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Recommendations on shrubs and ground cover for large area
Posted by Trina Werkema
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socal23(USDA10/Sunset23)Updated I would not put in juniper in dry hot So Cal. They are a tremendous fire hazard, being full of resins. Our city has passed an ordinance banning any juniper plants, and the fire department enforces it! A fire danger that really onl...
Fern & Exotic Plant Show/Sale At LA Arboretum
Posted by epiphyte78(9)
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Lars(Z11a, Sunset 24)Updated My brother and I went to sale (terrible time parking), and we bought three bromeliads (one for his office), three orchids (one that is completely attached to a cutoff branch that I hung in the apple tree), a bunch of living stone ...
Shorten a soaker hose?
Posted by deedlemusic(z9LA)
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated In a pinch you can fold one end over and secure it with a zip tie (aka cable tie).
Purple Wings Vine
Posted by hosenemesis
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bahia(SF Bay Area)Updated An easy to grow vine here as well, but it doesn't respond well to winter freezes, and you should try to protect it with a freeze alert.
New to fruit trees. Over or under-watering?
Posted by andrewabramson
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socal23(USDA10/Sunset23)Updated antilogic, The California Backyard Orchard is an outstanding resource for aspiring home orchardists. The section on irrigation in the sidebar might be helpful to you. Be aware that bud and fruit drop is very common and totally nor...
Summer Landscaping Project?
Posted by BurbankGarden(8B)
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sagescrubberUpdated I've had pretty good luck with summer planting -- all of my sages and buckwheats are thriving -- but feel most comfortable planting in winter. I think "fall" recommendations should really imply mid-November on. Not sure ...
Longest Blooming Ceanothus
Posted by fallfograin(9)
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sagescrubberUpdated I second Ray Hartman. My oldest one starts budding out in December - no joke - and it still has some flowers. Whereas my San Diego native ceanothus - Oliganthus - was done in three weeks.
Help ID Please?
Posted by Mikal1(USDA10/Sunset24)
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gobluedjm 9/18 CAUpdated There are some varieties of that which might be toxic or poison. To what degree if just make you sick or really cause harm you might want to research that, since it looks like its near a walkway.
Is Yucca elephantipes (Yucca elephantipes) blooming now?
Posted by treeguy123(AL 7b)
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated I can not help with your request, but it has been here for a month and I would like to see it moved along. Al
Fellow Californians, What Tomatoes are you growing?
Posted by vodreaux(SoCal)
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northbay12(9B/15)Updated Black Prince (1) Sungold (1) Giuseppe's Big Boy (1) Improved Mortgage Lifter (6) Grape(6) Better Boy(6)
Mimulus aurantiacus in container
Posted by paulsiu(5a)
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Central_Cali369(Sunset Z9, Fresno, CA)Updated There are actually many more different types of monkey flowers that are native to California and even areas of Chile in South America. These are the types I am growing: M. Aurantiacus var. aurantiacus - plants from seed collected ...
Help me identify these plants
Posted by zagyzebra
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aquilachrysaetosUpdated I have the cape honeysuckle in a hedge. Some of them are doing well and some look perpetually stressed. They are not full enough to make a proper privacy screen. I've had them for a number of years. I have almost perfect drainage ...
Plant and Trees for a Noisy Freeway
Posted by defuse
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socal23(USDA10/Sunset23)Updated nil13, It's possible to go over six feet, but it would be prohibitively expensive and take a long time: engineering report (which may require substantial retrofitting or even rebuilding of the wall) and a variance approved by the ...
selling canary island date palm
Posted by M_N_A
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hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CAUpdated Well, that is good to know, catkim. We were told by a very well respected palm grower a little south of us that CIDP's were not the best candidates for transplanting (not in boxes, but from one established area to another), once t...
new plants!
Posted by Kelii00(9b)
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hosenemesisUpdated Sounds pretty. Post pics when they bloom! Renee
Suggestions for this tricky spot
Posted by manifest(USDA 11a, Sunset 24, CA)
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manifest(USDA 11a, Sunset 24, CA)Updated Thanks for the feedback, everybody. I'll post photos of plant or wall progress. Lars, we considered painting, but it seems we wouldn't be able to stucco later without removing the paint first. We will probably wait towards the end...
Are these cherries edible?
Posted by kferriere(9)
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soaht(Central CA 9B)Updated They are purple leaf sand cherries( Prunus x cistena) or is it the purple leaf plum(Prunus cerasifera)? I think the plum one is a taller tree and the cherry one is shorter like a shrub, but they do look similar except the tree hei...
Euphorbia Cotinifolia in Southern California
Posted by PFCMCL(Orange Co., CA, USDA 11)
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manifest(USDA 11a, Sunset 24, CA)Updated Love how lush your garden looks, hose. The brugmansia & euphorbia are both lovely.
Kale question
Posted by CA Kate z9
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yukkuri_kame(Sunset 19 / USDA 9)Updated Back to the original question, yes, kale will do that resprouting thing along with lots of other plants, including celery and green onions. Kales in socal can look like they've nearly died in summer and then suddenly perk up and s...
Lobelia tupa and Dierama pulcherrimum
Posted by chezron
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wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23)Updated I also wish they did....I'd like to get a variety of dieramas without having to mail order them.....
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