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No-Care Plants
Posted by wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23)
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wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23)Updated B. vittata does show the banding that mine has. I don't see that on pics of the B. windii. The info I found on B. windii stated it's to 1 ft tall and mine is taller than that. You guys have taken me into the wider world of Billber...
Year-Round CA hummers
Posted by MistyBeagle127
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Dick_Sonia(Sunset 17)Updated California covers a huge amount of latitudinal span. Along the very southern coast it can be almost subtropical with less than 10" of rain annually. Along the northern third of the coast it is damp and chilly -- even in summe...
front yard ideas
Posted by jjbjjbh
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kittymoonbeamUpdated My best friend bought a house at the south end of Corona almost where the hills start. The day we shopped for that house it was brutal heat in summer that reminded me of Palm Springs. The lawn lived for 4 years before he took it o...
Spray peaches NOW!
Posted by sautesmom
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nanelle_gw (usda 9/Sunset 14)(9/Sunset 14)Updated I do dormant oil and copper at the same time. Oops. But not yet this season. Mix is at the ready; waiting for a break. Shoot.
Granny Smith Apple Tree
Posted by tammypie(9)
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applenut_gwUpdated When transplanting you should also knock all the dirt off the roots to check if the seedling roots have curled around inside the pot, common with vigorous trees. straighten them out or trim shorter, as if planted this way the tree...
Hummingbirds
Posted by MistyBeagle127
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vall3fam(9 CentralCA)Updated Ah, yes, the lower hills of the Sierra Nevada. Green about two months out of the year, dead, dry extreme fire hazard most of the rest of the year. Live oak, buckeyes and lots of dry grass make up the rocky terrain. Pine Flat Lake ...
Dividing Alstroemeria
Posted by no_regrets(SoCal Sunset 23)
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hosenemesisUpdated I divide mine anytime. I can't kill them. Now is probably a good time because they still have time to recover and bloom in the spring.
I finally found a dalechampia!
Posted by hosenemesis
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hosenemesisUpdated Insurance companies hate vines that cover roofs, because they are fire hazards. My friend Jane just had to kill her bougainvillea to please Allstate. The potato vine was glorious, but it probably was a fire hazard. It was covering...
Trees or bamboos for screening in LA
Posted by flexdc
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated How wide is your planting area, and how tall do you want the screen to grow? Where are you? Yes, and what is the soil like? A photo of the area would be helpful.
Will a mango tree grow in the San Fernando Valley?
Posted by WJB2
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated Maybe, if you can offer it some frost protection especially when it is young. Read this article, it is helpful. Here is a link that might be useful: mango cultivation in California
Just not in the mood this year
Posted by hosenemesis
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kittymoonbeamUpdated One time I just didn't want to weed my beds at all. A friend told me just to do 15 minutes worth and if I was sick of it, I could quit for the day. Most of the time I worked longer than 15 minutes. Are you just bored of your garde...
Anybody ever try red hot poker vine-Norantea?
Posted by stanofh
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stanofhUpdated I was hoping it was hardy in the soucal coast or so. That usually translate I can grow it in sun in summer..and winter on the porch in winter up here in the bay area,like Stephanotis or Mandavilla's. But,if its ultra tropical,like...
Side/corner yard ideas?
Posted by technoduckling
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hosenemesisUpdated The Sunset Western Garden Book is a must. Don't bother with raised beds, you can plant directly in the ground. Plants do better in the ground anyway, and most shrubs get so big that you don't want them raised. Plant tall shrubs in...
Will Mexican Sun Flower recover from frost.?
Posted by dewey1945(9a)
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Dick_Sonia(Sunset 17)Updated The idea behind growing tender plants as die-back perennials is that the earth is a good insulator and many times a plant's rootstock will survive moderately cold weather that kills the top growth. If the plant is well established...
Aloe Striata- new fence creates full winter shade
Posted by elvie
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elvieUpdated No irrigation, but it has been a fairly wet winter so far. Drainage is decent. I guess I'll just keep an eye on them.
San Fernando Valley --Landscaping Makeover
Posted by compumom
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compumomUpdated Thankyou both for your suggestions. I cannot do it myself, but I will contact Sperling Nursery and ask about a landscape designer. If anyone else would like to weigh in, I'd appreciate it! Thanks!
Young Boxwoods
Posted by trubrit
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jean001a(Portland OR 7b)Updated Make certain you water the ROOTBALLS as needed for the next several years.
Some photos of my luminata irises on AIS today
Posted by hosenemesis
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hosenemesisUpdated The worst part is that the chickens won't eat any of those three bugs. They taste too icky. Renee
Rainy days & intro
Posted by garden_tantrum
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MrClintUpdated Your granny was my kind of gardener, for sure. :) I started my successive ripening planning around a handful of proven performer trees of my youth & fruit from local markets - that I really enjoyed - and then filled in the gap...
anyone tried Ruth Stout's school of heacy mulching in zone 9+?
Posted by toffee1
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onederwUpdated And if her technique attracted rats and other vermin, gardening in the nude wouldn't really be advisable under those conditions, either.
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