sustainability

Garden Designers Roundtable: A garden for wildlife (the good AND the bad)

by Rebecca Sweet 24 August 2010

In this month’s Garden Designers Roundtable, we discuss how to create a garden that’s inviting to wildlife – creating a ‘habitat garden’. I think it’s safe to say that for the most part, those of us who love gardening appreciate most aspects of nature and get a little thrill when discovering hidden bird nests in [...]

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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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Gardeners and their Gardens – ‘Town Mouse’

by Rebecca Sweet 31 May 2010

. One of my favorite things about being a passionate gardener myself is getting to meet other passionate gardeners. , A gardener’s own garden is truly an expression of their soul.  You can ‘feel’ the blood, sweat and tears that went into it’s creation.  You know that feeling when you walk into a garden, no matter [...]

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How will you celebrate Earth Day?

by Rebecca Sweet 13 April 2010

Earth Day is April 22, and I’ve been invited to participate in a blogging event hosted by Jan Huston Doble’s blog Thanks For 2 Day, where garden bloggers are writing about ways in which we’re making ‘greener gardens’. I’ve decided to write about two of my very favorite organic garden products:  Haven’s Authentic Brand Soil [...]

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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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I used to have a Lawn, but now I have a Lawnlet

by Rebecca Sweet 22 July 2009

If you MUST have a lawn, here’s some ideas on how to reduce the impact it has on the environment while still providing you an area to play croquet….

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