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The safari continues
Posted by kittymoonbeam
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kittymoonbeamUpdated I loved to watch Big Cat Diary. The Massai Mara is a beautiful place. I have a little dream about making a big Cheetah reserve in California. Cheetahs have the tough life with lions and hyenas around. I loved how the Cheetahs were...
ID this flowering shrub?
Posted by evilscott(USDA=10, Sunset=24)
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evilscott(USDA=10, Sunset=24)Updated thanks!
What is the name of this flower
Posted by kittymoonbeam
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gyr_falcon(Sunset 23 USDA 9)Updated Seconded wcgypsy! :)
Mother's day forecast for today is Damn!
Posted by soaht(Central CA 9B)
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kittymoonbeamUpdated And here's the brand new live webcam view of the falls Here is a link that might be useful: Yosemite Falls Live
ID tree with pink edible berries?
Posted by roseapple12
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated A similar plant, Eugenia aggregata, Cherry Of The Rio Grande, has fruit that is more edible. Syzygium paniculata used to be catagorized as a Eugenia, but was moved into a different genus.
Is it too late to grow summer veggies from seed?
Posted by anchita(Bay area, CA)
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Lars(Z11a, Sunset 24)Updated It's not too late to plant lettuce either, but it does not do well in a hot summer, and I can only grow it in the winter. I also grow cilantro and dill mainly in the winter, and in the summer, I grow them in shady areas. Lettuce s...
Epsom salts
Posted by svenska(CA18/19)
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nil13(z21 L.A., CA (Mt. Washington))Updated CA 18-19? I would guess you already have plenty of Mg in the soil. My Mg is very high. Have you had a soil test done? Don't go adding stuff willy nilly without knowing if you need it of not.
Is anyone growing Goji Berry ?
Posted by kittymoonbeam
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peachymomo(Ca 8)Updated Do you know where that fruit poster was from? A lot of things that are invasive east of the Rockies can't survive without irrigation out here. I planted a goji bush and it died, but I didn't water enough and I think a gopher or do...
Joe Pye Weed - Eutrochium purpureum
Posted by chezron
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gyr_falcon(Sunset 23 USDA 9)Updated In other forum sections they stress the WEED part, but I like it, too. I have the white-flowered Joe Pye planted near the edge of my pond, with Russellia St Elmos Fire. They looked nice together, with the cherry red flowers agains...
Dark black evergreen screening shrub?
Posted by datura222
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Sara Malone Zone 9bUpdated If it's Agonis be aware that it is frost tender. Mine (i'm in similar microclimate) freezes to the ground every 3-5 years or is severely 'pruned' back. So not a great choice for a screen in your zone. You might try Leptospermum 'D...
Roses are almost done...is this the peak?
Posted by datura222
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datura222Updated Thank-you everyone for all of the great ideas!! So here's what I will get: Zauschneria, calindrinia (the flower color perfectly matches the mature bougainvillea I have!!! Thanks Bahia), more Johnsons aloe, more succulents (can nev...
Dwarf Bougs in ground as a shrub?
Posted by dziadzia(S 24)
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated My son grew one in Santa Cruz that was easy, trouble free, and beautiful. I would have them here if they would survive the winter. Al
Need yr help finding a tree/shrub
Posted by ladybugsmom192(9)
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bahia(SF Bay Area)Updated Does it have to be in a container? Some shrubby/small trees that can be kept at about 8 to 10 feet tall and are dense enough to give some privacy might include Leptospermum scoparium Ruby Glow, Melaleuca incana, Metrosideros colli...
Where can i find king palms in the Bay Area?
Posted by Central_Cali369(Sunset Z9, Fresno, CA)
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elvieUpdated You can try Golden Gate Palms in Richmond.
Looking for 'Flower Girl' Tree Rose
Posted by hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CA(10b Sunset 23)
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hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CA(10b Sunset 23)Updated Thanks, publikman. I'll check this cultivar out. No one has 'Flower Girl' anywhere in the country, as a tree rose, sadly. I checked with Weeks Roses, and they said as much. I would literally have to find the "needle in the ha...
Avocado trees really thirsty?
Posted by absoluteblock
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absoluteblockUpdated Let me elaborate on why I asked about the amount of water. Our landscape architect was not the sharpest knife in the drawer. He put all of the backyard planters on the same automatic valve without inquiring what types of fruit tre...
Question about first fall frost date..?
Posted by BigN_187(9)
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socal23(USDA10/Sunset23)Updated Your first fall frost date could fall anywhere from mid-October to mid-November, but the average is probably around the first. As Al notes, because you are in a foothill region, the average first frost date for your specific site ...
ID this plant?
Posted by misslisamham
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hosenemesisUpdated Maybe a different kind of privet? I only grow Waxleaf, and the flowers are yellower and more densely packed together, and the leaves do not grow that way.
Amethyst Falls? Or...?
Posted by Mikal1(USDA10/Sunset24)
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hosenemesisUpdated Wisteria blooms don't last long. I'd go with the hardenbergia in a spot like that.
La Quinta
Posted by mickeyperreaud(z9AZ)
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Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9bUpdated Mickey, Eisenhower is a big street! I rarely touch oleanders, unless I have gloves on. They are poisonous, you know. Do they grow from cuttings? I don't know. We avoid them because of the poison. They need heat, and you have it th...
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