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Desperately Seeking Suggestions for front beds... PLEASE!
Posted by junebug20(Sunset 18 / USDA 10a)
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tropical_thought(San Francisco)Updated I think you could grow those ca natives that save water and don't need to have amended soil. If you sprinkle poppy seeds they will grow all by themselves, but you need to weed. Since you have a sprinkler, I guess you don't need to...
Time to divide Coreopsis?
Posted by toffee-el(Z8b Sunset Z13 Elev 4650ft)
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bahia(SF Bay Area)Updated You're out in the desert/sunset zone 12? If it is still hot in the day time there, I'd suggest waiting a bit later into the fall. In general dividing perennials such as Coreopsis is best done before it gets too cold, but not when ...
Moving a 10-12' Euphorbia
Posted by chezron
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stanofhUpdated And wear a back brace...they are so much heavier then they look.
Detering lizards
Posted by leahcate(So. Ca.)
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hosenemesisUpdated Lizard poop looks a bit like a bird dropping. It has white stuff at one end. If the poop does not have that, it may be rodent or hornworm poop.
Crabapple tree from mid 1960s in Southern California
Posted by Tessiess, SoCal Inland, 9b, 1272' elev
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SusanC(9b/10a Sunset 17)Updated Sunset Western Garden mentions 'Trailman', which fits your description. Here is a link that might be useful: Trailman crabapple
Best palm for full sun tubs look good year round?
Posted by elvie
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bahia(SF Bay Area)Updated Festival Grass Cordyline could also be a good foliage filler for that planter, and I'm sure the Sago Palm would work there, as would Aeoniums 'Swartzkop'.
Question about Satsuma tangerine tree
Posted by marti_(9b So. Ca.)
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Cairommt_yahoo_comUpdated WHAT IS TH3E BEST STANDERS MANDARIN TREE I DO NOT LIKE DWARF
What would you plant here? (big photo warning!)
Posted by loribee2(CA 9)
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Chilidawg(Zone 9B)Updated I have visited your blog page. You should consider fitting in a navel orange/cara cara. Late winter spring fruit. And a meyer lemon. Bears year round in your climate. Citrus flower fragrance when the citrus blooms. http://www.four...
cestrum leafhopper magnet
Posted by cleatscrea(So Cal-22)
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cleatscrea(So Cal-22)Updated tried systemic but it only works for a little while and I am concerned about my cats and the birds who frequent the garden. The cestrum leaves are very tender and sort of invite nibbling...so it might be time to try another plant
black madeira fig and/or blood orange in the bay Area?
Posted by NorCalNiko(USDA 9 Sunset 16/17)
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kkfromnjUpdated Never mind I just got off the phone with the State of California Department of Food and Agriculture Plant Health and Pest Prevention Services. I WILL NOT SHIP TO CALIFORNIA http://www.nationalplantboard.org/docs/summaries/californ...
Converting sunny border to edible landscape
Posted by jenn(SoCal 9/19)
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jenn(SoCal 9/19)Updated Patty, thank you for the wonderful suggestions. I may need to move some of the plants already in that border; I wish it was completely bare so I could start from scratch. The 'Teddy Bear' Sunflower reminds me of Cousin It -- so cu...
zinnia colors and styles / amaranth & sunflower too
Posted by deep___roots(ca9/sunset15)
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hosenemesisUpdated You got me. I don't think it's the pollen. Probably just old age. Worker bees don't mate- they're all females- so they haven't been overcome by conjugal bliss there on the flower and keeled over from heart attacks. That would be a...
Birch Pruning in Indian Summer?
Posted by giosmom
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated I just went to a lecture on pruning given by a botanist and expert plantsman. He made some specific remarks on Birch trees. Birches are one of the very worst trees for pruning, because they do not heal well from the wounds. Accord...
Escarole and Arugula
Posted by dancer40(9)
2 Comments
lgteacher(SCal zone 9b)Updated Arugula is easy to grow. I have some in a shallow clay pot on my shaded patio so I can grow it in the summer without it getting baked. You do have to be vigilant about pinching back flowers. Here is a link that might be useful: Wh...
fast growing shade tree
Posted by nova0929
12 Comments
hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated First of all: how much space do you have? That's the first thing. Match the tree to the space, and forget the "fast growing" part. No matter what you plant, it's going to be fairly fast growing here because the growing s...
Gold Kist apricot
Posted by borderbarb
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borderbarbUpdated Thanks, Patty. I will wait 'till next bloom season. The wrong labeling 'thing' seems most reasonable ...has happened to me befor... All the more reason for HD to give a credit ....
Is hibiscus problems?
Posted by briteal76
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hosenemesisUpdated I don't know how much you should prune them, Frank. Have you asked your questions in the Hibiscus Forum? They would know. Renee Here is a link that might be useful: Hibiscus Forum
Best gopher trap?
Posted by janea(z9-Sunset 14)
23 Comments
home_grower(SoCal Z9 S18)Updated After years of varying success with traps like the one above I got tired of resetting again and again when the smart devils figured out what was at the end of their hole. A few days ago I noticed that I had a new gopher in both my...
Rant: The wrong plant again
Posted by hosenemesis
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Babka NorCal 9bUpdated I went to Picassa to see yours and I cannot begin to think of posting my weenie yard after seeing your photos. Thank your for the compliment, however. -Babka
Avocado season
Posted by catankgirl
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contact_theavocado_netUpdated Please visist and use this wonderful forum dedicated to the avocado. www.theavocado.net Here is a link that might be useful: The Avocado Forum
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