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Get Ahead of the Curve:
Master the 2026 Garden Trends Before They Bloom
with Rebecca Sweet

Webinar Recording & Notes from 12/11/25

If you joined us live last week, you already know Rebecca Sweet shared an hour packed with fresh ideas and inspiration for 2026. If you couldn’t make it (or just want to watch again), below you’ll find the full webinar recording, downloadable notes, and easy-access links to the resources Rebecca mentioned.

 
View of a max garden

Watch The Recording

Click here to access the recording from the December 11th webinar (available through January 31st).

Click here to download and print out the updated slide list to follow along and add your own notes.

 

Links From Rebecca

Rebecca mentioned a lot of great resources! They are all listed below:


Keystone Plant Links:

North American Keystone Plants

Find your Ecoregion

Sources for ordering keystone plants

Ecoregional Planting Guides - thanks for the tip, Mollie P.!

Prairie Nursery

Amazing videos by Doug Tallamy

Squirrel Buster Bird Nut Feeder


Light Pollution Links:

Ami Dushkowich’s garden

Chelsea Garden Winner: Garden of the Future

Artificial Light at Night (ALAN)

The Dark Side of Light

U.S.-based International Dark Sky Association

National Geographic

Pacific Horticulture has a fantastic podcast on the topic

Another podcast


Fire-Resilience Links:

FormLA Landscaping

Leaf burn times

Living with wildfire

Cal Fire Hazard Severity Zone map

Fire Zone Landscape Codes

15 Fire-Resistant Plants & Landscaping Tips

How to Use Succulents as a Firebreak

Fire-Resistant Landscaping


Climate-Resilient Edible Links:

Garden of the Future

Pearl Millet article

Hybrid Pearl Millet seeds

Growing chickpeas

Sweet potatoes

Pigeon Pea Sources:
Truelove Seeds, Top Tropicals, and Cody Cove Farm & Nursery

Cowpea source

The Climate Change Resilient Vegetable Garden book by Kim Stoddart

371-Climate Change-Resilient Gardening, with Kim Stoddart

Great article with more info


Maximalist Gardening:

Susan Morrison, Creative Exteriors Landscape Design

Richard Hartlage with Land Morphology

A wonderful blog post on Gillian’s garden

Ravenna Gardens
(Gillian Matthew previously owned this well-known garden shop)


Jewel-Toned Gardens:

Sheepscot General Store

Root Slayer Shovel


AI & Smart Tech:

Merlin Bird ID App

Cape May Project Monarch App

Picture This

PlantNet

The Danger Garden on Instagram

Bonus: Top Garden Gifts for 2025: What Gardeners Really Want This Year

View of garden with many shades of green and textures

Congratulations to our raffle winners:
Chris I., Susan S., and Tara D.
 

 
 
 


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