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november blooms
Posted by bahia(SF Bay Area)
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bahia(SF Bay Area)Updated I'd call your plant choices a case of being pragmatic! No point trying to cram large plants into too small a space. Thanks for the feedback on the euphorbia, I bought two a year ago, and still have one surviving, which I hadn't ex...
New plants: Anyone know these?
Posted by jenn(SoCal 9/19)
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nancy_in_venice_ca Sunset 24 z10Updated I have galvezia speciosa in zone 24 in part sun about a mile from the coast. My experience is similar to Bahia's - it rambles quite a bit.
Can anyone help me identify this vine?
Posted by sarahbeth.510
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sarahbeth.510Updated Thank you to everyone who responded! Really appreciate all the info.
how tall are your Nandina 'Gulf Streams'?
Posted by elvie
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated Mine are at least 6'. It did take a few years.
Bought too many plants, don't feel like digging
Posted by hosenemesis
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jenn(SoCal 9/19)Updated How's it going so far? For a job like that to be done by a certain date, I like to break it down into smaller tasks with a simple schedule I create in Excel to prioritize, plan, and track my progress. This helps me stay on track, ...
Aaggggghhhhh! What's digging in my garden?
Posted by jenn(SoCal 9/19)
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jenn(SoCal 9/19)Updated Thank you for your suggestions. We have seen skunks and racoons in the neighborhood; not recently but we know they're around and come out at night. Would burlap work? I'm thinking of laying burlap on the bed, cutting a whole for e...
Wisteria & Roses Mystery
Posted by lavoix48(9)
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jacqueline9CAUpdated What peachmomo said - feed and wait for Spring for the roses. Then if you post a picture of them on either of the rose forums here you will probably get an ID, and you will know more what to expect of them. The wisteria may take m...
favorite fruiting vine? exotics welcome!
Posted by lucia_ca(z9 CA)
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socal23(USDA10/Sunset23)Updated I have also heard that dragon fruit can be quite good, but my experience is similar to that of hosenemesis. The fruit tasted like nopalitos with the slightest hint of melon (had it been any "slighter" I would have attrib...
CA Bay Laurel trees cause headaches?
Posted by dicot
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wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23)Updated I took two Laurus nobilis to Washington state with me 33-34 years ago in 4" pots, they came back to Ca with me 3 years later (in larger pots..lol and were then planted on the property up in front of us (that we later sold. Th...
Fig Tree- invasive roots, keeping pruned to 5 ft-
Posted by elvie
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nanelle_gw (usda 9/Sunset 14)(9/Sunset 14)Updated My apologies to my innocent fig tree then! Also, "defers" was supposed to be cedars.
Looking for San Diego gardener to trim not hack garden
Posted by kevinjmireles
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nanelle_gw (usda 9/Sunset 14)(9/Sunset 14)Updated Bahia, do you have people in Vacaville?
fast growing vines
Posted by fortnightknitter
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bahia(SF Bay Area)Updated Your location and zone is useful for advice, but it would also help to know the exposure of the fence, the soil type, and how much water it will get in the dry season. Fast growing vines often come with drawbacks. The Sunset Weste...
Discount Pottery now that NorCal is gone?
Posted by bhnash(z16(9) CA)
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bahia(SF Bay Area)Updated I think you've got your memories mixed up, as the discount section of Norcal Pottery was in Hayward, not in Richmond next to Annie's Annuals. If memory serves, the pottery outlet next to Annie's is called Pottery Land, and both No...
watermelon
Posted by tim45z10
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tim45z10Updated thank you
The problem with Coral Trees in So Cal
Posted by hosenemesis
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stanofhUpdated That must have been one of the big coral trees like E.cafra or was it a E.falcata? or ?
Streetscape upgrade
Posted by peachymomo(Ca 8)
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tressa(SECA)Updated Peachy...what a great job! I wish you were my neighbor. I live in a community in the hills. Everyone is so afraid of fire that they completely strip their property.....no vegetation. I wish I could get some interest in creating tr...
Geranium Rozanne
Posted by onederw
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jenn(SoCal 9/19)Updated After gently pulling out and cutting the dead undergrowth, ours is looking beautiful again and enjoying the cooler weather. I think ours has bloomed non-stop since early spring... I'll have to check my photos to be sure.
How should I deal with confused Peach Tree?
Posted by loreleie
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loreleieUpdated Ok yes~ we had rain here too in SF about a month ago and warm sunshine since then~ our indian summer is a little later this year~ but I am not complaining! So I'll wait for leaves to drop then before I spray with neem. Thanks!
Is Anemone blanda gopher-resistant?
Posted by rosefolly
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rosefollyUpdated I inherited some Scilla peruviana from the previous owners. They had it planted under a redwood tree in the back yard. It goes completely dormant in the summer. I moved some into the front garden, watered weekly, and it did okay, ...
Pomegranate Tree Help!
Posted by SeanPez(9)
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated Your tree looks like it is not getting any nourishment from the soil, barely staying alive. I would wait a little longer now until it is dormant, and then remove what is left of the container, dig up the tree and replant it. I wou...
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