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Bay Laurel questions - hedge, sun/shade, etc.
Posted by Eric Johnson - Zone 10B
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Eric Johnson - Zone 10BUpdated Hey, hoovb. The purpose is to screen out the whole yard. The area in the pic is about half of the 100 linear feet I'll be planting them. So, I figure 20-25 to create a nice hedge. Nil13, I had read that they were slow growing. At ...
Identify this rock
Posted by jeffe74455
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gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)Updated Almost certainly basalt.
Giant Bird of Paradise growing at Guv's Mansion in Sacratomato
Posted by stanofh
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gyr_falcon(Sunset 23 USDA 9)Updated I've heard about them being zone pushed in Sacramento. In a protected area with some hardscape warmth, or with some babying protection-wise when hard freezes hit, they will survive. They are very quick growers, so they can recover...
More temperate mix with subtropicals.
Posted by stanofh
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gyr_falcon(Sunset 23 USDA 9)Updated You can purchase cultivars of liquidambar that will that will more reliably color to your preferences. For some examples, 'Palo Alto' turns various shades of red, 'Burgundy' a deeper purple-red and 'Emerald Sentinel leans towards...
Looking for the perfect tree - Zone 10B
Posted by Eric Johnson - Zone 10B
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stanofhUpdated There is also Delonix regia. What does great also are Metrosidero's. There are huge ones in Golden Gate park. I've seen them inland looking great too.
Looking for good small-ish bright shade tree
Posted by mylifeeclectic(USDA 9B - Sunset 21)
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated 10-12' is a shrub, not a tree. Limb up for tree shape. Toyon Heteromeles arbutifolia or Lemonade Berry Rhus integrifolia would work. Eventually larger than 12', but slow growing and controllable. The berries attract birds, the...
Caterpillar
Posted by tim45z10
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kittymoonbeamUpdated so sad for that little one. We have to appreciate the ones that become butterflies even more.
SoCal local nursery who sell cheap landscaping plants
Posted by TheNewLandscape.com(10)
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Lenkin Design Inc: Landscape and Garden DesignUpdated Bidscape is a great place to get plants and trees, especially hedge material. I'm guessing this is what you want for some privacy on that corner lot! Here's the link: Bidscape - Plants and Trees in SoCal
Monterrey Bay (Eugenia) Hedge question
Posted by gerardooviedo78
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gerardooviedo78Updated Thanks for the response. I also at one point thought maybe TOO much water. The drip was on every other day and would run for 5 minutes. Recently I dropped it down to every 3 days and only at 3 mins, but I did open the nozzles on t...
New Ficus Nitida Hedge Maintenance
Posted by Julia(10b)
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated What you did sounds fine; they are tough plants. If you cut the top off the main stem, it will branch at growth points below the cut. You will get a bushier top if you cut somewhat lower than your desired height and let multip...
California public garden
Posted by stanofh
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stanofhUpdated 2nd try............Its a Sunset 17 or USDA 10a. The USDA might be more accurate since Union City isnt near the foggy Z17 San Francisco (10b) is.
Ficus Nitida (Retusa) Hedge spacing advice please.
Posted by aptruncata(10A)
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East MBUpdated Hello All - we are looking to create a privacy hedge perimeter in our backyard (east Manhattan Beach in CA, climate zone 10b I believe). We would like to get the hedges approx 15 feet tall to provide privacy from neighbors' second...
It's cold up in here!
Posted by nanelle_gw (usda 9/Sunset 14)(9/Sunset 14)
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nanelle_gw (usda 9/Sunset 14)(9/Sunset 14)Updated Okay, thanks. It get that the timing of the sun and shade makes a difference, perhaps varying by season. Not sure if it would be temps or daylength. Any thoughts about that? My sister in NC had her orchids "dormed" with ...
Lightning and thunder all night.
Posted by stanofh
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nanelle_gw (usda 9/Sunset 14)(9/Sunset 14)Updated Where are you? Crazy here too ( 1/2 way between SF Sacto), but not as crazy as Wednesday night. I thought the silent moments were the eye of a tornado.
Salad from the yard
Posted by pennypond USDA 10 Sunset 21 CA
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pennypond USDA 10 Sunset 21 CAUpdated Falcon, I wish my spring planting lasted beyond July - everything pooped out in the August heat! So it was more of a "had to" for me to start seeds in August. Lars, tabbouleh sounds fantastic! How silly I forgot to plant...
Solanum jasminoides (white potato vine)
Posted by jenn(SoCal 9/19)
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gyr_falcon(Sunset 23 USDA 9)Updated Stickiness often indicates an insect problem--check your plants for aphids and scale. Ants climbing on the plant can also be an indicator, because they like to feed on the honeydew excreted by the insects.
Advice on rapid death of silver sheen (pittosporum)?
Posted by pillowcold
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stanofhUpdated That would leave the other common killer- Phytophthora. And that is not treatable as far as I know with home remedies.
A only in California garden.
Posted by stanofh
8 Comments
socksUpdated Eclectic!
Wasps Nests
Posted by tim45z10
4 Comments
BarbJP CA 15-16/9BUpdated That's too bad. They look like paper wasps, which are really docile. I've never heard of anyone being stung by them. They're really good for the garden, they hunt insects, caterpillars being one of their favorites. Yes, they'll k...
something sticky is falling from the sky onto our cars :(
Posted by kittymoonbeam
10 Comments
tim45z10Updated I would then have to guess you have a tree(s) that are causing the problem.
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