children

Last day of summer in our veggie patch

by Rebecca Sweet 16 August 2011

Today is the last day of summer for my daughter and one that’s always a little sad for me.  While part of me relishes the fact that she’ll be going back to school leaving me plenty of time to write and design, part of me will really miss her company.  The older Emily gets, the [...]

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Wordless Wednesday – Humor at the SF Garden Show

by Rebecca Sweet 30 March 2011

Compliments of Ami Saunders, with Saunders Designs….

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It’s Pumpkin Time!

by Rebecca Sweet 2 October 2010

It’s time for our annual trip to Palo Alto’s Art Center to buy  a glass pumpkin (or three). . Picking out which glass pumpkin to buy is like picking out pansies – I can NEVER decide because they all look so beautiful! . .   / / . Will we go for the traditional colors of [...]

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Praying Mantis nests…for the tough-to-please teenager

by Rebecca Sweet 29 June 2010

. This year I’ve written a few things about how to engage your older kids in the garden.  Definitely not as easy as when they were young!  It takes a little more craftiness than having their own ‘big kid shovel’ to lure some of these kids (my daughter being a perfect example) back into the [...]

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From ‘Ewww’ to ‘Cool!’

by Rebecca Sweet 7 June 2010

I walked into Peets Coffee the other day (sounds like the beginning of a joke, doesn’t it?) Seriously! I walked in and saw these cool mushroom ‘kits’ for sale.  Being an avid gardener, I was immediately intrigued so I snatched one up for $15.00.  Having a teenager, I find it’s more and more difficult for [...]

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At Annie’s Annuals with Growing a Greener World

by Rebecca Sweet 22 April 2010

On Feb 7, 2011 the Growing a Greener World team (Joe Lamp’l, Theresa Loe, Chef Nathan and Christa Hanson) will be guest-hosting #gardenchat on twitter. Just log in from 6:00-7:00 PST, and type in #gardenchat to see the entire live, rapid-fire stream. Truly, you’ll feel like you’re at a party where the topic of the [...]

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Happy Easter!

by Rebecca Sweet 3 April 2010

. When I was a small child, my grandfather used to say “Easter time is the time for eggs, and the time for eggs is Easter time!”  That was one of my favorite of his funny little sayings. While hiding Easter eggs for her younger cousins, my daughter (whose really taken an interest in photography [...]

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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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Through the Eyes of my Grandmother…

by Rebecca Sweet 5 October 2009

How my grandmother passed along her love of gardening to a child….

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