gardens

Why settle for a meager bouquet this Mother’s Day when you can be overwhelmed with resplendent displays of a dazzling variety of roses. On Saturday from 12:30-4 the Marin Rose Society will hold it’s annual exhibition in Greenbrae’s Bon Air Center. On Sunday, also from 12:30 to 4 there’s a resplendent show of roses in […]

Bay seniors watching their flowers die and their water bills rise during this unprecedented drought might want to check around for classes that will help save their gardens with water-wise plantings. The SF Public Utilities Commission offers a  drought garden workshop at 1 pm on Saturday October 10th at 7th and Lawler in the City. […]

Bay seniors whose senses bloom in the presence of massively colorful and endlessly elegant flower arrangements might want to consider booking now for Mother’s Day at Filoli in Woodside. This special 25th anniversary exhibit runs from Friday May 10 to Sunday May 12. The historic gardens will be at the height of their seasonal splendor. […]

Bay seniors know all about the Lyon Street steps and the ones on Fillbert climbing Telegraph Hill. It’s doubtful that you’re familiar with the stairways to heaven on Upper Market Street that pass through lush private back yards. The Friends of the Urban Forest will be remedying that situation this Sunday November 6 with a […]

Bay seniors fleeing the summer fog will find a garden of delights south of Sonoma on 121. Slow down when you see a white picket fence rippling in waves and a 30-foot high Adirondack chair. Cornerstone is set amid Carneros vineyards. Edgy landscape architects from around the world have created a series of outdoor “rooms” […]

Bay seniors who think they already know how beautiful the Sierras can be should turn off 80 and drive toward Downieville on Highway 49 for a eye-filling surprise.  Nothing will quite prepare you for the dazzling beauty of Big Springs Gardens with its 118 acres of natural and landscaped woodland gardens – a California arcadia […]

Bay Area gardeners have suddenly developed a renewed affection for succulents, those waxy desert plants that look like Pixar designed them. One of the country’s outstanding collections, Bancroft Gardens in suitably hot Walnut Creek with 2.5 acres of the bizarre and the beautiful, has been around for 60 years. On Saturday August 6 from 10 […]

Sexist seniors will understand why the Geezer recommends grandmothers take their granddaughters to tea at Filoli in the plush hills of Woodside. It is an English gardener’s wet dream, 16 acres of very proper horticulture. Right now the daffodils are running riot. If your granddaughters can relax the grip on their iPhones, treat them to […]