Northwest

Looking for garden tips specific for the Northwest? Our Garden Guru, Rebecca Sweet is here to help! Make sure to follow her monthly blog posts which will provide helpful information to be successful in your garden. Please note that the Northwest region includes: Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and California.

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Customer Q & A: Creating Illusions in the Garden with Color

Rebecca Sweet

2 weeks 5 days ago

Last week Proven Winners invited Facebook fans to participate in an open discussion with me to ask questions about using color in the landscape to solve a range of everyday garden problems. The following are a few highlights:

Plan Now for Fall Color!

Rebecca Sweet

7 weeks 1 day ago

There’s no denying that spring has sprung! In just about every part of the country, gardeners are dusting off their garden tools, slathering up with sunscreen and anticipating their first (of many) trips to the nursery. But before heading out, (where you will succumb to the temptation of row after row of colorful aisles, spend way more than you mean to and pack your car to

Great Flowers to Plant in Springtime

Stephen Flynn

9 weeks 2 days ago

The weather is starting to warm up and spring is just around the corner.

Creating a Focal Point Using Color

Rebecca Sweet

11 weeks 4 days ago

Colorful plants are an excellent way to create an unusual focal point in the garden, and when creatively used, can serve a wide variety of functions. One of the most common uses of a colorful focal point is to direct the line of sight towards a desired destination. For example, if you want visitors to notice a particularly beautiful view you may need to lead their eye towar

Color Repetition Creates Harmony

Rebecca Sweet

15 weeks 4 days ago

As many gardeners know, a creative use of color repetition is one of the easiest ways to begin adding harmony back into the garden. Color repetition acts as a beautiful ribbon that weaves throughout the garden, tying together its different elements (foliage, evergreens, artwork, hardscaping, etc.). The easiest, and perhaps most obvious, way to repeat color is to use the exa

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