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Herbs in summer in inland socal
Posted by neoender(z9 Inland Socal)
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated Lavender and rosemary, too. I grow mint in a pot with no drain hole--it does just fine with soggy roots. You really don't want it in the ground.
Need help with Gardening Business name
Posted by dinabear(z7AL)
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hjbrien_hotmail_comUpdated Ok all you witty folks, I'm in Newfoundland and about to start a landscape design business and I'm in need of a name for my business.
bridal wreath spirea
Posted by lindaca(Calif 9)
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated All the bloom is on new wood, and many people prune it before the bloom and lose a season. It is a rampant grower and I prune mine pretty hard,taking the oldest canes down to the ground. If done after the bloom the shrub has all s...
where can i find carolina jessamine?
Posted by mams(9)
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mams(9)Updated Thanks All! I will run out to the stores and see if they have any! Wanda:Good to know that it is a spring bloomer. I'll have to mix it with smthg else to get all around blooming.. queenofthemountain: I'll check out Armstrong, if I...
Viola x wittrockiana
Posted by thorspippi(z9/s14 CA Sacramento)
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thorspippi(z9/s14 CA Sacramento)Updated Okay!
WARNING on posting photos
Posted by sautesmom
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated luckily my camera is too old and cheap to have that feature. :) Good advice, though, thanks!
Looking for small, non-purple Phormium
Posted by Bob_B(Sunset 14, Ca.)
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated I have 'Apricot Queen' and it's very good. My problem with many of the Phormiums is that they eventually revert to a green species and suddenly get very large. I have to look through the fans and pull out the reversions or else lo...
Cup of Gold Vine: too rampant? pic
Posted by hosenemesis
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated Here at the local trader joe's shopping center they grow cup-of-gold as a vertical shrub, with about 6 or 8 main stems trained vertically and kept to about 6'. It makes a surprisingly nice shrub! They simply keep it trimmed. Of co...
Help Indentify this little Flower
Posted by hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CA(10b Sunset 23)
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bahia(SF Bay Area)Updated Definitely Ipheion uniflorum. This Argentinian bulb naturalizes readily in California. There are several deeper color cultivars available, as well as white. Be careful with this plant if you don't like things that spread around a ...
Best Tropical Plant Nursery in San Diego
Posted by thewiredmind
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majesticUpdated I want to purchase a Rangpur lime plant. Can you help me ? It need to be shipped to Hawaii, 96789. maestro8780@aol.com Thanks , James
Best Lemon to Grow
Posted by dho1655
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Texson5_yahoo_comUpdated Hi, I am moving to Oregon the Halsey area, and was wanting to know if I would be able to grow lemons in that region? Thank you.
gente del jardin
Posted by deep___roots(ca9/sunset15)
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dak56(9)Updated Beautiful! I really like your 1/4 moon face.
Ideas for a specimen tree or shrub?
Posted by Karen Mickleson
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Karen MicklesonUpdated In a word, no ;~) I can tend towards the slothful. A couple further canna questions. What happens to the canna--say Tropicana Gold--in winter? Will it die back in z15 & re-emerge in spring? I'm considering the idea of putting ...
water timer on hose...any reviews?
Posted by carolsun(z9 northbay)
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moorehugh2_yahoo_comUpdated We have sub freezing temperatures (20âÂÂ) here in Badger, CA . . . We have lost so many timers because they crack and leak . . . The DIG 9001 we have is two years old . . . While this is not recommended . . . It has been outside ...
Searching for Ponderosa Lemon Tree in OC, CA
Posted by redquilthorse
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hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CA(10b Sunset 23)Updated redquilthorse, check the Citrus Forum, I offered a source for you over there :-) Patty S.
Viola(s) from seeds
Posted by scubastan(z8B-9A/20 Los Angeles)
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kittymoonbeamUpdated I had a good germination rate last week of violas here near Disneyland. They need light to germinate. Don't cover, just let the hose sprinkling agitate them in the soil. You should have them until summer temps climb. At the cost o...
CA organic fertilizer scam
Posted by dicot
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kittymoonbeamUpdated It makes me sad too. I feel for farmers that have to charge more for clean veggies and I wish others that sell cheaper would have to label the produce at the store with the chemicals they used in raising them.
Kishu Mandarin - have you tried it?
Posted by guavalane
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californianUpdated I second that, great taste, easy to peel, but small size.
Cape Mallow (Anisodontea x hypomandarum)
Posted by Bob_B(Sunset 14, Ca.)
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gobluedjm 9/18 CAUpdated I had one about 4 feet and cut it back to about 2 feet and it died. I wanted to thicken it up. I was sort of in the way with the hose anyway.
pale blooms
Posted by ccodd(sacramento, ca)
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jean001a(Portland OR 7b)Updated Perhaps the plant was mis-labeled?
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