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tropical look vines for San Jose?
Posted by princesspea(sunset14)
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princesspea(sunset14)Updated Thanks for the list of bullies to watch out for! I thought jasmine was on that list too, also passiflora, because of an old neighbor's vines that came over my garage roof. I like those vines too. I grew up in the northwest, where ...
removing lawn
Posted by kristie_2007
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yukkuri_kame(Sunset 19 / USDA 9)Updated Worms are already in there, and they will multiply if kept somewhat moist. Adding a thick layer of wood chips on top of the sod wouldn't hurt either. Bottom line is, as long as you deny the grass of light it is going to die a horr...
container trees/shrubs
Posted by dancerdeb(23)
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dancerdeb(23)Updated Thanks much. Will check them out, and will have some latitude because these are the curbside trash and recycling bins.
Holy...CRAP!
Posted by Phildeez(9b)
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Phildeez(9b)Updated Yeah I agree they need different. I had no idea what category this moth is under, technically the caterpillar is the pest and the moth might be considered beneficial because it pollinates. I would not exactly call the moth a pest ...
Mutant Sunflowers
Posted by anneplath(9 Ontario, CA)
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anneplath(9 Ontario, CA)Updated Haven't heard back from anyone; just pruned everybody up today and decided to excise one of the tumors on a pruned leaf. Was surprised to see it looked like, well, a tumor.
need help identifying fruit trees and advice on how/what to prune
Posted by hotmom81
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peachymomo(Ca 8)Updated You could certainly graft new scion wood onto the rootstock, I recommend you ask for more advice on the Fruit forum because there are some real pros over there. I think many apples are grafted onto crabapple roots, so until you ta...
8'-12' tall very narrow tree, shrub
Posted by leslieell
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated at 26" wide, a trellis with a vine or decorative panels is your best choice. Ye Olde Standbye Star Jasmine. Bougies get too wide, and have thorns of length and sharpness.
Wanted: Pummelo scions and hard wood cuttings
Posted by soaht(Central CA 9B)
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yukkuri_kame(Sunset 19 / USDA 9)Updated I'm interested in ordering some budwood from CCPP. The upcoming dates for ordering are Aug. 31st, Sept 30th or October 31st. Would seem to make sense to do a group order. Anyone interested? I want small amounts of a wide variety o...
I love the little Japanese eggplants
Posted by hosenemesis
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tierra(9)Updated Delicious. I sliced them lengthwise and grilled them in a grill pan on the stove. Before grilling, marinate eggplant slices for 30 minutes in the following sauce (from the internet somewhere): ü cup honey ü cup vegetable or pe...
evergreen rodgersia???
Posted by ccodd(sacramento, ca)
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tierra(9)Updated what about a Japanese maple? Perhaps the dissectum weeping variety? I'm not sure if they are all deciduous or whether some are evergreen, but they sure are pretty.
Small evergreen?
Posted by crl_(z7 No. VA)
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crl_(z7 No. VA)Updated The dwarf kumquat and lime look like trees to me? They wouldn't screen the irrigation system hookups and they look to grow to six to eight feet? I have been considering lavender as I planted some in the bed across the entry sidewa...
short, hedges
Posted by BJB73
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hosenemesisUpdated There's a "dwarf" common myrtle, and I really love mine. I also grow the Euyonymous, and it has a nice dark green leaf and stays small. The boxwood seems to turn yellow here. Renee
planting under Magnolia
Posted by kristie_2007
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bahia(SF Bay Area)Updated a ground cover of Dwarf Mondo Grass. or Acorus gramineus Ogon, or Vinca minor or Carex tumulicola.
April was warmer then August..
Posted by stanofh
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peachymomo(Ca 8)Updated It's not just the grapes, my Pink Pearl apples were ready a couple weeks early too. They also had the darkest color I've ever gotten in the 6 years I've had the tree, I don't know why but I think it probably has something if not e...
tall, narrow trees for privacy along fenceline
Posted by flowergardens2(9)
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bahia(SF Bay Area)Updated Some narrow growing trees I'd recommend would include Tristania laurina, Hymenosporum flavum, Agonis flexuosa 'After Dark', Chamaedorea plumosa as a multi-trunk specimen, or Otatea acuminata aztectorum. Shrubs might include Pittos...
Privacy Screen : retaining wall
Posted by jmeena(9 Los Angeles, East SF Valley)
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greenwitch(Sz19 SoCal)Updated Brahea armata, while stunning, grows really slowly and not all that tall plus the bloom spikes might be too wide for the side. Toyon grows fast, has white blossoms and red berries birds love, can be limbed up, is native and is now...
Frogfruit
Posted by hosenemesis
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greenwitch(Sz19 SoCal)Updated It IS a native though not endemic - Theodore Payne and Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden both sell it. There is a pink form too. I don't have any problem with mine but then it's hemmed in by gravel.
Weedy Zauschneria
Posted by Kim Ladin
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greenwitch(Sz19 SoCal)Updated It helps to pinch them periodically to encourage branching - most flower heavily and the flowers weigh down the branches. The different cultivars do flower at different times, Bart O'Brien wrote an excellent article on Epilobiums ...
Landscaping large areas
Posted by twangme(9)
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twangme(9)Updated Thanks for the great advice. OK no weed cloth, spray round up on every existing weed, mulch mulch mulch. Round up on a regular basis. I'm going the super easy route with the water-hose and sprinklers above ground and on a timer- n...
Dry Garden
Posted by Central_Cali369(Sunset Z9, Fresno, CA)
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melle_sacto(Z9/Sunset 14 CA)Updated Love your dry garden! I would adore to have a garden like that in our front yard. My attempt at a dry garden is not nearly as lovely, and it's not really a dry garden, either, as I have to water a couple times/month.
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