Archive for the ‘Patrick Pizzo’ Category

19 Aug

Pat Pizzo’s Bench

Posted by Martin-Fontana Parks Association in CA Native Plants, City of San Jose, Patrick Pizzo. Tagged: , , .

Pat helped design the native plant garden at the visitor center in Hellyer County Park. He began the installation in Jan 2020. The garden is evolving and growing. The maintenance staff installed Pat’s bench near the flag pole and under a valley oak at the center.


If you get a chance, please check it out and send energy out to Pat’s spirit thanking him for his vision with this garden. The park is located at 985 Hellyer Ave in San Jose.

*Thanks to Jason Gorman for the photos and to Deb Kramer, Executive Director of Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful, for providing the information.

11 Apr

It’s that time of the year to enjoy the Native Plants at Five Islands

Posted by Martin-Fontana Parks Association in CA Native Plants, Going Native Garden Tour, Jeffrey Fontana Park, Patrick Pizzo. Tagged: , .

Take a walk with the video provided by our MFPA photographer, Wayne Opp below:

  • The entrance
  • The pathway
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  • After your walk a bench to rest on dedicated to Antje Hirt

Here are some plant close ups:

Thanks to our MFPA Photographer, Wayne Opp for these great photos. We hope to be on this year’s Going Native Garden Tour.

14 Jan

Not to worry

Posted by Martin-Fontana Parks Association in CA Native Plants, Jeffrey Fontana Park, Our City Forest, Patrick Pizzo, TJ Martin Park. Tagged: , , .

This weekend, some good folks from Our City Forest will come out to visit some of the beautiful California native plant landscaping projects that Pat Pizzo designed and led volunteers to build including along Capitancillos Dr. in the Oak Canyon neighborhood and the 5 Islands Project in Jeffrey Fontana Park. Don’t be alarmed if you see them snipping away at the plants. They will be collecting cuttings to root and grow in their 501(c)3 non-profit nursery for the benefit of all!

5 Islands Project in Jeffrey Fontana Park

24 Aug

What’s the only tree in our parks with a name? Find out in our August Newsletter.

Posted by Martin-Fontana Parks Association in CA Native Plants, City of San Jose, Gophers, Jeffrey Fontana Park, MFPA, Park Maintenance, Patrick Pizzo, PRNS, TJ Martin Park. Tagged: , , , , , .

For the complete 4 page newsletter go to:  https://saveourparktrees.files.wordpress.com/2020/08/newsletter-august-2020.pdf or just click on the image above.

28 Jan

Patrick Pizzo Memorial Donation

Posted by Martin-Fontana Parks Association in Events, Heart of the Park, MFPA, Patrick Pizzo. Tagged: , .

Beautiful Day Project Nov 2010

We will be having a Memorial for Patrick Pizzo at this year’s Heart of the Park Celebration on the 23rd of May.  For those wishing to donate in memory of Patrick, please make your check out to the Martin-Fontana Parks Association and send to this address:

Martin-Fontana Parks Association
6081 Meridian Ave, Suite 70 #246,
San Jose, CA  95120

Please indicate that your donation is for Patrick’s memorial.

You may also select the “Make A Donation” button     located on the upper right side of our Home page and make your donation there.  It will connect you to PayPal where you can donate through PayPal or donate with a Debit or Credit Card.  Please make sure to click on the “Add special instructions to MFPA” and indicate your donation is for Patrick’s memorial.

*There will be more details on the memorial to follow.  We are a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.  All donations are tax-deductible.

27 Jan

Saturday’s Volunteer Rose Pruning was a BIG SUCCESS!

Posted by Martin-Fontana Parks Association in Adopt-a-Park, City of San Jose, Jeffrey Fontana Park, MFPA, Park Maintenance, Patrick Pizzo, PRNS, SCCAOR. Tagged: , , , , , , .

On Saturday the 25th of Jan, with the help of over thirty volunteers and a their hard work, the Jeffrey Fontana Memorial Rose Garden was pruned and weeded. Members of the Santa Clara County Association of Realtors (SCCAOR) provided most of the muscle along with other volunteers.  Now the roses are all set for some beautiful blooms this coming season.

Linda Wilson, the President of the Martin-Fontana Parks Association, provided 10 bags of mulch and some rose food.  MFPA member, Rosy Bowring brought along 2 dozen assorted doughnuts to feed the troops.  Adopt-a-Park’s Sue Bowling was there with the Adopt-a-Park trailer and work supplies.  Thanks also to Mollie Tobias, City of San Jose’s Program Manager for Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services for setting this all up.

Let us not forget who wasn’t there, Patrick Pizzo.

Pat was always there to show everybody how the trimming was done.  We will miss seeing his smiling face and having him show us how to trim a rose bush  Things just weren’t the same with out him being there.

A photo display of Pat was provided by MFPA member, Sunny Wagstaff, showing his many years of service and dedication in making our parks more beautiful with native plants.