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Shade tree for Dog Park
Posted by melikeeatplants
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated Crape Myrtles?
Streetscape Garden - The Good, the Bad, and the Pretty
Posted by peachymomo(Ca 8)
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peachymomo(Ca 8)Updated LOL, okay, I get it now :oP Sorry about the photo resolution, I never bothered to read the instructions for my camera so my pics aren't the best. Those are weeds though, I'm not sure if that area belongs to my neighbors or the cit...
Spirea Photos of the Day No. 5
Posted by hosenemesis
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jenn(SoCal 9/19)Updated Beautiful, Renee, I bet your yard smells heavenly! Is that Salvia spathacea in the 3rd photo?
Dekomon/Sumo mandarin madness
Posted by dicot
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dicotUpdated My Kishu and Gold Nugget are so confused this "winter." kishu has fruited twice and now is re-blooming a 3rd time stronger than ever. GN has yet to fruit, but is in a growth flush now. I wish i could bottle that kishu fr...
Cover crops by the Bay.
Posted by patmonk(10a: Sunset17)
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patmonk(10a: Sunset17)Updated THANK YOU
san francisco
Posted by patmonk(10a: Sunset17)
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patmonk(10a: Sunset17)Updated THANK YOU ALL
San Francisco. Apres la deluge.
Posted by patmonk(10a: Sunset17)
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patmonk(10a: Sunset17)Updated THANK YOU
tomatoes in the fog.
Posted by patmonk(10a: Sunset17)
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patmonk(10a: Sunset17)Updated THANK YOU ALL
Cover crops by the Bay
Posted by patmonk(10a: Sunset17)
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patmonk(10a: Sunset17)Updated THANK YOU ALL.
TOMATOES - In San Francisco!!!
Posted by patmonk(10a: Sunset17)
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tropical_thought(San Francisco)Updated Use the clear plastic for san francisco, they will need more heat not more shade.
What's blooming now?
Posted by hosenemesis
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peachymomo(Ca 8)Updated Renee - I love the quince too, when we cut them to bring inside the flowers continue to open but they don't have the intense color so we get a blend of bright and pale flowers, it's pretty cool. And the stone path delights me ever...
Kentia Palm on a balcony?
Posted by tomjmchale
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bahia(SF Bay Area)Updated Your Kentia palm was grown for indoor use, and will sunburn badly if you place it outdoors, even if it is only 5 hours a day. They can be acclimated to being grown outdoors in sun here in cooler parts of the SF bay area that get s...
Spirea Photo of the Day No. 3
Posted by hosenemesis
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hosenemesisUpdated Wowsers, Al! That Weigela is stunning too. I don't think they do well here- more's the pity. Renee
Spirea Photos of the Day No. 4
Posted by hosenemesis
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hosenemesisUpdated I wish! A few irises might come into bloom soon- the purple Recurring Dream is. I can't wait until next year when all of these small plants get BIG. Renee
An Airy Privacy Hedge? Pittosporum?
Posted by RedAlex007
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skrip(z9/sun19/SoCal.)Updated Hop Bush (Dodonaea viscosa) - you can shape it to be a tree or bush, it grows quick and is very drought tolerant. Also changes colors from green to a purple. They are more airy than other privacy hedges, but give enough privacy wh...
Daily Dose of Bridal Wreath Spirea Photos 2
Posted by hosenemesis
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onederwUpdated Beautiful again, Renee. Do you have an ID for that early blooming iris? Kay
Royal Empress
Posted by merlin2012
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated The property up the hill from us has one that is at least 50 years old. We never notice it unless it is blooming. This tree is on its own with no care at all. Until the highway was put through close by it, it was lost in the fores...
avacado wood
Posted by mjbrwc_ca
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mjbrwc_caUpdated Thanks,Patty I'll try them Joe
clover
Posted by Kristi1931(9)
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Kristi1931(9)Updated Thanks both. I am also probably going to get rain barrels and eventually switch over to more drought tolerant flowers. The ones I have now seem to do okay on once a week waterings though. Haven't really even turned on the sprinkle...
Growing bay laurel in California
Posted by rosefolly
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doginthegardenUpdated I have a large bush/tree, about 12 feet tall. It's got 'natural form and size', as it hasn't had much care before or since we bought the property, just a light pruning. It's attractive, useful, and an easy keeper. It gets lots of ...
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