Contact Michael J Swassing, ISA Certified Arborist, at (206) 841-5954
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The links that are obvious Google (tm) ads help offset our costs promoting this site. The other links are here because ... aw shucks, why not?
...Newest Link: I got some cool posters from the Good Nature Publishing Company, flora and fauna field guides for your walls.
...The Bay-Friendly Landscaping
& Gardening Coalition. An association of organic and sustainable landscape professionals in the San Fransisco bay area.
...The Society of Organic Urban Land Care Professionals (SOUL). A professional association of organic landscapers in British Columbia.
...The Ecological Landscaping Association (ELA). A professional association of organic landscapers in the northeast.
...Check out this garden based weblog, by Paghat the Ratgirl. She updates her page often with cool photos.
...If you're looking for "found" yard art, antique construction materials, or a place to recycle good used building materials, go check out the Second Use store in Georgetown, or click on over to their website at http://www.seconduse.com/index.html
...Here's an article on reducing allergens in the home landscape http://www.consciouschoice.com/environs/safesexlandscaping1306.html
...Check out the Environmental Home Center http://www.environmentalhomecenter.com/
...Get a "Pesticides Free Zone" sign from the Washington Toxics Coalition.
...Declare your yard an official Backyard Wildlife Sanctuary.
...Learn to use edible flowers to jazz up your salads: http://whatscookingamerica.net/EdibleFlowers/EdibleFlowersMain.htm but please note that even if a type of flower is botanically edible, it should not be eaten unless you know that it was grown organically. There are many insecticides used by flower growers that would not be registered for food plants.
...AND for this is a must read Olmstead fans: An article in Pacific Northwest Magazine on the Centennial of Seattle's Olmsead designed parks.
...And that's not all! You can see before and after shots of some of our work right here!
A Natural Gardener in Superpages
...You can read about Michael J Swassing on wikipedia. He wrote the article himself, in the third person, because you know how that Mike Swassing is.
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Arthur Lee Jacobson drew this nice picture of the native dogwood tree, Cornus nuttallii, while he was signing my copy of his book "The Trees of Seattle," at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show. Click on the image to go to his website and order his book. Tell him I sent you.
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"Hey Cliff, old buddy, I need an image for my gardening business!"
Cliff Morgan and I became close friends in Mrs. Bristow's 5th and 6th grade classes, but, as is so often the case, choosing different universities sent us on different paths in life.
Years later, when I was starting a gardening business in the Seattle area, and he was already a well established New York City Graphic Arts Designer, I was thrilled when he offered to create a logo for my firm.
I had already chosen the business name A Natural Gardener since it communicates a personal relationship between gardener and client and a use of natural materials and processes. And it expresses land stewardship as more of an identity than an occupation. He built on the company name and created several images for me to choose from. I decided on the image of the "green thumb print" because it represents the idea of placing my personal imprint and seal upon my creative influence: my clients' gardens, landscapes, and natural areas.
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