Geno's Garden

Forsythia x intermedia Border Forsythia Classification: woody broadleaf deciduous shrub Origin: hybrid cross from F. suspensa and F. viridissima (both native to China and Korea) Sunset Zones: 2 - 11, 14-16, 18, 19 Structure/Form: mounding, arch...

It's the "gathering ideas together stage" for my California State Flower, Food and Garden Show garden display. I'm thinking Modern Mexican, so I'm looking for Mexican pottery, maybe sculpture ... I loved these pieces in the window at Panama Pottery,  locked up in a metal shed. For sale?  I also really liked the fountain made with a copper...

Lest forget ... here's a 2 for 1 savings from the Sacramento Bee for this weekend's show! I'm excited about this weekend's Northern California Home and Landscape Show. Having done a garden display for last year's inaugural, California State Flower an...

... a quick trip to/thru the WPA Rock Garden at William Land Park to seek pictures of different varieties of flowering quince ... and, as a bonus, my favorite, the green dotted, "Summer" Snowflake,  and, the, "what is this"? Seriously, I mean it ... do you know what this is? Spending the week pruning dormant roses ......

Chaenomeles japonica - Japanese Flowering Quince Origin:  Japan and other parts of Asia Characteristic: mounding, arching, somewhat open. Most are thorny. Size:  varies, can be up to 10' or low growing at 2 - 3' Foliage:grows alternately along ...

...we've got some work to do ... grab your gloves and let's get at it! Essential Pruning Tools Leather gloves – invaluable for protection when dealing with thorns! Pruners – hand-held shearers that can cut up to ¼” stems. Most gardeners prefe...

When you start learning about roses, it's easy to be washed overboard, and drown in the ... Sea of Too Much Information! ... if you're lucky, however, there's a Sunset Western Garden Book on your bookshelf! Six Types of RosesKnowing what type ...

My dad was a backyard farmer, as was his father before him and my Irish great-grandfather before him (although he had an actual farm!). I remember my grampa’s deep, narrow lot in San Francisco where he grew corn. My dad grew asparagus and planted fru...

Flicker Photo Credit: col and tasha Calocedrus decurrens - California Incense CedarOrigin: Western Oregon to Baja, mountain ranges from elevations of 2500 - 4000'Character: Upright, columnar to pyramidal evergreen tree. Solid structure when young, ope...

Flickr photo credit: Jason Sturner 72  Sequoia sempervirens - Coast Redwood Origin: native to Coast Ranges from southern Oregon to the central California coastCharacter: One of the West's most famous native trees, and, the tallest tree in the world....