Gardeners and their Gardens

The Allied Box Factory in San Francisco

by Rebecca Sweet 22 October 2011

A few weeks ago I paid a visit to Baylor Chapman, at her gorgeous floral studio Lila B. Design.  While I’ve written about her shop before (you can read it here), this time I’m writing about the building across the street.  Yep, it’s the giant green one which you can see out of her storefront [...]

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Cutest tool shed ever!

by Rebecca Sweet 16 July 2011

My friends, Michelle and Rob, have the cutest tool shed ever! Just this year, Rob built this for Michelle out of materials he salvaged either on their property or elsewhere around town – truly a labor of love. I  love how it tucks in so nicely within the beautiful perennial bed instead of relegated to [...]

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Opposites Attract in the garden

by Rebecca Sweet 9 May 2011

I love all gardens. I don’t think there’s a single style that I don’t appreciate.   And that’s part of the charm of gardeners – we’re all so different yet we all appreciate one another’s passion.  Sometimes the differences are subtle, sometimes they’re as opposite as night and day. But either way, part of the [...]

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Gardeners and their Gardens: Robert Bellamy

by Rebecca Sweet 19 September 2010

While visiting Dallas last week for the Garden Writers Association’s annual symposium, one of the highlights of the week was touring many different gardens.  One of my very favorite gardens of all was created by garden designer Robert Bellamy.  Over the past 25 years, Robert has slowly acquired neighboring properties in Old East Dallas, ultimately [...]

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Summertime and Sprinklers go hand in hand…

by Rebecca Sweet 11 August 2010

. Okay, okay – by now most of you who have been reading my blog for any time now probably feel like they’ve personally strolled through Freeland and Sabrina Tanner’s garden and have seen everything I could possibly show them, right? WRONG! Freeland is an amazing powerhouse of creativity and has just finished building two [...]

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Tanner Candy

by Rebecca Sweet 4 August 2010

. . . Another visit to Freeland and Sabrina Tanner’s Napa Valley garden last weekend provided me with another feast of visual delights.  This time in the form of the many different containers throughout their garden – each one brimming with unusual plants, each one a mini work of art. . Enjoy! .

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Gardeners and their Gardens – ‘Town Mouse’

by Rebecca Sweet 31 May 2010

. One of my favorite things about being a passionate gardener myself is getting to meet other passionate gardeners. , A gardener’s own garden is truly an expression of their soul.  You can ‘feel’ the blood, sweat and tears that went into it’s creation.  You know that feeling when you walk into a garden, no matter [...]

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Gardeners and Their Gardens – The Tanners

by Rebecca Sweet 1 May 2010

One of my favorite things about being a passionate gardener myself is getting to meet other passionate gardeners.  I’ve been so lucky to have met so many incredible people, and then when I see their gardens I’m even MORE amazed. A gardener’s own garden is truly an expression of their soul.  And you can literally [...]

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