy, Swansons resident tomato expert, to learn about our legendary selection of tomato varieties and how to grow them. [...] March 26th, 2009 | |
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