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Goodbye Lovely Leaves!

by Rebecca Sweet 11 November 2011

It’s that time of year again, when our gardens are aflutter with leaves falling (and falling and falling), blanketing our beds with brilliant shades of yellow, orange and red. Ever wonder why leaves fall?

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Plants for pennies…

by Rebecca Sweet 2 October 2011

Do you know how easy it is to get several plants for the price of one?  Some of my favorite 2-for-1 plants (actually it’s more like 10-for-1) are coleus.  Just snap off a stem, stick it in a glass of water for about 10 days, and when you have lots of little roots you just [...]

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The ‘Mite-y’ Lemon…..

by Rebecca Sweet 8 February 2010

Eureka lemon trees are notorious for producing freakishly shaped lemons – especially along the cooler coastal climate (like ours in the Bay Area).  Personally, I like the occasional odd-ball that my tree kicks out – and so do kids.  But if more and more of your lemons are turning out like this you may want [...]

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Meet Frankenstein… (aka: my ‘Washington Navel’ Orange Tree)

by Rebecca Sweet 22 January 2010

It’s January here in Northern California and today I ate the first (of many) oranges off my ‘Washington Navel’ tree…. I LOVE that first, sweet-with-a-faint-hint-of-sour-taste the season’s first orange gives me…I look forward to it all year, beginning in late Spring when my garden is literally blanketed with the scent of it’s heavenly blossoms…to the [...]

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Baby….it’s cold outside!

by Rebecca Sweet 8 December 2009

I woke up this morning to a whopping 26 degrees.  I can already hear those of you in other parts of the country laughing at my wimpy-ness, but please remember – I live in California!!  The Bay Area, to be exact – Zone 8!!!  I’m not accustomed to this weather…and more importantly, my PLANTS aren’t [...]

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Learning how to ‘Read’ your perennials

by Rebecca Sweet 6 December 2009

. It’s been a cold and frosty December, and this is the time when I begin to receive daily emails from people asking how and when to prune their perennials. Here in the Bay Area (USDA zone 8b) most of our gardens are still looking pretty good – some of the more tender annuals are [...]

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The Variation in Variegation….

by Rebecca Sweet 1 October 2009

Why do variegated plants revert back to solid green over time?

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Super easy plant markers

by Rebecca Sweet 3 August 2009

Here’s a great way to re-purpose those outdated mini-blinds….

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What to do when the Flame’s gone out…

by Rebecca Sweet 14 July 2009

Cool idea! How to re-purpose those outdated fireplace tools…..

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