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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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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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Think vertically when designing side yards

by Rebecca Sweet 4 August 2011

In one of the chapters of our book Garden Up! Susan and I write about maximizing your garden’s side yard.  These spaces are often neglected, and turn into dumping grounds for junky items collected over the years.  While it’s true we all need a place to store that broken BBQ that we can’t quite throw away [...]

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A Fireplace Mantle gets a new home

by Rebecca Sweet 21 June 2011

While driving around in the rain a few months ago, I spotted this old fireplace mantle leaning behind a dumpster with a bunch of junk piled on top of it.  The dumpster was behind a furniture staging company – you know, the kind that stages homes when they go on the market?  But this had [...]

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Cottage Gardens in Petaluma – Garden Up’s next stop!

by Rebecca Sweet 22 April 2011

If you love clematis, edibles, succulents and everything in between then Cottage Gardens of Petaluma is nursery you MUST visit! Many already know this nursery as one of the best sources around for unusual varieties of clematis. But Bruce Shanks, the owner, has clearly been bitten by Succulent Fever.  Everywhere I look there’s unbelievable specimens [...]

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Living Walls in a San Francisco Community Garden

by Rebecca Sweet 3 April 2011

While in San Francisco recently, I stumbled upon this community garden sandwiched in between a really busy road and an apartment building. It’s a community garden built and maintained by a homeless shelter and surrounding neighbors (which is cool enough!) but I loved all the creative (and free) living wall elements in it.  All the [...]

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The Latest from the Garden Up! Promotion Trail

by Rebecca Sweet 31 March 2011

I’m so excited to be giving my very first radio interview this Saturday morning (April 2nd) at 8:15 am (that’s A.M. folks)! And not just any ol’ radio interview, but with one of my favorite programs – Garden Life!   It’ll be broadcast throughout the country, so check here for stations near you!    (And [...]

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Garden Designers Roundtable – Garden Up! Director’s Cut

by Rebecca Sweet 22 March 2011

Our new book, Garden Up! Smart Vertical Gardening for Small and Large Spaces, made its debut this past week and Susan Morrison and I are thrilled that our fellow Roundtablers will be writing their own thoughts about vertical gardening today. Since I’ve already written about many different aspects of vertical gardening in Garden Up!, I [...]

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Drumroll please! And the winners are….

by Rebecca Sweet 21 March 2011

Last week, we had a HUGE Cyberparty in celebration of the release of our book Garden Up!, where we got the chance to meet so many new people!  Thank you ALL for stopping by, leaving your comments (most of which were unbelievable thoughtful and encouraging) and for throwing your hat in the ring! Today I’d [...]

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