Swansons Nursery Review

I wish we had something even remotely as good as Swansons in the south end.

First time and its an amazing place with a HUGE selection. I'll be spending a ton of money here.

The appointment system is nice, and helps with the whole place feeling calmer.

Love this place! The quality of the plants were superb. Was easy to book my appointment and clear directions when you arrive. The staff was super knowledgeable and delivered stellar customer service. Fair pricing. Highly recommend!

Best selection of plants anywhere! And the team there is on point with knowledge and suggestions!

Such a fantastic selection of plants! We went there for a venus fly trap and left with an assortment of new plants for our porch. Be careful! The staff were all friendly and willing to help with any questions I had, I am a newbie to gardening and they didn't mind helping me! They also have pamphlets and tips on everything at the help desk, and usually someone is there to assist you as well. I will definitly be going back soon!

Always enjoy visiting Swanson's. Great variety and knowledgeable, friendly staff. Well organized.

Swanson's is a gem in the middle of a Seattle neighborhood.

Great selection of plants, pots, etc.! Always experience superb customer service. And truly appreciate their military discount.

Hands down best customer service and plant selection in Seattle. Great outing for the kids too!

Swansons is the best! Never had a plant from there die. That s saying something!!

Swanson Nursery is a gorgeous place. Huge selection of plants and planters, as well as decorative items. I was on the hunt for house plants and they had what I was looking for. Everything is laid out well and attractive. The staff I talked to were friendly and passionate. However, I gotta knock a star off for prices. Swanson Nursery is crazy expensive. I found the same house plants at the big box DIY for 1/3 the price. If you are willing to drive farther out to the other nurseries not in Seattle, those are also much cheaper. What you are paying here is the location and service.

This place is an extraordinary nursery. Truly outstanding. There's something for everyone at almost every time of year. And the yearly orchid show is a great inclusion.

The nursery was beautiful and had a large variety of plants. However, many of the smaller indoor plants in 2-4" nursery pots seemed to be overwatered and in slightly less than good/good condition. These smaller plants had leaves that were yellowing and wrinkled. This can be common in large-box stores, but I thought that for the higher price tag, the knowledgeable employees at Swansons would have cared a little more. Despite these first impressions, I found one of my wishlist plants, a monstera andansonii! It was on sale, but when I asked one of the employees about the discount, she said it was because it hadn't sold within a certain period of time and didn't look as good as the others, but that it was healthy. As a new plant mom, I took her word for it and took it home. Two weeks later, I look at the roots and see that the plant had some early signs of root rot. I repotted the plant in bigger pot and added some new soil. Two more weeks passed by and now I see fungus gnats. Lesson learned. Now I inspect both the leaves, soil, and the roots before purchasing any plants.

Knowledgeable help, great selection, safe metering of people during this time of pandemic.

They are so nice and helpful here. I'm still developing my green thumb and they let me exchange my little tree that didn't survive. They also answered all of my mom's questions.

Knowledgeable staff and a good selection of vegetable plants, houseplants, and ornamentals all combine to make this a great local nursery.

Great nursery, super helpful and friendly staff. During Christmas they have a Santa, trees and an awesome train set up for the kids.

Beautiful grounds with a large range of plants (garden flowers, hedges, shrubs, trees, edible plants, as well as garden tools, decor and houseplants) with incredibly knowledgeable staff.

A relaxing lunch with my friend among the trees and plants. A perfect July day.

We are always fans of Swansons. The staff are helpful, the plants are great and locally appropriate. And the koi pond is a hidden treasure (by the bathrooms, another great hidden treasure :>)

Awesome place! It is HUGE! Got some nice houseplants & pots here.

Very helpful information desk - have brought in leaves for tree and disease identification.

Mine was a poor customer service experience at Swanson s. I returned a small plant to Swanson s that I d received for Christmas but wanted to exchange. Although I had the gift receipt, the Swanson s cashier, supervisor, and store manager initially refused to give a refund but would give only in-store credit even though there was no suitable exchange plant and I did not want to hold an in-store credit to a very geographically-inconvenient store for me. I was told my refund request was elevated four levels from cashier to supervisor to manager to controller to the owner (on a Sunday morning?). All for a $44 return! The refund was finally approved.

Swansons Nursery is an excellent plant nursery with a huge variety of thousands of plants.

Unfortunately it isn't a great place for sellers. My experience started when I called the nursery and was told that I would get a call back from those who may be interested. No such call occurred.

As soon as I approached the owner to ask about selling there, he made a number of assumptions about me (such as a lack of a business license) that are pretty far from the truth, and I felt like the general vibe was of "it's a whole big process that you wouldn't know much about". In fact, I have a business license and have been selling sequioas online and in person for a while. He assumed I didn't have any licenses actually, and eventually concluded that he simply was "not interested at this time", which he could have said at the outset instead of coming across as passive aggressive by assuming a lack of experience which I eventually refuted in the conversation.

