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Spring photo
Posted by hosenemesis
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ladybugsmom192(9)Updated Inspiring!
Gold Medallion Tree (Cassia leptophylla)
Posted by buddyben(z9 CA/Sunset 20)
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ashratnamUpdated The cassia is just a glorious tree!! I was wondering how yours did? I'm trying to get one I planted to grow. I'm not meeting with much success so I was wondering if you could take out the time to have a look at the link I'm provid...
Getting rid of Brazilian Pepper tree and Tree Tobacco
Posted by gardenweb88(9)
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wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23)Updated Wonderful! I love hedges and want them all!
Can you identify the two plants in yellow pots?
Posted by hostarasta(z9)
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated Yes Aeoniums. They are about to go dormant for the summer, so move them right away, or wait until fall to do something with them. The one that is blooming is still a viable plant even though the blooming part will die. You can cut...
Will My CHerry Tree Fall?
Posted by BWinSF
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated So it was like that when you moved in?
Aloe cameronii in bloom in May
Posted by bahia(SF Bay Area)
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bahia(SF Bay Area)Updated My mistake in identifying the Aloe in the pboto, this one is actually Aloe camperi, which has even more beautiful flowers, but the foliage stays green with lots of white spots. The Aloe cameronii up at UCBBG get virtually no water...
Can anyone identify this ice plant?
Posted by sooz
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Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9bUpdated If you plant those pieces you showed, you will probably get them to root quickly.
Hard to kill & Productive Tomato varieties to grow in Central Val
Posted by sumith2008(9)
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sautesmomUpdated I don't know if any tomato is more "hard to kill" than others, but hot weather tomatoes is a frequent topic on the tomato foum, but of course most of those people live where their experience is heat = humidity, so their ...
Australian tree fern looks sick one week after planting
Posted by Pipdog
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kathi_mdgd(92058)Updated I had one also,loved that thing and decorated it every Christmas season with all red balls and ornies.Then several years ago we had the coldest winter that I can remember and the frost killed it.Never got another. And yes they wil...
Full sun vine
Posted by CA Kate z9
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Lars(Z11a, Sunset 24)Updated Solandra Grandiflora (Golden Chalice) takes full sun and makes beautiful flowers. I had a large vine when I lived in Venice, and I wish I had kept cuttings. For me, it bloomed all year, although somewhat less in winter. Passion vi...
I seem to be growing squirrel food?? How to Scare them off??
Posted by ashleysf(9 San Jose,CA)
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Lars(Z11a, Sunset 24)Updated What do you do with the squirrels after you catch them? I don't have as large a squirrel problem as others, probably because all my neighbors have dogs, and so they don't come around that much. The worst the squirrels do is dig up...
Tree ID?
Posted by catkim(San Diego 10/24)
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catkim(San Diego 10/24)Updated Sorry for the poor photo, I had posted 2, but one disappeared -- yes those are seed pods that have remained on the tree since last summer (I guess). After doing some google work I think Crape Myrtle is the correct ID. There is als...
Tree Collards
Posted by embeadke(z7GA)
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Randy.CanadaUpdated This fellow (John) https://www.youtube.com/user/rawfoods?feature=watch has a few channels on YouTube and in one of them, I watched him pick tree collards from his garden in California. You might have to ask him which of his channe...
Milkweed
Posted by nadia214
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boomchuckchuck(southern CA)Updated I found some Asclepias Tuberosa seeds....do I plant directly into soil, or do they do better in pots to transplant. In the Inland Empire. I don't have full sun, lots of palm trees, so hopefully I can do something to help the butte...
How to keep outdoor bugs out after enjoying the garden...
Posted by homey_bird
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hosenemesisUpdated Our one-eyed scrub jay, Winkie, used to sit on the rims of the wall torchieres and pick off all of the crane flies and moths that were attracted to the light. I don't think it's practical to get a one-eyed scrub jay for each room,...
Garden shots on AIS blog- orchid irises
Posted by hosenemesis
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martinca_gwUpdated Love love love your beautiful pics of your glorious garden. These inspire me to try iris once more. They are a sentimental favorite from childhood, but i've not had success with them. I gave up too easily, i suspect.
Weed or flower seedling?
Posted by peachymomo(Ca 8)
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Sara Malone Zone 9bUpdated I agree #4 and #5 look like poppies.
Second wave of heat hits bay area..
Posted by stanofh
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kittymoonbeamUpdated Sunday should be nice. I was cleaning up after the wind and cutting off toasted rose blooms and buds. Why don't the weeds fry instead?
Is this a fire hazard, and what would you do?
Posted by melle_sacto(Z9/Sunset 14 CA)
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melle_sacto(Z9/Sunset 14 CA)Updated Thank you so much for all the info about what would actually be considered a fire hazard!
next steps to help this problem area?
Posted by bigmoof
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bigmoofUpdated FLOWERING VINE: yes! i did plant a flowering vine: Wisteria frutescens 'Amethyst Falls'. it is native to north america and less agressive than the chinese or japanese wisteria. it is planted to the left of the gate and should clim...
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