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How to grow torch lily or red hot poker
Posted by tropical_thought(San Francisco)
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tropical_thought(San Francisco)Updated I just don't think it will work out. I don't get enough sun and heat, and I don't have an area of excellent drainage. I went to UC Davis arboretum and looked at them. They were in the drought garden. They also had a very nice drou...
Garden Bed Frame Material Wanted
Posted by billy3p
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melikeeatplantsUpdated Check Craiglist "free" section and "materials" section. Their is usually someone ripping up an old redwood deck every few weeks. That's how I got wood for my beds.
Snow?
Posted by wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23)
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wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23)Updated Snowing up there now. I went into town to stop at the library and there was a break in the cloud cover...snow was billiant white, but covering again by the time I could pull over to take a pic.
A very pretty nandina
Posted by hosenemesis
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated Beautiful shot! Very pretty indeed. A well-grown Nandina is a beautiful plant. They are so common and so easily neglected, we tend to forget that.
More geraniums blooming now...
Posted by wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23)
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wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23)Updated Like this one?
Frank Birch Cistus...
Posted by wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23)
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wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23)Updated Close-up...
Renee, Verbascum Close-up....
Posted by wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23)
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wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23)Updated I think I need to collect verbascums also.....
What it looks like here
Posted by wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23)
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wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23)Updated Renee, are we related?...lol..
Calandrinias--companion plants?
Posted by onederw
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Propaganda Garden DesignUpdated The contrasting colors of Calandrinias and Aloe striata are a lovely combo. Grasses might work well too. Echeverias and pretty much any other succulents would be a good choice.
More Garden Shots
Posted by wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23)
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wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23)Updated Yes, I think that one is verbascum blattaria. It self sows and I let it come up wherever..in the paths I just scrape it out. Supposedly invasive and probably considered by most to be a weed, but I like it. I actually only have a f...
Garden Shots
Posted by wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23)
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hosenemesisUpdated Yay, hollyhocks! That pink looks so pretty with the pink grass blooms. Your garden is a wonderland. Renee
Varmint Resistent Veggie Garden Ideas?
Posted by hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CA(10b Sunset 23)
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wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23)Updated That's true...it does help. Our neighboring property has an owl box and they (owls) come swooping in here silently at night....
8 'Depth of raised bed planters/ gopher wire
Posted by elvie
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elvieUpdated Thanks , I'll go with 8" height.
which critter did this?
Posted by doginthegarden
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated clean snip = rabbit. They climb.
Sad at the passing of Laguna Hills Nursery
Posted by leahcate(So. Ca.)
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tropical_thought(San Francisco)Updated Plants from big box stores are more likely to have viruses, and the soil those plants come in are more likely to have weed seeds and pathology. Quality plants come from real nurseries.
Best trees for a San Diego school playground
Posted by janinegillot
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rathersmallbunnyUpdated I'd second the non-recommendation for mulberry. My kids' preschool had one and although it was lovely and shady, it is also a highly, highly allergenic tree and one which can cause the development of allergies in children who are ...
Vegetables now?
Posted by rustico_2009
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goodcleandirtUpdated Good point. conditions permitting, I think I'm goin' in this weekend. Like you said, a little of the various things I believe will like the cool. THIS year will be the year I keep records! The worst that can happen is "not mu...
Sprenger Asparagus Fern pics
Posted by hosenemesis
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hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CA(10b Sunset 23)Updated Ooh, pretty, pretty, pretty! A place for everything. I know this is a rather dreaded plant, but I have it in my yard, and it minds its manners. I love it's lacy, ethereal look. I have a few, and really just a few that have sprung ...
Zone Buddies. San Francisco ??
Posted by patmonk(10a: Sunset17)
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sffog(10/SanFran)Updated i have a shrub of white lilac , its a shrub now but i started it from a slip years ago, it blooms every year, very hardy , its just starting to green out. .
Recycled Rubber Mulch
Posted by happypat2
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PlaygroundWallyUpdated I highly recommend rubber mulch. It get old tires out of landfills and avoids cutting down trees to make wood mulch. It has no maintenance and last forever. Its also pretty effective at weed control. If you can afford it over wood...
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