G enevieve Schmidt started her gardening career in urban San Fransisco - She made her way into the suburban landscaping business and has been designing coiffed exquisite private gardens these last few years. My reason for interviewing was her candor surrounding some of the more dangerous aspects of urban gardening - well that and she's easy to chat with. The last few weeks has left Gen with a bit of a cold and we are lucky to have this interview as the end of the season rush is on. “ MG: what is the most difficult thing about gardening in an urban environment? Genevieve: For me, it was always having to be careful about where I put my hands. Knowing that there might be sharps, broken glass, feces or other detritus that I needed to look out for made it hard to work smoothly in more public areas of the city. I remember feeling great pride to be on a crew out at Grace Cathedral, until we found an un-capped needle in the groundcover. Sorta took the wind out of my sails. MG: What