He assumed that sequoias weren't selling well which couldn't possibly have anything to do with the fact that his two sequoias are getting pretty old, sitting in large pots in the shade in a small corner of the store, pretty much hidden away and likely overpriced. With plenty of other conifers in stock, it seems unlikely to me that the largest tree on earth, fastest growing conifer that has national parks dedicated to it, as well as a relatively confined territory in California while being capable of growing other places - it seems unlikely to me that this tree simply isn't selling well based on demand alone.

So yeah, great place for customers, not very welcoming to prospective sellers.

The absolute best nursery and plant shop in Seattle. They have an impeccable selection of outdoor/indoor plants and gifts, plus a nice cafe. Good pricing compared to other local shops, and they really take care of their plants so you know you're buying something healthy. The staff is always helpful with questions about plant care. Sign up for their newsletter to learn about events, sales, etc.

This might be my favorite nursery in the Seattle area. There's a neverending selection of plants here to choose from!

Great selection of indoor/outdoor plants, helpful employees, good prices

Helpful and friendly staff, beautiful selection of plants. Very nice calming atmosphere.

Knowledgeable, helpful staff, & a good selection of high quality plants. Your purchases in the spring earn Swanson's bucks which you can spend on purchases made during July or during the holiday season.

Nursery is AMAZING!!!!! Was at Cafe today it is super cute, coffee tastes good but.. baristas not the best kinda ignorant and they are super slow they take more time talking between each other than actually taking care of the customer. Pastries didn t taste fresh was dry and tasteless.

Swanson's is amazing. So many levels here. Coffee shop, awesome home section, obviously the plants are magical - everything from apple trees that will grow on your deck to cacti for your studio apartment - just everything about this place is happy. I can spend an entire afternoon here. With my dog.

Very nice costumer service
Looks really good Organize

Shopped at Swanson's many times - this place is the real deal. While you may find cheaper places to buy house plants, in my experience, the plants from Swanson's tend to do so much better and live longer. They have an excellent selection and very helpful staff. Can't recommend this place enough.

Very knowledgeable assistance in choosing a tree today. Also, they're doing a good job managing COVID risk mitigation procedures.

Love this place. Next time i will go alone. Kiss did not want to stay long.

Swansons nursery is a beautiful, plentiful nursery with knowledgeable and friendly staff. I purchased the must have fiddle leaf fig tree and so far so good. It's my first house plant which made me a bit nervous (fiddle leaf fig trees are not cheap!) but I was reassured by the fact that if I feel it's not working out (i.e. I'm killing it) I can bring it back. Thanks Swansons for a great experience!

Unfortunately I assumed that since I was paying a premium for a new rose that it slipped my mind to inspect it closely, but after having for a couple weeks it s clear that it was thoroughly infected with rose mosaic virus. I paid cash and don t have a receipt, but I would suggest trying somewhere else that s not charging $45 for infected stock. The supplier is Weeks.

Great quality, they take special orders and friendly staff.

We love Swansons Nursery! Great staff and beautiful selection.

Fun, awesome nursery. Only nursery with fly eating plants!!!

Great place to visit just now. Found what I needed and enjoyed the walk around. Even picked up lunch to go.

posh. expensivish. good quality plants. sale items unshapely.

was back again for the month of May from Ireland. A daily call into Swansons was a must. We visited the Koi Fish first and then a visit to the chickens. Wonderful fun for my grandson Aidan. He lives on Mary Ave. I bought more plants for my daughter's garden and got great fun in planning where to place them. I hope my son-in-law did not mind as I seemed to take over the garden. They have such scope and their garden is beautiful. Was glad to see the cafe was open but disappointed it did not have the same food on offer as before. Still it was nice to sit down and have a coffee and cake. Hope to see you all next time. The staff are just as nice and helpful as ever.

Highend nursery has a camel and reindeer during x-mas!

Not the best prices but yes on the best selection for plants for the garden. But that s not why I live Swanson s. It s their Christmas display with rain deer, photo ops, and a train display on a different theme each year- with characters from past years hiding here and there.

Love this nursery! Luscious, healthy plants that always do well for me. Five-star customer service. They pot my plants of choice in my window box for a nominal potting fee and are happy to assist when I need expert advice.
Exceptional gift shop and potting containers.

Sam helped me pick out the perfect Atlas Cedars for my small city backyard. He spent time listening to exactly what I needed and showed me several options. It was such a fun process for me!They fit in perfectly with all the other plants that I have purchased from Swansons .
Jeff delivered the trees on time and put them exactly where I needed. He was gracious and kind. They were heavy for me but it wasn't a problem for him!
Swansons always hires the best people and put customer service first. Beautiful plants and people, what a great combination!!

