SEATTLE — One of the state’s largest nurseries, Swansons Nursery is celebrating 100 years of serving the Seattle area.
“Seattle is such a dynamic place and it changes so quickly,” said Mike Kohfeld, Swansons Nursery customer service lead. “But it really is so magical that we’ve been here for 100 years. It’s really impressive to see our employees and our customers working together to keep us going.”
And growing throughout the last century. Swansons Nursery began as a five-acre field that August and Selma Swanson bought in north Ballard in the 1920s. The business opened in 1924 just selling cut flowers. Then evolving into a retail store selling potted and
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