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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 ...
Would bamboo look weird in a Mediterranean garden?
Posted by datura222
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bahia(SF Bay Area)Updated I'd second the advice that bamboos can look very nice in a Mediterranean style garden, but are seriously messy year round with constant leaf drop, and most do appreciate regular summer irrigation to look their best. If your pool h...
What's drought and frost tolerant?
Posted by Derek597
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tropical_thought(San Francisco)Updated Lantana will sometimes live and sometimes not live, it really depends on how big it is and how cold it gets. If you have a huge plant it can live, small ones often don't live.
We have another frost 2 20 13
Posted by tropical_thought(San Francisco)
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stanofhUpdated Its spring now..the Feb cold was near frost causing in Hayward..but no,there was none. Mid 60's sunny,longer days,and baseball (spring training) on the radio. Heck the birds have returned to my Yucca guatamalensis for nesting. I s...
poppies and watsonia problems
Posted by jardinerowa
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jardinerowaUpdated Thanks for the replies. At least I know that it still is too early for poppies and watsonia to bloom. I guess since my ranunculus has been in bloom since January, I figured the poppies would be in bloom already; Of course this is ...
Sfbay: what veggies and flowers
Posted by gwlolo(9b/ Sunset 15)
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jakkomUpdated Peninsula = cooler Burlingame or hotter San Jose? EBay = windy temperate Berkeley or colder/hotter Livermore? We actually don't need specifics, just generalities. My Oakland Hills microclimate is a little frostier in winter than m...
Bakersfield, CA -- Hummers
Posted by MistyBeagle127
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dicotUpdated Buy my place, the hummingbirds insistent, morse code-like chirping annoys me every a.m.! ;) I'm not a morning person though and I generally enjoy watching them speed around the yard otherwise, but that monotone chirp! Plant sages,...
Looking for some Panachee or green ischia fig cuttings
Posted by soaht(Central CA 9B)
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soaht(Central CA 9B)Updated Thank you for that info. I also posted in the fig forum after a few days of posting here and already got a reply from someone, that is willing to send me some. I really appreciate your help tho.
Can I remove plastic from elm tree stump after one year?
Posted by elvie
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yukkuri_kame(Sunset 19 / USDA 9)Updated woodchips, compost & urine, no plastic, but plastic will help keep moisture in and light out.
Magnolias in bloom
Posted by jakkom
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Annie(midOK_z6b/7a)Updated I have one Magnolia - a Jane Magnolia. I want another one and would like to have one of those big Southern Mags in my back yard too. On hot summer days I'll sit and sip Mint Juleps and breathe in her sweet fragrance. In the winter...
Summer Avocado Variety
Posted by turtlemom_gw
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NorCalNiko(USDA 9 Sunset 16/17)Updated If anyone has trouble finding some exotic varieties in CA, I suggest Epicenter Nursery in Santa Cruz. Great people. I planted a couple varieties last year that are doing great. I'm getting a Reed this year. Epicenternursery.com. N...
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