Gossip in the Garden

What can Garden Writers Today do for ME?

Rebecca — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:00:47 +0000

. I’m going to my first Garden Writers Association (GWA) Annual Symposium next week and I’m SO excited. I finally get to meet – in person – many fellow garden writers that I regularly talk to on Facebook, Twitter or various blogs! But besides the social aspect (which, I’ll admit is a HUGE draw), it’s [...]

Extra, Extra – Hear All About It!!

Rebecca — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:00:36 +0000

. . Big News! . Not only is today the day Susan Morrison and I turn in our manuscript for very first book Garden Up! Smart Vertical Gardening for Small and Large Spaces, but today’s the day I also get to announce that along with another fabulous ‘Susan’ (Susan Cohan), starting 2011 we’ll be co-writing [...]

A little advice about fountains…

Rebecca — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 04:16:44 +0000

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

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

Rebecca — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:00:49 +0000

. 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 [...]

Hot Tips – By New Authors for New Authors…

Rebecca — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 08:00:59 +0000

. This summer has been a roller coaster of excitement, panic, energy, exhaustion, confidence and doubt – all stemming from co-authoring my first book. While I’ve always wanted to write a book, I never thought it would really happen. But earlier this year everything changed when Roger Waynick at Cool Springs Press contacted Susan Morrison [...]

Summertime and Sprinklers go hand in hand…

Rebecca — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 08:00:19 +0000

. 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 [...]

Tanner Candy

Rebecca — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:53:36 +0000

. . . 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! . . . [...]

Worldless Wednesday- Chairs on the Lawn

Rebecca — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:31:18 +0000

. . There’s something so inviting, so charming and so welcoming about chairs on the lawn, especially when they’re on the front lawn… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Garden Designers Round Table – Underutilized Plants

Rebecca — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:00:58 +0000

. . This topic for this month’s Garden Designers Round Table discussion is ‘Underutilized Plants’, and is one that’s very important to me as a Garden Designer. As a designer, I definitely have my list of ‘Faves’ that I like to plant whenever possible. Why are they my favorites? It’s usually a combination of [...]

Garden UP!

Rebecca — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:00:37 +0000

. . Grow it Up, Build it Up, Tie it Up, Stake it Up, . Prune it Up, Hang it Up, Train it Up! . , What’s Up? Garden Up! . . Yes, as the song says, I’m ten feet off the ground! I’m thrilled to be writing Garden Up! this summer with Susan Morrison, hitting stores [...]

Wordless Wednesday – Lupine Meadow at Lake Tahoe

Rebecca — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:00:39 +0000

. I can never seem to manage a truly ‘wordless’ Wednesday post, so I’ll try again to be brief. . I took these photos last week while vacationing in Lake Tahoe. This naturally occurring meadow was just a few miles from Tahoe City, and the Lupines and yellow Monkeyflowers were at their peak. . I [...]

My Francoa’s got some Funk…

Rebecca — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:38:09 +0000

. . . I have a new favorite plant that I’ve been using in my designs now for the past few years – it’s Francoa Ramosa and I just adore it! . It’s categorized as a perennial, but in our Zone 9 climate, it’s evergreen. The snails pretty much leave it alone, it grows like [...]

Three Cheers for the Red, White and Blue!

Rebecca — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 23:51:22 +0000

. Happy 4th of July! And to our neighbors up North, Happy Canada Day! . Here’s my favorite red, white and blue combination that always provides me with the perfect vase full of cut flowers this time of year – ‘Blue Moon’ Agapanthus, ‘Fourth of July’ roses and Feverfew. . I must admit, this grouping [...]

Praying Mantis nests…for the tough-to-please teenager

Rebecca — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:47:46 +0000

. 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 [...]

Green Design – Indoor & Outdoor Plantscape

Rebecca — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 04:36:02 +0000

. Do you ever walk down a busy street and you see a hint of something cool peeking out from the doorway of a building, and you just KNOW something good is about to happen? Well that’s what happened to me the other day when I was in San Jose and stumbled upon Green Design [...]