This place is so much bigger than I anticipated! They have everything you could want and more and the employees are super friendly and helpful. The place is clean and they're doing a great job with social distancing. Make an appointment to make sure you can go when you want. They do take some walk-ins, but only as space allows. Didn't have the chance to try anything from the bakery, but the coffee smelled delicious. Will update when I return.

I'll admit I was nervous when I had only one choice each of compost and bark mulch, and had to order it at the register without examining the bags first. But the product was absolutely amazing. Given my limited experience with bark, I thought I had enough to do the area in front of my fence and a swath along the walkway. Turns out I bought enough bark to do the whole yard, because it has five times the coverage of the last stuff I tried. Both bark and compost are fine textured, rich, and smell great.

The plants I chose are as gorgeous and fresh today, after delivery and waiting four days for my day off to be transplanted, as they were in the store. If they don't flourish it will be only my inexperienced hamhandedness at fault!

Finally, the service I received excellent, from the employees who helped me choose plants, the cashier, and especially the delivery coordinator.

I have never taken the time to write a review for any business before (either too lazy or too tech-phobic), and this was a doozy. So you can tell how happy I am.

Always a great selection of plants at Swansons Nursery! These days I am particularly grateful for their appointment booking system, it let's you select a browsing time and really keeps the shopping process easy and stress free.

Staff are helpful and happy. I am always able to find what I need. The place is like a zoo this time of year, but it's run so effeciently that it is still the only place I go to get everything I need for me gardens and yard!!

Wonderful nursery with cafe and gift shop. Also free gardening classes and many other special events. Highly recommend.

My go to place for gardening questions and I love the selection of plants they sell.

Came for the Reindeer. They have a yurt with holiday photo OP set ups. My three year old loved looking at the koi inside the cafe where they serve a limited menu of coffee and lunch items.

Swanson's always has a solution for my garden. And the plants are always in great condition. Good value and service.

Generally very helpful staff. Many varieties of native and ornamental plants. Most all pottery is from China. Don't count on getting into a presentation / talk ... these fill up fast.

Love Swanson's. Great selection. Friendly, knowledgeable staff. Grounds are well kept. Very neighborly vibe. Coffee shop, and bakery items. The clearance items are good to check out in addition to what you came in for -- it's rare I don't pick up a clearance item.

For COVID-19, they have implemented a shop by reservation system which works very well. Every single customer I observed was wearing a mask, and was very observant of distance to others -- as opposed to the big box places like Lowe's an Home Depot.

Very helpful staff, helped us find the poppy we were looking for. Swanson bucks are nice, and apparently never expire!

Swanson's nursery never disappoints. Wonderful lemon lavender cake and gift shop

Great inventory, helpful staff, and healthy plants. We love it and drive all the way from Gig Harbor to shop at Swanson Nursery.

Amazing selection of indoor and outdoor plants. It's wonderful to walk through the greenhouse glass buildings.

A great selection...a fun place to peruse...I always come home with more plants than I planned on getting.

I love Swanson's for their selection, but their prices are quite a bit higher than other nurseries and seem to be rising. Still always a fun and inspiring experience to shop here though!

I am here to warn citizens of a truth some may not be ready for. A recent review of Swanson's by Antonio Maruccetti detailed the grueling process of becoming a citizen of the esteemed, pristine Swanson's Christmas Village. This is accurate. When I moved to Seattle in the mid 90's, I had no home. As a well-known (even famous in the west) elfin Prince, I knew that it would be difficult to find a neighborhood I truly "fit in" in. In my old neighborhood, children often mocked me, kicked me, poisoned me, beat me... often, attempts on my life were made. This is the price of fame. I heard about the Christmas Village in late October '98, and immediately put in my application to become a full time citizen. As an elf, I assumed I would be a sure fit. I speak Santeese fluently, attend ceremonies weekly, already am well-versed in all of our religion's readings, most notably the Most Famous Pagan Holiday's New Fake Traditionally Christian Teachings... I thought I was an easy candidate. I brushed up and took the citizenship test a month after turning my application in and was denied due to not having a perfect score, and asked to re-test next year. I kid you not, they wanted every question on this 409 point short answer essay exactly correct. Rough! I lived on the streets for another year following this blatant failure, often subjected to the same harsh treatment I was forced to endure in my old neighborhood. I lost my right foot and chipped many teeth in this year. Hopeful for a brighter future, I studied our scriptures daily until it was time for me to take the test again. I did, and was accepted into The Christmas Village. Since then, my life has been what you might call "perfect sensual bliss"... truly! Plants and crystals and love surround me, as well as herbs. I love it here, now. I give this village a 3 star rating because the test should not require a perfect score. That is all!

