Rebecca Sweet Email & Phone Number

Los Altos, Ca, Us

Northern California

I have been designing residential gardens in California for over 18 years incorporating with a style I call ‘California Fusion’. Blending a client’s personal tastes with regionally appropriate plants, results in a garden that’s unique while at the same time appropriate for our dry Mediterranean climate. Yes, it's possible to have a drought tolerant garden without looking like a hot and parched desert! My gardens have been featured in several national magazines, television, and local publications.

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Maybe your garden isn't what it once was. Or maybe it's stunning during the full bloom of summer, but falls apart the rest of the year. Maybe it's crowded, sparse or it just doesn't resonate with you, and you have no idea why or what to do about it. Don't despair! Acclaimed garden designer and best-selling author Rebecca Sweet offers simple strategies for transforming blah spaces into breathtaking places. Garden transformations don't always require an expensive overhaul by a team of professionals. Sometimes all it takes is a fresh perspective, and a new way to look at your garden. You'll learn how to identify problem areas with your current plantings (such as clashing colors, lack of flow or 'one-of-each-itis') and how to inject new life using artful combinations of color, texture, shape and form. You'll learn how to break down traditional garden design principles into easy-to-understand and, more importantly, easy-to-implement solutions. Inspirational photographs highlight and reinforce real-life situations, helping you not only to identify what has gone wrong with your garden, but how to fix the problem. All the while transforming your garden into a rich and layered tapestry.

Co-author of "Garden Up! Smart Vertical Gardening for Small and Large Spaces" Voted Amazon's Top 10 for 2011, this book is filled with design tips, plant ideas and over 200 photos, Garden Up! offers inspiration and how- to information for enhancing any outdoor space with vertical elements. We cover everything from living wall projects simple enough for a home gardener to tackle to creative solutions for blank walls and narrow planting beds. The book is available from Amazon and Gardenbookstore.net as well as select bookstores.

Based off of my new book, Refresh Your Garden Design, enjoy this FREE one-hour mini-class packed with fresh perspectives, design secrets and a special hands-on, before and after demonstration. At the end of the class you'll understand how to breathe new life into your garden's design with harmonious color, texture and form.

Regular contributor to Horticulture Magazine with featured columns 'Design Perspectives' and 'Harmony in the Garden'

A team of writers contribute several articles a month, highlighting the joys of gardening with the Proven Winners brand of plants, inspirational gardening tips and techniques, etc.http://www.provenwinners.com/blog/northwest