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Questions about Clytostoma callistegioides
Posted by peachymomo(Ca 8)
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gcbunnell(8b/9a N.CA)Updated I live between Oroville and Chico at 480' elevation, and I have 3 areas of Clytostoma vine, all looking pretty good. One vine is a two year old vine started from a cutting; another vine is two years from a one gallon container. Th...
Pansies in a Basket
Posted by akarinz
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated Sweet! I love pansies.
Fremontodendron 'Pacific Sunset' opinions
Posted by datura222
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sf_rhinoUpdated This isn't helpful to you in any way, but I think it is interesting: Several years ago I used to park by an empty lot on the foot of Potrero Hill in SF and I noticed a funny looking shrub starting to grow which i later determined ...
Bridal Wreath Spirea Photos of the Day 1
Posted by hosenemesis
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated Lucius it would have been better if you had started your own thread in the propagation forum. Spirea is very easy to propagate, but you are keeping it too wet. Take off the plastic bag and let it dry out a bit, preferably with a l...
Which is messier: arbutus or fejoia?
Posted by datura222
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hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CAUpdated Palms are actually a great choice by a pool, just have to select the correct cultivar. Sagos are actually not palms, but in the Cycad family. I have a lovely Kentia palm (Howea forsteriana) that drapes over my pool, and it is tidy...
Not sure how to say this
Posted by Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9b
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Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9bUpdated I think the topic diverged, right? So Ca girl wants a category known as zone 19. I'm a little confused about these last posts... Agenda? We all have one! suzi
In Which Sunset Zone Am I?
Posted by jalilu(10b, SZ23)
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stanofhUpdated Interesting..I must have misunderstood something,It was a renovation of a very old home..where magnificent tiles had been painted over. As a matter of fact, it was called the "Q-tip" home because the owner-an architect- ...
Container gardening in Walnut Creek
Posted by paulsiu(5a)
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yukkuri_kame(Sunset 19 / USDA 9)Updated One cheap & easy version of a self-watering container is to bury a plastic bottle in the container with a bunch of tiny holes poked in it. Leave the bottle opening above the soil line so you can fill the bottle. It will take a...
Size of tarp needed for delivery of 4 yards chipped bark mulch?
Posted by Abe Gardner
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yukkuri_kame(Sunset 19 / USDA 9)Updated SMH (shaking my head) I'm laughing because it's so predictable, but sorry for your pain.
Can I still start seeds in pots? What veggies?
Posted by k9fan
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lgteacher(SCal zone 9b)Updated It's not too late to start. I've got tomatoes and peppers around 3 weeks old and am planning to start some more. Green beans go directly in the ground because they seem to be hardier than tomatoes and peppers. If you have under-ca...
Signs of better things to come....
Posted by wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23)
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wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23)Updated Okay, I admit it....I've fallen in love with my little camera....what a different world now with digital.....
Need help with type of privacy shrub/tree to go with...
Posted by agoldenbee
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hosenemesisUpdated I can't get a good shot of my privet hedge, since I need to go to my neighbor's to get it in the picture frame, but here is a photo of my privet tree. This is wax-leaf or Texas privet. A very nice plant.
GardenWeb wants to film your garden!
Posted by gwtamara
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billiameUpdated Pushdown
Bouvardia Humbolti, wild white bouvardia
Posted by tropicalgardener1212(11)
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billiameUpdated Hope you find what you're looking for.
ideal plants around a house in pine forest
Posted by JoeCobb
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated A really easy plant in dappled sun or some shade are Hellebores. You only need to buy one, because they reseed enough you can transplant the seedlings around. Deer don't like them. Hellebores have pretty foliage, and small flowers...
Irises that do well in Southern CA
Posted by hosenemesis
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hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CAUpdated I sure will, Renee. It's been the buggaboo of my yard since buying this lovely home. It is such a pretty part of my yard, but most definitely the most challenging. Patty S.
Little orange bugs on my Sun Parasol
Posted by tinan
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Dick_Sonia(Sunset 17)Updated Most plants have some negative aspects. Mandevillas are aphid magnets. If you want to grow them, it's just something you'll have to put up with. Once the plant gets big and vigorous enough, lacewings and ladybugs should be able to...
What's eating my salvia blue spire?
Posted by tinan
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tinanUpdated I did re-examine the leaves today more carefully and there are no bugs or other things currently on them, so something is coming at night and eating them but not living on the plant. The poor plant is tattered beyond belief though...
Need advice on West Facing Balcony in the Bay Area
Posted by paulsiu(5a)
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tinanUpdated Rosemary, lavender and sages will do well, non toxic to cats and low maintenance. My gardens consist mainly of these! With the roof on the balcony it will not get a huge amount of sun, and you wouldn't be able to fit any 12' plant...
San Francisco Victory Garden
Posted by thatcompostguy
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thatcompostguyUpdated Ahh... I don't think they mentioned that on the show. Seems like a lot of waste, then, just to get people excited about gardening. Hopefully it was all composted and donated somewhere useful when it was finished. Thanks again for ...
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