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These are NOT carnations! But what are they??
Posted by sooz
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catkim(San Diego 10/24)Updated Hm. ...weeds? Is it possible your seed didn't make it and the weeds blew in? Fall planting is here... :-)
Pentas - where do you grow it?
Posted by jenn(SoCal 9/19)
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hosenemesisUpdated They barely get going before the frost gets them here. Not worth the expense. Renee
More landscape design suggestions please
Posted by 2princesses
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2princessesUpdated I love this forum. All of you are SO great! :-)
help with bulbs/lilies? why won't they DIE?
Posted by cottagecindy
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cottagecindyUpdated I can take a pic of the next one I pull, which I'm sure is there now, but it sounds like each time i see one I'll just dig it up, making sure i get the bulb. But will it "spread" or stay contained in the bulbs that I yan...
Magnolia Grandiflora "Hasse"
Posted by fortunecookies
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jakkomUpdated There's still a number of good independent nurseries all over the Bay Area. Let your fingers do the walking and start calling them. If necessary you can special-order it, but doing so is VERY expensive.
Anyone know where I can find a fuchsia paniculata in the Bay Area
Posted by SFGuy
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jakkomUpdated I'm very fond of the variegated "Firecracker" F. paniculata. The CVS Garden Center (alas, disappearing slowly by the end of the year) often carried it, but I've been finding it on occasion at East Bay Nursery, where I ju...
fall veggies
Posted by tim45z10
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hosenemesisUpdated I'm going to put in spinach this week. Renee
Best vegie garden border plants?
Posted by HappyinmyGarden1000
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sautesmomUpdated Snapdragons and stock will keep flowering, and any bees that are still around once it gets cold will visit both. My pineapple sage is just starting to flower now, flowers a long time and it also is attractive to hummers. In early ...
Climbing Plant for Front of House
Posted by sarzp
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sarzpUpdated Thanks SO much for the great suggestions! I adore star jasmine so may go with that but now I'm looking at pictures I'm also loving the Beaumontia grandiflora and Solandra maxima. They're a bit more original. Will post pics with th...
Insane Heat In So. CA
Posted by kittymoonbeam
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wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23)Updated Wish I were there today...grumbling....94 here today....not as bad as 110, but still not good...lol..
What kind of tree is this?
Posted by tinan
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tinanUpdated I ruled out bottlebrush after seeing they are in the top 5 for allergies - I have some pollen allergies so I don't think I should plant something potentially allergenic to me! Then I suddenly remembered - Manzanita! How could I ha...
Evergreen vine for wood fence - would like to cover in a year
Posted by stacian
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tinanUpdated Here's an updated pic of the Sun Parasol climbing on the trellis, only a few weeks later...
how to design without it being a hodge podge?
Posted by elvie
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jenn(SoCal 9/19)Updated kitty - that sounds beautiful. I'm going to try to create a space like that in one of the few shady areas of our backyard.
growing rooibos in SoCal?
Posted by marjoram22
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hosenemesisUpdated It might be hard to grow. One article said it needs acid, sandy soil. Our water is so alkaline it may not thrive. Renee
Rose problem
Posted by carik1945(9)
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated Can you post a photo. What has the weather been like? Hot and sunny? Foggy and cool and overcast? Rainy? Does the branch with the brown flowers also have brown leaves? Are the "bad" branches broken or cracked or damaged ...
white flies
Posted by kathi_mdgd(92058)
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dicotUpdated Yup, worse than usual for me, mainly on the citrus and pelargoniums.
Japanese anemonie in the San Jose area?
Posted by Min3 South S.F. Bay CA(Zone 9)
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Min3 South S.F. Bay CA(Zone 9)Updated thank you al and kitty for your advice! my area is a little south of san jose and is one of the hottest driest valley areas down here so i think i will tuck it away in the ground where it will have filtered afternoon sun. it has 5...
Dwarf Meyer Lemon with problems
Posted by sooz
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soozUpdated Thank you for your helpful replies! Smiles, Sooz
shrub recommendation
Posted by sjpoolowner
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated Rosemary is nice but keep in mind that it will get woody and bare at the base exactly like the juniper you had there. Go with Indian Hawthorn, cheap, unfussy, tough as nails, you can't beat it for an easy low-care shortish shrub t...
I whacked it back
Posted by gobluedjm 9/18 CA
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gobluedjm 9/18 CAUpdated Oh I see them about every 3 months. They get out to the street and run up and down sometimes. If I were home all day I expect I would see them more often. They are so cool. A few years my waterfall/pond was dry and one flew in the...
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