Cornerstone

A White Cloud on Wordless Wednesday

by Rebecca Sweet
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Earlier this week I wrote about my visit to Cornerstone Gardens and showed you the Red Lantern garden created by the amazing duo Andy Cao and Xavier Perrot. Today I wanted to introduce you to their other installation titled ‘White Cloud’.  You would be correct in saying I’ve found my new favorite contemporary artists.

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Cornerstone Garden Grasses

by Rebecca Sweet
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Sonoma’s Cornerstone Gardens is one of my very favorite public gardens to visit any time of year.  In my opinion, though, the fall is the best time of all. Not only are the summer crowds long gone but the colors of fall are just beginning to explode.  No longer filled with grapes, the surrounding vineyards [...]

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Inspiring Fences…

by Rebecca Sweet

I try and visit Sonoma’s Cornerstone Gardens as often as I can, as their gardens are constantly changing and I always see something new that I swear I’ve never seen before!   I’ve written about them in the past, but this time I was really captivated by a few of the fences surrounding some of [...]

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Dining Alfresco with the Garden Designers Roundtable

by Rebecca Sweet
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As we head into fall, with winter on our heels, it might seem odd to write about ‘Dining Alfresco’ (the topic for this month’s Garden Designers Roundtable discussion).   While cozying up indoors this winter, why not make plans for creating an outdoor area in your own garden next spring? Entertaining large gatherings, or just [...]

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Tomatomania

by Rebecca Sweet

. . WOW.  I was up in Sonoma last weekend and attended the ‘World’s largest traveling  heirloom seedling sale’, called Tomatomania. , We happened to stumble upon this event, and the timing couldn’t have been better as not only am I ready to plant my annual 2 tomato plants, but we were heading over to [...]

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Sonoma’s Artefact Design and Salvage

by Rebecca Sweet

Warning:  This is not your grandmother’s typical garden shop.   Welcome to Artefact Design and Salvage, located at the Cornerstone Gardens in Sonoma, California, and it’s just the thing to clear out the cobwebs of winter and kick-start your imagination!  

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Cornerstone Gardens – Better Late than Never

by Rebecca Sweet
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The inaugural Late Show Gardens at Cornerstone in Sonoma…an awesome event…

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