This is a great place to get plants, and there are currently a lot of Christmas trees for sale right now. You can purchase indoor plants and outdoor plants, and the prices and selection are really good. They do have a reservation system online, so you reserve a time to shop on their website and scan in when you get there. It keeps the store less crowded and it's easy to socially distance there.

Update: One year later, my lemon tree, that had never fruited with its previous parent, has 9 lemons and 30 new flowers! Thank you Swansons for giving my Meyer all the TLC it needed to reach its full fruity potential! Happy New Year!

Original review: Swansons has the most amazing nursery staff. Case in point: Pulled in at 9:20 with a dwarf potted lemon tree (gifted to me by an elderly neighbor) in my SUV's back hatch. Stone greeted me as I was walking in, and radioed for "customer help". 25 seconds later, Travis is taking a detailed interest and hands-on look at my tree/shrub in the parking lot (in snow flurries). Travis confirmed my best guesses and directed me to some great care options for the tree. Two minutes inside and $15 of great citrus/fruit tree food and just enough potting soil, Colleen reminded me about spending my Swansons dollars (earn them before November, spend them through December) and about bulbs for indoor forced flowering (cashiers like her guarantee customer loyalty). Just like that, I am off to care for my new flora with a happy heart and an expert plan.
Such friendly, caring, knowledgeable and courteous staff are why Swansons gets 5 stars everytime!

This nursery is by far my favorite, but it can be expensive.

These tomatoes are gonna be bomb diggity. Order online for curbside is quick and convenient.

Update: these tomatoes are

Friendly, helpful and a great array of plants to choose from.

Where else can you rub noses with a reindeer, see giant koi, and pet a Santa in a yurt?

This place is huge and though you might end up paying more for plants here than you would at a place like Home Depot, you can t beat the experience and the level of service.

Big shout out to Elizabeth. She was the only person to ask us if we needed help and when we asked questions she was a great resource. Please give her a raise!

It s fun to look around at the exotic plants. They have such an interesting wide variety of plants. Where else can you get a yuzu tree?

Got to watch the koi feeding time, as seen in the video.

Staff so helpful and knowledgeable.
There is no pressure to buy. All plants are guaranteed for a year so you don't have to be afraid to try new things

If you're looking for a Christmas tree Swansons is the place to go.

Seanson s gets a five star rating from me for a few reasons. I ve been coming here since I was a kid and remember it before the awesome remodel. It is always a place I remember fondly and I continue to come here as an adult. The indoor houseplant staff are especially helpful and today I picked up a plant they had set aside for me that I requested back in the summer. They will gladly drill holes in pots for free and are just generally helpful and kind. The bakery staff today unfortunately was very unpleasant. A young girl was counting the cash in the cash register and we waited for several minutes to be acknowledged after knowing she saw us. After waiting several minutes I asked her if she was closed to which she replied, no, just busy and then continued counting for a bit longer before walking over to the pastry case and just looked at us. No greeting, just blatantly rudeness. After I bought the pastry she just handed us our change. After enduring her rudeness we still thanked her, and she just turned wordlessly and walked away. I am still standing in the store writing this review because she left such a bad impression. Treating a loyal customer that way is unacceptable and disappointing for a place that I have loved for so long. All other Swanson s staff have always gone out of their way to be helpful and kind and so her actions, and lack thereof, caught my husband and I off guard. I know it is just one person who behaved in this way, but it could be a reason why I don t frequent their cafe again which is a shame because the food is great and the atmosphere is even better.

Such a large selection of plants, and many varieties of each. The staff is helpful and knowledgable. I highly recommend this Nursery to new and experienced gardeners!

Effusive expanse of every plant you might imagine and knowledgable service and advice abound. Senior Thursday's provide a 10% discount to gardeners 55 and over.

I go here way too much! It's massive! It's one of my favorite places to go plant shopping.

The giant fish are worth the trip. This place is beautiful and priced accordingly. Definitely the perfect place to wander around with dreams of transforming your garden. A pet peeve of mine is that they seem to feature lush clusters of the same plants in five+ different places instead of keeping them together. I ran into displays for the same rose over and over again.

By far the best nursery in the Seattle area! I love it!!!!

Swanson's Nursery is beautiful and large enough that you could make a visit an event. The workers are friendly and awesome, and it's a blast to peruse the incredible selection of plants, pots, and more. There's even a koi pond! I'm in love. Can't wait to go back.

I love this place. So many beautiful plants and flowers.

Great place all year around to look for great selection of plants. It s perfect during Christmas time to hang out with kids- trains, reindeers, Christmas village- all for free and beautiful setting to just relax. Cafe serves great food and treats!

Superior service and a variety of plants, both indoor and outdoor ones. Love my snake plant! Thank you so much for helping me find the right plant!