Geno's Garden

Yesterday I headed out to Vacaville ... just 41 minutes from my house, or so said Miss Google Maps. I love our valley and our farmlands. Even our brown hills. But, I'm also happy for my air conditioned car! So, I'm driving along, and take the Ch...

CALIFORNIA POPPY DAY - APRIL 6, 2013  (photo courtesy of Floral Native Plant Nursery in Chico, CA)  SATURDAY - APRIL 6, 2013 UC Davis Arboretum Plant Sale UC Davis Arboretum Teaching Nursery, Garrod Drive,  9 a.m.-1 p.m. Large selection of attractive, low-water, easy-care plants including Arboretum All-Stars and Community Favorites, and featuring the Arboretum's, "Durable Delights" (sounds

It's Spring! It's Passover! It's Easter! a topiary bunny at High Hand Nursery Cafe A few days ago I entered a garden give-away on the blog, Two Women and a Ho - all I had to do was comment ... "tell us what YOU love most about SPRING."  I knew I'd been having the feeling of late ......

Do you think the great saint had any idea what shenanigans he would inspire in decades to come? And, here, he thought he was just a man getting rid of some snakes! When I was a young girl, my mother had a dance studio. She had recitals (with the occasional "guest vocalist" - ahem) and...

Are you like me? Weather warms up, and you feel the urge to GO BUY PLANTS?!? After a lovely day with the Sacramento Master Gardeners and their "Edible Landscape" workshop, I can't help myself. I have a thought, "I'll just run by Talini's!" It amazes me how a little 4" pot can bring such...

You know, it's up to you ... just think what fun you could have if you followed your heart? Source: gardeninggonewild.com via Jeannie on Pinterest I had a fun time yesterday with the Rancho Cordova Library Garden Club. One of the subjects we  addressed was "what else?". Our  neighborhoods across the country are so common (lawn...

I'll be doing a talk we're calling "Curb Appeal for a Modern Age" at the Rancho Cordova Library Garden Club on Friday, March 1. The group meets on the first Friday of the month from 1 - 2:30. Source: sharingnaturesgarden.blogspot.com via Jeannie on Pinterest It will be a wing bang thru several favorite subjects: the mostly...

I think I should be calling this post, "We All Gotta Start Somewhere!". I haven't posted anything on my blog in over 6 months. I've been places, taken pictures and thought about it, but I guess the inertia was too much. Sometimes we're waiting for the right moment - some big deal moment -...

Most of the garden lovers I know, also love birds, cats, dogs ... Here's a cute project for the birdies ... it's from Pinterest. Click thru on the links below to get directions. Source: animals.desktopnexus.com via Jeannie on Pinterest

Episode 3: "What-To-Grow-Instead-Of-A-Lawn" What's going to be planted, you ask? That shouldn't be the first question.  Start with how do I want to use this space? My guess is you're going to want some paths, and a landing spot. Maybe some edibles. Here are some ideas and pictures from Sacramento's native plant tour, Gardens Gone Wild. Wide, generous steps...