Videos

New Garden App – Sunset Western Garden Book

by Rebecca Sweet
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I’m a huge fan of the latest edition of the Sunset Western Garden Book (read my review here), and to say I’m over the moon with excitement at the big news of their new garden app is an understatement. A few weeks ago I was honored to be invited to Sunset’s Headquarters where I was [...]

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Recycling in the Garden

by Rebecca Sweet

  I absolutely love re-purposed items in the garden. Things that may be broken or have lost their usefulness are all too often headed to the dump.  But hold up!  Sometimes all that’s needed is a coat of paint, a little sprucing up and a healthy dose of creativity to use that item in a [...]

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My Favorite Winter Plants

by Rebecca Sweet

I’ve just returned from Lake Tahoe, where anything green (besides the pine trees) was buried beneath six to eight feet of snow.  Even the poor trees were hunched over, already tired from bearing the heavy load of snow draped across their shoulders.  While the snowy landscape is truly stunning, I must admit that now that [...]

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Mockumentary: The Majestic Plastic Bag

by Rebecca Sweet

. Wow –  beautiful, poignant and funny all at the same time. . .

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A little advice about fountains…

by Rebecca Sweet

Thinking of buying a fountain? Then read on before you make a HUGE mistake….

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

by Rebecca Sweet
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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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My very favorite roses – and how I prune them

by Rebecca Sweet
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. Roses, roses, roses…nothing says ‘spring is right around the corner’ more than all the bare-root roses in stock right now at the nurseries. Especially when you see their hopeful, little leaves starting to emerge from their stark stems. And now’s the time to buy them, as they’re such a better deal when sold bare-root [...]

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Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – January 2010

by Rebecca Sweet

. With most of the country being hit so hard this past month with unusually frigid weather I thought it might be a bit rude to talk about the blooms that are currently in my Northern Californian garden.  Yes, I know that’s the whole purpose of the Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day event, (a wonderful monthly [...]

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Prune my hydrangeas in December? No Way!!

by Rebecca Sweet
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. Pruning hydrangeas in Northern California is entirely different from the colder parts of the country. What you read in most gardening magazines doesn’t always apply here because our hydrangeas are looking pretty awesome right now! I mean really…who in their right mind would want to prune off these gorgeous blooms! The photo at left [...]

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Confused about pruning perennials? Learn to ‘read’ them!

by Rebecca Sweet

It’s been a cold and frosty December, and this is the time when I begin to receive daily emails from people asking how and when to prune their perennials. Here in the Bay Area (USDA zone 9b) most of our gardens are still looking pretty good.  While some of the more tender annuals are long [...]

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When your Ornamental Grass has a Bad Hair Day

by Rebecca Sweet

. Here in Northern California (specifically the Bay Area – USDA zone 8b), ornamental grasses can look fabulous all the way through December.  But once the temperatures start to dip and the occasional frost hits, the grasses start to lose their form and color and one day you walk outside and all you’ve got is [...]

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It’s Grape Crush Time!!

by Rebecca Sweet

What do you do when Mother Nature showers you with grapes?

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Time to Prepare your Garden for the Swine Flu!

by Rebecca Sweet

Yes – it’s true. I had the Swine Flu. How to enjoy your garden while lying in bed sick as a dog, for an entire week…..

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Succulents Galore!!!

by Rebecca Sweet

Oh, how I love succulents. Here’s some info on them and a video showing how to transplant these little guys….

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You can’t always buy ‘cool’

by Rebecca Sweet

Cool containers for your garden – most of them you probably have lying around! Plus, a great video on How To Plant A Chair…

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