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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...
ID this please
Posted by aufin
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gobluedjm 9/18 CAUpdated It looks alot like my grewia occidentalis lavender starflower but your leaves might be bigger bigger. I have it cuz it tolerates wind.
Help with Avocado tree - blotches on leaves
Posted by haloheaven988(SoCal Sunset 23, 9B)
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated We have the Fuerte which starts to ripen in Dec and goes through at least March, (it was labelled as a Haas, but Fuerte is good too) and now the Reed which will give us fruit in July-> September. A few for 7 or 8 months of the ...
Our Westerland rose and Clematis garden, before and after clean-u
Posted by jenn(SoCal 9/19)
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated If you can find a little South African salvia named Saliva muiri, it's a gem. And yes dwarf lavenders, as elise suggests. Can't beat that sweet fragrance, and they look better years longer than the large ones.
New Pool with Dark Onyx Plaster. Help
Posted by berkeleycms
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hosenemesisUpdated I hope you like it now that the pool is filled.
I think it's peaking and spirea of the day (pics)
Posted by hosenemesis
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hosenemesisUpdated This is an old post, jkom, from Spring. My garden currently resembles a satellite photo from Curiosity. Thank you, Island. I try to get as much of the color green in as possible. The garden looks like this for about six weeks. I h...
Cuphea 'Strybing Sunset'
Posted by jenn(SoCal 9/19)
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jenn(SoCal 9/19)Updated Great. I purchased them at a local native-plant sale which included some new introductions like these. The plant tag is from Native Sons, located in Arroyo Grande (where current temps are in the 70s while ours are 100+). When a ta...
Ants, ants, ants!
Posted by islanddevil
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islanddevilUpdated Thanks Karin, very helpful!
Hard clay soil - does not drain
Posted by Lars(Z11a, Sunset 24)
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lthree(So. California)Updated I know your soil. I had it. Was like concrete when dry. Here's the magical secret: manure, leaves, grass clippings. Layer them on good. Whenever I planted something there was a huge hole dug, lots of dry leaves and composted manur...
More Earwigs than Usual?
Posted by uscgardener(USDA 9 Sunset 20/21)
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hosenemesisUpdated Yes- this thread has a number of remedies. Renee Here is a link that might be useful: Earwig Invasion! Thread
Should I just give in?!
Posted by ladybugsmom192(9)
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hosenemesisUpdated Ditto what terrestrial man said- I'd cut back the branches to the fenceline. Maybe you'll get lucky and they'll die. My dad did. Renee
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