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Honest Scrap Award…okaaaay…here goes…

by Rebecca Sweet 2 February 2010

. . What is an Honest Scrap Award?  Well, it’s not really an award, per se, but rather a “Tag – you’re IT” type of post where I tell anyone who’s interested 10 things about me that they normally wouldn’t get from reading my blog.  In turn, I ‘tag’ 7 more lucky recipients with this [...]

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My very favorite roses – and how I prune them…

by Rebecca Sweet 19 January 2010

. Roses, roses, roses…nothing says ‘spring is right around the corner’ more than all the bare-root roses in stock right now at the nurseries. Especially when you see their hopeful, little leaves starting to emerge from their stark stems. And now’s the time to buy them, as they’re such a better deal when sold bare-root [...]

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Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – January 2010

by Rebecca Sweet 15 January 2010

. With most of the country being hit so hard this past month with unusually frigid weather I thought it might be a bit rude to talk about the blooms that are currently in my Northern Californian garden.  Yes, I know that’s the whole purpose of the Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day event, (a wonderful monthly [...]

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Prune my hydrangeas in December? No Way!!

by Rebecca Sweet 7 December 2009

. Pruning hydrangeas in Northern California is entirely different from the colder parts of the country. What you read in most gardening magazines doesn’t always apply here because our hydrangeas are looking pretty awesome right now! I mean really…who in their right mind would want to prune off these gorgeous blooms! The photo at left [...]

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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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When your Ornamental Grass has a Bad Hair Day

by Rebecca Sweet 26 October 2009

. Here in Northern California (specifically the Bay Area – USDA zone 8b), ornamental grasses can look fabulous all the way through December.  But once the temperatures start to dip and the occasional frost hits, the grasses start to lose their form and color and one day you walk outside and all you’ve got is [...]

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Time to Prepare your Garden for the Swine Flu!

by Rebecca Sweet 25 August 2009

Yes – it’s true. I had the Swine Flu. How to enjoy your garden while lying in bed sick as a dog, for an entire week…..

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Succulents Galore!!!

by Rebecca Sweet 25 July 2009

Oh, how I love succulents. Here’s some info on them and a video showing how to transplant these little guys….

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You can’t always buy ‘cool’

by Rebecca Sweet 24 July 2009

Cool containers for your garden – most of them you probably have lying around! Plus, a great video on How To Plant A Chair…

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