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one year of native plant gardening in the Sacramento Valley
Posted by queerbychoice(USDA 9a/Sunset 8 (CA))
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Min3 South S.F. Bay CAUpdated hi again qbc- i see that this chain of posts is a few years old so i hope you are still around and will give us an update on your efforts in that very challenging yard. or even better, maybe you have been able to move to a house o...
and now, nurseries and gardens worth visiting in Northern Califor
Posted by davissue_zone9(z9 Sunset 14)
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Calinativ(9b)Updated Just bumping this VERY useful forum and adding a couple of retail Native plants sources that might have been missed: Cornflower Farms, Elk Grove http://www.cornflowerfarms.com/ East Bay Wilds, Oakland http://www.eastbaywilds.com/ ...
Crape myrtle 'Petite Orchid' -- train into a small tree?
Posted by Bob_B(Sunset 14, Ca.)
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jenn(SoCal 9/19)Updated I'm training our Zuni crape myrtles into multi-trunk trees because that's how they naturally want to grow. I don't know if any CM wants to grow into a single-trunk tree.
Irises! More photos on AIS blog
Posted by hosenemesis
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jenn(SoCal 9/19)Updated Beautiful, Renee! I always love your photos. My 'Recurring Dream' opened its first bloom this week, with a bud not far behind! It is my favorite color. And my purple Dutch Iris also started blooming this week.... they bloom only 2...
Lacing eucalyptus
Posted by jxbrown
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hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CA(10b Sunset 23)Updated Bahia, I would respectfully disagree (a little). Many cultivars are notorious for dropping large limbs. And, simply falling over with no warning. Not that there aren't other trees that are equally as problematic, but many eucalypt...
How to identify young palm-Butia from canary island date
Posted by elvie
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elvieUpdated Thanks guys, no wicked thorns. Sooner, or later I'll get around to opening a flicker or photobucket account...
edible experts: sugar snap peas help needed
Posted by homey_bird
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jxbrownUpdated The next time you are at the garden center, pick up another package of seed. It's hard to find at planting time. I always plan on planting by Thanksgiving, however my plan usually goes awry. This year I planted peas over the Chris...
Suggestions for foundation shrub that's shaded till noon
Posted by kristimama
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jakkomUpdated Isn't photinia fairly tall? To keep it at 4' usually requires regular clipping, I think. Doing that loses the new growth that turns the brilliant red. Maybe there's a dwarf photinia that would work, though.
What are your favorite Strawberries for a coastal garden?
Posted by Propaganda Garden Design
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slogal(CA z10a/Sunset 16)Updated I was at LO Nursery yesterday and Hope has bare root Sequoias and another one that wasn't familiar to me -- Seascape, perhaps? She said that customers request it, so that might be another contender. Glad you're enjoying it there!
Glenora or Jupiter grapes in SF Bay Area
Posted by bakaroni
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peachymomo(Ca 8)Updated Trees of Antiquity is located in Ca so they can ship to you, I purchased a Glenora grape vine from them a couple of years ago and I'm hoping to get fruit off of it this year. They don't have Jupiter though. It's late in the barero...
Capital Nursery
Posted by tropical_thought(San Francisco)
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sautesmomUpdated There was finally an article in the paper today, apparently last year's wet spring killed them and they are defaulting on the loan on the Elk Grove location. But the owners said they are in negotiations on a plan to bring everythi...
Salvia sagittata......
Posted by wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23)
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hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CA(10b Sunset 23)Updated Ooh, gypsy so pretty. I'll have to scoot over to Plant World and see if they have any more S. sagittata. I'd like to plant that in my bed with my Scabiosa "Fama Deep Blue". So hard to find a true blue flower outside of d...
Lobelia laxiflora - a little too lax
Posted by chezron
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chezronUpdated I guess a ground-hugging plant is alright, except i bought it to feed the hummingbirds. I will probably move it at some point to the back forty, so it can do whatever it wants.
Inexpensive source for Michelia Alba in OC/LA
Posted by trandd
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Dar(musaboru, Inland Calif.)Updated As you are wanting something inexpensive, I would advise to go for the smaller plants in 1 gallon pots that are sometimes sold for around $30 or maybe less in the Asian nurseries. I've seen these 1gal plants as low as $17 once on ...
Marin County orchard mulch vendor?
Posted by NorCalNiko(USDA 9 Sunset 16/17)
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Kit.578Updated I like Sonoma Compost. They have great mulches. I love the vineyard blend, but you could also try the deck blend. It's great for trees and is a mix of everything they have (compost, mulch, etc.) Hope that helps! Here is a link tha...
Considering columnar conifers
Posted by rosefolly
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gotsomerice(Sunset 23)Updated Korean fir!
First Day of Spring in SoCal.....
Posted by wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23)
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gobluedjm 9/18 CAUpdated The hail in Vista remark was just me being sarcastic. I'm from the midwest so I know how it all works. A few years ago I tried to tell people it wasn't sleet falling here and explain the temperature levels thawing and refreezing. ...
Fig Trees in Pots - Underplanting Suggestions
Posted by hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CA(10b Sunset 23)
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hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CA(10b Sunset 23)Updated Oh, so many lovely varieties, gypsy! You might want to try a Violette de Bordeaux. They stay compact, and are quite delicious. Patty S.
Where can I find yacon tubers in LA?
Posted by dicot
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yukkuri_kame(Sunset 19 / USDA 9)Updated This is on my list to acquire. Got some things to trade if you have it. Or let me know if you find a source around L.A.
ideas for completely shaded patio
Posted by anotherlinda
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anotherlindaUpdated thanks hoov and cat. I'm really liking the Chamaedorea seffrizii and the Dymondia margaretae. You all are awesome :)
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