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Happy Birthday to Fiskars – 45 never looked so good!

by Rebecca Sweet 19 February 2012

As a proud member of the Fiskars garden blogging team, I’m thrilled to be joining the 45th anniversary celebration of the Orange Handled Scissors!  So far this month, there’s been a pretty exciting line-up of guest interviews who are all raving about their love of Fiskars’ scissors (Chris March, Duff Goldman and Claudine Hellmuth) but [...]

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Flowers in February? Absolutely!

by Rebecca Sweet 15 February 2012

While visiting the garden of one of my favorite clients yesterday I was really pleased with how it looked in the middle of February.  When designing, one of my priorities is to create a garden that looks good throughout the year.  Luckily, living in Northern California’s zone 9, this is a very attainable goal.  However, [...]

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Succulent heaven at Sherman Gardens

by Rebecca Sweet 6 February 2012

I can look at succulents all day long.  I never grow tired of their colors, shapes and forms and the infinite number of ways that creative gardeners use them in their gardens. A few months ago, while rushing to get to the airport, my friend insisted we stop at Corona del Mar’s Sherman Library and Gardens, [...]

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My garden’s new birdhouse

by Rebecca Sweet 1 February 2012

One of my favorite Christmas gifts was given to me by my husband Tom – this handmade birdhouse from L’Atelier Vert. My garden wouldn’t be complete without all the birds that visit and raise their babies here (see here, and here, and here!)  so I’m hopeful one will find a new home this spring.     [...]

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Garden Designers Roundtable- My ‘Don’t Do This’ Top Ten List

by Rebecca Sweet 24 January 2012

I’ve been wanting to write about this for a long, long time – my Top 10 things NOT to do in your garden!  Having designed gardens for over a decade, I’ve seen a lot of crazy things; some funny, some not so much. Please join me today, along with the rest of the Garden Designers [...]

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Have you ever seen a tree’s knees?

by Rebecca Sweet 21 January 2012

While visiting New York’s Innisfree Garden last summer, I saw something that I’ve never seen before – the ‘knees’ of a tree.  Yes, that’s what they’re called! From what I’ve gathered, this is unique to cypress trees that are planted near water.  The roots growing under the water send up woody projections, called knees. What’s [...]

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From San Diego to Seattle – 4 garden events not to miss!

by Rebecca Sweet 15 January 2012

Winter is one of my favorite times of the year in the garden.  Why?  Because I’m tired!  And now that my garden has come to a screeching halt I can finally sit down and catch my breath.  But it seems no sooner than I take a load off, that I’m anxious to get back outside [...]

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Lani’s Fantastic Fence

by Rebecca Sweet 11 January 2012

Lani Freymiller has created one of the most incredible gardens I’ve ever seen (read more about it here).  Her garden is filled with countless design concepts and creative ideas. So many, in fact, that instead of writing the world’s longest post I’ve decided to write several shorter ones and post them throughout the year. This [...]

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Wordless Wednesday – The Aloes of Laguna Beach

by Rebecca Sweet 28 December 2011

A few weeks ago I spoke at the Laguna Beach Garden Club, and was thrilled when my host insisted we walk along the coastline before catching my flight home. The aloes were in full bloom, the sun was shining, artists were painting, hummers were humming, dolphins were swimming – in short, I was in heaven. [...]

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