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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Wordless Wednesday – Going, Going, Gone!

by Rebecca Sweet 19 October 2011

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Garden Bloggers Bloom Day – October 2011

by Rebecca Sweet 15 October 2011

I’m so excited to be participating again in another fabulous Garden Bloggers Bloom Day! For those of you not familiar with what ‘Bloom Day’ is, it’s a blogging tradition started by May Dreams Gardens where, on the 15th of each month, garden bloggers everywhere have the opportunity to show you what’s going on in their own gardens. [...]

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Flora’s colorful containers

by Rebecca Sweet 11 October 2011

A few weeks ago I spent an afternoon at Flora Grubb Gardens as I needed a little inspiration for some upcoming container projects.  Flora never lets me down!  It was a beautiful fall day when the sun’s gentle rays allow everything to glow just a little bit brighter. For those of you not familiar with this [...]

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Our Small Space episode on Growing a Greener World

by Rebecca Sweet 4 October 2011

   A few months ago I wrote about the fabulous day Susan Morrison and I had with the crew from Growing a Greener World (see below).  Well, I’m thrilled to be able to share the episode with you all, right here. The topic is Small Spaces, and in addition to our two cents, you’ll also [...]

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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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Garden Designers Roundtable – From Here to There

by Rebecca Sweet 26 September 2011

The topic for this month’s Garden Designers Roundtable is From Here to There, which I’m interpreting as pathways.  This is a most excellent topic as it’s one that seems to overwhelm most of my clients.   While most people have a general idea of the style of garden they want, colors they like, etc. they’re not [...]

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Window boxes help add vertical interest to your garden

by Rebecca Sweet 19 September 2011

I guess I just can’t stop thinking about gardening up (can you blame me?) When writing our book, Garden Up, Susan Morrison and I had to draw the line somewhere, and unfortunately a few topics didn’t quite made the cut. Window boxes were one of them, and it’s too bad because I really feel that [...]

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The best (and easiest!) herbal ice tea recipe

by Rebecca Sweet 10 September 2011

Phew – it’s a warm one this weekend!   We haven’t had very many hot days this summer so the warmth is welcome around here.  My green tomatoes are crying out for a little heat so they can ripen (okay, they don’t really care – it’s me who’s crying out for it!!) The herbs in [...]

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