Sonoma

Gift ideas for your mama

by Rebecca Sweet 1 May 2012

With Mother’s Day fast approaching, I’ve been giving a lot of thought about what to give my own mother.  My mom is an incredible gardener but can be pretty picky, so finding the perfect gift is always a bit challenging. Which means I’m always on the look out for something a little out of the [...]

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Knock-out Kniphofias

by Rebecca Sweet 27 April 2012

Kniphopfias (aka: Red Hot Poker or Torch Lily) are one of my very favorite flowers to add vertical interest to the garden.  Seeing their snake-like stalks rise from a clump of lush leaf blades is always a joy to behold as they stretch their long necks what seems like several inches a day. I don’t [...]

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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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Oak Hill Farm in Sonoma, California

by Rebecca Sweet 8 September 2010

It’s time for another (nearly) Wordless Wednesday post! Let me introduce you to Oak Hill Farm in Sonoma, California.  One of my favorite stops while visiting, providing the freshest produce and cut flowers around (picked less than 100 feet from the barn!)

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Summertime and Sprinklers go hand in hand…

by Rebecca Sweet 11 August 2010

. Okay, okay – by now most of you who have been reading my blog for any time now probably feel like they’ve personally strolled through Freeland and Sabrina Tanner’s garden and have seen everything I could possibly show them, right? WRONG! Freeland is an amazing powerhouse of creativity and has just finished building two [...]

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Tanner Candy

by Rebecca Sweet 4 August 2010

. . . Another visit to Freeland and Sabrina Tanner’s Napa Valley garden last weekend provided me with another feast of visual delights.  This time in the form of the many different containers throughout their garden – each one brimming with unusual plants, each one a mini work of art. . Enjoy! .

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Gardeners and Their Gardens – The Tanners

by Rebecca Sweet 1 May 2010

One of my favorite things about being a passionate gardener myself is getting to meet other passionate gardeners.  I’ve been so lucky to have met so many incredible people, and then when I see their gardens I’m even MORE amazed. A gardener’s own garden is truly an expression of their soul.  And you can literally [...]

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Tomatomania

by Rebecca Sweet 24 April 2010

. . 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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Jack London? One of California’s first Sustainable Farmers? Who knew!!

by Rebecca Sweet 8 November 2009

Nothing is more beautiful to me than Sonoma in the fall.  While spending this past weekend there, soaking up the breath taking beauty of the vineyards, we decided to spend an afternoon at Beauty Ranch, the ranch created by noted author Jack London. I wasn’t sure what to expect, and left there totally amazed. Sure, [...]

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