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Spring vs. Fall planting
Posted by jenn(SoCal 9/19)
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onederwUpdated Do you know what kind of landscaping is being installed? Nothing is drought tolerant until it's established, of course, but choosing spring vs. fall might be easier if you know what is being planted.
Green Scene this weekend at Fullerton Arboretum!
Posted by jenn(SoCal 9/19)
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jenn(SoCal 9/19)Updated Hi Patty -- we went yesterday for a short time. I am experiencing some health issues that are keeping me from doing much gardening at the present time, but I needed to get some sunshine so we just stayed a short time. At the Geran...
Growing anything named Wacky?
Posted by bahia(SF Bay Area)
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hosenemesisUpdated Beautiful. I'd choose San Diego.
Instead of lawn in a front garden
Posted by bahia(SF Bay Area)
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jakkomUpdated I love the way bahia uses succulents in big groupings. Those succulents are not only colorful, they have a strong presence that really complements the long, low rectangular architecture of the house. My nephew has a MCM tract hous...
Compost in Contra Costa Co.
Posted by norcalkev(SF Bay Area 9)
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ladybugsmom192(9)Updated hi there norcalkev! try american soil and stone in richmond. they're right along hwy 80 and central ave exit. i use they're organic compost for my raised veggie beds and i'm quite happy. another place is sloat garden center's loca...
Kangaroo Paw, Black leaves?
Posted by warrengk
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hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CAUpdated Not sure, Jenn, but thinking that maybe he's grouping them with grasses. I'm going to talk with him next week about NOT doing this this year, and letting them grow. I can trim out the spent flower stalks to encourage more bloom. I...
A garden in Berkeley
Posted by bahia(SF Bay Area)
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hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CAUpdated David, just LOVE those, wow, Disneyland in your front yard, yea! I have several topiaried Cypress in my yard. In fact, lots and LOTS of Cypress as the previous owners were going for a Tuscan theme. I have 4 that are trimmed in a s...
Help Me ID This Plant!
Posted by MaddyK
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated I don't recognize it. Try posting on the "Name that Plant" forum. Here is a link that might be useful: clickable link
An Entry Garden with a difference
Posted by bahia(SF Bay Area)
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jenn(SoCal 9/19)Updated We have a new straight staircase..... gosh I hope people don't see it as a disproportionate eyesore every day. :-((((((( We used to have a Welcome to My Garage Door house, but the staircase leading straight to the front door broug...
Favorite fast growing flowery vine in full sun?
Posted by xoxosmom
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hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CAUpdated Yikes, Morning Glories!!?? Talk about swallowing a house! If I can find it, there's a photo on the Internet of a house entirely covered in Morning Glory vine. It is considered an invasive species in many places. I'd steer away fro...
'Tis the time of year for plant sales
Posted by hosenemesis
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hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CAUpdated Oh man. Wish I was closer. I'm going to have to check out our SD Iris Society for their annual sale. Think they run a spring and fall sale if I remember correctly. Iris really, really like my yard. Some of my lovely iris are in bl...
Native trees for front of yard
Posted by JoonB
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surfcityhb(10, Sunset 24)Updated I love my lovely native evergreen lyonothamnus which does have some leaf drop, but it's not to the point being annoying, IMO. (And it's not a palm, thank goodness. I mean, do we really need another palm tree?) I'll take a picture ...
Jazz up those drought tolerant plantings
Posted by bahia(SF Bay Area)
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bahia(SF Bay Area)Updated Patty, it will reseed better if you don't mulch, nor plant to the gills leaving no bare earth. It is similar to a lot of self-sowing annuals, in that it seems to prefer to come up in a gravel path rather than where you would like ...
Sverkhranniy pomegranate
Posted by puffkit(6b/7a)
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Dick_Sonia(Sunset 17)Updated Quite commonly, the same protoplasm gets released under a variety of different names. Some nurseries have difficulty selling varieties with Russian names and so make up their own. One Green World, for example, sells a Ukrainian va...
Table for four...
Posted by bahia(SF Bay Area)
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Dick_Sonia(Sunset 17)Updated A nice design, David, with a good balance between botanical interest and family-friendly functionality (or in DesignSpeak: "a good balance between large areas of negative foreground space and high-density background plantings...
Scentless non-red vines in the bay area
Posted by paulsiu(5a)
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Dick_Sonia(Sunset 17)Updated No plant is maintenance free. The fact that the plant will be growing in a container rather than in the ground takes it out of the low maintenance class as well. Containerized plants are more dependent on human intervention for th...
Fun combinations of plants for the Bay Area
Posted by bahia(SF Bay Area)
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elvieUpdated I've really been enjoying your photos. Glad you are posting the clickable links. What kind of site do Aeoniums prefer? I have yet to have decent success with them when they are planted in the ground.
Where to buy SS ingredients OR complete mix SF Bay Area?
Posted by art_1(10 CA)
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loribee2(CA 9)Updated I'm not sure where you are in the Bay Area. I buy all my soil and compost from Wheeler Zamaroni in Santa Rosa. I filled my beds with their "veggie mix" soil. This year, I've amended it with their Compost Plus compost. Ha...
Homeria Bulbs.
Posted by dragonsmist
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dragonsmistUpdated I did try that when they first did put them back into that genus. I tried several nurseries in California but they say they can not ship out of state. Some do not even understand why the ban has been put on them as they are so rar...
Something truly different for patio containers
Posted by bahia(SF Bay Area)
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bahia(SF Bay Area)Updated Peggie, I labeled the photo title with the name of this plant. It is a South African plant that I introduced to my friend, Annie Hayes of Annie's Annuals, and she usually has this for sale mail order or at the nursery year round.
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