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Book Review & Giveaway – The Heirloom Life Gardener

by Rebecca Sweet 20 December 2011

A few weeks ago the folks at Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company asked if I’d like to review a copy of their new book The Heirloom Life Gardener, by Jere and Emilee Gettle (227 pages, Hyperion, 2011.  List Price $29.99) I was excited to read this book because even though I’m a passionate gardener and [...]

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Garden Designers Roundtable – Mixing Edibles & Ornamentals

by Rebecca Sweet 22 February 2011

Remember when having a vegetable garden meant a collection of raised beds, or a few tomato plants in a pot?  Instead of banishing them to out-of-the-way areas, these days, edibles are everywhere in the garden – mixed with ornamentals, scrambling out of recycled containers, and clambering up apartment walls. This topic of this month’s Garden [...]

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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 – 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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How I get my husband to garden…feed him!

by Rebecca Sweet 20 November 2009

My husband loves our garden, but he’s not really interested in gardening in our garden.  He’s more of an ‘observer’ than a ‘do-er’.  That’s okay with me because, personally, I can’t imagine how frustrating it would be to be married to another garden designer and have to share my garden.  I remember reading an article [...]

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